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Hastinapur

At one time was the capital city of

Bharat-Varsha - The Earth

 

Bits and Pieces

The present city of Delhi was

formerly known as Hastinapura because it was first established by King Hasti.

It is also known as the city of elephants.

There are certain particular

marks on the feet of the Lord which distinguish the Lord from others. The marks

of a flag, thunderbolt, and instrument to drive an elephant, umbrella, lotus,

disc, etc., are on the bottom of the Lord's feet. These marks are impressed

upon the soft dust of the land where the Lord traverses. The land of

Hastinapura was thus marked while Lord Sri Krishna was there with the Pandavas,

and the kingdom of the Pandavas thus flourished by such auspicious signs. Kunti

devi pointed out these distinguished features.

The Battle of Kurukshetra was

actually fought by the will of the Supreme Lord Sri Krishna, as it is evident

from His version, and only by His will was Yudhisthira placed on the throne of

Hastinapura. Therefore, factually no sin whatsoever touched the Pandavas, who

were only the order carriers of the Lord. For others, who declare war out of

personal interest, the whole responsibility lies on them.

The law of inheritance by the

firstborn, was also prevalent in the Vedic days when Maharaja Yudhisthira ruled

the earth and seas. In those days the King of Hastinapura (now part of New

Delhi) was the emperor of the world, including the seas, up to the time of

Maharaja Pariksit, the grandson of Maharaja Yudhisthira. Maharaja Yudhisthira's

younger brothers were acting as his ministers and commanders of state, and

there was full cooperation between the perfectly religious brothers of the

King. Maharaja Yudhisthira was the ideal king or representative of Lord Sri

Krishna to rule over the kingdom of earth and was comparable to King Indra, the

representative ruler of the heavenly planets. The demigods like Indra, Candra,

Surya, Varuna and Vayu are representative kings of different planets of the

universe, and similarly Maharaja Yudhisthira was also one of them, ruling over

the kingdom of the earth.

Sri Krishna was to start for

Dvaraka, His own kingdom, after the Battle of Kurukshetra and Yudhisthira's being

enthroned, but to oblige the request of Maharaja Yudhisthira and to show

special mercy to Bhismadeva, Lord Krishna stopped at Hastinapura, the capital

of the Pandavas. The Lord decided to stay especially to pacify the aggrieved

King as well as to please Subhadra, sister of Lord Sri Krishna. Subhadra was

especially to be pacified because she lost her only son, Abhimanyu, who was

just married. The boy left his wife, Uttara, mother of Maharaja Pariksit. The

Lord is always pleased to satisfy His devotees in any capacity.

There were hundreds of ladies

in the palace of Hastinapura. All of them were affectionate to Krishna. All of

them were relatives also. When they saw that Krishna was going away from the

palace for His native place, they were very anxious for Him, and as usual tears

began to roll down their cheeks. They thought, at the same time, that tears at

that moment might be a cause of misfortune for Krishna; therefore they wanted

to check them. This was very difficult for them because the tears could not be

checked. Therefore, they smeared their tears in their eyes, and their hearts

throbbed. Therefore ladies who were the wives and daughters-in-law of those who

died in the battlefield never came in direct contact with Krishna. But all of

them heard of Him and His great activities, and thus they thought of Him,

talked of Him, His name, fame, etc., and became affectionate also, like those

who were in direct contact. Therefore directly or indirectly anyone who thinks

of Krishna, talks of Krishna or worships Krishna becomes attached to Him.

Because Krishna is absolute, there is no difference between His name,

form, quality, etc. Our intimate relation with Krishna can be confidentially

revived by our talking of, hearing of, or remembering Him. It is due to

his spiritual potency.

While the Lord was departing

from the palace of Hastinapura, different types of drums —like the mrdunga,

dhola, nagra, dhundhuri and dundubhi—and flutes of different types, the vina,

gomukha and bheri, all sounded together to show Him honor.

SB 1.10.16

Why was the King of

Hastinapura, at least till the time of Maharaja Pariksit, accepted as the

Emperor of the world? The only reason is that the people of the world were

happy because of the good administration of the emperor. The happiness of the

citizens was due to the ample production of natural produce such as grains,

fruits, milk, herbs, valuable stones, minerals and everything that the people

needed. They were even free from all bodily miseries, anxieties of mind, and

disturbances caused by natural phenomena and other living beings. Because

everyone was happy in all respects, there was no resentment, although there

were sometimes battles between the state kings for political reasons and

supremacy. Everyone was trained to attain the highest goal of life, and

therefore the people were also enlightened enough not to quarrel over

trivialities. The influence of the age of Kali gradually infiltrated the good

qualities of both the kings and the citizens, and therefore a tense situation developed

between the ruler and the ruled, but still even in this age of disparity

between the ruler and the ruled, there can be spiritual emolument and God

consciousness. That is a special prerogative.

SB 1.15.39

Maharaja Pariksit the grandson

of Maharaja Yudhisthira resided in his capital Hastinapura, situated near

present Delhi, and the River Yamunä flows down past the city. Naturally the

King would take shelter of the River Yamuna because she was flowing past his

palace door. And as far as sanctity is concerned, the River Yamuna is more

directly connected with Lord Krishna than the Ganges. The Lord sanctified the

River Yamuna from the beginning of His transcendental pastimes in the world.

While His father Vasudeva was crossing the Yamuna with the baby Lord Krishna

for a safe place at Gokula on the other bank of the river from Mathura, the

Lord fell down in the river, and by the dust of His lotus feet the river at

once became sanctified.

Even five thousand years ago,

Lord Krishna's capital, Dvaraka, was well planned, and similar other

cities—Mathura and Hastinapura (now New Delhi)—were also well planned. Thus the

planning of cities and towns is not a modern innovation but was existing in

bygone ages.

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