Krishna- The life force
Krishna means the most attractive – The Self. He is the very life force in every human being.
Krishna’s blue body indicates infinity within, like the sky & ocean. Krishna was born at midnight when all the guards had fallen asleep. The guards represent the five senses that keep you busy in the outer world & don’t let you experience yourself.
Krishna- the embodiment of ananda (bliss) was born of the union of Devaki, meaning body, & Vasudeva, meaning breath. Kansa, the ego had imprisoned them. To protect Krishna from Kansa, Vasudeva takes him across the river Yamuna that symbolizes love.
Vasudeva carried Krishna in a basket on the top of his head across river Yamuna, in floods and rain. He was about to drawn but child Krishna put his leg outside the basket, & the river stopped rising. This means when difficulties come up, God’s protection is always there.
Krishna grew up in Yashoda’s house. Yashoda symbolizes shraddha (faith, devotion), which can make bliss grow in us. Then there is RADHA, which means longing that gives birth to love. Radha is the individual life, Shyam is the infinite life. Radhe – Shyam is the entire creation filled with life.
Krishna’s flute symbolizes that when you are hollow and empty, you become the perfect instrument of the divine & music happens in your life. Krishna’s pose, standing with one foot firmly on the ground with the other raised, poised lightly, depicts the way to live life in perfect balance between worldly matters and spiritualism.
To be joyful & happy and realize that you are above all your roles and events, you are the untouched self. So in Krishna, we see the birth of these qualities in our human body. You can see Krishna silent like the Buddha, or in the battle field or as a best friend or as a very mischievous child. It is a total blossoming of existence and the symbol of all the possibilities. Enlivening these Krishna’s qualities in your own consciousness and letting your true nature manifest is the way to celebrate Janamasthami.
Hare Krishna!!
