Baba's Storytime - Radha, the Great Devotee

"When Krishna lifted the Govardhana mountain, it was a matter of celebration. The unmarried Gopikas performed Varalakshmi Vratam. Even now ladies perform Varalakshmi Vratam. 

Radha was a great devotee. But those who did not believe in the divinity of Krishna subjected her to a lot of hardships. Even in those days there were atheists. Atheists, theists, theistic-atheists and atheistic-theists are present in every age. The atheists put Radha in a house and locked it from outside. (Taking this theme, I wrote a drama and got it enacted by children.) They felt Radha’s family reputation was being tarnished because of her going after Krishna. And to stop her from doing so, she was locked up in the room. 

She started crying and praying. Krishna heard her prayers, opened the doors and released her. He chided those people saying, “Is this the way you treat a devotee? It is all right if you have no devotion to Me. But it is a great sin to harass a devotee.” 

Krishna took Radha with Him. Radha then prayed to Krishna to play a song on His divine flute. 

“Sing a song Oh Krishna! 
With each word dripping with honey and talk to Me 
To My heart’s content. 
Take the essence of the Vedas, 
Let it flow through your divine flute 
And transform it into a melodious song. 
Sing a song Oh Krishna …” 
(Telugu Song) 

Listening to His melodious music, Radha breathed her last. From that day, Krishna never touched His flute again. Krishna performed several leelas. He was verily God in human form. None could comprehend or describe His divine nature. It was infinite and unfathomable. You do not find anything other than Divine love flowing from Him.

(From the Divine Discourses of Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba)