The juice of life flowed because there was no anger and no desire. That means “playing with the juice of life.” Slowly, this got identified as a space where there was no anger, there was no desire, just life. The dance sessions that he had in these communities at certain times of the month or in the evenings after the work is done were referred to as Rasa Leela. So with Rasa Leela Govinda, we are saying he is someone who played with the juice of life. There may not be an exact word to translate this into English. The profound dimensions of life, the ultimate nature of the existence can be delivered in a playful way. This moment he is God, the next moment he is a child, the next moment he is just a man – he is so many things at the same time. When we call him Govinda, we are bowing down to him as the Divine. “He’s a cowherd!” When we refer to him as Gopala, we are talking to him in an endearing way. “He’s just a cowherd.” But that itself became a celebration for everyone else. Even as a little baby, they could not ignore who he was. His beauty, his wisdom, his strength, his valor could not be ignored, from day one. He is just a cowherd – but you cannot ignore him. Generally, divinity has always been recognized in great ascetic yogis, or sometimes in the form of kings – but a cowherd. Sadhguru: What is Gopala? What does it mean? Go means “cow.” Pala means “one who tends to it.” Krishna is seen as a cowherd. Sadhguru looks at the meaning of the Gopala chant, and explores various facets of Krishna - his beauty, his fearlessness, and how he played with the juice of life.

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