The Only One Shrikrishna

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His smile was mesmerizing.

The biggest character was in his magnanimity. While he was always aware of his powers, and what he could do, he controlled them and remained like a normal ordinary mortal being. He was just one among the Gopals, as they were referred. They thought that he was just like them.

He never looked back. He left Gokul, Mathura, and Dwarka as if they did not matter anymore. He was in everything and yet was never there. He was what we call Nirgun, Nirakar, Nirlep, Nirankush, and exactly the opposite of all these.

He warned all of us that he would never assume any incarnations in the Kaliyuga. He wanted all of us to be ready to tackle the impending conditions and be ready. He taught, trained, and even demonstrated how to use the techniques he practiced. He put his divine part (ansha) in all of us, he wanted each one of us to be like him, powerful and resourceful. Sadly, we never paid any attention and the result was slavery and misery.

When my friend asked me whether I would be writing a book on Shrikrishna and that too concerning the current situation in our nation I was not sure. The first thought that struck me was "Does He want me to?" If He does then, writing a small book on him would be easy. It did not, then, matter whether I have the capability or not. He Wants, then, it would happen.

In our school days, we had a poem written by the great pioneer Marathi saint Dnyaneshwar. Our teacher was a devout Vaishnav, and he became just ecstatic when he was explaining what the saint was saying. Dnyaneshwar was seeking permission from the Ved Vyas for attempting to translate his Geeta. He was offering the justification for attempting to write and translate the Geeta in the vernacular Marathi. He gave an example of a swan, the rajhansa. which is the most graceful bird with an even more graceful walk. He says that maybe the swan is the most graceful but does that mean that a person like me should not attempt to walk? Then he talks of the sun and a small earthen lamp. We know that the sun is the life giver and probably the brightest, but does it mean that a small lamp should not spread a little light of its own? He also says that when the sun not around, the lamp gives us the light which helps us fight the darkness. Drawing inspiration from these and having full faith in His blessings, I wrote the first letter, and then it was as if I was under the control of someone who wanted me to write.

I very humbly say that I have written is, whatever, he could get out of me, he would have done a great job himself, but he never does anything himself, he only facilitates his devotees to do something. All shortfalls are due to my limited understanding of his instructions. Like the great Arjun who despite being in front of the Virat Vishwa Swaroopa and with the Divya-Drishti could see only that much which Shrikrishna wanted him to see. I could write, based on what I could pick up from his dictates.