Of course Arjuna could understand the Bhagavad-gita in one hour but nowadays we read Bhagavad-gita and do not understand it in thousands of years. 100% nonsense and they can not help you advance in Krishna consciousness, rather they will drag you away from Prabhupada and away from Krishna. Spiritual life is similar to material life. Indra who is Arjuna’s father and Visnu, who is Krsna, represent fathers to both the men. And will not benefit you in any way whatsoever. Initially Lord Visnu enters the universe and from the perspiration of His body He creates an ocean in the bottom of the universe. Rosen, Steven (2007) Krishna’s Song: A New Look at the Bhagavad Gita. In some versions of the story, this was the first time Arjuna meets Krishna. Ultimately you need to realize this yourself by seriously studying the Gita yourself…. And it is not that even in Prabhupada’s physical presence devotees did not have problems. But Arjuna was furious at this event and slew the wife of Takshaka with three well placed arrows. Because actually everything is part and parcel of Krishna so in that sense the oneness is there but at the same time everyone has his identity or individuality. I also want to be a friend of Krishna. So if one is not a devotee he is a demons. Maya is simply forgetfulness of Krishna. c) Indra. That is our purpose. Just chant Hare Krishna mantra at least 16 rounds a day, follow the four regulative principles [no illicit sex, no meat eating, no gambling and no intoxication] and read Srila Prabhupada’s books at least 1-2 hours a day. In some cases the spiritual master of disciple had already left his body before the disciple accepted the spiritual master. The two men comply with his requests and decide to burn down the entire forest and all the creatures within it (Rajagoplachari 41). Krishna consciousness begins with surrender. In the Bhagavad-Gita, the relationship between Arjuna, the story’s hero and Krishna, the avatar, or incarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu, is indeed a very personal one. Please continue to send me your emails.I just love Hare Krishna Prabhu, Mahabharata is an introductory book for the less intelligent generally speaking. Maya is illusion. Oxford University Press. Prabhupada, A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami (1970) Krsna: The Supreme Personality of Godhead. The relationship starts out in the beginning of the Mahabharata with the birth of Arjuna, the son of the god Indra. Please if you have some time then guide me as to how I serve and love Krishna basically and then slowly and slowly I will try to elevate myself by reading the manual.I will be very much happy if you just guide me. So even if we have no taste for it this is the medicine that will cure our disease. But Krishna encouraged him to fight because Krishna wanted the fight. In the Brahma-samhita Krishna is described as infallible (acyuta) which means that He never forgets Himself even though He is in the material contact. The relationship of the two men grows through the devotion and loyalty shown by Arjuna and it is ultimately the saviour of the Pandavas in the Kurukshetra war (Katz 239-248). So it is only for the benefit of the demons that Arjuna inquires on this point, as if he himself was not aware of the Personality of Godhead, Krishna. The Appearance of Lord Nrsimhadeva Play — New Govardhana, Australia May 1991. Time, as we experience it, only exists in the material world. He then assures vengeance on the Kauravas, then says goodbye and is on his way. Then how did the next person after arjuna in the new disciplic succession receive this knowledge? You have to follow the process of saddhana-bhakti now, following the regulative principles, chanting at least 16 rounds of the Hare Krishna mantra daily and engaging in practical devotional service with your mind, body and senses, and your possessions. It is started up by Krishna with the manifestation of the material world and stopped again with the unmanifestation of the material world. We are sleeping in the lap of maya at the moment and this chanting of the Hare Krishna mantra will wake us up and allow us to regain our original Krishna consciousness. And you have to consider that 5000 years ago people could live longer than 100 years. We have to know that is because we are diseased, we are contaminated by the material disease. Hare Krishna Madhudvisa Das ji, atee sundar. So if we associate with Krishna through chanting His holy names then we will develop all the good qualities that are present within us. He is asking this question on behalf of the people who do not believe in the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the demons who do not like the idea that Krishna should be accepted as the Supreme Personality of Godhead. So better that we realize we are demons and do something to rectify ourselves…. And even though you are studying you have to still find time to read Prabhupada’s books. You have to accept the knowledge coming in the disciplic succession. That is maya. Its my only wish that he keep my devotional service intact , eternally…. One needs the eyes to see it, one needs spiritual eyes to see spiritual things. So as Arjuna surrendered to Krishna in the Gita we also have to surrender to Krishna by surrendering to Krishna’s pure devotee as Krishna directs in the Gita Himself: tad viddhi pranipatnena… “Just approach a bona fide spiritual master, surrender to him, offer obeisances to him, inquire from him submissively, such a pure devotee can give you real knowledge because he has seen the truth.”