Animals of Vrndavana In Vrndavana everyone is happy. The calf is happy, the cat is happy, the dog is happy, the man is happy -everyone is happy. Srila Prabhupada Cows, buffalo, peacocks, parrots, ducks, cranes, bees, squirrels, monkeys, donkeys and dogs are always visible moving about Vrndavana. Although their bodies are materially constituted and subject to the laws of material nature (birth, old age, disease and death), these same creatures exist in the spiritual world in spiritual bodies made of eternality, knowledge and bliss. In Goloka Vrndavana the animals bring happiness to Radha and Krsna by their selfless service. Sri Krsna Himself keeps a variety of animals including pet oxen, deer, dogs, parrots, a peacock, a swan and a pet monkey named Dadhilobha, (greedy for yogurt). Srimati Radharani also has Her favorite animals which include pet surabhi cows, an old monkey named Kakkhati, a doe, an elephant, a cakori bird, and a chubby pet calf named Tungi, and a pet swan named Tundikeri, who is fond of swimming in Radha-kunda. Suksmadhi and Subha are Radharanis parrots that can perfectly imitate Lalita-devis playful jokes, which she tells to the Divine Couple. By this wonderful repetition the parrots astonish the gopis. A devotee with knowledge of Radha and Krsnas transcendental pastimes will relish sweet reminiscences upon seeing the colorful assortment of Vrndavanas wild life. These happy animals exist in a divine harmony that cannot be encountered elsewhere. In one of the last purports that he wrote, Srila Prabhupada wonderfully explained the unique quality of the animal life in Vrndavana. . by Mahanidhi Swami.
Posted on: Tue, 07 Oct 2014 12:55:01 +0000
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