VINOD CHANDARJI SHOW
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1. YOU CAN
WATCH BHAGWAT KATHA BY VINOD CHANDARJI
FROM TIWADI BHATA TELA (MADYA PARDASH) ONLY
ON ADYATAM TV CHANNEL ON 5MAY TO 11
MAY.
Thursday, 7 May 2015
UPCOMING SHOW OF VINOD AGRWAL
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FROM AGARWAL BHAWAN, SEC 33, NOADA (UTTER
PARDAS) ONLY ON DIVYA CHANNEL ON
8 MAY AT 7.30 PM.
2. YOU CAN WATCH
SHRI KRISHAN BHAJAN BY Vinod
Agrwal
FROM NEEJ MAHAL, BARSANI DHAM (MATURA) ONLY
ON DIVYA CHANNEL ON 9 MAY AT 5.00
PM.
3. YOU CAN WATCH SHRI KRISHAN BHAJAN BY Vinod Agrwal
FROM JAIN SCHOOL,PAWA PURI, THANA ROAD(DEHLI)
ONLY ON DIVYA CHANNEL ON 10 MAY AT
8.00 PM.
4. YOU CAN WATCH
SHRI KRISHAN BHAJAN BY Vinod
Agrwal
FROM SHRI RANJEET HANUMAN MANDIR, FUTI KOTHI
ROAD (INDOR) ONLY ON DIVYA
CHANNEL ON 15 MAY AT 8.00 PM.
Sunday, 3 May 2015
BHAI RAJESH SHUKLA SHOW
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WATCH SHREE HANUMANT
KATHA BY SHRI BHAI RAJESH SHUKLA
FROM DEEP GARH,GOLA BAZAAR GORKHPUR(UTTER
PARDASH) ONLY ON ADHYATM TV
CHANNEL .
YOU CAN ALSO WATCH LIVE ADHYATM
TV CHANNEL ON YOUR ANDROID PHONE’S AND PC/LAPTOP.
NOW WATCH JUST CLICK
ON LINK:-
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UPCOMING SHOW
YOU CAN WATCH HANUMANT
KATHA AND BHAGWAT KATHA LIVE
SHOW ONLY ON ADHAYATM TV BY BHAI RAJESH SHUKLA ON 7 MAY TO 14 MAY LIVE FROM GWALIAR.
Tuesday, 14 April 2015
ISKCON Temple
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ISKCON (International Society for Krishna Consciousness) was established in 1966 by Swami Prabhupada. ISKCON, is also known as the Hare Krishna movement.
The mission of ISKCO is teaching the science of Krishna consciousness according to Bhagavad-Gita and other ancient scriptures
Seven Purposes of ISKCON
1. To systematically propagate spiritual knowledge to society at large and to educate all world peoples in the techniques of spiritual life in order to check the imbalance of values in life and to achieve real unity and peace in the world.
2. To propagate a consciousness of Krishna, as it is revealed in the Bhagavad-gita and the Srimad-Bhagavatam.
3. To bring the members of the Society together with each other and nearer to Krishna, the prime entity, thus to develop the idea within the members, and humanity at large, that each soul is part and parcel of the quality of Godhead (Krishna).
4. To teach and encourage the sankirtana movement, congregational chanting of the holy names of God as revealed in the teachings of Lord Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.
5. To erect for the members, and for society at large, a holy place of transcendental pastimes, dedicated to the personality of Krishna.
6. To bring the members closer together for the purpose of teaching a simpler and more natural way of life.
7. With a view towards achieving the aforementioned purposes, to publish and distribute periodicals, magazines, books and other writings
Udhava ji And Lord Krishna lila
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Udhava ji took Krishna and balram with him and walked towards mathura from gokul.
