CHALLENGED TO LOVE - The Song of Rukmini ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪

Srimad Bhagavatam 10.60.58 "Sukadeva Goswami said : And so the self-satisfied Supreme Lord of the universe enjoyed with the goddess of fortune, engaging her in lovers' talks and thus imitating the ways of human society."


From Sri Caitanya Mangala Ch.2 : " 'My dear Lord, You are the crest-jewel of all transcendental qualities. Within Your heart You can't know why I'm crying, even though everything else is known to You"


Krishna visits Rukmini in Her palace and she starts to cry profusely.  The Lord wonders what has caused these tears and if He has done anything wrong. Rukmini slightly angry but with an affectionate tone explains to the Lord :

"...You know everything there is to know, but how is it that You don't understand the heart of one who loves Your lotus feet? "

The conclusion of this pastime is that Krishna will take up the advice of Rukmini Devi and announce His appearance as Lord Caitanya by  taking the mood of Radha - as suggested by the Queen - and experience the love of whom loves Him.

"You will understand the intensity of the love I feel if you cultivate Radha-bhava, the mood of Srimati Radharani's selfless love, within Your heart.'

In the poem I refer to Radha as "the One in Your dreams" because Rukmini had witnessed, while Lord Krishna was asleep, that She was coming in His dreams, since He would call Her aloud and cry.

This poetry has been put into music, to listen click :
♫ ♪ ♫ ♪       https://soundcloud.com/mauro-auaro/challenged-to-love    ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪

You know everything, 

all there is to know

but You do not know

what love is,

the one in Your dreams

She knows

It’s a storm

unleashed by Your limbs,

how can you understand

the touch of Your hand

the fragrance of Your skin

a never ebbing tide,

so, this heart now weeps

soon, again - You’ll leave.

The Queen of your dreams

She does know,

Her love owns You,- no,

you do not understand

the love of one who loves You

You don’t know how dense

the honey of this love for You

Have you ever tasted love tears?

It’s a sweeping ocean of emotions

the sweetest of dances

clasped in your glances

no heat or cold, nor day or night

or sense of within or outside

the roads of love for You

become so wide.

the Moon of your dreams 

tastes the intensity of love,

that You need to know, 

take Radha's heart into Your heart

beg Her love, giving Your love,

because She never stops loving You.

Lyrics - Challenged to Love

You know everything there is to know

Can you understand love at all?

You don’t know what love is

The One in your dreams She surely knows

It’s a storm ... unleashed by your limbs

A never ebbing tide of the heart

Now weeps ‘cause you’ll go away again

(1)   You don’t understand the love of those

                                                         ...who love You!

                                         (R) The Moon of Your dreams, She knows

You don’t know ...what love is.

Take Radha’s heart ....

That’s you need to know ...taste Her love

because She knows ...what love is

because she knows...ooohh She knows

...what love is.

Nor heat or cold, nor day or night

Nor sense of in or outside

Roads of love for You are so wide

The Queen of Your dreams She does know

She owns You ... with Her honey-like love for You

a sweeping ocean of joy and tears

The sweetest dances raptured in Your glances.

(1)   + (R)

IN ITALIAN

Tu sai tutto quello che c'è da sapere

ma non riesci a capire l'amore ?

Tu non sai cos'è l'amore

Colei che e' nei tuoi sogni sicuramente sa

Si tratta di una tempesta scatenata

dalle Tue membra

Una marea del cuore  che non scende mai

Ora [il cuore]  piange perche' andrai via di nuovo

(1) Non capisci l'amore di chi ti ama!

 (R) La Luna dei tuoi sogni, Lei sa

Tu non sai ... cosa sia l'amore.

allora prendi il cuore di Radha ....

E' tutto quello che devi sapere ... assaggia il Suo amore

perché Lei sa cosa sia l'amore ...

perché Lei sa ... ooohh lo sa

... cos'è l'amore.

Ne' caldo ne' freddo, nè giorno ne' notte

Né senso di dentro o del fuori

Le strade d'amore per Te sono così ampie

La regina dei tuoi sogni Lei lo sa

Ti possiede ... con il suo amore simile al miele

un oceano travolgente di gioia e lacrime

Le danze più dolci rapite tra i tuoi sguardi.