The descent of Radha-Krishna to Golak Dham Brindaban :: Download
- Part 6 -
Dr Mohendra Irengbam *
Krishna Temple (R) next to an old mosque (L) in Mathura (1980).
Mathura is 15 km away from Brindaban. 25 mts by road.
Third Chapter
The Descent of Radha-Krishna to Golak Dham Brindaban.
As Krishna tip-toed, a dustbowl of grief was opening up before Birja. Hackneyed as it seemed to others, it was devastating for Birja. She could hardly breathe. Consumed with uncontrollable fury and in an explosion of temper, she cursed her youngest son, “ It is because of you, a highly reprehensible boy. Since you barged in at an ill-chosen time, I lost Shree Krishna.”
“I curse you that, starting from today, you will turn into a sea, full of salt in Jambhudip (Greater part of India). What is more, all your brothers, like you, will turn into seven oceans that will stay separately in different parts of the Earth”.
The extremely frightened little boy ran to his brothers with the bad news. All the brothers rushed up to their mother and with tears in their eyes, knelt at the feet of their mother and asked her to retract her curse. But their efforts ran aground. since the command was ordered by a Sati, it could not be rescinded.
So, they all came down to Earth as seven oceans named as Lavan, Ikshu, Sura, Sarpi, Dadhi, Dugha and Jaal [Arctic, Atlantic, Indian, Pacific, Mediterranean, Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico, that surround the seven landmasses.
Birja, having seen her loving children turn into oceans, she became unbearably sad. She did not know what to do with those feelings. The air in the room became stifling. She was fidgety. At certain times, she would throw her arms out wide. At others, she would thump her chest with her fist. In the desperation of anguish, she would wail and whimper day and night.
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* Dr Mohendra Irengbam wrote this article for e-pao.net
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This article was webcasted on September 24 2023 .
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