Krishna's Mercy
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Two Situations To Help Understand Krishna’s Potencies
June 11, 2020 01:00 - 4 minutes - 1.5 MB“While Vasudeva was carrying his son Krishna in the falling rain, Lord Shesha in the shape of a serpent spread His hood over the head of Vasudeva so that he would not be hampered by the rainfall. Vasudeva came onto the bank of the Yamuna and saw that the water of the Yamuna was roaring with waves and that the whole span was full of foam. Still, in that furious feature, the river gave passage to Vasudeva to cross, just as the great Indian Ocean gave a path to Lord Rama when He was bridging ov...
What Is The Basic Cause Of Human Sinful Activities
June 10, 2020 01:00 - 5 minutes - 1.79 MB“Shri Ishopanishad advises us to pour water on the root, the source of all germination. Worship of the mass of humanity by rendering bodily service, which can never be perfect, is less important than service to the soul. The soul is the root that generates different types of bodies according to the law of karma. To serve human beings by medical aid, social help and educational facilities while at the same time cutting the throats of poor animals in slaughterhouses is no service at all to the...
Ascending To Heaven And Realizing God Are Two Different Things
June 09, 2020 01:00 - 4 minutes - 1.49 MB“When they have thus enjoyed heavenly sense pleasure, they return to this mortal planet again. Thus, through the Vedic principles, they achieve only flickering happiness.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-gita, 9.21)
Three Truths To Consider In The Animal Killing Debate
June 08, 2020 01:00 - 4 minutes - 1.68 MB“The humble sage, by virtue of true knowledge, sees with equal vision a learned and gentle brahmana, a cow, an elephant, a dog and a dog-eater [outcaste].” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-gita, 5.18)
Aren’t Humans Part Of Nature
June 07, 2020 01:00 - 5 minutes - 1.77 MB“Besides this inferior nature, O mighty-armed Arjuna, there is a superior energy of Mine, which are all living entities who are struggling with material nature and are sustaining the universe.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-gita, 7.5)
Three Times When Hari-Katha Is The Right Medicine
June 06, 2020 01:00 - 4 minutes - 1.67 MB“Though engaged in all kinds of activities, My devotee, under My protection, reaches the eternal and imperishable abode by My grace.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-gita, 18.56)
Three Things The Self-Realized Soul Sees As The Same
June 05, 2020 01:00 - 5 minutes - 1.99 MB“A person is said to be established in self-realization and is called a yogi [or mystic] when he is fully satisfied by virtue of acquired knowledge and realization. Such a person is situated in transcendence and is self-controlled. He sees everything-whether it be pebbles, stones or gold-as the same.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-gita, 6.8)
Why Didn't Sanatana Gosvami Practice Social Distancing
June 04, 2020 01:00 - 5 minutes - 1.86 MB“The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krishna, said: My dear Uddhava, neither through ashtanga-yoga [the mystic yoga system to control the senses], nor through impersonal monism or an analytical study of the Absolute Truth, nor through study of the Vedas, nor through austerities, charity or acceptance of sannyasa can one satisfy Me as much as by developing unalloyed devotional service unto Me.” (Shrimad Bhagavatam, 11.14.20)
Three Mistakes That Are Not Blemishes In Bhakti
June 03, 2020 01:00 - 4 minutes - 1.7 MB“He quickly becomes righteous and attains lasting peace. O son of Kunti, declare it boldly that My devotee never perishes.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-gita, 9.31)
Four Places To See The Soul
June 02, 2020 01:00 - 5 minutes - 1.87 MB“A true yogi observes Me in all beings, and also sees every being in Me. Indeed, the self-realized man sees Me everywhere.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-gita, 6.29)
The Four Miseries Of Life
June 01, 2020 01:00 - 5 minutes - 2.02 MB“In the Bhagavad-gita (13.9) it is stated, janma-mrityu-jara-vyadhi-duhkha-doshanudarshanam: one who is actually advancing must always consider the four principles of miserable life, namely, birth, death, old age and disease. One cannot be saved from all these miseries unless he takes shelter of the lotus feet of the Lord.” (Shrila Prabhupada, Chaitanya Chairtamrita, Adi 7.1 Purport)
Two Rules To Remember Relating To God's Creation
May 31, 2020 01:00 - 5 minutes - 1.78 MB“Bhagavan means He who possesses these six opulences in full: all riches, all strength, all influence, all wisdom, all beauty, all renunciation.” (Vishnu Purana, 6.5.47)
Five Advancements Of Modern Society I Am Proud Of
