Utilize this life now!

Verse 1.10.36 (YK Pr):
* Here we see that Krishna is travelling through various provinces to reach Dvaraka.
* Krishna is also doing His duties as a family man. In BG, Krishna said that He does not have to do anything, but He still does so only to set an example.
* Eg: Lord Ramachandra, He was committed husband, son, father, king.
* We have to do our duty actually, in a very Krishna Conscious way.
* Giving charity, performing sacrifices any one can do. But what everyone cannnot do is tolerance, self control, uphold the scriptural injunctions (our case 4 regulative principles). Very difficult to control/restrain the senses whereas very easy to do charity and philanthropy.
* Body is a machine given to us, before it is completely down, we should utilize every moment of this body to cleanse it up. We need to become fully Krishna Conscious, then we will not have another birth. But if we become victim to these other things, we will have to come back to this suffering again.
* Do ur duty given by Krishna.
* Sense control means no prajalpa. Don't take wrong about anybody. Realizations will not come because we are blinded by Maya, desire to enjoy.
* That's why Krishna comes to set an example as to how to live this life. So we have to utilize this opportunity to become strong in KC.
* Maya puts obstacles in the form of doubts, so we should not have any doubt about KC.
* Love everyone, serve everyone! Chant nicely!

Longing, mood for devotional service!

Verse 1.10.33-35 (YK Pr):
* Here Krishna has accomplished His job in the Kuru world and is now returning after a long time to His own dhama, Dvaraka.
* The residents of Hastinapura though could not stand the separation from the Lord.
* Two types of devotees- nitya siddha and nitya-baddha
* If you want to continue in KC, then SP explains, we need to develop the yearning, the longing, that when will the day come when I will develop the taste for the Holy name.
* The only way to come out of maya conditioning is geniune faith in the name of Krishna. Even if we are seeing death everyday, we don't realize the futility of material existence.
* Shelter of Guru and Krishna must be accepted to learn and apply them nicely. Take guidance and execute bhakti, devotional service. To the extent we are sincere in doing this, we will go forward.
* The mood is important, the melting of the heart. Unless we develop the mood of trnad api sunicena, we might be chanting for millions of years, we will not go forward.
* As neophyte devotees, we have lot of respect for everyone. We need to maintain the same mood, because if not, we will start developing the habit of judging others.
* We need to make sincere effort.

Krishna's causeless mercy...

Verse 1.10.31-32 (Vidya Mji):
* Here we see that Lord Krishna accepts the arrangement made by Maharaj Yudhistira.
* If required, Lord Kṛṣṇa Himself was sufficient to defend Himself from the attack of others who counted the Lord as their enemy, but still He accepted all the arrangements made by Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira because He could not disobey the King, who was His elder cousin. The Lord plays the part of a subordinate in His transcendental sporting, and thus sometimes He puts Himself in the care of Yaśodāmātā for His protection in His so-called helplessness of childhood. That is the transcendental līlā, or pastime of the Lord.
* Out of His causeless mercy, He takes up this role to give transcendental pleasure to His devotee.
* So Lord Krishna killed so many demons in His childhood, so why is He afraid of Mother Yasoda.
* All that is because of His love for His devotees. He can be controlled by the unconditioned love of His devotees.
* It is tough for us to understand this, because we are too busy with our own material affairs. We keep speculating the KC process all the time. The Lord's feelings cannot be understood by us so easily.
* These spiritual books like SB and BG cannot be understood by us as we do maths and science. They need to be understood only through the mercy of the Spiritual master.
* It is all Krishna's supreme mercy, that He comes down to hold our hand and take us back. So only submissive love, constant attentive chanting and loving service to devotees will help us get there.
* It is upto to us to drink water from the river. The acharya's show us the path and help us, but we have to make the step.
* Whether situations work or not, we should understand that everything is Krishna's work and He is doing things to help us. So then we will be happy otherwise, we are always finding fault with others and are in anxiety.
* Always keep in mind that the ultimate goal is to go back to Godhead. Just based on short time goals, we should not miss out our ultimate goal.
* It's hard to not think that it is all Krishna's plan, but we need to practise it. He comes out of His superior position and comes and helps us in our day to day activities. It is all His mercy.