Before reaching mathura they have to cross the yamuna river udhava was in uneasiness for unforeseen trouble. He was in dilemma that might or might be not Kansa will slaughter these two small kids. When Krishna perceives this, he chuckle and he said udhav uncle! We are going to meet king, let’s take a bath in the Yamuna River and udhav also consider it accurate. Udhav ji and both the brothers are taking the bath, in same moment udhav ji take a plunge in yamuna and he reached somewhere. There udhav ji found himself in a jungle.
He came to know that the king of that state has been dead. Huge groups of citizens were coming to participate in the funeral of their king. According to the law of that country whom ever come in front of king funeral becomes successor of the king. Udhav ji become the king of the country since he came in front of king funeral.
After complete hundred years he died. When citizen commence the funeral of the king, just on that moment Krishna said udhav ji you will keep bathing ,would not like to go in the program of king kansa? After bearing in mind the believe in Krishna is originated and after leaving his anxiety he took both of the boys to king kansa. Later on both of them slaughter king kansa.
Cheer Haran Lila By Lord Krishan
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Once on the bank of Yammuna River, Krishna was nourishing his cows. There he saw, some of gopies are taking bath barely in Yammuna River and they hanged their cloths on the nearby tree.
It does not look good to Krishna and the lord of water, lord varun becames angry. When Hare Krishna came to know about his anger then he went towards the tree and he sat on the tree where the cloths of gopies was hanged by them and started plying his flute.
When gopies heard the sound of flute, they were shocked and started praying Krishna. After long time, Krishna gave divine knowledge to gopies and took the promise from them not to do this kind of mistake in future.
From that time nobody take a bath barely in yammuna river and the place is famous by the name cheer ghaat still that tree is there and people used to tide a piece of cloth on the branch just to ask for the divine blessings and certainly Krishna always full fill them.
Lord Krishna lila with Arjun
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Once Arjun asked to lord Krishna hai, parth you always appreciate the karn too much for being an enormous donator and the extreme courageous but no body I can see the massive donator like Yudhisther. Shri Krishna thinks for a moment and in subsequently he said- this time you will get your answer tomorrow.
On next day after get in the appearance of Brahman, Arjuna and Shri Krishna firstly entered in they udhisther darwar.Yudhisther expressed the great owner to both of the Brahmans and asked (hai, vipra) Respected persons what can I do for you? Order Me.! Two barmen’s (Arjun and Krishna) ask him for the woods of chandan to cook his food by himself for lunch.
King (Yudhisther) spokes, both of you please take your seats, the woods of chandan are going to arrange soon. And king acquaint with his men’s to arrange the woods of chandan. All the men’s search the markets of the entire conurbation but all the woods are wet because of the last night rain. That’s why the men came back vacant and with the great embarrassment they convey all the information to their king.
Although the time is fleeting, that is also one of the problems for the king owing to which king is in heartrending. Both the Brahman’s solicit to the king that we will take the food tomorrow there is no problem. Because of the last night rain, all the wood are wet that’s why that may be unavailable. Afterward both the Brahman’s moved from there and reached in the karan darwar.
Karan salutation both of the Brahman's in blasting manner and asked how can I serve you? We are hungry and we cook our food by ourselves using woods of chandan so can you arrange the wood? Karan said- that’s it, you take your seats. Afterward he took his archery and an arrow and throws that arrow into his mahal gate, which is of wood of chandan. The gate is fully shattered.
Then karan asked the Brahman’s in what amount you want the wood you can take. Brahman took the wood and after having the food they give their blessing to the karan.
Nidhivan Temple in Varindavan Dham
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Nidhivan is one of the most popular temples in Vrindavan. It is termed as MADHUVAN also. Swami Haridasa, a divine saint who was the very cause of appearance (advent) or PRAKATTYA of LORD BANKEY BIHARI at this renowned Nidhivana, used to please his PRIYA- PRIYATAM. Lord (Thakur) Bankey Bihari by pouring the melodious rapture of his thrilling music in the periphery of this spiritual temple. It is surrounded with the small-sized trees. So to say, it is a spiritually blessed temple where spontaneous overflow of devotion and penance flows every time.
