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- 11:3311:33, 16 July 2020 diff hist +5,933 m Mucukunda continued, "Nor do I wish to meditate upon Your localized aspect of Paramatma, for I know that simply by taking shelter of You, I shall become completely peaceful and undisturbed" Moved from category 'Krsna Book Chapter 51 - The Deliverance of Mucukunda' to category 'Krsna Book Chapters 01 to 90' current
- 11:3311:33, 16 July 2020 diff hist +6,263 m When Lord Krsna appeared before Mucukunda, the King saw Him dressed in a yellow garment, His chest marked with the symbol of Srivatsa, and the Kaustubha-mani jewel hanging around His neck Moved from category 'Krsna Book Chapter 51 - The Deliverance of Mucukunda' to category 'Krsna Book Chapters 01 to 90' current
- 11:3311:33, 16 July 2020 diff hist +6,147 m When one desires only to render service unto the lotus feet of the Lord, he is transcendental to all these three qualities. The pure Krsna conscious person is therefore always free from all material qualities Moved from category 'Krsna Book Chapter 51 - The Deliverance of Mucukunda' to category 'Krsna Book Chapters 01 to 90' current
- 11:3311:33, 16 July 2020 diff hist +6,070 m Krsna appeared blissful, with a handsome forehead and beautiful smiling face, restless eyebrows and moving earrings Moved from category 'Krsna Book Chapter 51 - The Deliverance of Mucukunda' to category 'Krsna Book Chapters 01 to 90' current
- 11:3311:33, 16 July 2020 diff hist +42 m Mucukunda continued, "To attain all material facilities one has to undergo severe austerities and penances and be elevated to the heavenly planets" Moved from category 'Krsna Book Chapter 51 - The Deliverance of Mucukunda' to category 'Krsna Book Chapters 01 to 90' current
- 11:3311:33, 16 July 2020 diff hist +5,797 m Krsna cannot be captured even by great yogis traveling at the speed of the mind. He can be captured only by those who follow the path of devotional service, and Kalayavana was not practiced in devotional service Moved from category 'Krsna Book Chapter 51 - The Deliverance of Mucukunda' to category 'Krsna Book Chapters 01 to 90' current
- 11:3211:32, 16 July 2020 diff hist +42 m All the horses fell, their necks severed, and the chariots fell also, along with their flags and the fighters and drivers on the chariots. Almost all the infantry soldiers fell on the field of battle, their heads, hands and legs cut off Moved from category 'Krsna Book Chapter 50 - Krsna Erects the Dvaraka Fort' to category 'Krsna Book Chapters 01 to 90' current
- 11:3211:32, 16 July 2020 diff hist +42 m In this way, many thousands of elephants, horses and men were killed, and their blood flowed just like the waves of a river. In that river, the severed arms of men appeared like snakes and their heads like tortoises Moved from category 'Krsna Book Chapter 50 - Krsna Erects the Dvaraka Fort' to category 'Krsna Book Chapters 01 to 90' current
- 11:3211:32, 16 July 2020 diff hist +42 m He (Jarasandha) began to make extensive arrangements to attack the kingdom of Mathura with his innumerable military phalanxes, consisting of many thousands of chariots, horses, elephants and infantry soldiers Moved from category 'Krsna Book Chapter 50 - Krsna Erects the Dvaraka Fort' to category 'Krsna Book Chapters 01 to 90' current
- 11:3211:32, 16 July 2020 diff hist +3,305 m In childhood a woman should live under the protection of her father, a youthful woman should live under the protection of her young husband, and in the event of the death of her husband she should live under the protection of her grown-up sons Moved from category 'Krsna Book Chapter 50 - Krsna Erects the Dvaraka Fort' to category 'Krsna Book Chapters 01 to 90' current
- 11:3211:32, 16 July 2020 diff hist +42 m The hands and legs of the infantry soldiers floated just like different kinds of fish, the hair of the soldiers floated like seaweed and moss, and the floating bows of the soldiers resembled waves of the river Moved from category 'Krsna Book Chapter 50 - Krsna Erects the Dvaraka Fort' to category 'Krsna Book Chapters 01 to 90' current
- 11:3211:32, 16 July 2020 diff hist +6,230 m Actually no one can be equal to or greater than the Supreme Personality of Godhead Moved from category 'Krsna Book Chapter 50 - Krsna Erects the Dvaraka Fort' to category 'Krsna Book Chapters 01 to 90' current
