Srimad-Bhagavatam 4.7.43 and more

07-19-2002, 05:32 AM

Dear Prabhus,
Please accept my humble obeisances at the lotus feet of
Srila Prabhupada.
om namo bhagavate vasudevaya
om namo bhagavate vasudevaya
om namo bhagavate vasudevaya
Srimad-Bhagavatam 4.7.43
"The Gandharvas said : Dear Lord, all the demigods, including Lord
Shiva, Lord Brahma, Indra and Marici and the great sages, are all only
differentiated parts and parcels of Your body. You are the Supreme Almighty
Great ; the whole creation is just like a plaything for You. We always
accept You as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and we offer our respectful
obeisances unto You."
Srila Prabhupada teaches us : "In the Brahma-samhita it is said
that Krsna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. There may be many gods,
from Brahma, Lord Shiva, Indra and Chandra down to the rulers of the lower
planetary systems, the presidents, ministers, chairmen and kings. In fact,
anyone can think that he is God. That is the false puffed-up conviction
of material life. Actually, Vishnu is the Supreme Lord, but there is even
one above Vishnu, for Vishnu is also the plenary portion of Krsna. In this
verse this is referred to by the word amsamsah, which refers to
part and parcel of a part and parcel. There are similar verses in the Caitanya-caritamrita
which
indicate that the Supreme Lord's parts and parcels again expand into other
parts and parcels. As described in Srimad-Bhagavatam, there are
many manifestations of Vishnu and many manifestations of living entities.
Vishnu manifestations are called svamsa, partial manifestations,
and the living entities are called vibhinnamsha. The demigods like
Brahma and Indra have been promoted to such exhalted positions by pious
activities and austerities, but actually Vishnu, or Krsna, is the master
of everyone. In the Caitanya-caritamrita it is said, ekale ishvara
krsna, ara saba bhritya. This means that Krsna alone is the Supreme
Personality of Godhead, and all others, even the vishnu-tattva and
certainly the living entities, are His servitors. Baladeva is the immediate
expansion of Krsna. He also engages in the service of Krsna, and certainly
the ordinary living entities are serving. Everyone is created, constitutionally,
for serving Krsna. Here the Gandharvas acknowledge that although the demigods
may represent themselves as the Supreme, actually they are not supreme.
Real supremacy belongs to Krsna. Krsnas tu bhagavan svayam is the
statement of Srimad-Bhagavatam : 'Krsna is the only Supreme Lord.' Worship
of Krsna alone, therefore, includes worship of all the parts and parcels,
just as watering the root of a tree also waters all the branches, leaves
and twigs."
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Your Ever Well-Wisher
(excerpt from a letter written by Srila Prabhupada
... year and location unknown)
"...If you are looking for some excuse to doubt, then maya will always
provide you. So this or that you may find out something flaw if you want.
But Krsna says surrender unto Me and I will give you all protection, perfect
knowledge of everything. You should not go to modern scientists for perfect
knowledge. They cannot supply that. Krsna will supply you........
The moon may be like that or like this, so what does that
help to our Krsna consciousness movement. We have nothing to do with moon
planet or this planet and that planet in Krsna consciousness. We simply
want to serve to Krsna, that's all. Do not be disturbed by these things.
Simply go on with your work in positive mood. That will be best for you
and for other also. After all intelligence to understand Krsna is not within
the range of your material senses. You cannot make any experiments and
calculations and expect to find Krsna. But if somehow or other you are
fortunate enough to find out a pure devotee of the Lord, then you get opportunity
to serve him, and as you surrender Krsna gives you the intelligence by
which you may come to him, that is sure. No other process will give us
any intelligence to understand things as they are, except Krsna consciousness.
Your ever well-wisher,
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami"
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(excerpt from My Relationship With Lord Krsna by His Holiness Satswarupa
das Goswami, chapter 'My Constitutional Position' p.38)
"...'Srimate Kunti said: O Krsna, I offer my obeisances unto You because
You are the original personality and are unaffected by the qualities of
the material world. You are existing both within and without everything,
yet You are invisible to all.' (S.B. 1.8.18).
By some prayers, Krsna comes into view. In other prayers,
we gain faith in Krsna by seeing His pure devotee approaching Him. : 'Thus
he fixed his mind... in devotional service [bhakti-yoga]... thus he saw
the Absolute Personality of Godhead...' (S.B. 1.7.4) .... "
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S.B. 6.2.7 (purport) "Simply by chanting one holy name of Hari, a sinful
man can counteract the reactions to more sins than he is able to commit."
(Brhad-visnu Purana)
Hare Krsna Hare Krsna Krsna Krsna Hare Hare
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
your servant.....
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