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The Glories of Sri Vrindavan Meeting of Vajranabha and Parikshit the Glories of Sri Vrindavan Srila Suta Goswami Srila Narahari Cakravarti Thakura Çré Indira Ekädaçé Issue no:96 5th October 2018 THE GLORIES OF SRI VRINDAVAN MEETING OF VAJRANABHA AND PARIKSHIT THE GLORIES OF SRI VRINDAVAN Srila Suta Goswami Srila Narahari Cakravarti Thakura HOW VAJRANABHA ESTABLISHED Uddhava Sandeśa BRAJMANDALA? Srila Rupa Goswami Sri Rajashekhara Das Adhikari SEEING SRI VRINDAVAN His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Issue no 96, Page — 2 nityaà bhägavata-sevayä MEETING OF VAJRANABHA AND PARIKSHIT have one problem. Kindly consider the Srila Suta Goswami following matter. Although I've been installed as the King Desiring to see Vajranabha, Maharaja of Mathura, I feel like I am living in a Pariksit once went to the city of Mathura. forest. The happiness of a kingdom is due Hearing that Maharaja Pariksit, who was to the presence of the great people that equal to his own father, was coming to live there. Unfortunately, I have no idea see him, Vajranabha's heart filled with where the great residents of this place affection. He went to the city gate, fell have now gone.” at Maharaja Pariksit's feet, and then Hearing Vajranabha's words, Maharaja brought him to his palace. The great Pariksit called for Shandilya Rishi as he hero Maharaja Pariksit, who was always knew the sage could clear Vajranabha's absorbed in thoughts of Lord Krishna, doubts. Shandilya Rishi had previously lovingly embraced Vajranabha. They acted as the priest for Nanda Maharaja and together entered the inner palace and the cowherd men and thus he knew the offered obeisance to Rukmini, the chief truths of Vrindavan. When he received the of Lord Krishnas one hundred and eight message from Pariksit Maharaja, Shandilya wives. The other wives in turn welcomed Rishi left his äçrama and came before the the King according to custom. Maharaja two kings. Vajranabha welcomed the best Pariksit then happily sat on a comfortable of sages with the proper ceremonies and seat, and after resting a while he spoke to had him sit on an elevated seat. Pariksit Vajranabha. Maharaja told Shandilya Rishi what Maharaja Pariksit said: “Dear Vajranabha had just said and the sage Vajranabha, your father and grandfather affectionately comforted them with the saved my father and grandfather from following words. great dangers. I was also fully protected Shandilya Rishi said: “Dear Pariksit by your great-grandfather, Lord Krishna. and Vajranabha, Please listen carefully Even if I wanted to repay their kindness, as I tell you the secret of Vraja bhumi. I would never be able to. My humble The meaning of the word "Vraja" is all- request is that you happily engage your pervasive. According to ancient opinions, subordinates in taking care of the affairs this land is named Vraja because it is all- of the state. You should never worry about pervasive. This land is an all spiritual protecting your treasury, expanding your manifestation, situated beyond the three army, or subduing your enemies. Simply modes of material nature. Therefore it always engage yourself in the service of is called Vraja. The abode of liberated your mothers. souls, this land is ever-blissful, effulgent, Now please tell me if you have any indestructible. Dear kings, in this land of cause of distress and rest assured that I Vraja the self-realized souls and devotees, will happily dispel all your troubles.” who relish love of God, constantly Hearing Maharaja Pariksit's words, experience the sac-cid-änanda form of Vajranabha was greatly pleased. He Krishna. Srimati Radhika, the daughter replied: “ Oh my dear uncle, your advice of Maharaja Vrsabhanu, is like the ätmä to me is very appropriate. By imparting of Lord Sri Krishna, the son of Nanda thorough instruction in the art of archery, Maharaja. She eternally enjoys pastimes your father has greatly obliged me. By with Him, and therefore the devotees his mercy I have become expert in all the expert in understanding transcendental military arts of the kñatriyas. Therefore, mellows call Krishna ätmäräma. I have not the slightest concern for the The meaning of the word käma is desire. protection of my kingdom. I do however In Vraja, Krishnas only desire is to engage in Bhāgavata Mahāvidyālaya www.ibmedu.org nityaà bhägavata-sevayä Issue no 96, Page—3 pastimes with the cows, the cowherd boys The second are those aspiring to become and the cowherd girls. Because He always eternal associates, and the third are the achieves the fulfillment of this desire, He demigods and their expansions whom the is called äptakäma. The transcendental Lord has previously sent to Dvaraka. The pastimes of Sri Krishna are self-evident, as demigods who had appeared as Yadavas they are far beyond the material nature. in this descent of the Lord have been sent They are relished in Vraja by Sri Krishna, the back to their duties in the heavenly planets topmost expert in loving exchanges and His through the brähmaëas curse in the Lord's dear