Question: Could you tell us something about Krsna’s rasa-lila?……..(photo: Bury Place, London)
Prabhupada: Krsna’s rasa-lila should not be discussed in public meeting. It is most confidential. Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu never discussed. He discussed Krsna’s pastimes, lila with gopis, with His very confidential circle. He was not discussing even within these five persons, Nityananda, Advaita, Gadadhara, Srivasa these five persons. So when He was at Navadvipa, He was not discussing even with them, what to speak of others. He set up this example so that in future people may be very cautious. Because unless one understands what is Krsna, how he can understand Krsna’s pastime? But because we are not completely free from material concept of life, we may think that Krsna’s lila is something like this material. So that is offense. But that is the ultimate goal, to understand Krsna’s rasa-lila. But you have to wait for relishing that Krsna’s rasa-lila, to become more perfect in Krsna consciousness. Anarthapagamam. Anartha means when one is freed from all anarthas. But it is so nice, even those who are with anartha, misgivings, if they are devotee, if they have got full surrender unto Krsna, so they also will derive benefit. >>> Ref. VedaBase => Lecture – November 15, 1968, Los Angeles