# Krishna *Supreme Personalities* **See also:** [[artwork/personalities/radha|Radharani]] | [[artwork/personalities/balarama|Balarama]] | [[artwork/personalities/visnu|Vishnu]] **563 images** --- <h3>Krsna Beheads Bhaumasura</h3> ![[0223_KB2-62.jpg]] *Before Bhaumāsura could throw his trident, Lord Kṛṣṇa severed the demon's head with His razor-sharp Sudarśana cakra.* <h3>Krsna Appears in the Prison to Vasudeva and Devaki</h3> ![[0022_SB-1_1_7.jpg]] *Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa appeared as the son of Vasudeva and Devakī.* <h3>Radha and Krsna and the Gopis</h3> ![[0022_TLC-10.jpg]] <h3>The Spiritual Worlds</h3> ![[0023_SB-1-1-front.jpg]] *The original spiritual planet, which resembles the whorl of a huge lotus flower, is called Goloka Vṛndāvana. It is the abode of Lord Kṛṣṇa, the original Personality of Godhead. This original planet of Goloka throws off a spiritual effulgence called the brahmajyoti, within which are unlimited numbers of spiritual planets, or Vaikuṇṭhalokas. The conception of spiritual bliss (brahmānanda) is fully present in those planets. Each of them is eternal, indestructible, and free from all kinds of inebrieties experienced in the material world. Each of them is self-illuminating and more powerfully dazzling than (if we can imagine) the total sunshine of millions of mundane suns. The inhabitants of those planets have full knowledge of everything; they are all godly and free from all sorts of material hankerings. They have nothing to do there except to render transcendental loving service to the Supreme Lord Nārāyaṇa, who is the predominating Deity in every Vaikuṇṭha planet. The Lord and His eternal servitors in the transcendental kingdom all have eternal forms, which are auspicious, infallible, spiritual, and eternally youthful. In other words, they do not experience birth, death, old age, or disease. Thus that eternal land is full of transcendental enjoyment, beauty, and bliss.* <h3>Krsna Assures Sukadeva in the Womb</h3> ![[0024_SB-9_3_4.jpg]] *Lord Kṛṣṇa assured the child in the womb that he would not be influenced by illusion. Thus the child came out, but he immediately went away and became the great Śukadeva Gosvāmī.* <h3>0025/TLC 20</h3> ![[0025_TLC-20.jpg]] <h3>Radha and Krsna and Their Gopis</h3> ![[0026_SB-9_1_6.jpg]] *In Vṛndāvana, although Lord Kṛṣṇa is full in Himself, He wants the cooperation of His devotees, such as the gopīs, to increase His transcendental bliss. These devotees are most dear to Him.* <h3>Krsna on the Yamuna</h3> ![[0027_SB-1_3_9.jpg]] *Śrī Kṛṣṇa, a mindenkit vonzó Istenség Legfelsőbb Személyiesége. Csodálatos formáját az esőfelhők kék színe árnyalja, szemei olyanok, akéar a nyīló lótuszvirág szirmai, fejét pedig a leggyönyörűbb pávatol díszíti.* <h3>Krsna and Balarama Glorify Vrndavana</h3> ![[0027_TLC-15.jpg]] *In the company of His elder brother, Balarāma, Lord Kṛṣṇa takes pleasure in glorifying the land of Vṛndāvana, its inhabitants and Balarāma Himself.* <h3>The Gopis in the Madness of Separation</h3> ![[0027_TLC-24.jpg]] *“Lord Caitanya mistook a garden for Vṛndāvana and very quickly entered it. Absorbed in ecstatic love of Kṛṣṇa, He wandered through the garden in the mood of the gopīs. After Kṛṣṇa disappeared with Rādhārāṇī during the rāsa dance, the gopīs wandered in the forest looking for Him. The gopīs said, ‘O cūta tree, priyāla tree, panasa, āsana and kovidāra! O jambū tree, O arka tree, O bel, bakula and mango! O kadamba tree, O nīpa tree and all other trees living on the bank of the Yamunā for the welfare of others, please let us know where Kṛṣṇa has gone. We have lost our minds and are almost dead. O tulasī! O mālatī! O yūthī, mādhavī and mallikā! Kṛṣṇa is very dear to you. Therefore He must have come near you. You are all just like dear friends to us. Kindly tell us which way Kṛṣṇa has gone and save our lives!’”* <h3>The Spiritual World</h3> ![[0028_SB-1-3-f.c.jpg]] *The Lord's abode and the Vaikuṇṭha planets in the spiritual sky are far beyond these mundane universes.* <h3>Krsna and Arjuna As Friends</h3> ![[0028_SB-1_3_5.jpg]] *0 King! His jokings and frank talks, which were pleasing and beautifully decorated with smiles, are now remembered by me.* <h3>Radha-Krsna</h3> ![[0028_TLC-25.jpg]] <h3>Radha-Govinda in Vrndavana</h3> ![[0028_TLC-3.jpg]] *Among the many transcendental lovers of Kṛṣṇa, the gopīs [cowherd girls of Vṛndāvana are the best, and among the gopīs Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī is the best.* <h3>Arjuna Cuts the Jewel from Asvatthama's Hair</h3> ![[0029_SB-1_1_23.jpg]] *Arjuna severed both hair and jewel from the head of Aśvatthamā.* <h3>Krsna and a Dancing Peacock</h3> ![[0029_TLC-12.jpg]] *“Even the impersonalists will become attracted to the personal form of Kṛṣṇa known as Śyāmasundara.” The transcendental form of the Lord is not material. It is composed of the spiritual elements of external existence (sat), full knowledge (cit), and complete bliss (ānanda). It also possesses unlimited opulences.* <h3>The Lord's Incarnations</h3> ![[0030_SB-1_1-14.jpg]] *The incarnations of Godhead are innumerable, like the waves in the ocean.* <h3>0030/TLC 11</h3> ![[0030_TLC-11.jpg]] <h3>Krsna and the Cowherd Boys Have a Picnic</h3> ![[0030_TLC-21.jpg]] *In the forest of Vṛndāvana, Kṛṣṇa and His friends ate their lunch with great transcendental pleasure. Kṛṣṇa appeared like the whorl of a lotus flower, and His friends like its petals.* <h3>Lord Brahma Hears the Gayatri Mantra</h3> ![[0030_TLC-23.jpg]] *After being born out of the lotus growing from the navel of Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu, Lord Brahmā turned his attention toward the task of creation. But he could see only darkness in every direction. Then Brahmā heard the sound tapa (penance) vibrated in the ether, and he sat in meditation. After one thousand celestial years, the sound of Kṛṣṇa's flute entered into the ear of Brahmā as the Vedic mantra oṁ. When the sound vibration of Kṛṣṇa's flute was expressed through the mouth of Brahmā, it became the Gāyatrī mantra. Thus by the influence of Kṛṣṇa's flute, Brahmā, the supreme creature and first living entity of this material universe, attained all Vedic knowledge and became the original spiritual master of all living entities.* <h3>Krsna Embraces His Son; His Queen Embraces Him With Her Eyes</h3> ![[0031_SB-1_2_12.jpg]] *The queens first embraced the Lord in the innermost recesses of their hearts. Then they embraced Him visually, and then they sent their sons to embrace Him.* <h3>Arjuna Satisfies Bhisma's Thirst</h3> ![[0031_SB-1_2_5.jpg]] *Although Bhīṣmadeva lay on the bed of arrows for three days, he did not accept water when it was offered. But then Arjuna, understanding his mind, shot an arrow in the ground, causing Mother Ganges River to come up and enter the mouth of Bhīṣmadeva.* <h3>The Divine Couple</h3> ![[0032_KB-1-cover.jpg]] *The Divine Couple* <h3>Krsna and Balarama and the Ass Demons</h3> ![[0033_SB-3-1-2.jpg]] *While playing like small children, Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma killed Dhenukāsura and the other ass demons.* <h3>Krsna and Balarama in Vrndavana</h3> ![[0034_SB-2_2_8.jpg]] *ln order to diminish the burden of the world, Lord Kṛṣṇa appeared with His immediate expansion Lord Balarāma.* <h3>The Princesses Liberated by Krsna</h3> ![[0034_SB-3_1_3.jpg]] *The 16,000 princesses all looked upon Lord Kṛṣṇa with eagerness, joy, and shyness and offered to be His wives.* <h3>Krsna, the Ranacora</h3> ![[0034_SB-3_1_4.jpg]] *Kṛṣṇa is known as Ranchor, or one who fled from fighting.* <h3>Krsna Lifts Govardhana Hill</h3> ![[0035_SB-3-2-2.jpg]] *Lord Kṛṣṇa exhibits His supernatural power by lifting the Govardhana Hill.* <h3>Krsna Speaks to Maitreya and Uddhava</h3> ![[0036_-SB-3-1-5-.jpg]] *"Because of your pure and unflinching devotional service, your visit to Me in this lonely place is a great boon for you."* <h3>Krsna Dances on Kaliya's Hoods</h3> ![[0038_SB-3-1-f.c.jpg]] <h3>Radha-Krsna</h3> ![[0039_Misc-Kim-M.jpg]] <h3>Radha-Krsna and Four Gopis</h3> ![[0039_Misc-Kim-M-2.jpg]] <h3>The Mantric Shield of Lord Narayana</h3> ![[0042_SB-6-2-2.jpg]] <h3>Krsna Stands at Bhisma’s Deathbed</h3> ![[0043_SB-1-2-4.jpg]] *EN SB 1 1987: At the close of the Battle of Kurukṣetra, Bhīṣmadeva, the valiant grandsire of the Kuru dynasty, lay mortally wounded on a bed of arrows. All the great personalities present, including Lord Kṛṣṇa, assembled to offer respects.* <h3>Krsna Prepares to Leave Hastinapura</h3> ![[0043_SB-1-2-10.jpg]] *Kṛṣṇa departed from the city of Hastināpura.* <h3>Krsna Shows Arjuna the Enemy</h3> ![[0043_SB-1-2-6.jpg]] *In obedience to the command of His friend, Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa pointed out the enemies.* <h3>Arjuna Remembers Krsna After His Disappearance</h3> ![[0043_SB-1-3-2.jpg]] *Remembering Lord Kṛṣṇa and His well wishes, benefactions, intimate familial relations and His chariot driving, Arjuna, overwhelmed and breathing very heavily, began to speak.* <h3>0043/SB 6-1-6</h3> ![[0043_SB-6-1-6.jpg]] *The Supreme Lord is known as Kṛṣṇa because His transcendental qualities make Him very attractive to all living entities. He especially displays His all-attractive feature in Vṛndāvana, where He sports with His cowherd boyfriends and other intimate associates.* <h3>The Gopis Imitate Krsna's Pastimes</h3> ![[0044_SB-1-2-9.jpg]] *The gopīs imitated the characteristic movements of the Lord.* <h3>Bhima and Jarasandha Fight</h3> ![[0044_SB-1-3-4.jpg]] *EN KB: At once Bhīma pinned one of Jarāsandha's legs to the ground, gripped the other leg with both hands, and tore the demon's body in two.* <h3>Krsna Kills Sisupala</h3> ![[0044_SB-7-1-1.jpg]] <h3>Narada Muni Instructs Maharaja Yudhisthira</h3> ![[0044_SB-7-3-1.jpg]] <h3>Radha, Krsna, and the Gopis on a Boat</h3> ![[0045_SB-1-1-15.jpg]] *The Lord's pastimes with the gopīs are displays of His transcendental existence, bliss, and knowledge.* <h3>Krsna Saves Pariksit in the Womb</h3> ![[0045_SB-1-2-1.jpg]] *Just to protect the progeny of the Kuru dynasty, Śrī Kṛṣṇa covered the embryo of Uttarā by His personal energy.* <h3>Krsna Rushes Bhisma With a Chariot Wheel</h3> ![[0045_SB-1-2-7.jpg]] *"He got down from the chariot, took up its wheel, and ran towards me hurriedly, just like a lion goes to kill an elephant."* <h3>Krsna Plays His Flute for the Gopis</h3> ![[0045_SB-1-2-8.jpg]] *Kṛṣṇa's deep loving attitude attracted the damsels of Vrajadhāma.* <h3>Lord Siva Destroys the Aerial Cities</h3> ![[0045_SB-7-3-3.jpg]] <h3>Krsna Threatens Devaki</h3> ![[0047_SB-10-1-2.jpg]] *EN KB 2012: While riding with his sister Devakī during the wedding procession, Kaṁsa heard a voice from the sky proclaim that her eighth child would kill him. The demon instantly grabbed Devakī's hair and raised his sword to kill her – but the bride's husband, Vasudeva, dissuaded him.* <h3>The Birth of Lord Krsna</h3> ![[0047_SB-10-1-4.jpg]] *One reason why Lord Kṛṣṇa's activities appeared bewildering to Queen Kuntī was that He came to this world to fulfill many purposes simultaneously. One important purport was simply to satisfy the desires of His dear devotees Vasudeva and Devakī. In their former lives, Vasudeva and Devakī were known as Sutapā and Pṛśni. They were ordered by Lord Brahmā to produce offspring, and so they engaged themselves in severe austerities for thousands of years. Being pleased by their penances, Kṛṣṇa came before them and asked them what they wanted. They said, "We want a son like You. That is our desire." Kṛṣṇa agreed, and in their next lives Sutapā and Pṛśni (now Vasudeva and Devakī) had the extraordinary opportunity to play the role of Lord Kṛṣṇa's parents. As shown here, Vasudeva and Devakī in the dense darkness of night, like the full moon rising the eastern horizon. The newborn child had very wonderful lotuslike eyes and bore in His four hands a conch shell, disc, club, and lotus. On His chest was the mark of Śrīvatsa, and on His neck the brilliant Kaustubha gem. Then, after receiving prayers from Vasudeva and Devakī and instructing them, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, transformed Himself into His original form as a small human child.