Category:Angry Mood
Theme Analysis
The emotion of anger is often viewed solely as a destructive material force, but Śrīla Prabhupāda explains that its original source is the Supreme Absolute Truth. Because the energy of anger exists in the Supreme, it is a real energy, not a false one. When exhibited by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, an angry mood serves a divine purpose, whether it is Lord Saṅkarṣaṇa manifesting the eleven Rudras from His eyebrows to devastate the creation, or Lord Kṛṣṇa fiercely rushing at Bhīṣmadeva with a chariot wheel to protect Arjuna. Even when both the Lord and His devotee exhibit an angry mood simultaneously, their levels are distinct: while Arjuna's eyes turned red like copper, Kṛṣṇa's eyes remained beautiful like lotuses.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu frequently displayed an angry mood to establish the proper standards of devotional service. He severely chastised intimate associates like Advaita Ācārya for preaching philosophical speculation, and Jagadānanda Paṇḍita for his minor discrepancies. However, Śrīla Prabhupāda notes the absolute nature of these pastimes: even while speaking in a mood of anger, Lord Caitanya was floating on waves of ecstatic love, and the thousands of people who witnessed His apparent wrath responded by loudly chanting His glories. The angry mood of a pure Vaiṣṇava, such as Lord Nityānanda leaving the village of Rāmacandra Khān, is ultimately a mechanism for delivering divine justice and spiritual benediction.
In the highest realms of transcendental relationships, an angry mood is intentionally provoked by the Supreme Lord to heighten the mellows of love. Kṛṣṇa playfully teased Queen Rukmiṇī specifically because He desired to see her beautiful face in an angry mood and to experience her unblinking glance of retaliation. Similarly, Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī and the goddess of fortune exhibit transcendental anger characterized by sarcastic remarks and unfavorable glances, which serve only to increase the Lord's sporting attitude and enjoyment.
Conversely, the angry mood of a materialist or a demon is born of pure envy and false prestige. Figures like Duryodhana and the demon Mura were constantly situated in an envious and angry mood, leading to their ultimate destruction. Unintelligent persons become angry at the Supreme Lord, failing to realize that challenging the supreme authority only invites the wrath of material nature.
- The Origin of Anger: The energy of anger is real and originates from the Supreme Lord, who utilizes His angry mood for cosmic devastation and the protection of His devotees.
- Ecstatic Chastisement: Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's angry mood, directed at His intimate associates, was an expression of deep, ecstatic love meant to teach and purify.
- The Sweetness of Conjugal Wrath: In the spiritual world, Kṛṣṇa deliberately provokes the angry mood of His consorts to relish their loving retaliation, sarcastic remarks, and beautiful expressions.
- Demoniac Wrath: In the material world, an angry mood is a destructive symptom of envy, as exhibited by unintelligent demons who falsely challenge the Supreme Lord.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: Angry Mood - The Divine and Demoniac Expressions of Wrath.
Pages in category "Angry Mood"
The following 39 pages are in this category, out of 39 total.
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- After hearing this, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu spoke in an angry mood. "You want to order Me to go to the King," He said
- After saying this, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu entered His room. Seeing Him in such an angry mood, all the devotees fell silent
- At present Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is persisting in His mood of anger because He is the independent Supreme Personality of Godhead. At some time, however, He will surely be merciful, for at heart He is very kind
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- Bhima, however, disagreed with them and recommended killing this culprit who, in an angry mood, had murdered sleeping children for no purpose and for neither his nor his master's interest
- Both Arjuna and Lord Sri Krsna are described here in an angry mood, but Arjuna's eyes were like balls of red copper whereas the eyes of the Lord were like lotuses. This means that the angry mood of Arjuna and that of the Lord are not on the same level
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- Having said this, Lord Nityananda stood up and left in an angry mood. To chastise Ramacandra Khan, He did not even stay in that village
- He (Advaita Acarya) began to explain the path of philosophical speculation in the midst of some unfortunate Mayavadis, and when Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu heard about this, He immediately went there and in a very angry mood began to beat Advaita Acarya
- He (Brahma) was afraid that Lord Siva might be in an angry mood because he had lost his wife and had been insulted by Daksa. In order to conceal this fear, he smiled and addressed Lord Siva as follows
