So, these siddh Gopīs (perfected cowherd maidens), who are they? They are not nitya (eternal associates). Who are they?
Some are the ṛichās (Vedic hymns) of the Vedas, and yet others are the jeev ātmās), the (individual) souls of Bhīm Vaikuṇṭha. And yet others are also the Paramhaṁsas (supreme renunciates) of Daṇḍakāraṇya van, the forest of Daṇḍakāraṇya, when Shree Ram Chandraji Bhagwan visited Daṇḍakāraṇya van. Those Paramahaṁsas. And yet others are agni putras, the sons of Agni, fire. And yet some are Mithilāpur Gopīs (of Mithilā).
So all these, and some more, are the siddh Mahāpuruṣh (perfected great souls). They are the Siddh Gopīs, who through sādhana (spiritual practice) attained siddhi (perfection). Attained siddhi means attained perfect Divine love and became Gopīs in Golok (the Divine abode). Now, these Vedic Ṛichās, these Gopīs, they are the ṛichās of the Vedas; they are also Siddha Gopīs, as I mentioned. How?
See, there are some Vedic ṛichās which are known as ananyapūrvikā (exclusive, direct hymns), and there are others which are known as anyapūrvikā (indirect hymns). Ananyapūrvikā ṛichās of the Vedas—like in the Taittirīya Upaniṣhad, verse number 2.1, which states,
सत्यं ज्ञानमनन्तं ब्रह्म ।
Satyam gyānam anantam Brahm.
They directly talk about Brahm (the Absolute). No inky-pinky-ponky. Directly they talk about Brahm. These are ananyapūrvikā (who) exclusively talk about Brahm. And there are others, the Vedic ṛichās, who are siddh Gopīs, (and) who are known as anyapūrvikā. They talk about Indra, Kuber, other devatās (celestial deities) as well (like) Varuṇ, and so on.
So there are two kinds of Vedic ṛichās, so to say. Those who talk directly about Brahm, and the others who talk about the other devīs and devatās as well.
So the Vedic ṛichās who directly talk about Brahm, and who sing the glories of Shree Krishna, or supreme Brahm, in a very unconditional manner, these Vedic ṛichās have access, because they fulfill the condition of mādhurya-bhāv (sweet, intimate love), rāgānugā bhakti (selfless loving adoration with deep love and longing for Radha Krishna), ‘tādātmya-bhāvecchāmayī’ (a feeling of oneness), ‘param niṣhkām’ (meaning) unconditional, unselfish in their love, in their devotion. Because these are the glories, these are the mantras, that these Vedic ṛichās are chanting. Exclusive they are, ananya-bhāv (exclusive devotion), in their devotion to supreme Brahm.
So now you understand. I shouldn’t go too much into the pāṇḍitya (scholasticism) of it, right?
