Questions on Lord Krishna - gift for you

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Dear Mukund prabhu

 

Please accept my humble obeisances

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

 

Further to what Gaurangaji prabhu mentioned the following site contains all

of Srila Prabhupada's original pre 1977 books.

 

http://www.bvml.org/books/index.html

 

You fortunate soul!

 

Yep. Your interest in Lord Krishna is always auspicious.

 

Best wishes

 

Kasim

 

>Gauranga Das <gauranga

>vedic astrology

>vedic astrology

>Re: [vedic astrology] Questions on Lord Krishna

>Mon, 08 Sep 2003 19:27:59 +0200

>

>JAYA JAGANNATHA!

>

>Dear Mukund,

>

>Namaste.

>

>

> > Dear Gentlepeople:

> >

> > Yesterday I visited a Radha-Krishna temple. While at the temple I

> > realized that since I was a child, I've heard stories about "leela"

> > between Radha and Krishna and "leela" between Gopis and Krishna;

> > however, I've never heard anything about Lord Krishna's wife. I also

> > realized that I am ignorant on many other things about Lord Krishna,

> > I'm hoping some learned member may post the answers.

> >

> > Here are some questions:

> >

> > 1) Who is the legally wedded wife of Lord Krishna?

>

>In Vrindavana-leela, Lord Krishna had no wives. In Dwaraka-leela Krishna

>married 16108 queens, the main of whom was Rukmini-devi.

>

> > 2) Did Lord Krishna have any progeny? If yes, who are they?

>

>Each of His 16108 wives gave birth to 10 children, and each of his children

>had 10 shildren also. Aniruddha is one His famous sons.

>

> > 3) Was Lord Krishna a Brahmin or a Shatriya (warrior class)?

>

>He appears in every Varna in fdifferent incarnations. In Vrindavana-leela

>He

>was a member of the Vaishya community, as He was the son of Nanda Maharaja

>and Yasoda-devi. In Dwaraka he was a Kshatriya, as He was the son of

>Vasudeva and Devaki. In Rama-leela again He was a kshatriya, and when He

>appeared as Vamanadeva and Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, He was a brahmana.

>

> > 4) How did Lord Krishna die?

> >

> > I remember a story that Lord Krisna died because a hunter (Pardhi)

> > found an arrow in a jungle and used that arrow to hunt. This arrow

> > then struck Lord Krishna is his toe and Lord Krishna died because

> > his "atma" resided in his toe.

>

> > Is this an accurate story? If yes, why did Lord Krishna, the creator

> > of the universe and the orator of the Hindu way of life die at the

> > hands of an ordinary hunter? Was Lord Krishna born with some karmic

> > deficiencies that led to a voilent death at the hands of a hunter?

> > Why didn't Lord Krishna die at a holy place like Haridwar or Nepal or

> > some sacred place in the Himalayas?

>

>Lord Krishna returned to His spiritual abode, Goloka Vrindavana at the age

>of 125. This pastime is described in detail in the XIth Skandha of the

>Bhagavata Purana. The incident with the hunter was enacted just to bewilder

>the atheists. It is common sense that no human being will die if his toe is

>hit by an arrow. And definitely the Supreme Personality fo Godhead will not

>be harmed. However He left back an illusory body, just to bewilder the

>atheists, who think that Lord Krishna is also a mere mortal.

>

> > Also, why didn't Lord Krishna get a glorious death like Bhisma

> > Pitamah or like Yudhisthir who ascended to heaven.

> >

> > If the story I noted above is incorrect, then how did Lord Krishna

> > die?

> >

> > Dear Gentlepeople, I ask this with utmost respect for Lord Krishna

> > and I ask this only to educate myself. In fact, it is embarassing

> > that I'm Hindu and a Brahmin YET I don't know these facts related to

> > Lord Krishna.

>

>Well, if you visit the nearest ISKCON temple, you can purchase all of Srila

>Prabhupada's books, and you can educate yourself about these questions. Or

>you may go to the web and read it at www.srimbadbhagavatam.org.

>

>Yours,

>

>Gauranga Das Vedic Astrologer

> gauranga

> Jyotish Remedies:

> WWW.BRIHASPATI.NET

> Phone:+36-309-140-839

>

>

>

 

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