Topics covered:
ŠB. 10.8: Lord Kṛṣṇa Shows the Universal Form Within His Mouth
- 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 and 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?
Lessions to be learned:
- 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 material means – subtle or gross or by argument or reasoning.
- When immediate cause can not be ascertained, let us simply offer obeisances to the Lord.
- 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.