Krishna Leela Series - Part 59 - The Story of King Nrga

1. Krishna BhaktiSangha KRISHNALEELASERIES : 59 Chapter 64: The Story of King Nrga

2. RECAP…. Banasura was defeated by the Lord Lord Siva was unable to save his devotee Lord brought back Aniruddhaand Usha

3. PICNIC TIME The Lord’s family members went for a picnic Soon they became thirsty and went in search of the well There was no water in the well but they saw a very amazing creature….

5. Large Lizard… The Lizard was actually trapped and unable to escape from the deep well They tried to rescue the large Lizard but they were unsuccessful Returned home

6. Lord Arrives.. Sri Krishna was told about the incident Lord is the Friend of all Living Entities He easily got the Lizard out simply by extending his left hand

7. Transcendental Touch Upon Krishna’s touch , the lizard immediately changed to a beautiful Devata Very attractive looking Krishna asked the Devata’s identity and enquired on what he was in his past life

8. King Nrga Paid obeisancesand introduced himself Son of King Ikshvaku One of the most charitable persons in history

9. Charity Cows = Dust on Earth, Stars in the sky and Rainfall Each cow has only one calf Money that had been earned legally Gold plated horns and silver plated hooves Silk clothes, gold, land, houses, horses and elephants were given to Brahmanas Married off Brahmanas and gave maideservants, jewels, grains etc Digging well, planting trees, installing ponds

10. One Cow goes astray…

11. A cow which was given in charity entered into another group Both Brahmanas argued and fought Tried to appease by giving 100,000 cows for that 1 cow He prayed to them fervently Brahma sva

12. 2 OPTIONS ENJOY OR SUFFER Death arrived… SUFFER FIRST

13. Always thought of the Lord Persons who follow Karma Kanda are not that intelligent Devotional service is above Karma filled activities Great desire to see Krishna enabled him to retain the memory of past life : JatiSmara King Nrga said that he was very generous towards brahmanas and devoted to them Only if one gets liberated , he can see Krishna so he was very fortunate Even though you see the Lord you cannot get into Vaikuntha

14. After having attained a demigod’s body he started glorifying Krishna Before departing for heavens, he bowed before the Lord and got His blessings Krishna appreciated the King’s charitable disposition and recommended one should follow the Vedic principles Grihastas should give charity

15. Usurping Brahmana’s property is worse than drinking poison If Someone touches a brahmana’s property, he is ruined for 3 generations If he forcefully takes away, he is ruined for 10 generations Usurpers are put into hell, OR sometimes come as an insect in stool for 60,000 years OR he will become a serpent But if someone becomes a devotee of the Lord , ten generations before and after will be liberated One should give full respect to Brahamanas no matter what they do for even the Lord respects them Charity should be given to the right Persons One must be careful when doing charity

16. Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare