Krishna Leela Series Part 03 Birth Of Krishna

1. KRISHNA LEELA Discourse 3

2. Mahabharata – Udyoga Parva 71.4 krishir bhu-vacakah sabdo nas ca nirvriti-vacakah / tayor aikyam param brahma krishna ity abhidhiyate "The word 'krish' is the attractive feature of the Lord's existence, and 'na' means 'spiritual pleasure.' When the verb krish is added to na, it becomes krishna, which indicates the Absolute Truth." Padma Purana ramante yogino 'nante nityanande cidatmani / iti rama padenaiva param brahmadbhidhiyate "The param brahma is known as Rama because the yogis take pleasure (ramante) in meditating on His eternal, blissful form." (padma purana) Hare is vocative of Hara, the energy of God KRISHNA & RAMA & HARE - MEANINGS

3. BIRTH OF LORD KRISHNA

5. BACKGROUND

9. BALARAMA Maha Sankarshana Karanodakasayi Vishnu Garbhodakasayi Vishnu Kshirodakasayi Vishnu Sesha

10. 1 BALARAMA IS THE SOURCE OF ALL EXPANSIONS

11. 2 KARANODAKASAYI VISHNU

12. 3 GARBHODAKASAYI VISHNU

13. 4 KSHIRODAKASAYI VISHNU - PARAMATMA

14. 5 ANANTASESHA – UNLIMITED SERVANT

15. SANKARSHANA & SHANKARA

16. LAKSHMANA IN RAMA LILA

17. BALARAMA IN KRISHNA LILA

19. YOGAMAYA’S ROLE IN LILA The Lord’s words to Yogamaya Transfer of Sesha from the womb of Devaki to the womb of Rohini Devaki’s pregnancy deemed a miscarriage

20. PRAYERS OF THE DEVAS & ASSURANCE TO DEVAKI The Lord appears in the heart of Vasudeva and then transfers Himself into the heart of Devaki. Effulgence of Vasudeva & Devaki Devaki appeared like suppressed fire or misused education. Kamsa’s Predicament

21. CONSTELLATIONS ROHINI NAKSHATRA & ASHTAMI TITHI AUSPICIOUS SYMPTOMS IN ALL DIRECTIONS KHAMANIKYA ASTRONOMICAL TREATISE THE LORD IS ABOUT TO APPEAR

22. THE LORD APPEARS The Lord appears in His 4-handed form fully decorated. Descriptions Vasudeva is astounded - Freedom from all fear & anxiety

23. THE LORD APPEARS Vasudeva offers charity in his mind

24. PRAYERS Vasudeva offers charity in his mind The Divine Nature of the Lord’s Forms His being within and without everything Expanded & Localised God Form or Formless?

25. GOD Brahmajyoti Paramatma Bhagavan Sat Sat & Chit Sat & Chit & Ananda GOD IS ULTIMATELY SAT-CHIT-ANANDA VIGRAHA (FORM) Sat – Existence / Chit – Consciousness / Ananda - Bliss

26. PRAYERS Paramatma & Jivatma 2 Birds on a Tree Mundaka Upanishad Svetasvatara Upanishad

27. PRAYERS Universal Form anor aniyan mahato mahiyan Katha Upanishad Localised and Pervasive

28. PRAYER DELIVERANCE

29. PRAYER BANYAN TREE sri-bhagavan uvaca urdhva-mulam adhah-sakham asvattham prahur avyayam chandamsi yasya parnani yas tam veda sa veda-vit The Blessed Lord said: There is a banyan tree which has its roots upward and its branches down and whose leaves are the Vedic hymns. One who knows this tree is the knower of the Vedas. Bhagavad Gita 15.1

30. VATSALYA – PARENTAL AFFECTION Prishnigarbha Upendra Krishna Sutapa & Prishni Kashyapa & Aditi Vasudeva & Devaki THE LORD RESPONDS TO PRAYERS – ASSURANCE & HISTORY

31. UPENDRA WITH KASHYAPA & ADITI