About Vishu and Sri Krishna !!!

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 Pranams to Bhagavan Krishna and His Bhaktas ,

 

Our Member-Devotee, Sasiji has raised this question about *Vishu* festival  :

 

“Why the Photo of Bhagavan Krishna is used for Vishu rituals ? Why not that of other Gods “?

 

The attached Malayalam PDF file describes the legend of *Vishu*  .  Let me translate it to  English .

 

Legend of VISHU

 

Asura King Narakasura was immensely powerful and arrogant . When his evil deeds became unbearable , Devotees came to Dwaraka and complained to Bhagavan Krishna. Together with Garuda and wife Sathyabhama , Bhagavan entered Narakasura’s capital *Prag-Jyothisha* . After surveilling the entire city atop Garuda , Bhagavan started the war . Satyabhama assisted her husband . They killed all the main Asura Commanders namely Mura, Tamra, Anthriksha , Sravana , Vasu , Nabhaswan and Aruna together and their armies . Finally , king Narakusara himself came to fight . It was a fierce war . In the end, Bhagavan Krishna killed Narakasura.

 

This event coincided with the beginning of Spring season . From then , People started celebrating that day as Vishu .

 

Another legend is associated with Ravana . He got annoyed with the heat of Sun-rays reaching his palace , and started harming Surya-deva . Only after the killing of Ravana by Sri Rama , Surya-deva could appear in the right place . Devotees started celebrating Vishu to express their happiness at the killing of Ravana . The cleaning of premises and burning of waste materials from collected from there symbolically represents the burning of Lanka .

 

Legend of *Kani Konna*  ( Golden Yellow Tree )

 

Kani Konna Flower is unavoidable for Vishu . These golden color flowers are immensely attractive . There is a legend behind the creation of  these Flowers :

 

Once there lived a Brahmin kid named Unni  . Everyday, his mother used to tell him the beautiful  stories of Bal-Krishna’s pastimes at Ambadi . After hearing these stories, Unni got a strong desire to see Bal-Krishna . Everyday he would go to the nearby Krishna-temple and request  Krishna to come out  . After hearing these calls daily , Bhagavan’s mind melted with compassion .

 

One day , Sri Krishn appeared in front of Unni ,  in the form of Ambadi’s Bal-Krishna . Unni ran upto Bal-Krishna and embraced HIM tightly . This innocent love of Unni pleased Bal-Krishna immensely . Bhagavan untied His *Aranjanam* ( Golden Waste-Chain) and gifted it to Unni . When Bal-Krishna disappeared, Unni went back to his home with that Ornament .

 

Next day , when the  Poojari opened the Temple , he could not find the Moothy’s golden *Aranjanam* . The news about the theft of Bhagavan’s ornament spread everywhere . Meanwhile some people came to know that the lost Ornament is in Unni’s possession . Thinking that her son has stolen it , Unni’s mother scolded and beat him . Seizing the Aranjanam from the crying Unni, she threw it away . It fell atop a tree and became Golden Yellow Flowers . Thus manifested Kani Konna ( See attached Photo) .

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Sri Krishna ( Maha-Vishnu)  alone is ,  the God of Gods

 

King Yudhishtira’s Questions and Sri Bhishma’s Answers in Srimad *Vishnu Sahasranamam* ( commentary by Sri Adi Shankaracharya) :

 

Question . Who is the greatest God in the universe ?

Answer. He who is very sanctity which sanctifies all scared things ; He who is most auspicious; He who is the God of Gods ; He who is the eternal father of all creatures is the one God , Sri Maha-Vishnu .

 

Question .  Who is the one refuge for all ?

Answer  . He who is the great effulgence; He who is the Great controller; He who is the Supreme All-Pervading Truth; He who is the Highest (Param) Goal (Ayanam)- Sri Maha- Vishnu.

 

Question .  By glorifying whom can man reach the Auspiciousness (peace and prosperity)?

Answer . The Supreme Purusha, who is ever up and dong for the welfare of all, the God of the world the endless – Sri Maha Vishnu.

 

Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya !!!!

 

SriKrishnaDasa Rajeev

 

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Re: Vishu .. -

Pranams to Bhagavan Krishna and His Bhaktas ,

Vishu Greetings to all Bhaktas and Bhagavan Krishnas blessing may showered on all of us.Now anybody knows why  usually only Bhagavan Krishnas photo keeping in the tray with other items for kanikanan,   not other GODS often. If anybody knows the story behind it please wrote in the group.

Om Navo Narayanaya nama.anjaly255