In this Kali-yuga, may the son of Śacī always manifest within the cave of your heart. Out of His compassion, He has descended to offer that which was never bestowed before, the most exalted, radiant mellow of conjugal love [unnatojjvala-rasāṁ], the beauty of His own devotion. He is Kṛṣṇa Himself, now illuminated by the effulgence of golden brilliance.
Rūpa Gosvāmī’s early play Vidagdha Mādhava (The Artful Lord Kṛṣṇa) opens with an unforgettable invocation of Kṛṣṇa. The author expresses to his reader the wish that Kṛṣṇa may shine forth in the heart of everyone. And as if to make that experience possible, he explains in just a few words the purpose of Kṛṣṇa’s appearance among us.
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