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Reality is a person. He is both majestic and charming. His majesty is such that he is all-pervasive and nothing exists outside of him. His charm is such that he defeats the lust of material desire in general and the charms of Cupid in particular.
In this section Brahma concludes the present lesson of this Upanisad by urging everyone to chant the Gopala mantra. The repetition of the words nityam abhyaset is meant to emphasize that one must make this practice a daily function to achieve the desired result.
Gopa Kumara attained perfection in fraternal love of Krishna through the dhyana of his Gopala mantra and the chanting of Krishna’s holy names.
The sectarianism and religious fanaticism that Hari Sauri’s posts represent are telling. They speak loudly as to how the swan-like paramahamsa Srila Prabhupada may have flown the coop of Iskcon, while leaders seek to secure the faith of its members, clip their wings, and fear monger them to embrace their crow’s nest of misconception.
To those who are constantly engaged in worshiping this supreme abode of Vishnu rather than their material desires, he immediately appears in the form of a cowherd boy and carefully reveals his own abode at that very time.
Krishna is described as simultaneously one and many. He is one in that he is nondual consciousness and thus devoid of any internal or external distinctions. He is devoid of the three types of difference described in Vedanta.
Visnupriya is the personification of devotional service. She appeared during the advent of Sri Gaura to assist him in preaching the holy names.
A yantra corresponding with a particular sacred sound, such as the Gopala mantra, is thus a geometric diagram somewhat analogous to a blueprint that forms the basis of a plane of spiritual experience, in this case the realm of Gopala Krishna.
Brahma explains the Gopala mantra’s ability to bring one to any of Krishna’s lilas.
Krishna’s wife Kalindi states that she is the daughter of the sun, aham devasya savitur duhita. This same Kalindi is the goddess of the sacred river Yamuna.
