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From: Saikumar AR <jaykartik@hotmail.com>
Date: 2011/6/10
Subject: [granthraj] Be Gentle - Part 2
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Hare Krishna Prabhujis and Matajis,
Please accept my humble pranams! All glories to Srila Prabhupada and Srila
Gurudev!
This is in continuation of the previous offering transcribing the Srimad
Bhagavatam class delivered by HG Devakinandan prabhuji, on 29th April 2011
in Abudhabi on the following verse from Kunti Mata's prayers SB 1.8.27
*namo 'kincana-vittaaya / nivrtta-guna-vrttaye
aatmaaraamaaya shaantaaya / kaivalya-pataye namah *
"*My obeisances are unto You, who are the property of the materially
impoverished. You have nothing to do with the actions and reactions of the
material modes of nature. You are self-satisfied, and therefore You are the
most gentle and are master of the monists*."
Krishna is described in three ways in the above verse and here we continue
with Prabhuji's explanation on the point, "*akinchana vittaaya*" where he
narrated a beautiful pastime of Krishna, Rukimini and Satyabhama.
1. *Akinchana vittaaya* - Krishna is the property of the materially
impoverished: One day Satyabhama was sitting with Krishna and at that point
Narada muni comes and Satyabhama prays to Narada muni and says, "Welcome my
dear Narada, what can I give you?" Narada muni says, "You can give me
something which you consider to be most valuable." So she said I have many
things which are valuable. She brought Narada into her room and she said,
"See Krishna has given me all this wealth. He has given me diamonds, ear
rings, bracelets, anklets everything. They have so much value." Then Narada
said, "Is this the most valuable item you have?" Satyabhama is devotee. So
she says, "The person who has give me this is more valuable than all the
valuable things that I have." So then Narada said, "Then I want that which
is most valuable." So Satyabhama got trapped. She said the person who has
given her all this is most valuable. Therefore He is the one most precious
to her. Just before then Narada had been asked by her what he wanted and she
had agreed to give that to him. So when she said Krishna is most valuable to
her, Narada said, "I will take Krishna with me. He is most valuable. So I
will take Him with me." So Satyabhama begins to worry. She cannot bear to
live in separation from Krishna. So she tells Narada muni, "I will give you
something which is equal in value to Krishna. Is that alright?" Narada muni
said, "If you can find that, I will be very happy."
So she says, "Krishna come here." We all know Krishna acted as a perfect
hen-pecked husband of Satyabhama. Wherever Satyabhama says, "Krishna come",
He will come. "Krishna, sit" and He will sit. "Krishna I want paarijaata
flower" and He will take the whole tree. That is the greatness of Krishna.
So Krishna immediately came and said, "How can I serve you?" Satyabhama then
told the servant to bring a large scale and then she says, "Krishna You sit
on the left side." And immediately the scale goes down. So Satyabhama then
looks around. She goes to the room. She starts taking all the items of
jewellery that Krishna had given her and she puts everything there
confidently thinking that at some point the scale will become equal. Maharaj
says that almost two hours had passed and she had put everything she has on
the scale. Nothing left on her own body even. Krishna had not moved even an
inch up. Then she calls all the other queens and asks them to bring all
their jewellery. She puts everything on the pan and still Krishna does not
move even an inch. Now she is really beginning to sweat. Narada Muni says,
"If you cannot reach the value of Krishna, then I am going to take Krishna"
and Krishna was just smiling and waiting to see the outcome. He does not
want to interfere. Two great devotees are there. Better not to get into
trouble. Just sit down and wait. Sometimes Maharaj says we are also caught
in crossfire between two devotees. Both devotees want to serve Krishna and
therefore they fight. When the two devotees are fighting for Krishna, better
keep silent and be in the centre. That is the safest, Maharaj says. So
Krishna sits down and waits.
Now Rukmini mata comes into the palace. Satyabhama calls Rukmini, "My dear
sister, you must now help me." Maharaj says, Normally, Satyabhama doesn't
really like Rukmini mata so much. She is in the leftist camp and Rukmini is
in the rightist camp. So little bit of tension is there sometimes, not so
much from Rukmini's side, but Satyabhama. Maharaj says Satyabhama has a bit
of a heavy mentality. She likes to exert her authority over Krishna. So
Rukmini mata comes in and she says, "What can I do?" Satyabhama explains
that "Narada is going to take Krishna if we are not able to find something
equal in value to Krishna. I have tried my best. All the jewellery in the
palace is put and there is nothing left. Can you help me?" Rukmini mata
becomes very upset. She says, "My dear sister Satyabhama, how can you really
think that you can measure Krishna with any amount of material wealth?" *All
the wealth you have in the world cannot equal to Krishna and that is very
true. The more wealth you have, the more you forget Krishna and the more you
forget Krishna, the more anxious you become not for Krishna, but in
forgetfulness of Krishna*. So Rukmini mata said, "I know only one thing in
this world which will really be equal to the value of Krishna." She goes
outside and she picks one beautiful Tulasi leaf. She comes inside and she
prays very earnestly to Krishna, "*Krishna, You please accept Tulasi
maharani. She is Your dear most devotee. No one excels her in devotion. You
please accept this with whatever little devotion I also have and if You can
accept this, then You please be pleased with us. We do not want to lose You
Krishna and Your value can never be measured*." Saying like that, Rukmini
mata throws all the jewellery aside and she puts Tulasi maharani on the pan
and Krishna goes way up and Tulasi maharani goes way down. And Krishna
starts laughing. Narada starts laughing. Satyabhama almost faints and she
runs to Rukmini and says, "*Now I know why you are the most favorite queen
of Krishna because you realize the true value of Krishna*." Maharaj said
this perfectly explains *akinchana vittaaya*. It is such a simple story but
is so deep because it tells us that *very often we run after Krishna with
all the material paraphernalia but we do not realize that He is not
interested in that. He is interested only if you run after His devotees.
Tulasi maharani is His devotee. If you serve His devotees, then Krishna's
value increases in our lives*.
Devakinandan prabhuji went on to explain how only pure devotional service
will attract Krishna and the same shall be offered in the next mail, Krishna
willing.
Thank you very much,
Yours in service of Srila Prabhupada and Srila Gurudev,
Vaijayanti mala devi dasi,
Chennai.
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