May 30, 2020 01:00 - 6 minutes - 2.15 MB“The Lord can be served by any ingredient, even the most common commodity - a flower, a leaf, a fruit or a little water, which are available in any part of the universe and without cost - and thus the Lord is served universally by the universal entities. He can be served simply by hearing, He can be served simply by chanting or reading about His activities, He can be served simply by adoring Him and accepting Him.” (Shrila Prabhupada, Shrimad Bhagavatam, 2.9.36 Purport)
Has Every Person Seen God
May 29, 2020 01:00 - 5 minutes - 1.78 MB“A true yogi observes Me in all beings, and also sees every being in Me. Indeed, the self-realized man sees Me everywhere.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-gita, 6.29)
Three Features In Krishna Juxtaposed With Us
May 28, 2020 01:00 - 4 minutes - 1.71 MB“As the Lord's desire is infallible because He is achyuta, similarly the desires of the devotees in the transcendental service of the Lord are also achyuta, infallible. This is very difficult, however, for the layman to understand without knowledge of the mystery of devotional service, as it is very difficult to know the potency of touchstone.” (Shrila Prabhupada, Shrimad Bhagavatam, 2.9.35 Purport)
Five Things Paramatma Witnesses
May 27, 2020 01:00 - 5 minutes - 2.02 MB"The Vedas, like the Mundaka Upanishad, as well as the Shvetashvatara Upanishad, compare the soul and the Supersoul to two friendly birds sitting on the same tree. One of the birds (the individual atomic soul) is eating the fruit of the tree, and the other bird (Krishna) is simply watching His friend. Of these two birds—although they are the same in quality—one is captivated by the fruits of the material tree, while the other is simply witnessing the activities of His friend." (Shrila Prabhu...
Four Qualities Krishna Heard About Rukmini
May 26, 2020 01:00 - 5 minutes - 1.92 MB“Krishna had also heard of Rukmini. She was the reservoir of all transcendental qualities: intelligence, liberal-mindedness, exquisite beauty and righteous behavior. Krishna therefore decided that she was fit to be His wife.” (Krishna, The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Vol 1, Ch 51)
How Did Rukmini Hear About Krishna
May 25, 2020 01:00 - 4 minutes - 1.48 MB“Many saintly persons and sages like Narada Muni and others used to visit the palace of King Bhishmaka. Naturally Rukmini had a chance to talk with them, and in this way she obtained information about Krishna. She was informed about the six opulences of Krishna, and simply by hearing about Him, she desired to surrender herself to His lotus feet and become His wife.” (Krishna, The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Vol 1, Ch 51)
Three Features To Krishna’s Ananta Property
May 24, 2020 01:00 - 5 minutes - 1.96 MB“Neither the demigods nor any exalted personalities were there helping Rama, for He acted alone. You should not entertain any doubt on this matter. Indeed, Rama shot feathered arrows, plated with gold, which turned into five-headed serpents that devoured all the Rakshasas. The Rakshasas were oppressed with fear, and wherever they went and wherever they turned, they saw Rama in front of them. In this way, O spotless one, have your Rakshasas been destroyed in the forest of Janasthana by Rama.”...
Three Features To Krishna's Anadi Property
May 23, 2020 01:00 - 4 minutes - 1.64 MB“You are the origin without beginning, middle or end. You have numberless arms, and the sun and moon are among Your great unlimited eyes. By Your own radiance You are heating this entire universe.” (Arjuna, Bhagavad-gita, 11.19)
Why Don't Asuras Leave The Suras Alone
May 22, 2020 01:00 - 4 minutes - 1.58 MB“Rama showed His tremendous knowledge of fighting by killing the demon Tataka. The muni then gave to Him knowledge of secret mantras to be used in fighting.” (Janaki Mangala, 36)
Four Aspects To The Marriage of Krishna To Rukmini
May 21, 2020 01:00 - 5 minutes - 1.77 MB“While Rukmini was being given in charity to Shishupala, she was snatched from the marriage arena by Krishna, exactly as Garuda snatched the pot of nectar from the demons. Rukmini, the only daughter of King Bhishmaka, was exquisitely beautiful. She was known as Ruchiranana, which means ‘one who has a beautiful face, expanding like a lotus flower.’” (Krishna, The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Vol 1, Ch 51)
Should I Copy The Bhagavatam And Give It In Charity
May 20, 2020 01:00 - 4 minutes - 1.66 MB“If on the full moon day of the month of Bhadra one places Shrimad-Bhagavatam on a golden throne and gives it as a gift, he will attain the supreme transcendental destination.” (Shrimad Bhagavatam, 12.13.13)
The Spirit Soul Of Krishna's Entourage
May 19, 2020 01:00 - 4 minutes - 1.45 MB“In sarupya liberation the bodily features of the devotee are exactly like those of the Supreme Person but for two or three symptoms found exclusively on the transcendental body of the Lord. Shrivatsa, for example, the hair on the chest of the Lord, particularly distinguishes Him from His devotees.” (Shrila Prabhupada, Shrimad Bhagavatam, 3.29.13 Purport)