Love:Lust:::Gold:Iron

Verse 1.10.28 (Mohan Pr):
* Queens of Hastinapur are glorifying the high position of the queens and girlfriends of Krishna. This is a very high topic and we are not qualified to speak on this topic.
* There is a lot of difference between love and lust. This is all love, the rishis in their previous births did many many penances to attain the conjugal relationship with the Lord.
* The wifes and girlfriends of the Lord, must have undergone vows, baths, fire sacrifices and perfect worship of the Lord of the universe.
* Srila Prabhupada here says: Attainment of this stage of pure spiritual life is the highest perfection, and this stage is called svarūpa, or the factual identity of the living being. Liberation means renovation of this stage of svarūpa. In that perfect stage of svarūpa, the living being is established in five phases of loving service, one of which is the stage of mādhurya-rasa, or the humor of conjugal love.
* Herein two classes of devotees of the Lord are mentioned in the stage of conjugal love. One is svakīya, and the other is parakīya. Both of them are in conjugal love with the Personality of Godhead Krsna.
* The kissing of the Lord, either by His wives or His young girl friends who aspired to have the Lord as their fiance, is not of any mundane perverted quality. Had such things been mundane, a liberated soul like Śukadeva would not have taken the trouble to relish them, nor would Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu have been inclined to participate in those subjects after renouncing worldly life. The stage is earned after many lives of penance.
* Mahaprabhu has displayed the same rasa lila in front of Lord Jagannath along with his associates and has brought reverance to it,

Make your heart Vrindavan!!!

Verse 1.10.27 (Supriya Mji):
* Residents of Hastinapur are glorifying the residents of Dwaraka.
* They says residents of Dwaraka are more glorious than even the residents of the heavens. Because Krishna Himself was present there.
* The Lord brings His associates with Him.
* This material world otherwise is a miserable place. Only Vrindavan, Mathura and Dvaraka are the most important places.
* Just following the sadhana bhakti process of going behind the acharyas.
* Make your house Vrindavan, our heart Vrindavan, and invite Krishna into our hearts. Purifying our heart through chanting of the holy name will help us.
* In USA itself, we have so many opportunities of service and bringing Krishna into our hearts.
* "Make your heart Vrindavan", by associating with devotee, by eating Krishna prasadam, by reading Srila Prabhupada's books, by chanting Krishna's holy name and by serving the devotees!!

Krishna's Appearance and Disappearance...

Verse 1.10.26 (Mohan Pr):
* As Lord Sri Krishna is departing hastinapur to go to Dwaraka, the ladies from the rooftops are now glorifying the Yadu dynasty and the place where He was born.
* In the BG also it is given that, if one truly understands the transcendental nature of the appearance and disappearance of the Lord, we will immediately be liberated.
* The appearance of the Lord is not something material, at least that much we much understand.
* The conditioned soul is forced to take a body when he comes to this material world, but for Krishna it is not so, He has a transcendental body, His birth is not like the conditioned souls.
* EG: Sun is always existing, it only appears in the east in the morning and disappears in the west in the evening. Very clear example of what it means Krishna appears and disappears. It only means that in our vision He appears and disappears.
* The Yadu dynasty is also being glorified here and the land of Mathura also. How glorious are the different places where the Lord performed His pastimes.
* Material world < Vaikunta planets < Goloka Vrindavana, similarly Mathura < Vrindanvan < Govardhan Hill < Radha kund
* So the Lord comes here to perform the pastimes, so that we can get attracted to Him.
* Through His holy name, we can purify ourselves, then we will be able to understand the pastimes of the Lord.
* This week, the World Holy Name Week, pls chant extra rounds just to glorify the Lord.

Verse 1.10.25 (Kasi Pr):
* Krishna appears whenever there is decline in religious principles. Even in BG, it is mentioned the same.
* SP states how wonderful activities the Lord performs when He comes here.
* Unfortunately, there are ppl who still do not believe that the SPG does come to this material world for our benefit. And Krishna says this also in the BG
* To understand the Lord's transcendental nature, in the Kaliyuga, chanting the Hare Krishna Mahamantra is the only way. With love and affection, if we chant, then Krishna will reveal Himself to us.
* We are conditioned souls, following devotional service is the only way for us to realize the Lord in our heart.
* Power of sense gratification is too much. It is very difficult to satisfy these senses. The only way we can control them is by reading the scriptures like BG, SB. We have to utilize the power of devotional service to overcome the attachments to sense gratification.

