Level 7: Session 0

10 subject matter of SB

This time we will read from 10th canto and SP said that one can not approach 10th canto without
reading through first 9 cantos. 10th canto is compared to smiling face of Krishna.

Review of L5 & L6

1. L5:
a. Glories of Srimad Bhagavatam:
i. “‘After Lord Kåñëa departed for His abode along with religious principles and
transcendental knowledge, this Puräëa, Çrémad-Bhägavatam, has arisen like
the sun in this Age of Kali to enlighten those who have no spiritual vision.’
i. çrémad-bhägavataà puräëam amalaà yad vaiñëavänäm priyah
ii. krsna-tulya bhägavata—vibhu, sarväsraya/ prati-sloke prati-aksare nänä
artha kaya (CC Madhya 24.318)
iii. Sridhar Swami as the best commentator of SB. bhagavata para giya
bhagavata-sthane, ekanta ashray karo chaitanya carane…
b. This question put before the great devotee Süta Gosvämé is the foremost of the six
questions raised
i. please select the essence of all these scriptures and explain it for the good of
all living beings, that by such instruction their hearts may be fully satisfied.
ii. You know for what purpose the Personality of Godhead appeared in the
womb of Devaké as the son of Vasudeva.
iii. Who is there, desiring deliverance from the vices of the age of
quarrel, who is not willing to hear the virtuous glories of the Lord?
iv. O wise Süta, please narrate to us the transcendental pastimes of the
Supreme Godhead's multi-incarnations.
v. We think that we have met Your Goodness by the will of providence, just so
that we may accept you as captain of the ship for those who desire to cross
the difficult ocean of Kali, which deteriorates all the good qualities of a
human being.
vi. Since Çré Kåñëa, the Absolute Truth, the master of all mystic
powers, has departed for His own abode, please tell us to whom the
religious principles have now gone for shelter.
c. Conversation between Vyasdeva and Narada muni
i. Narada muni’s previous life…
ii. Instruction: crows and hans…
d. Draupadi’s dealing with the punishment of Asvathama
i. But in spite of all this, Draupadé desired that Açvatthämä be at once
released, and it was all the same a good sentiment for her. This means that a
devotee of the Lord can tolerate all sorts of tribulation personally, but still
such devotees are never unkind to others, even to the enemy. These are the
characteristics of one who is a pure devotee of the Lord.
 ii. My lord, do not make the wife of Droëäcärya cry like me. I am aggrieved for
the death of my sons. She need not cry constantly like me.
e. Kunti maharani prays to Krishna
i. Vipada santu ta sasvat…
ii. Janmaishvarya sruta sribhir…
iii. Nama akincana vittaya…
f. Krishna protected the life of Parikshit Maharaj
g. Female devotees of Hastinapur eyes were flooded with tears. But they were trying
to check it.
h. Vidura’s previous life- Manduka muni
i. Thus Mahätmä Vidura, being treated just like a godly person by his kinsmen,
remained there for a certain period just to rectify the mentality of his eldest
brother and in this way bring happiness to all the others.
ii. Vidura chastised Dhritarastra to leave home immediately. Although it was
harsh but it was meant for his welfare.
i. Parikshit maharaj cursed by Brahmana boy
i. Kaliyuga started
j. Creation of material world
i. Mahakalpa, vikalpa & kalpa
ii. Primary creation, secondary creation
iii. Example of cooking mixing pot = Pradhan + glance + time = mahat
tattva...
iv. Five principle of ignorance
1. Therefore the first condition of material existence is forgetfulness of
one's real identity.
2. afraid of death
3. false ownership of things
4. anger after frustration
5. bodily conception
v. Four principle of Knowledge
1. sänkhya, or empirical philosophy for the analytical study of material
conditions;
2. yoga, or mysticism for liberation of the pure soul from material
bondage;
3. vairägya, the acceptance of complete detachment from material
enjoyment in life to elevate oneself to the highest spiritual
understanding; and
4. tapas, or the various kinds of voluntary austerities performed for
spiritual perfection.
k. Jai & Vijaya cursed by 4 Kumaras
i. Krishna came to request Kumaras to allow jay & vijaya return quickly
l. Kardama Muni & Devahuti
i. Glories of Devahuti
ii. Kardama muni placed condition for marriage- as soon as son is born, he will
leave
 iii. Near holy lake of Bindu Sarovar: Just as drops of perspiration which
fell from the toe of the Lord became the sacred Ganges, so teardrops from
the transcendental eyes of the Lord became Bindu-sarovara.
iv. Kardama muni’s yogic power
m. Lord Kapila’s teaching
i. Titiksvava karunika…
ii. Transfer the same attachment to Sadhu
iii. Avaranatmika (Just like hog. He has forgotten that he has got a body
of hog so that he is bound to eat stool and live in a filthy place, but because
he has got the facility of sense gratification with other female hogs -- never
mind whether sister, mother or daughter -- he is happy.)
iv. Praksepatmika (Suppose our students are coming to Krsna
consciousness, somebody is coming to us, maya will dictate, "Oh, why you
are coming here? There are so many restrictions and so rules and
regulations. Better give it up." "Why, yes, what is this nonsense? Give it up."
This is called praksepatmika. Maya is dragging.)
n. The Supreme Personality of Godhead Kapila, after instructing His beloved mother,
took permission from her and left His home, His mission having been fulfilled.
o. Sacrifice of Daksha
i. Daksha out of pride offends lord Siva
ii. Sati gives up body
p. Life and teachings of Dhruva maharaj
i. How he was not fighting with his step mother…did what was to be done
ii. Father uttanupad repented after Dhruva maharaj left home
iii. Determined to see Krishna
q. King Vena vs Prithu maharaj
i. When Indra stolen the horse of Prithu maharaj and Prithu maharaj wanted
to kill Indra, Brahmaji told not to kill but let there be only 99 yagna.
ii. aradhito yadi haris tapasa tatah kim/ naradhito yadi haris tapasa tatah kim/
antar bahir yadi haris tapasa tatah kim/ nantar bahir yadi haris tapasa tatah
kim
r. Narada muni tells the Story of puranjana to pracinabarhi: allegorical story.
Puranjana means one who enjoys in the body
i. City of nine gates – body is of 9 gates
ii. Woman is the intelligence who was searching for husband
iii. 10 servants of the woman was
iv. The waterfall represents a kind of liquid humor or rasa
(relationship). In the body there are different types of humor, rasa or
mellow. The supreme mellow (relationship) is called the sexual mellow (ädi-
rasa)
s. Lord Siva guides Praceta- sons of Pracinabarhi
i. The sons of King Präcénabarhi, known as the Pracetäs, underwent severe
austerities within the seawater to carry out the order of their father. By
chanting and repeating the mantras given by Lord Çiva, they were able to
satisfy Lord Viñëu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
 ii. Lord appeared and appreciated their cooperation towards each other
iii.
2. L6:
a. Maharaj priyavrata-> Agnidhar-> Nabhi-> Rishabhdev
b. Teachings of Lord Rishabhdev
i. Tapo divyam putraka…
ii. Nunam pramatta kurute..
c. Eight symptoms of jivan mukta: already liberated in this life:
i. Apahata papa: no sinful activity
ii. Vijara: no old age suffering
iii. Vimrityu: no more material body
iv. Visoka: callous of material distress
v. Vijighatsa: no longer desire material happiness
vi. Apipata: no desire other than engaging in service of Krishna
vii. Satya kama: all desires are directed to Supreme lord
viii. Satya sankalpa: whatever he desires, is fulfilled by the Lord
d. Bharatvarsa was after the name of Bharata, the son of Lord Rishabhdev. … Although
these things were very difficult to give up, Mahäräja Bharata was so exalted that he
gave them up just as one gives up stool after evacuating. Such was the greatness of
His Majesty.
e. Story of jada bharat & king rahugana. I don’t fear Indra’s thunderbolt…, but I fear
offending a brahmana
f. Great forest of enjoyment (described in 5.14.46 purport)
i. Forest – material world
ii. businessman -> living entity
iii. deepest part of forest not knowing how to get out
iv. plunderer -> uncontrolled senses
v. Tigers and foxes -> wife and children
vi. Weeds in the grain field -> desire to enjoy the family life
vii. Camphor’s aroma -> desire to enjoy family life
viii. Gadfly and mosquito -> envious men
ix. phosphorescent light in a marshy land to fire -> Yellow stool of gold
x. blinded by dust of a whirlwind -> bewildered by the beauty of opposite sex
xi. sounds of owls and crickets -> chastisement of his enemies and
government servants
xii. jumping in a shallow river to mitigate his suffering from heat ->
receives cheap blessings from atheists, so-called sädhus and svämés who
preach against the principles of the Vedas
xiii. carnivorous demons called Räkñasas --> Government men (tax
collector)
xiv. Painful climbing a hill -> vivaha yajna and other ritualistic
ceremonies
xv. Sleep -> devour by python
xvi. Attack of lion -> unavoidable death
 xvii. Vultures crows etc can not save one from attack of lion -> man
made gods
g. Seven islands
i. Jambudvipa -> salt water -> 2X Plaksha dvipa -> sugarcane juice -> 2X Salmali
dvipa - > liquor -> 2X Kushadvipa -> liquid ghee -> 2X Krauncadvipa -> milk ->
2X Saaka dvipa -> churned yogurt -> 2X Puskara dvipa -> sweet tasty water
h. Hellish planets: Çukadeva Gosvämé describes the following twenty-eight hells:
Tämisra, Andhatämisra, Raurava, Mahäraurava, Kumbhépäka. Kälasütra, Asi-
patravana, Sükaramukha, Andhaküpa, Kåmibhojana. Sandaàça, Taptasürmi,
Vajrakaëöaka-çälmalé, Vaitaraëé, Püyoda, Präëarodha, Viçasana, Läläbhakña,
Särameyädana, Avéci, Ayaùpäna. Kñärakardama, Rakñogaëa-bhojana, Çülaprota,
Dandaçüka. Avaöa-nirodhana, Paryävartana and Sücémukha.
i. Ajamila’s getting attracted to prostitute: -
i. in purport, SP writes “In Kali-yuga, a drunk, half-naked woman embracing a
drunk man is a very common sight, especially in the Western countries, and
restraining oneself after seeing such things is very difficult.”
ii. Watching movies is like to see what Ajamila saw
j. Twelve mahajanas
k. Prajapati Daksha curses Narada muni:
i. First 10,000 sons- Haryasvas, 2nd 10,000 sons known as Savalasvas
ii. Similar incident in CC: Sacidevi to Advaita Acarya
l. Indra offends Brihaspati and then regrets
i. Ss
m. Indra kills Vritrasura
i. Dadhici gave the bones to kill Vritrasura
ii. O lotus-eyed Lord, as baby birds that have not yet developed their wings
always look for their mother to return and feed them, as small calves tied
with ropes await anxiously the time of milking, when they will be allowed to
drink the milk of their mothers, or as a morose wife whose husband is away
from home always longs for him to return and satisfy her in all respects, I
always yearn for the opportunity to render direct service unto You.
iii. Vritrasura took killing by Indra to be Krishna’s desire and an
opportunity to go back to Krishna…SP also said during the war that war was
a form of Krishna…
n. Parikshit Maharaj asked Sukdeva Goswami about how Vritrasur became a great
devotee? Then Chitraketu’s story was described
o. Chitraketu’s son’s name was harsa shoka…their lamentation. Angira/Narada muni
instructs him
i. O King, what relationship does the dead body for which you lament have
with you, and what relationship do you have with him? You may say that
you are now related as father and son, but do you think this relationship
existed before? Does it truly exist now? Will it continue in the future?
p. Mother parvarti curses chitraketu
i. Srila Viçvanätha Cakravarti Thäkura remarks that although Citraketu
criticized Lord Çiva, he did not offend Lord Çiva like Dakña. Dakña
 considered Lord Çiva insignificant, but Citraketu expressed his wonder at
Lord Çiva's being situated in that way.
q. Diti wants a son to kill Indra and Birth of Maruts: One day, Indra had the opportunity
to see her deviating from devotional service. Thus he entered her womb and cut her
son into forty-nine parts. In this way the forty-nine kinds of air known as the Maruts
appeared, but because Diti had performed the Vaiñëava ritualistic ceremonies, all
the sons became Vaiñëavas.
r. Hiranyakashipu wants to kill Vishnu
i. He was conversant with vedic knowledge and consoling the family members
of Hiranyaksha
ii. He told the story of suyagya
iii. Thus Yamaräja, in the guise of a small boy, told all the queens: You
are all so foolish that you lament but do not see your own death. Afflicted by
a poor fund of knowledge, you do not know that even if you lament for your
dead husband for hundreds of years, you will never get him back alive, and
in the meantime your lives will be finished.
iv. Story of hunter and birds…
s. Prahlad maharaja’s life and teaching
i. Fearless
ii. Teaching To father
1. Nine process of devotional service
iii. Teaching to Friend
1. Kaumaram acaret prajna
2. Happiness comes automatically
iv. Does not ask material benediction from Lord: says I am not
businessman
1. O my Lord, I am Your unmotivated servant, and You are my eternal
master. There is no need of our being anything other than master
and servant. You are naturally my master, and I am naturally Your
servant. We have no other relationship.
2. 7.10.7: O my Lord, best of the givers of benediction, if You at all
want to bestow a desirable benediction upon me, then I pray from
Your Lordship that within the core of my heart there be no material
desires.
t. Fourteen Manu:
i. Çréla Bhaktisiddhänta Sarasvaté Öhäkura, in his Anubhäñya, gives a list of
Manus and their fathers’ names: (1) Sväyambhuva Manu, the son of Lord
Brahmä; (2) Svärociña, the son of Svarocis, or Agni, the predominating deity
of fire; (3) Uttama, the son of King Priyavrata; (4) Tämasa, the brother of
Uttama; (5) Raivata, the twin brother of Tämasa; (6) Cäkñuña, the son of the
demigod Cakñus; (7) Vaivasvata, the son of Vivasvän, the sun-god (whose
name is mentioned in the Bhagavad-gétä [4.1]); (8) Sävarëi, a son born to
the sun-god and his wife Chäyä; (9) Dakña-sävarëi, the son of the demigod
Varuëa; (10) Brahma-sävarëi, the son of Upaçloka; (11–14) Rudra-sävarëi,
 Dharma-sävarëi, Deva-sävarëi and Indra-sävarëi, the sons of Rudra, Ruci,
Satyasahä and Bhüti respectively.
u. Gajendra’s story
i. from this we may take the lesson that in our fight with mäyä we should not
be in a position in which our strength, enthusiasm and senses will be unable
to fight vigorously.
ii. Crocodile : Gandarbha named Huhu… he was cursed by Devala rishi
iii. Gajendra: he was king Indradumna… got Sarupya mukti… He was
cursed by Agastya muni
v. Durväsä Muni cursed Indra to be poverty-stricken
i. Indra put the garland on elephant who crushed it
w. Churning of milk ocean by demigod and demons
i. Tortoise incarnation
ii. Story of snake and rats inside a cage
iii. Demigod waited for the nectar and did not get attracted to other
things
x. Lord Siva attracted by Lord’s Mohini incarnation
y. Lord’s Vamana incarnation
i. Lord took away everything from Bali Maharaj
ii. Bali maharaj gave reasons for following his words inspite of Sukracarya’s
objection
1. 8.20.7: Dadhéci, Çibi and many other great personalities were
willing to sacrifice even their lives for the benefit of the people in
general. This is the evidence of history. So why not give up this
insignificant land? What is the serious consideration against it?
2. 8.20.9: O best of the brähmaëas, many men have laid down their
lives on the battlefield, being unafraid of fighting, but rarely has one
gotten the chance to give his accumulated wealth faithfully to a
saintly person who creates holy places.
z. Fish incarnation: One day while King Satyavrata was performing austerities by
offering water on the bank of the River Kåtamälä, a small fish appeared in the water
in his palms.
i. This particular devastation actually took place not during the night of Lord
Brahmä but during his day, for it was during the time of Cäkñuña Manu.
Brahmä's night takes place when Brahmä goes to sleep, but in the daytime
there are fourteen Manus, one of whom is Cäkñuña Manu. Therefore, Çréla
Viçvanätha Cakravarté Öhäkura comments that although it was daytime for
Lord Brahmä, Brahmä felt sleepy for a short time by the supreme will of the
Lord. This short period is regarded as Lord Brahmä's night.
3. Sloka recitation

