26th Discourse- Devastating Rainfall in Vrndavana

KRISHNA LEELA

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare

Recap – Govardhan Puja

Heavenly King

Elephant (Airavata) carrier

Appointed officer for clouds & storm Vajra (Thunder bold) weapon

Who is INDRA ?

In-charge of Eastern side of Universe

Indra’s pride was hurt

Wants to show his power

Bodily concept

Material possessions “I am Supreme”

Director of Clouds

SAmvartaka Cloud Used for Devastation

Wants to challenge

sa tayA sraddhayA yuktastasyArAdhanam Ihate

labhate ca tatah kAmAnmayaiva vihitAn hi tAn

BG: 7.22 - Endowed with such a faith, he endeavors

to worship a particular demigod and obtains his desires. But in actuality

these benefits are bestowed by Me alone.

Material desire

ParamAtma Guides

Devotees need not worship DevAs

DevAs angry – Krishna saves

Should respect all

Pour water to the root (SB: 4.31.14)

Supply food to the stomach

VrjavAsi - Vaishyas

Depend on Cows & Agriculture

sAmvartaka clouds afraid

Indra – I will also come with great storm in my elephant carrier

Strong wind, lightning Piercing sharp rain

Hail Storms

Water thick like pillar

Water everywhere

Dangerous Situation Very Cold

Cows protect calves

Surrender to Krishna

Krishna protects devotees always

Deena bandhu – Friend of the afflicted

Krishna understood

Krishna (Master) – Wants to teach a lesson to Indra

DevAs – Krishna’s servants

Krishna is Yogeshwara – Master of Mystics

7-year-old boy lifted Govardhan hill with His left hand finger

So-called GODs

I am GOD - Fashion

BhagavAn – Beauty, Rich, Strength, Fame, Knowledge, Renunciation (Vishnu PurAna 6.5.47)

Lifting Govardhan – Strength, simple thing

VarAha lifted earth

Milions of Universes resting on hoods of Adi seshA

Take shelter of Govardhan

7 Days without hunger and thirst. How?

ParIksit Maharaj & Sages - Fasted 7 Days, hearing from Sukadeva GovAsmi

BhAgavatam - Hear about Krishna, no bodily needs

Rain & Storm stop after 7 days

Krishna – can leave with cows, children and wives

Inhabitants start moving

Krishna places Govardhan exactly at same position

All embraced Krishna

Gopis offered Yogurt and butter mixed with tears

Siddhaloka, Gandharvaloka inhabitants showered flower

Gopis sing with great feeling

GiriDhAri

VrndAvan – Circumambulation of Govardhan Hill

Diwali next day – Govardhan Puja & Go-puja

Krishna and Govardhan non- different

Learning

No devAs worship for material benefits

No bodily concept

Supreme GOD – Krishna – Scriptural proof.

Just Surrender to Krishna’s Lotus feet

Do everything for Krishna

nehAbhikrama-nAso ’stipratyavAyo na vidyatesv-alpam apy asya dharmasyatrAyate mahato bhayAt

BG: 2.40 - In this endeavor there is no loss or diminution, and a little advancement on this path can protect one from the most dangerous type of fear.

We are also in great & Dangerous ocean

What is that ?

How to come out ? Who will save us ?

ayi nanda-tanuja kinkarampatitam mAm vishame

bhavAmbudhaukripaya tava pAda-pankaja-

sthita-dhUli-sadrisham vichintaya

O son of Maharaja Nanda (Krsna), I am Your eternal servitor, yet somehow or other I have fallen into the ocean of birth and

death. Please pick me up from this ocean of death and place me as one of the atoms at Your lotus

feet.