Guest guest Report post Posted May 4, 2003 Hare Krishna Muralidhar Vecham, > Recently when I discussed with my Uncle. he told me that the > brahamachari does not mean with out marriage. he told one story about > Arjuna and Aswathama's agni astram. he told that the aswathama's astam had > been cooled only by touching the brahamachari's hand then Lord Sri Krishna > touched the womb of that lady . i Could not understan how Sri Krishna who > has 16008 wifes became brahamchari. Hope you will defiently give reply thank you for your feedback. Do you mean the case when Asvatthama wanted to kill Pariksit Maharaj in the womb of his mother Uttara and the astra was neutralized by Lord Krishna who entered Uttara's womb? I can't think of another case and I'm not aware of any brahmacarya connection here - at least it is not mentioned in the Bhagavata Purana and I don't have a complete Mahabharata with me. What is the source? Which edition? Exact quote? This is the way to verify the quotes in their original sources. How can Sri Krishna be called a brahmacari is explained in the Gopala Tapani Upanisad, ch. 2: (translation Kusakratha das) -- Texts 1 and 2 Once, after they had passed the entire night with Him, the passionate girls of Vraja spoke to the cowherd boy Krsna, who is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and He also spoke to them. Baladeva Vidyabhusana May Lord Krsna, who is Mura's enemy, who is the Supersoul, who appeared as Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and who is merciful to Gajendra and King Prataparudra, always reside in my heart. In Mathura and Dvaraka, Krsna is a king and enjoys royal pastimes, while in Gokula He enjoys pastimes as a cowherd boy. He remains in the highest spiritual planet, Goloka Vrndavana, enjoying these pastimes. Text 3 The gopis said: To what brahmana should charity be given? Text 4 Krsna said: Durvasa Text 5 The gopis said: How will we cross the Yamuna's waters and approach Him, from whom great blessings will come? Text 6 Krsna said: Say the words Krsna, the brahmacari, and the Yamuna will give you a path. Text 7 By remembering Me a shallow person becomes deep. By remembering Me an impure person becomes pure. By remembering Me an impious person becomes pious. By remembering Me one full of material desires becomes desireless. By remembering Me a fool becomes learned. Text 8 After hearing these words, they meditated on Durvasa, and with these words crossed the Yamuna. they went to the very sacred asrama and bowed down before Durvasa Muni, the best of sages. They gave to the brahmana delicious foods made with milk and ghee. Text 9 Pleased, he bathed, ate, blessed them, and gave them permission to go. Text 10 They said: How will we cross the Yamuna? Text 11 He said: Meditate on me as a sage that eats only durva grass, and the Yamuna will give you a path. Text 12 Gandharvi (Srimati Radharani), the best among them, reflected for a moment. Text 13 She said: How is Krsna a brahmacari? How is this sage a person that eats only durva grass? Text 14 Accepting Her as their leader, the other girls became silent. Text 15 Durvasa Muni replied: Sound is contained within the element of ether, although sound and ether are different. Sound is contained within ether. This ether does not know. I am spirit. How can I be a materialistic enjoyer. Text 16 Touch is contained within the element of air, although touch and air are different. Touch is contained within air. This air does not know. I am spirit. How can I be a materialistic enjoyer? Text 17 Form is contained within the element of fire, although form and fire are different. Form is contained within fire. This fire does not know. I am spirit. How can I be a materialistic enjoyer? Text 18 Taste is contained within the element of water, although taste and waste are different. Taste is contained within water. This water does not know. I am spirit. How can I be a materialistic enjoyer? Text 19 Aroma is contained within the element of earth, although aroma and earth are different. Aroma is contained within earth. This earth does not know. I am spirit. How can I be a materialistic enjoyer? Text 20 It is the mind that remains among the senses and accepts them. Text 21 When spirit is everything how does one think? Where does one go? I am spirit, how can I be a materialistic enjoyer? Text 22 Your beloved Krsna is the original creator of the two kinds of bodies. Visvanatha Cakravarti The two kinds of bodies are the gross (physical) and subtle (mental) bodies. Text 23 On the tree of the body are two birds. One is an expansion of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. He is a witness. The other is an enjoyer. They are an enjoyer and a non-enjoyer. The first enjoys, and the second is Krsna. Text 24 In Him we do not find material so-called knowledge and ignorance. This ignorance and real knowledge are different. How can Krsna, who is full of real knowledge, become a materialistic enjoyer? Texts 25 and 26 He who lusts after pleasure is lusty. He who does not lust after pleasures is not lusty. Text 27 Krsna, who is free from birth and death, who is unchanging, who cannot be cut, who stays by the Yamuna, who stays among the surabhi cows, who protects the surabhi cows, who stays among the cowherd boys, who stays in all the Vedas, who is glorified by all the Vedas, who has entered all living entities, and who controls all living entities, is your husband. Hope this helps. Your servant, bh. Jan www.veda.harekrsna.cz (Bhakti-yoga Vedic Encyclopedia Vedic Library) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
