KRISHNA
Krishna is a Hindu deity, worshiped across many
traditions of Hinduism in a variety of different perspectives. Krishna is
recognized as the eighth incarnation of Lord Vishnu, and one and the same
as Lord Vishnu one of the Trimurti and as the supreme god in
his own right
Krishna.
The word itself has something to it. It somehow magically puts a smile across
your face. You immediately feel at peace...at ease.
When
I try to think, I cannot really remember when was the first time I started
worshiping Krishna. Ours is a religious family & we all believe in idol
worship. We have a lot of idols & frames adorning our mandir at home which we worship & of which we do puja every day. We have Shiva, Vishnu, Laxmi, Ganpati, Gajanan
Maharaj, Vitthal, & various others.
And
then, we have Krishna.
Krishna-
immediately putting a smile across your face.
From
as long as I remember, I have been liking him the most. I believe in all but
for some strange reason, Krishna draws me towards him. The way he is, the way
he stands - one leg across the other, tilting slightly, with a flute delicately
held in his hand & a peacock feather placed artistically over his crown. I
have seen innumerable idols of Krishna - simple, gold, silver, with precious
stones embedded, plain, multicolored- but every single one looks just the same-
magically simple & sweet. Someone who feels...reachable. Not that other
Gods aren't, but it somehow comes easily to Krishna. You don't feel awed, you
don't feel scared. Neither do you feel overwhelmed with his power, nor
intimidated. All you feel is peace. & oneness.
Though
I cannot put my finger on it precisely, but since I can remember, I have been
considering Krishna as my brother- a big brother who will always protect me
from everything- a loving brother who will always be there for me- a powerful
brother who can create magic for me. Since ages now, I have been tying a rakhi to his hand every raksha bandhan. That is one rakhi which I put efforts in when it
comes to choosing. Of course, it is for Krishna- it has to be the best. & I
tie it as tight as I can- it shouldn't fall off! Though my mom eventually
removes it after a few weeks, I somehow always distaste it. He is my brother-
shouldn't he always be bound by that rakhi?!
Krishna-
I always imagine him as the sweet naughty guy, with chocolate boy looks. If I
had to relate him with an actor, I would say Shahid Kapoor- chocolate boy,
sweet, cute & something really inviting about him. I don't think people
must be getting as star struck with Shahid as they might be with Salman Khan.
See my point? Approachable.
Krishna
knows everything. He is the only one who knows all my secrets, all my worries,
all my joys & all my thoughts. Whenever I am upset, its him I go to. There
have been times when I have cried & cried over something, not being able to
stop myself & I have practically picked him up & hugged him &
cried. & it almost instantly made me feel better. There have been times where
I have been disturbed about something & I just sat down across him- looking
at him, trying to push away all my thoughts- & somehow miraculously I have
been almost instantly put to peace- as if he is actually there- emanating some magic
peace waves.
Maybe
he actually does stay here.
Once
my Mom-Dad gifted me a frame of Krishna. A 3-D frame. Its all black & you
can only see a 3-D Krishna in it. I have placed it on a top corner in my room.
Once it so happened that we had been talking about God & his presence
& my mom was a bit angry at God over certain things better left unsaid.
That night, the lights went off. It was pitch dark. As I lay on my bed thinking
about what mom had said, I looked in the direction of the frame. I couldn't see
it. Of course it was dark with no lights & also was the frame black. I
couldn't see Krishna in all the darkness. But was it that he wasn't there?
Of course
not. He was very much there- like he has always been. Forever. Just because it
was dark & I couldn't see him, didn't mean he wasn't there. Isn't that how
it is in life as well? We worship God, we believe he is there when there is all
happiness & peace. But the moment we face difficulties, when the dark
clouds hover over us, we cannot see God. We start doubting his presence. But
that's not how it is. He is always there- being there- always being there like
he always has been. Darkness doesn't mean he disappears. Darkness only means
that YOU cannot see him. But he is
there.
Krishna
- my favorite. I un-ashamedly accept that I am biased towards him. The best
flower always goes to him. The best rakhi always adorns his hand. The best
scent is always first sprayed on him. The best garland is always put on him.
&
I am sure, when I cook something good for prasad
ever in my life, it will first be for Him.
Very
honestly, I never like shopping for people other than for myself. I just get
bored unless I am not getting anything. It does not interest me much. But
Krishna is the only exception to this. Whenever during Janmashtami I have to go & buy things for Him, I am as excited
as I am when it comes to me. No matter how crowded it is, no matter how many
options I have to go through- it all doesn't matter. All that matters is, my
Krishna should get the best!
I
believe in him.
I believe in him as a sister believes in her brother. I believe
in him as a child believes in his mother. I believe in him as a a tree believes
in the Sun. I believe in him as a person believes in life.
I
have been angry at him at certain instances. I have been upset at him over
various reasons. I have fought with him innumerable times. But I have always
gone back to him, & he has always
accepted me back- just like nothing ever happened.
Maybe
that's how Krishna is- he doesn't get angry at people. He just loves them
unconditionally, he just accepts them as they are. He tests you, but he also
always helps you out. I have not heard of stories where Krishna punished
somebody because the person failed to do something or that he had a "kop" on anyone because someone failed to
abide by his promise. I guess that's how he is- always forgiving, always
loving, always the same.
Like
the Geeta says, Krishna is
omnipresent. Maybe he really is. With all honesty, can you be angry at yourself
over something? Can you give yourself a punishment over anything? You cannot.
Maybe
Krishna is really omnipresent. He is within us. Inside us. In everything. At
every place. Maybe that's why accepting comes to him as naturally as it comes
to self. Maybe that's why you don't get intimidated with him.
Because
he is there everywhere- in air & in leaves, in water & in sky, in
flowers & in stars, in the roots & the trees, in a stone & within
self.
He is the beginning, the middle and the end.
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