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10:3810:38, 18 July 2020 diff hist +5,242 m In this reverential devotional attitude, Pradyumna never talked to his father in a loud voice Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 40 - Reverential Devotion of Sons and Other Subordinates' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current
10:3810:38, 18 July 2020 diff hist +6,562 m While Krsna was blessing the son's head by smelling it, the others would shed tears, thinking how many pious activities he must have performed in his previous life Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 40 - Reverential Devotion of Sons and Other Subordinates' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current
10:3810:38, 18 July 2020 diff hist +5,692 m They (Krsna's sons) never discussed Krsna's pastimes in conjugal love Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 40 - Reverential Devotion of Sons and Other Subordinates' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current
10:3810:38, 18 July 2020 diff hist +8,248 m When the princes of the Yadu dynasty heard the vibration of Krsna's Pancajanya conchshell, the hairs on their bodies immediately stood up in ecstatic jubilation Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 40 - Reverential Devotion of Sons and Other Subordinates' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current
10:3810:38, 18 July 2020 diff hist +4,938 m When the demigods came before Krsna, instead of sitting on golden chairs, the sons sat down on the floor, which was covered with deerskin Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 40 - Reverential Devotion of Sons and Other Subordinates' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current
10:3810:38, 18 July 2020 diff hist +6,133 m Out of Krsna's many sons, Pradyumna, a son of Krsna's chief queen, Rukmini, is considered the leader Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 40 - Reverential Devotion of Sons and Other Subordinates' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current
10:3810:38, 18 July 2020 diff hist +5,194 m Pradyumna's attachment in anxiety for Krsna was expressed when he said to his wife Rati: "The enemy, Sambara, is already killed. Now I am very anxious to see my father, who is my spiritual master and who always carries the conchshell known as Pancajanya Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 40 - Reverential Devotion of Sons and Other Subordinates' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current
10:3810:38, 18 July 2020 diff hist +7,432 m When present before Krsna, they (Krsna's sons) bowed down on the ground Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 40 - Reverential Devotion of Sons and Other Subordinates' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current
10:3810:38, 18 July 2020 diff hist +8,961 m In order to assure Krsna that there was no change of love on Subhadra's part, Arjuna informed Him Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 40 - Reverential Devotion of Sons and Other Subordinates' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current
10:3810:38, 18 July 2020 diff hist +54 m These feelings of subordination, as explained above, are sometimes manifested as anubhava Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 40 - Reverential Devotion of Sons and Other Subordinates' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current
10:3810:38, 18 July 2020 diff hist +5,957 m Pradyumna said, "My dear Samba, you are such a glorified personality! I have seen that once when you were playing on the ground, your body became covered with dust" Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 40 - Reverential Devotion of Sons and Other Subordinates' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current
10:3810:38, 18 July 2020 diff hist +5,471 m Krsna addressed Pradyumna, "There is no need of exhibiting so much reverence before your father" Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 40 - Reverential Devotion of Sons and Other Subordinates' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current
10:3810:38, 18 July 2020 diff hist +8,210 m A devotee's transcendental love for Krsna is increased, and his combined feelings are called reverential devotion Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 40 - Reverential Devotion of Sons and Other Subordinates' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current
10:3810:38, 18 July 2020 diff hist +54 m In fact, he never so much as unlocked the lips of his mouth, nor did he ever show his face filled with tears. He would always glance only at the lotus feet of his father Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 40 - Reverential Devotion of Sons and Other Subordinates' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current
10:3810:38, 18 July 2020 diff hist +54 m It seemed at that time that all the hairs on the bodies of the princes were dancing in ecstasy Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 40 - Reverential Devotion of Sons and Other Subordinates' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current
10:3810:38, 18 July 2020 diff hist +4,346 m Pradyumna's bodily features resembled Krsna's exactly Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 40 - Reverential Devotion of Sons and Other Subordinates' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current