- He (Duryodhana) was always in an envious and angry mood, and therefore on a slight provocation he spoke sharply with the doorkeepers and became angry
- He said, "Even when you cook in an angry mood, the food is very delicious. This shows how pleased Krsna is with you"
- Hearing the nurse's cries, Jambavan appeared on the scene in a very angry mood. Jambavan was actually a great devotee of Lord Krsna, but because he was angry he could not recognize his master and thought Him to be an ordinary man
- Hearing this, Caitanya Mahaprabhu appeared greatly angry, and in that angry mood He spoke some words chastising him
- Hearing this, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, in an angry mood, began to chastise Jagadananda Pandita
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- If I (Radharani) want to go away from the scene because I am afraid of Him (Krsna), He will immediately spread His arms to block My path. If I piteously fall down at His feet, then this enemy of the Madhu demon, in an angry mood, bites My face
- In an angry mood, the goddess of fortune arrived at the main gate of the temple accompanied by many members of her family, all of whom exhibited uncommon opulence
- In such a transcendental angry mood sometimes sarcastic remarks, unfavorable glances and insulting words are exhibited
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- Seeing the pitiable condition of his soldiers, Vrtrasura, the best of the asuras, was very much aggrieved. Unable to tolerate such reverses, he stopped and forcefully rebuked the demigods, speaking the following words in an angry mood
- She was very angry and sorrowful, and in that mood she began to condemn the process of sacrificial fruitive activities and persons who are very proud of such unnecessary and troublesome sacrifices
- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu spoke these words in a mood of anger as He floated on waves of ecstatic love
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- The demon Mura in his onslaught was like a big snake attacking Garuda. His angry mood was very severe, and he appeared ready to devour the three worlds
- The eleven Rudras, expansions of Lord Siva, come out of Lord Sankarsana's eyebrows due to His angry mood, and all of them together devastate the entire creation
- The example may be given that when a person is angry he does things which are different from his normal condition of life, but the fact that the mood of anger appears and disappears does not mean that the energy of anger is false
- The Kazi replied, "You have come to my house in a very angry mood. To pacify You, I did not come before You immediately but kept myself hidden
- The man had been untimely awakened and was therefore very angry, and when he looked upon Kalayavana in his angry mood, rays of fire emanated from his eyes, and Kalayavana burned to ashes within a moment
- The Nawab could understand the intention of Sanatana Gosvami’s statement (from CC Madhya 19.27). He therefore left in an angry mood and ordered Sanatana Gosvami’s arrest
- The Nawab was intelligent, and he understood Sanatana Gosvami's purpose. He left the house in an angry mood, and shortly afterward he went off to conquer Orissa. He ordered the arrest of Sanatana Gosvami and commanded that he be held until he returned
- The planet earth saw Maharaja Prthu as death personified, and she also saw him in the mood of anger personified. Therefore she began to tremble
- There is a statement in the Vidagdha-madhava wherein Srimati Radharani, in an angry mood, addressed Her mother, Paurnamasi, after she had accused Radharani of going to Krsna
- They (the Kumaras) refused (to get married and beget children), and at that time Lord Brahma was angry. In that angry mood, Rudra, or Lord Siva, was born. Thus they were intimately related
- Thus bewildered, such unintelligent persons become angry at the Supreme Lord, and due to their angry mood the Lord Himself appears angry and very fearful. However, this is an illusion
- To protect Arjuna He (Krsna) got down from the chariot, took up the wheel of the chariot and hurriedly rushed at Bhismadeva in an angry mood, as a lion goes to kill an elephant
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- When Duryodhana left in such an angry mood, everyone regretted the incident, and King Yudhisthira also was very sorry. But despite all these occurrences, Krsna was silent. He did not say anything against or in favor of the incident
- When He (Caitanya) heard the holy name of Lord Nrsimha, Lord Caitanya became absorbed in thought, and He became angry like Nrsimha Prabhu in His angry mood
- When it was learned that the demon was entering Gokula in an angry mood, Mother Yasoda became so anxious to protect her child that her face dried up and there were tears in her eyes
- When Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was apparently in an angry mood and chastising His devotees, many thousands of people outside loudly cried in a tumultuous voice, "All glories to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu"
- When the brahmanas or Vaisnavas curse someone in an angry mood, the person who is cursed does not take it upon himself to treat the brahmanas or Vaisnavas in the same way. There are many examples of this