- 11:3211:32, 16 July 2020 diff hist +7,122 m Krsna's and Balarama's chariots were marked with pictures of Garuda and palm trees, respectively. The women of Mathura all stood on the tops of the houses, palaces and gates to see the wonderful fight Moved from category 'Krsna Book Chapter 50 - Krsna Erects the Dvaraka Fort' to category 'Krsna Book Chapters 01 to 90'
- 11:3211:32, 16 July 2020 diff hist +42 m Each time he had to return home disappointed. Each time, the princely order of the Yadu dynasty arrested Jarasandha in the same way and again released him in an insulting manner, and each time Jarasandha shamelessly returned home Moved from category 'Krsna Book Chapter 50 - Krsna Erects the Dvaraka Fort' to category 'Krsna Book Chapters 01 to 90' current
- 11:3211:32, 16 July 2020 diff hist +6,597 m Because Krsna and Balarama were fighting with Jarasandha just like ordinary human beings, the affair appeared wonderful Moved from category 'Krsna Book Chapter 50 - Krsna Erects the Dvaraka Fort' to category 'Krsna Book Chapters 01 to 90' current
- 11:3211:32, 16 July 2020 diff hist +6,269 m As Krsna passed through the street, all the ladies and women regarded Him with eyes bright with great affection Moved from category 'Krsna Book Chapter 50 - Krsna Erects the Dvaraka Fort' to category 'Krsna Book Chapters 01 to 90' current
- 11:3211:32, 16 July 2020 diff hist +6,516 m When Lord Krsna was entering the nicely decorated city of Mathura in a festive attitude, the ladies and girls of Mathura prepared different kinds of flower garlands to make the ceremony most auspicious Moved from category 'Krsna Book Chapter 50 - Krsna Erects the Dvaraka Fort' to category 'Krsna Book Chapters 01 to 90' current
- 11:3211:32, 16 July 2020 diff hist +6,894 m The incessant arrows shot by Krsna appeared like a whirlwind of blazing fire killing all the military strength of Jarasandha. As Krsna released His arrows, all the elephants gradually began to fall, their heads severed by the arrows Moved from category 'Krsna Book Chapter 50 - Krsna Erects the Dvaraka Fort' to category 'Krsna Book Chapters 01 to 90' current
- 11:3211:32, 16 July 2020 diff hist +6,200 m The military strength of Jarasandha had appeared before Him (Krsna), and He decided to kill the entire force of Jarasandha so that he would go back and reorganize his military strength Moved from category 'Krsna Book Chapter 50 - Krsna Erects the Dvaraka Fort' to category 'Krsna Book Chapters 01 to 90' current
- 11:3111:31, 16 July 2020 diff hist +6,762 m Talking with Akrura about all these affairs, she (Kunti) felt herself helpless and exclaimed, "My dear Krsna, my dear Krsna! You are the supreme mystic, the Supersoul of the universe. You are the real well-wisher of the whole universe" Moved from category 'Krsna Book Chapter 49 - I'll-motivated Dhrtarastra' to category 'Krsna Book Chapters 01 to 90' current
- 11:3111:31, 16 July 2020 diff hist +42 m He (Akrura) at once took leave of his friends in Hastinapura and returned to his home in the kingdom of the Yadus Moved from category 'Krsna Book Chapter 49 - I'll-motivated Dhrtarastra' to category 'Krsna Book Chapters 01 to 90' current
- 11:3111:31, 16 July 2020 diff hist +6,139 m She (Kunti) asked, "Does Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is very affectionate to His devotees, remember my sons (The Pandavas)? Does Balarama remember us" Moved from category 'Krsna Book Chapter 49 - I'll-motivated Dhrtarastra' to category 'Krsna Book Chapters 01 to 90' current
- 11:3111:31, 16 July 2020 diff hist +42 m One after another, he (Akrura) saw King Bahlika and his son Somadatta, Dronacarya, Krpacarya, Karna and Suyodhana. (Suyodhana is another name of Duryodhana) Moved from category 'Krsna Book Chapter 49 - I'll-motivated Dhrtarastra' to category 'Krsna Book Chapters 01 to 90' current
- 11:3111:31, 16 July 2020 diff hist +7,479 m Dhrtarastra offered his respectful obeisances to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, "When everything is created, He enters into each and every living entity and into the smallest atom. No one can understand the incalculable plans of the Supreme Lord" Moved from category 'Krsna Book Chapter 49 - I'll-motivated Dhrtarastra' to category 'Krsna Book Chapters 01 to 90' current
