Notes from Janmashtami lecture 2011-HH.Bhanu Swami Maharaj

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There are 2 kinds of appearance of the Lord.One is Lord revealing
Himself within the heart of the devotee.Another is the Lord manifests
Himself personally in a way that even the athiest,demons and common
man can see Him with naked eyes. It's made possible by the
inconceivable potency of the Lord. It was just 5000 yrs ago that the
Supreme Lord manifested in this among the mortal beings of this world.
Once in a day of Lord Brahma,the Supreme Lord comes Svayam,in His
original primeval form from whom all other plenary portions of the
Lord manifest.
Certainly the demons see the Lord differently than His devotees do.
Even Demons like sisupala got liberated and got a form in the
Spiritual world. The Lord is attractive even to the demons. When the
demons are attracted to the Lord,they too get liberated. Even
Putana(because of her maternal Love for the Lord when He appeared as
Vamana) was given the position of a nurse in the Lord's abode.
People in Kali yuga are also demons can appreciate Krishna and Krishna will
Certainly give them the perfect destination. The demons like Sisupala
were constantly thinking of the Lord because they were attracted by
the noble qualities of the Lord and His character and His beauty. But
other demons like Duryodhana were not thinking of the Lord and so they
werent attracted to Him.
Devotees dont see the Lord as Lord but as child who needs to be taken
care of,for otherwise it would harm the child. Of course they believe
that the child is protected by Lord Vishnu. They see that this boy is
one among the cowherds like us and therefore cannot be God. Sisupala
also thought that the Lord is not even a King and just a cowherd boy
and cant be God. There was a boon that mother of Sisupala took from
Krishna that He should not kill Sisupala and Krishna said ok to
forgive him for his offences 100 times.
When Sisupala insulted Krishna for the 100th time,he got completely
purified and was killed by Sudharshana Chakra. But by this time he was
allowed to enter vaikuntha with a Spiritual form.