* <h3>Krsna's Birthday Ceremony</h3> ![[0047_SB-10-1-7.jpg]] *Nanda Mahārāja, Kṛṣṇa's foster father, celebrated the birth ceremony of his newborn son with great opulence. Everyone was overwhelmed with joy.* <h3>Krsna Kills Putana</h3> ![[0047_SB-10-2-1.jpg]] *Kṛṣṇa tötete die riesige Hexe Pūtanā, die von König Kaṁsa geschickt worden war, um alle Neugeborenen in Vṛndāvana umzubringen.* <h3>The Bathing Ceremony of Lord Krsna</h3> ![[0047_SB-10-2-2.jpg]] *Just after baby Kṛṣṇa turned three months old, mother Yaśodā saw that He was slanting His body in an attempt to rise and turn around. To celebrate this auspicious occasion, she arranged to observe the Vedic ceremony called utthāna, a bathing ceremony performed when a child is due to leave the house for the first time. So Mother Yaśodā called together the other women of the neighborhood to assist her, and the brāhmaṇas joined by chanting Vedic hymns while professional musicians played their instruments and sang.* <h3>Krsna Kills the Cart Demon</h3> ![[0047_SB-10-2-3.jpg]] *EN KB 2018 one-vol: The demon Śakaṭāsura took the form of a cart, but baby Kṛṣṇa, lying beneath it on a bed, kicked His legs in anger and destroyed the cart demon.* <h3>Trnavarta Attacks Krsna</h3> ![[0048_SB-10-2-4.jpg]] *EN KB 2018 one-vol: Once, Tṛṇāvarta, a demon with mystic powers, appeared in Vṛndāvana in the form of a great whirlwind and carried baby Kṛṣṇa aloft to kill Him. But to the amazement of all, Kṛṣṇa easily killed the demon and was totally unharmed.* <h3>Radha-Krsna and the Principal Gopis</h3> ![[0048_SB-10-6-2.jpg]] *In the Sanskrit classic Brahma-saṁhitā, Lord Brahmā, the first created being in the universe, states, “I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, who resides in His own realm, Goloka, with Rādhā, who resembles His own spiritual figure and who embodies the ecstatic potency hlādinī. Their companions are Her confidantes, who embody extensions of Her bodily form and who are imbued and permeated with ever-blissful spiritual rasa.” The gopīs assist Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa in Their transcendental pastimes, expertly using their talents to increase the Divine Couple’s spiritual pleasure.* <h3>Hiranyakasipu's Servants Throw Prahlada Off a Cliff</h3> ![[0048_SB-7-1-7.jpg]] <h3>Krsna Blesses the Fruit Vendor</h3> ![[0049_SB-10-2-13.jpg]] *EN KB 2018: One day, a fruit vendor came to Nanda Mahārāja’s house. Hearing the vendor call, child Kṛṣṇa took grains in His palms and went to exchange them for fruits. But His palms were small and He was not careful to hold the grains tightly, so He dropped many of them. The fruit vendor saw this and was captivated by the child’s beauty, so she accepted whatever grains were left and filled His hands with fruits. In the meantime, her basket of fruit became filled with jewels.* <h3>Krsna and Balarama and the Name-giving Ceremony</h3> ![[0049_SB-10-2-5.jpg]] *One day Vasudeva inspired Gargamuni, the family priest of the Yadu dynasty, to go to Nanda Mahārāja’s house in Vṛndāvana and perform the name-giving ceremony for Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma. To keep the ceremony hidden from King Kaṁsa, Nanda Mahārāja requested Gargamuni to perform it in Nanda's very secluded cowshed. As Gargamuni cradled baby Kṛṣṇa in his hands, he said to Nanda Mahārāja, “To increase the transcendental bliss of the cowherd men of Gokula, this child Kṛṣṇa will always act auspiciously for you. And by His grace only, you will surpass all difficulties. Demons cannot harm the demigods, who always have Lord Viṣṇu on their side. Similarly, any person or group attached to Kṛṣṇa is extremely fortunate. Because such persons are very much affectionate toward Kṛṣṇa, they cannot be defeated by demons like the associates of Kaṁsa. O Nanda Mahārāja, in His transcendental qualities, opulence, name, fame and influence, this child of yours is exactly like Nārāyaṇa. You should therefore raise Him very carefully and cautiously."* <h3>Makhancora</h3> ![[0049_SB-10-2-6.jpg]] *Kṛṣṇa would sometimes enter the house of a neighbor and steal curd, butter and milk from the pots in the storeroom. Then the cowherd men would find Him and angrily say, “Here is the butter thief! Better capture Him!” But Kṛṣṇa would simply go on eating the curd and butter, and when He smiled at the cowherd men they would forget everything.* <h3>Mother Yasoda Chases Krsna</h3> ![[0049_SB-10-2-9.jpg]] *Mutter Yaśodā versuchte, Kṛṣṇa einzuholen – Ihn, den nicht einmal große Yogis mit ihrer Meditation erreichen können.* <h3>Krsna at Kesi-ghata</h3> ![[0049_SB-7-2-2.jpg]] <h3>The Gopis Comfort Radha</h3> ![[0049_SB-UP!!.jpg]] <h3>Krsna Confronts the Baka Demon</h3> ![[0050_SB-10-2-14.jpg]] *EN KB 2018: While the boys and calves were sitting on the bank of the Yamunā, they saw a huge heron as big as a hill. The name of this beast was Bakāsura, and he was a friend of Kaṁsa’s. The bird attacked Kṛṣṇa with his pointed, sharp beak. All the boys fell in despair. But Bakāsura didn’t know that although Kṛṣṇa was playing the part of a child He was the original father of the universe. Kṛṣṇa caught hold of the two halves of the gigantic heron’s beak and bifurcated his mouth as easily as a child splits a blade of grass.* <h3>Krsna Opens His Mouth and Shows His Mother the Universe</h3> ![[0050_SB-10-2-7.jpg]] *EN KB 2018 one-vol: Once, Mother Yaśodā instructed Kṛṣṇa to open His mouth so she could see whether He had eaten dirt. She was astonished to see everything within the entire universe, including her very self.* <h3>Krsna and Balarama Steal Butter From the Gopis</h3> ![[0050_SB-10-2-8.jpg]] *EN KB 2018 one-vol: The cowherd women of Vṛndāvana complained to Mother Yaśodā that Kṛṣṇa and His brother Balarāma would secretly enter their homes to steal the yogurt and butter they stored in pots hanging from the ceiling.* <h3>Radha and Krsna on the Swing</h3> ![[0050_SB-10-6-5.jpg]] *EN KB 2018 one-vol: Vṛndāvana is a beautiful place. The Yamunā River blooms with lotuses, and the gentle breeze raises small ripples in the water. Bumblebees hum in the flowers, and peacocks dance as Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa glide on a flower-wrapped swing hanging from a tree, Their faces filled with the happiness of divine love.* <h3>The Reunion</h3> ![[0051_IS-4.jpg]] *When the gopīs saw that their dearmost Kṛṣṇa had returned to them, they became ecstatic, and out of their affection for Him their eyes bloomed wide. It was as if the air of life had reentered their bodies.* <h3>The Deliverance of the Yamala-Arjuna Trees</h3> ![[0051_SB-10-2-11.jpg]] *EN KB 2018 one-vol: Bound to the wooden mortar, child Kṛṣṇa proceeded toward the twin arjuna trees, which were actually the sons of Kuvera, in order to fulfill the prophecy of Nārada Muni. Although He was able to pass between them, the large wooden mortar stuck horizontally, and with great strength He pulled the rope tied to the mortar. The two trees, with all their branches and limbs, fell with a crash. Out of the broken, fallen trees came two great personalities, shining like blazing fire, who bowed before little Kṛṣṇa.* <h3>Radha-Krsna and the Gopis</h3> ![[0051_SB-6-3-3.jpg]] <h3>Aghasura Swallows the Cowherd Boys</h3> ![[0052_SB-10-2-15.jpg]] *The cowherd boys entered the mouth of the serpent Aghāsura in a playful mood, supremely confident that Kṛṣṇa would protect them.* <h3>Krsna Enjoys Lunch with the Cowherd Boys</h3> ![[0052_SB-10-3-1.jpg]] *After selecting a pleasing location on the riverbank, Lord Kṛṣṇa and His friends opened their baskets of food and began eating in great transcendental pleasure. Like the whorl of a lotus flower surrounded by its petals and leaves, Kṛṣṇa sat in the center, encircled by lines of His friends, who all looked very beautiful. Every one of them was trying to look forward toward Kṛṣṇa, thinking that Kṛṣṇa might look toward him. Among the cowherd boys, some placed their lunch on flowers, some on leaves, fruits, or bunches of leaves, some actually in their baskets, some on the bark of trees and some on rocks. This is what the children imagined to be their plates as they ate their lunch. All the cowherd boys enjoyed their lunch with Kṛṣṇa, showing one another the different tastes of the different varieties of preparations they had brought from home. Tasting one another’s preparations, they began to laugh and make one another laugh. In this way they all enjoyed their lunch in the forest.* <h3>The Cowherd Men and Boys at the Foot of Govardhana Hill</h3> ![[0052_SB-10-3-2.jpg]] *EN KB one-vol 2018: One day, Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma were herding the calves in the forest when They saw cows grazing on the top of Govardhana Hill. The cows could see into the valley and, upon seeing their calves, they became so melted with affection that they leaped downhill to join them, not caring about the rough path. The men taking care of the cows tried to stop them, but when they saw their own children they too were overwhelmed with an astonishing affection, and lifted and embraced their sons.* <h3>Lord Krsna Bewilders Brahma</h3> ![[0052_SB-10-3-3.jpg]] *Kṛṣṇa volte Seine Allmacht demonstrieren, und so offenbarte er Brahmā, dass all die Kälber und Kuhhirtenjungen Seine Viṣṇu-Erweiterungen waren.* <h3>Brahma Offers Obeisances to Lord Krsna</h3> ![[0052_SB-10-3-4.jpg]] *Brahmā said, “My dear Kṛṣṇa, Your name suggests that You are all-attractive. The attraction of the sun and the moon are due to You. By the attraction of the sun You beautify the existence of the Yadu dynasty. By the attraction of the moon You enhance the potency of the land, demigods, brāhmaṇas, cows, and oceans. Because of Your supreme attraction, demons like Kaṁsa are annihilated. You are the only worshipable Deity within the creation. Accept my humble obeisances until the annihilation of this material world. As long as there is sunshine in this world, kindly accept my humble obeisances.”* <h3>Krsna and Sudama Caught in the Storm</h3> ![[0052_SB-10-4-5.jpg]] <h3>Radha Offers Flowers to Krsna</h3> ![[0052_SB-10-6-3.jpg]] *When Kṛṣṇa disappeared from the rāsa dance, taking Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī with Him, the other gopīs said, “Certainly that particular gopī has perfectly worshiped the all-powerful Personality of Godhead, Govinda, since He was so pleased with Her that He abandoned the rest of us and brought Her to a secluded place.”* <h3>Mother Yasoda Dresses Krsna</h3> ![[0053_AB-C49.jpg]] *“Kṛṣṇa's younger friends assist Mother Yaśodā in dressing Him.” The spiritual world is full of ever-increasing love for the Supreme Lord. There is no way to measure the love and devotion Kṛṣṇa’s devotees feel for Him.* <h3>Krsna Praises Balarama</h3> ![[0053_SB-10-4-2.jpg]] *EN POY 2005: Kṛṣṇa consciousness is the last link in the yogic chain, the link that binds us to the Supreme Person, Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa.