VMA 2.13 : Ananta Vrindavanam
ananta-rucimat-sthalaṁ sphurad-ananta-vallī-drumaṁ mṛga-dvijam anantakaṁ dadhad-ananta-kuñjojjvalam | ananta-susarit-sarovaram ananta-ratnācalaṁ smarāmy aham ananta-tad-dvaya-ratena vṛndāvanam || I meditate on this limitlessly delightful place filled with limitless vines and trees, limitless deer and birds, limitless splendid groves, limitless charming lakes and streams, limitless jeweled mountains... I remember it as Vrindavan, the place of that Dual's limitless loves. Comment The eternal place of bliss and joy must be like that Vrindavan, because it would be the love playground of the fundamental Duality of gender. True love always basks in paradise, even if external reality tries to impose the opposite. That is the way we are to remember Vrindavan. That is the way we are meant to perceive Vrindavan: As the place of Radha and Krishna's love pastimes. This post was originally written on Govardhan Puja when I had been thinking of Sri Giriraj all da...