Category:Teachings of Queen Kunti Chapter 20 - Full Surrender
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- A devotee always has a taste for chanting Hare Krsna: "Oh, very nice. Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare." This is taste
- A king gives protection to every one of his citizens, for that is his duty, but he especially protects his own circle of men. This is not unnatural
- After the Battle of Kuruksetra ended and the Pandavas were established in their kingdom, Krsna, before going back home to Dvaraka, was taking leave of His aunt and bidding her farewell. It was at that time that Kunti offered this prayer
- Although Krsna had come to Kuntidevi to take the dust of the feet of His superior, His aunt, Kuntidevi addresses Him as Prabhu, the Lord, not as her beloved nephew
- Although she (Kuntidevi) is the mother of the great warriors Arjuna & Bhima, she still thinks, - Although my sons are great warriors, they are not sufficient to give us protection. Nothing can give us protection but Your lotus feet
- Another item of surrender is pratikulyasya-vivarjanam, rejecting everything unfavorable to the procedures of Krsna consciousness
- Anukulyena krsnanusilanam bhaktir uttama: (CC Madhya 19.167) a symptom of first-class bhakti, devotional service, is that one accepts everything favorable for that service
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- Because we do not see Krsna everywhere, we should come to the temple to see Krsna, who kindly appears there, by His mercy, in a manner in which we can see Him
- Because we have killed so many kings, all their friends and relatives are planning to come fight with us again. So don't think that we are free from all dangers. We are not. And we have no protection other than Your lotus feet. That is our position
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- If I (Rupa Gosvami) could have millions of tongues and trillions of ears, then I could relish something by chanting and hearing
- If Krsna did not protect a child, the child could not be protected, even if he were to have thousands of fathers and mothers
- If Krsna does not give him (a rich man) protection, despite good medical treatment and a good supply of medicine he will die
- If one directly engages in the service of the President, when one is in some difficulty he is especially protected
- In the process of surrender (saranagati) there are six items. The first is that one should completely depend on Krsna, and the next is that one should accept everything favorable for Krsna's service - anukulyasya sankalpah
- In the vision of higher devotees, Krsna actually lives everywhere, but because we are in a lower condition, we should know that for us Krsna lives in the temple
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- Krsna always sees to the comforts of His devotees, and the devotees are always busy seeing that Krsna is satisfied
- Krsna gives protection to everyone, for without His protection no one can live even for a single moment. But one should not think, - If Krsna is giving protection to everyone, what is the use of becoming a devotee
- Krsna has a completely spiritual body (sac-cid-ananda-vigraha (Bs. 5.1)), but we do not have the eyes to see what that spiritual body is. We are accustomed to seeing material, gross things - jada
- Krsna says in Bhagavad-gita, samo 'ham sarva-bhutesu: (BG 9.29) "I am equal to everyone." Krsna, being God, loves everyone because everyone is part of Him. Nonetheless, He takes special care of His devotees
- Krsna says, kaunteya pratijanihi na me bhaktah pranasyati: "You may declare to the world that My devotee is never vanquished." (BG 9.31) If one becomes a pure devotee of Krsna, there is no question of danger
- Kuntidevi says, - My dear Krsna, if You think that we are well established now that we have our kingdom back, and if You therefore want to leave us, that is not a very good proposal. We are not free yet
- Kuntidevi says, yesam na canyad bha vatah padambujat: "We have no means of protection other than Your lotus feet." This is full surrender
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- Nama-gane sada rucih: such a devotee is never tired of chanting, singing, or dancing. The word sada means "always," and ruci means - taste
- Nama-gane sada rucih: we have to increase our taste for singing and chanting Hare Krsna
- Nature offers so many difficulties, and although scientists may try to invent something to check these difficulties in the struggle for existence, unless Krsna gives one protection one's inventions will be of no use
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- One should always think oneself dependent on Krsna. This is Krsna consciousness. One should always think, - Without Krsna my life is useless, and I am in danger
- One should be very much inclined to live within the circle of a temple environment in which the form of Krsna is worshiped
- One should believe with full faith, "Krsna will give me protection," and one should count oneself as one of the servants of Krsna. These are some of the items of saranagati, full surrender
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- She (Kunti) directly asks, "Is it a fact that after finishing Your duty You are going away and leaving us alone?" This is the devotee' s position
- She (Kunti) indirectly says to Krsna, - Do not leave us. Don't think that we are now safe. Without Your protection, we are always unsafe
- She (Kuntidevi) knows, - Although Krsna is playing the part of my nephew, my brother's son, He is still the supreme master
- Sometimes the spiritual master says, "Don't do this," forbidding something unfavorable, and he also recommends that which is favorable - Do this. Chant Hare Krsna
- Srila Rupa Gosvami says, a devotee should be very much careful to see whether his time is being spent unnecessarily. He should ask himself, "Am I now engaged in maya's service or Krsna's service?" This is a symptom of an advanced devotee
- Suppose a rich man is suffering from some disease and he hires a first-class physician and takes first-class medicine. Does it mean that his life is guaranteed? No
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- The devotees dress Krsna, supply Him food, and always engage in serving Him, and similarly Krsna always sees to the happiness of His devotees. This is the intimate relationship between the devotee and Krsna
- The fact is that unless Krsna gives one protection one cannot be protected. This is stated in the Srimad-Bhagavatam (7.9.19): balasya neha saranam pitarau nrsimha
- The President gives protection to all the citizens, those who personally associate with him, giving him service, receive special consideration. That is not actually partiality. That is natural
- The symptoms of a really Krsna conscious person are that he knows that Krsna is the supreme master, he always thinks himself in danger without Krsna, and by taking shelter of Krsna's lotus feet he always feels safe
- This (always asking for Krsna's protection) should be the position of a devotee. We should know that we are actually in danger in this material world
- This (chanting Hare Krsna) taste takes time to awaken, but when Rupa Gosvami was chanting he was thinking, - I have only one tongue and two ears. What can I appreciate of chanting
- This verse (SB 1.8.37) illustrates the position of a surrendered soul seeking the protection of Krsna. If we remain in this position, knowing that our only protector is Krsna and that our only duty is to serve Krsna, then our life is successful
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- We are worshiping Krsna, but because we cannot see anything except material elements like stone, Krsna kindly appears in a form carved from stone
- We can see stone, metal, wood, and other elements, and because Krsna is everything, to be visible to our imperfect eyes He appears in a form of these elements. It is not that Krsna is stone or that we are worshiping stone
- We have no protection other than Your lotus feet. We are encircled by so many enemies because the sons of those who have died in the fight are now preparing to fight with us
- We should also increase our inclination to live in a place where Krsna lives - pritis tad-vasati-sthale
- We should not imitate him (Rupa Gosvami), but the devotees of the Krsna consciousness movement must at least be very careful to complete their sixteen rounds, their minimum amount of prescribed chanting
- When a gentleman loves all children but has special love for his own children, no one will say, "Oh, why are you loving your own children more than others?" No, that is natural
- When Prahlada Maharaja offered prayers to Krsna as Nrsimha-deva, he said, - My dear Lord, one should not think that because a child has a father and mother he has full protection
- While offering her prayers to Krsna, Kunti says, - Krsna, You are thinking that now we are safe, but I don't think we are safe. We are always in danger. If You think we are safe, who will give us protection
- Without KC one thinks, - I shall protect myself, or my society, community, or state will give me protection. I have so many protectors. Why should I care for God? Why shall I go to Krsna? Those rascals who have no protection can go to Krsna