* <h3>Krsna and the Cowherd Boys Honor Balarama</h3> ![[0053_SB-10-4-3.jpg]] <h3>The Rasa Dance</h3> ![[0053_SB-10-6-11.jpg]] *EN KB 2018 one-vol: Kṛṣṇa expanded Himself into many identical forms to enjoy His rāsa dance with the gopīs. In the company of those supremely beautiful cowherd girls, who worshiped Him with pure devotion, Lord Kṛṣṇa appeared like a greenish sapphire locket in the midst of a golden necklace decorated with valuable stones.* <h3>Krsna and the Gopis Bathe in the Yamuna</h3> ![[0053_SB-10-6-12.jpg]] *After the rāsa dance, Kṛṣṇa entered the water of the Yamunā River with the gopīs in order to dispel their fatigue, and soon the Lord found Himself being splashed on all sides by His laughing consorts.* <h3>Sankhacuda Slain</h3> ![[0053_SB-10-6-14.jpg]] *Lord Kṛṣṇa chased after Śaṅkhacūḍa, swiftly approached him, and with a blow of His fist removed the demon's head.* <h3>Krsna Kills Aristasura</h3> ![[0054_SB-10-7-1.jpg]] <h3>The Wrestling Match</h3> ![[0054_SB-10-7-10.jpg]] <h3>Krsna Kills the Kesi Demon</h3> ![[0054_SB-10-7-3.jpg]] <h3>Akrura Sees Krsna's Footprints</h3> ![[0054_SB-10-7-4.jpg]] <h3>The Dhanur-yajna</h3> ![[0054_SB-10-7-8.jpg]] *Kaṁsa arranged for a sacrifice called Dhanur-yajña, and so had placed a large bow near the sacrificial altar. The bow was wonderful and resembled a rainbow. It was protected by a number of guards, who warned Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma not to go near it. But Kṛṣṇa ignored the warning and took the large bow in His left hand. �������������������������* <h3>Krsna and Balarama Fight Kuvalayapida</h3> ![[0054_SB-10-7-9.jpg]] <h3>The Armies on the Battlefield of Kuruksetra</h3> ![[0055_SB11-1-1.jpg]] *Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna in the midst of the two armies.* <h3>The Gopis Think of Krsna in Separation</h3> ![[0056_SB-10-6-15.jpg]] <h3>Narada Informs Kamsa of His Imminent Death at Krsna's Hands</h3> ![[0057_SB-10-7-2.jpg]] <h3>Sadbhuja</h3> ![[0057_SB-11-2-3.jpg]] <h3>Krsna Honored at the Rajasuya Sacrifice</h3> ![[0059_SB-1-2-10.jpg]] *EN SB 1 1987: Lord Kṛṣṇa was the cynosure of all eyes at the magnificent Rājasūya sacrifice held by Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira after the Battle of Kurukṣetra.* <h3>Markandeya Rsi in the Waters of Devastation Sees Baby Krsna</h3> ![[0059_SB-12-2-4.jpg]] *EN SB 12 1988: With great difficulty, Markaṇḍeya Ṛṣi moved about in the water of devastation for a long time, until he came upon a banyan tree. Lying upon a leaf of that tree was an infant boy glowing with a charming effulgence.* <h3>Rukmini-Dvarakadhisa</h3> ![[0060_SB-3-4-2--NE.jpg]] <h3>Goloka Vrndavana</h3> ![[0061_SB-1-2-f.c.-(NE).jpg]] <h3>Krsna Enters Dvaraka</h3> ![[0061_SB-1-2-13.jpg]] *Dāsya-rasa (transcendental affection – servitude): “The followers of Kṛṣṇa who live in the transcendental city of Dvārakā are all great devotees who are constantly engaged in varied personal service to the Lord.” Each soul, according to its constitutional nature, possesses a unique loving relationship with Kṛṣṇa in one of the five principal categories. When devotees return to the spiritual world, they engage in direct loving devotional service to Kṛṣṇa in their particular rasa.* <h3>The Battle Between Arjuna and Bhisma</h3> ![[0061_SB-1-3-7.jpg]] *On the Battlefield of Kurukṣetra, the invincible military strength of the Kauravas was like a great ocean. But because of Kṛṣṇa's friendship, Arjuna, seated on his chariot, was able to cross over it.* <h3>Rukmini-Dvarakadhisa in Los Angeles</h3> ![[0061_SB-2-1-8.jpg]] *Our material senses cannot perceive the transcendental, all-spiritual body of the Supreme Lord. Nevertheless, out of His causeless mercy, the Lord, by expanding His spiritual potencies, can manifest Himself as the Deity, or arcā-vigraha, thus allowing us to see Him. Although seemingly made of material elements like stone, wood, or earth, the Deity, the arcā incarnation, is directly Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa Himself. The omnipotent Supreme Personality of Godhead can appear anywhere without being contaminated by matter.* <h3>The Gopis Block the Path of Akrura's Chariot</h3> ![[0062_SB-10-7-5.jpg]] <h3>The Beginning of the Battle Heralded</h3> ![[0063_BG--5.jpg]] *1.14–15: Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna sounded their transcendental conchshells to herald the beginning of the battle. Lord Kṛṣṇa blew His conchshell, called Pāñcajanya; Arjuna blew his, the Devadatta; and Bhīma, the voracious eater and performer of herculean tasks, blew his terrific conchshell, called Pauṇḍra."* <h3>Arjuna Overwhelmed</h3> ![[0063_BG--6.jpg]] *1.27: When Arjuna saw all these different grades of friends and relatives, he became overwhelmed with compassion. Arjuna laments when he sees his relatives standing opposite him on the battlefield. A smiling Kṛṣṇa is ready to console His friend by speaking transcendental instructions.* <h3>Draupadi Insulted</h3> ![[0063_BG--7.jpg]] *Setting the Scene: The insulting of Draupadī in the Kaurava court: Draupadī, the wife of the Pāṇḍava brothers, was being disrobed by Duryodhana and Duḥśāsana, two of Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s sons, after her husband Yudhiṣṭhira lost her in a gambling match. Dhṛtarāṣṭra is sitting on the throne. Kṛṣṇa supplied Draupadī with infinite sari fabric to save her honor in the assembly. Because of this incident and other offenses toward the Pāṇḍavas, Kṛṣṇa wanted the Battle of Kurukṣetra to be fought and the miscreants killed.* <h3>Don't Lament for the Body</h3> ![[0064_BG--8.jpg]] *2.11: “Those who are wise lament neither for the living nor for the dead.” Kṛṣṇa tells Arjuna that although his compassion for the fighters in the battle appears learned, Arjuna does know that those who are actually learned know the difference between body and soul and do not lament for any stage of the body.* <h3>Transmigration of the Soul</h3> ![[0064_BG--9.jpg]] *2.22: “As a person puts on new garments, giving up old ones, the soul similarly accepts new material bodies, giving up the old and useless ones.” The conditioned soul changes bodies from childhood to youth to old age and, at death, moves into the womb of another mother.* <h3>Two Birds Seated on the Tree of the Body</h3> ![[0065_BG--10.jpg]] *2.22, purport: Kṛṣṇa and the living entity are seated on the tree of the body. The bird on the left is captivated by the fruits of the tree, while the friendly bird on the right acts as witness. Similarly, the embodied soul enjoys or suffers the fruits of his material activities, while the friendly Supersoul acts as witness and waits for His friend to turn to Him.* <h3>The Demigods Shower Blessings</h3> ![[0065_BG--13.jpg]] *3.12: “In charge of the various necessities of life, the demigods, being satisfied by the performance of /yajña/ [sacrifice], will supply all necessities to you.”* <h3>Kṛṣṇa Kills Kaṁsa</h3> ![[0066_BG--17.jpg]] *4.8: “To deliver the pious and to annihilate the miscreants, as well as to reestablish the principles of religion, I Myself appear, millennium after millennium.” Here Kṛṣṇa kills His demonic usurper uncle, Kaṁsa. Balarāma, Kṛṣṇa’s brother, stands nearby in blue. Behind Kṛṣṇa are Kṛṣṇa’s parents, Vasudeva and Devakī, who were imprisoned for years by Kaṁsa.* <h3>Soul Destinations</h3> ![[0066_BG--18.jpg]] *4.11: “As all surrender unto Me, I reward them accordingly. Everyone follows My path in all respects.” Kṛṣṇa reciprocates with the living entities according to their desire to serve Him as a servant, friend, parent, or lover. He also reciprocates with those who wish to merge into the Brahman, like the /yogī/ in the illustration. Others want only the fruits of their labor – power, wealth, beauty, or other ephemera of this world, and He also reciprocates with them according to what they desire and what they deserve.* <h3>Krsna's Ten Principal Avataras</h3> ![[0066_BG-Avataras.jpg]] *4.7: “Whenever and wherever there is a decline in religious practice, O descendant of Bharata, and a predominant rise of irreligion—at that time I descend Myself.” In the center Kṛṣṇa is shown holding a flute. Surrounding Him are ten of His incarnations, pictured in the order in which they appeared in this world, beginning clockwise from the lower left-hand corner: (1) Matsya, the fish incarnation, who saved the /Vedas;/ (2) Kūrma, the tortoise incarnation, holding Mandara Mountain on His back; (3) Varāha, the boar incarnation, fighting with the demon Hiraṇyākṣa; (4) Nṛsiṁha, the half-man, half-lion incarnation, killing the demon Hiraṇyakaśipu; (5) Vāmana, the dwarf incarnation, begging land from King Bali before reclaiming from him the entire universe and thereby restoring universal order; (6) Paraśurāma, killing the demonic kingly order; (7) Rāmacandra, who is going into exile with His wife, Sītā, and brother Lakṣmaṇa; (8) Kṛṣṇa, who is lifting Govardhana Hill. Beside Him stands His brother, Balarāma; (9) Buddha, sitting and teaching; (10) Kalki, who is riding a white horse and killing the demons at the end of this age, thereby liberating them.* <h3>Kṛṣṇa Plays His Flute</h3> ![[0067_BG--24.jpg]] *6.47: “Of all yogīs, the one with great faith who always abides in Me, thinks of Me within himself, and renders transcendental loving service to Me – he is the most intimately united with Me in /yoga/ and is the highest of all.”* <h3>Krsna Brings the Cows Home in the Evening</h3> ![[0067_BG--27.jpg]] *8.21: Kṛṣṇa brings His thousands of <i>surabhi</i> cows home at the end of the day. “That which the Vedāntists describe as unmanifest and infallible, that which is know as the supreme destination, that place from which, having attained it, one never returns – that is My supreme abode.”* <h3>Krsna, the Goal of Life</h3> ![[0068_SB-1-1-10.jpg]] *Śrī Kṛṣṇa is the supreme goal of life.* <h3>Krsna Reveals His Two-Armed Form to Arjuna</h3> ![[0069_BG-64.jpg]] *The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, displayed His four-armed form to Arjuna, and at last He showed him His two-armed form.* <h3>The Surrender of Draupadi</h3> ![[0069_BG-68.jpg]] <h3>0069/BG-68b</h3> ![[0069_BG-68b.jpg]] <h3>Krsna, the All-attractive Flute Player</h3> ![[0070_BG--75.jpg]] <h3>Devotee Practicing Arcana</h3> ![[0070_BG--77.jpg]] *If with love and devotion one offers the Supreme Lord, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, a leaf, flower, fruit, or water, He will accept it.* <h3>Arjuna Surrenders to Krsna</h3> ![[0071_BG-80--BG-62.jpg]] <h3>Krsna and Balarama Playing with the Cowherd Boys</h3> ![[0071_BG-63.jpg]] *The playmates of Kṛṣṇa are so immersed in pure love that they do not even realize He is the Supreme Personality of Godhead.* <h3>Four Kinds of Pious Men</h3> ![[0072_BG-60.jpg]] *Men of small intelligence seek favors from the demigods and obtain things that are temporary and taken away at death. In actuality, all these benefits are bestowed by the Supreme Lord alone.* <h3>Krsna and Arjuna Blow Their Conches</h3> ![[0073_BG-54.jpg]] *Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna sound their transcendental conchshells.* <h3>Dasavatara</h3> ![[0075_BG-Avatar.jpg]] *The Lord descends whenever there is a decline in religious principles. Although there are many transcendental forms of the Lord, they are all one and the same Supreme Personality of Godhead.* <h3>Puspanjali</h3> ![[0075_BG-49.jpg]] <h3>Arjuna Sees the Universal Form</h3> ![[0075_BG-50.jpg]] *As he gazed upon the universal form of the Lord, Arjuna prayed with joined palms.