Although Seeing Jarasandha could not fathom Krsna - HH Radhanath Swami

2014 10 02 SB 10 51 20 21 Although Seeing Jarasandha Could Not Fathom Krishna Radhanath Swami Maharaj

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17 times consecutively Jarasandha got massive armies and Krsna delivered them all. Now one may ask why didn't  he have the intelligence- he has been defeated 17 times and every time he has been insulted- OK  you go now- we do not need you here. Because that is the nature of envy- when you have envy you loose your intelligence- logic, rational and philosophical conceptions, they vanish. WE learn to justify anything. These 6  anarthas- lust, anger, arrogance, envy, greed. They put us in such an illusion that we lose our intelligence. dhyayato visaya pumsam- When we fall prey to these anarthas our intelligence is lost. We lose the memory of what really is for my well being and what isn't. Sometimes we see when people are intoxicated , they do things they do that they never do when they are intoxicated. They lose their sense of judgement. Things like anger, lust, envy, they are like an intoxication. , like a cloud. So he wasn't seeing that Krsna is better than me. He an Balarama singlehandedly have annihilated my army 17 times. He was convinced that he was going to defeat Krsna. It was just his karma- some technicality why he was losing and he was thinking he was right and Krsna was bad- Kamsa was a nice person and Krsna unfairly defeated him. He was rationalizing Kamsa being good and Krsna being evil. These anarthas like envy they cloud, so that you cannot see anything rationally, and so often people in world history we find that when they get this power and this arrogance and they are infatuated by it and when they fall prey to things like anger and envy then they think they can get away with anything and can cause massive damage to the entire planet. The worst evil that has been done ti this world by dictator jarasandha are always rationalized and justified for the good. Hitler - he  was convinced he was cleansing the earth. How could he not see it, the screams, the torture, the death- his heart was so hardened by that arrogance and envy.

After 17 times Jarasandha gathered the 18th army, to attack the enemy. Meanwhile Kalyavana was born for the purpose of fighting the yadus, had supernatural abilities to fight.......

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Mucukunda- nice king, no problems in his kingdom. Demigods attacked by asuras could not withstand their strength. They approached Mucukunda for help- he was sucha selfless person- knowing them to be Krsna's devotees- he fought to protect the devas for a long long time- asuras could not defeat the devas as long as he was protecting them. Eventually Kartikeya was born of Parvati and Siva . Thus the devas had their own general and they told him we do not require your service anymore and we want to offer any benediction you like. The devas were extremeley grateful
Mucukunda understood what he was doing- the sacrifice he made. The devas told him because you have been fighting in our abodes, you have been in our time zone and you have been fighting so long and in our time zone you could live so long- but you should know that in the time that you have fought all your queens, all your children, all your ministers and everything you had its all gone, by the power of our time- everything that was dear to you have all died- generations after generations have died. Now he has done his service and it was not that he could go home to his family, nothig existed that he had and no one. So that was his willingness to protect Krsna's devotees the devas- they said bec you have made such a sacrifice we would like to give you a benediction. wE can give you anything in this world the only thing we cannot give you is liberation- bcause only Vishnu can give liberation.

So Mucukunda - he had good realization of the nature of this material world- everything that was dear to him was lost- but he did not sleep for years and years and years- that was his devotion and sacrifice- he put his heart into it- defending the devas without sleeping - guarding defending- if he went to sleep something could go wrong.This is how meticulous he was in his service- now that he did not have to do it anymore , it was all catching up to him.. When you are really in the passion of getting something done- you do not realize what is happening to your body- now that his service was finished he was really feeling tired in his body- he had not slept in ages.

He told the demigods that if you want to give me any benediction just give me the benediction that I can go to asleep and if anyone tries to wake me up they will burn to ashes.

 Why will anyone want a benediction like that?
For a couple reasons. One, he really wanted to sleep - in this world there is always someone who wants to wake you up. He wanted to make sure that of anyting happened with Kartikeya Indra would come to him and say Mucukunda we need you again- but now there is now way Indra would bother him again- they would be burned to ashes- he was assuring himself of good sleep.

But ultimately, he was truly a devotee of the Lord , Krsna in his heart had a purpose to serve through him. This is Krsna's lila- he hasked for this incredible benediction because Krsna wanted him in the SB teaching us great lessons. So Krsna knew His beloved devotee Mucukunda was sleeping and He wanted to wake Him up. He wanted to honor the demigods benediction. Wanted to wake him up because he was His dear devotee.

