Mystic and mysterious is bhakti. It is a unique experience of an individual in whom the awareness of God is an unshakable reality. To know the truth is one thing; but to experience it in one's consciousness as the truth with unwavering faith is realisation. Prahlada exemplifies this relaisation and is undeterred even when Hiranyakasipu tries all his best to harm him. At tense moments when the conviction of true bhaktas has been challenged, the Lord enacts a public demonstration of a private belief and establishes His omniscience, omnipresence and omnipotence. When Draupadi beseeches the Lord with her agonised cry for help, she invokes His all pervasiveness which transcends His physical presence in Dwaraka. Scriptures extol Him as the one residing in the smallest atom as well as the biggest object. He is the only reality manifesting as many. He is smaller than the smallest and bigger than the biggest. If the Lord does not come to her rescue when her modesty is outraged, is He not disproving the scriptural truth of His all pervasiveness? This is the plea of Draupadi".
The Gopis of Brindavan are attracted to Lord Krishna to such an extent that they yearn for Him at all times. They are steeped in His thoughts even though they are engaged in their daily routine. They see Him as the indweller in all creation. They have surrendered themselves to Him and their only aim is to serve Him at all times. When they hear the call of His enchanting flute notes they rush to get soaked in this divine bliss forgetting their worldly commitments. This is typical of the dilemma of the Jivatma struggling to get out of Samsara. On the one hand is the call of worldly duties and on the other is the desire to get liberated from these very duties that bind them.
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