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Teachings of Queen Kuntī 20
Kuntīdevī knows this, and therefore although she is the mother of the great warriors Arjuna and Bhīma
Teachings of Queen Kuntī 20
He should ask himself, “Am I now engaged in māyā’s service or Kṛṣṇa’s service?” A devotee always has a taste for chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa: “Oh, very nice. Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare / Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare.” Of course, we should not imitate him, but the devotees of the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement must at least Nāma-gāne sadā ruciḥ: we have to increase our taste for singing and chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa.
Teachings of Queen Kuntī 20
Without Kṛṣṇa consciousness one thinks, “I shall protect myself, or my society, community, or state will Why shall I go to Kṛṣṇa? Those rascals who have no protection can go to Kṛṣṇa.” But the fact is that unless Kṛṣṇa gives one protection one cannot be protected. When Prahlāda Mahārāja offered prayers to Kṛṣṇa as Nṛsiṁhadeva, he said, “My dear Lord, one should not If Kṛṣṇa did not protect a child, the child could not be protected, even if he were to have thousands
Teachings of Queen Kuntī 20
Kṛṣṇa has a completely spiritual body (sac-cid-ānanda-vigraha), but we do not have the eyes to see what We can see stone, metal, wood, and other elements, and because Kṛṣṇa is everything, to be visible to It is not that Kṛṣṇa is stone or that we are worshiping stone. We are worshiping Kṛṣṇa, but because we cannot see anything except material elements like stone, Kṛṣṇa should be very much inclined to live within the circle of a temple environment in which the form of Kṛṣṇa
Teachings of Queen Kuntī 20
Kṛṣṇa always sees to the comforts of His devotees, and the devotees are always busy seeing that Kṛṣṇa The devotees dress Kṛṣṇa, supply Him food, and always engage in serving Him, and similarly Kṛṣṇa always This is the intimate relationship between the devotee and Kṛṣṇa. Every living entity has a relationship with Kṛṣṇa, but when one becomes a devotee the relationship becomes Therefore Kuntīdevī says to Kṛṣṇa, “How can You leave us? We are Your intimate friends.
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The first is that one should completely depend on Kṛṣṇa, and the next is that one should accept everything favorable for Kṛṣṇa’s service (ānukūlyasya saṅkalpaḥ). item of surrender is prātikūlyasya varjanam, rejecting everything unfavorable to the procedures of Kṛṣṇa Chant Hare Kṛṣṇa.” oneself as one of the servants of Kṛṣṇa.
Teachings of Queen Kuntī 20
Moreover, one should always think oneself dependent on Kṛṣṇa. This is Kṛṣṇa consciousness. One should always think, “Without Kṛṣṇa my life is useless, and I am in danger.” Therefore, while offering her prayers to Kṛṣṇa, Kuntī says, “Kṛṣṇa, You are thinking that now we are
Teachings of Queen Kuntī 20
Now Kuntīdevī says, “My dear Kṛṣṇa, if You think that we are well established now that we have our kingdom Thus she indirectly says to Kṛṣṇa, “Do not leave us. Don’t think that we are now safe.
Teachings of Queen Kuntī 20
Furthermore, we should also increase our inclination to live in a place where Kṛṣṇa lives (prītis tad-vasati-sthale In the vision of higher devotees, Kṛṣṇa actually lives everywhere, but because we are in a lower condition , we should know that for us Kṛṣṇa lives in the temple. Because we do not see Kṛṣṇa everywhere, we should come to the temple to see Kṛṣṇa, who kindly appears
Teachings of Queen Kuntī 20
The symptoms of a really Kṛṣṇa conscious person are that he knows that Kṛṣṇa is the supreme master, he always thinks himself in danger without Kṛṣṇa, and by taking shelter of Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet he always (Bhagavad-gītā 9.31) If one becomes a pure devotee of Kṛṣṇa, there is no question of danger. Similarly, Kṛṣṇa says in Bhagavad-gītā, samo ’haṁ sarva-bhūteṣu: “I am equal to everyone.” Kṛṣṇa, being God, loves everyone because everyone is part of Him.
Teachings of Queen Kuntī 20
After the Battle of Kurukṣetra ended and the Pāṇḍavas were established in their kingdom, Kṛṣṇa, before
Teachings of Queen Kuntī 20
Now, although Kṛṣṇa had come to Kuntīdevī to take the dust of the feet of His superior, His aunt, Kuntīdevī She knows, “Although Kṛṣṇa is playing the part of my nephew, my brother’s son, He is still the supreme
Teachings of Queen Kuntī 20
“Kṛṣṇa, Nanda-suta, You are present with Rādhārāṇī, the daughter of King Vṛṣabhānu.
Teachings of Queen Kuntī 20
Undoubtedly they were completely dependent on the good will of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, but they were not idle directs us that after many, many births one fortunate person becomes aware of the fact that Vāsudeva, Kṛṣṇa
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Are You leaving us today, though we are completely dependent on Your mercy and have no one else to protect