Bhanwar Geet is a unique Brajbhasha composition written by Sant Nanddas Ji, which portrays the supremacy of love-filled devotion (prem-bhakti) through the conversation between Uddhav and the Gopis. Uddhav brings the message of impersonal Brahm and detachment, but the Gopis’ deep love and devotion humble his pride. Based on the background of the 10th Canto of the Shrimad Bhagavatam, this poetic dialogue establishes the path of bhakti and love as supreme. The one-pointed love of the Gopis for Krishna is the soul of this composition.
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Through the impact and grace of Gopi’s selfless love, even an enlightened being like Uddhava, immersed in the bliss of merging with the ‘Brahma (Impersonal God), renounced all its Yogic practices and became a Rasika, a true connoisseur of divine love, accepting the path of pure love.
The self-realized Uddhava says to Lord Shri Krishna — “O Lord! I now desire to become a tree, a vine, or a creeper in the holy land of Braj. Let me reside there forever, so that when the maidens of Braj wander here and there, their shadow may naturally fall upon me, and I may become truly fulfilled then.”
The self-realized Uddhava says—“O Lord! My only wish now is to forever reside in Braj, becoming one with the dust of this sacred land, so that when the maidens of Braj, the pinnacle of divine love, wander through these sacred paths, may the dust of their feet fall upon me. In that moment, I shall feel truly fulfilled. This alone is the supreme purpose of my life.”
