Facts v/s Misinformation About Krishna Raasleela.
Raasleela enacted by Bhagwan and the gopika's does not have any sexual connotations, as is wrongly understood. Remember that during these Maharaas the age of Krishna was hardly between 8-10 yrs old(As Krishna left Gokul when he was 11 yrs). How could a gesture of a child be obscene? Also, this Maharaas was witnessed by all devta's and celestial bodies. It was a divine sight where Bhagwan divided himself into as many numbers as the number of Gopika's so that each Gopika thought that Bhagwan was with her. This was not a physical thing but the manifestation of Super bliss by Super consciousness whom we refer to as Bhagwan. Such Leela or play should be seen as a connection between Bhakt and Bhagwan. Parmatma takes birth as a living being to establish this connection.
There is no lust or pervertism in this act. Kaam Vikaar is one of the shortcomings of Panchvikaar{5 weaknesses, They are Kaam( lust), krodh(anger), lobh ( greed), moha(infatuation), and ahankaar (pride)}. Raas means 'Ras' which actually is one of the names Parmatma. The divine play of emotions encompassed into one is called 'Maharaas'. Not everybody gets to witness this. The real motive of the raas has to be viewed with insight. In the consumer culture where we live, there is only selfishness. Everything now seems so mechanical, so this concept may seem unusual for such people. But then we are discussing the divine motive, Not the act. And this is an act of Parmatma, not an ordinary human being.
Parmatma is eternal bliss. Gopika's are nothing but the antarang Shakti or intimate strength of Parmatma consisting of Chitta, Maya, and Jeev. All 3 together give Sachidanand or eternal happiness. Until and unless you rid yourself of the above-mentioned Panch Vikaar's you can never experience Chidanand. Parmatma is not a bone- blood- skin structure but is Super Consciousness. His Raasleela is not what we mortals believe. That is his Maya. Actually Gopika's are high-level Sadhika's who have temporarily renounced the world to participate in this Maharaas. When this is over, they go back to their original self. Idealist object to the nature of this act, but the motive of this act was to destroy kaam vaasna, as is mentioned in the Bhagwat. So how can anyone accuse one scripture with vile allegations?
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