Level 7: Session 1
*****Story of Sudumnya************

1. King Satyabrata who served Matsya incarnation in caksusa manvantara and was saved by
him became Vaivasvata manu (son of Vivasvan) in next manvantara.
2. Vaivasvata manu begot daughter named Ila who was transformed to Sudumnya by blessings
of Supreme Peronality on request of Vasista
3. 9.1.32: Thereupon, just to please his wife, Lord Siva said, "Any male entering this place shall
immediately become a female!"
4. Since that time, no male had entered that forest. But now King Sudyumna, having been
transformed into a female, began to walk with his associates from one forest to another.
a. Nearly similar story of Gopesvara Mahadev…no male can enter Krishna’s Rasa Leela
5. Sudumnya remembered Vasista and on the request of Vasista, Siva granter Sudumnya as
one month male and one month female
6.

******Story of Prsadhra*********

9.2.3 purport: Importance of cow protection: Go Brahmana hitaya ca

Some son of a kñatriya would take this vow to protect the cows from ferocious animals, even at
night. What then is to be said of sending cows to slaughterhouses? This is the most sinful activity in
human society.

9.2.9 purport: if one does mistake unknowingly, what should we do? Curse him or condemn him?

- we all make so many mistake unknowingly. So a senior devotee or guide should show some way of
atonement so that he can be free from the sin

9.2.14: With this attitude, Prsadhra became a great saint, and when he entered the forest and saw a
blazing forest fire, he took this opportunity to burn his body in the fire. Thus he achieved the
transcendental, spiritual world.

Question can be raised- did he commit suicide? - It is not very clear if he had the opportunity to save
himself or not and he did not plan to create fire. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu strictly prohibited to
contemplate suicide… He told Sanatan Goswami something like, “if by ending life one can get
Krishna prem, I would have done it many times”

Devotional service is very powerful…

- Devotional service performed by thinking of the Supreme Personality of Godhead is so

powerful that although Prsadhra was cursed he avoided the terrible consequence of
becoming a çüdra and instead returned home, back to Godhead.
- We can see similar example in case of subuddi roy…when he was outcasted and Chaitanya
mahaprabhu gave his the solution as taking shelter of Holy name
- Explain the state of helplessness that person like Prsadhra feels in such case where they
make great mistake unknowingly or in ignorance. In such case everyone may ridicule him but
Krishna understands and forgives him.
******Story of Sukanya and Chyavan muni*********

The chastity of Sukanya…

- She accepted the nature of husband and tried to please him in all respect
- She begged Asvini kumar to show her actual husband
- Her father was pleased to see her chastity
- If one is right, he does not become fearful…here Sukanya was proud of herself…not that kind
of pride of ignorance which is condemned.