As a result of swami Haridasa's hard penance and spiritual aspiration, Lord Bankey Bihari not only came in his dream but appeared also in this spiritually blessed Nidhivan. The appearance (PRAKATTYA) spot of the Lord Bankey Bihari in Nidhivan temple is seen even nero. Thousands of pilgrims and visitors visit it during the day. It is closed after the process of ARTI at 8p.m. (Arti is a kind of vespers).
A very mysterious conception is associated with this temple i.e. after the sacred process of ARTI, not only human beings, but any kind of single animal also can't remain in the periphery of this temple. In case anyone remains during night in the compass of the temple, either he / she becomes dumb, deaf, blind, lame or dies. He/she is not found hale and hearty in the morning to disclose the spiritual secret of the lord Radha-Krishna, as it is said even now that the priest puts two toothbrushes, some holy water in a jug with four sweets (LADDOO) and ready bed after Arti in the night, but in the morning everything is found and seen as if someone has used it because everything is found at sixes and sevens. It proves that Lord Radha Krishna who are known as PRIYA-PRIYATAM, they appear in the night to perform their spiritual activities (Lilas).
Many worth-watching spots are there in this temple. These spots contain the spiritual mystery of the Lord Radha Krishna. There is a Samadhi of Swami Haridasa, The Radha Rani temple, The Sacred Well of Radha Rani, The Appearance Place of Lord Bankey Bihari and the Costume place of the LORD PRIYA-PRIYATAM, where they decorate themselves and soon.
About Banke Bihari temple
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The image of Banke Bihari Ji installed in the Shri Banke Bihari Mandir, is the one granted to Swami Haridas by the celestial couple Shyama-Shyam themselves. Submitting to the desire of devotees The Lord appeared in person with his divine consort and left back a black charming image before disappering.
Swami Haridas ji was born to Shri Ashudhir and his wife Smt Gangadevi on the day of Radha Ashtami i.e. eighth day of second (bright) fortnight of Bhadrapad month of the year 1535 Vikrami(1478 A.D.). He was born in a small village, now known as Haridaspur, near Aligarh in Uttar Pradesh. The linage of the family can be traced back to Shri Gargacharya. Shri Gargachrya was the kulguru (family guru) of Yadavs and visited Brij secretly for conducting the Namkaran Samskar (naming ceremony) of young Krishna and Balram on request of Sri Vasudev. A branch of the family migrated to Multan (now in Pakistan), but some of them returned after a long time. Sri Ashudhir was one such migrant who after returning from Multan settled at the outskirts of Brij, near Aligarh.
Swami Haridas was the reincarnation of Lalita ‘sakhi’ (female friend), of the inner consortium of Lord Krishna. This easily explains the fact that even in his childhood, he was more into meditation and scriptures, while other children of his age were busy playing. He was married at the suitable age according to the time to Harimati. Even after his marriage, young Haridas stayed away from worldly pleasures and concentrated on meditation. Harimati ji was such a saintly soul herself that on realizing the inclination of her husband, she prayed intensely and was bodily transported to the heavenly abode of Lord by entering the flame of a small lamp in the presence of Haridas. No physical remains were left behind!
Soon after that Haridas left his village for Vrindavan, which was a dense forest at that time and choose a secluded spot, which is now known as Nidhivan, to practice his music and to enjoy eternal bliss of meditation. He constantly and continuously meditated on Nitya Ras and Nitya Bihar of Lord at Nitya Vrindavan. His way of Sadhna was to compose and sing songs in the praise of Lord. While on earth, living in a mortal state, he facilitated his regular unobstructed entry in the Nitya Bihar and always enjoyed the pleasure of closeness of Lord. He chose a secluded and densely forested area, Kunj, in Nidhivan as his gateway to the nirvana and was mostly sitting there, singing, meditating and surfing in the ocean of eternal bliss.
