Sri Radha Arrives into a Kunja Decorated by Syama

from the commentary of

Pandit Ananta Das Babaji Maharaja
on Vilapa Kusumanjali, verse 68

as originally narrated by
Srila Ananda Gopal Gosvami

Together with Tulasi and Rupa Svamini arrives at the gate of the kunja. Sri Hari
singlehandedly decorated the trysting place, where Rupa and Tulasi bring Svamini,
and is waiting there for Her.

Radhika is known as vasaka sajjika, a girl who decorates the trysting place awaiting
Her hero, but now the situation is reversed.

Hari made a sittingplace for Her with flowers moistened by His own loving tears.
The kunja is adorned by Hari’s form, qualities and craftsmanship. How expert He is
in decorating! It is as if He decorates all four sides of the kunja with His pure love
for His Priyaji, thinking: “Here I will sit with My beloved!” This is the expertise of
premaseva, the mutual service of love.

When Svamini enters the kunja with Rupa and Tulasi, She is amazed. First of all it
is the kunja which delights Cupid, and then it is also decorated by the very hands
of the transcendental youthful Cupid of Vrindavana!

Svamini asks: “Syama! Who decorated this kunja?”

Hari says: “Who knows? You understand!”

Srimati: “You have done it, nobody else can decorate like this! You have done all
this work, knowing that I would come! I should have been here with You to help
You!”

Today She is very munificient. It is Svamini’s Hari, who steals (harana) Her heart
with this loving expertise. Two teardrops trickle from Radhika’s eyes. How
affectionately Syama helps Her onto Her sitting place! How much love He has in
His heart as He sits at Her soft feet (sitting Himself on the pedestal) and takes them
to His chest!
Asking Her: “How have You come all the way here with these tender feet? The
ground of Vraja is so hard!”

He repeatedly looks at Svamini’s lotusfeet that are greyed by dust. Tulasi

understands the mood and brings a golden pitcher with water and a golden bowl.
While Tulasi pours out the water Syama washes Svamini’s feet and dries them off
with His yellow dhoti, while tears trickle from His eyes.

Without the mercy of the acaryas this cannot be experienced. By their grace the
divine rememberance of this pastime will awaken within the heart. The mind must
be absorbed in this subject.

How beautiful Syama is, sitting by Svamini’s feet! Svamini lifts Krsna up and seats
Him next to Her. How beautiful Syama looks with these loving tears in His eyes!

Holding Her cheek on His cheek, Svamini asks Syama: “Why do You love Me so
much? I could not do anything for You! I have so many shortcomings! How many
qualified girls are there not always waiting for You? How You could leave them all
for an unfortunate girl like Me?”

Syama stares at Svamini’s face. What He has gotten ? That He’s unaware of!