Lucky we are, very very much!

Verse 1.10.23 (Mohan Pr):
* Krishna talks about all types of yoga in BG. And here it is told that bhakti yoga is the highest.
* Krishna also talks about the nature of the soul and He also talks about a person who is in samadhi.
* Control of senses is the first thing here. And He also explains in BG as to how one can control His senses. Eg: Tortoise, which withdraws its limbs.
* But one thing here is, that one cannot artificially hold off on the senses. Higher taste is imp here, by experiencing a higher taster, we can easily give up the lower tastes.
* Bhahunaam janmanaam ante....
- after many life times, there is nothing else but Vasudeva as my shelter
- whoever is introduced to bhakti yoga, how lucky we are that from the start itself we are introduced that Krishna is the SPG.
- because only after many many millions of birth one gets such an opportunity
- we are very very lucky that because of Srila Prabhupada's mercy, we know are introduced that Krishna is the SPG. Only when we know how lucky we are, then we can become serious in KC.

Subject is important, not the language...

Verse 1.10.20 (Aashish Pr):
* We can quote shlokas, but if we don't have the bhava then we are cheating ourselves.
* Here, the ladies of Hastinapura, were directly talking about Krishna, which was more pleasing than Vedic hymns.
* Biggest thing in KC, facing adversity with faith in Krishna.
* Sustaining enthusiasm is very important.
* No devotee better than Srimati Radharani
- 1.1.12 NOD - bhakti is engaging all our senses in service to the Lord
- free from all material attachments and purification of our senses are the two side affects.

Unwanted industrialization...

Verse 1.10.17 (Sacisuta Pr):
* In this verse, we see how the Lord, the SPG deals with His devotees.
* Here, we can see how Arjuna got the opportunity of rendering personal service to the Lord. Krishna was like millions of sun, surrounded by the many stars there. All the them present were wanting to serve the Lord in any way possible.
* Arjuna is addressed as a Gudakesa, one who has conquered sleep. Means one who has crossed all the 3 modes of material nature.
* He is holding up an umbrella for the Lord, and he is enjoying this service to the Lord. A devotee takes pleasure in performing some menial service to the Lord or His devotees.
* Another imp point: unnecessary industrialization, which is causing destruction to the planet. We are losing millions of farm land, because of all this.
* Processed food is also something that eats up this earth. 60% of America's land is only used for raising livestock, which are then killed for their meat, while only 4% of the land is used to produce food grains, fruits etc for human consumption. In USA, people used to spend 60% of their income on food, and now that has reduced to 15%. This imbalance is all due to unwanted industrialization.
* But as stated in the verse, if we use the resources naturally produced from the earth, so much of unnecessary industrialization can be avoided.
* When Krishna is not there in the center, our false ego, greed and nescience will be in the center.

Shyness in Woman...

Verse 1.10.16 (Vidya Mji):
* SP comments here that shyness is beauty for women, as it then commands respect.
* This shyness, along with being in protection of family, will protect the women from exploitation.
* These days, women are going out expecting equality, but are actually being exploited as this rule of shyness is being lost.
* Man also, should be chaste and be a provider for the family.
* Why not equality of man and woman: we get this body according to our karma and following the basic rules of nature, woman and man are different. One cannot the place of another. Eg: lion deciding to come and stay in the city, it will be chaos only.
* In SSR: story of liquid beauty (man loved girl, girl did not like that, asked to wait for 7 days, took laxatives for 7 days and went completely down, man was then able to distinguish between shadow and substance.
* The material beauty of a woman is an illusion because actually the body is made of earth, water, fire, air, etc. But because there is the association of the living spark with matter, it appears to be beautiful. No one is attracted by an earthen doll, even if it is most perfectly prepared to attract the attention of others. The dead body has no beauty because no one will accept the dead body of a so-called
beautiful woman. Therefore, the conclusion is that the spirit spark is beautiful, and because of the soul's beauty one is attracted by the beauty of the outward body.
* We should also know that Krishna is the only all attractive and He should be the center of our life.
* Everday it is a battle with Maya, so we should engage in devotional service, so that Lord Krishna protects us from these clutches of maya.