- 11:3111:31, 16 July 2020 diff hist +42 m Dhrtarastra replied, "A person destined to die does not utilize the effects of nectar, although it may be administered to him" Moved from category 'Krsna Book Chapter 49 - I'll-motivated Dhrtarastra' to category 'Krsna Book Chapters 01 to 90' current
- 11:3111:31, 16 July 2020 diff hist +4,752 m All those who met Akrura, known also as the son of Gandini, were very much pleased to receive him and inquire about the welfare of their respective relatives Moved from category 'Krsna Book Chapter 49 - I'll-motivated Dhrtarastra' to category 'Krsna Book Chapters 01 to 90' current
- 11:3111:31, 16 July 2020 diff hist +42 m Akrura continued, "I (Akrura) hope you will treat your sons and the sons of Pandu equally" Moved from category 'Krsna Book Chapter 49 - I'll-motivated Dhrtarastra' to category 'Krsna Book Chapters 01 to 90' current
- 11:3111:31, 16 July 2020 diff hist +42 m He (Akrura) saw the son of Dronacarya, Asvatthama, as well as the five Pandava brothers and other friends and relatives living in the city Moved from category 'Krsna Book Chapter 49 - I'll-motivated Dhrtarastra' to category 'Krsna Book Chapters 01 to 90' current
- 11:3111:31, 16 July 2020 diff hist +7,175 m Pure devotees of Krsna have no demands to make of Krsna. They are simply satisfied with service to Him Moved from category 'Krsna Book Chapter 49 - I'll-motivated Dhrtarastra' to category 'Krsna Book Chapters 01 to 90' current
- 11:3111:31, 16 July 2020 diff hist +42 m Akrura decided to stay in Hastinapura for a few months to study the whole political situation Moved from category 'Krsna Book Chapter 49 - I'll-motivated Dhrtarastra' to category 'Krsna Book Chapters 01 to 90' current
- 11:3111:31, 16 July 2020 diff hist +3,999 m Akrura decided to return home and report on the strained circumstances in which he found Kunti and her five sons Moved from category 'Krsna Book Chapter 49 - I'll-motivated Dhrtarastra' to category 'Krsna Book Chapters 01 to 90' current
- 11:3111:31, 16 July 2020 diff hist +7,491 m At the same time, he could not rid himself of his unlawful affection for his sons. Understanding these two contradictory factors, he offered his respectful obeisances to the Supreme Personality of Godhead Moved from category 'Krsna Book Chapter 49 - I'll-motivated Dhrtarastra' to category 'Krsna Book Chapters 01 to 90' current
- 11:3111:31, 16 July 2020 diff hist +42 m Akrura further advised Dhrtarastra, "In this material world, no one can remain an eternal companion to another" Moved from category 'Krsna Book Chapter 49 - I'll-motivated Dhrtarastra' to category 'Krsna Book Chapters 01 to 90' current
- 11:3111:31, 16 July 2020 diff hist +6,450 m Thinking of her (Kunti's) birthplace and beginning to cry, she asked Akrura whether her father, mother, brothers, sisters and other friends at home still remembered her. She especially inquired about Krsna and Balarama, her glorious nephews Moved from category 'Krsna Book Chapter 49 - I'll-motivated Dhrtarastra' to category 'Krsna Book Chapters 01 to 90' current
- 11:3111:31, 16 July 2020 diff hist +4,451 m Although Krsna was not present before her, Kunti offered her prayers to Him as if she were in His presence face to face. This is possible for anyone following in the footsteps of Kunti Moved from category 'Krsna Book Chapter 49 - I'll-motivated Dhrtarastra' to category 'Krsna Book Chapters 01 to 90' current
- 11:3011:30, 16 July 2020 diff hist +7,095 m Akrura continued, "You (Krsna and Balarama) enter the body as the individual soul and, independently, as the Supersoul" Moved from category 'Krsna Book Chapter 48 - Krsna Pleases His Devotees' to category 'Krsna Book Chapters 01 to 90' current
- 11:3011:30, 16 July 2020 diff hist +7,197 m While the material body, the living entity and the Supersoul constitute an individual living being, originally they are all different energies of the one Supreme Lord Moved from category 'Krsna Book Chapter 48 - Krsna Pleases His Devotees' to category 'Krsna Book Chapters 01 to 90' current
- 11:3011:30, 16 July 2020 diff hist +9,107 m Krsna decided to visit Kubja because He is kind to everyone Moved from category 'Krsna Book Chapter 48 - Krsna Pleases His Devotees' to category 'Krsna Book Chapters 01 to 90' current
