krishna leela series part 29 releasing nanda maharaja from the clutches of varuna

Govardhan Puja - New Moon day

7 days of Rain and Storm

10th day Indra worshipped Lord

11th day of full moon is EkAdasi

12th day is DvAdasi. Break fast.

Nanda Maharaja went to Yamuna

EkAdasi & Fasting

Padma PurAna – 14th Ch Kriya-sagara-sara

Jaimini Rishi - Srila VyAsadeva

PApapurusha – Deity of EkAdasi

Fast from Grains

PApapurusha takes shelter in the Grains on EkAdasi day

Nanda Maharaj woke up bit early than usual time - Demonic

Varuna’s servant arrested Nanda Maharaja

Companions cried for Krishna & Balarama

Devotees take shelter of Krishna

Child cries for parents whenin danger

About Varuna

Deva in charge of Ocean & River

Proprietor of all the treasures (riches) in the water

Governor of Night and Darkness

Arjuna’s conshell (Devadhatta) obtained from Varuna

Tongue – Controlling Deity (SB:2.10.9 purport)

Krishna & Balarama went to VarunA’s abode

Varuna’s received Krishna

Varuna’s Prayer:

Increasing possessions – is not success

Seeing Krishna - is success

Begged pardon for servant’s mistake

Released Nanda Maharaja

All returned, Nanda Maharaja’s surprise

Nanda Maharaja – Krishna is wonderful child

VrjavAsis - about salvation

Krishna as ParamAtma, knows everybody’s desires

Krishna shows the spiritual sky near the lake

Spiritual World Material World

ChintAmani (Touch stone) every where

Earth, Water, Fire, Air Ether

Sat-Cit-Ananda Vigraha Asat, Acit, NirAnanda

Always 16 years old & Beautiful, flower garland

Body changes, beauty not permanent

Can associate with women – No lust

Full of lust. No love

Glorification of Krishna always with devotion

Self & political glorification

Spiritual World Material World

Nice fragrance every where

Bad smell every where

No anxiety - Vaikuntha Full of Anxiety - Kuntha

One goes never returns – BG: 15.6, 8.16

From Brahmaloka, have to fall

Time has NO effect Due to time 6 kinds of changes

NO Moon, Sun or Electricity. Self effulgent

Need Moon, Sun and Electricity

Devotional service - Transcendental

Material activity under three modes

Go

Go

Spiritual World Material World

All are servants of Lord Wants to become master

Kalpavriksha Tree

(Desire Tree)

Ordinary Trees

Everything will reciprocate Not all can reciprocate

Next

Back

Eating, Sleeping, Mating, Defending

HitOpadesha – Man with No Spiritual Knowledge = Animal

Bodily concept

We are not this body, body like shirt (BG: 2.22). Death ?

We are Soul, part and parcel of Krishna

Materialistic People

Go

Next

Back

Back

Materialistic Happiness

Material Happiness – Chewing the Chewed

Material Happiness – Less misery

Materialistic People

Material Activity - Reaction

Birth, Disease, Old Age & Death. After Death..

Next body from 8.4 million varieties (Padma PurAna)

Human body very rare

Make use of this body

If one falls, have to take many births again & suffer

Go

Materialistic People

Material Frustration (Chewing the Chewed)

Mystic Yoga

Finally want to become GOD

Yoga – Connecting Soul and Super Soul BG: Ch 6

Must take up a bonafide process

How to go to Spiritual world ?

subhAsubha-phalair evammoksyase karma-bandhanaihsannyAsa-yoga-yuktAtmAvimukto mAm upaisyasi

BG: 9.28 - In this way you will be freed from bondage to work and its auspicious and inauspicious results. With your mind fixed on Me in this principle of renunciation, you will be liberated and come to Me.

Eat Krishna PrasAdam

man-manA bhava mad-bhaktomad-yAjI mAm namaskurumAm evaisyasi yuktvaivamAtmAnam mat-parAyanah

Bhakthi Yoga

man-manA bhava mad-bhaktomad-yAjI mAm namaskurumAm evaisyasi satyam tepratijAne priyo ’si me

– BG 18.35

Think of Krishna at the time of Death

Will I come back again to this material world?

All took bath in the lake

All were wonderfully blissful

We also – Now we know how to reach Krishna

Bliss - Happiness

All of them saw Krishna wonderfully decorated, being worshiped with excellent prayers

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