. Radhy radhy prabhu ji.. It is material. But the difference between Krishna and Arjuna is that Krishna can remember speaking the Bhagavad Gita to the sun-god millions of years ago but Arjuna, although he was there with Krishna, can not remember anything about this incident or anything about any of his past births. If you think about pleasure in this world it is always connected with relationships with others. I first remembered Him in 1996 after association with devotees in my home town who diseminated literature. Arjuna is one of these devotees, and in this verse it is understood that some millions of years ago when Lord Krishna spoke the Bhagavad Gita to the sun-god Vivasvan, Arjuna, in a different capacity, was also present. That is the difference between the part-and-parcel living entity and the Supreme Lord. Through austerities and meditation Lord Brahma comes to understand that it is his mission to take charge of the secondary creation of the material world. What ... Because of his friendship with Krishna. They are what you really need to study. The manual, the guide, is Srila Prabhupada’s books. You should wake up and see that this thing called ‘Hinduism’ is full of so many non-bonafide, non-vedic rubbish ideas. We need the guidance of a pure devotee like His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada who guides us in our understanding of Bhagavavd-gita through his Bhaktivedanta purports. The Bhagavad Gita begins here and ends with Krishna convincing Arjuna that in the grand scheme of things, he is only a pawn. This was on the battlefield of Kurukshetra. Once when roaming in the Khandava Vana, Arjuna and Krishna met the god of fire, Agni. O my dear-most Prabhu ji , please guide me how to serve and love Krishna in the authentic way. Somehow I did not receive yesterdays newsletter and I truly would appreciate the opportunity to read it. So the Bhagavatam is a more advanced book. In the Gita, Krishna uses grand adjectives to address Arjuna, such as Sabhyasachi (one who is ambidextrous, i.e. The Bhagavad-gita ends with surrender to Krishna and the Bhagavatam starts with surrender to Krshna. I thank you. We may think that, “Arjuna is an accepted devotee of the Lord, so how could he not believe Krishna’s words?” In reality Arjuna does accept Krishna’s words and of course believes everything Krishna says without question, however this conversation of the Bhagavad Gita between Krishna and Arjuna was not only for the benefit of Arjuna. Hare Krishna But Prabhupada is already there. He is in our disciplic succession. The Brahman energy is the all-pervasive form of the Supreme Lord that permeates everything, everywhere. arjunan status in tamil,arjunan whatsapp status in tamil, krishna and arjuna friendship According to C. Rajagoplachari editor of Mahabharata 6th ed. This need for a teacher as well as another warrior that Arjuna possesses is a common theme throughout this history of literature as well as human life. We can not travel in time except forwards at the speed determined by Krishna. Ramakrishna Paramahamsa and the Ramakrishna Order, Hinduism's Interaction with Other Religions, 2. I feel Krishna and Arjuna exhibited how to maintain close friendship throughout a lifetime. That we can represent it by: is very fortunate, Krishna’s mercy, but these are not ordinary material vibrations. Krishna is the only entity I know of whose compassion and mercy is endless, and I believe we must use that to teach others, and not in a manner in which you and Prabhupada tend to do. why we are taking so many days to read it and understand it . We can also read a very interesting and detailed point by point comparison of Karna vs Arjuna made by HG Chaitanya Charan Prabhu here. Once when roaming in the Khandava Vana, Arjuna and Krishna met the god of fire, Agni. The friendship between Arjuna and Krishna is the most celebrated bond and comes second only to the relationship between Hanuman and Lord Rama, in the Ramayana. You should read Srila Prabhupada’s Bhagavad-gita As It Is. There are only two types of people, demons and devotees. But it is like fire and it will act. So why would Krishna stop time while He spoke the Gita? this story can be thought of as a connection of the two men’s souls as the growth of their friendship causes them to act as one/two people with one mind. Agni immediately gave Arjuna a magic quiver, from which the arrows would never get exhausted. It even seems to resemble a friendship at times, despite the fact that Arjuna is a human and Krishna is a god. And the power of association is very strong. It is widely believed that the most important thing Krishna teaches Arjuna in the Bhagavad-gita is that “You should do your duty.” Krishna’s instructing Arjuna to do his duty as a ksatriya and fight in the battle is certainly a very strong theme in Bhagavad-gita: “Therefore, Arjuna, you should always think of Me, and at the same time you should … Despite of that, I have some questions which have ot been answered in the letters mup to now. Part of the closeness between Arjuna and Krsna can be seen in its opposing relationship, between Krsna and Duryodhana. Krishna states in the Bhagavad Gita that after one reaches His supreme Kingdom one does not return to the material world. Sometimes, I(as small child) imagine playing with Krishna and embracing Him. That is all I have the power to do. No one can understand Bhagavad-gita unless they become a devotee