197 The Nectar of Devotion
62. Krsna’s Attractive Flute

In the Tenth Canto, 35th Chapter, 8th verse of the Srimad-
Bhagavatam, the gopis tell Mother Yasoda, “When your son plays on
His flute, Lord Siva, Lord Brahma and Indra—although they are sup-
posed to be the greatest learned scholars and personalities—all be-
come bewildered. Although they are all very great personalities, by
hearing the sound of Krsna’s flute they humbly bow down and be-
come grave from studying the sound vibrated.”

In his book Vidagdha-madhava, Sri Ripa Gosvami thus describes
the vibration of Krsna’s flute: “The sound vibration created by the
flute of Krsna wonderfully stopped Lord Siva from playing his dip-
dima drum, and the same flute has caused great sages like the four
Kumaras to become disturbed in their meditation. It has caused Lord
Brahma, who was sitting on the lotus flower for the creative function,
to become astonished. And Anantadeva, who was calmly holding all
the planets on his hood, was moving in this way and that due to the
transcendental vibration from Krgna’s flute, which penetrated
through the covering of this universe and reached to the spiritual
sky.”

63. Krsna is Surrounded by Loving Devotees

When we speak of Krsna, Krsna is not alone. Krsna means His
name, His qualities, His fame, His friends, His paraphernalia, His
entourage—all of these are included. When we speak of a king, it is to
be understood that he is surrounded by ministers, secretaries, mili-
tary commanders and many other people. Similarly, Krsna is not
impersonal. In His Vrndavana lila especially, He is surrounded by the
gopis, the cowherd boys, His father, His mother and all the inhabi-
tants of Vrndavana.

64. Krsna’s Exquisite Beauty

In the Third Canto, 2nd Chapter, 12th verse, of 5 rimad-Bhagavatam,
Uddhava tells Vidura, “My dear sir, Krsna’s form was most wonder-
