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Hare Krsna, Going through the demigods’s prayers from verse 26 to 33, I can see how their mood towards the Supreme Lord changes. In the first part of the prayers, they glorified the Supreme Lord’s opulence and power. They prayed that Krsna is the cause of all causes – that He is always truthful toContinue reading “SB 10.2.29-33: Prayers by the Demigods, Part 2”

Hare Krsna, One thing that stands out for me from the prayers by the demigods is of that fearful nature. Most of the time the demigods pray to the Supreme Lord for protection. This is the case elsewhere in Srimad Bhagavatam too. In the first prayer (SB 10.2.26), the demigods pray “Therefore, offering our obeisances,Continue reading “SB 10.2.15 – 28: Prayers by the Demigods, Part 1”

Hare Krsna, Any proper definition of bhakti always mentions two aspects – accepting anything that is favorable to bhakti and rejecting everything unfavorable to bhakti. Ānukūlyena kṛṣṇānuśīlanaṁ bhaktir uttamā. Ānukūlyasya saṅkalpaḥ. prātikūlyasya varjanam. Even the vows that we take during initiation have these two aspects – chanting at least sixteen good rounds of Hare KrsnaContinue reading “SB 10.2.16 – 24: Meditations on Two Types of Kṛṣṇa Consciousness”

Hare Krsna, Once a devotee asked Srila Prabhupada how one may recognize yoga-maya. Below is his response to the question. Srila Prabhupada: Yogamāyā? Yogamāyā means that which connects you. Yoga means connection. When you are being gradually advanced in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, that is the action of yogamāyā. And when you are gradually forgetting Kṛṣṇa, thatContinue reading “SB 10.2.1 – 15: Meditations on Yoga-māyā”

Hare Krsna, My meditation topic has been on Bhavauṣadhāt which means “from the universal remedy.” This word reminded me of a famous verse from Mukunda Mala Stotra sung by King Kulasekhara. Vyamoha-prasamausadham muni-mano-vrtti-pravrtty-ausadham daityendrarti-karausadham tri-bhuvane sanjivanaikausadham bhaktatyanta-hitausadham bhava-bhaya-pradhvamsanaikausadham sreyak-prapti-karausadham piba manah sri-krsna-divyausadham Translation: O mind, please drink the transcendental medicine of Sri Krsna’s glories. ItContinue reading “Meditations on Bhavauṣadhāt – The Universal Remedy”

Hare Krsna, I can draw a parallel between Narada instigating Kamsa to kill Devaki’s babies and Krsna instructing Arjuna to kill the enemy soldiers and Kauravas on the battlefield of Kuruksetra, The Lord’s plans are inconceivable. He can get wonderful acts done by his pure devotees. Krsna tells Arjuna: “Droṇa, Bhīṣma, Jayadratha, Karṇa and theContinue reading “SB 10.1.62-69: Why Nārada Revealed the Plot to Kill the Demons to Kaṁsa”

Hare Krsna, The personality of Subhadra devi is truly an enigma in the scriptures. Even though she is very well-known as the sister of Lord Jagannath and Lord Baladeva, not much is written or mentioned explicitly about her in the scriptures. Therefore, it is hard to reconcile various versions that exist about her. SB 10.1.56: EachContinue reading “SB 10.1.42 – 61: Meditations on Subhadra”

Hare Krsna, I would say there are two main factors why different people react after hearing transcendental wisdom. One factor is the particular mode of material nature that binds the people. Another factor is envy. There could be other factors too. In Bhagavad Gita Lord Krsna tells Arjuna: My dear Arjuna, because you are neverContinue reading “SB 10.1.27 – 41: How Different People React After Hearing Transcendental Wisdom”

Hare Krsna, The Supreme Lord speaks through His pure devotees. The living entities hear the instructions of the Lord through His pure devotees. The Lord’s pure devotees are the transparent via medium between the Lord and the conditioned souls like us whose senses are still not purified enough to hear or see the Lord. ThoseContinue reading “SB 10.1.17-26: Following the Orders of the Lord to Prepare for His Appearance”

Hare Krsna, The word “purification” is a deep subject matter. The mundane understanding of purification is at a gross bodily level, and therefore cleanliness is considered the same as purification. However for devotees on the path of attaining complete Krsna consciousness, purification is a journey and not just an activity that we perform each dayContinue reading “SB 10.1.5-16: Meditations on Becoming “Purified””