His disciples were curious about this place and one day with permission of Swamiji, they all entered the kunj. But instead of seeing anything they were almost blinded by bright, intense light, which seemed to fill the whole place. On knowing of their plight Swamiji himself went there, and then after his requests, lord appeared in person with his divine consort, pleasantly smiling and in a playful mood and casting a spell of charm on every living being present there. Those who witnessed this, were so spell bounded by the beauty of the Lord and his consort, that they couldn’t even blink their eyes, it seemed that all of them had turned into stone statues.
The legend as handed down to the generations of Goswamis, says that the beauty of the divine couple was such that no one wanted to loose the sight and proximity of divinity, but then what kind of divinity is it, which cannot make a mere mortal swoon and charmed enough to forget and give up the world and its luxuries? The beauty of the divine couple was so much that lesser mortals, like you and me, won’t be able to bear such a heavenly beauty. Sensing this Swami Haridasji requested both of them to take a single form, as the world won’t be able to bear their image. He requested them to take a single form like Ghan(cloud) and Damini(lightning) thus giving a perfect metaphor to the combined beauty of dark Lord and his fair consort, Radhaji.
Also he wanted his beloved lord to be in front of his eyes always. Granting him his both wishes, the couple turned itself into one single black charming idol, the same one that you see in the temple today. The charm and beauty of Shri Banke Bihariji is the only reason why the ‘darshan’ in the temple is never continuous but is broken by the curtain drawn on him regularly. It is also said that if one stares long enough into the eyes of Shri Banke Bihariji, the person would lose his self consciousness.
Thus came into existence the physical form of Lord Banke Bihari, popularly know as Bihariji. The responsibility of Sewa of Bihariji was handed over to Goswami Jagannath by Swamiji himself. Goswami Jagannath was one of the principal disciple and younger brother of Swamiji. By tradition, the Sewa is performed by descendents of Jagannath Goswami till day.
Initially the deity was installed in a temple close to the first appearance in Nidhivan. A new temple befitting the glory of Bihariji was constructed in 1862 AD. Goswamis themselves mobilized resources for the construction. The temple is an architectural beauty in itself and follows the contemporary Rajasthani style.
Swami Haridas ji was born to Shri Ashudhir and his wife Smt Gangadevi on the day of Radha Ashtami i.e. eighth day of second (bright) fortnight of Bhadrapad month of the year 1535 Vikrami(1478 A.D.). He was born in a small village, now known as Haridaspur, near Aligarh in Uttar Pradesh. The linage of the family can be traced back to Shri Gargacharya. Shri Gargachrya was the kulguru (family guru) of Yadavs and visited Brij secretly for conducting the Namkaran Samskar (naming ceremony) of young Krishna and Balram on request of Sri Vasudev. A branch of the family migrated to Multan (now in Pakistan), but some of them returned after a long time. Sri Ashudhir was one such migrant who after returning from Multan settled at the outskirts of Brij, near Aligarh.
Swami Haridas was the reincarnation of Lalita ‘sakhi’ (female friend), of the inner consortium of Lord Krishna. This easily explains the fact that even in his childhood, he was more into meditation and scriptures, while other children of his age were busy playing. He was married at the suitable age according to the time to Harimati. Even after his marriage, young Haridas stayed away from worldly pleasures and concentrated on meditation. Harimati ji was such a saintly soul herself that on realizing the inclination of her husband, she prayed intensely and was bodily transported to the heavenly abode of Lord by entering the flame of a small lamp in the presence of Haridas. No physical remains were left behind!
Soon after that Haridas left his village for Vrindavan, which was a dense forest at that time and choose a secluded spot, which is now known as Nidhivan, to practice his music and to enjoy eternal bliss of meditation. He constantly and continuously meditated on Nitya Ras and Nitya Bihar of Lord at Nitya Vrindavan. His way of Sadhna was to compose and sing songs in the praise of Lord. While on earth, living in a mortal state, he facilitated his regular unobstructed entry in the Nitya Bihar and always enjoyed the pleasure of closeness of Lord. He chose a secluded and densely forested area, Kunj, in Nidhivan as his gateway to the nirvana and was mostly sitting there, singing, meditating and surfing in the ocean of eternal bliss.
