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At that time, while Kṛṣṇa, Balarāma and the damsels were so much absorbed, almost in madness, a demoniac “Don’t be afraid, don’t be afraid,” They called to the gopīs. But Kṛṣṇa would not let him go. He entrusted the gopīs to the care of Balarāma and followed Śaṅkhacūḍa wherever he fled. Kṛṣṇa wanted to take the valuable jewel resembling a conch shell from the head of the demon.

While returning, they recalled the wonderful activities of Kṛṣṇa. By relating the incident of Vidyādhara’s deliverance, they became more attached to Kṛṣṇa. come to worship Lord Śiva and Ambikā, but the result was that they became more and more attached to Kṛṣṇa Similarly, the gopīs worshiped the goddess Kātyāyanī to become more and more attached to Kṛṣṇa. Whatever they did, they did for Kṛṣṇa.

After this incident, on a very pleasant night Kṛṣṇa and His elder brother, Balarāma, who are inconceivably Taking advantage of the pleasing atmosphere, Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma began to sing very melodiously.

The pilgrims take a bath, worship the deity and give charity; they are also recommended to fast one day They should go to a place of pilgrimage and stay there for at least three days. The first day is spent fasting, and at night they can drink a little water because water does not break

At that time Kṛṣṇa appeared on the scene and touched the serpent with His lotus feet. Immediately upon being touched by the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa, the serpent shed its reptilian body and appeared He offered obeisances to Lord Kṛṣṇa and stood before Him with great humility. Kṛṣṇa then asked the demigod, “You appear to be a very nice demigod and to be favored by the goddess

Nanda cried out helplessly, “My dear son, Kṛṣṇa, please come and save me from this danger!

Unfortunately, without Kṛṣṇa consciousness, these material assets sometimes become sources of sin and

that they actually get the benedictions from the demigods through the permission of Lord Viṣṇu, or Kṛṣṇa Even if one is attached to material benedictions, he should worship Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Kṛṣṇa is completely able to give even material benedictions. a difference, however, between asking material benedictions from the demigods and asking them from Kṛṣṇa conscious, and if he has any desire for material benefit, he asks Kṛṣṇa, not the demigods.

They very devotedly began to worship the deity of Lord Śiva and Ambikā. general practice that wherever there is a temple of Lord Śiva, there must be another temple, of Ambikā (or Durgā), because Ambikā is the wife of Lord Śiva and is the most exalted of chaste women. If one goes to any place of pilgrimage, his first duty is to take a bath and sometimes to shave his head After taking a bath, they worshiped the deities and then distributed charity in the holy places.

Thus ends the Bhaktivedanta purport of the thirty-fourth chapter of Kṛṣṇa, “Vidyādhara Liberated and

But the function of Śiva-rātri is not observed very regularly by the bhaktas, or devotees of Kṛṣṇa.

It is stated in the Vedic śāstras that only the brāhmaṇas and the sannyāsīs can accept charity. The cowherd men from Vṛndāvana gave the brāhmaṇas cows decorated with golden ornaments and beautiful must perform austerity and penances. In the Vedic scriptures, therefore, one is recommended to give charity to the brāhmaṇas, and by so doing one pleases Lord Viṣṇu and all the demigods.

In this way, Vidyādhara got permission from Lord Kṛṣṇa to return to his home in the higher planetary

The demigod Vidyādhara continued to speak to Śrī Kṛṣṇa.

One should note here that before being favored by Kṛṣṇa a person is always under the modes of material But because he was touched by the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa, he immediately came to Kṛṣṇa consciousness. A Kṛṣṇa conscious person knows that he is always the servant of the servant of Kṛṣṇa; he is most insignificant , and whatever good he does is by the grace of Kṛṣṇa and the spiritual master.

“My dear Lord,” he said, “in my previous life I was named Vidyādhara and was known all over the world He was very ugly, and because I was very proud of my beauty, I laughed at him.

Vidyādhara, awaiting Kṛṣṇa’s permission to return to the heavenly planets, said, “Now, because I have