Vision of universal form
Vision
Of The Universal Form
- Vasudeva’s
request to Garga Muni
- Namakarana
& Astrology
- Value
of Samskara
- Who
is Garga Muni ?
- Son
of Sage Bharadvaja & Susheela
- “ Muni”
– Definition
- Nanda
Maharaja’s respectful behaviour
- Hospitality
- Grhastha-sadhu
relationship
- Garga
Muni’s Dilemma
- Indirectly
indicates Krishna as sons of Devaki (Nanda Maharaja did not know)
- Balarama
– known as son of Vasudeva because Rohini was there
- But
Nanda Maharaja did not know that Krishna was Vasudeva’s son
- Garga’s
warning about Kamsa
- As
per astrology, Devaki could not have a female child
- Garga
Muni indirectly intimated the exchange of children
- Secret
ceremony
- Namakarana
Performed
- Balarama’s
Names: (
Bala
+ Rama / Baladeva / Sankarshana )
- Krishna’s
Names: Vasudeva – son of Vasudeva
- Past
Appearances, Complexions & Future Activities subtly hinted
- Baby
Pastimes
- Balarama
and Krishna began to crawl on Their hands and knees
- Different
ages , saisava – kaumara - pauganda –kaishora –yauvana
- Anklets
bells on waist and ankles sounded fascinating
- Act
frightened - Enhancing love
- Breastfeeding
– teeth growing
- Smeared
with saffron and sandalwood pulp
- Crawl
in clay / mud catch tail of calfs and stand up
- Later
stand on feet and walk
- Complaints
of Gopis – loose calves, can’t milk, pots empty
- Steal
yoghurt & butter & milk
- When
caught – act innocent
- Terribly
Naughty!
- Steal
yoghurt, butter n milk – feed to monkeys
- Useless
food
- Effulgence
- Pinching
babies
- Yashoda
oh Yashoda !Your son …Acting Innocent
- Universal
form
- Outer
space & Natural Features
- 8
elements
- Controllers
of senses
- Sense
perception
- Yashoda
is awestruck!
- Yashoda
awestruck – power of God’s illusory energy or dreaming ?
- Offers
obeisances to the Lord
- Prays
to His illusory energy
- Highly
philosophical for a moment
- But
Krishna again expanded his internal energy, yogamaya
- Yashoda
considers Krishna as own son.
- Who
are Nanda Maharaja and Yashoda?
- Special
position of Nanda Maharaja & Yashoda
- Enjoyment
of childhood pastimes
- Mood
of a Devotee
- How
to Love Krishna?
- The
Lord’s supreme position in all situations
- One
can serve without any position or power if has the concern for Lord
mission
- Bhakti
means selflessness
- Service
can be done in any situation of personal pain
- Transcendental
anxiety gives ecstasy
- Don’t
try to understand him by metarial means - subtle or gross or by
argument or reasoning
- When
immediate cause can not be ascertained, let us simply offer
obeisances to the
- Lotus
feet of Lord
- Supreme
Personality of Godhead is beyond contemplation, speculation,
meditation
- Managers
can always be bewildered
- Brahma
was the one to order Krishna to appear and he forgets this and gets
bewildered
