True Fact About "Baansuri" of Lord Shri Krishna

True Fact About Baansuri of Lord Shri Krishna

Somebody asked me about the Baansuri of Lord Shri Kirshna and the Question was “Why Lord Shri Krishna has Baansuri in his hand.”

Question looks simple but exactly not simple as we thought.  Answer can be given in one line but that will be not right for Reality.  I am writing this article just because of this reason that Indian people should know about the Point what I am pointing-out here.

If we want to understand the Baansuri, first we have to under stand the exact culture of the time period of Lord Shri Krishna.

The Dwaapar Yuga (Krishan Kaal) was also known as Gop Kaal.  It means at that time 50% of the people were in the profession of Cow-herd.  At that time Cows had direct connection to the Nation’s prosperity.  Robustness & Health of a nation was depending on the Health, Quality and quantity of Cows of a nation, means if Cows of the nation were good quality, large in quantity and has very good health then the people of the Nation will be very wise, healthy & wealthy.  

Let understand the Cow-herd System (Gow Paalan Vyavasthaa) of Dwaapar Yuga:-

A person who taking care the cow in cow-yard was known as “Gopaal” and person who had 5 Lac cows including Gopaals in his supervision was known as “Up-Nand”. As in the same way the owner of 9 Lac cows was known as “Nand”, owner of 10 Lac cows was known as “Varish-Bhaanu”, owner of 50 Lac cows was “Varish-Bhaanu-War” and owner of 1 Caror cows was known as “Nand Raaj”.

Post	Owner of
Gopaal	He is not owner. His profession is to taking care the cows.  Each Gopaal has 5-10 cows in his supervision
Up-Nand	5 Lac cows including Gopaals
Nand	9 Lac cows including Gopaals
Varish-Bhaanu	10 Lac cows including Gopaals
Varish-Bhaanu-War	50 Lac cows including Gopaals
Nand-Raaj (also known as Maahaa Nand)	1 Caror cows including Gopaals

In a same way, in one nation there were lots of “Nand Raajaas” which comes under one King. In the kingdom of King “Kans” Maataa Raadhaa’s father was Varish-Bhaanu-Var and Lord Shri Krishan’s father was Nand-Raaj who gives approximate caror gallon Milk & Butter as a Tex to King Kans in a year.

One more thing is that, by that time cows were not like as today’s Indian Cow. The most usable species of cow at that time was “Kaam Dhenu” which no longer exist today (it has some another story that why today “Kaam Dhenu” is not exist). 

Indian Cow also known as “Desi Gow” which can be in another sense an ancestor of “Kaam Dhenu”.  But the Jersey Cow has no any kind of connection with the Indian cow as well as Kaam Dhenu Gow. Some scientist believes that Jersey Cow not even a cow species.        

“Kaam Dhenu” was very sensitive species as compare with today’s “Desi Gow”. It cannot be tied at one place, if do so, cow can be mentally upset, can get physically weak or can be die.  If it is not happen then quality or quantity of Cow’s   milk will defiantly effected.  It is therefore, it is important to pasture the cow in outdoor location like in large green area and forest where they can move and eat, freely/happily and produce high quality milk which has direct connection with the health of Nation’s people.     

There is one more specialty in the Kaam Dhanu’s milk product that, it has “Swarn Bhasam”( (Gold ash) a therapeutic form of gold metal of nano size particles used in most of Ayurvaidik Medicines)  naturally mixed in it which is produced by a “Surya Granthi” situated in the hump (Kubad) of cow’s back.  “Surya Granthi” has direct linked with Cow’s brain and Sun Rays.  This specific “Granthi” works properly only in the Light of Sun and in Fresh Air means “Swarn Bhasam” produced only in the rays of Sun (that is why, even today, the color of Cow’s “Ghee” is golden (yellow)) which is always available in outdoor location, in open areas (field, Forest etc.).  This is one more reason to pasture (Charaanaa) the cow outdoor.

When Gopaals were used to go to pasture the cows in forest they were divided in the groups of hundred of cows.   One more thing I want to mention here that Baansuri is not only for Lord Shri Krishna but every single Gopaal carried Stick, Flute and Horn with them. At that time Bansuri was very famous for its soothing sound and its raw material “Baans” (Bamboo) which is easily available in the forest (word baansuri originates in the Sanskrit baans [bamboo] + swar [musical note]).  Its soothing sound plays very important role to keep the cows calm.  Every single Gopaal were used to play a particular musical note (swar) for his own group of cows, which cows easily identify.  This technique was very helpful to find the missing cows from the forest or cows which mixed in another groups.

Above that all Lord Shri Kirhsan The Complete God take birth and lives in Cow-herd colony. He was very dedicated to all his friends and Cows.  He taking cares not only the cows of Varindaavan but whole world.  The Baansuri of Lord Shri Krishna is known as divine instrument (Divya Baansuri). The tunes of God Krishna's flute having a spellbinding and enthralling effect not only on the Cows/animals of the region, but even on the women of the Braj and on everyone who listen.

Some Mythological historical notes also tells that Lord Shri Raam was promised his brother “Bharat” that whenever he take birth in future on earth he will gave him (Bharat) a very loveable and nearest place of his Good-Self.  To keep this promise Lord Raam take avatar as Lord Shri Krishana and Bharat as his loveable Baansuri which he loves very much and keep it in his lotus hands all the time.

(Written By:- Yogeshwar Sharma)