******Nabhaga, the father of Ambarisa maharaj**********

1. Son of Vaivasvata manu is Nabhaga…and his son is NAbhAga

2. Nabhaga’s simplicity (receiving his father as the share of property) & truthfulness (telling
lord Siva exactly what his father said)
3. Lord Siva was pleased and gave him all the riches…

*****Qualities of Ambarish maharaj *************

1. How he engaged every senses in Krishna’s service… Is anything of what he did is difficult of
anyone? No… you see everything is simple…so pure bhakti is possible for every one provided
we are desiring intensely and ready to do..
a. 9.4.18-20: Mahäräja Ambaréña always engaged his mind in meditating upon the
lotus feet of Kåñëa, his words in describing the glories of the Lord, his hands in
cleansing the Lord's temple, and his ears in hearing the words spoken by Kåñëa or
about Kåñëa. He engaged his eyes in seeing the Deity of Kåñëa, Kåñëa's temples and
Kåñëa's places like Mathurä and Våndävana, he engaged his sense of touch in
touching the bodies of the Lord's devotees, he engaged his sense of smell in smelling
the fragrance of tulasé offered to the Lord, and he engaged his tongue in tasting the
Lord's prasäda. He engaged his legs in walking to the holy places and temples of the
Lord, his head in bowing down before the Lord, and all his desires in serving the
Lord, twenty-four hours a day. Indeed, Mahäräja Ambaréña never desired anything
for his own sense gratification. He engaged all his senses in devotional service, in
various engagements related to the Lord. This is the way to increase attachment for
the Lord and be completely free from all material desires.
2. 9.4.21 purport: Prabhupada explains how the vedic king and management of kingdom
should be…
3. Ambarish maharaja’s citizens were also pure devotees and so they also did not want heaven
or any material benediction
4. 9.4.26 purport: SP explains the importance of tapasya in devotional service… “…Indeed, such
austerity leads one to the constitutional position of devotional service. In this way one can
give up material desires, and as soon as one is freed from material desires, he is free from
the repetition of birth and death, old age and disease.”
5. 9.4.28 purport: Devotee is not afraid as he is dependent on Lord. Prahlad maharaj sais

naivodvije para duratyaya-vaitaraëyäs

 tvad-vérya-gäyana-mahämåta-magna-cittaù

(SB 7.9.43)

A devotee is always merged in the ocean of the transcendental bliss of rendering service to
the Lord. Therefore he is not at all afraid of any adverse situation in the material world.

6. Ambarish maharaja’s wife was also equally qualified. Chanakya sloka related to this
7. Lord protects every devotee… 9.4.48 purport: “Lord, however, knows how to protect His
devotee. As indicated by the words präg diñöam, the Lord knew everything. Therefore,
before anything happened, He had already arranged for His cakra to protect Mahäräja
Ambaréña. This protection is offered to a devotee even from the very beginning of his
devotional service. Kaunteya pratijänéhi na me bhaktaù praëaçyati (Bg. 9.31).”
8. When Ambarish Maharaj approached lord Brahma, he replied
a. Ultimately we all have to surrender everything to Krishna…9.4.53-54 purport:
måtyuù sarva-haraç cäham: when the Supreme Personality of Godhead approaches
as death, or the supreme controller of time, He takes everything away. In other
words, all opulence, prestige and everything we possess is given by the Supreme
Lord for some purpose. It is the duty of the surrendered soul to execute the orders
of the Supreme.
9. When he went to lord Siva, he replied
a. …
10. When he went to Lord Vishnu, he replied
a. I am completely under the control of My devotees. Indeed, I am not at all
independent. Because My devotees are completely devoid of material desires, I sit
only within the cores of their hearts. What to speak of My devotee, even those who
are devotees of My devotee are very dear to Me.
b. O best of the brähmaëas, without saintly persons for whom I am the only
destination, I do not desire to enjoy My transcendental bliss and My supreme
opulences.
c. Since pure devotees give up their homes, wives, children, relatives, riches and even
their lives simply to serve Me, without any desire for material improvement in this
life or in the next, how can I give up such devotees at any time?
d. In purport, SP 9.4.65 said- attachment to därägära-puträpta—home, wife, children,
friendship, society and love—is not the way to achieve the favor of the Supreme
Personality of Godhead. One who is attached to hearth and home for material
pleasure cannot become a pure devotee. Sometimes a pure devotee may have a
habit or attraction for wife, children and home but at the same time want to serve
the Supreme Lord to the best of his ability. For such a devotee, the Lord makes a
special arrangement to take away the objects of his false attachment and thus free
him from attachment to wife, home, children, friends and so on. This is special
mercy bestowed upon the devotee to bring him back home, back to Godhead.
e. As chaste women bring their gentle husbands under control by service, the pure
devotees, who are equal to everyone and completely attached to Me in the core of
the heart, bring Me under their full control.
 f. My devotees, who are always satisfied to be engaged in My loving service, are not
interested even in the four principles of liberation [sälokya, särüpya, sämépya and
särñöi], although these are automatically achieved by their service.
g. In
11. Ambarish maharaj was merciful when Durvasha muni came to him…
9.5.10: If our family has given charity to the proper persons, if we have performed ritualistic
ceremonies and sacrifices, if we have properly carried out our occupational duties, and if we
have been guided by learned brähmaëas, I wish, in exchange, that this brähmaëa be freed
from the burning caused by the Sudarçana cakra.

12. Durvasa muni then glorified Ambarish maharaj:

a. 9.5.14: My dear King, today I have experienced the greatness of devotees of the
Supreme Personality of Godhead, for although I have committed an offense, you
have prayed for my good fortune.
b. 9.5.15: For those who have achieved the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the
master of the pure devotees, what is impossible to do, and what is impossible to
give up?
13. Ambarish maharaj was liberated in any condition of life
ihä yasya harer däsye
karmanä manasä girä
nikhiläsv apy avasthäsu
jivan-muktah sa ucyate

In Bhakti-rasämåta-sindhu, Çréla Rüpa Gosvämé thus instructs that if one's only

desire is service to the Lord, he is liberated in any condition of life.
14. Although Ambarish maharaj was liberated, why did he leave the kingdom to take
Vanaprastha?
a. 9.5.27: Sréla Viçvanätha Cakravarti Thäkura herein gives a very good example. When
one is very eager for more and more money, he is not satisfied even when he is a
millionaire or a multimillionaire, but wants to earn more and more money by any
means. The same mentality is present in a devotee. The devotee is never satisfied,
thinking, "This is the limit of my devotional service." The more he engages in the
service of the Lord, the more service he wants to give. This is the position of a
devotee. Mahäräja Ambaréña, in his family life, was certainly a pure devotee…
Nonetheless, although Mahäräja Ambaréña had engaged all his senses in devotional
service, he left his home and went to the forest to concentrate his mind fully at the
lotus feet of Kåñëa
15.

Level 7: Session 2
*****Story of king Sagar & Anshuman *************

1. Mandhata’s descendent Hariscandra & his son Rohita

 2. In Rohita’s dynasty, king Sagara came. Sagara means sa (with) + gara (poison). He was son of
king Bähuka
3. His sons offended Kapil dev by mistake (thought horse was stolen by Kapildev whereas they
were stolen by Indra) and was burnt to ashes
4. Sagar’s son of another wife Krsini (other wife was Sumati) was Asamanjasa and his son was
Ansuman
5. Ansuman reached the ashram of Lord Kapila and then asked for the way to deliver his
uncles/forefathers.
6. Kapildev instructed that by touch of Ganges water, they can be delivered.
7. The glories of Ganges

**********Bhagirath brings Ganges to earth*******************

1. Ansuman performed many austerities to bring mother Ganges, but failed

2. His son Dilip also tried but could not succeed.
3. Finally son of Dilip, Bhagirath was successful
4. Mother Ganges agreed but put forward 2 problems in appearing on earth.
a. 9.9.4: When I fall from the sky to the surface of the planet earth, the water will
certainly be very forceful. Who will sustain that force? If I am not sustained, I shall
pierce the surface of the earth and go down to Rasätala, the Pätäla area of the
universe.
b. 9.9.5: O King, I do not wish to go down to the planet earth, for there the people in
general will bathe in my water to cleanse themselves of the reactions of their sinful
deeds. When all these sinful reactions accumulate in me, how shall I become free
from them?
5. Bhagirath gave the following solutions
a. Lord Siva will bear on his head
b. Saintly persons will take bath in Ganges and thus will neutralizes the sinful reactions
6. Lord Siva’s identity:
a. Example of curd & milk as described in BS
b. known as ashutosh
c. He agreed to hold Ganges on his head because it emanating from the lotus feet of
Krishna

******** story of maharaja Khatvanga ********************

1. He was requested by demigods to help them in fighting and he won

2. Demigods wanted to give him benediction but he asked how much time of his life is
remaining
3. When he was informed that he had only 1 moment, he immediately returned to his palace
and absorbed himself in thought of Krishna
4. SP writes in 9.9.44 purport: Mahäräja Khaöväìga provides a typical example of a Kåñëa
conscious person. A Kåñëa conscious person does not see anything to be important but the
Supreme Personality of Godhead
5. 9.9.45: Although demigods offered him many facilities, he did not want anything and he was
detached all the time
 6. Khatvanga showed the art of dying… how a devotee should give up this body…
7. Every moment is important