- 11:3011:30, 16 July 2020 diff hist +9,384 m She (Kubja) dressed herself with nice garments, valuable jewelry, ornaments and flower garlands. After chewing betel nut and other intoxicating eatables and spraying herself with scents, she appeared before Krsna Moved from category 'Krsna Book Chapter 48 - Krsna Pleases His Devotees' to category 'Krsna Book Chapters 01 to 90' current
- 11:3011:30, 16 July 2020 diff hist +6,849 m When Krsna, Balarama and Uddhava approached the house of Akrura, Akrura came forward, embraced Uddhava and offered respectful obeisances, bowing down before Lord Krsna and Balarama Moved from category 'Krsna Book Chapter 48 - Krsna Pleases His Devotees' to category 'Krsna Book Chapters 01 to 90' current
- 11:3011:30, 16 July 2020 diff hist +5,983 m Krsna continued, "Anyone who desires good fortune must offer his respectful obeisances unto personalities like you (Akrura), who are greater than the demigods" Moved from category 'Krsna Book Chapter 48 - Krsna Pleases His Devotees' to category 'Krsna Book Chapters 01 to 90' current
- 11:2911:29, 16 July 2020 diff hist +5,102 m Another gopi said, "Krsna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the husband of the goddess of fortune, and He is self-sufficient" Moved from category 'Krsna Book Chapter 47 - Delivery of the Message of Krsna to the Gopis' to category 'Krsna Book Chapters 01 to 90' current
- 11:2911:29, 16 July 2020 diff hist +8,166 m For example, as there is no separation between fire and air, there is no separation between Krsna and the living entities. When the living entities forget Krsna, they are not in their normal condition Moved from category 'Krsna Book Chapter 47 - Delivery of the Message of Krsna to the Gopis' to category 'Krsna Book Chapters 01 to 90' current
- 11:2911:29, 16 July 2020 diff hist +6,619 m Prayer of the inhabitants of Vrndavana is the superexcellent type of self-realization. The method is very simple: to fix the mind always on the lotus feet of Krsna, to talk always of Krsna without passing on to any other subject matter Moved from category 'Krsna Book Chapter 47 - Delivery of the Message of Krsna to the Gopis' to category 'Krsna Book Chapters 01 to 90' current
- 11:2911:29, 16 July 2020 diff hist +6,311 m Uddhava continued reading Krsna's message, "As stated in the Bhagavad-gita, anyone engaged in unalloyed devotional service is to be considered situated on the transcendental platform of liberation" Moved from category 'Krsna Book Chapter 47 - Delivery of the Message of Krsna to the Gopis' to category 'Krsna Book Chapters 01 to 90' current
- 11:2911:29, 16 July 2020 diff hist +4,670 m He (Uddhava) presented to Vasudeva, Krsna's father, and Ugrasena, Krsna's grandfather, all the gifts given by the inhabitants of Vrndavana Moved from category 'Krsna Book Chapter 47 - Delivery of the Message of Krsna to the Gopis' to category 'Krsna Book Chapters 01 to 90' current
- 11:2911:29, 16 July 2020 diff hist +7,013 m Srimati Radharani continued, "It is very difficult to actually understand Krsna - His name, His qualities, His form, His pastimes, His paraphernalia and His entourage" Moved from category 'Krsna Book Chapter 47 - Delivery of the Message of Krsna to the Gopis' to category 'Krsna Book Chapters 01 to 90' current
- 11:2911:29, 16 July 2020 diff hist +6,137 m Ultimately, as stated by the Lord in the Bhagavad-gita, bhaktya mam abhijanati: (BG 18.55) only through execution of devotional service can one understand Krsna Moved from category 'Krsna Book Chapter 47 - Delivery of the Message of Krsna to the Gopis' to category 'Krsna Book Chapters 01 to 90' current
- 11:2911:29, 16 July 2020 diff hist +6,731 m Srimati Radharani continued, "In the same way, we have been enchanted by the sweet words of Krsna, & by thinking of the rays of His toenails again & again, we are becoming more & more lusty for His association. I request you not to talk of Krsna anymore" Moved from category 'Krsna Book Chapter 47 - Delivery of the Message of Krsna to the Gopis' to category 'Krsna Book Chapters 01 to 90' current
- 11:2911:29, 16 July 2020 diff hist +7,599 m This (Krsna's statement "Before the creation, I was existing") is confirmed in the Vedic literature: eko narayana asin na brahma na isanah. "Before creation, there was only Narayana. There was no Brahma and no Siva" Moved from category 'Krsna Book Chapter 47 - Delivery of the Message of Krsna to the Gopis' to category 'Krsna Book Chapters 01 to 90' current