Three Places That Are The Same For Servants Of Narayana
May 18, 2020 01:00 - 5 minutes - 1.84 MB“Devotees solely engaged in the devotional service of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Narayana, never fear any condition of life. For them the heavenly planets, liberation and the hellish planets are all the same, for such devotees are interested only in the service of the Lord.” (Shrimad Bhagavatam, 6.17.28)
Three Problems Solved That Should Have Made Us Happier
May 17, 2020 01:00 - 5 minutes - 1.98 MB“One who is not in transcendental consciousness can have neither a controlled mind nor steady intelligence, without which there is no possibility of peace. And how can there be any happiness without peace?” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-gita, 2.66)
Four Reasons A Householder Wouldn't Visit A Brahmana
May 16, 2020 01:00 - 6 minutes - 2.23 MB“If it is asked, ‘Why don't the householders go to a saintly person or a brahmana for enlightenment?’ the answer is that householders are very poor-hearted. Generally householders think that their engagement in family affairs is their prime duty and that self-realization or enlightenment in spiritual knowledge is secondary. Out of compassion only, saintly persons and brahmanas go to householders' homes.” (Krishna, The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Vol 1, Ch 8)
Two People Who Might Not View Us As We Expect
May 15, 2020 01:00 - 4 minutes - 1.6 MB“The Personality of Godhead is never inactive as some less intelligent persons suggest. His works are magnificent and magnanimous. His creations both material and spiritual are all wonderful and contain all variegatedness. They are described nicely by such liberated souls as Shrila Narada, Vyasa, Valmiki, Devala, Asita, Madhva, Shri Chaitanya, Ramnnuja, Vishnusvami, Nimbarka, Shridhara, Vishvanatha, Baladeva, Bhaktivinoda, Siddhanta Sarasvati and many other learned and self-realized souls.” ...
Five Candidates For The Most Amazing Thing
May 14, 2020 01:00 - 5 minutes - 1.79 MB"Day after day countless living entities in this world go to the kingdom of death. Still, those who remain aspire for a permanent situation here. What could be more amazing than this?" (Maharaja Yudhishthira speaking to Yamaraja, Mahabharata, Vana-parva, 313.116)
Four People Who Might Have Trouble With Dhyana
May 13, 2020 01:00 - 5 minutes - 1.81 MB“To practice yoga, one should go to a secluded place and should lay kusha-grass on the ground and then cover it with a deerskin and a soft cloth. The seat should neither be too high nor too low and should be situated in a sacred place. The yogi should then sit on it very firmly and should practice yoga by controlling the mind and the senses, purifying the heart and fixing the mind on one point.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-gita, 6.11-12)
Just What Kind Of Evidence Do You Want
May 12, 2020 01:00 - 5 minutes - 1.9 MB“But ignorant and faithless persons who doubt the revealed scriptures do not attain God consciousness. For the doubting soul there is happiness neither in this world nor in the next.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-gita, 4.40)
Three People Who Have No Need For Further Realization
May 11, 2020 01:00 - 5 minutes - 1.97 MB“The king went and received blessings and then paid so much honor and respect after that. When he saw Rama, he experienced a happiness one hundred times that of Brahman realization.” (Janaki Mangala, Chand 5.2)
Five People That Share Something Important In Common
May 10, 2020 01:00 - 5 minutes - 1.98 MB"The humble sage, by virtue of true knowledge, sees with equal vision a learned and gentle brahmana, a cow, an elephant, a dog and a dog-eater [outcaste]." (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-gita, 5.18)
Three Ways My Pressure Increases
May 09, 2020 01:00 - 4 minutes - 1.54 MB“A person who is not disturbed by the incessant flow of desires—that enter like rivers into the ocean which is ever being filled but is always still—can alone achieve peace, and not the man who strives to satisfy such desires.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-gita, 2.70)
Five Things You Wouldn't Know About Krishna By Looking At Him
May 08, 2020 01:00 - 6 minutes - 2.36 MB“The Blessed Lord said: Time I am, destroyer of the worlds, and I have come to engage all people. With the exception of you [the Pandavas], all the soldiers here on both sides will be slain.” (Bhagavad-gita, 11.32)
If Marriage Is So Difficult Why Did God Make It An Ashrama
May 07, 2020 01:00 - 4 minutes - 1.59 MB“In the revealed scriptures there are two nomenclatures for the householder's life. One is grihastha, and the other is grihamedhi. The grihasthas are those who live together with wife and children but live transcendentally for realizing the ultimate truth. The grihamedhis, however, are those who live only for the benefit of the family members, extended or centralized, and thus are envious of others.” (Shrila Prabhupada, Shrimad Bhagavatam, 2.1.2 Purport)