Krishna, all attractive...

Verse 1.10.13 (Ramana Pr):
* SP says that Krishna is naturally very attractive. Krishna, name itself means all attractive. He attracts and delivers.
* Our definition of God is very simple.
* Remembering Him is also very attractive to the pure devotees.
- hearing from a pure devotee
- association of a devotee
are very important.
* CM said: Simply give up the association which is bad, and follow the footsteps of acharyas.
* In association of devotees, discussion of Krishna katha is very attractive.
* Because the Pandavas were always in association with Krishna, they could not give the association at all.
* Maya cannot touch one who is purely chanting without offenses.
* Krishna and Krishna's name is identical. The Pandavas, all their hearts were melting for Him on the pot of attraction. They looked at Him without blinking their eyes, and they moved hither and thither in perplexity.

Vipralambha Bhava, the highest!

Verse 1.10.9-10 (Kavitha Mji):
* At that time Subhadrā, Draupadī, Kuntī, Uttarā, Gāndhārī, Dhṛtarāṣṭra, Yuyutsu, Kṛpācārya, Nakula, Sahadeva, Bhīmasena, Dhaumya and Satyavatī all nearly fainted because it was impossible for them to bear separation from Lord Kṛṣṇa.
* Separation from Krishna is also one special form of devotion - vipralamba bhava. Highest form of devotional service. Eg: Krishna separates Himself from gopi's, so they can think about Him more and more.
* Another eg: Krishna meeting the gopi's at Kurukshetra
* Absorption in Krishna by separation from Him, is the quickest method to go back to Him.
* Krishna Himself wanted to know how this mode was, so He came as Lord Caitanya to express this and also teach it to all.
* Also, the 6 Goswami's and Uddhava were worshipping Krishna in feelings of separation.
* If you cannot hanker for Krishna, then hanker that one day you can hanker for Krishna and if you cannot do that then hanker that to hanker that one day you can hanker for Krishna.

Perfect example is the Lord!

Verse 1.10.8 (Krishna Patro Prji):
* Krishna never sets a wrong example. He wants to set the standard so that all common ppl follow Him correctly.
* In Brahmasamhita, many moral and spiritual codes are mentioned. As Lord Rama, as Sri CM, He comes to teach so many nice things. Lord is the best example and master.
* Unfortunately, other than the devotees of the Lord, no one else is able to understand all these activities of the Lord.
* As a devotee, we should always avoid association of non-devotees.
* PPl's tendency is to follow leaders, that's why the Lord is best leader.
* Here, Krishna being younger brother, is enjoying paying obeisances to MY and He is also enjoying as the elder brother of Nakula,Sahadeva by accepting their obeisances. So overall, all the time He was the enjoyer.
* Krishna can be understood only by devotees, others cannot. Most ppl don't exactly know who God is. Whereas in our society, we know who God is, we know where we are going, the exact destination.

Krishna and His relatives...

Verse 1.10.7 (Hareesha Mji):
* Today's verse is special as we can see how the Lord has loving exchanges with His devotees. How He tries to please his relatives in all ways.
* As a person, the SPG has similar feelings as we have got for the family and relative. Of course, the difference is the quantity, quality being the sam
* Krishna feels sad when the devotees are sad and He is happy when they are happy.
* In Sudama's pastime too, Lord Krishna's loving relationship with His friend can be seen.
* Padma Purana: one cannot understand the Lord's pastimes with one's material mind. If we purify our senses, then those purified senses help us see God.
* It is like, we have cataracts on our eyes. Only when it is removed, we can see Krishna. Also in BS: premanjana churita...
* And for this we need to chant the Holy name, the Hare Krishna Mahamantra. And that is the only way.

Harmony between Man and God!

