Мы поможем в написании ваших работ!
ЗНАЕТЕ ЛИ ВЫ?
|
The Lord then addressed the cowherd community: O Mother, O Father, O residents of Vraja, if you wish you may now come under this hill with your cows.
Содержание книги
- When it rained, the Lord would sometimes enter a cave or the hollow of a tree to play and to eat roots and fruits.
- While Lord Rāma and Lord Keśava were thus dwelling in Vṛndāvana, the fall season arrived, when the sky is cloudless, the water clear and the wind gentle.
- The Gopīs Glorify the Song of Kṛṣṇa’s Flute (veṇu-gīta)
- Kṛṣṇa Steals the Garments of the Unmarried Gopīs
- One day they came to the riverbank and, putting aside their clothing as they had done before, happily played in the water while singing the glories of Kṛṣṇa.
- Taking the girls’ garments, He quickly climbed to the top of a kadamba tree. Then, as He laughed loudly and His companions also laughed, He addressed the girls jokingly.
- I have never before spoken a lie, and these boys know it. Therefore, O slender-waisted girls, please come forward, either one by one or all together, and pick out your clothes.
- Then, shivering from the painful cold, all the young girls rose up out of the water, covering their pubic area with their hands.
- Then the sun’s heat became intense, Lord Kṛṣṇa saw that the trees were acting as umbrellas by shading Him, and thus He spoke as follows to His boyfriends.
- These trees fulfill one’s desires with their leaves, flowers and fruits, their shade, roots, bark and wood, and also with their fragrance, sap, ashes, pulp and shoots.
- It is the duty of every living being to perform welfare activities for the benefit of others with his life, wealth, intelligence and words.
- He has come a long way with the cowherd boys and Lord Balarāma, tending the cows. Now He is hungry, so some food should be given for Him and His companions.
- Taking along in large vessels the four kinds of foods, full of fine tastes and aromas, all the ladies went forth to meet their beloved, just as rivers flow toward the sea.
- Certainly expert personalities, who can see their own true interest, render unmotivated and uninterrupted devotional service directly unto Me, for I am most dear to the soul.
- Govinda, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, fed the cowherd boys with that food of four varieties. Then the all-powerful Lord Himself partook of the preparations.
- One who is neutral may be avoided like an enemy, but a friend should be considered like one’s own self.
- Such being the case, this ritualistic endeavor of yours should be clearly explained to Me. Is it a ceremony based on scriptural injunction, or simply a custom of ordinary society?
- This religious principle is based on sound tradition. Anyone who rejects it out of lust, enmity, fear or greed will certainly fail to achieve good fortune.
- My dear father, our home is not in the cities or towns or villages. Being forest dwellers, we always live in the forest and on the hills.
- Kṛṣṇa then assumed an unprecedented, huge form to instill faith in the cowherd men. Declaring “I am Govardhana Mountain!” He ate the abundant offerings.
- Lord Kṛṣṇa Lifts Govardhana Hill
- Angry Indra sent forth the clouds of universal destruction, known as Sāṁvartaka. Imagining himself the supreme controller, he spoke as follows.
- I will follow you to Vraja, riding on my elephant Airāvata and taking with me the swift and powerful wind-gods to decimate the cowherd village of Nanda Mahārāja.
- Propelled by the fearsome wind-gods, the clouds blazed with lightning bolts and roared with thunder as they hurled down hailstones.
- The cows and other animals, shivering from the excessive rain and wind, and the cowherd men and ladies, pained by the cold, all approached Lord Govinda for shelter.
- The Lord then addressed the cowherd community: O Mother, O Father, O residents of Vraja, if you wish you may now come under this hill with your cows.
- You should have no fear that this mountain will fall from My hand. And don’t be afraid of the wind and rain, for your deliverance from these afflictions has already been arranged.
- While all living creatures looked on, the Supreme Personality of Godhead put down the hill in its original place, just as it had stood before.
- My dear Parīkṣit, the demigods in heaven resoundingly played their conchshells and kettledrums, and the best of the Gandharvas, led by Tumburu, began to sing.
- The cowherd men said:] Since this boy performs such extra-ordinary activities, how could He warrant a birth among worldly men like us—a birth that for Him would seem contemptible?
- How could this seven-year-old boy playfully hold up the great hill Govardhana with one hand, just as a mighty elephant holds up a lotus flower?
- After arranging for the mighty Lord Balarāma to kill the terrible demon Pralamba, Kṛṣṇa saved Vraja’s cowherd boys and their animals from a forest fire.
- Dear Nanda, how is it that we and all the other residents of Vraja cannot give up our constant affection for your son? And how is it that He is so spontaneously attracted to us?
- For many reasons, this beautiful son of yours sometimes appeared previously as the son of Vasudeva. Therefore, those who are learned sometimes call this child Vāsudeva.
- For this son of yours there are many forms and names according to His transcendental qualities and activities. These are known to me, but people in general do not understand them.
- Lord Indra and Mother Surabhi Offer Prayers
- My dear Lord, when my sacrifice was disrupted I became fiercely angry because of false pride. Thus I tried to destroy Your cowherd community with severe rain and wind.
- Indra, you may now go. Execute My order and remain in your ap-pointed position as King of heaven. But be sober, without false pride.
- Kṛṣṇa Rescues Nanda Mahārāja
- Your father, who is sitting here, was brought to me by a foolish, ignorant servant of mine who did not understand his proper duty. Therefore, please forgive us.