His disciples were curious about this place and one day with permission of Swamiji, they all entered the kunj. But instead of seeing anything they were almost blinded by bright, intense light, which seemed to fill the whole place. On knowing of their plight Swamiji himself went there, and then after his requests, lord appeared in person with his divine consort, pleasantly smiling and in a playful mood and casting a spell of charm on every living being present there. Those who witnessed this, were so spell bounded by the beauty of the Lord and his consort, that they couldn’t even blink their eyes, it seemed that all of them had turned into stone statues.
The legend as handed down to the generations of Goswamis, says that the beauty of the divine couple was such that no one wanted to loose the sight and proximity of divinity, but then what kind of divinity is it, which cannot make a mere mortal swoon and charmed enough to forget and give up the world and its luxuries? The beauty of the divine couple was so much that lesser mortals, like you and me, won’t be able to bear such a heavenly beauty. Sensing this Swami Haridasji requested both of them to take a single form, as the world won’t be able to bear their image. He requested them to take a single form like Ghan(cloud) and Damini(lightning) thus giving a perfect metaphor to the combined beauty of dark Lord and his fair consort, Radhaji.
Also he wanted his beloved lord to be in front of his eyes always. Granting him his both wishes, the couple turned itself into one single black charming idol, the same one that you see in the temple today. The charm and beauty of Shri Banke Bihariji is the only reason why the ‘darshan’ in the temple is never continuous but is broken by the curtain drawn on him regularly. It is also said that if one stares long enough into the eyes of Shri Banke Bihariji, the person would lose his self consciousness.
Thus came into existence the physical form of Lord Banke Bihari, popularly know as Bihariji. The responsibility of Sewa of Bihariji was handed over to Goswami Jagannath by Swamiji himself. Goswami Jagannath was one of the principal disciple and younger brother of Swamiji. By tradition, the Sewa is performed by descendents of Jagannath Goswami till day.
Initially the deity was installed in a temple close to the first appearance in Nidhivan. A new temple befitting the glory of Bihariji was constructed in 1862 AD. Goswamis themselves mobilized resources for the construction. The temple is an architectural beauty in itself and follows the contemporary Rajasthani style.
Friday, 10 April 2015
Bhagavad Gita War Detail
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When the war was declared and the two armies were facing each other, Arjuna realised that he would have to kill his dear great-granduncle (Bhishma), on whose lap he had played as a child, and his respected teacher (Drona), who had held his hand and taught him how to hold the bow and arrow, making him the greatest archer in the world. Arjuna felt weak and sickened at the prospect of killing his entire family, including his 100 cousins, and friends such as Ashwathama
. Despondent and confused about what is religious, what is right and what is wrong, Arjuna turned to Krishna for divine advice and teachings. Krishna, who Arjuna chose as his charioteer, advised him of his duty. This conversation forms the Bhagavad Gita, one of the most respected religious and philosophical texts in the Hindu religion. Krishna instructs Arjuna not to yield to degrading impotence and to fight his kin, for that was the only way to righteousness. He also reminded him that this was a war between righteousness and unrighteousness (dharma and adharma), and it was Arjuna's duty to slay anyone who supported the cause of unrighteousness, or sin. Krishna then revealed his divine form and explained that he is born on earth in each aeon when evil raises its head. It also forms one of the foremost treatise on the several aspects of Yoga and mystical knowledge.Before the battle began, Yudhisthira did something unexpected. He suddenly dropped his weapons, took off his armour and started walking towards the Kaurava army with folded hands in prayer. The Pandava brothers and the Kauravas looked on in disbelief, thinking Yudhisthira was surrendering before the first arrow was shot. Yudhisthira's purpose became clear, however, when he fell on Bhishma's feet to seek his blessing for success in battle. Bhishma, grandfather to both the Pandavas and Kauravas, blessed Yudhisthira. Yudhisthira returned to his chariot and the battle was ready to commence.Tuesday, 10 February 2015
LORD KRISHNA THE PRINCE
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Krishna
married Rukmini, the Vidarbha princess, by abducting her, at her
request, from her proposed wedding with Shishupala.
