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Hare Krsna, It is a revelation to learn that both Vasudeva and Nanda Maharaja are stepbrothers, born from the same grandfather King Devamidha. It is, therefore, pleasing to see such a beautiful friendship, brotherhood, love and affection between them even though we hardly get to see such relationships between step-siblings in the material world today.Continue reading “SB 10.5.19-32: Meditations on the Meeting of Vasudeva and Nanda Maharaja”

Hare Krsna, Reading the festivities and activities in Gokula after Krsna’s birth gave me great bliss and joy. The description shows how a perfect Krsna-conscious society lives. For that matter, this also provides an exemplary template on what an ideal society should look like. The festivities in Gokula and the activities of the residents ofContinue reading “SB 10.5.1-18: Meditations on Festivities in Gokula”

Hare Krsna, Kamsa’s conduct in this pastime clearly proves that just having good transcendental knowledge is useless if it doesn’t lead to association with good devotees. In his conversation with Devaki and Vasudeva, Kamsa was apologetic to them, and understood the philosophical difference between immediate cause and remote, ultimate cause. It appears from his talksContinue reading “SB 10.4.28-46: Meditations on the Influence of Association”

Hare Krsna, Modern material world runs on the erroneous theory of seeing and immediately reacting on immediate causes. Countries are at war because they see and react to immediate and visible cause. Israel attacks Palestine because Hamas attacked Israel. Hamas attached Israel because they think their land is forcibly occupied. No one bothers to ponderContinue reading “SB 10.4.14-27: Meditations on Immediate and Remote, Unseen Causes”

Hare Krsna, SB 10.3.47: Thereafter, exactly when Vasudeva, being inspired by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, was about to take the newborn child from the delivery room, Yoga-māyā, the Lord’s spiritual energy, took birth as the daughter of the wife of Mahārāja Nanda. The simultaneous appearance of Lord Krsna in both Mathura and Gokula isContinue reading “SB 10.3.46-53 & 10.4.1-13: Meditations on the Actual Moment of Lord Krsna’s Appearance”

Hare Krsna, The key takeaway message for me from the Lord’s reply to Devaki and Vasudeva is that Krsna is transcendental and eternal. His selection of a mother and father is not something that happens by material arrangement. His selection of parents from among His devotees takes place eternally. Similarly, since the Lord is transcendental,Continue reading “SB 10.3.32-45: Meditations on the Lord’s Reply to Devakī and Vasudeva”

Hare Krsna, Similar to Vasudeva’s prayers, Devaki’s prayers, in the beginning, also reflect her awe and reverence for the Supreme Lord. Being an unalloyed devotee, she could understand that the same Lord Visnu appeared as her son. Her prayers reflect her realization of Lord Visnu at that particular moment. It must be noted that underneathContinue reading “SB 10.3.23-31: Meditations on the Prayers of Mother Devaki”

Hare Krsna, Initially Vasudeva was completely under awe and reverence of his son who appeared in the form of baby Visnu. Vasudeva was situated in the secondary rasa of adbuta (wonder or astonishment). When baby Krsna appeared with lotus eyes, four arms holding conch, club, disc and lotus flower, Srivatsa on his chest, etc. VasudevaContinue reading “SB 10.3.9-22: Meditation on the Prayers by Vasudeva”

Hare Krsna, There are quite a few wonderful aspects in this section of the prayers by the demigods. SB 10.2.37: Even while engaged in various activities, devotees whose minds are completely absorbed at Your lotus feet, and who constantly hear, chant, contemplate and cause others to remember Your transcendental names and forms, are always onContinue reading “SB 10.2.37-42 & 10.3.1-8: Final Prayers by the Demigods + The Auspicious Environment”

Hare Krsna, In the first part of their prayers (verses 26-28), the demigods glorifies the Supreme Lord’s opulence and power. They pray that Krsna is the cause of all causes and the truth of all truths. They, therefore, fully surrender unto Him. In the next part of the prayers (verses 29-33), the demigods glorify theContinue reading “SB: 10.2.34 – 36: Prayers by the Demigods, Part 3”