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Aghoramani Devi was a poor brahmin widow known as Gopal Ma (Mother). In relatively contemporary times we have the examples of both Ramakrishna Paramahansa and his devotee Aghoramani Devi as having reveled in this Vatsyalya Bhava. Other deities also have their Bal (child) forms such as Bal Hanuman, Rama Lal, Bal Shiv and Bal Ganapati, but the cult of Bal Krishna is by far the most developed. It is a straightforward and playful path of Bhakti, full of bright innocence and free of the usual adult concerns. This path is frequently found in the followers of Vallabhacharya. One of the most attractive features of this Bhava is that the devotee becomes the parent of Krishna and must overcome all fears and selfish motivation in the worship of the Divine Child.

This Vatsyalya Bhava finds its ultimate expression in the mood of parental love toward the Sweet Krishna as a child. One of the five Bhavas is the amazing tradition of worshipping God as a Child or Infant. In Bhakti Yoga, there are five kinds of Bhava, or mental attitudes in worshipping the Divine. His jewelry is in the pink enamel (gulabi mina) style famed, up until recent times, from Varanasi. Other colors in the painting are simply to highlight the extensive use of pink seen in Krishna’s clothing, crown, flower blossoms and jewelry. This form is sometimes known as LaduGopal or Navanitapriya-fond of butter! The painting evokes the shringara or decorative mood/bhava of soft pink lotus flowers, they adorn His throne and the petals are strewn about. Under a full moon, baby Krishna is shown in this typical posture with a sweet ladu or butter ball held aloft. Who is death, it is said, to the demon race. Who is the color of blue water lilies, bees, dense rainclouds and tamala trees, Who’s body is tempting because of His lovely eyes. I take shelter with Him who removes the sins of the Kali Age,

Lakshmi Narasimha Balakrishna photos download