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Who is Krishna? Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is an historical person who appeared on this earth in India 5,000 years ago. He stayed on this earth for 125 years and played exactly like a human being, but His activities were unparalleled. Related Articles (Article by Srila Prabhupada)  The Year-long Lunch The cowherd boys were glad to be having lunch on the riverbank with their friend Krsna. How could they have known that a whole year later, the meal would still be going strong? (Article by Adapted from Krsna Book)  Lord Balarama and Yamuna Devi Since the season was springtime, the breeze on the bank of the Yamuna was blowing very mildly, carrying the aroma of different flowers, especially the flower known as kaumudi. Moonlight filled the sky and spread everywhere, and thus the banks of the Yamuna appeared very bright and pleasing, and Lord Balarama enjoyed the company of the gopis there. Related Articles (Article by Daily Devotions--Dravinaksa dasa)  The Spiritual World The material world is simply a shadow of the spiritual world. So real life, real variety, real beauty, real knowledge, everything in reality is there in the spiritual world. This material world is only reflection. Just like if you create a clay doll, a very nice beautiful girl. But it is imitation. It is shadow of the real beautiful girl. (Article by Srila Prabhupada)  Seeing The Supreme Lord Once, Sri Madhavendra Puri travelled to Vrndavana, the holy place where Lord Krishna spent His childhood. There he came upon the hill known as Govardhana. This hill was very important to Krishna and the cowherd boys because it provided such nice grass for their cows. (Article by Madhudvisa dasa)  Krsna and the Cowherd Boys Celebrate the Siva-ratri Festival Once upon a time, the cowherd men of Vrndavana, headed by Nanda Maharaja, desired to go to Ambikavana to perform the Sivaratri performance. (Article by Srila Prabhupada)  Incarnations of God From Lord Krishna to Buddha and Jesus Christ (MP3 Audio Caitanya-caritamrta) In the list of incarnations you'll find Lord Krishna's name also, Lord Rama's name also, Lord Buddha's name also. Lord Buddha is mentioned. Do not think that the Hindus have disregard for Lord Buddha or for Lord Jesus Christ. No. They have all regard. (MP3 Audio by Srila Prabhupada)  MP3 Audio Lecture by Srila Prabhupada Los Angeles, February 2, 1968 God realization depends on God, because God, you cannot oblige God by some force. Just like if you have got money, oh, you can do anything nowadays. If you have got strength of wealth, you can have any power, you can do anything. But that does not mean that you can purchase God. No. (MP3 Audio by Srila Prabhupada)  Joining Krishna's Pastimes If one attains pure love of Godhead is it correct to say that at the time of death the soul is transferred to a planet in the universe(s) where Krishna's pastimes are taking place? (Letter from Khan)  Mother Yasoda Binding Krishna (Damodar) With Ropes she found a big wooden grinding mortar which was kept upside down, and she found her son sitting on it. He was taking butter which was hanging from the ceiling on a swing, and He was feeding it to the monkeys. (Srila Prabhupada--Link to website)  Subduing Kaliya When He understood that the water of the Yamuna was being polluted by the black serpent Kaliya, Lord Krsna took action against him and made him leave the Yamuna and go elsewhere, and thus the water became purified. (Article by Srila Prabhupada)  |
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Krishna--He Has all Opulences in Full Krsna is instructing us how to understand Him. That is our only business. This human form of life is meant for understanding Krsna because we are very thickly related with Krsna, just like father and the son. This relation cannot be broken. Maybe son is out of home, son may have forgotten, but Krsna, the supreme father, He does not forget. (MP3 Audio by Srila Prabhupada)  The Appearance of Lord Nrsimhadeva All glories to Lord Nrsimhadeva the half man half lion incarnation of Lord Krishna. He appeared to save the great saint Prahlada Maharaja from his demonic father Hiranyakasipu. (Article by Unknown)  Spontaneous Love of Godhead [1944 BTG Article] Bhakti means spontaneous loving service. When a servant renders service to his master in consideration of monetary exchange, it is no loving service neither this hired service can come within the category of Bhakti. (Article by Srila Prabhupada)  Lord Ramacandra's Appearance Day (Sri Rama Naumi) Lord Ramacandra appeared on this day. Today is called Sri Rama Naumi. On the ninth day of the moon Lord Ramacandra appeared. His father was the king of Ayodhya. Ramacandra is the eldest son. The life and activities of Lord Ramacandra is in a book which is called Ramayana. You have heard the name of Ramayana. (MP3 Audio by Srila Prabhupada)  Increase Krishna Consciousness and There Will Be No More Anxiety "So our Krsna consciousness movement is for that purpose. Increase Krsna consciousness and there will be no more kuntha, no more anxiety. People are trying to be anxiety-less, and that is only possible by this movement. Put always in touch with Krsna. And the method is very simple- Hare Krsna. That's all." Related Articles (Article by Srila Prabhupada)  Krishna Killing the Dhenukasura Demon Accompanied by the cowherd boys and Balarama, Krsna brought forward the cows and played on His flute through the forest of Vrndavana, which was full of flowers, vegetables, and pasturing grass (Article by Srila Prabhupada)  Curing the Skin Disease If we are attracted by the skin only, the beauty of the skin, we are bound to be dissatisfied because the person, I, the self, I am different from the body... Related Articles (Article by Madhudvisa dasa)  Introduction To Gitopanisad Part Three The Lord, although resides eternally in His abode, Goloka, still He is akhilatma-bhutah, He can be approached from here also. And the Lord therefore comes to manifest His real form, sac-cid-ananda-vigraha Related Articles (Article by Srila Prabhupada)  KRSNA & His Expansions Therefore it is said ramadi-murtisu kala. They are kala. Kala means partial expansion, not full expansion. Full expansion means purna. So they are also Bhagavan. But krsnas tu bhagavan svayam means bhagavatva, the authority of Bhagavan, is fully expressed in Krsna, not in others. (Article by Srila Prabhupada)  |
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