HARE KRISHNA

Krishna leela

22ND discourse

CHAPTER 20 (continued)

DESCRIPTION OF AUTUMN

utthiSTa jAgrata prApyavarAnnibOdhata

Previously …

Jiva Jago!

A Wake-up Call

Cranes and ducks meander on banks of lakes and rivers despite muddy garbage and thorny creepers

Householders without Krishna Consciousness tarrying in material life despite inconveniences

fever and relief

Rainy season

small pondslakes

rivulets

TEMPORARILY water-filled

Otherwise, they are dryPride of

Materialistic People

Opulent Position, wife, home, children and a little bank

balance

BHAGAVAD GITA 16.:13-15

The demoniac person thinks: "So much wealth do I have today, and I will gain

more according to my schemes. So much is mine now, and it will increase in

the future, more and more. He is my enemy, and I have killed him; and my

other enemy will also be killed. I am the lord of everything, I am the enjoyer, I am perfect, powerful and happy. I am

the richest man, surrounded by aristocratic relatives. There is none so

powerful and happy as I am. I shall perform sacrifices, I shall give some

charity, and thus I shall rejoice." In this way, such persons are deluded by

ignorance.

GOVINDA DAS KAVIRAJA’S PRAYERS

sita atapa bata barisana e dina jamini jagi re

biphale sevinu krpana durajana capala sukha- laba lagi re

Both in the day and at night I remain sleepless, suffering the pains of heat and cold,

the wind and the rain and uselessly serving wicked and miserly men to win a moment’s

flickering happiness.e dhana, yaubana, putra, parijana

ithe ki ache paratiti rekamala-dala-jala, jivana talamala

bhajahu hari pada niti re What assurance of real happiness is there in all of one’s wealth, youthfulness, sons, and family

members? This life is tottering like a drop of water on a lotus petal; therefore you should always serve and worship the divine feet of

Lord Hari.

VIDYAPATI’S SONG - WATER IN DESERT

Grass covered by certain type of red insect

Green and red combine with umbrella-like mushrooms

Rainfall makes the vegetation very green

Scene / terrain changes

like a person who has suddenly become wealthy

Farmer becomes happy to see his full field of grains

Capitalists become unhappy because of competitive price

Restriction – artificial shortage

Food grains are supplied by The Supreme Lord

nityo nityAnam chetanas chetanAnAm

Eko bahUnAmyO vidadhAti kAmAn

BHAGAVAD GITA 3:14

annād bhavanti bhūtāniparjanyād anna-sambhavaḥ

yajñād bhavati parjanyoyajñaḥ karma-samudbhavaḥ

All living bodies subsist on food grains, which are produced from rain. Rains are

produced by performance of yajña [sacrifice], and yajña is born of

prescribed duties.

Moon appears to be moving with clouds

But moon is still

Identifying with matter

Makes us think

Movement through different spheres of life

AhankAra Demarcation between spiritual

and material existence

ISHOPANISHADInvocation

oṁ pūrṇam adaḥ pūrṇam idaṁ

pūrṇāt pūrṇam udacyate

pūrṇasya pūrṇam ādāya

pūrṇam evāvaśiṣyateThe Personality of Godhead is

perfect and complete, and because He is completely

perfect, all emanations from Him, such as this phenomenal

world, are perfectly equipped as complete wholes. Whatever is

produced of the Complete Whole is also complete in itself.

Because He is the Complete Whole, even though so many complete units emanate from Him, He remains the complete

balance.

ISHOPANISHADMANTRA 1

īśāvāsyam idam sarvaṁyat kiñca jagatyāṁ

jagattena tyaktena

bhuñjīthāmā gṛdhaḥ kasya svid

dhanamEverything animate or

inanimate that is within the universe is controlled and

owned by the Lord. One should therefore accept only those things necessary for himself,

which are set aside as his quota, and one should not accept other

things, knowing well to whom they belong.

SRILA PRABHUPADA’S

ANALOGY

CONCENTRIC CIRCLES

AND KRISHNA

CONSCIOUSNESS

COMPASS

Rainy season

living entities, land, sky, water

All become refreshed

Engagement in transcendental loving service of the Lord

“bright-faced” Vaikuntha men

Rivers swell n rush to the oceans and seas

They appear to agitate the ocean

chala

High mountains although

splashed by torrential rain

do not change

Achala

ashtAnga yogi or mystic yogi becomes agitated by sex

e.g. vishvAmitra

bhakti yoginot embarrassed even

amidst difficulties

accepts it as mercy of the Lord becomes eligible to enter spiritual kingdom

Rainbow - bow without a string

Yet it rests in the sky so beautifully

Supreme Lord’s Avatara not resting on

material condition

sambhavāmy ātma-māyayā

Bhagavad Gita 4:6

Roads in rainy season

not frequently used

become covered with long grasses

Ignorant “Brahmana”

