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When Arjuna wanted to see Kṛṣṇa’s universal form, Kṛṣṇa immediately manifested it. Because Arjuna was a devotee and wanted to see the universal form, Kṛṣṇa showed it to him, but that was

the body cannot move or work nicely, and similarly within the universe, the cosmic manifestation, Kṛṣṇa Therefore Kuntī addresses Kṛṣṇa as viśvātmā, the soul of the universe.

belong to this religion,” “I belong to this color,” and so on, there is no possibility of becoming Kṛṣṇa The supreme father and mother is Kṛṣṇa.

involves becoming free from the attachments of this material world and becoming attached instead to Kṛṣṇa cannot become unattached, for one must be attached to something, but in order to become attached to Kṛṣṇa

Kuntī addresses Kṛṣṇa as viśveśa, the Lord of the universe (viśva means “universe,” and īśa means “lord and Kṛṣṇa to be like those of ordinary boys and girls. They don’t understand Kṛṣṇa. Such obnoxious pictures should be avoided. Kṛṣṇa is the supreme controller. Let there be a picture showing how Kṛṣṇa is controlling the whole universe.

Love of Kṛṣṇa is not an easy thing to obtain, because by this love one can purchase Kṛṣṇa, but Caitanya Mahāprabhu distributed this love of Kṛṣṇa to anyone and everyone, even to the two drunkards Jagāi and

She had become one of the relatives of Kṛṣṇa, and therefore Kṛṣṇa had come to offer her respects. But still she said, “Kṛṣṇa, I have become attached to two families, my father’s family and my husband

so magnanimous that He delivered all kinds of sinful men simply by allowing them to chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa If Caitanya Mahāprabhu is pleased, He can give kṛṣṇa-prema, love of Kṛṣṇa, to anyone, regardless of that

Kṛṣṇa has two engagements: paritrāṇāya sādhūnāṁ vināśāya ca duṣkṛtām – giving protection to the sādhus Kṛṣṇa gave protection to the Pāṇḍavas and Vṛṣṇis because they were devotees, and He also killed demons Similarly, those who are Kṛṣṇa conscious should also kill – not by weapons but by logic, by reasoning

associated with a certain quality of nature, nature is making him dance according to that quality, and thus one is thinking, “I am this” or “I am that.” This information provided in Bhagavad-gītā is the basic principle of understanding, and it will give

This is our greatest source of grief, and therefore I have requested the members of the Kṛṣṇa consciousness People should not think that the devotees of Kṛṣṇa are mere sentimentalists.

“Let me take shelter of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, who has descended in the form Mahāprabhu to teach us real knowledge, His devotional service, and detachment from whatever does not foster Kṛṣṇa Mahāprabhu just to teach people how to develop knowledge, become detached, and become pure devotees of Kṛṣṇa

Without the mercy of Caitanya Mahāprabhu, understanding Kṛṣṇa is very, very difficult. One’s human life is successful when one understands Kṛṣṇa; otherwise one remains an animal. Anyone who is not Kṛṣṇa conscious, who does not know who Kṛṣṇa is, is no better than an animal. But Caitanya Mahāprabhu gave this concession to the fallen souls of this age: “Simply chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa

Kṛṣṇa can give us whatever we want, even mukti, liberation, but bhakti is a special consideration because Rādhārāṇī, the symbol of the topmost bhakti, is so powerful that She has purchased Kṛṣṇa. take shelter of the lotus feet of Rādhārāṇī, for if She recommends, “Oh, here is a nice devotee,” Kṛṣṇa

namo mahā-vadanyāya kṛṣṇa-prema-pradāya te kṛṣṇāya kṛṣṇa-caitanya- nāmne gaura-tviṣe namaḥ

Such personalities as a brāhmaṇa, a devotee, a king, or a public leader must be very broad-minded in Śrīmatī Kuntīdevī was conscious of this fact, and being weak she prayed to be free from such bondage The Lord is addressed as the Lord of the universe, or the Lord of the universal mind, indicating His By doing so He causes the devotee to become completely dependent on Him and thus clears the path for

woman has affection for both her father’s family and husband’s family, and therefore Kuntī prays to Kṛṣṇa

Although when Caitanya Mahāprabhu was only twenty-four or twenty-five years old He had a lovable, beautiful wife and a devoted, affectionate mother, He gave up everything and took sannyāsa, the renounced order In Nadia, the city where He lived, His position was very respectable, and physically He was very beautiful Yet He gave up His young, faithful, beautiful wife, His affectionate mother, His position, and everything

Kṛṣṇa was equally related to both families. Śrīmatī Kuntīdevī wished Śrī Kṛṣṇa to remain with her sons, the Pāṇḍavas, but by His doing so her paternal

It is the human life that offers the opportunity to become Kṛṣṇa conscious, but these rascals are stopping