PARAKUNNATH SREE VETTAKKORUMAKAN PAYYAN KSHETHRAM (TEMPLE), AROLI, KANNUR, KERALA: To perceive that knowledge, one must be so absorbed in the music that he must, essentially, lose his self!

Thursday 19 January 2017

To perceive that knowledge, one must be so absorbed in the music that he must, essentially, lose his self!

Hindu scriptures are replete with the stories of Lord Krishna enchanting the cows with his flute music. It is said that the cows produced more milk when they heard Krishna playing a song on his favourite musical instrument. Krishna is a cosmic musician, and the tune he creates by playing his transcendental flute is embodied with cosmic energy. As Krishna’s divine flute calls at any time of the day or night, nature, which is mesmerized by the captivating celestial tune, responds: Lakes and rivers overflow with water, expanding their banks because they are desirous of embracing Krishna’s lotus feet. Drinking the opulent water, Mother Nature is perennially pregnant with luscious green, and trees and vines are unseasonably laden with fruits and flowers. One must understand Krishna to understand the power and magic of his flute’s tune. Though it is presented on this Earth, it was created for Krishna’s abode, so there are strings attached to the pastime. The frequently offered explanation is that all living creatures stilled by the captivating tune of Krishna’s flute are his companions of past times, scholars and sages who are interested in the Vedic knowledge that flows through the tune of his flute. To perceive that knowledge, one must be so absorbed in the music that he must, essentially, lose his self!