* <h3>The Four Basic Occupations of Human Beings</h3> ![[0076_BG-42.jpg]] *18.41–46: “Brāhmaṇas, kṣatriyas, vaiśyas, and śūdras are distinguished by the qualities born of their own natures in accordance with the material modes.”* <h3>Govinda with Calf</h3> ![[0076_Gopal-1.jpg]] *“Always think of Me, 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.”* <h3>Kṛṣṇa, the Swift Deliverer</h3> ![[0077_BG-33.jpg]] *12.6–7: Kṛṣṇa flies toward His devotee on the back of His carrier, Garuḍa, in order to lift His devotee out of the material ocean of birth and death. “Those who worship Me, giving up all their activities unto Me and being devoted to Me without deviation, engaged in devotional service and always meditating upon Me, having fixed their minds upon Me, O son of Pṛthā – for them I am the swift deliverer from the ocean of birth and death.”* <h3>The Imperishable Banyan Tree of the Material World</h3> ![[0077_BG-35.jpg]] *15.1–3: “It is said that there is an imperishable banyan tree that has its roots upward and its branches down and whose leaves are the Vedic hymns.... The branches of this tree extend downward and upward, nourished by the three modes of material nature. The twigs are the objects of the senses. This tree also has roots going down, and these are bound to the fruitive actions of human society. The real form of this tree cannot be perceived in this world. No one can understand where it ends, where it begins, or where its foundation is.”* <h3>From Goloka to the Material Creation</h3> ![[0077_BG-36.jpg]] *15.6: The spiritual and material worlds. The lotus represents the original spiritual planet, Goloka Vṛndāvana, the abode of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa. The spiritual effulgence surrounding this planet is called the /brahmajyoti/ and is the ultimate goal of impersonalists. Within the unlimited /brahmajyoti/ are innumerable spiritual planets, each a home for a plenary expansion of Lord Kṛṣṇa and inhabited by ever-liberated living beings. Sometimes a spiritual cloud overtakes a corner of the spiritual sky. That covered portion is called the /mahat-tattva,/ or material sky. There, the Lord as Mahā-Viṣṇu lies in the Causal Ocean, the water within the /mahat-tattva./ While He sleeps, innumerable universes emanate from His breathing and float in the Causal Ocean. Mahā-Viṣṇu enters each universe as Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu and lies in the Garbha Ocean on the serpentine Śeṣa incarnation. From Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu’s navel a lotus stem sprouts, and on the lotus, Brahmā is born. Brahmā creates bodies for all the souls in the material world according to their karma and desires.* <h3>The Five Factors of Action</h3> ![[0077_BG-41.jpg]] *18.14: “The place of action [the body], the performer, the various senses, the many different kinds of endeavor, and ultimately the Supersoul – these are the five factors of action. Whatever right or wrong action a man performs by body, mind, or speech is caused by these five factors.”* <h3>Krsna Reveals Himself to His Devotee</h3> ![[0078_BG-28.jpg]] *9.11: “Fools deride Me when I descend in the human form. They do not know My transcendental nature as the Supreme Lord of all that be.” Fools mock Kṛṣṇa’s humanlike form but devotees offer their obeisances. Behind Kṛṣṇa are Mahā-Viṣṇu and, in the smaller inset, Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu, with creator Brahmā sitting on the lotus growing from His navel.* <h3>Arjuna Prays to Krsna</h3> ![[0078_BG-29.jpg]] *10.12–13: Arjuna offers prayers to Kṛṣṇa: “You are the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the ultimate abode, the purest, the Absolute Truth. You are the eternal, transcendental, original person, the unborn, the greatest. All the great sages such as Närada, Asita, Devala and Vyäsa confirm this truth about You, and now You Yourself are declaring it to me.”* <h3>Krsna's Vibhutis (Opulences)</h3> ![[0078_BG-30.jpg]] *10.41: A sampling of Kṛṣṇa’s infinite manifestations in both the spiritual and material worlds. In the outer circle, clockwise, beginning from the upper left-hand corner: Indra carrying his thunderbolt; the Himalayas; Lord Śiva with the Ganges River in his hair; the moon; the horse Ucchaiḥśravā; the transcendental /om-kāra;/ Kapiladeva; Rāmacandra; flower-bearing spring; Kāmadhuk; Arjuna; Vyāsadeva; Prahlāda; the shark; Vāsuki; Skanda; Varuṇa; Yamarāja; the lion; Kuvera; Agni; and Airāvata. Inner circle, clockwise, beginning from the four-headed Lord Brahmā sitting on the lotus flower: Brahmā; Nārada; Garuḍa; the sun; the ocean; Lord Viṣṇu; Ananta; and the chanting of the holy names – Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare/ Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare. “Know that all opulent, beautiful and glorious creations spring from but a spark of My splendor.”* <h3>Arjuna Sees the Universal Form</h3> ![[0078_BG-31.jpg]] *11.13: “At that time Arjuna could see in the universal form of the Lord the unlimited expansions of the universe situated in one place although divided into many, many thousands.” Even as Kṛṣṇa displayed His universal form to Arjuna, He did not lose His identity as Arjuna’s friend and remains situated on the chariot with Arjuna.* <h3>Krsna Returns to His Two-Armed Form</h3> ![[0078_BG-32.jpg]] *11.50: “The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, having spoken thus to Arjuna, displayed His real four-armed form and at last showed His two-armed form, thus encouraging the fearful Arjuna.”* <h3>Krsna and Balarama Exploring Mathura</h3> ![[0079_SB-1-1-13.jpg]] *Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma appeared in the family of Vṛṣṇi, and by so doing They removed the burden of the world.* <h3>Srimad-Bhagavatam Giving Light to the Age of Kali</h3> ![[0079_SB-1-1-16.jpg]] *The sunlike Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam can bring enlightenment to those who are immersed in the darkness of ignorance produced by the Age of Kali.* <h3>Lord Krsna Kills the Tyrant Kamsa</h3> ![[0079_SB-11-2-5.jpg]] *EN KB 2018 one-vol: While in Mathurā, Lord Kṛṣṇa dragged the demoniac King Kaṁsa from his high seat and threw him down. Straddling Kaṁsa's chest, Kṛṣṇa punched the demon again and again until he lost his life.* <h3>Krsna Speaks the Uddhava-gita</h3> ![[0079_SB-11-2-6.jpg]] <h3>Yasoda Binds Krsna</h3> ![[0080_SB-1-2-3.jpg]] *With maternal affection, Queen Kuntī here remembers another of Lord Kṛṣṇa's bewildering pastimes. One day, the Lord, playing just like a human child, spoiled the stocked butter of Mother Yaśodā by breaking the pots and distributing the contents to His friends and playmates, including the celebrated monkeys of Vṛndāvana, who took full advantage of the Lord's munificence. Mother Yaśodā saw this, and out of her pure love she wanted to make a show of punishment for her transcendental child. She took a rope and threatened to tie Him up, as is generally done with ordinary children who have been naughty. Seeing the rope in her hands, the Lord bowed down His head and began to weep, and as tears rolled down His cheeks they washed off the black ointment smeared about His beautiful eyes. Because Queen Kuntī felt maternal love for Kṛṣṇa, she adored this image of Him. But because she knew Kṛṣṇa's supreme position, she was amazed that although He was feared by fear personified, He appeared to be afraid of His mother, who wanted to punish Him just like an ordinary child.* <h3>Vasudeva Carries Krsna to Vrndavana</h3> ![[0080_SB-10-1-5.jpg]] *EN KB 2018 one-vol: The Lord told Vasudeva and Devakī, “I know you are afraid of Kaṁsa and want to protect Me. Take Me to Gokula and exchange Me for the daughter just born to Yaśodā.” While carrying child Kṛṣṇa across the storm-tossed river Yamunā, Vasudeva was sheltered by the hoods of Lord Śeṣa, an expansion of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The effulgence from Kṛṣṇa’s body dissipated the darkness so Vasudeva could find his way.* <h3>Krsna and the Cowherd Boys Play in the Forest</h3> ![[0080_SB-10-4-9.jpg]] <h3>Krsna Plays His Flute and the Yamuna Offers Lotuses</h3> ![[0080_SB-10-5-1.jpg]] <h3>0080/SB 12-1-3</h3> ![[0080-SB-12-1-3.jpg]] <h3>The Beauty of Vraja Krsna</h3> ![[0080_SB-12-1-3.jpg]] *Lord Kṛṣṇa is supremely lovable because of His eternal, transcendental qualities. The beauty of this world is but a dim reflection of the unlimited beauty of the Lord.* <h3>Moving Up or Down the Staircase of Consciousness</h3> ![[0081_BG--38.jpg]] *16.5, 21: Persons bewildered by false ego, their own apparent strength, pride, lust, and anger. Māyādevī, goddess of illusion, stands at the bottom of the stairs enticing people toward her. Others move upward toward the light of pure spiritual consciousness and devotional service to Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa.* <h3>Krsna Plays on the Body of Putana</h3> ![[0081_SB-2-2-9.jpg]] *The Lord sucked the breast of the Pūtanā witch along with her life air, and the demon's gigantic body fell down.* <h3>Rukmini and Krsna Worship Sudama Brahmana</h3> ![[0082_BTG-49-fc.jpg]] <h3>Krsna Kicks the Cart</h3> ![[0084_SB-2-2-10.jpg]] *At the age of three months, Lord Kṛṣṇa killed the Śakaṭāsura demon, who had remained hidden behind a cart.* <h3>Sankhacuda Kidnaps the Gopis</h3> ![[0085_SB-2-2-11.jpg]] *A demon of the name Śaṅkhacūḍa tried to kidnap Kṛṣṇa's cowherd damsels.* <h3>Krsna Steals the Garments of the Unmarried Gopis</h3> ![[0086_SB-10-5-2.jpg]] *EN KB 2018 one-vol: One after another the gopīs came out of the water, shivering and trying to cover their nakedness with their hands. Their simple presentation was so pure that Lord Kṛṣṇa immediately became pleased with them. All the unmarried gopīs had prayed to goddess Kātyāyanī to have Kṛṣṇa as their husband, and in this way they were satisfied. Nothing can compare with the Kṛṣṇa consciousness of the gopīs.* <h3>A Meditative Krsna and a Calf</h3> ![[0086_SB-11-4-2.jpg]] *EN POY 2005: Bhagavān Śrī Kṛṣṇa is full of all opulence as the Supreme Personality of Godhead.* <h3>0086/SB 9-3-6</h3> ![[0086_SB-9-3-6.jpg]] <h3>0087/A devotee</h3> ![[0087_A-devotee.jpg]] <h3>Krsna Shelters Radha</h3> ![[0087-Radha-Krishna.jpg]] <h3>0087/TLC 13</h3> ![[0087-TLC-13.jpg]] <h3>The Gopis Watch Krsna Depart for the Forest</h3> ![[0088-BTG--14-2-3.jpg]] <h3>0088/KB1-18 pg.64</h3> ![[0088-KB1-18--pg.64jpg.jpg]] <h3>Krsna and the Cowherd Boys Return to Vrndavana</h3> ![[0088-SB-1-3-f.c.-NEjpg.jpg]] <h3>0089/India-print KB1 f.c.</h3> ![[0089_India-print-KB1-f.c-.jpg]] <h3>Krsna and Arjuna on the Chariot</h3> ![[0090_BG--f.c.jpg]] *“Wherever there is Kṛṣṇa, the master of all mystics, and wherever there is Arjuna, the supreme archer, there will also certainly be opulence, victory, extraordinary power, and morality.”* <h3>Vasudeva and Devaki Offer Obeisances to Lord Visnu</h3> ![[0090_KB1-2-pg.29.jpg]] *"Therefore I request You to conceal this four-armed form of Your Lordship, which holds the four symbols of Viṣṇu."* <h3>Devaki With HerNewborn Krsna</h3> ![[0090_KB1-3-pg.30.jpg]] *Lord Kṛṣṇa played on the lap of Devakī just like an ordinary child.* <h3>Vasudeva Exchanges Krsna for Yasoda's Daughter</h3> ![[0090_KB1-7-pg.31.jpg]] *Vasudeva entered the house and silently exchanged his son for Yaśodā's daughter.* <h3>Krsna's Family Moves to Vrndavana</h3> ![[0091_KB1-20-pg.76.jpg]] <h3>Brahma Prays to Krsna</h3> ![[0091-KB1-21-pg.96.jpg]] <h3>Radha and Krsna on a Swing</h3> ![[0092_NOD-1st-ed.