Question from the story of sakshi gopal madya lila
when elder brahamana told young brahaman that he doesn't remember whether he made any promise to give his daughter to him (young brahman) then
why did young brahmana gave it up the plan to marry his daugher. why he went to vrindavan and begged gopal to be witness. why was he so interested in marrying elder brahmanas daughter even when elder brahmana said that he doesn't remember that he has made any promise to give his dauther to him(young brahmana)
2007-05-23 21:17:35 · 4 answers · asked by Dhruva 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I will gie you the balance story which will give you the answers to your questions on SAKSHI GOPAL-
The elderly Brahmin immediately said, “If Gopala personally comes here to bear witness, I shall surely give my daughter to the young Brahmin.” The son also agreed. We should note that whereas the elderly Brahmin was hopeful that Gopala would actually come, and thereby uphold the promise he had made, the atheistic son thought, “It is not possible for Gopala to come and bear witness.” Thus both father and son were in agreement.
With full faith in Gopala, the young Brahmin started at once for Vrindavana, and upon his arrival he narrated everything in detail to the Deity. “My dear Lord, I am not thinking to become happy by getting the daughter as a bride. I am simply thinking that the Brahmin has broken his promise, and that is giving me great pain. You are very merciful and You know everything. Therefore, kindly be a witness in the case.”
Lord Krishna spoke, “I’ve never heard of a Deity walking from one place to another!”
The Brahmin replied, “That is true, but how is it that you are speaking to me, although You are a Deity? My dear Lord, You are not a statue; You are directly the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Krishna Himself!”
Lord Gopala smiled, and said, “ My dear Brahmin, just listen to Me. I shall walk behind you, and in this way I shall go with you. Do not try to see Me by turning around. As soon as you see Me, I shall remain stationary in that very place. You will know that I am walking behind you by the sound of My ankle bells. Cook one kilo of rice daily and offer it to Me. I shall eat that rice and follow behind you.”
The next day the Brahmin started for his country, and Gopala followed him step by step. The Brahmin became very pleased to hear the tinkling sound of Gopala’s ankle bells, and every day he cooked first class rice for Gopala to eat. The Brahmin walked and walked in this way until he eventually arrived outside his village. Then he thought, “I shall go to my home and tell all the people that the witness has arrived.” Thinking this, he turned to look back, and saw that Gopala was standing there, smiling. The Lord said, “Now you can go home. I shall stay here and shall not leave.”
When the townspeople heard of Gopala’s arrival they were struck with wonder. They went to see the Lord and offered their respectful obeisances to Him. Everyone was very pleased to see Gopala’s beauty. Thus in the presence of the townspeople, Lord Gopala bore witness that the elderly Brahmin had indeed offered his daughter to the young Brahmin. Soon afterwards the marriage ceremony was duly performed.
When the King of that country heard of this wonderful story, he also came to see Gopala, and constructed a nice temple for the Lord. Although some time later the Deity of Lord Gopala was moved from Vidyanagara to the town of Cuttak in Orissa, He is still visible for all to see, and is famous as Sakshi-Gopala (the witness Gopala). -
2007-05-23 22:10:35 · answer #1 · answered by Jayaraman 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Sri Caitanya Caritamrita, Madhya-lila,
Chapter 5: The Activities of Sakshi-gopala,
verse 89
kanya paba, -- mora mane iha nahi sukha
brahmanera pratijna yaya -- ei bada duhkha
TRANSLATION
"My dear Lord, I am not thinking to become happy by getting the daughter as a bride. I am simply thinking that the brahmana has broken his promise, and that is giving me great pain."
PURPORT by His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON)
It was not at all the intention of the young brahmana to get the daughter of the elderly brahmana in marriage and thus enjoy material happiness and sense gratification. It was not for that reason that the young brahmana went to Vrindavana to ask the Supreme Personality of Godhead to act as a witness. His only concern was that the elderly brahmana had promised something, and if Gopala did not bear witness to that transaction, then the older brahmana would incur a spiritual blemish. Therefore, the young brahmana wanted protection and help from the Deity. The young brahmana was thus a pure Vaishnava, and he had no desire for sense gratification. He wanted only to serve the Supreme Personality of Godhead and the older brahmana, who was also a Vaishnava and very much devoted to the Lord.
2007-05-25 04:23:57 · answer #2 · answered by Gaura 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The young brahmana did this to save the old brahmana from not keeping his promise which he made in front of the Gopal deity which would amount to a very big offense since the promise was made in front of Lord krsna and the old brahmana would have to suffer the cosequences of telling a lie and breaking his promise and that means a fall down from brahmana level
2007-05-24 04:38:40 · answer #3 · answered by Hare Krsna 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
from memory he was annoyed at having been made a laughing stock of by the elder brahmana. Gopal was his only refuge, so he sought help from Him to restore his dignity.
Isn't that in Srila Prabhupada's purports??
If you like, ask my Gurudeva..
2007-05-24 04:23:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