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SRI KRSNA'S SIXTY- FOUR DIVINE QUALITIES, de Krishna Devi

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Viernes, 13 de noviembre de 2009 a las 10:37

"He is the crown-jewel of all lovers, Krishna - Bhagavan Himself; In Him, all great qualities manifest perpetually."

Excerpted from the Nectar of Devotion, Chapter Twenty-One, "Srila Rupa Goswami after consulting various scriptures, has enumerated the transcendental qualities of the Lord as follows: (1) beautiful features of the entire body; (2) marked with all auspicious characteristics; (3) extremely pleasing; (4) effulgent; (5) strong; (6) ever youthful; (7) wonderful linguist; (8) truthful; (9) talks pleasingly; (10) fluent; (11) highly learned; (12) highly intelligent; (13) genius; (14) artistic; (15) extremely clever; (16) expert; (17) grateful; (18) firmly determined; (19) an expert judge of time and circumstances; (20) sees and speaks on the authority of Vedas, or scriptures; (21) pure; (22) self-controlled; (23) steadfast; (24) forbearing; (25) forgiving; (26) grave; (27) self-satisfied; (28) possessing equilibrium; (29) magnanimous; (30) religious; (31) heroic; (32) compassionate; (33) respectful; (34) gentle; (35) liberal; (36) shy; (37) the protector of surrendered souls; (38) happy; (39) the well-wisher of devotees; (40) controlled by love; (41) all-auspicious; (42) most powerful; (43) all-famous; (44) popular; (45) partial to devotees; (46) very attractive to all women; (47) all-worshipable; (48) all-opulent; (49) all-honorable; (50) the supreme controller. The Supreme Personality of Godhead has all these fifty transcendental qualities in fullness as deep as the ocean. In other words, the extent of His qualities is inconceivable.

Besides all of the above-mentioned fifty qualities, Lord Krishna possesses five more, which are sometimes partially manifested in the persons of Lord Brahma or Lord Shiva. These transcendental qualities are as follows: (51) changeless; (52) all-cognizant; (53) ever fresh; (54) sac-cid-ananda (possessing an eternal blissful body); (55) possessing all mystic perfections.

Krishna also possesses five other qualities, which are manifest in the body of Narayana, and they are listed as follows. (56) He has inconceivable potency. (57) Uncountable universes generate from His body. (58) He is the original source of all incarnations. (59) He is the giver of salvation to the enemies whom He kills. (60) He is the attractor of liberated souls. All these transcendental qualities are manifest wonderfully in the personal feature of Lord Krishna.

Besides these sixty transcendental qualities, Krishna has four more, which are not manifest even in the Narayana form of Godhead, what to speak of the demigods or living entities. They are as follows. (61) He is the performer of wonderful varieties of pastimes (especially His childhood pastimes). (62) He is surrounded by devotees endowed with wonderful love of Godhead. (63) He can attract all living entities all over the universes by playing on His flute. (64) He has a wonderful excellence of beauty which cannot be rivaled anywhere in the creation.

Adding to the list these four exceptional qualities of Krishna, it is to be understood that the aggregate number of qualities of Krishna is sixty-four. Srila Rupa Gosvami has attempted to give evidences from various scriptures about all sixty-four qualities present in the person of the Supreme Lord." (Prabhupada, A.C. Bhaktivedanta. (1970)`Nectar of Devotion', pp 155-57,BBT, Mumbai)

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Mathurä-devi

Close to Dirgha-Vishñu, towards the east and inside a lane, is the temple of Mathurä-devi, the presiding deity of Mathurä. As a Sakhi, Mathurä-devi has a very loving relationship with Shri Yamunä, and together they serve their Lord, Shri Krishna.

Shri Padmanäbha

Heading east down the same lane, one comes to the temple of Bhagavän Shri Padmanäbha in Caubeyä-päda. The grandfather of mankind, Brahmä, took birth on the lotus flower that manifests from the lotus stem growing out of Garbhodasäyi Bhagavän Padmanäbha’s navel. Only by Shri Padmanäbha’s mercy does vairäja Brahmä create the material universe.

Sveta -Varäha

Behind the present Dwärakädhisa Temple in Mänika-choka (in mathura ) are two temples of Lord Varäha. One of them has a black deity of Varäha (Krishn-varäha, or Ädi-varäha); the other has a white deity of Varäha (Sveta-varäha). During the period of Sväyambhuva Manu in Brähmakalpa, Krishna-Varäha manifested from the nostril of Brahmä in a four-legged, boar form. He kept the Earth on His tusk and brought her up from Rasätala, the nether region. During the reign of Cäkñusa Manu, Sveta-varäha manifested from the ocean. His face was like that of a boar and the lower portion of His body was human-like. He is also called Nar-Varäha (nar meaning “human”). He killed Hiraëyäksa and delivered the Earth.