-FC.jpg]] *Mādhurya-rasa (Devotional service in conjugal love): "The intimate mellow of devotion to the Supreme in conjugal love is established by Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa, but such feelings are not at all material." Unless a person frees himself from all lusty desires for material sense enjoyment, he can never experience, or even understand, pure love of God in the conjugal rasa.* <h3>0092/NOD Nanda Yasoda</h3> ![[0092_NOD-Nanda-Yasoda.jpg]] *Vātsalya-rasa (Parenthood): “Mahārāja Nanda addressed his wife, 'My dear Yaśodā, how wonderful Kṛṣṇa looks, and how He is increasing my transcendental bliss more and more!;" Kṛṣṇa is the supreme enjoyer, and He takes pleasure in all the varieties of love offered to Him by His devotees. He sometimes lets His confidential devotees think of Him as their son and enjoys their parental affection.* <h3>0093/BTG 14-12 f.c.</h3> ![[0093_BTG-14-12-f.c.jpg]] <h3>Krsna and the Cowherd Boys Imitate the Forest Animals</h3> ![[0093_KB1-23-pg.77.jpg]] *Sometimes the boys would imitate the sounds of various animals and birds.* <h3>Krsna Bifurcating Baka's Beak</h3> ![[0093_KB1-24-pg.78.jpg]] *Kṛṣṇa bifurcated Bakāsura's mouth as easily as a child splits a blade of grass.* <h3>Krsna Runs Into Yasoda's Arms</h3> ![[0093_KB1-25-pg.117.jpg]] *Returning home, Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma were welcomed by Their affectionate mothers.* <h3>The Nagapatnis Offer Prayers</h3> ![[0093_KB1-26-pg.123.jpg]] *"We think that this apparent punishment to Kāliya is actually some benediction."* <h3>The First Janmastami</h3> ![[0093_KB1-4-pg.38.jpg]] *The joyous vibrations at Kṛṣṇa's birth ceremony could be heard in all the pasturing grounds and houses.* <h3>Th Transcendental Brothers</h3> ![[0094_BTG-15-7-f.c.jpg]] <h3>Name-giving Ceremony for Krsna and Balarama</h3> ![[0094_KB1-13-pg.56.jpg]] *The family priest, Garga Muni, performed the name-giving ceremony when Kṛṣṇa was one year old.* <h3>Krsna Pulled by a Calf</h3> ![[0094_KB1-14-pg.59.jpg]] *Yaśodā and Rohiṇī would call all their neighboring friends to see the fun.* <h3>Krsna, Balarama, and the Cowherd Boys Dance in the Forest</h3> ![[0094_KB1-28-pg.132.jpg]] *Kṛṣṇa would praise them, "You are dancing and singing very nicely."* <h3>Krsna and Trnavarta</h3> ![[0094_KB1-9-pg.53.jpg]] *Tṛṇāvarta felt the baby to be as heavy as a mountain.* <h3>Krsna Brings the Cows and Cowherd Boys Back to Life</h3> ![[0094_SB-10-4-6.jpg]] <h3>Krsna Steals the Gopis Garments</h3> ![[0095_KB1-31-pg.154.jpg]] *Due to remaining in the water for a long time, the gopīs felt cold and were shivering.* <h3>Indra Apologizes to Krsna</h3> ![[0095_KB1-33-pg.180.jpg]] *King Indra from the heavenly planet appeared before Kṛṣṇa in a secluded place.* <h3>Gopi Mothers Churning Butter</h3> ![[0095_KB1-15-pg.61.jpg]] *The darling of Vraja.* <h3>Krsna Lifts Govardhana Hill</h3> ![[0095_KB1-32-pg.175.jpg]] *"Do not be afraid of the hill and think that it will fall from My hand."* <h3>Krsna Kicks the Household Cart</h3> ![[0095_KB1-8-pg.52.jpg]] *No one could ascertain the cause of the cart's falling.* <h3>Krsna Puts His Fist in Kesi's Throat</h3> ![[0096_KB1-43-pg.240.jpg]] *The hand of Kṛṣṇa felt to Keśī like a hot iron rod.* <h3>Krsna and Balarama in Varuna's Court</h3> ![[0096_KB1-34-pg.184.jpg]] *The god of the waters was holding Nanda captive under the sea.* <h3>A Serpent Swallows Nanda Maharaja</h3> ![[0096_KB1-39-pg.226.jpg]] *EN KB: Kṛṣṇa appeared on the scene and touched the serpent with His lotus feet.* <h3>Krsna and Balarama with Cows in the Forest</h3> ![[0097_BTG-16-5-f.c.jpg]] <h3>Rasa Dancing</h3> ![[0097_KB1-pg.214.jpg]] *It appeared that Kṛṣṇa was a greenish sapphire locket in the midst of a golden necklace.* <h3>Krsna Accepts a Garland from Sudama, the Florist</h3> ![[0097_KB1-49-pg.265.jpg]] *The florist begged from the Lord that he might remain His eternal servant.* <h3>Krsna Humiliates Rukmi</h3> ![[0098_KB1-56-pg.315.jpg]] *"Rukmiṇī was praying to Kṛṣṇa for the life of her brother."* <h3>Krsna and Balarama Approach the Ocean</h3> ![[0098_KB1-53-pg.288.jpg]] *"Some time back you caused the drowning of the Son of our teacher. I order you to return him."* <h3>Radha-Krsna on a Lotus</h3> ![[0099_BTG-16-11-f.c.jpg]] <h3>The Battle of Kuruksetra Begins</h3> ![[0099_BTG-18-4--f.c.jpg]] <h3>Krsna in the Vrndavana Forest</h3> ![[0101_BTG-18-9-f.c.jpg]] <h3>Pradyumna Found in the Belly of a Fish</h3> ![[0101_KB.jpg]] *"The cook found a nice baby within the belly of a fish."* <h3>Krsna Subdues the Seven Bulls to Win Satya's Hand</h3> ![[0101_KB2-3.jpg]] *Kṛṣṇa pulled them strongly, just as a child pulls a toy wooden bull.* <h3>Krsna an Garuda Fight the Mura Demon</h3> ![[0101_KB2-4--p26.jpg]] *Lord Kṛṣṇa saw that the trident of the Mura demon was gradually rushing toward his carrier, Garuḍa.* <h3>Rukmini Faints</h3> ![[0102_KB2-5-pg.39.jpg]] *Rukmiṇī fell down straight, like a banana tree cut down by a whirlwind.* <h3>Krsna and Rukmi Play Chess</h3> ![[0102_KB2-6-pg.52.jpg]] *Balarāma took club in His hand and, without further talk, struck Rukmī on the head.* <h3>Banasura Discovers Aniruddha With Usa</h3> ![[0102_KB2-7-pg.57.jpg]] *When Bāṇāsura saw him, Aniruddha was engaged in playing with Ūṣā.* <h3>0103/BTG 18 no11 cov</h3> ![[0103_BTG-18-no11-cov.jpg]] <h3>Krsna and His Mother</h3> ![[0103_BTG-18-12-p2.jpg]] <h3>Krsna and Balarama Play Like Human Children</h3> ![[0103_BTG-19-1-c1.jpg]] <h3>0104/BTG 19-4 f.c.</h3> ![[0104_BTG-19-4--f.c.jpg]] <h3>Baby Krsna</h3> ![[0104_BTG-19-5-f.c.jpg]] <h3>Krsna Attacks Bhisma to Protect Arjuna</h3> ![[0104_BTG19-1-p20-21.jpg]] <h3>World Avataras</h3> ![[0105_BTG-20-5-p.9.jpg]] *Śrīla Prabhupāda på promenad vid Röda torget i Moskva i juni 1971. Under sitt besök i staden diskuterade han den vediska kulturen med professor Kotovskij, som ledde den indiska institutionen vid den ryska vetenskapsakademien. Konversationen återfinns på sidorna 239-260.* <h3>The Wives of the Yajnic Brahmanas</h3> ![[0106_KB1-36-pg.160.jpg]] *The wives of the brāhmaṇas saw the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and He entered within their hearts through their eyes.* <h3>Krsna Milks a Cow</h3> ![[0107_KB1-35-pg.208.jpg]] *The gopīs remembered their pastimes with Kṛṣṇa.* <h3>The Three Modes of Material Nature</h3> ![[0107_SB-3-2-2.jpg]] *Ikvienu būtni vada trīs materiālās dabas īpašības - skaidrība, kaislības un neziņa.* <h3>Baby Krsna Sucks His Toe</h3> ![[0107_SB-3-4-7.jpg]] *"At the end of the millenium, You lie down on a leaf of a banyan tree, and just like a small baby, You lick the toe of Your lotus foot."* <h3>Krsna Laughs at Paundraka</h3> ![[0108_KB2-11-pg.83.jpg]] *Seeing Pauṇḍraka imitating His posture and dress, He could not check His laughter.* <h3>Sisupala Insults Lord Krsna</h3> ![[0108_KB2-13-pg.144.jpg]] *Śiśupāla continues to insult Kṛṣṇa, and Kṛṣṇa patiently heard him without protest.* <h3>Krsna and His Queens Playing</h3> ![[0108_KB2-14--pg148.jpg]] *They were all enjoying the occasion by throwing liquid substances on one another.* <h3>Krsna Beheads Salva</h3> ![[0108_KB2-15--p160.jpg]] *Kṛṣṇa cut off Śālva's head, and the head with earrings and helmet, fell on the ground.* <h3>Uddhava Cries at Krsna's Feet</h3> ![[0109_SB-11-5-3.jpg]] <h3>End of the Yadu Dynasty</h3> ![[0109_SB-11-5-4.jpg]] <h3>Krsna and Jara</h3> ![[0109_SB-11-5-5.jpg]] <h3>Lord Krsna Leave the Planet</h3> ![[0109_SB-11-5-6.jpg]] <h3>Krsna Serves Sudama Brahmana</h3> ![[0110_KB2-18--pg179.jpg]] *The women in the palace were surprised to see that the poor brāhmaṇa was seated on the bedstead of Lord Kṛṣṇa.* <h3>Krsna and His Queens Playing in the Water</h3> ![[0110_KB2-21--pg342.jpg]] *The Lord would sprinkle water on the bodies of the queens with a syringelike instrument.* <h3>Narada Arrives at Krsna's Palace</h3> ![[0110_KB2-22--pg115.jpg]] *Lord Kṛṣṇa immediately stood up, along with His ministers and secretaries, to receive the great sage Nārada Muni.* <h3>The Yadus Bathe During a Solar Eclipse</h3> ![[0110_KB2-23.jpg]] *All the members of the Yadu dynasty again took their baths in the lakes created by Lord Paraśurāma.* <h3>Krsna Swallows the Forest Fire</h3> ![[0111_KB1-30--pg135.jpg]] *Kṛṣṇa, the supreme mystic, immediately swallowed up all the flames of the fire.* <h3>Krsna and His Queens Have Watersports</h3> ![[0119_SB-10-4-11--NE.jpg]] *In His magnificent city of Dvārakā, Lord Kṛṣṇa would enjoy with each of his 16,108 queens in her own palace. On the grounds of these palaces were clear ponds fragrant with the pollen of many lotuses, and the Lord would enter these ponds and enjoy sporting in the water with His wives. As musicians, singers, and poets glorified Him, the Lord would squirt water at His consorts, and they would squirt Him back, laughing all the while. In this way He enjoyed Himself like the king of elephants in the company of His bevy of she-elephants.* <h3>Radha-Krsna and the Gopis on a Lotus Boat</h3> ![[0123_KB1-37--pg190.jpg]] *Kṛṣṇa, the supreme enjoyer, desired to enjoy the company of the gopīs.* <h3>Battle Between Krsna and Banasura</h3> ![[0123_KB2-8--pg61.jpg]] *Bāṇāsura rushed toward Kṛṣṇa, simultaneously working 500 bows and 2,000 arrows.* <h3>Kṛṣṇa Rescues the Lizard Nrga From the Well</h3> ![[0123_KB2-9--pg69.jpg]] *The demigod was obliged to accept the body of a lizard.* <h3>Aghasura Swallows the Cowherd Boys</h3> ![[0134_KB1-16--pg83.jpg]] *Kṛṣṇa had a plan how to stop the destruction of His intimate friends.* <h3>Balarama on Swan Carrier Flying Over Lunch Pastime</h3> ![[0134_KB1-17--pg88.jpg]] <h3>Puspanjali</h3> ![[0134_KB1-38--pg211.jpg]] *Out of many thousands of gopīs, Rādhārāṇī is topmost.* <h3>The Demigods Offer Prayers to Krsna in the Womb</h3> ![[0137_KB1-1--pg22.jpg]] *"Dear Mother Devakī, within your womb is the Supreme Personality of Godhead."* <h3>Krsna and Balarama Steal Butter</h3> ![[0137_KB1-11--pg61.jpg]] *All day Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma simply made arrangements to steal butter and yogurt.* <h3>Yasoda and Baby Krsna</h3> ![[0137_KB1-3--pg30.jpg]] <h3>Vasudeva Carries Krsna Across the Yamuna</h3> ![[0137_KB1-6--pg30.jpg]] *The night was very dark, but Vasudeva could see everything, just as in the sunlight.* <h3>Krsna Defeats Aristasura</h3> ![[0138_KB1-42--pg237.jpg]] *Being kicked by Kṛṣṇa, Ariṣṭāsura rolled over and began to move his legs violently.* <h3>Krsna Kills Kesi</h3> ![[0138_KB1-43--pg240.jpg]] <h3>Akrura's Vision</h3> ![[0138_KB1-45.jpg]] *Akrūra saw Balarāma turned into Śeṣa Nāga and Kṛṣṇa turned into Mahā-viṣṇu.* <h3>Krsna Kills Kamsa</h3> ![[0138_KB1-48--pg278.jpg]] <h3>The Elephant Kuvalayapida</h3> ![[0138_KB1-50--pg271.jpg]] *The elephant moved before Kṛṣṇa like inevitable death.* <h3>Krsna and Balarama in the Wrestling Arena</h3> ![[0139_KB1-47--p275.jpg]] *The audience was not very satisfied because the wrestlers did not appear to be equally matched.* <h3>Krsna and Kubja</h3> ![[0139_KB1-54--p315.jpg]] *"Full of feminine bashfulness, Kubjā stood gracefully before Kṛṣṇa."* <h3>Krsna and Balarama Jump From the Mountain</h3> ![[0139_KB1-55--pg348.jpg]] *"Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma jumped from the top of the mountain."* <h3>Krsna and Jambavan Battle</h3> ![[0139_KB2-1--pg4.jpg]] *Kṛṣṇa and Jāmbavān fought like two opposing vultures.* <h3>Krsna and Arjuna Meet Kalindi</h3> ![[0139_KB2-2--pg18.jpg]] *While Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna were resting and drinking water, they saw a beautiful girl of marriageable age walking along the bank of the Yamunā.