The Great Secret of Facing Saṁsāra Miseries — From Govardhana
The Great Secret of Facing Saṁsāra Miseries — From Govardhana Verse: sva-preṣṭha-hastāmbuja-saukumārya-sukhānubhūter ati-bhūmi-vṛtteḥ mahendra-vajrāhatim apy ajānan govardhano me diśatām abhīṣṭam (May Govardhana — who, absorbed in the supreme bliss of the softness of his beloved Kṛṣṇa’s lotus hand, did not even notice the blows of Indra’s thunderbolt — bestow upon me my desired perfection.) Govardhana teaches the great secret of spiritual life. When Indra’s thunderbolts struck with all their fury, the hill did not tremble. He remained absorbed in the sweetness of Kṛṣṇa’s lotus hand resting upon him. In that touch of divine tenderness, even the fiercest pain became powerless. This is the same mystery that protects a sādhaka amidst the storms of saṁsāra . The miseries of the world may not cease, but through contact with Śrī Nāma and seva , their impact fades into nothingness. The thunderbolts of destiny may strike, yet the heart absorbed in divine remembrance feels only ān...