19 November 2011

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KKSblog.com - Everything is auspicious

Everything is auspicious

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 12:15 PM PST


(Kadamba Kanana Swami, Melbourne, Australia, 2011)

A story about Krishna from the book 'Gopala Champu' by Jiva Goswami. We recall when Krishna lived in Dvārakā. At that time, there was a an eclipse. A full eclipse where the eclipse of the sun was being predicted. So everyone was worried about it and Vasudeva decided that they should all go to Kuruksetra, to perform a big sacrifice there. Therefore, the whole entire family of the Yadus went to Kuruksetra and a big arrangement for a sacrifice was being made, and all on the order of Vasudeva who was arranging for everything.

It was just at that time, Nanda Maharaj was also coming to visit and he arrived. When Krishna saw Nanda Maharaj, then Krishna became so emotional and so did Nanda Maharaj. Vasudeva had never seen Krishna like that. Then he said out loud:

"It's not surprising that Krishna is so attached to Nanda Maharaja, although Nanda Maharaj was not his real father, but of course he stayed there for a long time".

Nanda Maharaj didn't even hear that, he just saw Krishna and Krishna saw Nanda Maharaj. Then a brahmana came and said to Vasudeva:

"Please, you must come now for the sacrifice, so that we can counteract the inauspicious influence of the eclipse".

And Jiva Goswami or some narrators who tell story say:

"What is the question of any inauspiciousness when Krishna is there!"

So the whole sacrifice was not required, because Krishna was present. Nanda Maharaj understood that there was no need for a yajña. But Vasudeva wanted to do the yajña, to ward off the inauspiciousness. So here, we see something between the mood of Dvārakā, and the mood of Vrindavana, which is very interesting. How in the mood of Dvārakā, there is all this opulence so they are into the external ritual, and for the sake of dharma and everything! But in Vrindavana:

'It's okay, we have Krishna. When Krishna is here then everything is auspicious…..where there is Krishna ".

The gopis have that same mood! So one who chants the holy name of Krishna, goes for the essence – 'Krishna, Krishna, Krishna!'

Wherever there is Krishna, then there is no need!

The special process of chanting part 2

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 01:00 AM PST

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, Melbourne, Australia, 2011)


So why in the other ages were they not chanting the holy name?

They were………. they were also devotees who were chanting the name of the Lord in other yugas and other ages, but there was a difference and that was:

'kathañcana smṛte yasmin
duṣkaraṁ sukaraṁ bhavet', (C.c. Adi 14.1).

That in this age of Kali whatever is difficult is made easy by the mercy of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. So previously you had to chant and chant and chant forever to get the result. But now you chant a little and you very quickly get the benefit. So in that way, especially in this age of Kali, the most potent process is made easy by the mercy of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and therefore now, especially through the direct process of associating with Krishna can one make advancement!

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