* <h3>Krsna and Balarama Leap From Mount Pravarsana</h3> ![[0140_KB1-37.jpg]] *EN KB 2018 one-vol: Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma led Jarāsandha and his army a great distance. They then climbed Mount Pravarṣaṇa, which was always covered by clouds. Jarāsandha assumed that the two brothers were afraid of his military power and had hidden Themselves at the top of the mountain. Failing to locate Them, he decided to trap and kill Them by setting fires around the peak. As the fire spread, Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma jumped to the ground and escaped.* <h3>Radha Talks to a Bumblebee</h3> ![[0140_KB1-52--pg299.jpg]] *"Bumblebee, you are the unreliable servant of an unreliable master."* <h3>Lord Balarama's Rasa Dance</h3> ![[0140_KB2-10--pg78.jpg]] *Balarāma passed every night with the gopīs in the forest of Vṛndāvana.* <h3>Narada Sees Krsna Playing With His Sons</h3> ![[0140_KB2-12--pg103.jpg]] *This time, Nārada Muni saw that Lord Kṛṣṇa was engaged as an affectionate father petting His small children.* <h3>The Kidnapping of Princess Rukmini</h3> ![[0141_KB1-38.jpg]] <h3>Sri Caitanya Appears in Kesava Kasmiri's Dream</h3> ![[0141_NCL-3.jpg]] <h3>Lifting Govardhana Hill</h3> ![[0142_KB1-26.jpg]] *Az Úr Kṛṣṇa ötezer évvel ezelőtt, vṛndāvanai kedvtelései során felemelte a Govardhana-hegyet, s hét napon át tartotta a magasban, hogy megvédelmezze Vṛndāvana lakóit a rettentő esőtől, amelyet Indra, a félistenek királya küldött ellenük.* <h3>Krsna and the Gopis Enjoy Pastimes in a Boat</h3> ![[0142_KB1-28_1984_--KA128.jpg]] <h3>The Gopis Block Akrura's Chariot</h3> ![[0142_KB1-46--pg254.jpg]] *"O dear Dāmodara, dear Mādhava!"* <h3>Radha and Krsna, the Perfection of Love</h3> ![[0142_NKL-12.jpg]] <h3>Krsna Returns to Dvaraka</h3> ![[0142_SB1-27.jpg]] *Nach dem Sieg über Śālva zog Kṛṣṇa in die reich geschmückte Stadt Dvārakā ein.* <h3>Krsna and Balarama in Mathura</h3> ![[0142_SB1-3--NE18.jpg]] *Lord Kṛṣṇa and His elder brother, Balarāma – the Supreme Personality of Godhead and His immediate expansion – appeared on earth as the nineteenth and twentieth incarnations of the Lord.* <h3>Bhisma on the Bed of Arrows</h3> ![[0143_SB-11-4-3.jpg]] <h3>Krsna Speaks With the Animals of Vrndavana</h3> ![[0144_KB--3--p43.jpg]] <h3>Krsna and Balarama with the Washerman</h3> ![[0144_SB-10_2_10.jpg]] *After Kṛṣṇa had beheaded the arrogant washerman, the Lord put on some of the garments that especially pleased Him, and the cowherd boys also took their pick of the fine clothes.* <h3>Rukmini Faints</h3> ![[0144_SB-10_3_6.jpg]] *EN KB: By the way Kṛṣṇa was speaking, Rukmiṇī was afraid she would be separated from Him. She had never heard such harsh words. She felt as if she were drowning in an ocean of grief. She lost her powers of reason. The cāmara fan in her hand fell, and she lost consciousness, falling like a banana tree cut down by a whirlwind.* <h3>The Killing of Dhenukasura</h3> ![[0145_KB1-20.jpg]] *Genau wie Dhenukāsura endeten auch all die anderen Esel-Dämonen auf den Wipfeln der Palmen.* <h3>Krsna Chastises the Kaliya Serpent</h3> ![[0145_KB1-22.jpg]] *EN KB 2018 one-vol: Lord Kṛṣṇa danced with great force upon the heads of the serpent Kāliya, who had poisoned the waters of the river Yamunā. When he was near death from this battering, Kāliya realized Kṛṣṇa was the Supreme Personality of Godhead and surrendered to Him.* <h3>Lord Balarama Slays the Demon Pralamba</h3> ![[0145_KB1-23.jpg]] *EN KB 2018 one-vol: One day, the cowherd boys were dueling, and the defeated boys carried the victors on their backs. The demon Pralamba had disguised himself as a friend, hoping to kidnap Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma for his master, Kaṁsa. Pralamba carried Balarāma, who is compared to a mountain. First Balarāma increased His weight in order to thwart the demon, forcing Pralamba to give up his disguise. Balarāma then struck the demon with His strong fist, and the demon fell, thundering down like a great hill struck by Indra’s thunderbolt.* <h3>Krsna Swallows a Forest Fire</h3> ![[0145_KB1-24.jpg]] *After Kāliya was defeated and banished, night was falling and the inhabitants of Vṛndāvana decided to sleep on the riverbank. In the middle of the night, they suddenly found themselves surrounded by a raging forest fire. The unlimited Lord Kṛṣṇa saved His townspeople by swallowing the fire.* <h3>Bhima and Duryodhana Fight After the Kuruksetra War</h3> ![[0145_SB-10_4_1.jpg]] <h3>The Return of Devaki's Six Departed Sons</h3> ![[0145_SB-10_4_10.jpg]] <h3>Srutadeva Greets Krsna</h3> ![[0145_SB-10_4_12.jpg]] <h3>Rukmini Sees Krsna's Messenger Approaching</h3> ![[0146_KBC-2--p83.jpg]] <h3>Krsna and Satyabhama Picking Parijata Flowers</h3> ![[0146_KBC-3--p39.jpg]] <h3>Balarama Drags Hastinapura</h3> ![[0146_KBC-3--p91.jpg]] *Intending to cast all of Hastināpura into the Ganges, Lord Balarāma angrily dug up the city with the tip of his plow and began dragging it toward the river.* <h3>Krsna Subdues the Seven Bulls</h3> ![[0146_SB-10_3_10-NE.jpg]] <h3>Krsna, Balarama, and Their Friends Enter the Forest</h3> ![[0147_KB--211.jpg]] *Five thousand years ago, Lord Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, descended to earth in His original spiritual form and displayed His transcendental pastimes with His associates. Here Lord Kṛṣṇa (dressed in yellow), His brother Balarāma and Their cowherd friends enter the Vṛndāvana forest with their cows. The great sage Śukadeva Gosvāmī said, “The Supreme Personality of Godhead looked over the forest, which resounded with the charming sounds of bees, animals and birds, and which was enhanced by a lake whose clear water resembled the minds of great souls and by a breeze carrying the fragrance of hundred-petaled lotuses. Seeing all this, Lord Kṛṣṇa decided to enjoy the auspicious atmosphere.”* <h3>Krsna Kidnapping Rukmini</h3> ![[0147_KBC-2--87.jpg]] <h3>Krsna Greets His Parents</h3> ![[0147_KBC-3--p55.jpg]] *When Kṛṣṇa entered Vṛndāvana with His friends at the end of a day of cowherding, His face decorated with tilaka and smeared with the dust raised by the cows, He was received by His affectionate parents, who bathed Him, dressed Him in clean garments, and bestowed blessings on Him.* <h3>Krsna Bathes Sudama's Feet</h3> ![[0147_KBC-3--p98.jpg]] *EN KB 2018 one-vol: Lord Kṛṣṇa seated His brāhmaṇa friend on His own bed and personally brought him all kinds of fruits and drinks, as is proper in receiving worshipable guests. The brāhmaṇa was very poor and his clothing was torn and dirty. While Rukmiṇī served him, the other women in the palace were astonished to see Lord Kṛṣṇa bathe Sudāmā’s feet, take his hands, and talk about their early life as students together.* <h3>Krsna Carries a Cowherd Boy on His Back</h3> ![[0147_NKL-2.jpg]] <h3>The Cook Discovers Pradyumna in the Belly of a Fish</h3> ![[0148_KB.jpg]] *When baby Pradyumna was thrown into the sea, he was swallowed by a fish. Later, the fish was caught and sold to Śambara, who gave it to his cook. Māyāvatī, who was formerly known as Rati and who was working in the kitchen, had been Pradyumna's wife in his previous form as Cupid. Māyāvatī knew that after her husband, Cupid, had been burned to ashes by Lord Śiva, he would return to her.* <h3>Kubja and Krsna</h3> ![[0149_KBC-2--p61.jpg]] <h3>Rukmini Anxiously Awaits Krsna's Arrival</h3> ![[0149_KBC-2--p77.jpg]] <h3>Jambavan Gives Lord Krsna Two Jewels</h3> ![[0149_KBC-3--p11.jpg]] *Kṛṣṇa informed Jāmbavān that He had come to ask for the Syamantaka jewel because ever since it had been stolen His name had been defamed. To satisfy the Lord Jāmbavān immediately delivered not only the Syamantaka jewel but also his daughter Jāmbavatī, who was of marriageable age.* <h3>Young Krsna and the Cow</h3> ![[0150_MP-1.jpg]] <h3>0150/NKL 1</h3> ![[0150_NKL-1.jpg]] <h3>Krsna and Balarama Relaxing</h3> ![[0150_NKL-3.jpg]] <h3>Krsna Chastises Rukmi</h3> ![[0150_NKL-6.jpg]] <h3>I Worship Govinda, the Primeval Lord</h3> ![[0150_NKL-9.jpg]] <h3>Krsna and Daruka Hasten to Save Rukmini</h3> ![[0151_KBC-2--p81.jpg]] <h3>Krsna and the Gopis Meet for the Rasa Dance</h3> ![[0151_NKL-11.jpg]] <h3>Krsna Shows Mother Yasoda the Universal Form</h3> ![[0152_KB1-10--pg54.jpg]] *Mother Yaśodā saw within the mouth of Kṛṣṇa the whole sky, including all the luminaries, stars, and all directions.* <h3>Krsna Returns Aditi's Earrings</h3> ![[0152_KBC-3-p35.jpg]] <h3>Krsna and Balarama Summon Yamaraja</h3> ![[0152_NKL-8.jpg]] <h3>The Divine Couple Amid the Gopis</h3> ![[0153_KB1-40--pg215.jpg]] *Mohana Mādhurī.* <h3>Return of the Syamantaka Jewel</h3> ![[0153_KBC-3--p13.jpg]] *To negate the offense he had committed by refusing to give the Syamantaka jewel to King Ugrasena when Kṛṣṇa had asked him to do so, Satrājit presented the Lord with both the jewel and his daughter.* <h3>Radha-Krsna in a Flower</h3> ![[0153_MP-4.jpg]] <h3>Govinda with Peacocks</h3> ![[0155_BTG-19-6--fc.jpg]] *EN VEDA: Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is the ever-youthful, all-attractive reservoir of love. When we stimulate our original love for Kṛṣṇa, that love expands out into this world and beyond and becomes an expression of our eternal nature.* <h3>The Butter Thieves</h3> ![[0157_QK-11.jpg]] *“In enjoying Kṛṣṇa’s attitude of stealing butter very stealthily, Mother Yaśodā experienced the ecstasy of maternal love.” All Kṛṣṇa’s devotees experience their own unique sentiments of ecstatic love for Him, and the Lord performs different pastimes to enhance their particular relationships.* <h3>Krsna Rescues the Kidnapped Princesses</h3> ![[0157_QK-6.jpg]] *EN TQK: "O Lord," Queen Kuntī prayed, "no one can understand Your transcendental pastimes, which appear to be human and so are misleading." Kuntī knew that although Kṛṣṇa sometimes plays like an ordinary human being, in fact He is not ordinary, and whenever necessary He displays the powers of God. When sixteen thousand princesses were kidnapped by the demon Bhaumāsura, they prayed to Kṛṣṇa for deliverance, and in response the Lord went to the demon's fortified city to do battle with him. After smashing the fortifications Kṛṣṇa encountered and defeated a fierce five-headed demon named Mura. Finally, the Lord beheaded Bhaumāsura and released the frightened princesses. But according to the strict Vedic system, if an unmarried woman leaves her home even for one night, no one will marry her. Therefore when Kṛṣṇa told the princesses, "Now you can safely return to your fathers' homes," they declined. "O Lord," they replied, "if we return to our fathers' homes, what will be our fate? No one will marry us." "Then what do you want?" Kṛṣṇa asked. "We want You to become our husband." And out of His boundless mercy, Kṛṣṇa immediately accepted them.* <h3>Krsna and the Cowherd Boys Swinging in the Forest</h3> ![[0157_QK-7.jpg]] *Queen Kuntī was somewhat bewildered by Kṛṣṇa's humanlike pastimes, especially HIs childhood pastimes in Vṛndāvana. For example, the cowherd boys of Vṛndāvana were able to play with Him just as if He were an ordinary human child. Of course, neither they nor Kṛṣṇa were ordinary boys. The great sages who took birth as Kṛṣṇa's friends had spent many, many previous lives performing severe penances and austerities. Thus when Kṛṣṇa appeared in Vṛndāvana, India, some fifty centuries ago they were awarded the greatest possible benediction – the opportunity to play with the Supreme Personality of Godhead on an equal level. By Kṛṣṇa's special mercy they did not know that He was the Supreme Personality of Godhead; they simply loved Kṛṣṇa, and this was true of everyone in Vṛndāvana at the time of Kṛṣṇa's advent. Kṛṣṇa's father and mother loved Kṛṣṇa; Kṛṣṇa's girlfriends loved Kṛṣṇa; the trees loved Kṛṣṇa; the water loved Kṛṣṇa; the flowers, the cows, the calves – everyone and everything loved Kṛṣṇa. Not surprisingly, even a great devotee like Queen Kuntī could not fully fathom these wonderful relationships between Kṛṣṇa and His most intimate associates.