10:3810:38, 18 July 2020 diff hist +54 m He (Pradyumna) said, "Since my father has left Dvaraka, I do not take much pleasure in practicing fighting, nor am I interested in any kind of sporting pastimes" Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 40 - Reverential Devotion of Sons and Other Subordinates' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current
10:3810:38, 18 July 2020 diff hist +5,947 m In the conditioned state of life, the devotees have to execute the prescribed duties as recommended in the codes of devotional service Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 40 - Reverential Devotion of Sons and Other Subordinates' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current
10:3810:38, 18 July 2020 diff hist +6,575 m Pradyumna addressed Prabhavati at that time and said: "My dear Prabhavati, just look at the head of our family, Sri Krsna: He is Visnu Himself, the supreme driver of Garuda Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 40 - Reverential Devotion of Sons and Other Subordinates' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current
10:3810:38, 18 July 2020 diff hist +15,478 m When Krsna's sons dined with Him, they would sometimes open their mouths for Krsna to feed them Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 40 - Reverential Devotion of Sons and Other Subordinates' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current
10:3810:38, 18 July 2020 diff hist +5,259 m He (Krsna) addressed Pradyumna thus, "My dear boy, just give up your inferiority complex, and do not hang your neck" Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 40 - Reverential Devotion of Sons and Other Subordinates' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current
10:3810:38, 18 July 2020 diff hist +54 m These are signs of ecstasy and veneration unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 40 - Reverential Devotion of Sons and Other Subordinates' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current
10:3810:38, 18 July 2020 diff hist +4,722 m Pradyumna felt great separation from Krsna when He was absent from Dvaraka at the battlefield of Kuruksetra Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 40 - Reverential Devotion of Sons and Other Subordinates' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current
10:3810:38, 18 July 2020 diff hist +4,733 m Similarly, Krsna's sons, such as Pradyumna, Carudesna, and Samba, felt the same way. Krsna had many sons in Dvaraka Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 40 - Reverential Devotion of Sons and Other Subordinates' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current
10:3810:38, 18 July 2020 diff hist +5,678 m Krsna addressed Pradyumna, "You can look straight at Me, and you can place your hands on My body without any hesitation" Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 40 - Reverential Devotion of Sons and Other Subordinates' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current
10:3810:38, 18 July 2020 diff hist +3,769 m Pure devotees of Krsna glorify Pradyumna because he is so fortunate: like father like son Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 40 - Reverential Devotion of Sons and Other Subordinates' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current
10:3810:38, 18 July 2020 diff hist +54 m Whenever he would find something to be disapproved of by his father, he would immediately reject it as poison, even though it may have been nectarean Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 40 - Reverential Devotion of Sons and Other Subordinates' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current
10:3810:38, 18 July 2020 diff hist +3,457 m When Pradyumna came back home after killing the Sambarasura, and as soon as he saw his father, Krsna, before him, he became so overjoyed that he himself could not understand his joy on that occasion Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 40 - Reverential Devotion of Sons and Other Subordinates' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51'
10:3810:38, 18 July 2020 diff hist +6,969 m In other words, devotees who are engaged in reverential devotional service should not discuss the conjugal love affairs of Krsna Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 40 - Reverential Devotion of Sons and Other Subordinates' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current
10:3510:35, 18 July 2020 diff hist +3,180 m When the devotee meets with Krsna in great eagerness, that state of meeting is called perfection Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 39 - Ways of Meeting Krsna' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current
10:3510:35, 18 July 2020 diff hist +54 m Reverential devotion is executed in relation with the Supreme Personality of Godhead and with His other protected devotees Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 39 - Ways of Meeting Krsna' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current
10:3510:35, 18 July 2020 diff hist +5,648 m The inhabitants of Dvaraka said, "If we cannot see You because You are long absent from Dvaraka, then it will be impossible for us to live anymore" Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 39 - Ways of Meeting Krsna' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current
10:3510:35, 18 July 2020 diff hist +4,961 m When a devotee is ultimately situated in association with Krsna, his position is called steadiness in devotional service Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 39 - Ways of Meeting Krsna' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current
