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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”

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”