- O Kṛṣṇa, O seer of everything, please give Your mercy even to me. O Govinda, You are most affectionate to Your father. Please take him home.
- Thus deeply considering the situation, the all-merciful Supreme Personality of Godhead Hari revealed to the cowherd men His abode, which is beyond material darkness.
- Kṛṣṇa and the Gopīs Meet for the Rāsa Dance
- Some of the gopīs, however, could not manage to get out of their houses, and instead they remained home with eyes closed, meditating upon Him in pure love.
- Seeing that the girls of Vraja had arrived, Lord Kṛṣṇa, the best of speakers, greeted them with charming words that bewildered their minds.
- Lord Kṛṣṇa said: O most fortunate ladies, welcome. What may I do to please you? Is everything well in Vraja? Please tell Me the reason for your coming here.
- This night is quite frightening, and frightening creatures are lurking about. Return to Vraja, slender-waisted girls. This is not a proper place for women.
- Not finding you at home, your mothers, fathers, sons, brothers and husbands are certainly searching for you. Don’t cause anxiety for your family members.
- The highest religious duty for a woman is to sincerely serve her husband, behave well toward her husband’s family and take good care of her children.
- For a woman from a respectable family, petty adulterous affairs are always condemned. They bar her from heaven, ruin her reputation and bring her difficulty and fear.
TRANSLATION
[Śrī Kṛṣṇa said to Himself:] Because We have stopped his sacrifice, Indra has caused this unusually fierce, unseasonable rain, together with terrible winds and hail.
COMMENTARY
Understanding that it was Indra’s work, Kṛṣṇa spoke to the Vraja-vāsīs in five verses. The fierce rain full of hailstones (śilā-mayam) was unseasonable, belonging to a season already passed.
|| 10.25.16 ||
tatra pratividhiṁ samyag ātma-yogena sādhaye
lokeśa-mānināṁ mauḍhyād dhaniṣye śrī-madaṁ tamaḥ
TRANSLATION
By My mystic power I will completely counteract this disturbance caused by Indra. Demigods like Indra are proud of their opulence, and out of foolishness they falsely consider themselves the Lord of the universe. I will now destroy such ignorance.
COMMENTARY
Kṛṣṇa said, “I will remedy the situation through My mystic potency (ātma-yogena). Being falsely proud of their power due to the mode of ignorance, these demigods think of themselves as Lords. I will now destroy this ignorance.” This verse refers not only to Indra, but also to Vāyu and the other demigods who assisted him.
|| 10.25.17 ||
na hi sad-bhāva-yuktānāṁ surāṇām īśa-vismayaḥ
matto ’satāṁ māna-bhaṅgaḥ praśamāyopakalpate
TRANSLATION
Since the demigods are endowed with the mode of goodness, the false pride of considering oneself the Lord should certainly not affect them. When I break the false prestige of those bereft of goodness, My purpose is to bring them relief.
COMMENTARY
“I am not going to completely crush this weak Indra out of spite, but I will correct this fault of false pride which has arisen in My devotee.” With this intention Kṛṣṇa speaks this verse.
|| 10.25.18 ||
tasmān mac-charaṇaṁ goṣṭhaṁ man-nāthaṁ mat-parigraham
gopāye svātma-yogena so ’yaṁ me vrata āhitaḥ
TRANSLATION
I must therefore protect the cowherd community by My transcen-dental potency, for I am their shelter, I am their master, and indeed they are My own family. After all, I have taken a vow to protect My devotees.
COMMENTARY
Kṛṣṇa said, “I will protect the cowherd community (goṣṭham) from this disturbance created by Indra because Vraja is my home (mac-charaṇaṁ means mat-śaraṇam) and I am the master (mat-nātha) of the house.” The Anekārtha-varga dictionary, śaraṇaṁ gṛha-rakṣitroḥ: “The word śaraṇam can mean either home or protector.”
Kṛṣṇa said, “Vraja is the place where My father, brother and dear ones (mat-parigraham) live. Not only will I protect these people from this disturbance, but I protect all people even at the time of mahā-pralaya (annihilation of the universe).” To indicate this, Kṛṣṇa says, “I have taken this vow (me vrata āhitaḥ).”
|| 10.25.19 ||
ity uktvaikena hastena kṛtvā govardhanācalam
dadhāra līlayā viṣṇuś chatrākam iva bālakaḥ
TRANSLATION
Having said this, Lord Kṛṣṇa, who is Viṣṇu Himself, picked up Govardhana Hill with one hand and held it aloft just as easily as a child holds up a mushroom.
COMMENTARY
Hari-vaṁśa confirms that Śrī Kṛṣṇa picked up Govardhana Hill with His left hand: sa dhṛtaḥ saṅgato meghair giriḥ savyena pāṇinā, “With His left hand Kṛṣṇa picked up that mountain, which was touching the clouds.” With the umbrella of Girirāja, Kṛṣṇa blocked the Sāṁvartaka clouds and created a living space in the form of a house beneath the mountain. Kṛṣṇa held the mountain without any difficulty, just like a child holding a mushroom. When Kṛṣṇa was preparing to lift Govardhana Hill, a partial expansion of His Yogamāyā potency named Samhārikī temporarily removed all the rain from the sky so that as Kṛṣṇa ran very swiftly from the porch of His house to the mountain, neither His turban nor other garments became wet.
|| 10.25.20 ||
athāha bhagavān gopān he ’mba tāta vrajaukasaḥ
yathopajoṣaṁ viśata giri-gartaṁ sa-go-dhanāḥ
TRANSLATION
|