Verse 1.10.6 (Ganeshan Pr):
* Because of the King's having no enemy, the living beings were not at any time disturbed by mental agonies, diseases, or excessive heat or cold.
* Consciousness is very imp factor here. And it not only depends on the vibrations around us, also around the food that we eat.
* Whatever we eat, if flesh, the troubled feared consciousness of animals come into us.
* Today many countries claim that they are advancesd, but we know that true advancement is when the country is based on spiritual principles.
* Good leader should arrange for good harmony between man, God and nature. Cooperation is required. If we have greed or mismanagement or exploitation of nature, absence of God, then everything will go bad.
* Maharaj Yudhistira was a leader who truly followed God, and that brought above happiness, peace and prosperity in the world.

Peace Formula: Accepting the authority of the Supreme Lord!

Verse 1.10.5 (Srinivas Pendyala Pr):
* Since Mahārāja Yudhisthira was under the protection of the ajita, the infallible Lord, as above mentioned, the properties of the Lord, namely the rivers, oceans, hills, forests, etc., were all pleased, and they used to supply their respective quota of taxes to the King. The secret to success is to take refuge under the protection of the Supreme Lord. Without His sanction, nothing can be possible.
* One should rule accepting the supreme authority of the Lord, Sri Krishna. Then everything will be happy in this world.
* One should therefore understand this fact, Sri Krishna is the Supreme propreitor of everything and therefore He is the Supreme enjoyer.
* Real purpose in this creation: simply so that all these resources of the Lord can be used in His own service and finally brings about our own purity. That is the whole essence of KC.
* Consciousness behind the action and the activity, done as a service to the Lord, matters, which then attracts us to the Lord.
* Actually the other attractions of the world are simply distractions. Our chanting is so much affected by these distractions. Therefore, our mind should be simply engaged towards attraction to the Lord.
* Simply engage the resources in the service of the Lord, then our mind will be attracted to the Lord. Such a simple process this KC is, yet mind is distracted.
* Real peace formula: accepting the authority of the Supreme Lord.

Duty bound...

Verse 1.10.4 (Mohan Pr):
* The answer to Saunaka rishi's question is given here in this verse.
* Maharaj Yudhistira, ruled according to the scriptures and because he satisfied everyone by satisfying Krishna, the clouds showered all the water that people needed, and the earth produced all the necessities of man in profusion. Due to its fatty milk bag and cheerful attitude, the cow used to moisten the grazing ground with milk.
* SP in BG gives one example: Month of may, still the lady cooks in India, similarly, in the cold months, the man takes bath early in the morning. Similarly, the sannyasi keeps travelling all the time teaching God consciousness
- we have to perform our duty, whatever be the situation
- Similarly, MY was being duty bound and because of that everyone is satisfied.
* Just food grains and milk is enough to keep the body and soul together. There is no need for so much stress and anxiety as it is in today's education system.
* SP says: Human civilizations should depend on the production of material nature without artificially attempting economic development to turn the world into a chaos of artificial greed and power only for the purpose of artificial luxuries and sense gratification. This is but the life of dogs and hogs.
* So how do we give up sense gratification.
- from NOI (SP tells that it is for neophyte devotees) : vaco vegam.... tolerate the 6 urges
- SP talks about the first class intelligent person who learns about these just by hearing it.
- unless we control the 6 urges, we cannot be happy.

Knowlegde-Application-Cooperation-Association!

Verse 1.10.3 (Supriya Mji):
* Here, the answer to Saunaka rishi's question is being given.
* 1) He ruled after being enlightened
2) By applying the knowledge perfectly
* For us also, we should also learn the knowledge and then apply it accordingly.
* When we get knowledge from the parampara, they also give us empowerment for applying it in the right way.
* Second thing, Maharaj Yudhistira was assisted by his younger brothers in the right way. So association is also very important.
* There was full cooperation among the brothers.
- SP said: You can show your love to me by cooperating with one another.
* Different opinions might exist in devotees, respect them but cooperated. Take guidance and shelter. Unity in diversity.
* MY was instructed by Bhismadeva and Krishna, completely infallible knowledge. If the source is perfect, then knowledge is perfect.
* Therefore proper guidance is required and in this human form of life, it is very important for us to be well trained.