Category:Information about Krsna
Theme Analysis
The acquisition of authentic information about Kṛṣṇa is the fundamental process of the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement. Śrīla Prabhupāda explains that while the entire world is searching for the Absolute Truth, specific and detailed knowledge regarding the Supreme Personality of Godhead — His name, His form, His abode, and His transcendental activities—is not a matter of mental speculation but of divine revelation. This science is primarily presented in the Bhagavad-gītā and further expanded in the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam and Harivaṃśa. Access to this information is provided by the demigods, great sages like Nārada Muni and Garga Muni, and the bona fide spiritual master who acts as the transparent medium to the śāstra. Without this information, the soul’s natural dormant love is misdirected toward material objects, leading to inevitable frustration. By sticking to the Kṛṣṇa conscious method and receiving information through the disciplic succession, the kingdom of God and the Lord’s eternal residence in Goloka Vṛndāvana are revealed to the sincere practitioner, transforming theoretical knowledge into a realized relationship with the Divine. Engaging in vāsudeva-kathā, or topics related to Kṛṣṇa, is the specific means by which the heart is purified to receive this transcendental information.
- The Source of Authentic Information: True information about Kṛṣṇa must be received from authorized Vedic literature (śāstra) and realized authorities. Sages like Garga Muni and Nārada Muni provided essential details about Kṛṣṇa's identity and pastimes to Nanda Mahārāja and even to his enemies like Kaṃsa.
- Revealing the Spiritual Abode: Revealed scriptures such as the Harivaṃśa give specific information about Goloka Vṛndāvana, the planet where Kṛṣṇa eternally resides. This information was notably disclosed by Indra after he surrendered to the Lord.
- Awakening Dormant Love: Every living entity has a dormant love for Kṛṣṇa. Because of a lack of information about Him, this love is often misplaced in the material world. Receiving right information through a guru allows this love to be reposed in its proper object, Kṛṣṇa.
- The Role of the Spiritual Master: To gain enlightenment in vāsudeva-kathā, one must surrender to a guru who can provide accurate information about Kṛṣṇa. This is the only way to move beyond the range of visibility of less intelligent persons who have no information of the creator.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: Divine Revelation - Science of Information about Kṛṣṇa.
Pages in category "Information about Krsna"
The following 39 pages are in this category, out of 39 total.
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- Although he (Brahma) was informed that the little cowherd boy (Krsna) was the Supreme Personality of Godhead, he wanted to see more of the Lord's glorious pastimes, and thus he stole all the calves and cowherd boys and took them to a different place
- As far as the holy names of Rama and Krsna are concerned, they are on an equal level, but for further advancement we receive some specific information from the revealed scriptures
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- Even the great sages have no information that beyond the material sky is the spiritual sky where Sri Krsna eternally resides with His associates, although at the same time He exhibits His pastimes in the mortal world in all the universes one after another
- Everyone is searching after the truth. That is the philosophical way of life. The demigods give information that the Supreme Absolute Truth is Krsna
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- If we just stick to the Krsna conscious method, all information about Krsna and His kingdom will be revealed
- In the revealed scripture Hari-vamsa, there is a description of Goloka Vrndavana, the planet where Krsna eternally resides. This information was given by Indra when he surrendered to Krsna and offered prayers after Krsna had raised Govardhana Hill
- It has already been discussed that mother earth implored Lord Brahma to give her relief from the distress created by the burdensome demons and that Lord Brahma informed her that Lord Krsna Himself was going to appear
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- Kamsa wanted to kill Krsna just after His birth. He failed to do so, but later on he got information that Krsna was living in Vrndavana at the house of Nanda. He therefore engaged many wizards who could perform wonderful acts & assume any form they liked
- Krsna gives us information about Himself in Bhagavad-gita, and there is no question of doubting it; we just have to feel it, understand it
- Krsna's activities are always very attractive to devotees. Therefore the neighbors, who were friends of mother Yasoda, informed mother Yasoda of whatever they saw Krsna doing in the neighborhood
- Krsna's playmates wanted to inform Krsna's father of the exact situation by explaining that not only did the trees break, but out of the broken trees came two beautiful men. "All these things happened," they said. "We have seen them with our own eyes"