Kalyavana- Mucukunda. How to get rid of someone like Kalyavana?
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Mucukunda is asking beautiful prayers to Krsna telling Krsna who he is and what his past is- beautiful prayers- because in these prayers- Mucukunda is describing the nature of the world because now Krsna is offering him any benediction and Krsna can offer him every type of liberation. Mucukunda is already seeing the power of time- everything that was near and dear to him was washed away by the waves of time. The greatest kings, sitting on enormous elephants best of weapons, mystic powers, - just a matter of time, the power of kala that the person will be eaten by worms- great body will be a pile of ashes. Nothings lasts . The illusion is that things are going to last for a long time- in the estimation of eternal time this little flash of a lifetime is insignificant- even in satya yuga where lifetimes was a 100k years last for a long time , even that is such a small life, Lord Brahma 311 trillion years - life is a little flash- what to speak of us in kali tyuga at most we can live a 100 years. SP wanted us to be healthy so that we can utlize this body for DS and he wanted us to be happy doing it. But the balance
of finding and giving that happiness of living in this world for Krsna's service must always be balanced with the focus on what is beyond this tiny little lifetime. Bec the human birth is especially meant to invest in our eternal future. Mucukunda is expressing the value of this human life- its the time we can awaken the eternal soul- a time where we can reconnect with the true self, beyond birth and death, But unfortunately the world of maya is so powerful and complicated that even while having this human form of life we become so entangled. Even people fall in the illuison that they are very learned and powerful they are constantly being conquered by their mind and senses. Janasya Moho aham mameti - this body , those people in reln to this body are my family and those things in relation to this body are mine. and living in this conception moment after moment human life will lose opportunity after opportunity and inevitable death will come. what have we gained. Human life really begins when we seriously make the commitment tot he path of self realization. Sp a poem he wrote in VRidnavan- he is looking at the great personalities of history who made a mark in this world- what to sepak of everybody else. In his history how many people have  a made a mark in this world. In some of the books, most prominent people and after a while they are forgotten. The most there is a , is a list of names , Nothing is left of the greatest conquerors, philosophers and prophets of this world, whether you become a multi billionaire or whether you become world famous still all that is left is a name- there is not even connection with your soul to all the things you left behind anymore. So mucukunda , Krsna's offering Him any benediction - this is his meditation - whats the use and we find that the only blessing He asks Krsna is to serve Him, let me completely take shelter of you and let me engage in your loving service.

Envy

For Kaliya what was th e source of ahppiness for everyone was a source of distress for him because he had envy

A devotee is free from envy.
To the degree we envy that is a sign of how fallen we really are- unfortunately the nature of envy is that it convinces is that we have rights above others. We cannot tolerate another person excelling beyond us, whoever they are- A devotee is the opposite - greatest joy is to see other people excelling, to see others being empowered, blessed. when we find joy in seeing the success of others , Krishna finds joy in seeing us. When we are pained in seeing the success of others , Krishna is pained in seeing us. We cannot make spiritual progress by paining  Krsna. even if we can accomplish great things by material perceptions... atha pumbhir... whatever our occupation , our social standard- all of our advancement in bhakti comes by pleasing Krishna- we please Krishna when we are motivated to give pleasure to Krishna. Krishna is the SPG of Godhead and being His parts and parcels we have the same essential spiritual qualities as Krsna in minute proportions. When people please us, we are happy. Why? Because when people Krsna He is happy. When people pain us we are unhappy and similarly when people pain Krsna He is not happy with us, He is atmarama - He is completely ecstatic in His own right in the spiritual world.. but within this realm of this creation the paramatma Krsna 's manifestation within our hearts and around us, we cause pain to otehr people , Krsna is pained. This is the nature of envy.

Kaliya was so envious- He loved to cause pain to others. What was the degree He pained Krsna he killed all of Krsn'as cowherd boyfriends who were more dear to Krsna than His won eternal life and soul and he killed his  cows and he was happy to do so. so Krsna understood I must take action and He did. As He was dancing on Kaliya's head everyone was happy but Kaliya was suffering. Everyone else was happy seeing Krsna happy dancing along with Siva;s drums, gandharvas drums and heavenly instruments. Most of us have not heard the heavenly concerts . Krsna was so blissfully dancing as kaliya's 1000's of hoods were trying to eat him- he was not old but young- constantly attacking Krsna. Krsna did not even bother looking at Kaliya. When Krsna wants to humble somebody He makes you look insignificant. Kaliya could not touch Him and Krsna didnt mis a single step- so graceful and sometimes just to give extra pleasure to His devotees and and extra pain to Kaliya He wouls start playing His flute - so many things at one time. Why was Krsna giving so much merciful pain to this snake. Because of the wives of Kaliya who had innocent simple hearts were praying for Him. What was the qualification of Hiranyakasipu to get liberation- ofcourse Narsimha deva was not dancing. Narsimha deva was with nails, so much anger- even Laxmi Devi could not approach him, But how Krishna did with Kaliya was so sweet and graceful and everyone could approach Him. Ultimately by the prayers of his wives and his own becoming humble

2013 01 13 Sunday Feast Mahaprabhu cures envious Gopal Chapalla Radhanath Swami ISKCON Chowpatty

This is one of the more prominent pastimes of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu which is told in CC and also referred to in Caitanya Bhagavat.Bec of the crucial message that it carries.