Narasimha Chaturdashi 2020
May 06, 2020 01:00 - 5 minutes - 1.86 MB“Prahlada Maharaja continued: I received this knowledge from the great saint Narada Muni, who is always engaged in devotional service. This knowledge, which is called bhagavata-dharma, is fully scientific. It is based on logic and philosophy and is free from all material contamination.” (Shrimad Bhagavatam, 7.6.28)
Four Instances Of Marriage Difficulty In The Ramayana
May 05, 2020 01:00 - 6 minutes - 2.2 MB“Being under the control of passion and lust, Rama’s father, Maharaja Dasharatha, wanted to fulfill Kaikeyi’s cherished desire, thus he did not go through with Rama’s installation ceremony.” (Sita Devi speaking to Ravana, Valmiki Ramayana, Aranya Kand, 47.12)
Why Does Adharma Get Any Victories At All
May 04, 2020 01:00 - 4 minutes - 1.52 MB“Just as a tree starts to blossom during the proper season, so the doer of sinful deeds inevitably reaps the horrible fruit of their actions at the appropriate time.” (Lord Rama speaking to Khara, Valmiki Ramayana, Aranya Kand, 29.8)
What Is Wrong With Wanting To Have Dinner With God
May 03, 2020 01:00 - 4 minutes - 1.38 MB“Once the Lord desired to go early in the morning with all His cowherd boy friends to the forest, where they were to assemble together and take lunch. As soon as He got up from bed, He blew a buffalo horn and called all His friends together. Keeping the calves before them, they started for the forest.” (Krishna, The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Vol 1, Ch 12)
Three Choices For Arjuna At The Conclusion Of Bhagavad-gita
May 02, 2020 01:00 - 5 minutes - 1.81 MB“Thus I have explained to you the most confidential of all knowledge. Deliberate on this fully, and then do what you wish to do.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-gita, 18.63)
Four Reasons Narayana Is Known As Nara-Sakha
May 01, 2020 01:00 - 5 minutes - 1.83 MB“Narayana, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the well-wisher and friend of all living entities, formerly explained this transcendental knowledge to the great saint Narada. Such knowledge is extremely difficult to understand without the mercy of a saintly person like Narada, but everyone who has taken shelter of Narada's disciplic succession can understand this confidential knowledge.” (Prahlada Maharaja, Shrimad Bhagavatam, 7.6.27)
Why Not Go For The Four Rewards
April 30, 2020 01:00 - 4 minutes - 1.43 MB“Prahlada Maharaja said, agunena ca kankshitena: if one is engaged in the transcendental loving service of the lotus feet of the Lord, he does not need anything in terms of dharma, artha, kama or moksha.” (Shrila Prabhupada, Shrimad Bhagavatam, 7.6.25 Purport)
Three Activities That Tire Me Out
April 29, 2020 01:00 - 5 minutes - 1.72 MB“O Dhananjaya, all this work cannot bind Me. I am ever detached, seated as though neutral.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-gita, 9.9)
Can God Have Only One Son
April 28, 2020 01:00 - 3 minutes - 1.33 MB“It should be understood that all species of life, O son of Kunti, are made possible by birth in this material nature, and that I am the seed-giving father.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-gita, 14.4)
Is It Possible For A Rich Person To Realize God
April 27, 2020 01:00 - 4 minutes - 1.67 MB“Generally, the wealth of misers never allows them any happiness. In this life it causes their self-torment, and when they die it sends them to hell.” (Lord Krishna, Shrimad Bhagavatam, 11.23.15)
Three “What If” Issues Already Resolved By Bhakti-Yoga
April 26, 2020 01:00 - 6 minutes - 2.14 MB“One can understand the Supreme Personality as He is only by devotional service. And when one is in full consciousness of the Supreme Lord by such devotion, he can enter into the kingdom of God.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-gita, 18.55)
Four False Justifications For Animal Killing Resolved By The Acharya
April 25, 2020 01:00 - 6 minutes - 2.31 MB“The humble sage, by virtue of true knowledge, sees with equal vision a learned and gentle brahmana, a cow, an elephant, a dog and a dog-eater [outcaste].” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-gita, 5.18)
Four Different Rupas Of Bhagavan
April 24, 2020 01:00 - 6 minutes - 2.39 MB“All the sons of Dhritarashtra along with their allied kings, and Bhishma, Drona and Karna, and all our soldiers are rushing into Your mouths, their heads smashed by Your fearful teeth. I see that some are being crushed between Your teeth as well.” (Arjuna, Bhagavad-gita, 11.26-27)
Five Things God Cannot Be Limited To
April 23, 2020 01:00 - 6 minutes - 2.26 MB“Everywhere are His hands and legs, His eyes and faces, and He hears everything. In this way the Supersoul exists.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-gita, 13.14)