He married eight queens—collectively called the Ashtabharya—including Rukmini, Satyabhama, Jambavati, Kalindi, Mitravinda, Nagnajiti, Bhadra and Lakshmana. Krishna subsequently married 16,000 or 16,100 maidens who were held captive by the demon Narakasura, to save their honour. Krishna
killed the demon and released them all. According to social custom of the time,
all of the captive women were degraded, and would be unable to marry, as they
had been under the Narakasura's control. However Krishna married them to
reinstate their status in the society. This symbolic wedding with 16,100
abandoned daughters was more of a mass women rehabilitation. In Vaishnava traditions, Krishna's
wives are forms of the goddess Lakshmi— consort of Vishnu, or special souls who attained this qualification after
many lifetimes of austerity,
while his two queens, Rukmani and Satyabhama, are expansions of Lakshmi.
When
Yudhisthira was assuming the title of emperor, he had invited all the great
kings to the ceremony and while paying his respects to them, he started with
Krishna because he considered Krishna to be the greatest of them all. While it
was a unanimous feeling amongst most present at the ceremony that Krishna
should get the first honours, his cousin Shishupala felt otherwise and started berating
Krishna. Due to a vow given to Shishupal's mother, Krishna forgave a hundred
verbal abuses by Shishupal, and upon the one hundred and first, he assumed his
Virat (universal) form and killed Shishupal with his Chakra. The blind king Dhritarashtra also obtained divine vision to be able
to see this form of Krishna during the time when Duryodana tried to capture
Krishna when he came as a peace bearer before the great Mahabharat War.
Essentially, Shishupala and Dantavakra were both re-incarnations of Vishnu's
gate-keepers Jaya and Vijaya, who
were cursed to be born on Earth, to be delivered by the Vishnu back to Vaikuntha.
LORD KRISHNA CHILDHOOD & YOUTH LILA
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Nanda was the head of a
community of cow-herders, and he settled in Vrindavana.
The stories of Krishna's childhood and youth tell how he became a cow herder, his mischievous pranks as Makhan Chor (butter thief) his foiling of attempts
to take his life, and his role as a protector of the people of Vrindavana.Krishna lifted the Govardhana hill and taught Indra, the king of the devas, a lesson to protect native
people of Brindavana from persecution by Indra and prevent the devastation of
the pasture land of Govardhan. Indra had too much pride and was angry when
Krishna advised the people of Brindavana to take care of their animals and
their environment that provide them with all their necessities, instead of
worshipping Indra annually by spending their resources. In the view of some, the spiritual
movement started by Krishna had something in it which went against the orthodox
forms of worship of the Vedic gods such as Indra. In Bhagavat Purana, Krishna says that
the rain came from the nearby hill Govardhana, and advised that the people
worshiped the hill instead of Indra. This made Indra furious, so he punished
them by sending out a great storm. Krishna then lifted Govardhan and held it
over the people like an umbrella.
The
stories of his play with the gopis (milkmaids) of Brindavana, especially Radha (daughter of Vrishbhanu, one of the
original residents of Brindavan) became known as the Rasa lila and were romanticised in the poetry of Jayadeva, author of the Gita Govinda. These became important
as part of the development of the Krishna bhakti traditions worshiping Radha Krishna.
