॥ ॐ नमो भगवते वासुदेवाय ॥
Saturday, 22 April 2023 - X a.26- The Vraja villagers are perplexed about who Sri Krishna of these superhuman deeds could actually be. Nanda explains how Sage Garga has told him that Krishna is an incarnation of Bhagavan Maha Vishnu Himself.
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बालकस्य यदेतानि कर्माण्यत्यद्भुतानि वै । कथमर्हत्यसौ जन्म ग्राम्येष्वात्मजुगुप्सितम् ॥
यः सप्तहायनो बालः करेणैकेन लीलया । कथं बिभ्रद्गिरिवरं पुष्करं गजराडिव ॥
तोकेनामीलिताक्षेण पूतनाया महौजसः । पीतः स्तनः सह प्राणैः कालेनेव वयस्तनोः ॥
एकहायन आसीनो ह्रियमाणो विहायसा । दैत्येन यस्तृणावर्तमहन् कण्ठग्रहातुरम् ॥
क्वचिद्धैयङ्गवस्तैन्ये मात्रा बद्ध उदूखले । गच्छन्नर्जुनयोर्मध्ये बाहुभ्यां तावपातयत् ॥
आशीविषतमाहीन्द्रं दमित्वा विमदं ह्रदात् । प्रसह्योद्वास्य यमुनां चक्रेऽसौ निर्विषोदकाम् ॥
दुस्त्यजश्चानुरागोऽस्मिन् सर्वेषां नो व्रजौकसाम् ।नन्द ते तनयेऽस्मासु तस्याप्यौत्पत्तिकः कथम् ॥
क्व सप्तहायनो बालः क्व महाद्रिविधारणम् । ततो नो जायते शङ्का व्रजनाथ तवात्मजे ॥
T: What were the Vraja villagers to make of these most astonishing superhuman acts of a mere boy? How would this unique being be born in a lowly village of cowherds? Hadn't this young boy of seven lifted a mighty mountain like Govardhana, and held it aloft effortlessly for a whole seven days, as easily as a tusker would pluck and hold a lotus in his trunk!?
When he was a baby in the cradle, and Putana came to breastfeed him with poison, didn't he, with eyes closed, suck out her very life and survive!? Didn't the baby kick to pieces a big fully laden cart? Didn't he break the neck of the whirlwind demon Trinavarta!? Didn't he deal with Baka? Didn't he save everyone from the deadly super python Aghasura? Didn't he crawl across the huge Arjuna trees and fell them when his mother tied him to a pestle stone? Didn't he quell Kaliya and purify the Yamuna waters?
They all asked Nanda with one voice:
"What an enchantment Sri Krishna has cast on us? Our love for him is immeasurable, and we see he loves us all equally! This is something most extraordinary, is it not!!!? King Nanda, pray tell us, can you explain to us this phenomenon of your son, Sri Krishna!!??? WHO IS SRI KRISHNA INDEED???"
नन्द उवाच
श्रूयतां मे वचो गोपा व्येतु शङ्का च वोऽर्भके । एनं कुमारमुद्दिश्य गर्गो मे यदुवाच ह ॥
वर्णास्त्रयः किलास्यासन् गृह्णतोऽनुयुगं तनूः । शुक्लो रक्तस्तथा पीत इदानीं कृष्णतां गतः ॥
प्रागयं वसुदेवस्य क्वचिज्जातस्तवात्मजः । वासुदेव इति श्रीमानभिज्ञाः सम्प्रचक्षते ॥
बहूनि सन्ति नामानि रूपाणि च सुतस्य ते । गुणकर्मानुरूपाणि तान्यहं वेद नो जनाः ॥
एष वः श्रेय आधास्यद्गोपगोकुलनन्दनः ।अनेन सर्वदुर्गाणि यूयमञ्जस्तरिष्यथ ॥
य एतस्मिन् महाभागाः प्रीतिं कुर्वन्ति मानवाः । नारयोऽभिभवन्त्येतान् विष्णुपक्षानिवासुराः ॥
तस्मान्नन्द कुमारोऽयं नारायणसमो गुणैः । श्रिया कीर्त्यानुभावेन तत्कर्मसु न विस्मयः ॥
इत्यद्धा मां समादिश्य गर्गे च स्वगृहं गते । मन्ये नारायणस्यांशं कृष्णमक्लिष्टकारिणम् ॥
" Oh, Gopas! Kindly listen to what I am going to say. When this boy was born, I received the great sage Garga. What he said was extraordinary. He told us, "this is an incarnation, he was born respectively white, red, and yellow-golden in different Yugas. Now he is dark, as Krishna. He was once the son of Vasudeva! Indeed he enjoys the epithet Vaasudeva in the three worlds. What can I say? he is known by many different names! These names have been earned by him by his deeds and his qualities. Most people would not know these names. he has taken birth to confer enormous good on the Gopas and Gokula. You shall all overcome repeated hurdles and difficulties by his deeds. Those who love krishna are indeed as blessed as the gods who are under the care of Maha Vishnu. Nobody can touch or harm those who love Sri Krishna. Not even the inner foes (Kama Krodha etc.) Whichever way you see, King Nanda, this boy is indeed the incarnation of Bhagvaan Maha Vishnu! In form, quality, grace, power, fame, prosperity and compassion. So be prepared for the incredible acts of Sri Krishna, and don't be surprised!"
"Having said this, Sage Garga departed. I therefore belive totally that Sri Krishna is Bhagavan Maha Vishnu Himself."
देवे वर्षति यज्ञविप्लवरुषा वज्राश्मपर्षानिलैः सीदत्पालपशुस्त्रि आत्मशरणं दृष्ट्वानुकम्प्युत्स्मयन् ।
उत्पाट्यैककरेण शैलमबलो लीलोच्छिलीन्ध्रं यथा बिभ्रद्गोष्ठमपान्महेन्द्रमदभित्प्रीयान्न इन्द्रो गवाम् ॥
T: It was now the turn of the Vraja Gopas to say a prayer to Bhagavan. They said:
"Indra was incensed to be denied his Yajna offerings, and hailed on us torrential rain like mortar pestles and hailstones that would shatter us. The wind was devastating. We were all so distressed and hence simply surrendered to our Lord! Sri Krishna's heart melted. He decided to show his Yogic Leela. Smilingly, a tender boy of seven lifted the Govardhana Hill and held it up for seven long days, without any difficulty, like lifting a mushroom! He protected us all, the Vraja people and our animal stock, so well! He also broke down the arrogance of Indra! We sing His praises, May the Lord of Cowherds, Govinda, be pleased with us!"
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॥ ॐ नमो भगवते वासुदेवाय ॥