- Krsnas tu bhagavan svayam: (SB 1.3.28) Bhagavan, God, means Sri Krsna. We have simply presented this information, saying, "Here is God. Sri Krsna." Because they have taken this seriously, many young Americans and Europeans are advancing in KC
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- Less intelligent persons do not have information of the creator and His eternal abode in the spiritual world, which is far beyond our range of visibility
- Lord Krsna is very fond of tulasi leaves and buds. Because tulasi buds are usually offered up to the lotus feet of Krsna, a devotee once prayed to the tulasi buds to give him some information about the lotus feet of the Lord
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- Narada told Kamsa, "Being afraid of your atrocious nature, Vasudeva has tactfully hidden Them in Vrndavana, out of your sight." Narada further informed Kamsa, "Krsna and Balarama have been living incognito in the care of Nanda Maharaja"
- Naturally Rukmini had a chance to talk with them, & in this way she obtained information about Krsna. She was informed about the six opulences of Krsna, & simply by hearing about Him she desired to surrender herself to His lotus feet & become His wife
- No information of the real family association with Krsna
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- O dear doe, Sri Krsna is always very pleased to give you pleasure. Kindly inform us whether He passed this way in the company of Srimati Radharani. We think They must certainly have come this way
- One old gopi informed King Nanda, "On His (Krsna's) soles there are the signs of a flag, a thunderbolt, a fish, a rod for controlling elephants, and a lotus flower. Please observe how auspicious these signs are!"
- Our love for Krsna is dormant. It is within us, but because we have no information of Krsna, therefore we are reposing our love to something which is frustration. That is not the object of love. Therefore we are frustrated
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- She (Yogamaya) informed Kamsa about the birth of his enemy, Krsna, and being thus baffled, Kamsa consulted his associates, who were all demons. When this big conspiracy was taking place, this verse (of CC Madhya 15.270) was spoken by Sukadeva Gosvami
- Srimad-Bhagavatam gives information about the Absolute Truth in His personal feature. It is even higher than the jnana-kanda, karma-kanda and upasana-kanda, because it recommends the worship of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Sri Krsna
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- Tasmad gurum prapadyeta. One must surrender to such a guru, who can give right information about Krsna. Herein (SB 10.1.16), Maharaja Pariksit has surrendered to the right personality, Sukadeva Gosvami, for enlightenment in vasudeva-katha
- The Lord referred to the Vedic literature known as Harivamsa, which gives information about the transcendental abode of Krsna. This information was disclosed by Indra when he offered his prayers after being defeated upon challenging the potency of Krsna
- The same queen said, "We have all failed to control Him, and therefore we ask you, Is He keeping Himself well? I may inform you that Syamasundara is very fickle. His friendship is always temporary; it breaks even by slight agitation"
- The Srimad-Bhagavatam is the science of Krsna, the Absolute Personality of Godhead of whom we have preliminary information from the text of the Bhagavad-gita
- The Vedas inform that "Although He (Krsna) is person, He is maintaining all unlimited persons." That they do not know. Eko yo bahunam vidadhati kaman. That one singular person, He is maintaining many millions, many millions, trillions of persons
- These informations are there in authorized Vedic literature. We can understand what is Krsna, what is God, what He is doing, what is His name, what is His father's name - everything we can give - in full detail. That is Krsna consciousness movement
- This whole worldly affair is being managed by one Ksirodakasayi Visnu. This information we get from the sastras
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- We do not know that the supreme leader is Krsna. So that is informed in the Vedic literature, and in the Bhagavad-gita also, the same thing is confirmed that, ye yatha mam prapadyante: Now, everyone is under My leadership. Everyone. There is no exception
- We have to take information of Krsna from the sastra. Sastram eva caksusa. Vedanta-sutra. Your eyes should be sastra, not your so-called imagination. Sastra-caksus
- When Akrura was present in Vrndavana and was narrating the activities of Krsna in Dvaraka, Mother Yasoda was informed that Krsna had married so many queens and was very busy there in His householder affairs
- When Krsna was present on this planet, He proved by His activities and opulence that He is the Supreme Lord. If we are actually anxious to understand who and what the Supreme Lord is, all of the information is given in Vedic literatures