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Krishna Bhakti Sangha Presents

20TH DISCOURSE

KRISHNA LEELA


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Part 20 Devouring the Forest Fire


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Killing the Demon Pralambasura

Recap


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Unobserved Cows beganto wander

Attracted by the freshgreen grass

Goats, Cows and buffalo

traveled to another forestnamedIshiikAtavi

When theywent in, they saw abig forest fire.


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Krishna, Balaram and friends couldn'tfind the cows.

They were upset and followed thefoot print and eaten grass

Cowherd boys thoughttheir livelihood was lost.

Why?


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ctur-varnyam may srshtam

guna-karma-vibhgasah

tasya kartram api mm

viddhy akartram avyayam

According to the three modes of material nature and the work associated with them,

the four divisions of human society are created by Me. And I am the creator of this

system, you should know that I am yet the non-doer, being unchangeable.


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Four Varnas - four divisions of the social order

Brhmanas

Intelligent

class of men

Ksatriyas

Administrative

class

Vaishyas

Mercantile

men

Shdras

Laborer

class


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Four Ashramas - four divisions of the spiritual order

Brahmachari

Grihastha

Vanaprastha

Sannyasa


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Krishna Loves Cows

Govinda One who attracts Cows

Go BrAhmana hitAya ca... well-wisher of the Cows

& BrAhmanas

Indra hides behind KAmadhenuCow

Spiritual World has Surabhi Cows

Cow urine, Cow dung

Cow killers take many births


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They heard the crying of the Cows

Krishna began to call the cows by

their respective names, withgreat noise.

Cows replied with JOY

Although in danger how JOY ?

Boys became very frightened

Boys and Cows looked at Krishna &Balaram as dying man looks at thepicture of the Supreme Personalityof Godhead.


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Why Dying Man?

Boys thinkNobody to save

us except Krishna

yam yam vpi smaran bhvam

tyajaty ante kalevaram

tam tam evaiti kaunteyasad tad-bhva-bhvitahBG 8.6 - Whatever state of being oneremembers when he quits his body, O sonof Kunti, that state he will attain withoutfail.

anta-kle ca mm evasmaran muktv kalevaram

yah prayti sa mad-bhvam

yti nsty atra samsayah

BG 8.5 - And whoever, at the end of hislife, quits his body, remembering Me alone,at once attains My nature. Of this there isno doubt.


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Krishna Consciousness Joyful

Devotees always joyful

mtr-sparshs tu kaunteya

sitoshna-sukha-dukha-dhgampyino nitys

tms titikshasva bhrataBG 2.14 - O son of Kunti, the nonpermanent appearance ofhappiness and distress, and their disappearance in due course, arelike the appearance and disappearance of winter and summerseasons. They arise from sense perception, O scion of Bharata, andone must learn to tolerate them without being disturbed.

Cows are pure devotees

Bodily happiness & distress

Kuntidevi Prayer


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Boys surrender to Krishnas lotus

feet to protect the Cows and alsosave them

My dear Krishna! You and Balaramaare very powerful. We are now

burning from the heat of this blazingfire. Let us take shelter of Your lotusfeet. We know You can protect usfrom this great danger. Our dear

friend Krishna, we are Your intimatefriends. It is not right that we should

suffer in this way. We are all

completely dependent on You, andYou are the knower of all religious

life. We do not know anyone exceptYou.


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Krishna spoke through His eyesDont Worry- Assurance

Supreme mystic (Yogeshwara)

Swallowed all the flames ofthe fire & saved the Cows.

8 Mystic Powers of Yogis

Boys were unconscious

Demons show mystic powers


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Boys woke up at Bhndira forest

Free from forest fire attack

Boys thought Krishna must be a

demigod

Devotees covered by Yogamaya

Spontaneous Love

Krishna & Balaram return home

Gopis became joyous

One moment like 12 Years


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Love of God

cheto-darpana-mArjanam

bhava-mahA--dAvAgni-nirvApanamGlory to the Sri-Krishna-Sankirtana, which

cleanses the heart of all the dust accumulated for

years and extinguishes the fire of conditional life,

of repeated birth and death.

yugAyitam nimeshena chakshushA prAvrishAyitam

O Govinda! Feeling Your separations I am

considering a moment to be like twelve years or more.

All religions speak about loving God

Pure devotee gives love of God

Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu


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Surrender to thePure devotee

Taking association ofSrila Prabhupadathrough his books


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Conclusion & Learning

nehbhikrama-nso sti

pratyavyo na vidyate

sv-alpam apy asya dharmasya

tryate mahato bhaytBG 2.40 - In this endeavor there is no loss ordiminution, and a little advancement on thispath can protect one from the most dangeroustype of fear.

sarva-dharmn parityajyamm ekam sharanam vraja

aham tvm sarva-ppebhyo

mokshayishymi m sucahBG 18.66 - Abandon all varieties of religion andjust surrender unto Me. I shall deliver you fromall sinful reactions. Do not fear.


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Please Chant

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna Hare HareHare Rama Hare Rama, Rama Rama Hare Hare

And be Happy

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