Text 277] Talks Between the Lord and Ramananda Raya 267
SYNONYMS

vana-latah—the herbs and plants; taravah—the trees; atmani—in the Supreme
Soul; vispum—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; vyafijayantyah—manifest-
ing; iva—like; puspa-phala-adhyah —filled with luxuriant fruits and flowers; pra-
nata-bhara—bowed down because of loads; vitapah—the trees; madhu-
dharah—showers; prema-hrsta—inspired by love of Godhead; tanavah—whose
bodies; vavrsuh—constantly rained; sma—certainly.

TRANSLATION

“‘The plants, creepers and trees were full of fruits and flowers due to
ecstatic love of Krsna. Indeed, being so full, they were bowing down. They
were inspired by such deep love for Krsna that they were constantly pouring
showers of honey. In this way the gopis saw all the forest of Vrndavana.’ ”

PURPORT

This verse (Bhdg. 10.35.9) is one of the songs the gopis sang during Krsna’s ab-
sence. In Krsna’s absence the gopis were always absorbed in thought of Him.
Similarly, the bhagavata, the advanced devotee, sees everything as potentially
serving the Lord. Srila Rapa Gosvami recommends:

prapaficikatayaé buddhya
hari-sambandhi-vastunah
mumuksubhih paritydgo
vairagyam phalgu kathyate
(Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu, 1.2.126)

The advanced devotee does not see anything that is not connected with Krsna.
Unlike the Mayavadi philosophers, a devotee does not see the material world as
false. Rather, he sees everything in the material world connected to Krsna. A devo-
tee knows how to utilize such things in the service of the Lord, and this is charac-
teristic of the mahd-bhagavata. The gopis saw the plants, creepers and forest trees
loaded with fruits and flowers and ready to serve Krsna. In this way they im-
mediately remembered their worshipable Lord Sri Krsna. They did not simply see
plants, creepers and trees the way a mundaner sees them.

TEXT 277
Tietsces corata FVicaly VA |
WA SA AAS CSN "HAT 1 299 |
radha-krsne tomara mahd-prema haya
yahan tahan radha-krsna tomare sphuraya