* <h3>Description of Autumn</h3> ![[0158_NOD-536.jpg]] <h3>Seeing Aristasura, the Gopis Embrace Tamala Trees</h3> ![[0158_NOD-p240.jpg]] *“Seeing the fearful giant bull, the gopīs, due to the madness of love, embrace the tamāla trees, which resemble Kṛṣṇa’s bodily hue.” The gopīs are the most intimate devotees of Kṛṣṇa and exhibit highest love of God. Sometimes the intensity of their love causes them to act in transcendental madness.* <h3>Kunti Prays to Krsna</h3> ![[0158_QK-1.jpg]] *EN SB 1 1987: As Queen Kuntī offered her heartfelt prayers to Lord Kṛṣṇa just before His departure for Dvārakā, the Lord mildly smiled out of compassion.* <h3>Maha-Visnu at the Time of Creation</h3> ![[0158_QK-2.jpg]] *As Mahā-viṣṇu, a plenary expansion of Lord Kṛṣṇa, inhales and exhales, all the innumerable universes enter into Him and again come forth.* <h3>Jatila Chases Abhimanyu From His Own Door</h3> ![[0159_NOD--534.jpg]] *“Kṛṣṇa playfully impersonates Abhimanyu, the so-called husband of Rādhārāṇī.” As part of His confidential amorous pastimes, Kṛṣṇa sometimes acts in joking ways to increase the love of the gopīs.* <h3>Krsna in the Coils of the Kaliya Serpent</h3> ![[0159_NOD--535.jpg]] *“When Kṛṣṇa was chastising Kāliya Nāga in the Yamunā River, the big snake wrapped his coils all over Kṛṣṇa’s body.” Kṛṣṇa performed this pastime in order to increase the ecstatic spiritual emotions of His devotees, who felt unlimited transcendental anxiety for His safety. In the spiritual world, devotees experience all varieties of emotions.* <h3>Krsna, Balarama, and the Cowherd Boys Dance Through the Forest</h3> ![[0159_NOD--p328.jpg]] <h3>Sweet Kṛṣṇa</h3> ![[0160_NOD-524.jpg]] *“We have seen that in Vṛndāvana even the cows, the deer, the birds, the trees – everyone – has been enchanted by the sweet vibration of Your flute and the fascinating beauty of Your person.” In His transcendental abode, Kṛṣṇa reveals Himself to His pure devotees, awakening within them deeper and deeper love of God and causing them to experience ever-increasing ecstasy.* <h3>Damodara Bound By His Mother's Love</h3> ![[0160_NOD-p179-_-BTG-14.5.jpg]] *“Because of her ecstatic love for Him, Kṛṣṇa allowed Mother Yaśodā to bind Him with ropes.” Yaśodā experiences spiritual love for Kṛṣṇa that resembles the affection a mother feels toward her child. After catching Him stealing butter, she dutifully chastises her naughty transcendental son.* <h3>Srimati Radharani, the Topmost Gopi</h3> ![[0160_UP--288.jpg]] <h3>Krsna Sues for Peace</h3> ![[0161_UP--12.jpg]] <h3>Bhima Steps Forward to Kill Asvatthama</h3> ![[0161_UP-24.jpg]] <h3>A Cowherd Boy Covers Krsna's Eyes</h3> ![[0162_UP--40.jpg]] <h3>Krsna Reads Rukmini's Letter</h3> ![[0164_KBC-2--p79.jpg]] <h3>Radha Offers Krsna a Garland</h3> ![[0164_SB-10_3_2.jpg]] *Śrī Śrī Rādhā és Kṛṣṇa, az Istenség Legfelsőbb Személyisége és örök társa. „A számtalan kedvelt élvezet és Vrajabhūmi minden szeretetre méltó leánya közül kétségkívül Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī Kṛṣṇa szeretetének legdrágább kincse."* <h3>Mucukunda Incinerates Kalayavana</h3> ![[0164_SB-10_3_4.jpg]] <h3>Song Sung by Lord Siva</h3> ![[0164_SB-4_3_4.jpg]] <h3>Sandipani Muni Instructs Krsna and Balarama</h3> ![[0165_UP--14.jpg]] *Um allen Menschen zu zeigen, wie wichtig es ist, einen spirituellen Meister anzunehmen, ließen Sich Kṛṣṇa und Balarāma von Sāndīpani Muni unterweisen, obwohl Sie Selbst die Quelle allen Wissens sind.* <h3>Yugala Kisora</h3> ![[0165_UP--15.jpg]] <h3>Meditating Yogis</h3> ![[0165_UP--17.jpg]] <h3>Mucukunda Incinerates Kalayavana</h3> ![[0167_KB1-57--p336.jpg]] *"Kālayavana burnt to ashes within a moment."* <h3>Radha Separated From Krsna</h3> ![[0169_MP.jpg]] <h3>Krsna Begs Radha for Forgiveness</h3> ![[0169_UP--44.jpg]] <h3>Yasoda Finds Krsna Safe on Trnavarta's Dead Body</h3> ![[0169_UP--47.jpg]] <h3>Krsna Pulls Rukmini Onto His Chariot</h3> ![[0170_SB-10_3_7-NE---UP-71.jpg]] <h3>Krsna Returns to Dvaraka and Greets His Family</h3> ![[0171_UP--59.jpg]] *In His Dvārakā pastimes, Lord Kṛṣṇa engaged in household affairs like an ordinary human being.* <h3>Krsna and Balarama</h3> ![[0171_UP--60.jpg]] <h3>Krsna Sports with the Gopis</h3> ![[0171_UP--63.jpg]] <h3>Radha and Krsna on a Swing</h3> ![[0172_UP--64.jpg]] <h3>Krsna and His Friends Herd the Calves</h3> ![[0172_UP--65.jpg]] <h3>Radha Offers Flowers to Krsna</h3> ![[0175-UP--108.jpg]] <h3>Sisupala Beheaded</h3> ![[0176_UP--102.jpg]] *As Śiśupāla hurled insults at the kings about to attack him, Lord Kṛṣṇa took up His razor-sharp disc and instantly severed the demon's head.* <h3>Krsna and Mother Yasoda</h3> ![[0177_UP--124.jpg]] <h3>Material and Spiritual Worlds</h3> ![[0178_UP--129.jpg]] *EN VEDA: There is another nature beyond this material one – the world of antimatter, or the eternal kingdom of God, where trees, animals, flowers, and people all exist in intimate loving relationships with Kṛṣṇa. Each of us has a place in that spiritual world, for it is our eternal home.* <h3>Krsna Dances on Kaliya's Hoods</h3> ![[0178_UP--136.jpg]] <h3>Lord Caitanya in the Jharikhanda Forest</h3> ![[0179_UP--110.jpg]] <h3>Conversation Between Krsna and Uddhava</h3> ![[0179_UP--116.jpg]] <h3>0179/UP 125</h3> ![[0179_UP--125.jpg]] <h3>Krsna Calls the Gopis to the Rasa Dance</h3> ![[0186_UP--174.jpg]] <h3>Airavata Showers Krsna With Ganges Water</h3> ![[0186_UP--175.jpg]] <h3>Partha-sarathi</h3> ![[0186_UP--186.jpg]] <h3>Krsna Rescues Nanda Maharaja From the Abode of Varuna</h3> ![[0187_UP--176.jpg]] <h3>Engineering with Intelligence Inspired by Krsna</h3> ![[0187_UP--184.jpg]] <h3>The Gopis Imitate Krsna's Pastimes</h3> ![[0187_UP--185.jpg]] *When Kṛṣṇa suddenly disappeared from the company of the gopīs, they began to search for Him everywhere. Not finding Him, they became almost mad after Him, thinking of His pastimes in great love. Being so absorbed in thought of Him, and with dampened eyes, they began to imitate His dancing, walking, and smiling, as if they themselves were Kṛṣṇa. Due to Kṛṣṇa’s absence they all became crazy; each of them told the others that she was Kṛṣṇa. Soon they assembled and chanted Kṛṣṇa’s name loudly as they moved from one part of the forest to another in searching of Him.* <h3>Radha-Krsna Indian</h3> ![[0195_UP--236.jpg]] <h3>Krsna Meets the Gopis at Kuruksetra</h3> ![[0196_UP--279.jpg]] <h3>Radha and Krsna Swinging</h3> ![[0196_UP--281.jpg]] *Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa, the Divine Couple, enjoy pure love for one another in the spiritual world. Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī is the embodiment of perfect devotional service and, as Kṛṣṇa’s spiritual potency, She is nondifferent from Him.* <h3>Krsna and the Cowherd Boys Leave for the Forest</h3> ![[0203_Adi-1-9.jpg]] *EN CC Adi 1 1974: In Gokula, Kṛṣṇa performs His pastimes with the cowherd boys and cowherd girls.* <h3>Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya Receives the Lord's Varsana</h3> ![[0203_Mad-2-f.c.jpg]] *When Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya saw the form of Lord Kṛṣṇa manifested in Caitanya Mahāprabhu, he immediately fell down flat to offer Him obeisances.* <h3>Krsna Comes to Madhavendra Puri</h3> ![[0203_Mad-2-1.jpg]] *When Mādhavendra Purī saw the beauty of the young boy who had approached him and heard His sweet words, he forgot all hunger and thirst.* <h3>0223/KB2 61</h3> ![[-0223-KB2-61.jpg]] <h3>Gayatri</h3> ![[0226_TS-01.jpg]] <h3>Gayatri Devi</h3> ![[0226_TS-04.jpg]] <h3>0226/TS 05</h3> ![[0226_TS-05.jpg]] <h3>0226/TS 06</h3> ![[0226-TS-06.jpg]] <h3>Dadhici Teaches the Asvini-kumaras Through the Head of a Horse</h3> ![[0227_SB4-78.jpg]] <h3>0229/KB UP2</h3> ![[0229_KB-UP2.jpg]] <h3>Deliverance of Bhaumasura</h3> ![[0229_UP-299-.jpg]] <h3>Krsna Instructs Arjuna</h3> ![[0235_BG-13-NE.jpg]] <h3>Radha-Krsna In the Forest</h3> ![[0235_RAD-16-NE.jpg]] <h3>Jarasandha Challenges Bhima</h3> ![[0236_KB2-UP_.jpg]] <h3>Krsna Kesava</h3> ![[0236_LAR-33.jpg]] <h3>Madana-mohana in the Moonlight</h3> ![[0236_RAD-17.jpg]] *Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja, the author of Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, declares, “Glory to the all-merciful Rādhā and Madana-mohana! I am lame and ill advised, yet They are my directors, and Their lotus feet are everything to me.”* <h3>Krsna and the Yadu in Dvaraka</h3> ![[0238_Scan-1462.jpg]] <h3>Lord Balarama Appears Before Krsnadasa Kaviraja</h3> ![[Adi-1-11.jpg]] *EN CC Adi 1 1996: In a dream Lord Balarāma appeared before Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja and said, "O my dear Kṛṣṇadāsa, go to Vṛndāvana, for there you will attain all things."* <h3>Yasoda Feeds Krsna</h3> ![[Adi-1-4.jpg]] *EN CC Adi 1 1996: Mother Yaśodā regards Kṛṣṇa not as God but as her beloved son, and thus she nourishes and protects Him, thinking Him utterly helpless.* <h3>Radha-Krsna as Lord Caitanya</h3> ![[Adi-1-5.jpg]] *EN CC Adi 1 1974: Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa are one, but They have assumed two bodies. Now They have appeared in one body as Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu.* <h3>Krsna Meets the Gopis at Kuruksetra</h3> ![[Adi-1-7.jpg]] *EN CC Adi 1 1974, 1996: The gopīs saw their beloved Kṛṣṇa at Kurukṣetra after a long separation.* <h3>Navadvipa and Goloka Vrndavana</h3> ![[Adi-1-8.jpg]] *EN CC Adi 1 1974: Lord Caitanya appeared with the sentiment of Rādhā and preached the chanting of the holy name.* <h3>Arati for Govindaji</h3> ![[Adi-2-7.jpg]] *EN CC Adi 2: In the temple of Govindajī, thousands of servitors always render service to the Lord, who is seated on a golden throne bedecked with jewels.* <h3>Krsnadasa Kaviraja Receives the Blessings of Sri Madana-mohana</h3> ![[Adi-2-8.jpg]] *EN CC Adi 2 1996: When Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja prayed to the Deity of Madana-mohana for permission to write Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, a garland from His neck slipped down, signifying assent, and the priest respectfully placed it on Kṛṣṇadāsa's neck.* <h3>Sita Thakurani Comes to See Baby Nimai</h3> ![[Adi-3-1.jpg]] *Sītādevī could see that, except for a difference in color, child Nimāi was directly Kṛṣṇa of Gokula Himself.* <h3>Radha, Krsna, and Lalita</h3> ![[Antya-1-4.jpg]] *EN CC Antya 1 1996: “O most beautiful friend,” said Lalitādevī to Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī, “please accept the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is standing before You full of transcendental bliss.”* <h3>Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu Dreams of the Rasa Dance</h3> ![[Antya-4-4.jpg]] *“One day while He was resting. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu dreamed He saw Kṛṣṇa performing His rāsa dance. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu saw Lord Kṛṣṇa standing with His beautiful body curved in three places, holding His flute to His lips. Wearing yellow garments and garlands of forest flowers. He was enchanting even to Cupid. The gopīs were dancing in a circle, and in the middle of that circle, Kṛṣṇa, the son of Mahārāja Nanda, danced with Rādhārāṇī. Seeing this, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was overwhelmed with the transcendental mellow of the rāsa dance, and He thought, ‘Now I am with Kṛṣṇa in Vṛndāvana.’”