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Contaminated by sinful activities, he could not approach Kṛṣṇa. that only one who is completely freed from all sinful reactions can engage in devotional service, or Kṛṣṇa

When Kṛṣṇa entered the cave of the hill, Kālayavana followed, chastising Him with various harsh words Kṛṣṇa suddenly disappeared from the demon’s sight, but Kālayavana followed and also entered the cave. Kālayavana was eager to fight with Kṛṣṇa, and when he could not see Kṛṣṇa but instead saw only a man lying down, he thought that Kṛṣṇa was sleeping within this cave. Therefore, he strongly kicked the sleeping man, thinking him to be Kṛṣṇa.

Godhead, I can understand that all living entities on this planet are illusioned by Your external energy and Being fully engaged in illusory activities, they are reluctant to worship Your lotus feet, and because , and all are engaged in cheating one another in a great society of the cheaters and the cheated. covered over by grass, and poor animals, not knowing of them, fall into them, and unless rescued they Being captivated by a few blades of grass, the animals fall into a dark well and meet death.

When Kṛṣṇa came out of the city, Kālayavana, who had never seen Kṛṣṇa before, saw Him to be extraordinarily Passing through Kālayavana’s assembly of soldiers, Kṛṣṇa appeared like the moon in the sky passing through Kālayavana noticed Kṛṣṇa’s specific marks and the jewels on His chest, His beautiful garland of lotus Kālayavana had come to fight with Kṛṣṇa, and yet he had sufficient principles not to take up any kind Thus he prepared to capture Kṛṣṇa and fight.

Seeing King Mucukunda eager to know about His identity, Lord Kṛṣṇa answered smilingly as follows: “My

And my position is especially difficult. An ordinary man thinks he is the proprietor of his body or his family, but I began to think in that way I wanted to be the master of the whole world, and as I became puffed up with ideas of sense gratification , my bodily concept of life became stronger and stronger. My attachment for home, wife and children, for money and supremacy over the world, became more and more

material thought, inevitable time, which is only a form of Yourself, is always careful about its duty, and under the influence of inevitable time and becomes fit for being eaten by worms and insects or being turned into ashes or the stool of an animal. therefore turned into stool or is cremated in a crematorium and turned into ashes or is put into an earthly grave, where different kinds of worms and insects are produced of it.

this person was born in the very great family of King Ikṣvāku, in which Lord Rāmacandra was also born, and He himself was also a great soul and was known popularly as Mucukunda. King Mucukunda was a strict follower of the Vedic principles of brahminical culture, and he was truthful He was so powerful that even demigods like Indra used to ask him to help in fighting the demons, and

misconception of life intensified, I began to think of this material body, which is just a bag of flesh and bones, as the all in all, and in my vanity I believed I had become the king of human society. traveled all over the world, accompanied by my military strength – soldiers, charioteers, elephants and Assisted by many commanders and puffed up by power, I could not trace out Your Lordship, who always sit I did not care for You, and this was the fault of my so-called exalted material condition.

For example, I may be a powerful king, and yet when I come home after conquering the world I become subjected When I come back victorious, all subordinate kings may come and offer their respects, but as soon as I enter the inner section of my palace, I myself become an instrument in the hands of the queens, and And to attain all material facilities one has to undergo severe austerities and penances and be elevated to maintain the status quo and prepare for the next life by performing various sacrifices and distributing

For many, many births I have been suffering from the threefold miseries of this material existence, and I have been impelled only by my senses, and I was never satisfied. I therefore take shelter of Your lotus feet, which are the source of all peaceful life and which can My dear Lord, You are the Supersoul of everyone, and You can understand everything. aspect of Paramātmā, for I know that simply by taking shelter of You, I shall become completely peaceful and

He was engaged in the duty of fighting, and therefore he was very tired. He replied as follows: “My dear Kārttikeya, best of the demigods, I want to sleep now, and I want from Grant me the power to burn to ashes, by my mere glance, anyone who disturbs my sleep and awakens me untimely The demigod agreed and also gave him the benediction that he would be able to take complete rest.

The pure Kṛṣṇa conscious person is therefore always free from all material qualities.

When Lord Kṛṣṇa appeared before Mucukunda, the king saw Him dressed in a yellow garment, His chest marked Kṛṣṇa appeared before him with four hands, as viṣṇu-mūrti, with a garland called Vaijayantī hanging from Kṛṣṇa appeared more beautiful than a human can conceive.

Kṛṣṇa led him far away and entered the cave of a hill. Kālayavana thought that Kṛṣṇa was trying to avoid fighting him and was therefore taking shelter of the He rebuked Him with the following words: “O Kṛṣṇa! Kālayavana was following, running very fast, but still he could not catch Kṛṣṇa because he was not freed

because you are a kṣatriya, you have committed the offense of slaughtering animals, both in hunting and To become purified, just engage yourself in the practice of bhakti-yoga and always keep your mind absorbed Therefore, whether one is a kṣatriya, vaiśya or brāhmaṇa, one is recommended to take sannyāsa at the end of life, to engage himself completely in the service of the Lord and thus become freed from all sinful

he asked that the king, having taken too much trouble in fighting the demons, retire from fighting and But you left that kingdom, neglected your opulence and possessions, and never cared for fulfillment of kingdom while fighting the demons on behalf of the demigods, your queen, your children, your relatives and Time and tide wait for no man.

Kṛṣṇa, however, went ahead without looking at Kālayavana. followed Him with a desire to capture Him, but in spite of his swift running, he could not capture Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa cannot be captured even by great yogīs traveling at the speed of the mind. He wanted to capture Kṛṣṇa, and since he could not do so he followed Him from behind.

When Lord Kṛṣṇa ordered King Mucukunda to ask a benediction from Him, the king was joyful, and he immediately Garga Muni, who had foretold long before that in the twenty-eighth millennium of Vaivasvata Manu, Lord Kṛṣṇa remembered this prediction, he understood that the Supreme Person, Nārāyaṇa, was present before Him as Lord Kṛṣṇa

When King Mucukunda saw Kṛṣṇa’s magnificent features, he wondered about His identity, and with great