Psychology is one of the sciences of medicine - it is also a very important study in order to actually imbibe Vaishnava Character- what was the Psychology of Gopal Chapala and that of Srivas Thakur. Their values were completely oppsoite although both were trying to achive ethe same thing- real fulfilment- anada mayo bhyasat. But according to what we sare influenced by we seek our fulfilment in various ways. ST was seeking it under the influcen of the his eternal soul- anotehr words actions, words, were the manifestation of the quality of his etrnal soul. jivera swarupa hoya .... the nature of the atma is to find dfulfiment in giving Krishna fulfillment. when you water the root of the tree every part of the three is satisfoied. He was motivated by uncondiional love- GC was influenced by false ego- seeking fulfillment in his own prestige in his power and sensory powers. The symptom of the disease of GC manifested as Envy. why envy? Generally we envy someone who has something common with us. GC sort of spriitual leader in Navadvipa- ST very simple humble person but was gaining respect and honor from others. GC had a paricular interpretation of brahminical culture and the cutlure of the vedas and that was if you want to make true spiritual progress then you have to be scholarly, study vedas, submit to brahmins- if they bless you you will take your next birth as brahamanas. And ST and others were speaking the conclusion of all the knowledge of the vedas is to surrender to Vasudeva. After many births and deatchs when you finally come to the actiuall culmination of true knowledge.you surrender to vasuedeva knowing that He is the cause of all causes and all that is. sarva dharman parityaja mam ekam saranam- to abondaon all varities of dharma and occupation and religion just srrender to me- deliver you do not fear. ST was seeing every living being as an eternal servant of krishna and wanted to inspire everyone to attain the peerfection of all knowledg loving devotional sewrvice- he had compolete faith in the vedic conclusion that by simply chanting the name of hari one can attain the ultimate perfection of life. One os ST's very best friends was HT who was from a caste perspective an untouchable- for the caste samartha brahamansa like GC was untouchable unseeable- his shadow touched your house you had to wash your house with cow dung- and here ST was inviting haridas in at the kirtans embracing him and was teaching common people who had no real qualifications as far as he ws concerned that they can attain the perfection of life by dancing and signing- ? We see the world through our particular state of consciousness If that envy of the ego is allowed to flourish within our consciousness then we rationalize , see, percieve, interpret everything in the cloud of that envy- and we can genuinely be convinced of it- he was seeing Srivas as a genuine enemy of vedic culture and he could take so many instances to prove oit and so many verese of scripture to justify it. His decision was i must destroy him. He put all kinds of abominable things and ut it infront of ST's house at night when kirtan was going on. St did not know. GC 's plan was that in the morning when people would see they could conclude that ST was performing low class rituals that people in tamo guna perform and his name would be destroyed. ST had no eny and no pride- he only wanted to please krishna and therefore he had no fear.

When St saw all this he admitted to something he never did- he told all the people of navadvipa that this is what he did every night.,But nobody believed him and they cleaned up for him and purified the place. GC because of this offense he got leprosy - in those days you werent alloed to live amongst peope of soceity you were anished if you had leprosy- not onlt was he totally suffering physically- emaciated, deformed, fingers, toes, nose fell off- his family and society disowned him- he had no one- living alone near the bank of the ganges- he became somewhat repentant but not enough-. Once Lord CM was passing he said "pls save me" CM said that "because you have offended ST you will suffer like this for million births and he waled away. He said that out of compassion, love for GC's soul- bec he knew that he had to deeply understand the offense. What we learn from this is anybody can say i am sorry because they want to avoid some reaction- but that is not what liberates us from the offense- what truly liberates us when we truly want to change from the core of the heart. Very imp message. He was suffering, crying, begging but CM understood that he just wants to get out of what he has done but he hasnt really changed- he is still envious. But he did change in due course of time. Greatest blessing for GC was leprosy- as far as ST was concerned he always liked GC. he as praying for him- no feeling of anger animosity revenge he was a wellwisher because of taking shelter of krishna. These are the qualities of one who takes shelter of krishna.this is what a vaishnava is- SP explains that the prominent of vaishnava is that they have no envy- bec they have taken shelter of krishna. the deepest disease of the heart is envy if we love krishna we cannot be envious of anything- if we are envious of krishna we are potentially envious of everyone if the circumstanes ra efavorable. so hat leprosy cause dhim to reflect and deeply understand how good srivas was and how wrong he was. He was like that for years. This si something that is very important for a devotee to understand- sometimes we thing why is god letting something happen but from the perspective of truth- nasato vidyata ebhava - that has no cessation is real.... this body is going to grow old a, diseased and die, but the sould is ertenal no birth no death. Krishna sees for how we are as a eternal souls, 1 or 2 lifetimes is insiginiifcant there is an eg that one acarya gives- this particular physical life of ours is like taking a pencil

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