Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 10.47.11

kacin madhukaram drishtva

dhyayanti krishna-sangamam

priya-prasthapitam dutam

kalpayitvedam abravit

SYNONYMS

kacit -- one (of the gopis); madhu-karam -- a honeybee; drishtva -- seeing; dhyayanti -- while meditating; krishna-sangamam -- on Her association with Krishna; priya -- by Her beloved; prasthapitam -- sent; dutam -- a messenger; kalpayitva -- imagining it; idam -- the following; abravit -- spoke.

TRANSLATION

One of the gopis, while meditating on Her previous association with Krishna, saw a honeybee before Her and imagined it to be a messenger sent by Her beloved. Thus She spoke as follows.

PURPORT

Srimati Radharani is referred to in this verse as kacit, "a certain gopi."To establish that this particular gopi is in fact Srimati Radharani, Srila Jiva Gosvami quotes the following verses from the Agni Purana:

gopyah papracchur ushasi

krishnanucaram uddhavam

hari-lila-viharams ca

tatraikam radhikam vina

radha tad-bhava-samlina

vasanaya viramita

sakhibhih sabhyadhac chuddha-

vijnana-guna-jrimbhitam

ijyante-vasinam veda

caramamsa-vibhavanaih

"At dawn the gopis inquired from Krishna's servant, Uddhava, about the Lord's pastimes and recreation. Only Srimati Radharani, immersed in thought of Krishna, withdrew Her interest in the talks. Then Radha, who is worshiped by the residents of Her Vrindavana village, spoke up in the midst of Her girlfriends. Her words were full of pure transcendental knowledge and expressed the ultimate portion of the Vedas."

In the Bhagavad-gita (15.15) Lord Krishna states, vedais ca sarvair aham eva vedyah: "By all the Vedas, I am to be known." To know Krishna is to love Krishna, and thus Radharani, by Her own example and words, revealed Her supreme love for the Lord.

Having quoted the above verses from the Agni Purana, Srila Jiva Gosvami also quotes the following from the Nrisimha-tapani Upanishad (Purva-khanda 2.4): yam sarve deva namanti mumukshavo brahma-vadinas ca. "All the demigods and all the transcendental philosophers who desire liberation bow down to the Supreme Lord." We should follow suit.

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