Sunday, 3 February 2013

SRIMAD BHAGWATAM VOLUME III

Krishna Kirtan

HUMOR DREAM WITH SRILA PRABHUPADA

 Just last night I had a dream with Srila Prabhupada. This one had such a special feeling and was quick and he made me feel so close. My immediate feeling was that I didn't deserve that kind of personal attention from him.

He had come into my room and he was being so friendly and charming in a humorously way. I remember that he was making some joke (I can't remember), but his presence was all around so humorously and charming. I was just so lost in that, and the fact that he came here all by himself.

And then he said: "Simply consuming life air, that is known as waste of time. That's how time simply burns up. That's all."

And then he added: "See? This is Indian humor."

And I replied: "Yes, and it's very funny. I like it."

I then saw him leaving the room as he said that, and right after I woke up, thinking to myself: "Oh my God, was I just exchanging humor with Srila Prabhupada?"

I could not believe it!

Kirtan
February 3 2013
DELHI) SRIMAD BHAGWATAM VOLUME III

Digitally Remastered Srimad Bhagwatam Volume III (1965), also known as the Delhi Bhagwatam. This is the third of the 3-volume-set of Srimad Bhagwatam Srila Prabhupada printed in India before coming to the West.

In this entry of his Jaladuta Dairy, on August 22, 1965 Srila Prabhupada writes:

"At about 10 a.m. we are now in the dockyard of Cochin. The dock is peculiar because it is by nature full of small islands. Some of the islands are full with nice hutments formerly known as British Island. I saw my books from Bombay arrived in five cases and the agents loaded them on the ship at 4 p.m. on 22/8/65."

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OM TAT SAT.

Krishna Kirtan
Bhaktivedanta Vedic Research

Krishna Kirtan
HE BEARS A CONCHSHELL, DISCUS, MACE, AND LOTUS

"The Supreme Personality of Godhead has a cheerful, lotuslike countenance with ruddy eyes like the interior of a lotus and a swarthy body like the petals of a blue lotus. He bears a conch, discus and mace in three of His hands."

prasanna-vadanāmbhojaṁ
padma-garbhāruṇekṣaṇam
nīlotpala-dala-śyāmaṁ
śaṅkha-cakra-gadā-dharam

PURPORT

It is definitely recommended herein that one concentrate his mind upon the form of Viṣṇu. There are twelve different forms of Viṣṇu, which are described in Teachings of Lord Caitanya. One cannot concentrate his mind on anything void or impersonal; the mind should be fixed on the personal form of the Lord, whose attitude is cheerful, as described in this verse. Bhagavad-gītā states that meditation on the impersonal or void features is very troublesome to the meditator. Those who are attached to the impersonal or void features of meditation have to undergo a difficult process because we are not accustomed to concentrating our minds upon anything impersonal. Actually such concentration is not even possible. Bhagavad-gītā also confirms that one should concentrate his mind on the personality of Godhead.

The color of the Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, is described here as nīlotpala-dala, meaning that it is like that of a lotus flower with petals tinted blue and white. People always ask why Kṛṣṇa is blue. The color of the Lord has not been imagined by an artist. It is described in authoritative scripture. In the Brahma-saṁhitā also, the color of Kṛṣṇa’s body is compared to that of a bluish cloud. The color of the Lord is not poetical imagination. There are authoritative descriptions in the Brahma-saṁhitā, Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, Bhagavad-gītā and many of the purāṇas of the Lord’s body, His weapons and all other paraphernalia. The Lord’s appearance is described here as padma-garbhāruṇekṣaṇam. His eyes resemble the inside of a lotus flower, and in His four hands He holds the four symbols: conchshell, discus, mace and lotus.

—Srimad-Bhagavatam, 3.28.13
HE BEARS A CONCHSHELL, DISCUS, MACE, AND LOTUS "The Supreme Personality of Godhead has a cheerful, lotuslike countenance with ruddy eyes like the interior of a lotus and a swarthy body like the petals of a blue lotus. He bears a conch, discus and mace in three of His hands." prasanna-vadanāmbhojaṁ padma-garbhāruṇekṣaṇam nīlotpala-dala-śyāmaṁ śaṅkha-cakra-gadā-dharam PURPORT It is definitely recommended herein that one concentrate his mind upon the form of Viṣṇu. There are twelve different forms of Viṣṇu, which are described in Teachings of Lord Caitanya. One cannot concentrate his mind on anything void or impersonal; the mind should be fixed on the personal form of the Lord, whose attitude is cheerful, as described in this verse. Bhagavad-gītā states that meditation on the impersonal or void features is very troublesome to the meditator. Those who are attached to the impersonal or void features of meditation have to undergo a difficult process because we are not accustomed to concentrating our minds upon anything impersonal. Actually such concentration is not even possible. Bhagavad-gītā also confirms that one should concentrate his mind on the personality of Godhead. The color of the Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, is described here as nīlotpala-dala, meaning that it is like that of a lotus flower with petals tinted blue and white. People always ask why Kṛṣṇa is blue. The color of the Lord has not been imagined by an artist. It is described in authoritative scripture. In the Brahma-saṁhitā also, the color of Kṛṣṇa’s body is compared to that of a bluish cloud. The color of the Lord is not poetical imagination. There are authoritative descriptions in the Brahma-saṁhitā, Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, Bhagavad-gītā and many of the purāṇas of the Lord’s body, His weapons and all other paraphernalia. The Lord’s appearance is described here as padma-garbhāruṇekṣaṇam. His eyes resemble the inside of a lotus flower, and in His four hands He holds the four symbols: conchshell, discus, mace and lotus. —Srimad-Bhagavatam, 3.28.13
श्री नवदुर्गा रक्षामंत्र
बाला सुंदरी माता महामाई को हमारा नमस्कार है
ॐ शैलपुत्री मैया रक्षा करो
ॐ जगजननि देवी रक्षा करो
ॐ नव दुर्गा नमः
ॐ जगजननी नमः
श्री नवदुर्गा रक्षामंत्र बाला सुंदरी माता महामाई को हमारा नमस्कार है ॐ शैलपुत्री मैया रक्षा करो ॐ जगजननि देवी रक्षा करो ॐ नव दुर्गा नमः ॐ जगजननी नमः
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