********** Lord Ramachandra ***************

1. Khatvanga -> Dirghabahu -> Raghu -> Aja -> Dasaratha -> Lord Ramachandra
2. The material and spiritual aspect of the Lord’s exhibiting distress in absence of mother Sita
a. 9.10.11 purport: Lord Rämacandra, therefore, manifested the truth both spiritually
and materially. Materially those who are attached to women suffer, but spiritually
when there are feelings of separation between the Lord and His pleasure potency
the spiritual bliss of the Lord increases.
3. Ravana had stolen Chaya Sita only: story from CC
4. Lord exhibiting Anger
a. Narsimha dev to Hiranyakashipu
b. Ramchandra to ocean…
c. Balaram towards mother Yamuna
d. SP explains in lecture: people sometime says why Lord should be angry. But why
Lord should NOT become angry? He is a person and as a person he must exhibit
angry at proper place.
5. Ocean’s prayer: 9.10.14-15
a. Animal consciousness require beating to understand… 9.10.14 purport: the word
jaòa-dhiyaù refers to intelligence like that of an animal. A person with such
intelligence cannot understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Without being
beaten, an animal cannot understand the purpose of a man. Similarly, those who are
dull-minded cannot understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead, but when
punished severely by the modes of material nature, they begin to understand Him.
6. Lord’s wonderful activity: making bridge over ocean.
a. Even today it is visible (see if picture is available somewhere)
b. 9.10.16 purport: SP explains as the Lord can float innumerable planets in air, how
difficult it is for him to float mountain and rocks on water?
7. 9.10.20 purport: Daiva and Purusakar Shakti: There are two kinds of strength—daiva and
purusäkära. Daiva refers to the strength achieved from the Transcendence, and
puruñäkära refers to the strength organized by one's own intelligence and power.
Transcendental power is always superior to the power of the materialist..
8. Lord Rama is acyuta or infallible: in 9.10.22 Lord says Today, therefore, I, whose attempt
never fails, shall punish you.
9. 9.10.26 purport: The very word "Rävaëa" means "one who causes crying for others."
10. Lord Ram was kind to Ravana even after everything. 9.10.29 purport: Rävaëa was killed by
Lord Rämacandra and was destined for hellish life, but by Lord Rämacandra's advice,
Vibhéñaëa, Rävaëa's brother, performed all the duties prescribed in relation to the dead.
Thus Lord Rämacandra was kind to Rävaëa even after Rävaëa's death.
11. How Bharata loved Lord Rama (9.10.34- 43)
12. Description of Rama Rajya: (9.10.50-51)
 13. Lord Rama gives everything as charity to Brahmana and they return everything after
receiving (9.11.4-6)
14. Lord Rama banished mother Sita (9.11.10-11)
15. Eka-patni-vrata (9.10.54)

************ Surya Dynasty after Kali yuga****************

1. 9.12.6: Having achieved perfection in the power of mystic yoga, Maru still lives in a place
known as Kaläpa-gräma. At the end of Kali-yuga, he will revive the lost Sürya dynasty by
begetting a son.

Level 7: Session 3

**************Story of Saubhari Rshi***************

1. Yuvanasva drank the water of yajna meant for his wives and so he gave birth to Mandhata
from the right lower side of his abdomen
2. Mandhata has 50 daughters
3. Saubhari Rishi was attracted to sex by seeing the fishes indulged in this activity under water
4. He came to Madhata for one daughter but the king refused
5. Then he reformed his body by yogic power and all 50 daughter married him
6. 9.6.45-46 purport: Saubhari Rsi was a great yogé. Yogic perfection makes available eight
material opulences—aëimä, laghimä, mahimä, präpti, präkämya, isitva, vaçitva and
kämävasäyitä. Saubhari Muni exhibited super-excellence in material enjoyment by dint of his
yogic perfection…… Those who are not ätma-tattva-vit, who do not know the spiritual value
of life, can be satisfied with external material opulences, but those who are ätma-tattva-vit
are not inspired by material opulence. This is the instruction we can derive from the life and
activities of Saubhari Muni.
7. He created so much household opulence but ultimately he was not satisfied
8. 9.6.48 purport: Material desire is just like a blazing fire. If a fire is continually supplied with
drops of fat, the fire will increase more and more and never be extinguished. Therefore the
policy of trying to satisfy material desires by catering to one's material demands will never
be successful.
9. Cause of Saubhari’s fall down: 9.6.49 puport: Viçvanätha Cakravarté Öhäkura remarks that
Saubhari Muni had fallen from his austerity because of a vaiñëava-aparädha. The history is
that when Garuòa wanted to eat fish, Saubhari Muni unnecessarily gave the fish shelter
under his care. Because Garuòa's plans for eating were disappointed, Saubhari Muni
certainly committed a great offense to a Vaiñëava. Because of this vaiñëava-aparädha, an
 offense at the lotus feet of a Vaiñëava, Saubhari Muni fell from his exalted position of mystic
tapasya. [This is also mentioned in Krishna book Ch17, related to the story of Kaliya]

****** Story of Hariscandra ******************

1. Hariscandra did not have a son and so he promised Varuna that he will sacrifice his son
2. He postponed the sacrifice due to his attachment to his son
3. Finally his son purchased another’s son and with that he performed the sacrifice
4. During sacrifice… Visvamitra, Jamadagni, Vasista and Ayasya were present
5. Visvamitra took everything of Hariscandra on the pretext of dakshina and because of this
Vasista became angry… both of them cursed each other
6. Gaur Govind maharaj in one of his lecture describes the story of Hariscandra where he sold
his wife to a another person and he sold himself to a chandala to repay the dakshina to
Visvamitra

********* Dynasty of Nimi Maharaj **************

1. Nimi maharaj wanted to perform Sacrifice and requested Vasista to become his priest, but
Vasistha went to attend sacrifice by Indra. But Nimi did not wait for Vasistha to return .
2. Vasistha cursed Nimi Maharaj and then Nimi maharaj also curse Vasistha
3. Nimi Maharaj did not want to get back to the material body and said
a. Mäyävädés generally want freedom from accepting a material body because they
fear having to give it up again. But devotees whose intelligence is always filled with
the service of the Lord are unafraid. Indeed, they take advantage of the body to
render transcendental loving service.
b. jivo vä maro vä
4. Nimi Maharaja’s descendent were kings of Mithila including Janak maharaj

******Story of Pururava **********************

1. Urvasi descended after being cursed by Mitra and Varuna

2. She approached Pururava and enchanted him
a. She entrusted her two lambs under protection of Pururava and placed 2 conditions
i. Eat only those preparation made by ghee
ii. Not to see Pururava in necked other than the time of uniting
3. When Gandharvas stole the lambs from Pururavas house, Urvasi said very harsh words..
a. 9.14.28: "Now I am being killed," she said, "under the protection of an unworthy
husband, who is a coward and a eunuch although he thinks himself a great hero.
b. 9.15.29: "Because I depended on him, the plunderers have deprived me of my two
sons the lambs, and therefore I am now lost. My husband lies down at night in fear,
exactly like a woman, although he appears to be a man during the day."
4. Finally seeing Pururava necked, Urvasi left.
 5. Why did Gandharva came to create disturbance in the happy life of Pururava?
a. This is the way of material happiness
b. There is no possibility of uninterrupted happiness
6. After 1 year when Pururava met Urvashi and requested her to speak, Urvashi said
a. 9.14.36: My dear King, you are a man, a hero. Don't be impatient and give up your
life. Be sober and don't allow the senses to overcome you like foxes. Don't let the
foxes eat you. In other words, you should not be controlled by your senses. Rather,
you should know that the heart of a woman is like that of a fox. There is no use
making friendship with women.
b. This is very significant becoz who said it? Urvashi who was women herself and knew
the nature of a woman. SP writes however for KC woman it is different.
c. In purport SP mentions:
i. Cäëakya Paëòita has advised, viçväso naiva kartavyaù stréñu räja-kuleñu ca:
"Never place your faith in a woman or a politician."
ii. mätä yasya grhe nästi/ bhäryä cäpriya-vädini
aranyam tena gantavyam/ yathäranyam tathä grham
d. Humour by SP: 9.14.45 purport: Purüravä wanted to have children continuously by
the womb of Urvasi. His only ambition was to have sex life with Urvaçé and thereby
get a son. In other words, he had so much lust in his heart that even while
performing yajïa he thought of Urvasi, instead of thinking of the master of yajïa,
Yajïeçvara, Lord Viñëu.
e. One can get a son by 3 ways
i. 9.14.46 purport: According to the Vedic process, one can get a son through
semen (çukra), one can get a bona fide disciple through initiation (sävitra),
or one can get a son or disciple through the fire of sacrifice (yajïa)

