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sb 1.2.1-21

CHAPTER TWO Divinity and Divine Service Text 1 Translation Ugraśravā [Sūta Gosvāmī], the son of Romaharṣaṇa, being fully satisfied by the perfect questions of the brāhmaṇas, thanked them and thus attempted to reply. Purport The sages of Naimiṣāraṇya asked Sūta Gosvāmī six questions, and so he is answering them one by one. Text 2 Translation Śrīla Sūta Gosvāmī said: Let me offer my respectful obeisances unto that great sage [Śukadeva Gosvāmī] who can enter the hearts of all. When he went away to take up the renounced order of life [sannyāsa], leaving home without undergoing reformation by the sacred thread or the ceremonies observed by the higher castes, his father, Vyāsadeva, fearing separation from him, cried out, “O my son!” Indeed, only the trees, which were absorbed in the same feelings of separation, echoed in response to the begrieved father. Purport The institution of varṇa and āśrama prescribes many regulative duties to be observed by its followers. Such duties enjoin that a ca...
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brs 48

अध्याय अड़तालीस भय और भयावहता डर लगना कृष्ण के लिए बहुत ज़्यादा प्यार में, डर के दो कारण होते हैं: या तो खुद कृष्ण या कृष्ण के लिए कोई डरावनी स्थिति। जब कोई भक्त खुद को कृष्ण के चरणों में अपराधी महसूस करता है, तो कृष्ण खुद भयानक बहुत ज़्यादा प्यार का कारण बन जाते हैं। और जब बहुत ज़्यादा प्यार में, कृष्ण के दोस्त और शुभचिंतक उनके लिए किसी खतरे की आशंका करते हैं, तो वह स्थिति उनके डर का कारण बन जाती है। जब ऋक्षराज कृष्ण के सामने लड़ रहे थे और अचानक उन्हें एहसास हुआ कि कृष्ण ही भगवान हैं, तो कृष्ण ने उनसे कहा: “मेरे प्यारे ऋक्षराज, तुम्हारा चेहरा इतना सूखा क्यों है? प्लीज़ मुझसे डरो मत। तुम्हारे दिल को इस तरह कांपने की कोई ज़रूरत नहीं है। प्लीज़ खुद को शांत करो। मुझे तुमसे कोई गुस्सा नहीं है। लेकिन, तुम मुझ पर जितना चाहो गुस्सा कर सकते हो – मेरे साथ लड़ने में अपनी सर्विस बढ़ाने के लिए और मेरे खेलने के तरीके को बढ़ाने के लिए।” कृष्ण के प्यार में इस भयानक हालत में, कृष्ण खुद डर की चीज़ हैं। कृष्ण के साथ एक और भयानक स्थिति का उदाहरण इस तरह है। यमुना नदी में बालक कृष्ण से अच्छी तरह सज़ा मिलने...
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k26 spiritual

### Chapter 26 – Wonderful Kṛṣṇa ### Detailed Spiritual Meaning and Lessons The central teaching of this chapter is that Śrī Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, yet His devotees love Him so intimately that they see Him as their own beloved child and friend. His extraordinary activities reveal His supreme power, while His loving relationships reveal His sweetness. ### 1\. Kṛṣṇa is never an ordinary child The cowherd men wondered how a seven-year-old boy could lift Govardhana Hill with one hand. Spiritual meaning: Kṛṣṇa's body is not material like ours. His beauty, childhood, strength and activities are all transcendental. He does not need to become an adult to possess unlimited power. Kṛṣṇa is always complete in every respect. ### 2\. Kṛṣṇa's pastimes reveal His divine protection The residents remembered how Kṛṣṇa had killed Pūtanā, Tṛṇāvarta, Bakāsura and Vatsāsura, uprooted the yamala-arjuna trees, subdued Kāliya and saved everyone from forest fires. These pastimes te...
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Krishna book 5

Chapter 5 The Meeting of Nanda and Vasudeva Although Kṛṣṇa was the real son of Vasudeva and Devakī, because of Kaṁsa’s atrocious activities Vasudeva could not enjoy the birth ceremony of his son. But Nanda Mahārāja, the foster father, celebrated the birth ceremony of Kṛṣṇa very joyfully. The next day, it was declared that a male child had been born to Yaśodā. According to Vedic custom, Nanda Mahārāja called for learned astrologers and brāhmaṇas to perform the birth ceremony. After the birth of a child, the astrologers calculate the moment of the birth and make a horoscope of the child’s future life.  Before the birth ceremony, the family members take baths, cleanse themselves and decorate themselves with ornaments and nice garments; then they come before the child and the astrologer to hear of the future life of the child. Nanda Mahārāja and other members of the family dressed and sat down in front of the birthplace. All the brāhmaṇas who were assembled there on this occasion chant...
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On the way to Krishna 2

2 The Way of Chanting and Knowing Kṛṣṇa Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare/ Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare. This is transcendental sound vibration. It will help us to cleanse the dust from the mirror of the mind. At the present moment we have accumulated so much material dust on the mirror of the mind, just as on Second Avenue (New York City) there is dust and soot over everything due to the heavy traffic. Due to our manipulation of material activities, a great deal of dust has collected over our mind’s clear mirror, and as a consequence we are unable to see things in perspective. This vibration of transcendental sound (the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra) will cleanse away this dust and enable us to see clearly our real constitutional position. As soon as we come to understand “I am not this body; I am spirit soul, and my symptom is consciousness,” we will be able to establish ourselves in real happiness. As our consciousness is purified by this process of chanting Hare Kṛṣṇ...
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