* <h3>Lord Caitanya Joins the Radha-Krsna and the Gopis on Govardhana Hill</h3> ![[Antya-4-8.jpg]] *EN CC Antya 4 1975: “When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu saw all the Vaiṣṇavas, He returned to partial external consciousness and spoke to Svarūpa Dāmodara. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, ‘Who has brought Me here from Govardhana Hill? I was seeing Lord Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes, but now I cannot see them. Today I went from here to Govardhana Hill to find out if Kṛṣṇa was tending His cows there. I saw Lord Kṛṣṇa climbing Govardhana Hill and playing His flute, surrounded on all sides by grazing cows. Hearing the vibration of Kṛṣṇa’s flute, Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī and all Her gopī friends came there to meet Him. They were all very nicely dressed. When Kṛṣṇa and Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī entered a cave together, the other gopīs asked Me to pick some flowers. Just then, all of you made a tumultuous sound and carried Me from there to this place. Why have you brought Me here, causing Me unnecessary pain? I had a chance to see Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes, but I could not see them.’”* <h3>Caitanya Mahaprabhu Speaks to the Temple Gatekeeper</h3> ![[Antya-5-2.jpg]] *“One day when Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went to visit the temple of Lord Jagannātha, the gatekeeper at Siṁha-dvāra approached Him and offered respectful obeisances. The Lord asked him, ‘Where is Kṛṣṇa, My life and soul? Please show Me Kṛṣṇa.” Saying this, He caught the doorkeeper’s hand. The doorkeeper replied, ‘The son of Mahārāja Nanda is here; please come along with me, and I shall show You.’ Lord Caitanya said to the doorman, ‘You are My friend. Please show Me where the Lord of My heart is.’ After the Lord said this, they both went to the place known as Jagamohana, where everyone views Lord Jagannātha. ‘just see!’ the doorkeeper said. ‘Here is the best of the Personalities of Godhead. From here You may see the Lord to the full satisfaction of Your eyes.’ Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu stayed behind the huge column called the Garuḍa stambha and looked upon Lord Jagannātha, but as He looked He saw that Lord ]agannātha had become Lord Kṛṣṇa, with His flute to His mouth.”* <h3>The Flute-song Carries Lord Caitanya to Vrndavana</h3> ![[Antya-5-3.jpg]] *“Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu stood up, and then sat down again. Looking here and there, He inquired from Svarūpa Dāmodara, ‘Where have you brought Me? After hearing the vibration of a flute, I went to Vṛndāvana, and there I saw that Kṛṣṇa, the son of Mahārāja Nanda, was playing on His flute in the pasturing grounds. He brought Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī to a bower by signaling with His flute. Then He entered that bower to perform pastimes with Her. I entered the bower just behind Kṛṣṇa, My ears captivated by the sound of His ornaments. I saw Kṛṣṇa and the gopīs enjoying all kinds of pastimes while laughing and joking together. Hearing their vocal expressions enhanced the joy of My ears. Just then, all of you made a tumultuous sound and brought Me back here by force. Because you brought Me back here, I could no longer hear the nectarean voices of Kṛṣṇa and the gopīs, nor could I hear the sounds of their ornaments or the flute.’”* <h3>Caitanya Mahaprabhu Describes Krsna's Water Pastimes</h3> ![[Antya-5-5.jpg]] *In half-external consciousness, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu described to His intimate associates His vision of Lord Kṛṣṇa enjoying pastimes in the Yamunā with the gopīs.* <h3>Sri Caitanya Sees a Picnic</h3> ![[Antya-5-6.jpg]] *EN CC Antya 5 1975: “Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu continued to describe His pastimes with Lord Kṛṣṇa in Vṛndāvana: ‘In Vṛndāvana, the trees and creepers are wonderful because throughout the entire year they produce all kinds of fruits and flowers. The gopīs and maidservants in the bowers of Vṛndāvana pick these fruits and flowers and bring them before Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa. The gopīs peeled all the fruits and placed them together on large plates on a platform in the jeweled cottage. They arranged the fruit in orderly rows for eating, and in front of it they made a place to sit. Among the fruits were many varieties of coconut and mango, bananas, berries, jackfruits, dates, tangerines, oranges, blackberries, santarās, grapes, almonds and all kinds of dried fruit. There were cantaloupes, kṣirikās, palm fruits, keśuras, water fruits, lotus fruits, bael, pīlu, pomegranate and many others. Some of them are variously known in different places, but in Vṛndāvana they are always available in so many thousands of varieties that no one can fully describe them. At home Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī had made various types of sweetmeats from milk and sugar, such as gaṅgājala, amṛtakeli, pīyuṣagranthi, karpūrakeli, sarapūrī, amṛti, padmacini and kaṇḍa-kṣirisāravṛkṣa. She had then brought them all for Kṛṣṇa. When Kṛṣṇa saw the very nice arrangement of food, He happily sat down and had a forest picnic.’”* <h3>Lord Caitanya in the Madness of Separation from Krsna</h3> ![[Antya-5-7.jpg]] *EN CC Antya 5 1975: “As His feelings of separation in the ecstasy of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī increased at every moment. Lord Caitanya’s activities, both day and night, were now wild, insane performances. Suddenly there awoke within Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu the scene of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s departure to Mathurā, and He began exhibiting the symptom of ecstatic madness known as udghūrṇā. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu spoke like a madman, holding Rāmananda Rāya by the neck, and He questioned Svarūpa Dāmodara, thinking him to be His gopī friend. Just as Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī inquired from Her personal friend Viśākhā, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu began speaking like a madman.”* <h3>Lord Caitanya Sees Krsna in an Asoka Tree</h3> ![[Antya-5-8.jpg]] *Wandering in great ecstatic love in the Jagannātha-vallabha gardens, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu suddenly saw Kṛṣṇa beneath an aśoka tree, but when Lord Caitanya ran very swiftly toward Him, Kṛṣṇa smiled and disappeared.* <h3>Art 0001/Mad 5-9</h3> ![[Mad-5-9.jpg]] <h3>Art 0007/Adi 1-6</h3> ![[Adi-1-6.jpg]] <h3>Art 0007/Adi 1-9</h3> ![[Adi-1-9.jpg]] <h3>Art 0007/Mad -2 F.C.</h3> ![[Mad--2-F.C.jpg]] <h3>Sad-bhuja Bas Relief, Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya's Room, Jagannatha Puri, India</h3> ![[Art-0017_01.jpg]] <h3>Art 0022/0022/SB 1-1 f.c.</h3> ![[0022_SB-1-1-f.c.jpg]] <h3>Art 0025/0025/TLC 26</h3> ![[0025_TLC-26.jpg]] <h3>Art 0029/0029/SB 1/2/2</h3> ![[0029_SB-1_2_2.jpg]] <h3>Art 0031/0031/SB 1/2/11</h3> ![[0031_SB-1_2_11.jpg]] <h3>Art 0035/0035/SB 3-3-3</h3> ![[0035_SB-3-3-3.jpg]] <h3>Art 0041/0041/SB 2-2-8</h3> ![[0041_SB-2-2-8.jpg]] <h3>Art 0046/0046/SB 7-3-6</h3> ![[0046_SB-7-3-6.jpg]] <h3>Art 0048/0048/SB 10-5-4</h3> ![[0048_SB-10-5-4.jpg]] <h3>Art 0057/0057/SB 11-1-6 2</h3> ![[0057_SB-11-1-6-2.jpg]] <h3>Art 0062/0062/SB 1-1 f.c. (NE)</h3> ![[0062_SB-1-1-f.c.-(NE).jpg]] <h3>Art 0065/0065/BG C3</h3> ![[0065_BG-C3.jpg]] <h3>Art 0066/0066/BG -15</h3> ![[0066_BG--15.jpg]] <h3>Art 0067/0067/BG -26</h3> ![[0067_BG--26.jpg]] <h3>Art 0067/0067/BG -79</h3> ![[0067_BG--79.jpg]] <h3>Art 0070/0070/BG -71</h3> ![[0070_BG--71.jpg]] <h3>Art 0070/0070/BG -72</h3> ![[0070_BG--72.jpg]] *Lord Kṛṣṇa first instructed the imperishable science of <i>bhakti-yoga</i> to the sun god, Vivasvān. Vivasvān instructed it to Manu, the father of mankind, and Manu instructed it to Īkṣvāku.* <h3>Art 0070/0070/BG -76</h3> ![[0070_BG--76.jpg]] *The foolish deride the Supreme Lord, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, when He descends in the form of a human being. 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Age of Kali shall get light from this Purāṇa.* <h3>Art 0216/Art 0216/SB1 47</h3> ![[Art-0216_SB1-47.jpg]] <h3>Art 0217/Art 0217/SB1 19</h3> ![[Art-0217_SB1-19.jpg]] <h3>Art 0219/Art 0219/KGO 27</h3> ![[Art-0219_KGO-27.jpg]] <h3>Art 0219/Art 0219/RAD 5</h3> ![[Art-0219_RAD-5.jpg]] <h3>Radha-Krsna and the Gopis in the Forest</h3> ![[Art-0219_KGO-23.jpg]] <h3>Krsna Calling Us Back</h3> ![[Art-0219_KWL-46.jpg]] <h3>Krsna Runs Along the Yamuna River</h3> ![[Art-0219_KWL-63-(flopped).jpg]] <h3>The Divine Couple</h3> ![[Art-0219_RAD-33-(flopped).jpg]] <h3>Art 0221/Art 0221/SB5 22</h3> ![[Art-0221_SB5-22.jpg]] <h3>Art 0222/Art 0222/SB4 54</h3> ![[Art-0222_SB4-54.jpg]] <h3>Art 0227/0227/TS 07</h3> ![[0227_TS-07.jpg]] <h3>Art 0228/0228/KB UP1</h3> ![[0228_KB-UP1.jpg]] <h3>Art 0237/Art 0237/KB2 UP 303</h3> ![[Art-0237_KB2-UP-303.jpg]] <h3>Art 0237/UP 300</h3> ![[Art-0237_UP-300.jpg]] <h3>Art 0237/UP 301</h3> ![[Art-0237_UP-301.jpg]] <h3>SB Canto 1 original cover</h3> ![[Art-0240_SB1-Original-Cover.jpg]] <h3>Radha-Gopinatha with the Gopis</h3> ![[Mad-1-2.jpg]] *Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja prays, “May Gopīināthajī, who attracts all the gopīs with the song of His flute, be merciful upon us.”* <h3>Krsna Plays His Flute With a Calf</h3> ![[Mad-1-6.jpg]] *“O Kṛṣṇa, the player of the flute, the sweetness of Your early age is wonderful within these three worlds.”* <h3>Ksira-cora Gopinatha Steals Sweet Rice</h3> ![[Mad-2-3.jpg]] *Following the instructions given him in a dream, the priest looked behind a cloth curtain and found the pot of sweet rice the Deity had stolen for Mādhavendra Purī.* <h3>Krsna Carries His Father's Wooden Shoes</h3> ![[Mad-2-9.jpg]] *EN SB 10.2 1977: In any situation, Kṛṣṇa is always the infinitely powerful Supreme Personality of Godhead. But just to increase the ecstatic emotion of His intimate, loving devotees like Mother Yaśodā and Nanda Mahārāja, Kṛṣṇa agrees to come under their control. Sometimes Nanda Mahārāja would ask Kṛṣṇa to bring him his wooden slippers, and Kṛṣṇa, with great difficulty, would put the slippers on His head and take them to His father. At such times Nanda Mahārāja would exclaim, “My dear Yaśodā, just look at your offspring, Kṛṣṇa! See His blackish bodily luster, His eyes tinged with red color, His broad chest and His beautiful pearl ornaments. How wonderful He looks, and how He is increasing my transcendental bliss more and more!”* <h3>Krsna and Arjuna Meet Maha-visnu and the Brahmana's Sons</h3> ![[Mad-3-5.jpg]] <h3>Radha-Krsna and the Gopis</h3> ![[Mad-3-6.jpg]] <h3>Caitanya Mahaprabhu Serves at Nandagram</h3> ![[Mad-7-5.jpg]] *EN CC Madhya 4: In the cave, Śri Caitanya Mahāprabhu offered His respects to the forms of Nanda and Yaśodā, and then with great ecstatic love He touched the body of Lord Kṛṣṇa.* <h3>Radha and Krsna</h3> ![[Radha-Krishna_CORRECTED.jpg]] *Lord Caitanya instructed Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī: “Always chant Kṛṣṇa’s holy name, and within your mind render service to Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa in Vṛndāvana.”* <h3>Vyasadeva Meditates on the Supreme Lord</h3> ![[SB-1_1_5.jpg]] *Vyāsadeva meditating on Lord Kṛṣṇa, the all-pervading Personality of Godhead.* <h3>SB 9/1/1</h3> ![[SB-9_1_1.jpg]] <h3>A Pensive Krsna</h3> ![[UP--209.jpg]] --- ## Copyright Notice All artwork on this page is © The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc. 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