10:3510:35, 18 July 2020 diff hist +6,389 m Sometimes they dance, sometimes they sing, sometimes they are actually engaged in the service of the Lord, and sometimes they sit down silently as if absorbed in trance Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 39 - Ways of Meeting Krsna' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current
10:3510:35, 18 July 2020 diff hist +6,231 m So actual linking up with Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, begins when the devotee renders service unto Him Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 39 - Ways of Meeting Krsna' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current
10:3510:35, 18 July 2020 diff hist +4,729 m When Krsna and His devotees meet, it is technically called yoga, or linking up with the Lord Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 39 - Ways of Meeting Krsna' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current
10:3510:35, 18 July 2020 diff hist +5,493 m This steady position in devotional service is explained in the book known as Hamsaduta Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 39 - Ways of Meeting Krsna' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current
10:3510:35, 18 July 2020 diff hist +4,453 m When a devotee is engaged in the service of the Lord, it is called the attainment of yoga Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 39 - Ways of Meeting Krsna' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current
10:3510:35, 18 July 2020 diff hist +54 m Sometimes they sit down in front of Krsna to receive orders Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 39 - Ways of Meeting Krsna' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current
10:3510:35, 18 July 2020 diff hist +4,597 m A similar steady position was held by Uddhava, the disciple of Brhaspati. He would always massage the lotus feet of Krsna while kneeling down on the ground before Him Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 39 - Ways of Meeting Krsna' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current
10:3510:35, 18 July 2020 diff hist +6,739 m Devotees situated in the transcendental rasa of servitorship render their particular service whenever there is an opportunity Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 39 - Ways of Meeting Krsna' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current
10:3410:34, 18 July 2020 diff hist +6,384 m Sometimes, being fully absorbed in thought on the pastimes of the Lord, he used to imitate such pastimes Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 38 - Indifference and Separation' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current
10:3410:34, 18 July 2020 diff hist +5,309 m The great devotee Uddhava once wrote a letter to Krsna, "But still, in spite of my reputation, my knowledge is condemned, because although enjoying the effulgence of Vedic knowledge" Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 38 - Indifference and Separation' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current
10:3410:34, 18 July 2020 diff hist +5,071 m This is another instance of becoming like a madman in the ecstasy of devotion Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 38 - Indifference and Separation' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current
10:3410:34, 18 July 2020 diff hist +5,116 m When Lord Krsna went to the capital of King Yudhisthira, Uddhava was so afflicted by the fire of separation from Sri Krsna that the perspiring water from his enflamed body and the tears from his eyes poured from him Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 38 - Indifference and Separation' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current
10:3410:34, 18 July 2020 diff hist +4,608 m Actually, due to his excessive ecstatic love for Krsna, Uddhava became known in Dvaraka as crazy Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 38 - Indifference and Separation' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current
10:3410:34, 18 July 2020 diff hist +3,761 m In the example given here, the inhabitants of Vrndavana are compared to lakes filled with lotus flowers, and because of the scorching heat of separation from Krsna, the lakes - along with the lotus flowers of their lives - are being burned up Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 38 - Indifference and Separation' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current
10:3410:34, 18 July 2020 diff hist +54 m Uddhava wrote, "Therefore, the sooner my pride and Vedic knowledge are finished, the better it will be" Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 38 - Indifference and Separation' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current
10:3410:34, 18 July 2020 diff hist +54 m In his disturbed condition, he began to pray to these clouds, and he expressed his jubilation by bowing down before them Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 38 - Indifference and Separation' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current
10:3410:34, 18 July 2020 diff hist +54 m Cowherd friends said, "Simply because he saw a peacock feather he is now closing his eyes and is no longer attentive to pasturing the cows" Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 38 - Indifference and Separation' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current

18 July 2020

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