Covered by illusion

Value of Samskara

Rain clouds appear

Peacocks dance

People harassed by materialistic life

Suitable Pure Devotee’s words & association give

relief

Feel jubilant & rejoice

Clouds provide nourishment and sustenance through rain

Lighting shifts from one set of clouds to another

A charitable man nourishes and sustains many others like family &

workers

Unchaste wife spoils everything

Marriage & Its Purpose

Plants and creepers grow by drinking water from

ground

pAdopa

tapasya becomes dry

Results enjoyment with family,

society, love, home and other paraphernalia

Prayers of Srila Narottama das Thakura

tadera charana sevi bhakta sane vAs

Prayers of Srila Bhaktivinode Thakura

shuddha bhakata charana renu

bhajana anukUla

Barriers agricultural fields – break due to heavy rain

Unauthorised atheistic propaganda in Kali

breaks boundary of Vedic injunctions

Degeneration into Godlessness

Clouds tossed by the wind deliver water which is seen like nectar

Brahmanas inspire the kshatriyas ans vaishyas to perform charity

Varnas meant for peaceful co-existence.

Expert brahminical guidance is needed

Vrindavana forest’s improvement

due to rains

Ripened dates, mangoes,

blackberries and other fruits

Krishna & Gopas entered forest to enjoy seasonal

atmosphere

Cows fed by new grass – healthy with full milk bags

Lord Krishna called them by names

"Thus when Krishna calls out, 'Hey Dhavali' (the name of a white cow) a whole group of white cows comes forward, and when Krishna calls 'Hamsi, Candani,

Ganga, Mukta' and so on, the twenty-four other groups of white cows come. The reddish cows are called 'Aruni, Kunkuma, Sarasvati, etc., the blackish ones 'Shyamala, Dhumala, Yamuna, etc., and the yellowish ones are Pita, Pingala,

Haritaki, etc. (Srimad Bhagavatam 10.35.19 purport)

Cows and calves would come to Him with love and milk will flow from their

bags

Krishna would pass by forest by the side of Govardhana Hill

Bank of Yamuna bee hives pouring honey

Waterfalls and nice sounds

Krishna heard them as he looked into the mountain caves

Rain coming to an end and autumn almost approaching

Krishna & Gopas sit under tree or within caves relishing ripened fruits

and conversing

Yashoda’s despatch of yogurt, fruits and sweetmeats for Krishna &

Balarama

Cows tired with heavy milkbags. Would sit and chew grass and be joyful to be

with Krishna

Krishna was proud to see them and relishes nature which is one energy of

His

mayadhyakshena prakrti suyate sa characharam

Krishna & Durga (Purusha & Prakrti)

substance and shadow

Material Nature obeys Krishna

Natural Beauty created by rainy season acted out according to

Krishna’s indications

Water reservoirs became clean and pleasing

Refreshing air due to appearance of autumn

Sky clear of clouds

Natural blue colour

Blooming lotus flower in clear water in forest

person fallen from yoga practice becoming beautiful by resuming his

spiritual life

suchinAm srimatAm gehe

Krishna as Hari

White clouds of AutumnDevoid of Water

Retired Person

Water sources dry upDanger to Aquatics

Temporary material life

Sun emergesWithering of vegetation

Losing taste for Material life

Farmers build walls to hold water

Devotees conserve energy for spiritual life

Animals like the cows and deersbecome pregnant

Srila Rupa Goswami speaks of utsAhAt

ENTHUSIASM IN SPIRITUAL LIFE

Disappearance of Dark Clouds& Polluted Water

Appearance of White Clouds & Clear Water

Krishna Consciousness makes one pure

Krishna is Hari - Meaning

Vanaprastha & Freedom from Anxieties

Waterfalls from HillsSupply & Stoppage

Saintly Persons’ Preaching & Silence

Reduced Water & Scorching Sun

Ponds dry up

Small Aquatics’ Plight

Uncontrolled Persons & Family Life

Autumn SeasonOcean becomes calm & quiet

Self-realized person not affected by 3 modes of material nature

Field walls & Saving EnergySaving Energy via

sense control

Retired life & Shelter of Lord

Mukunda

SUN & MOON – FATIGUE & RELIEFMUKUNDA

CLEAR STAR-FILLED NIGHT SKY – KRISHNA CONSCIOUS PERSON

KRISHNA & YADU DYNASTYMOON & STARS

AUTUMN BREEZE & GOPIS

Autumn & Scorching Sunshine

Presence of lotuses Absence of lilies

Strong King or GovernmentProtection of Pious

Elimination of bad elementsSatisfaction of Citizens

Fields full of ripened grains

Offerings to the LordNavanna & Sweet Rice

Durga Pooja

Jnani

Brahmajyoti

Yogi

Higher Planets

Bhakta

Vaikuntha

Goloka Vrndavana

The center is not fixed up. If the center is right, then you can make

circle from that center, any number of circles, they'll never overlap. They'll

be growing, growing, growing. They'll not interact with one another if the center is all right. So everyone is

feeling nationally or internationally, but the center is missing. Therefore

your feeling, your international feeling, my international feeling, your national feeling, my national feeling, they are overlapping. So we have to find out the center. Then you expand your circle, it will not, I mean to say, overlap or counteract. It will go on.

That center is Kṛishna.

Lecture to International Student Society -- Boston, December 28, 1969

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