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The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa SALYA
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa SALYA PARVA translated by Kesari Mohan Ganguli In parentheses Publications Sanskrit Series Cambridge, Ontario 2002 Salya Parva Section I Om! Having bowed down unto Narayana and Nara, the most exalted of male beings, and the goddess Saraswati, must the word Jaya be uttered. Janamejaya said, “After Karna had thus been slain in battle by Savyasachin, what did the small (unslaughtered) remnant of the Kauravas do, O regenerate one? Beholding the army of the Pandavas swelling with might and energy, what behaviour did the Kuru prince Suyodhana adopt towards the Pandavas, thinking it suitable to the hour? I desire to hear all this. Tell me, O foremost of regenerate ones, I am never satiated with listening to the grand feats of my ancestors.” Vaisampayana said, “After the fall of Karna, O king, Dhritarashtra’s son Suyodhana was plunged deep into an ocean of grief and saw despair on every side. Indulging in incessant lamentations, saying, ‘Alas, oh Karna! Alas, oh Karna!’ he proceeded with great difficulty to his camp, accompanied by the unslaughtered remnant of the kings on his side. Thinking of the slaughter of the Suta’s son, he could not obtain peace of mind, though comforted by those kings with excellent reasons inculcated by the scriptures. Regarding destiny and necessity to be all- powerful, the Kuru king firmly resolved on battle. Having duly made Salya the generalissimo of his forces, that bull among kings, O monarch, proceeded for battle, accompanied by that unslaughtered remnant of his forces. Then, O chief of Bharata’s race, a terrible battle took place between the troops of the Kurus and those of the Pandavas, resembling that between the gods and the Asuras. -
Sri Krishna Kathamrita Bindu Issue Four Hundred Eighty-Seven, Page — 3 18Th Century Rajasthani Painting
Sri Krishna Kathamrita तवकथामृतं तप्तजीवन륍 tava kathāmṛtaṁ tapta-jīvanam Bindu Fortnightly email mini-magazine from Gopal Jiu Publications Issue No. 487 Śrī Utthāna Ekādaśī 26 November 2020 Circulation 9,833 • YASHODA’S JOY His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada • PUTANA PART 1 Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur Prabhupada • PUTANA, FALSE GURUS, INSTITUTIONS, AND THE HOLY NAME PART 1 Highlights Reflections on the article of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur Prabhupada dangerous situation, such as being attacked by Putana or some other demon. In Śrīmad Bhāgavatam, tenth canto, seventeenth chapter, verse 19, Sukadev Goswami says that Mother Yashoda felt very, very fortunate when she got back her lost child. She immediately placed him on her lap and began to embrace him again and again. While she was thus embracing her son repeatedly, torrents of tears fell from her eyes, and she was unable to express her transcendental joy. It is stated in the Vidagdha-mādhava of Srila Rupa Goswami, “My dear Krishna, the touch of your mother is so pleasing and cooling that it surpasses the cooling capacity of the pulp of sandalwood and of bright moonshine mixed with the pulp of uśīra root.” (Uśīra is a kind of root which when soaked with water has a very, very cooling effect. It is especially used in the scorching heat of the sun.) — From Nectar of Devotion, chapter 43. Bhaktivedanta Book Trust. Bombay. 1989. PUTANA PART 1 Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur Prabhupada An article published in the Harmonist issue of January 1932 King Kamsa is the typical aggressive empiricist, ever on the lookout for the appearance of the truth in YASHODA’S JOY order to suppress him before he has time to develop. -
In Praise of Her Supreme Holiness Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi
In praise of Her Supreme Holiness Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi 2016 Edition The original Sahaja Yoga Mantrabook was compiled by Sahaja Yoga Austria and gibven as a Guru Puja gift in 1989 0 'Now the name of your Mother is very powerful. You know that is the most powerful name, than all the other names, the most powerful mantra. But you must know how to take it. With that complete dedication you have to take that name. Not like any other.' Her Supreme Holiness Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi ‘Aum Twameva sakshat, Shri Nirmala Devyai namo namaḥ. That’s the biggest mantra, I tell you. That’s the biggest mantra. Try it’ Birthday Puja, Melbourne, 17-03-85. 1 This book is dedicated to Our Beloved Divine M other Her Supreme Holiness Shri MMMatajiM ataji Nirmal aaa DevDeviiii,,,, the Source of This Knowledge and All Knowledge . May this humble offering be pleasing in Her Sight. May Her Joy always be known and Her P raises always sung on this speck of rock in the Solar System. Feb 2016 No copyright is held on this material which is for the emancipation of humanity. But we respectfully request people not to publish any of the contents in a substantially changed or modified manner which may be misleading. 2 Contents Sanskrit Pronunciation .................................... 8 Mantras in Sahaja Yoga ................................... 10 Correspondence with the Chakras ....................... 14 The Three Levels of Sahasrara .......................... 16 Om ................................................. 17 Mantra Forms ........................................ 19 Mantras for the Chakras .................................. 20 Mantras for Special Purposes ............................. 28 The Affirmations ......................................... 30 Short Prayers for the Chakras ............................. 33 Gāyatrī Mantra ...................................... -