Krishna’s
childhood reinforces the Hindu concept of Lila,
playing for fun and enjoyment and not for sport or gain. His interaction with
the gopis at the rasa dance or Rasa-lila is a great example of this. Krishna
played his flute and the gopis came immediately from whatever they were doing,
to the banks of the Yamuna River,
and joined him in singing and dancing. Even those who could not physically be
there joined him through meditation. The story of Krishna’s battle with Kāliyā also supports this idea in the sense
of him dancing on Kāliyā’s many hoods. Even though he is doing battle with the
serpent, he is in no real danger and treats it like a game. He is a protector,
but he only appears to be a young boy having fun. This idea of having a playful
god is very important in Hinduism. The playfulness of Krishna has inspired many
celebrations like the Rasa-lila and the Janmashtami : where they make
human pyramids to break open handis (clay pots) hung high in the air that spill
buttermilk all over the group after being broken by the person at the top. This
is meant to be a fun celebration and it gives the participants a sense of
unity. Many believe that lila being connected with Krishna gives Hindus a
deeper connection to him and thus a deeper connection to Vishnu also; seeing as
Krishna is an incarnation of Vishnu. Theologists, like Kristin Johnston Largen,
believe that Krishna’s childhood can even inspire other religions to look for
lila in deities so that they have a chance to experience a part of their faith
that they may not have previously seen.
LORD KRISHNA BIRTH DETAIL
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Krishna was Born to Devaki and her husband, Vasudeva When Mother Earth became
upset by the sin being committed on Earth, she thought of seeking help from
Lord Vishnu. She went in the form of a cow to visit Lord Vishnu and ask for
help. Lord Vishnu agreed to help her and promised her that he would be born on
Earth. On Earth in the Yadava clan, he was yadav according to his birth, a
prince named Kansa sent his father Ugrasena (King of Mathura) to prison and
became the King himself. One day a loud voice from the sky (Akash Vani in
Hindi) prophesied that the 8th son of Kansa's sister (Devaki) would kill Kansa.
Thus, Kansa sent his sister and her husband (Vasudeva) to prison. Lord Vishnu
himself later appeared to Devaki and Vasudeva and told them that he himself
would be their eighth son and kill Kansa and destroy sin in the world. In the
story of Krishna the deity is the agent of conception and also the offspring. Because
of his sympathy for the earth, the divine Vishnu himself descended into the
womb of Devaki and was born as her son, Vaasudeva
(i.e., Krishna). This is occasionally cited as evidence that "virgin
birth" tales are fairly common in non-Christian religions around the world.
However, there is nothing in Hindu scriptures to suggest that it was a "virgin"
birth. By the time of conception and birth of Krishna, Devaki was married to Vasudeva and had already borne 7 children. Virgin birth in this case should be
more accurately understood as divine conception. Kunti the mother of the
Pandavas referenced contemporaneously with the story of Krishna in the
Mahabharata also has divine conception and virgin birth of Prince Karna.
Krishna belonged to the Vrishni clan of Yadavas from Mathura, and was the eighth son born
to the princess Devaki, and her
husband Vasudeva.
The Hindu Vishnu Purana
relates: "Devaki bore in her womb the lotus-eyed deity...before the birth
of Krishna, no one could bear to gaze upon Devaki, from the light that invested
her, and those who contemplated her radiance felt their minds disturbed.” This
reference to light is reminiscent of the Vedic hymn "To an Unknown
Divine," which refers to a Golden Child. According to F. M. Müller, this
term means "the golden gem of child" and is an attempt at naming the sun.
According to the Vishnu Purana, Krishna is the total incarnation of Lord
Vishnu. It clearly describes in the Vishnu Purana that Krishna was born on
earth to destroy sin, especially Kansa.
Mathura
(in present day Mathura district, Uttar Pradesh) was the capital of the Yadavas, to which Krishna's parents
Vasudeva and Devaki belonged. King Kansa,
Devaki's brother, had ascended
the throne by imprisoning his father, King Ugrasena.
Afraid of a prophecy from a divine voice from the heavens
that predicted his death at the hands of Devaki's
eighth "garbha", Kansa had the couple locked in a prison cell. After Kansa killed the
first six children, Devaki apparently had a miscarriage of the seventh.
