The document discusses Krishna's divine and transcendental nature as described in various Vedic scriptures. It highlights how Krishna is the source of light and beyond darkness. It also discusses the loving devotion of the residents of Vrindavan like the gopis and cows towards Krishna during his pastimes in Vrindavan over 1 year, and how this love was beyond ordinary love and attraction. The document praises the fortune and exalted position of the residents of Vrindavan in directly serving Krishna.

1. HARE KRISHNA KRISHNA LEELA 15--TH DISCOURSE

2. CHAPTER 14 (continued) PRAYERS OFFERED BY LORD BRAHMA TO LORD KRISHNA

3. BG 13.18 jyotisam api taj jyotis tamasah param ucyate jnanam jneyam jnana-gamyam hridi sarvasya visthitam Translation He is the source of light in all luminous objects. He is beyond the darkness of matter and is unmanifested. He is knowledge, He is the object of knowledge, and He is the goal of knowledge. He is situated in everyone’s heart. Supreme Brahman as effulgent as sun

4. Isha Upanishad 15 hiranmayena patrena satyasyapihitam mukham tat tvam pushann apavrinu satya-dharmaya drishtaye BrhadAranyaka Upanishad I.3.28 asato ma sadgamaya tamaso ma jyotirgamaya mrtyorma amrtam gamaya Chaitanya CharitAmrta Madhya Leela 22.31 krishna -- -- surya-sama; maya haya andhakara yahan krishna, tahan nahi mayara adhikara janmAdy asya yatah - Vedanta Sutra 1.1

5. BHAGAVAD GITA 4.9 janma karma ca me divyam evam yo vetti tattvatah tyaktva deham punar janma naiti mam eti so 'rjuna One who knows the transcendental nature of My appearance and activities does not, upon leaving the body, take his birth again in this material world, but attains My eternal abode, O Arjuna.

6. Brahman ParamAtma BhagavAn Energy Localised Personality

7. Function of the Supersoul (Paramatma) BG 15.15 sarvasya caham hridi sannivishtho mattah smrtir jnAnam apohanam ca vedais ca sarvair aham eva vedyo vedAnta-krd veda vid eva ca’ham Remembrance & Forgetfulness Mundaka & SvetAshvatara Upanishads 2 Birds on A Tree

8. The Lord’s Two-handed Form Universal Form 4-handed – then … 2-handed

9. Krishna’s original form - saumya vapuh (BG 11.50) Human-like form - mAnusham roopam (BG 11.51) sudurdarsham - very rare (BG 11.52) The Lord’s Two-handed Form BG 18.65 man-mana bhava mad-bhakto mad-yaji mam namaskuru mam evaisyasi satyam te pratijane priyo 'si me Always think of Me and become My devotee. Worship Me and offer your homage unto Me. Thus you will come to Me without fail. I promise you this because you are My very dear friend.

10. Snake & Rope - Reality & Illusion bhajahure mana sri nandanandana abhaya charanaravindare durlabha manava janama satsanghe taroho ei bhava sindure Rope & Snake – why fear? Attachment to material body causes fear How to see life ? FEAR

11. BG 7.14 daivi hy esa guna-mayi mama maya duratyaya mam eva ye prapadyante mayam etam taranti te This divine energy of Mine, consisting of the three modes of material nature, is difficult to overcome. But those who have surrendered unto Me can easily cross beyond it. Mukti - Liberation – what is it ? svarupena vyavasthiti – sarvopAdhi vinirmuktam verses

13. The Position of the VrajavAsis … Fortune of Gopis & cows – supply breast milk to Krishna Surprised at the position of Nanda and Yasoda & cowherds Why? The Supreme Personality of Godhead, the Absolute Truth, is existing here as their most intimate lovable object. “ Let others worship the Mahabharata if they are afraid of material existence and want to become liberated from that condition. But as far as I am concerned, I wish only to worship Maharaja Nanda, because the supreme absolute Personality of Godhead, Krishna, is crawling in his courtyard as his own child.” - Nectar of Devotion

14. The surrender of the VrajavAsis … gopi-bhartuh pada-kamalayor dasa-dasanu-dasah (PadyAvali 74) Mere elaborate sacrifices won’t do Pure devotional service is the only way VrajavAsis see Krishna in everything Demigods control senses but vrajavAsis not controlled by them Directly under Krishna’s control

15. Favoured by the dust of VrajavAsis Prahlada Maharaja - pAda rajobhishekam Birth as humble grass If not fortunate, birth outside immediate area Why? Touched by the feet of devotees Lord Brahma desires …

16. All Vedas searching after the lotus feet of Krishna Om tad vishnor paramam padam – Rg Veda Vedas ca sarvair aham eva vedyam – BG 15.15 Mukunda – meaning

17. Krishna is indebted … Spontaneous bhakti vs Regulated bhakti How will Lord repay the service of the vrajavasis? Kindness of Lord – Putana, Aghasura, Bakasura Spiritual vs material – attachment Everything forgotten for Krishna Nothing Material – Mistake to think so Unable to understand You with body, mind and speech False Ego

18. 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

19. Brahma circumambulates and returns Lord appears as He was on very same day as Gopas’ and calves’ disappearance Inconceivable nature of Lord’s energies parasya shakti vividhaiva shruyate svabhaviki jnana-bala-kriya ca – svetasvatara 6.8 They laughed & thought Krishna not willing to leave their lunchtime company Krishna was smiling - His pastimes for last 1 year Entrance into Vrndavana village – descriptions Boys glorifying with songs

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