Chapter X Samudra Mathana the Delineation of the Vedavyasavatara
Chapter X Samudra mathana The delineation of the Vedavyasavatara is the theme of the tenth chapter. However, as a preliminary to it, the samudramathana episode is narrated. The purpose of Vyasavatara was to remove ignorance and confusion caused by the curse of Gautama in respect of the knowledge enshrined in the Vedas, Pancharatra, Itihasapurana, and other sacred pieces of literature. For such an ignorance and confusion Kali was considerably responsible. He arose at the time of the samudramathana along with poison. Not only the personality of Kali was Kali but the ignorance and the confusion caused by him were also Kali. Destroying these was meant to destroy Kali. This was the purpose of Vyasavatara. Therefore, in order to point out that such a Kali had arisen at the time of samudramathana, that episode is narrated in the tenth chapter before the narration of Vyasavatara. The details of samudramathana are well-known. Therefore, only such items that are especially mentioned in Tatparyanirnaya and that have a deep religious significance will be stated here. At the close of the 28th Dvapara Yuga, Chaturmukha Brahma, Shiva, Indra, and other deities approached Lord Vishnu present at Shvetadvipa at the center of Kshirasamudra. They offered prayers to Him and informed Him that due to Durvasa's curse, Indra lost his power and glory and was defeated by the demons. Therefore, they had come to Him seeking protection. As per the instructions of Lord Vishnu, the deities entered into an agreement with the demons through Bali Chakravarthi and attempted to bring the Mandara mountain for samudramathana. -
KRISHNA Pastimes of Krishna in Vrindavana
Vrajanandana KRISHNA Pastimes of Krishna in Vrindavana Based on KRISHNA - The Supreme Personality of Godhead by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada Founder-Acharya of ISKCON Adapted for children by Yaduraja Dasa Sankirtana Seva Trust Hare Krishna Hill, Chord Road, Bangalore-10 A book in English Vrajananda Krishna - Pastimes of Krishna in Vrindavana Based on: KRISHNA - The Supreme Personality of Godhead by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada Founder-Acharya of ISKCON Adapted for children by Sri Yaduraja Dasa Published by Sankirtana Seva Trust, Hare Krishna Hill, Chord Road, Bangalore-10 Printed at Brilliant Printers Pvt. Ltd. Lottegollahalli, Bangalore [Total no. of Pages : 144, Size : 1/8 Crown] © 2014, Sankirtan Seva Trust All Rights Reserved ISBN : 81-8239-020-6 First Printing 2007 : 5000 Copies Second Printing 2010 (Revised) : 5000 Copies Third Printing 2011 (Revised) : 5000 Copies Fourth Printing 2014 : 1000 Copies Fifth Printing 2015 : 1000 Copies Readers interested in the subject matter of this book are invited by the International Society for Krishna Consciousness to correspond with its Secretary at the following address: International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) Hare Krishna Hill, Chord Road, Rajajinagar, Bangalore - 560 010. Tel: 080-23471956 Mobile: 9341211119 Email: [email protected] Website: www.iskconbangalore.org Contents Introduction ......................................................................... 5 Prologue: The Tears of Mother Earth ................................ 6 1. The Curse .................................................................... 7 2. A Visit from Narada Muni .......................................... 11 3. The Divine Plan Unfolds ........................................... 13 4. The Birth of Lord Krishna ......................................... 16 5. Goddess Durga .......................................................... 20 6. Kamsa’s Change of Heart......................................... 24 7. The Meeting of Nanda Maharaja and Vasudeva ... -
Krishna Lila-06
Kåñëa Lélä notes – Chapter 6 (Putana Killed) Rädhä’s appearance Description is p R appears in womb of Kirtida found in Garga th p Appears at noon on the 8 day of the waxing moon in the month of Samhita (Canto 1, Bhädra (August-September) chapter 8) p Kirtida becomes happy looking at her daughter p Gave 200k cows in charity Sucandra (Vrsabhanu) and Kalavati’s (Kirtida’s) past good fortune p Sucandra was the son of Någa (snake curse) and was a king of kings p Was aàña avatära of Hari p p Pitäs (inhabitants of planet wehre pious ancestors live) had 3 beautiful daughters p Kalävati, Ratnamälä, Menakä p Pitäs gave Kalävati to Sucandra p Ratnamälä to king of Videha (Janaka) p Menukä to the king of the Himalayas (Himavat) p From Ratnamälä, Sétä was born p From Menakä, Parvati p p To please Brahma S & K performed austerities for 12 celestial years in a forest by the Gomati’s shore p Brahma comes: ask me for a benediction p Hearing this Sucandra emerges from an anthill p S: May I have the highest form of liberation p Kala is unhappy p Kala: for women their husband is the ultimate object of worship p If my husband is liberated what about me p I can’t live without him p If you give liberation to him I will curse you p p Br: I fear your curse p Still my benediction can’t go in vain p Please go with your husband to the heavenly material planets p After much happiness there at the end of Dv yuga you will take birth in Bharata Varsa in the land between the Ganga and the Yamuna September 10, 2010 1 | Page Kåñëa Lélä notes – Chapter 6 (Putana Killed) -
The Extreme Mercy of the Lord Hare Krishna Prabhus and Matajis!