devotees. The creation, maintenance, mausala-lélä. The Lord awarded spiritual and annihilation pastimes of the material forms to the devotees who aspired to world are carried out by His external become His eternal associates. He then energy namely the modes of goodness, brought these devotees together with passion, and ignorance. Whenever the His intimate eternal associates of the Lord expands His pastimes of this world, västavi, spiritual pastimes and they thus even ordinary people are benefited. In this disappeared from the vision of the ordinary way, Sri Govinda manifests two types of people. pastimes—- västavi and vyävahärika. Thus common people, who are situated in Västavi or transcendental pastimes the vyävahärika pastimes, are unqualified are enjoyed by the Supreme Lord and to enter the Lord's eternal pastimes and his rasikä devotees. Vyävahärika see the eternal associates of the västavi pastimes are for the conditioned souls. pastimes. That is why this place appears There cannot be vyävahärika pastimes devoid to ordinary people. without västavi pastimes. Vyävahärika pastimes however have no entrance into Therefore Vajranabha, you should not the transcendental västavi pastimes. worry in the least. Following my orders That which is experienced by the two establish towns named wherever Lord of you are vyävahärika pastimes. Their Krishna has performed His pastimes at jurisdiction extends from this planet up to that place. In this way you can render the heavenly planets. Mathurä-maëòala is very valuable service to the transcendental also apparently situated on this planet. The land of Vraja. Establish your domain at famous Vrajabhumi is situated in this very Govardhana, Dirghapura (Deeg), Mathura, area, and the Lord's confidential or västavi Mahavana, Nandagrama (Nandagaon), pastimes are enacted here. These pastimes and Brhatsanu (Varsana). Reside in these are manifest on occasions to the devotees pastime sites of Lord Krishna and engage whose hearts are filled with devotion. in the service of the rivers, mountains, At the end of the Dväpara-yuga in the kundas, lakes, and kunjas of Vraja, for twenty-eighth yuga cycle, when the Lord's by doing so you will be happy and the associates who are qualified in the conjugal citizens of your kingdom will prosper. By relationship assemble in this place, the following this instruction and establishing Lord and His intimate associates descend, many towns here, you will fulfill all your just as He recently enacted here. In this desires. This eternal, cognisant, blissful way the Lord causes to incarnate all those land of Vraja should be served by you in all whom He desires to experience and relish ways. By my blessings you will properly His pastimes with His intimate associates. identify all of the places of Lord Krishnas At that time all the demigods and other pastimes. O Vajranabha, continually devotees also descend with the Lord. serving Vraja in this way, one day you will In these pastimes there are three kinds meet Sri Uddhava. Then he will instruct of devotees who participate, The first you and your mothers in the mysteries of are the Lord's intimate eternal associates, Vraja and the pastimes of the Lord." who are never separated from the Lord. Having instructed Vajranabha and Pariksit www.ibmedu.org Bhāgavata Mahāvidyālaya Issue no 96, Page — 4 Top left 4 nityaà bhägavata-sevayä in this way, Shandilya, the best of the established by Vajranabha were either Rishis, returned to his äçrama blissfully hidden, abandoned, looted, or just remembering Lord Krishna. leaving forgotten. Pariksit and Vajranabha feeling great — From the Vrajamandala Parikrama book of Rajasekhar das ecstasy for having heard his instructions. Brahmacari. — Bhägavata Mähätmya from Skanda Puräëa, Published by touchstone media Edited by Isha Prakash Das. SEEING SRI VRINDAVAN His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami HOW VAJRANABHA ESTABLISHED BRAJMANDALA? It was not essential for Sri Caitanya Sri Rajashekhara Das Adhikari Mahaprabhu to go to Vrindavana, for wherever He stayed was immediately Vajranabha readily agreed to the mandate converted to Vrindavan by dint of His of Sandilya Rishi and, being guided by constant remembrance of Krishna. This scriptures like the Ädi-varäha Puräëa, he reality was also expressed by Sri Caitanya identified and named every forest, grove, Mahaprabhu Himself when He danced garden, lake, kunda, hill, rock, and village, in the Ratha-yatra. At that time He said that was connected to Krishna’s pastimes that His very mind was Vrindavan (mora- within the entire area of Brajmandala. It mana—våndävana). Because His mind is said that Vajranabha installed at least was Vrindavan, all the pastimes of Radha sixteen very important deities at different and Krishna were taking place within His locations around Brajmandala. The first heart. Nonetheless, just to teach people, He deities were established in the forest of visited bhauma-våndävana, Våndävana- Vrindavan and included; Madana-mohana, dhäma in this material world.
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