of Krishna like Arjuna. The things are there and they are real, but temporary, as you note, but the idea that one can become happy by adjusting these things is illusion or maya. He finds the Pandavas and appears to them in the forest. There are three aspects of the Supreme Lord: His personal form, the impersonal energy that eminates from His personal form, [just like the sun plant is in a particular place and from the sun the sunlight spreads everywhere, similarly the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krishna is situated in His Goloka Vrindavan and from His transcendental body the Brahman effulgence is emanating and that is spread all over… So as the sun is the source of the sunshine, Krishna is the source of the impersonal brahman. dear sir, Krsna then speaks to his family in favour of the union between Arjuna and Subhadra and convinced his family that his sister’s marriage to Arjuna is not only a good thing but that Arjuna is the most suitable match for Subhadra (Katz 63). I want to ask that isn’t ISKCON a perfect platform for spiritual progress of any person? Let the whole world drown in the ecstatic flood of love of Krishna! So do not worry about these insignificant details. Needless to say that Arjuna always regarded Krishna in the highest regards. This state is called ‘brahmananda’ and that means there is a sort of ananda or bliss in this type of liberation. All the energies, power and potency is present in full in the holy names of Krishna. The symbolism of the ying and the yang is sometimes used to represent the friendship between these two men (Katz 83). But without surrender to a bona fide spiritual master you can not get any benefit. He is the supreme absolute truth, and entire creation rests upon him. This is one of the proofs that the living entities can never become equal to the Supreme Lord. thank you. They can not help you in spiritual life but are very qualified to hinder your natural advancement in Krishna consciousness…. So the ordinary people find it very difficult to understand how Krishna could remain the original, eternal Supreme Personality of Godhead and still appear as a baby in the arms of His mother. I am a small devotee of Lord Krishna doing bsc. Hare Krishna Prabhu Actually Bhagavad-gita can only be understood by the devotees like Arjuna. And in the other time you can study. Including Mayapur. We don’t have to worry so much about convincing others in the beginning. Do these things sincerely and automatically Srila Prabhupada will instruct you through his books and Krishna will instruct you from within your heart and you will know what to do to serve Krishna, to please Krishna. It shows up in many of Arjuna’s actions and words. d) Because being the son of queen Kunti . That is the problem. As far as how the Gita was transferred though the disciplic succession it was put into the Mahabharata as one chapter by Veda Vayasa and that is how the Gita has been preserved and how the knowledge of the Gita has been handed down to the current generation. It did not take long. All I can do is ask you to chant the Hare Krishna mantra at least 16 rounds a day and follow the four regulative principles [no illicit sex, no meat eating, no gambling and no intoxication] and read Prabhupada’s books. You are confusing this with the Brahman effulgence. So if you want to make spiritual advancement you must stay away from ISKCON. Brahmanadan brahmate kona bhagavan jiva guru krsna prasade paya bhakti lata bija. Just like the sun has sunshine which is made up from an unlimited number of shining particles so this Brahmajoti is the ‘sunshine’ emanating from the Supreme Lord. He comforts them, especially Draupadi, who is upset over her disrobing scene. Krishna and Arjuna discussed the Bhagavad Gita in the middle of the Battlefield of Kuruksettra and they did this because the Gita was not really for the benefit of Arjuna. baba i belived that god is one and have different form whenever i hav brother i want to take suggestion from you im devotee of shiradi sai Arjuna chooses Krsna as his advisor and chariot driver. Agni started blazing away at the forest once more. Thanks for your email.please explain some Bhagavad-gita slogam with explaination in every mail with related to that content. Compete is sat, cit, ananda — eternal, full knowledge and bliss. Prabhupada did not leave us, he is still with us in his books and other transcendental vani. You have not missed anything. The idea to take away from Arjuna and Krsna’s relationship in this myth would be that god is one’s true companion in whom rests a perfect relationship (Katz 83). Of course in the beginning we have no taste for reading Prabhupada’s books and chanting Hare Krishna. Arjuna and Krsna have what is described as a perfect warrior-friend relationship. There are also many hints of the relationship being described as representing a great friendship between a man and god, as Krsna is Visnu, a god incarnate and Arjuna is a man. So Krishna was speaking to Arjuna to encourage him to fight. Meanwhile, the son of Takshaka named Asvasena escaped from the forest, assisted by his mother. Brahma is the first disciple of Krishna [Visnu]. There is no such thing as a ‘hindu’ mentioned anywhere in the Vedas. And Krishna has all these opulences in full. But Takshaka, the serpent-king lived in the same forest and was a friend of Indra's. Still Bangalore ISKCON consider them self that they are following prabhupada . 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