YUGALA GEETHAMU

PREFACE In this book, Sri Utpala Satyanarayana has chosen to explain the 35th chapter of the 10th skanda of Srimad Bhagavatam. While the gopis spent their nights directly associating with Krishna in the rasa dance, in the day-time they could only associate with Krishna by remem-bering Him and reciting twelve pairs of verses known as Yugala Gita'. His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. Founder - Acharya of ISKCON, writes in his book 'Krishna the Supreme Personality of Godhead' : "When Krishna went to the forest with His cowherd boy-friends and cows, the gopis did not physically take part but their hearts went with Him. And because their hearts went, they were able to enjoy His company through strong feelings of separation. To acquire this strong feeling of separation is the teaching of Lord Chaitanya and his di-rect disciplie succession of Goswamis... Devotional serv-ice to Krishna in feelings of separation elevates the devo-tee to the highest perfectional level, to the level of the gopis." As Lord Krishna herds His cows through the Vrindavana forests. He plays His flute to call them. The sweet sound of Krishna's flute attracts the entire crea-tion: the denizens of higher planets travelling in their airplanes develop conjugal feelings for the Lord; the ani-mals, such as bulls and deers, cease to chew grass; the rivers such as the Yamuna stop flowing and wait for the dust of the lotus feet of the Lord; the trees and plants bow low and in ecstacy offer all their fruits, flowers and honey; the swans and cranes close their eyes and enter into deep meditation; the clouds mildly rumble and pro-tect Krishna from the hot sun rays; the bees encircling the Lord's flower garlands hum in unison with the flute; the heads of the universe such as Brahma, Shiva and Indra, utterly confused by the sound of Krishna's flute, come down to glorify Krishna as He returns to Nanda's house in the evening.