Topics covered:
SB
10.7: The Killing of the Demon Tṛṇāvarta
- Utthaana ceremony
- Sri Krishna starts to turn over
- Brahmanas were invited for chanting prayers and yajna
- Yasoda placed the Lord on her lap and soon baby Krishna was falling asleep
- Left Krishna under a household handcart
- Krishna started crying as he wanted to drink milk
- Sakatasura delivered
- In anger he used his small legs and kicked the cart which was actually a demon – Sakatasura
- Everything broke and got scattered
- Did not assume any special force
- Yasoda thought it was due to the effect of some bad planets
- Ceremony for the Lord
- Bathing of the Lord immediately after the incident
- Feeding of Brahmanas was done with nice preparations
- Charity was given to brahmanas who were also powerful yogis
- Brahmanas were invited to conduct yajna
- One day, Yasoda was patting Krishna whilst on her lap and all of a sudden he started getting heavier
- Thought perhaps He was being attacked by ghosts
- Called brahmanas and prayed to Narayana
- Trnavarta appears
- Krishna became very light suddenly and was lifted from the ground
- Everyone was frantically searching for Krishna
- Trnavarta brought the Lord higher and higher by his mystic yoga siddhi
- Lord Krishna became too heavy but he was enjoying the ride
- Krishna caught hold of the asura’s neck and choked him to his death
- Deliverance of Trnavarta
- Trnavarta was choked to death and killed.
- Gopis came and brought Krishna to Yasoda
Lessions
to be learned:
- Process of hearing - Associate with the Lord by hearing with faith cleansing our heart
- Process of reviving Krishna consciousness
- Yajna for Kali Yuga
- Evolve to the transcendental nature
- Higher you go the harder you fall
Esoteric
and simbolic meaninig:
- Trnavarta represents false pride from material scholarships which lead to bogus philosophies
- Asura represents carrying a cart of old and new bad habits