*********Parasuram Incarnation ****************

1. Satyavati & her mother exchanged their oblation

2. Satyavati’s son is Jamadagni and his son is Parasuram
3. 9.5.13: By the semen of Jamadagni, many sons, headed by Vasumän, were born from the
womb of Reëukä. The youngest of them was named Räma, or Paraçuräma.
4. Kartaviryarjuna was envious of Jamadagni’s opulence and thus stole the kamdhenu
5. Lesson to be learnt from the story of Parasuram
a. Enviousness & pride is the cause of fall down: 9.15.14 purport: One may possess
unusual opulence in this material world, but if one becomes puffed up and acts
whimsically he will be punished by the Supreme Personality of Godhead. This is the
lesson to learn from this history, in which Paraçuräma became angry at
Kärtavéryärjuna and killed him and rid the entire world of kñatriyas twenty-one
times.
6. Parasuram was so powerful that he fought alone with 17 akshauhini soldiers (9.15.30
purport: The word akñauhiëé refers to a military phalanx consisting of 21,870 chariots and
elephants, 109,350 infantry soldiers and 65,610 horses.)
7. When Parasuram returned the kamdhenu to his father, Jamadagni however said that
forgiveness is the good quality of Brahmana and asked him to atone for killing kshatriya
 a. 9.15.40 purport: Cäëakya Paëòita says that the cuckoo bird, although very black, is
beautiful because of its sweet voice. Similarly, a woman becomes beautiful by her
chastity and faithfulness to her husband, and an ugly person becomes beautiful
when he becomes a learned scholar.
8. Jamadagni ordered Parasuram to kill his brother and mother (Renuka)
a. 9.16.6 purport: He thought that if he refused to carry out the order he would be
cursed, but if he carried it out his father would be pleased, and when his father was
pleased, Paraçuräma would ask the benediction of having his mother and brothers
brought back to life. Paraçuräma was confident in this regard, and therefore he
agreed to kill his mother and brothers.
b. Question may be raised, when Jamadagni earlier advised Parasuram about
forgiveness, why is he ordering to kill his wife and son for minor offence?
i. 9.16.9 purport: Jamadagni was certainly very powerful due to his austerities,
but because of a slight offense by his poor wife, Reëukä, he ordered that she
be killed. This certainly was a sinful act, and therefore Jamadagni was killed
by the sons of Kärtavéryärjuna, as described herein. Lord Paraçuräma was
also infected by sin because of killing Kärtavéryärjuna, although this was not
very offensive. Therefore, whether one be Kärtavéryärjuna, Lord
Paraçuräma, Jamadagni or whoever one may be, one must act very
cautiously and sagaciously; otherwise one must suffer the results of sinful
activities.
c. By the sacrifice of Parasuram, Jamadagni came to life and became one of 7 stars
i. 9.16.24 purport: seven sages: Kaçyapa, Atri, Vasiñöha, Viçvämitra, Gautama,
Jamadagni and Bharadväja.

**************Story of Yayati Maharaj*********************

1. Yathi, the eldest son of Nahusa did not take the kingdom fearing it would hamper his goal of
self realization
2. Yayati became the king and married Devayani following the incident where he touched
Devayani ‘s hand and lifted her from well
3. Sarmistha came with Devayani as a maid servant but King gave her a son and so Devayani
became angry.
4. Sukracarya cursed Yayati to lose youth but gave an option to interchange with someone who
agrees to donate his youthhood to Yayati
5. Yayati begged youthhood shamelessly from his sons in order to enjoy sense gratification few
years more.
a. 9.18.39 purport: Here is an example: the father shamelessly asked his son to
exchange youth for old age. Of course, the entire world is under such illusion.
Therefore it is said that everyone is pramattaù, or exclusively mad…. Sex and sense
gratification can be controlled, however, and one achieves perfection when he has
no desires for sex. This is possible only when one is fully Kåñëa conscious.

yad-avadhi mama cetah krsna-pädäravinde

nava-nava-rasa-dhämany udyatam rantum äsit
tad-avadhi bata näri-sangame smaryamäne
 bhavati mukha-vikärah susthu nisthivanam ca (Sripad Yamunacarya)
6. Yadu’s refusal to his father’s order is not irreligious. [9.18.40 purport]
a. Mahäräja Yadu was ready to accept his father's order and exchange youth for old
age because he was confident that the youth taken by his father would be returned.
But because this exchange would delay his complete engagement in devotional
service, he did not want to accept his father's old age, for he was eager to achieve
freedom from disturbances.
b. Moreover, among the descendants of Yadu would be Lord Kåñëa. Therefore,
because Yadu was eager to see the Lord's appearance in his dynasty as soon as
possible, Yadu refused to accept his father's proposal.
7. Then the youngest son Puru agreed to exchange his youth against his father’s old age and
hence yayati enjoyed the senses for 1,000 years
8. Then yayati told the story of he-goat and she-goat to Devayani and some instructions.
a. 9.19.15 purport: As explained by Çréla Viçvanätha Cakravarté Öhäkura, when one is
not envious even of his enemy, does not expect honor from anyone, but instead
desires all well-being even for his enemy, he is understood to be a paramahaàsa,
one who has fully subdued the lusty desires for sense gratification.
b. 9.19.17: One should not allow oneself to sit on the same seat even with one's own
mother, sister or daughter, for the senses are so strong that even though one is very
advanced in knowledge, he may be attracted by sex.
9. Finally he left sense gratification for self-realization after returning the youth and kingdom
to Puru

Level 7: Session 5
1. Parikshit Maharaj requested Sukdev Goswami to describe Krishna’s pastime elaborately.
2. 10.1.4: Nivritta Tarsair Upagiyamanad…
a. One who is free from desire can appreciate Krsna Katha
b. Krsna katha is the medicine to become free from bondage (Therefore kåñëa-kathä is
called bhavauñadha, the remedy to stop the repetition of birth and death.)
c. Who other than a butcher will not hear Krsna katha?
3. Parikshit remembers that only by Krishna’s mercy, his grandfathers could win the battle of
Kurukshetra…
4. Parikshit maharaj said, he is not thirsty materially but he is thirsty spiritually.
a. 10.1.13 purport: The entire world is suffering because of spiritual thirst. Every living
being is Brahman, or spirit soul, and needs spiritual food to satisfy his hunger and
thirst.

*******Advent of Krishna *********

1. Earth goes to Brahma and Brahma took her to Kshiradokshayi Vishnu and prayed Purusa
sukta…
2. Just as can hear others voice by telephone, Brahma could hear the message of God while
others could not
3. Wives of demigods were requested to take birth in yadu dynasty.
a. 10.1.23 purport: a pure devotee, even if unable to execute devotional service
completely, is transferred to the upper planetary system, where pious people reside.
From there, if his devotional service is complete, such a devotee is transferred to the
place where the Lord's pastimes are going on. … Sura-stré, the women of the
heavenly planets, were thus ordered to appear in the Yadu dynasty in Våndävana to
enrich the pastimes of Lord Kåñëa. These sura-stré, when further trained to live with
Kåñëa, would be transferred to the original Goloka Våndävana. During Lord Kåñëa's
pastimes within this world, the sura-stré were to appear in different ways in
different families to give pleasure to the Lord, just so that they would be fully
trained before going to the eternal Goloka Våndävana.
4. Lord’s potency known as Vishnu maya will also appear
a. 10.1.25 purport: In the Vedas it is said that the potencies of the Supreme Personality
of Godhead are called by different names, such as yogamäyä and mahämäyä.
Ultimately, however, the Lord's potency is one, exactly as electric potency is one
although it can act both to cool and to heat. The Lord's potency acts in both the
spiritual and material worlds. In the spiritual world the Lord's potency works as
yogamäyä, and in the material world the same potency works as mahämäyä, exactly
as electricity works in both a heater and a cooler.
5. Six sons of Devaki were 6 sons of Marici. 10.1.34 purport: the six sons of Marici had been
cursed to take birth from the womb of Devaké, and upon being killed by Kaàsa they would
be delivered.
6. Demons should not be trusted. 10.1.35 purport: Before, he had been so affectionate that he
was acting as his sister's chariot driver, but as soon as he heard that his self-interest or his
life was at risk, he forgot all affection for her and immediately became a great enemy. This is
the nature of demons. No one should trust a demon, despite any amount of affection.
7. Death is inevitable, so why do abominable activities to avoid death? 10.1.38: One should not
fear death. Rather, one should prepare oneself for the next birth. One should utilize one's
time in this human form to end the process of birth and death. It is not that to save oneself
from death one should entangle oneself in sinful activities. This is not good.
8. "For dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return."
9. One should try to avoid death with intelligence…
10. Providence- 10.1.51 purport: The work of unseen destiny cannot be ascertained by practical
experimental knowledge, and therefore one must be satisfied by reasoning that everything
is done by supreme providence.
11. Why Did Narada muni misguided Kamsa?
a. 10.1.66 purport: Närada's intention was that Kaàsa, by killing the children, would
increase his sinful activities so that Kåñëa would soon appear to kill him. Upon
receiving the instructions of Närada Muni, Kaàsa killed all the children of Devaké one
after another.
b. 10.1.Additiona notes: No one can blame Näradajé for encouraging Kaàsa to kill the
sons of Devaké. The saint Närada is always a well-wisher for human society, and he
wanted the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kåñëa, to descend to this world as
 soon as possible so that the society of demigods would be pleased and would see
Kaàsa and his friends killed by Kåñëa.
12. Most of yadavas fled in fear of Kamsa but few stayed with Kamsa accepting his servitorship…
Akrura stayed with Kamsa in order not to miss any of Krishna’s pastime
13. Devotee’s fear
a. 10.2.8 purport: Thus situated in devotional service, a devotee, although in the
material world, is not in the material world. Yet a devotee always fears, "Because I
am associated with the material world, so many contaminations affect me."
Therefore he is always alert in fear, which gradually diminishes his material
association.
b. 10.2.8 purport: Devaké symbolically represents bhakti, and Kaàsa symbolically
represents material fear. When a pure devotee always fears material association, his
real position of bhakti is manifested, and he naturally becomes uninterested in
material enjoyment. When the six sons of Maréci are killed by such fear and one is
freed from material contamination, within the womb of bhakti the Supreme
Personality of Godhead appears.
14. Jiva tattva (Brahma), Vishnu tattva (Balaram) and Sakti Tattva (Yoga maya) all were engaged
to help in Krishna’s pastime
a. 10.2.9 purport: Yogamäyä was requested to attract Saìkarñaëa, Baladeva, from the
womb of Devaké to the womb of Rohiëé, and this was a very heavy task for her.
Yogamäyä naturally could not see how it was possible for her to attract Saìkarñaëa.
Therefore Kåñëa addressed her as çubhe, auspicious, and said, "Be blessed. Take
power from Me, and you will be able to do it."
b. 10.2.10 purport: As there are many holy places for the worship of Kåñëa, there are
also many holy places in India for the worship of Durgädevé, or Mäyädevé, who took
birth as the daughter of Yaçodä. After cheating Kaàsa, Mäyädevé dispersed herself
to various places, especially in Vindhyäcala, to accept regular worship from ordinary
men.
15. Vasudev was struck with wonder to see Krishna (10.3.11) becoz
a. The first wonder was that the Lord was not afraid to appear within the prison house
of Kaàsa, where Vasudeva and Devaké were interned.
b. Second, although the Lord, the Supreme Transcendence, is all-pervading, He had
appeared from the womb of Devaké.
c. The third point of wonder, therefore, was that a child could take birth from the
womb so nicely decorated.
d. Fourth, the Supreme Personality of Godhead was Vasudeva's worshipable Deity yet
had taken birth as his son.
16. Then Vasudeva offered prayers and then Devaki also prayed.
17. Then Lord said that he had earlier appeard as
a. Son of Prisni and Sutapa as Prsni-garbha
b. Son of Aditi and Kashyapa as Upendra or Vaman
18.

