Foto: A caminho da Colina de Govardhana por Vṛndāvana Dāsa
Por que Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu sempre cheira Govardhana-śilā?
CC Antya 6.291:
govardhana-śilā prabhu hṛdaye-netre dhare
kabhu nāsāya ghrāṇa laya, kabhu śire kare
"Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu punha-na em Seu coração ou às vezes em Seus olhos. Às vezes Ele cheirava-a com Seu nariz e às vezes colocava-a sob Sua cabeça."
Então Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura no Govardhanāṣṭakam pergunta:
kastūrikābhiḥ śayitaṁ kim atrety
ūhaṁ prabhoḥ svasya muhur vitanvan
naisargika-svīya-śilā-sugandhair
govardhano me diśatām abhīṣṭam
"A fragrância doce de Govardhana vem do cervo (Musk) que descansa lá? Do Senhor que brinca por lá? Ou é o aroma natural de Govardhana? Possa a Colina de Govardhana cumprir meu desejo."
Śrīla Raghunātha Dāsa Gosvāmī em Śrī Śrī Vraja-Vilāsa-Stava 51 diz:
saptāhaṁ muramardanaḥ praṇayato goṣṭhaika rakṣotsuko vibhran mānam udāra pāṇi ramaṇair yasmai salīlaṁ dadau gāndharvā murabhid vilāsa vigalat kāśmīra rajyad guhas tat khaṭṭāyita ratna sundara śilo govardhanaḥ pātu vaḥ
"A Colina de Govardhana foi sustentada amorosamente pela mão graciosa de Śrī Kṛṣṇa que protegeu cuidadosamente Gokula por sete dias, e a quem foi dada a honra de ser adorada pelo Senhor, cujas cavernas são coloridas pelo açafrão que derrete dos corpos suaves de Sri Gāndharvā e Giridhārī durante Seus passatempos amorosos, e cujos pedregulhos são como belos sofás de jóias para o casal Divino sentarem-se. Que a Colina de Govardhana proteja-te."
E Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī no Stavamālā diz:
gāndharvāyāḥ keli kalā bāndhava!
kuñje kṣuṇṇais tasyāḥ kaṅkaṇa hāraiḥ prayatāṅga
rāsa krīḍā-maṇḍitayopatyakayāḍhya!
pratyāśāṁ me tvaṁ kuru govardhana pūrṇām
"Oh Govardhana! És a assistente nos passatempos artísticos de Gāndharvā Śrī Rādhā. Teu corpo foi decorado com os braceletes e guirlandas quebrados de Śrī Rādhā, e teus vales foram enriquecidos por terem sido adornados com os Rāsa-passatempos de Śrī Rādhā e Kṛṣṇa. Por favor, cumpra todos meus desejos!"
Rādhā Kuṇḍa Mahānta Paṇḍita Śrī Ananta Dāsa Bābājī Mahārāja diz:
"Neste mundo há muitos devotos conhecidos como Haridāsa, mas ninguém como Girirāja Govardhana pode oferecer um lindo local de jogos ao Senhor com seu próprio corpo.
As mais encantadoras cavernas solitárias de Śrī-Śrī Girirāja são decoradas pelo açafrão que caiu dos corpos de Śrī Śrī Rādhā-Mādhava durante Seus passatempos amorosos, e isto mostra que os passatempos mais íntimos do Par Divino acontecem ali.
Desta forma, Śrī Girirāja tornou-se abençoado por ter centenas de cavernas e bosques encantadores em seu corpo, decorados com os colares, braceletes e guirlandas de Śrī Śrī Rādhā-Mādhava, que foram quebrados durante Sua União amorosa."
Photo: Way to Govardhana Hill by Vṛndāvana Dāsa
Why is Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu always smelling Govardhana-śilā?
CC Antya 6.291:
govardhana-śilā prabhu hṛdaye-netre dhare
kabhu nāsāya ghrāṇa laya, kabhu śire kare
"Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu would put the stone to His heart or sometimes to His eyes. Sometimes He would smell it with His nose and sometimes place it on His head."
Then Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura in Govardhanāṣṭakam asks:
kastūrikābhiḥ śayitaṁ kim atrety
ūhaṁ prabhoḥ svasya muhur vitanvan
naisargika-svīya-śilā-sugandhair
govardhano me diśatām abhīṣṭam
"Does the sweet fragrance of Govardhana come from the Musk deer who relax there? From the Lord who plays there? Or is it Govardhana's own natural scent? May Govardhana Hill fulfill my desire."
Śrīla Raghunātha Dāsa Gosvāmī in Śrī Śrī Vraja-Vilāsa-Stava 51 says:
saptāhaṁ muramardanaḥ praṇayato goṣṭhaika rakṣotsuko vibhran mānam udāra pāṇi ramaṇair yasmai salīlaṁ dadau gāndharvā murabhid vilāsa vigalat kāśmīra rajyad guhas tat khaṭṭāyita ratna sundara śilo govardhanaḥ pātu vaḥ
"Govardhana Hill was lovingly held upon the graceful hand of Śrī Kṛṣṇa who eagerly protected Gokula for seven days, and who was thus given the honour of worship by the Lord, whose caves are coloured by the saffron that has melted off the perspiring bodies of Sri Gāndharvā and Giridhārī during Their amorous pastimes, and whose boulders are like beautiful jeweled couches for the Divine Couple to sit on. May that Govardhana Hill protect you."
And Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī in Stavamālā says:
gāndharvāyāḥ keli kalā bāndhava!
kuñje kṣuṇṇais tasyāḥ kaṅkaṇa hāraiḥ prayatāṅga
rāsa krīḍā-maṇḍitayopatyakayāḍhya!
pratyāśāṁ me tvaṁ kuru govardhana pūrṇām
"O Govardhana! You are the assistant in Gāndharvā Śrī Rādhā’s artistic pastimes. Your body has been decorated with Śrī Rādhā’s broken bangles and garlands, and your valleys have been enriched by having been adorned with Śrī Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa’s Rāsa-pastimes. Please fulfill all my desires!"
Rādhā Kuṇḍa Mahānta Paṇḍita Śrī Ananta Dāsa Bābājī Mahārāja says:
"There are many devotees known as Haridāsa in this world, but no one like Girirāja Govardhana can offer a lovely playground to the Lord with his own body.
The most lovely solitary caves of Śrī-Śrī Girirāja are decorated by the saffron that has fallen off Śrī Śrī Rādhā-Mādhava’s bodies during Their amorous pastimes, and this shows that the most intimate pastimes of the Divine Pair take place there.
In this way Śrī Girirāja has become blessed by carrying hundreds of charming caves and groves on his body, that are decorated with Śrī Śrī Rādhā-Mādhava’s necklaces, bangles and garlands, that were broken during Their amorous Union."
