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the Origin of all vedas is the Venunada, the call of the absolute

  Venunāda Vinōda, Gāna Vinōda, Mukunda There are two kinds of vinōda in Śrī Kṛṣṇa. One is Venunāda Vinōda . The Lord delights in His own flute sound. The other is Gāna Vinōda . He delights not only in rāga, but in bhāva-filled lyrics , sung with devotion. The flute of Gopāla Kṛṣṇa is not ordinary sound. Venu-nāda eva Omkāra-svarūpaḥ . From that transcendental vibration arises remembrance of the soul’s forgotten relationship with Mukunda. Therefore He is called Mukunda , the giver of mukti . Liberation does not descend by dry renunciation; it flows through sound saturated with devotion. The Bhāgavata declares: “Venuṁ kvaṇantam aravinda-dalāyatākṣam…” (Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.21.5) When Kṛṣṇa plays the flute, even trees, rivers, birds and cows become motionless, absorbed in transcendental ecstasy. This is not sentiment. This is the scientific process of liberation through śabda-brahma . If someone asks, “Vinōda-dalli mukti sādhya-vē?” How can liberation arise from delight? The answer...