********Atrocities by Kamsa**************
 1. After exchanging Krishna with Yagomaya, Devaki prayed Kamsa not to kill the daughter but
to give he as a gift. But he did not so
2. Seeing the girl taking shape of Durga, Kamsa was astonished becoz
a. the goddess Durgä had become the daughter of Devaké. Since Devaké was a human
being, how could the goddess Durgä become her daughter?
b. Also, how is it that the eighth child of Devaké was a female? This also astonished
him.
3. Kamsa initially realized his mistakes and freed Vasudev and Devaki and asked forgiveness
4. But later by association and bad advice of his demoniac ministers, he became ready to kill all
children born in all nearby villages. Bad association is very dangerous
a. Kaàsa was not uneducated. It appears from his talks with Vasudeva and Devaké that
he knew all about the laws of nature. But because of his association with bad
ministers, he could not make a clear decision about his welfare. (10.4.43 purport)

***Meeting Nanda Maharaja and Vasudev********

1. Visvanath Chakravarty thakur explains that Krishna was also born as actual son of Yashoda
(10.5.2 purport) and Nanada maharaj celebrated Nandotsav next day, which is app days of
Prabhupada.
2. Gorgeously dressed Cowherd man and woman came to see Krishna with various gifts.
3. Vasudeva asked about Nandamaharaja’s son just to ascertain that Nanda maharaj did not
know anything about the exchange of Krishna and Yogamaya
4. Nanada Maharaja and Vasudev was step brother… it is learned from the notes of Çrépäda
Madhväcärya that Vasudeva and Nanda Mahäräja were stepbrothers. Vasudeva's father,
Çürasena, married a vaiçya girl, and from her Nanda Mahäräja was born. Later, Nanda
Mahäräja himself married a vaiçya girl, Yaçodä. Therefore his family is celebrated as a vaiçya
family, and Kåñëa, identifying Himself as their son, took charge of vaiçya activities (kåñi-go-
rakñya-väëijyam(10.5.20)
5. Krishna does go raksha as He tends cows and Balarama does Krishi raksha as he carries plow.

************Putana************

1. Putana came to offer motherly affection and so Krishna had to offer her benediction of
receiving her offer and so He closed the eyes. (10.6.8 purport)
2. Although Putana expanded her size, but Krishna remained small and still fearless. Krishna
either grown up or small child is absolute and all powerful (10.6.18 purport)
3. After killing of Putana, Gopis took Krishna and chanted mantras for His protection. The
mantra was similar to Narayana kavac…BTSM also wrote such prayer…

******Sakatasura and Trinavarta***********

1. Krishna killed sakatasura on utthan festival when he was 3 months old

2. Sakatasura was a ghost
3. We have heard of people's being haunted by ghosts. Having no gross material body, a ghost
seeks shelter of a gross body to stay in and haunt. The Çakaöäsura was a ghost who had
taken shelter of the handcart and was looking for the opportunity to do mischief to Kåñëa.
 When Kåñëa kicked the cart with His small and very delicate legs, the ghost was immediately
pushed down to the earth and his shelter dismantled
4. All assembled brahmanas were genuine brahmanas. Not false Brahmana. Nanda maharaja
did not invite false brahmanas (10.7.13-15)
5. Killed Trinavarta when Krsna was 1 year old.
6. Krishna became heavy that mother yashoda put Him down to play.

*********Krsna showed universal form to mother yashoda******

1. Once while Krishna was drinking milk from mother yashoda, He yawned and mother saw
2.

********Garga muni gave the names of Krishna and Balaram***********

1. This child, the son of Rohiëé, will give all happiness to His relatives and friends by His
transcendental qualities. Therefore He will be known as Räma. And because He will manifest
extraordinary bodily strength, He will also be known as Bala. Moreover, because He unites
two families—Vasudeva's family and the family of Nanda Mahäräja—He will be known as
Saìkarñaëa. (10.8.12)
2. Your son Kåñëa appears as an incarnation in every millennium. In the past, He assumed
three different colors—white, red and yellow—and now He has appeared in a blackish color.
[In another Dväpara-yuga, He appeared (as Lord Rämacandra) in the color of çuka, a parrot.]
All such incarnations have now assembled in Kåñëa.(10.8.13)
a. Indrari vyakulam loka…(10.8.17)

*********Nalkuvera and Manigriva *************

1. Narada muni cursed them out of mercy

2. Çréla Viçvanätha Cakravarté Öhäkura gives herein a good example. When a father finds his
child deeply asleep but the child has to take some medicine to cure some disease, the father
pinches the child so that the child will get up and take the medicine. In a similar way, Närada
Muni cursed Nalaküvara and Maëigréva in order to cure their disease of material blindness.
(10.10.7 purport)
3. They finally prayed:
a. Henceforward, may all our words describe Your pastimes, may our ears engage in
aural reception of Your glories, may our hands, legs and other senses engage in
actions pleasing to You, and may our minds always think of Your lotus feet. May our
heads offer our obeisances to everything within this world, because all things are
also Your different forms, and may our eyes see the forms of Vaiñëavas, who are
nondifferent from You. [10.10.38]

********Vastasura & Vakasura***********

1. Vatsasura came in the form of a calf

2. When the Supreme Personality of Godhead saw that the demon had assumed the form of a
calf and entered among the groups of other calves, He pointed out to Baladeva, "Here is
 another demon." Then He very slowly approached the demon, as if He did not understand
the demon's intentions. [11.11.42]
3. Thereafter, Çré Kåñëa caught the demon by the hind legs and tail, twirled the demon's
whole body very strongly until the demon was dead, and threw him into the top of a
kapittha tree, which then fell down, along with the body of the demon, who had assumed a
great form.[11.11.43]
4. Krishna became like fire and due to heat, the vakasura disgorged Him (10.11.48-51]

********Aghasura *********

1. Aghasura was brother of Putana and Vakasura

2. Aghasura could not see Krishna and His friends playing happily.
3. Krishna killed Aghasura at the age of five. And this story was known to Vrajavasi after 1 year
becoz Brahma had stolen the boys for 1 year.

********Brahma stealing calves and boys*********

1. Krishna in the form of sons of other elderly Gopis, sucked their breast milk fulfilling their
desire.
2. Previously elderly gopis would have more love for Krishna than their own sons, but now they
could not feel and difference in love between Krsna and their sons.
a. Previously, from the very beginning, the gopés had motherly affection for Kåñëa.
Indeed, their affection for Kåñëa exceeded even their affection for their own sons. In
displaying their affection, they had thus distinguished between Kåñëa and their
sons, but now that distinction disappeared. [10.13.25]
3. Balaram first understood that Krsna had expanded Himself in the forms of calves and
cowherd boys.
a. Because of an increase of affection, the cows had constant attachment even to
those calves that were grown up and had stopped sucking milk from their mothers.
When Baladeva saw this attachment, He was unable to understand the reason for it,
and thus He began to consider as follows.(10.11.35)

******Dhanukasura*********

1. Lord Balarama killed him in Tala van

************Kaliya********

1. Kaliya was a resident of ocean but took shelter of the lake in Yamuna because Gaduda could
not attack there
2. Story of Saubhari muni offending Gaduda

*********Pralambasura

1. He came in the form of a cowherd boy during play and took the part in Krishna’s group
2. Balarama became little frightened to see his gigantic body because
 a. Çréla Sanätana Gosvämé explains Lord Baladeva's so-called fear as follows: Balaräma
was playfully acting out the role of an ordinary cowherd boy, and to maintain the
mood of this pastime He appeared slightly disturbed by the horrible demoniac body.
b. Also because the demon had appeared as a cowherd boyfriend of Kåñëa's and
because Kåñëa had accepted him as a friend, Baladeva was slightly apprehensive
about killing him.
c. Balaräma could also have been worried that since this cowherd boy was actually a
demon in disguise, at that very moment another such demon might have been
attacking Lord Kåñëa Himself. Thus the omniscient and omnipotent Supreme Lord
Balaräma exhibited the pastime of becoming slightly nervous in the presence of the
horrible demon Pralamba.(10.18.27 purport)

***********Forest fire ********

1. When the cowherd boys were frightened by forest fire and approached Krishna for help,
Krishna said
a. Hearing these pitiful words from His friends, the Supreme Lord Kåñëa told them,
"Just close your eyes and do not be afraid." (10.19.11)
b. "All right," the boys replied, and immediately closed their eyes. Then the Supreme
Lord, the master of all mystic power, opened His mouth and swallowed the terrible
fire, saving His friends from danger. (12)
c. The cowherd boys opened their eyes and were amazed to find not only that they
and the cows had been saved from the terrible fire but that they had all been
brought back to the Bhäëòéra tree. (13)

*********Nanda maharaja saved from Varuna’s servant & Sankhachuda*******

Level 7: Session 6
Last verse translated and purported by Srila Prabhupada is 10.13.64. the last verse of 13th ch. Rest of
the verses were done by his disciples.