Ädi-Varäha

At the beginning of Satya-yuga, there was a brähmana sage named Kapila, who was a worshipper of Bhagavän Ädi-varäha. Indra, the king of the demigods, pleased that brähman and then brought the deity of Varäha to the heavenly planets, where he installed Him for worship. Having defeated Indra, the mighty Rävan seized that Varäha deity from Svarga and established Him in Lanka. After killing the impersonalist Rävana, Sri Rämacandra brought that same deity to Ayodhyä and installed Varähadeva in the palace. When Mahäräja Satrughna was leaving Ayodhyä to kill Lavanäsura, he asked his elder brother Shri Rämacandra for the deity. Mahäräja Satrughna carried the deity with him and, after killing Lavanäsura, established Him in the city of Mathurä, where one can take darçana of Him even today.

Madhuvana lies south-west of Shri Mathurä, about two-and-a-half miles from Bhütesvara Mahädeva. It is one of Vraja’s twelve famous
forests.

In Satya-yuga, Bhagavän killed a demon named Madhu here, for which He became known as Madhusüdana. Likewise, this forest became known as Madhuvana, because it is as endearing and sweet as the Supreme Lord Shri Madhusüdana Himself.

The present name of Madhuvana is Maholi-gräma. On the eastern side of the village of Maholi is Dhruva-tilä, where the deities of the child Dhruva and his worshipful four-armed Shri Näräyana splendidly reside. Dhruva performed severe austerities here to attract the Supreme Lord, using the mantra Devarishii Närada had given him. Being pleased with his worship, the Lord appeared before Dhruva and awarded him absolute monarchy over the entire Earth for 36,000 years, followed by rulership of Dhruvaloka, an imperishable abode of Shri Hari within this material universe.

In Tretä-yuga, the sages and other residents of Madhuvana were terrified by the atrocities committed by the Madhu demon, who, after performing severe austerities, had obtained a trident from Shankar ji. As long as that trident remained in Madhu’s hands, no demigod, demon or human being could defeat him. Although Madhu was a prince in the dynasty of the Sungod (sürya-vansa), he became cruel and devoid of good conduct due to bad association. His father rejected him and banished him from the kingdom. Madhu lived in Madhuvana, where he established a new kingdom in which he harassed the citizens. Mändhätä, the highly illustrious king of the sun dynasty, wanted to punish Madhu and therefore he attacked him, but he was slain by Madhu’s trident. Before his death, Madhudaitya gave that trident to his son, Lavanasura. He told him that as long as this infallible trident remained in his hands no one would be able to kill him; rather, it would kill all his enemies.

Trident in hand, Lavanasura’s tyranny was even more cruel than his father’s. The great sages of Madhuvana and surrounding areas, distressed by his atrocities, went to Shri Rämachandra in Ayodhyä and humbly prayed for protection. They informed Shri Räma of Lavnäsura’s might and of his infallible trident that rendered him invincible. They explained that killing him would not be possible as long as he had his trident at hand.

In Ayodhyä, the Supreme Lord Shri Rämacandra coronated His younger brother Satrughna as the king of Madhuvana. Satrughna asked Lord Rämacandra for the powerful deity of Sri Varäha, that Rämacandra had brought from Lankä, and his elder brother happily agreed. Satrughna then went with the sages to the äsrama of Välméki Rishii and, after receiving his blessings, proceeded to Madhuvana. Bow and arrows in hand, Satrughna arrived at the entrance of Lavnäsura’s cave at a time when Lavansura had gone hunting in the woods, and had left his trident behind in the cave.

When the demon returned, carrying dead elephants, deer and other animals, Satrughna challenged him to battle and a fierce fight ensued. In desperation, Lavanasura tried to get hold of his trident, but Sri Satrughna, the highly valorous warrior and subduer of his enemies, was able to obstruct him, and with his sharp arrows he succeeded in cutting off his head. Satrughna then re-established the deserted Madhupuri and installed Lord Varähadeva there. This Ädi-varähadeva is still present at the very same location in present day Mathurä, which lies within Madhuvana.

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Anooradha Patel

....where you get all these notes from sweets?!

13 de noviembre de 2009 a las 10:45

Krishna Devi

From the famous book of the Gaudiya Vaisnavas titled, `Nectar of Devotion', by Srila Prabhupada. He presented a summary study of Srila Rupa Goswami's`Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu'....and because you wanted to know the qualities of Sri Krsna, I had to please you somehow or the other. D and u are soon getting a gift of Bhakti books.....Love and hugs...

13 de noviembre de 2009 a las 12:03

Anooradha Patel

If there is a man like this living on this earth with these qualities may i have an intro please?

13 de noviembre de 2009 a las 18:46

Krishna Devi

He is Sri Bhagavan, my dear friend. There is no one equal to Him anywhere in all the Universes that He creates through His mere sankalpa. However, through His Kripa and Guru Kripa, we may be able to relish His sac-chid-ananda swarupa. Srimatiji is the only One who can bestow such grace on us....Only Shakti can take you to the Supreme Purusha...the Supreme Person, the Supreme Brahman - through Her pure agents/pure devotees. Radhe !Radhe! Will talk to you about it....

14 de noviembre de 2009 a las 7:32 ·

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