Category:Desiring from Krsna
Theme Analysis
The category "Desiring from Kṛṣṇa" explores the dynamic relationship between the Supreme Lord and the living entities regarding the fulfillment of aspirations. Śrīla Prabhupāda explains that Kṛṣṇa is the ultimate supplier for everyone, from the materialist seeking sensory pleasure to the impersonalist seeking liberation, and finally to the pure devotee seeking loving service. The quotes illustrate that while Kṛṣṇa is neutral and reciprocal—awarding bodies and outcomes based on the soul's desire ("Man proposes, God disposes")—He takes a special, personal interest in the desires of His devotees.
Whether it is Bhīṣmadeva desiring to see the Lord in a specific martial mood, or Vasudeva and Devakī performing penance to have Kṛṣṇa as their son, the Lord fulfills these transcendental desires to increase the devotee's bliss. Conversely, those who approach Him for material benefits are also satisfied, though the ultimate benediction He offers is the cessation of material necessity through the gift of His personal association.
- Universal Reciprocation: Kṛṣṇa is the sanctioning authority behind all fulfillment. He provides the necessities for all living beings and awards bodies according to their specific material desires.
- Four Types of Pious Seekers: The Bhagavad-gītā mentions four classes of men who approach Kṛṣṇa: the distressed, the desirer of wealth, the inquisitive, and the seeker of knowledge. Though their motives may be mixed, their approach is auspicious.
- The Nature of Pure Devotion: Pure devotees generally do not ask for anything other than service. However, if they do express a desire, it is often centered on the Lord's pastimes or specific forms, such as Bhīṣmadeva’s wish to see Kṛṣṇa as Pārtha-sārathi.
- The Ultimate Benediction: While Kṛṣṇa may grant material opulence (as He did for the florist) or liberation to impersonalists, His highest gift is Himself. He encourages devotees to realize that seeing Him is the perfection of all penance.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: The Supreme Reciprocation of Desiring from Kṛṣṇa.
Pages in category "Desiring from Krsna"
The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total.
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- He (Bhismadeva) desired that the Lord (Krsna) stay before his view in the following verses
- He (Bhismadeva) desired that the Lord stay before him in His four-handed Narayana feature so that he might concentrate upon Him and thus be in trance in that meditation. Then his mind might be sanctified with thinking of the Lord
- He (Krsna) alone provides all necessities for all kinds of living beings. Thus He provided all facilities to fulfill the transcendental desires of His great devotee Sri Bhismadeva, who began to pray as follows
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- I (the Supreme Personality of Godhead) wish you good luck. O Brahma, you may ask from Me, the giver of all benediction, all that you may desire. You may know that the ultimate benediction, as the result of all penances, is to see Me by realization
- In order to be freed from the wrath of Varunadeva, as well as to fulfill the desired end of their (the gopis') vows and ultimately to please their worshipable Lord, Krsna, they immediately abided by His order
- In the Bhagavad-gita (BG 7.16) Krsna says: "O best among the Bharatas (Arjuna), four kinds of pious men render devotional service unto Me - the distressed, the desirer of wealth, the inquisitive and he who is searching for knowledge of the Absolute"
- In this way (by pranayama yoga, and by eating only air and dry leaves fallen from the trees cleansed your minds from all dirty things), desiring a benediction from Me (Krsna), you (Devaki and Vasudeva) worshiped Me with peaceful minds - SB 10.3.34-35
- Indirectly he (Bhismadeva) desired Lord Sri Krsna to manifest Himself in His four-handed feature of Narayana
- It is the common understanding of Krsna Consciousness or the science of devotional service rendered to Krsna that we shall serve Him spontaneously and without any desire for compensation for our service
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- The impersonalists desire salvation from Him (Krsna), and He always awards them according to their aspiration, but here Bhismadeva aspires to see the Lord in His personal feature. All pure devotees aspire for this
- The Lord reminded Vasudeva and Devaki of two other incarnations in which He had appeared as their son. He had appeared as Prsnigarbha and Vamanadeva, and now this was the third time He was appearing as the son of Devaki to fulfill their desire