Re: The Extreme Mercy of the Lord Date: 2005-09-20 Author: Devakinandan das Hare Krishna Prabhus and Matajis! Please accept my humble obeisances! All glories to Srila Prabhupada and Srila Gurudev! It is very difficult to experience mercy in this world, especially with the steady upsurge of Kali Yuga. Devotees should, however, always take heart that the Supreme Lord continues to shower His mercy on us struggling living entities, and He alone is sufficient to be our ultimate shelter in the precarious ocean of birth and death. In Srimad Bhagavatam 3.2.23, Sukadev Goswami explains the mercy of the Lord as "extreme mercy, even to His enemy": aho bakī yaṁ stana-kāla-kūṭaṁ jighāṁsayāpāyayad apy asādhvī lebhe gatiṁ dhātry-ucitāṁ tato ’nyaṁ kaṁ vā dayāluṁ śaraṇaṁ vrajema Alas, how shall I take shelter of one more merciful than He who granted the position of mother to a she- demon [Putana] although she was unfaithful and she prepared deadly poison to be sucked from her breast? Putana, the demon witch, was tasked by Kamsa to kill baby Krsna in Vrndavan. She was to do so by suckling baby Krsna like a nurse or a loving mother would, only in this case, she smeared her breasts with the deadly kala-kuta poison. To play the part, Putana, who looked very terrible as a demoness, changed into a motherly gopi coming to nurse Krsna. Though she was envious of Krsna and wanted only to kill Him, nevertheless she somehow or other offered her breasts to nurse the Lord. To make sure that she played the part convincingly so that no one in Nanda Maharaj's household would suspect her motives, Putana psyched herself to behave just like a loving elderly gopi who wanted to nurse baby Krsna. -
RADHA I. Sri Krsna's Dearest Consort
POTANA II 625 RAGHU a sister 1 Brahmavaivarta Kamsa. She had younger called Vrkodari. consort. (Devi Bhagavata 9, ; Purana, (Adi Parva, Chapter 18). 2, 49 and 56-57 and Adi Parva Chapter 11). are (ii) Putana was the dha.tr! (foster-mother) of Kamsa. Different versions about the birth of Radha given She entered Gokula in the form of a bird. (Harivam:'a, in the Puranas, as follows : of Chapter 2, Verse 6). (i) She was born in Gokula as daughter Vrsabhanu (iii) Putana was the sister of Kamsa and the wife of and Kalavati. (Brahmavaivarta Purana, 2, 49; 35-42 ; Ghatodara. (Brahmavaivarta Parana) . Narada Purana, 2. 81). 2) Purvajanma (previour birth). (ii) She was got as Bhumi-kanya (earth-girl) when (i) Putana in her previous birth was born as the King Vrsabhanu was preparing the ground to conduct daughter of Mahabali bearing the name Ratnamala. a Yajna. (Padma Purana; Brahma Purana 7). the left side of When Vamana appeared before Mahabali during the (iii) She was born from Krsna. (Brahma- time of the latter's Yajna, Ratnamala mentally desired vaivarta Purana). : if his thus "Oh only this Vamana became my child ! I (iv) At the time of Krsna's birth Visnu asked could have then breast-fed him." Vamana, the omni- attendants to be born on earth. Accordingly Radha, scient, understood the desire of Ratnamala. So during dear consort of Krsna, took her birth in Gokula the incarnation as Krsna, Ratnamala was born as under the star Jyestha in the morning of Suklastami Parva 1 1 Putana, and Krsna gave her salvation by drinking her day in Bhadrapada month. -
De La Biblioteca Vaisnava
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Lord Krishna, the Decorated God
Lord Krishna, the Decorated God Compiled from the speeches of Sadguru Sri Nannagaru 1 The devotees of Krishna declare: “Everything is Krishna Parabrahmam” ie everything originates from Supreme Lord Krishna. According to them, Lord Krishna resembles the milk. As the curd, butter milk and ghee originate from milk even this entire creation including the five elements, the entire jivas and all the gods have originated from Supreme Lord Krish na. - Sadguru Sri Nannagaru 2 Quotes on Lord Krishna 3 The word Krishna implies: ' One whose form is very attractive.' Vaasudeva refers to our resting place ie Heart. 4 If we bow down to Lord Krishna, it is equivalent to bowing down to all the gods. 5 Every word of Krishna is Bliss. He is Bliss incarnation. 