As a youth, the cowherd Krishna became renown as a lover, the sound of his flute prompting gopis (wives and daughters of the cowherds) to leave their homes to dance ecstatically with him in the forests.

As a youth, the cowherd Krishna became renown as a lover, the sound of his flute prompting gopis (wives and daughters of the cowherds) to leave their homes to dance ecstatically with him in the forests.

His favorite among the daughters of the cowherders was the beautiful Radha. Krishna's youthful dalliances with the gopis are interpreted as symbolic of the loving interplay between God and the human soul.

Krishna affirms life in his pranks, music, and lovemaking. The rich variety of legends associated with Krishna's life led to an abundance of representation in painting and sculpture. The divine lover is shown playing the flute, surrounded by adoring gopis.

An excerpt from the Bhagavad-Gita:

Arjuna sat dejected, filled with pity, his sad eyes blurred by tears. Krishna gave him counsel.

Lord Krishna:

Why this cowardice in time of crisis, Arjuna? The coward is ignoble, shameful, foreign to the ways of heaven.

Don't yield to impotence! It is unnatural in you! Banish this petty weakness from your heart. Rise to the fight, Arjuna!

Arjuna:

Krishna, how can I fight against Bhishma and Drona with arrows when they deserve my worship? It is better in this world to beg for scraps of food than to eat meals smeared with the blood of elders I killed at the height of their power, while their goals were still desires.

“The material body of the indestructible, immeasurable and eternal living entity is sure to come to an end; therefore, fight, O descendant of Bharata”. ; replies Krishna! ✨👁🕉🐚🌀🎨🙏🏻

Hari Om Tat Sat ~ Jai Shri Krishna 🐚🌀💚🧡