Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Pleasing Krishna pleases All!

Verse 1.15.12 ( Prji):

* In this verse, Arjuna is continuing his realizations with a grateful heart as to how all the things in his life was due to the grace of the Lord Krishna.
* Here, Arjuna is talking about how he fought with Lord Siva and was able to please with him, just because Lord Krishna was already please with him.
* SP comments that if we please Krishna, then everything else will be satisfied.
* In actuality, we don't try to please Krishna, but we want name, fame, happiness etc. That's why SP is making the point clear here, that anything we do, we must do to satisfy and please Krishna.
* Another significance of the present verse is that Arjuna, by the grace of Lord Sri Krsna, was able to reach the heavenly planet even with the selfsame body and was honored by the heavenly demigod Indradeva, being seated with him half-elevated.
* SP also comments that moon is also among the heavenly planets. So all endeavor by material scientists is useless.
* Why Krishna was pleased with Arjuna, cause Arjuna was completely sense controlled and was always doing everything to please Krishna.
* Without sense control, we cannot be self realized, without self-realization we cannot come to please Krishna.
* Krishna is saying in the BG: He is the thread that is holding all the pearls together.
* We should completely depend on His mercy, there is no other alternative.
* When we chant inattentively, we are blocking the mercy of Krishna, due to the illusion that we are the doer. As long as we expect some honor, we cannot chant attentively.
* But when we chant attentively, we are completely exposed to the rain of the mercy of the Lord.
* That's why Sri CM says that we need humility, tolerance and must give all respect to others.
* Although we know all these things, still our chanting is not good. Our only hope is the association of devotees and their prayers.

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