****Rainy and Autumn season***********

1. The rainy and autumn season prepares the atmosphere for Krishna’s pastime
a. Various comparisons
2. Sanatan Goswami said in vrindavan, every day is full moon but full moon day means the
peak of autumn season.

********Gopis glorify the song of Krishna’s flute******

1. Gopis wondered, what pious activities the flute has done in order to get the nectar of
Krishna’s lips which otherwise meant for Gopis
2. Krishna & peacock feather
a. Çréla Viçvanätha Cakravarté Öhäkura explains kåñëa-lélä as follows: "In Våndävana,
the peacocks request Kåñëa, 'Govinda, please make us dance.' Thus Kåñëa plays His
flute, and they surround Him in a circle and dance in time with the rhythm of His
melody. And while standing in the midst of their dancing, He also sings and dances.
Then those peacocks, who are fully satisfied with His musical performance, out of
gratitude offer for His pleasure their own divine feathers. In the usual manner of
musical performers, Kåñëa gladly accepts these presentations and places a feather
upon the turban atop His head. (10.21.10 purport)
3. Vrindavana is more glorious than Vaikuntha because here it is imprint of Krishna’s barefoot,
but in Vaikuntha Vishnu wears slippers. (10.21.10 purport)
4. Who are getting attracted to Krishna by His flute?
a. The peacocks dance madly when they hear Govinda's flute, and when other
creatures see them from the hilltops, they all become stunned.
b. even wives of demigods get attracted to Krishna by hearing the flute. And their
husbands are not envious for this.
c. Using their upraised ears as vessels, the cows are drinking the nectar of the flute-
song flowing out of Kåñëa's mouth.
d. The calves, their mouths full of milk from their mothers' moist nipples, stand still as
they take Govinda within themselves through their tear-filled eyes and embrace Him
within their hearts.
e. all the birds have risen onto the beautiful branches of the trees to see Kåñëa. With
closed eyes they are simply listening in silence to the sweet vibrations of His flute,
and they are not attracted by any other sound.
f. When the rivers hear the flute-song of Kåñëa, their minds begin to desire Him, and
thus the flow of their currents is broken and their waters are agitated, moving
around in whirlpools.
g. Seeing this, the cloud in the sky has expanded himself out of love. He is rising high
and constructing out of his own body, with its multitude of flower-like droplets of
water, an umbrella for the sake of his friend.
h. the aborigine women smear reddish kumkuma powder from Krishna’s lotus feet on
their faces and breasts, they feel fully satisfied and give up all their anxiety.
i. When Lord Kåñëa plays on His flute, the sweet music causes the moving living
entities to become stunned and the nonmoving trees to tremble with ecstasy. These
things are certainly very wonderful.

********Krishna steals the garments of unmarried Gopis **********

1. Gopis performed Katyani vrata for 1 month to get Krishna as their husband. It is not
equal to demigod worship because the purpose of their worship was to get Krishna
2. At the end of vrata, they went inside Yamuna to celebrate their successful completion.
3. Knowing their mind, Krishna reached there with His companion cowhered boys
a. Visvanath Chakravarty thakur explains that the companions of Kåñëa mentioned
here were mere toddlers two or three years old. They were completely naked
and were unaware of the difference between male and female.
4. Conversation between Gopis and Krishna
 a. "The gopés were from most respectable families, and they might have argued
with Kåñëa: 'Why don't You simply leave our clothes on the bank of the river and
go away?'
b. "Kåñëa might have replied, 'But there are so many of you that some of the girls
might take clothes belonging to another.'
c. "The gopés would reply, 'We are honest and never steal anything. We never
touch another's property.'
d. "Then Kåñëa would say, 'If that's true, then simply come and get your clothes.
What is the difficulty?'
e. "When the gopés saw Kåñëa's determination, they were filled with loving
ecstasy. Although embarrassed, they were overjoyed to receive such attention
from Kåñëa. He was joking with them as if they were His wives or girlfriends, and
the gopés' only desire was to achieve such a relationship with Him. At the same
time, they were embarrassed to be seen naked by Him. But still they could not
help laughing at His joking words and even began to joke among themselves,
one gopé urging another, 'Go ahead, you go first, and let us see if Kåñëa plays
any tricks on you. Then we will go later.' "
f. Kåñëa: O birdlike girls, if you do not come here, then with these garments
caught in the branches I will make a swing and a hammock. I need to lie down,
since I have spent the entire night awake and am now becoming sleepy.
g. Gopés: Our dear cowherd boy, Your cows, greedy for grass, have gone into a
cave. So You must quickly go there to herd them back on the proper path.
h. Kåñëa: Come now, My dear cowherd girls, you must quickly go from here to
Vraja and perform your household duties. Don't become a disturbance to your
parents and other elders.
i. Gopés: Our dear Kåñëa, we will not go home for an entire month, for it is by the
order of our parents and other elders that we are executing this vow of fasting,
the Kätyäyané-vrata.
j. Kåñëa: My dear austere ladies, I too, by the strength of seeing you, have now
developed a surprising mood of detachment from family life. I wish to stay here
for a month and execute the vow of dwelling in the clouds. And if you show
mercy to Me, I can come down from here and observe the vow of fasting in your
company.
5. Although the gopés had been thoroughly cheated, deprived of their modesty, ridiculed
and made to act just like toy dolls, and although their clothing had been stolen, they did
not feel at all inimical toward Çré Kåñëa.
a. Çréla Prabhupäda comments, "This attitude of the gopés is described by Lord
Caitanya Mahäprabhu when He prays, 'My dear Lord Kåñëa, You may embrace
Me or trample Me under Your feet, or You may make Me brokenhearted by
never being present before Me. Whatever You like, You can do, because You
have complete freedom to act. But in spite of all of Your dealings, You are My
Lord eternally, and I have no other worshipable object.'
6. Just as Kåñëa is free of all impure desire, so are the gopés. Their attempt to gain Kåñëa
as their husband was therefore motivated not by a desire for personal sense
 gratification but by their overwhelming desire to serve Kåñëa and to please Him.
(10.22.25 purport)
7.

***********Gopis meeting Krishna *****************

1. four categories of Gopis participated in Rasa dance (10.29.9 purport)

a. "This same fourfold categorization of the gopés is given in the Padma Puräëa:
gopyas tu çrutayo jïeyä
åñi-jä gopa-kanyakäù
deva-kanyäç ca räjendra
na mänuñyäù kathaïcana
b. 'It is understood that some of the gopis are personified Vedic literatures, while others
are reborn sages, daughters of cowherds, or demigod maidens. But by no means, my
dear King, are any of them ordinary humans.'
2. the pride of the gopés was a pretense created by Kåñëa's pastime potency in order to
intensify their love for Him through separation. In this connection, Çréla Viçvanätha
Cakravarté quotes Bharata Muni's Näöyaçästra: na vinä vipralambhena sambhogaù
puñöim açnute. "Direct contact is not fully appreciated until separation has been
experienced." (10.29.47)

3. Gopi’s

*********Gopis searches Krishna *******

1. Gopis searched about Krishna

a. They asked trees, flowers etc about Krishna
b. …Having spoken these words, the gopés, distraught from searching for Kåñëa, began
to act out His various pastimes, fully absorbed in thoughts of Him.
c. They enacted Krishna’s pastimes
d. They saw Krishna’s footprints along with Radharani’s
e. They found Radharani but not Krishna
f. They came to Yamuna river bank and sang for Krishna
2. Description of various symbols in Krishna’s soul (10.30.25 purport)
a. Disc destroys 6 anarthas
b. Lotus increases greed of beelike devotees
c. …
d. ..

*********Gopi Geet ***************

1. Tava kathamritam
a. King Pratäparudra recited this verse to Çré Caitanya Mahäprabhu during Lord
Jagannätha's Ratha-yäträ festival. While the Lord was resting in a garden, King
Pratäparudra humbly entered and began massaging His legs and lotus feet. Then the
King recited the Thirty-first Chapter of the Tenth Canto of the Çrémad-Bhägavatam,
the songs of the gopés. The Caitanya-caritämåta relates that when Lord Caitanya
heard this verse, beginning tava kathämåtam, He immediately arose in ecstatic love
and embraced King Pratäparudra.
********* Reunion**********

1. Krishna said He disappeared only to intensify their love for Him

2. He said he is unable to repay His debts on them (10.32.22)

********Rasa Dance **********

1. Vilvamangal Thakura describes (10.33.3 purport)

anganäm anganäm antarä mädhavo
mädhavam mädhavam cäntareränganäh
ittham äkalpite mandale madhya-gah
saïjagau venunä devaki-nandanah

"Lord Mädhava was situated between each pair of gopés, and a gopé was situated
between each pair of His manifestations. And Çré Kåñëa, the son of Devaké also
appeared in the middle of the circle, playing upon His flute and singing."
2. Each gopé saw one manifestation of Kåñëa. The demigods and their wives, however, could
see all His different manifestations as they watched the räsa dance from their airplanes, and
thus they were completely astonished. (10.33.3 purport)
3.