However, in reality, the womb was actually transferred to Rohini secretly. This
was how Balarama, Krishna's elder
brother, was born. Once again Devaki became pregnant. Now due to the
miscarriage, Kansa was in a puzzle regarding 'The Eighth One', but his
ministers advised that the divine voice from the heavens emphasised "the
eight garbha" and so this is the one. That night Krishna was born in the
Rohini nakshatra and simultaneously the goddess Durga
was born as Yogamaya in Gokulam to Nanda and Yashoda.
Since
Vasudeva knew Krishna's life was in danger, Krishna was secretly taken out of
the prison cell to be raised by his foster parents, Yasoda and Nanda,
in Gokula (in present day Mathura district). Two of his other
siblings also survived, Balarama (Devaki's seventh child, transferred
to the womb of Rohini, Vasudeva's
first wife) and Subhadra (daughter of Vasudeva and Rohini, born
much later than Balarama and Krishna).
Monday, 9 February 2015
Iconography Of Lord Krishna
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Krishna is easily recognized by
his representations. Though his skin color may
be depicted as black or dark in some representations, particularly in murtis, in other images such as modern
pictorial representations, Krishna is usually shown with blue skin. He is often
shown wearing a yellow silk dhoti and a peacock feather crown. Common
depictions show him as a little boy, or as a young man in a characteristically
relaxed pose, playing the flute. In
this form, he usually stands with one leg bent in front of the other with a
flute raised to his lips, in the Tribhanga posture, accompanied by cows, emphasizing his position as the
divine herdsman, Govinda,
or with the gopis (milkmaids).
Krishna is also depicted and
worshipped as a small child (Bala Krishna, Bāla Kṛṣṇa the child Krishna), crawling on his
hands and knees or dancing, often with butter or Laddu in his hand being Laddu Gopal. Regional variations in the iconography
of Krishna are seen in his different forms, such as Jaganatha of Odisha, Vithoba of Maharashtra , Venkateswara (also Srinivasa or Balaji) in Andhra Pradesh, and Shrinathji in Rajasthan.
Representations in temples
often show Krishna as a man standing in an upright, formal pose. He may be
alone, or with associated figures. His
brother Balarama and sister Subhadra, or his main
queens Rukmini and Satyabhama.
Often,
Krishna is pictured with his gopi-consort Radha. Manipuri Vaishnavas do not worship Krishna alone, but as Radha Krishna, a combined image of
Krishna and Radha. This is also a characteristic of the schools Rudra and Nimbarka
sampradaya, as well as that of Swaminarayan sect. The traditions celebrate Radha Ramana murti, who is viewed by Gaudiyas as a form of Radha Krishna.
About Lord Krishna
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The name originates from the Sanskrit word Kṛṣṇa,
which is primarily an adjective meaning "black", "dark" or
"dark blue". The waning moon is called Krishna Paksha in
the Vedic tradition, relating to the adjective meaning "darkening". Sometimes
it is also translated as "all-attractive", according to members of
the Hare Krishna movement.
As a name of Vishnu ,Krishna listed as the 57th Name
in the Vishnu Sahasranama. Based on His Name, Krishna is often
depicted in murtis as black or blue-skinned. Krishna is also known by
various other names, epithets and titles, which reflect His many
associations and attributes. Among the most common Names are Mohan"enchanter", Govinda,
"Finder of the cows" or Gopala, "Protector of the
cows", which refer to Krishna's Childhood in Braj (in present
day Uttar Pradesh). Some of the distinct names may be regionally
important; for instance, Jagannatha, a popular Incarnation of Puri, Odisha in
eastern India.
Realization of Krishna progresses in three
stages; first comes an understanding of His all-pervading brahman feature, then one realizes His presence within one's self
and others as Paramatma, and finally one comes to appreciate
Krishna as He is, as Bhagavan, the all-attractive Supreme Person,
the ultimate cause of all causes, the source of all of us and of being itself
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