6 Releasing us from the dust within our mind and bestowing us with Self Realization is a child's play to Lord Krishna. 7 Power is different from Knowledge. Krishna possessed both Knowledge and Power equally. Hence He is called as the Incarnation of Completeness (Poorna Avatara). 8 Krishna's Non-violence (ahimsa) is not similar to that of Buddha's or Gandhi's non violence. It resembles the judgment of a judge. It is a mistake if a person who has committed a mistake is released. It is correct to punish such a one. 9 Thou gh Krishna waged wars, He never possessed any enmity towards anyone. Though He might have punished some people, he did it only to raise them to a higher level of consciousness but never possessed any personal likes and dislikes for them. -
Lessons from Bhishmadev Hare Krishna Prabhujis and Matajis
Lessons from Bhishmadev Date: 2009-10-26 Author: Kalacakra Krsna das Hare Krishna Prabhujis and Matajis, Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada and Srila Gurudeva. When the Pandavas along with Lord Krishna and other sages came to meet Bhishmadev in the battle-field of Kurukshetra, he received and welcomed everyone properly, although he was lying on the death-bed. Important point to remember is that he was not lying in bed of roses - but was lying on bed of arrows. We are so fallen that even when we are in healthy and comfortable position, we fail to welcome people properly. With advancement of so-called technology - nowadays people are so engrossed in TV and computers that they don't even care to make an eye to eye contact to welcome guests. In Srimad Bhagavatam verse 1.9.9, Suta Goswami says, tān sametān mahā-bhāgān upalabhya vasūttamaḥ pūjayām āsa dharma-jño deśa-kāla-vibhāgavit Bhishmadeva, who was the best amongst the eight Vasus, received and welcomed all the great and powerful rshis who were assembled there, for he knew perfectly all the religious principles according to time and place. In his powerful purport to the above verse Srila Prabhupada is teaching us some very practical, important lessons which we must follow in our day to day life when we interact with different souls. He says - "Bhishmadeva was one of the twelve great authorities in preaching this cult of devotional service, and therefore he could receive and welcome all the powerful sages assembled there at his deathbed from all parts of the universe. -
Galaxy: International Multidisciplinary Research Journal the Criterion: an International Journal in English Vol
About Us: http://www.the-criterion.com/about/ Archive: http://www.the-criterion.com/archive/ Contact Us: http://www.the-criterion.com/contact/ Editorial Board: http://www.the-criterion.com/editorial-board/ Submission: http://www.the-criterion.com/submission/ FAQ: http://www.the-criterion.com/fa/ ISSN 2278-9529 Galaxy: International Multidisciplinary Research Journal www.galaxyimrj.com The Criterion: An International Journal in English Vol. 10, Issue-I, February 2019 ISSN: 0976-8165 Power Struggle and Political Games in the Mahabharata : A Brief Study through Select Characters Dr. Runoo Ravi Assistant Professor of English Gaya College, Gaya Magadh University. Article History: Submitted-31/01/2019, Revised-26/02/2019, Accepted-28/02/2019, Published-20/03/2019. Abstract: The Mahabharata, remains perhaps one of the greatest stories ever written, and also much read and analysed till date. Set against the backdrop of power games, intrigues, fraudulence, greed, corruption and obsessive selfish desires, the Mahabharata can perhaps be considered a very good parameter to gauge the activities and plans of the subsequent political phases that have existed in India. The structure of power and power-politics equations inherent in the Mahabharata seem to have been handed down to the Indian political system in India as a part of the socio-cultural tradition with little or no perceptible change ever.The paper proposes to study some of the very noticeable similarities between the great epic and the present political scenario with the help of select characters. Keywords: Mahabharata, political games, power, cruelty, glory, truth. The Mahabharata, composed about 3,500 years ago remains perhaps the greatest story ever told, one of the greatest epics ever written.