The Flute Player of Brindaban
The Flute Player of Brindaban: The poem voices the sentiments of a worshipper of Lord Krishna who, enchanted by the magic music of his divine ut flute, must forsake all to follow it. He or she would go, undaunted and undeterred, free from the earthly love and worldly lures, forsaking all, wherever the music of his flute would lead him or her to. The call of the flute is, indeed, so potent and irresistible that in answer to the call of the flute, hewould travel to the golden flowering groves of Indra or the silent courts of Yama, where its mellifluous notes would betake him, regardless of the peril of the deep or height, or the untravelled route, or time-unconquered space. Krishna's beloved (Radha) who has been enchanted by the sweet and haunting music of his matchless flute will follow her divine lover forsaking the earthly lures and worldly attractions.
Following the magical flute, she will go to Indira's kingdom where golden flowers bloom year-round and a stream of limpid water forever flows to the dark and dismal kingdom of Yama, the God of death. Undaunted by perils Of "the Deep of height", fear of time unconquered space or light untravelled route, she will follow her lover through thick and thin.
Love Lyric :
It is a beautiful love lyric. True love is born of "the marriage of true minds" that admits no impediments and ultimately culminates in the complete identification of the lover and the beloved. The spell of love is so irresistible that the beloved can not remain satisfied until she follows her lover. True love is the spirit's call for sacrifice:Still, must I like a homeless bird
Wonder, forsaking all;
The earthly loves and worldly lures
That held my life in thrall,
And follow, follow, answering
Thy a magical flute call.
Diction and Style :
The language of this charming lyric is simple and musical. It lacks that embellishment which is the cardinal feature of many of her poems. Symbolically the flute player is Lord Krishna; the tune of the flute is the song of the Infinite that lures every Hindu heart from mortal hearts and attachments, and the heart of the Hindu worshiper is the soul, which longs for an ecstatic union with the Infinite.The stanzas are in an iambic metre of four feet and three feet alternately. The handling is quite admirable in this poem resulting in a musical little lyric.
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