Level 7: Session 7
*** Akrura’s arrival in Vrindavana************

1. Akrura was send by Kamsa to bring Krishna and Balaram. Kamsa planned to kill them by the
elephant and the wrestler chanur and mustika.
2. As he proceeded towards Gokola, Akrura was feeling devotion and he thought following

*** Gopi’s trying to stop Krishna from Going to Mathura*********

1. Gopis were thinking to stop Krishna from going to Mathura without caring for what their
family members do with them (10.39.28)
a. Çréla Viçvanätha Cakravarté describes what the gopés thought: "Let us go right up
to Kåñëa and pull at His clothes and hands and insist that He get down from His
chariot and stay here with us. We will tell Him, 'Don't bring upon Yourself the sinful
reaction for murdering so many women!' "
b. "But if we do that," said other gopés, "our relatives and the village elders will
discover our secret love for Kåñëa and abandon us."
 c. "But what can they do to us?"
d. "Yes, our lives are already wretched now that Kåñëa is leaving. We have nothing to
lose."
e. "That's right. We will remain in the Våndävana forest just like presiding goddesses,
and then we can fulfill our true desire—to stay with Kåñëa in the forest."
f. "Yes, and even if the elders and our relatives punish us by beating us or locking us
up, we can still live happily with the knowledge that Kåñëa is residing in our village.
Some of our girlfriends who are not imprisoned will cleverly find a way to bring us
the remnants of Kåñëa's food, and then we can remain alive. But if Kåñëa is not
stopped, we will certainly die."
2. Akrura Saw Krishna in river Yamuna with His various potencies
a. Çré is the potency of wealth; Puñöi that of strength; Gér, knowledge; Känti, beauty;
Kérti, fame; and Tuñöi, renunciation. These are the Lord's six opulences.
b. Ilä is His bhü-çakti, also known as sandhiné, the internal potency of whom the
element earth is an expansion. Ürjä is His internal potency for performing pastimes;
she expands as the tulasé plant in this world.
c. Vidyä and Avidyä [knowledge and ignorance] are external potencies who cause the
living entities' liberation and bondage, respectively.
d. Çakti is His internal pleasure potency, hlädiné, and Mäyä is an internal potency who
is the basis of Vidyä and Avidyä.

*******Akrura saw Krishna and Balaram in water of Yamuna ********

1. When he came out, the Lord asked if he had seen anything wonderful
2. Akrura replied, as Lord is encompassing everything in this world, when he is seeing the Lord,
what is he not seeing?

*********Krishna and Balaram enters Mathura **********

1. Story of washerman
2. Story of weaver who offered adorned cloth ornaments
3. Story of Kubja
a. the young hunchbacked girl was actually a partial expansion of the Lord's wife
Satyabhämä. Satyabhämä is the Lord's internal energy known as Bhü-çakti, and this
expansion of hers, known as Påthivé, represents the earth, which was bent down by
the great burden of countless wicked rulers. Lord Kåñëa descended to remove these
wicked rulers, and thus His pastime of straightening out the hunchback Trivakrä, as
explained in these verses, represents His rectifying the burdened condition of the
earth.

Level 7: Session 7
*** Fighting with Jarasandha************
1. Krishna thought of what to do with Jarasandha & his army
2. When Krishna was leaving for Dwarka, Jarasandha rebuked Him. Sridhar swami comments
3. Krishna and Balarama killed the armies
a. On the battlefield, hundreds of rivers of blood flowed from the limbs of the humans,
elephants and horses who had been cut to pieces. In these rivers arms resembled
snakes; human heads, turtles; dead elephants, islands; and dead horses, crocodiles.
Hands and thighs appeared like fish, human hair like waterweeds, bows like waves,
and various weapons like clumps of bushes. The rivers of blood teemed with all of
these.
b. With the blows of His plow weapon the immeasurably powerful Lord Balaräma
destroyed Magadhendra's military force. And though this force was as unfathomable
and fearsome as an impassable ocean, for the two sons of Vasudeva, the Lords of
the universe, the battle was hardly more than play.
4. Story of Kalayavana (10.50.44 purport)
5. Lord constructed the fort and a city within. Demigods gave various gifts.
6. Kuvera presented his eight nidhis.

********Marriage of Rukmini**********

1. Rukmini’s letter to Krishna

a. If I am unable to get you, I will give up the present life and will try to attain You in
next lives
2. Other Kings could not see the beauty of Rukmini
a. Çréla Viçvanätha Cakravarté further points out that since the beautiful form of
Rukmiëé is a manifestation of the Lord's internal energy, the nondevotees cannot
perceive her. Thus the heroic kings assembled in Vidarbha were agitated with lust
upon seeing the Lord's illusory potency, an expansion of Rukmiëé. In other words,
no one can lust after the Lord's eternal consort, since as soon as one's mind is
contaminated with lust, the covering of Mäyä separates one from the pristine
beauty of the spiritual world and its inhabitants. (10.53.55)
b. When Krishna was about to kill Rukmi, Rukmini requested the Lord to spare him. So
Krishna disfigured Rukmi by shaving his mustache and hair unevenly.
c. Left with only his life air, cast out by his enemies and deprived of his strength and
bodily radiance, Rukmé could not forget how he had been disfigured. In frustration
he constructed for his residence a large city, which he called Bhojakata. (10.54.51)
d. Because he had promised "I will not reenter Kuëòina until I have killed wicked Kåñëa
and brought back my younger sister," in a mood of angry frustration Rukmé took up
residence at that very place.(10.54.52)
3. Story of Pradyumna
a. Lord Vasudeva lived in Dwarka with his other quadruple expansion-
Sankarshan/Balaram, Pradyumna & Aniruddha
b. Çréla Viçvanätha Cakravarté explains this story as follows: When Cupid's body was
burned to ashes, Rati worshiped Lord Çiva to obtain another body for Cupid.
Çambara, having also come to Çiva for a benediction, was recognized by the lord
first, who told him, "You should now ask for your benediction." Çambara, struck with
lust at seeing Rati, replied that he wanted her as his benediction, and Çiva complied.
 Lord Çiva then consoled the sobbing Rati, telling her, "Go with him, and in his very
home you will attain what you desire." Thereupon, Rati bewildered Çambara with
her deluding power and, taking the name Mäyävaté, remained in his house
untouched. (10.55.8 purport)
4. Shyamantaka jewel: Akrura and Kritavarma went to Satadvana thinking "Saträjit promised
his jewellike daughter to us but then gave her to Kåñëa instead, contemptuously neglecting
us. So why should Saträjit not follow his brother's path?"
a. Çréla Jéva Gosvämé states that Akrüra, although a first-class, pure devotee of the
Lord, was a victim of the anger directed against him by the residents of Gokula
because he took Lord Kåñëa away from Våndävana. The gosvämé further states that
Kåtavarmä had associated with Kaàsa—both of them being members of the Bhoja
dynasty—and thus Kåtavarmä was now suffering from this undesirable association.
b. Both Akrüra and Kåtavarmä were furious with Saträjit because he had insulted Lord
Kåñëa and spread false rumors about Him in Dvärakä.
5. Krishna’s wives
a. Rukmini, daughter of bhismaka- fight with Rukmi
b. Jambavati, daughter of Jambavan – after fighting with Krishna, returned
shyamantaka jewel along with his daughter
c. Satyabhama, daughter of Satrajit – Satrajit offered to Krishna to be relieved from
apparent offence
d. Kalindi, daughter of Sun-god – was roaming in forest when Krishna and Arjuna went
for hunting
e. Mitravindä, sister of the king of Avantipura & daughter of Krishna’s aunt Räjädhidevi
– Krsna abducted her
f. Satya/Nagnajiti, daughter of Nagnajit – subduing 7 wild fighting bulls
g. Bhadra, daughter of the king of Kaikeya kingdom and Krishna’s parental aunt
Srutakirti – he brother offered her to Krishna
h. Laksmana, daughter of the king of Madra – Krishna won her from her svamvara
i. 16,100 wives by killing
6. While killing Bhaumasura, Krishna took Satyabhama along with Him. Why?
a. The äcäryas have explained in various plausible ways why Lord Kåñëa took His wife
Satyabhämä with Him. Çréla Çrédhara Svämé begins by saying that the Lord wanted
to give His adventurous wife a novel experience and thus took her to the scene of
this extraordinary battle. Also, Lord Kåñëa had once granted the blessing to Bhümi,
the earth-goddess, that He would not kill her demoniac son without her permission.
Since Bhümi is an expansion of Satyabhämä, the latter could authorize Kåñëa to do
the needful with the unusually nasty Bhaumäsura.
b. Finally, Satyabhämä had been miffed when Närada Muni brought a celestial pärijäta
flower to Queen Rukmiëé. To pacify Satyabhämä, Lord Kåñëa had promised her, "I'll
give you a whole tree of these flowers," and thus the Lord scheduled this
procurement of a heavenly tree within His itinerary.
c. Çréla Viçvanätha Cakravarté notes that in the heat of battle Queen Satyabhämä
would naturally become anxious for Lord Kåñëa's safety and pray for the battle to
end. Thus she would readily give permission to Kåñëa to kill the son of her
expansion, Bhümi.