In Gokul, Nanda Maharaja organized a beautiful festival to celebrate the birth of his child. That festival became famous as Nandotasava. The Vrajvasis were exchanging love by throwing butter, yogurt and ghee on each other. For the Vrajvasis, these milk products were gifts of God and hence most precious. By these loving exchanges they were making each other happy and expressing their love for Krishna.
What gives any exchange its meaning is the affection or the intent behind it.
Srila Prabhupada writes, “Krishna doesn’t accept the thing which is offered, but the purpose and the intent with which it is offered.”
Things can give some flickering pleasure to the mind and the senses, but things can never give satisfaction to the heart.
Only love gives satisfaction to the heart. And when we share love for Krishna with each other, whatever we offer with that genuine affection is priceless – whether it is a beautiful palace or a simple leaf or flower. It is this affection that gives value and pleasure to the heart. Nandotsava was the ultimate festival of affection, where everyone was showing their love for each other by celebrating and sharing their love for Krishna.
– Radhanath Swami
Wonderful Article !!
Thank you so much HH Radhanath swami Maharaj Ji for the nectar.
Very true! What gives any exchange its meaning is the affection or the intent behind it.
this article gives us the essence of what really makes a relationship beautiful. Thanks to Radhanath Swami for the same.
Thanks Swamiji for this wonderful article giving us a deep insight into the divine pastimes of the Supreme Lord…..
Thanks for sharing this wonderful article..
What a vivid description of Nandotsava by HH Radhanath Swami Maharaj.
Thanks Radhanath swami maharaj for this wondrfu article .
This shows that Supreme Lord is not formless but has form and their is unlimited variety in spiritual form. Thanks to HH Radhanath Swami for revealing this most sublime truth to us.
its proved Radhanath Swami Maharaj is not the person of this world. he is coming directly from Goloka Vrindavan.
Very nice article……
True! Krsna sees our purpose and intent!
Such loving exchanges!