What is that we have to learn from the Gopika called Chandralekha?

[Ms. Manasa Pathani asked: Padanamaskaram Swami, Swami every incarnation of God teaches a lesson to learn for devotees. What is the lesson that we (souls) have to learn from Gopika called Chandralekha, who is the incarnation of the Goddess Sati? Kindly enlighten me. - At Your Lotus Feet, Manasa Pathani.]

Swami Replied:- The lesson that shall be understood from these two cases (Sati and Chandralekha) is that one may get emotion in the love of God in theoretical phase. But, in practical phase, along with love (Bhakti), sharp analytical knowledge (Jnaana) is also essential. Sati should have condemned her father and actually she condemned her father by giving proper replies to him, but, overwhelmed by emotion, she committed suicide losing God Shiva forever. Parvati also faced the same situation when God Shiva came in disguise and scolded God Shiva, but, replied to every criticism and then tried to go away. Hence, emotion is very good for devotion since it is the life of love. But, it should be controlled by knowledge at its stage of climax. Even Chandralekha, who is the topmost devotee of God Krishna should have controlled her emotion at its stage of climax and could have saved her life. If life is saved, she can meet Krishna next day or a few days later on. Even the possibility of meeting Krishna exists in the daytime also because every Gopika used to go to the Madhura city in the daytime to sell the butter and there is an opportunity to meet Krishna on the way in the daytime also. Even Hanuman thought of committing suicide when Sita was not found in Lanka! Hanuman is considered to be the highest intellectual in the creation, but, even He was overcome by the uncontrolled flow of emotion!

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