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Tav k QaaMa*Ta& TaáJaqvNaMa(tava kathāmta tapta-jīvanamSri i Krisishna a KathamramrititaBinduduIssue No. 126Fortnightly email mini-magazine from Gopal Jiu Publications24 April 2006 Śrī Varuthinī Ekādaśī, 11 Madhusudana, 520 Gaurābda Circulation 1,709Highlights• COME HOMEHis Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada• THE PURE NAMESrila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur Prabhupada• RASIKANANDA AND THE MAD ELEPHANTAdapted from Srila Gopijanavallabha Das’ Rasika-magala, part 3, chapters 7 and 8• WOMEN MUST BE HONOREDManu-sahitā 3.55-59PAGE ONE TOP COLLUMN TWOCOME HOMEHis Divine GraceA.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami PrabhupadaLadies and gentlemen, thank youvery much for coming here toparticipate in this Krishna consciousnessmovement. We are callingeveryone to go back to home,back to Godhead. Just now [in thesong, Jaya Rādhā Mādhava] wedescribed the place where we intend to go —Goloka Vrindavan. There, the Supreme Personalityof Godhead is residing with his consortRadharani. Krishna is the husband — not exactlya husband, but a friend. Just as a boy andgirlfriend here try to enjoy an extra ecstasy ofconjugal love without being married, so the idealof example of conjugal love is found in Krishnaand Radha. Here in the mundane world thesame thing is present, but in a perverted sense.The origin is in Radha and Krishna. Jaya rādhāmādhavakuñja-vihārī — they are always engagedin loving affairs in the bushes ofVrindavan. Gopījana-vallabha — Krishna is verydear to the gopīs and the gopas. “Gopas” meansthe cowherd men and the cowherd boys.Vrindavan is not a town like Los Angeles. It is avillage, and Radha and Krishna are always takingpleasure in the nice gardens on the bank ofYamuna river — yāmuna-tīra-vana-cārī.next column !Vrindavan is the blissful transcendentalabode where there is no question of dangeror fear. Krishna comes to this planet to showus the replica of the original Vrindavan. ThatVrindavan replica is on this planet in India,about ninety miles from New Delhi. It is exactlythe same Vrindavan, but because it is inthis material world it appears that there aresometimes dangers there. So when Krishnawas present on this earth, on this planet, therewas some danger. Actually, because Krishnawas present there was no danger, but it appearedlike there was.Once, Krishna stopped the worship of Indra— the demigod in charge of watering department.Indra became very angry, and for sevendays continuously he sent torrents of rain. Atthat time Krishna took the hill known asGovardhana and immediately lifted it as if itwere an umbrella on his small finger. AlthoughKrishna was playing like an ordinary humanchild, still, when there was need, he manifestedhis godly power. That is God. When it wasneeded to protect the inhabitants ofVrindavan, he lifted a big hill, and since thenone of his names is Giri-vara-dhari, meaninghe who held up that hill. By material calculationhe was seven years old at that time.In the original Vrindavan there is no suchthing as the wrath of Indra, torrents of raincausing an inundation, or any kind of danger.!

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Sri i Krisishna-k-kathamramritita a BinduduIssue One hundred twenty-six, Page — 3Top left 3Krishna. When the mad elephant came beforehim it observed the beautiful form ofRasikananda Prabhu and immediatelychecked its speed.Rasik looked in its eyes and said:śuna śuna ohe tumi matta karibaraka bhaja sādhu sevā kara nirantara“Oh maddened chief of the elephants,listen to me! Worship Krishna and continuallyserve his devotees!vyartha kena mara kari nānā dua karmaka vinā āra yata vyartha pariśrama“Why are you engaged in these wickeddeeds? Without connection with Krishna, allefforts are futile.ka japa ka dhyāna kera deha manaekānta ha-iyā bhaja kera caraa“Chant the name of Krishna, meditate onKrishna, and dedicate yourself to theworship of his feet.sarva-śāstra tattve kahe kera bhajanaavidyā chā̈iyā bhaja kera caraa“All the scriptures recommend the worshipof Krishna. Give up ignorance and worshipthe feet of the Lord.ka vinā yata dekha nahe āpanāraāji haite dua karma nā kariha āra“Other than Krishna, no one is your friend.From today you should no longer performthese wicked deeds.ka mātā ka pitā ka se jīvanaka nā bhajiyā kena mara akāraa“Krishna is mother and Krishna is father —Krishna is life itself. So why are you neglectinghis worship and heading towards death?mada garva nā kariha kere bhajiteairāvata indra garva nāśilā tvaritekumbhira dharilā pūrve gajarājavarekumbhīra nāśayā gaja karilā nistāre“Be careful not to become proud in theworship of Krishna. Airavata, the elephantof Indra, was very proud until he wasattacked by a crocodile and had to be savedby Krishna, thus crushing his false pride.dayāra sāgara prabhu deva bhagavānchā̈i mada garva prabhu ke kara dhyāna“Lord Krishna is an ocean of mercy, so giveup your pride and worship him.top right 3sādhu vākya śuni vāpu ke deha manadayā karibena tomā nandera nandana“If you listen to these teachings of the saintlypersons then the son of Nanda will favoryou.” (texts 35-45)Due to its previous austerities, theelephant was able to meet Rasikananda Prabhu,and now it saw a second Narayan in him. Withtears in its eyes, it thought, “This is not an ordinaryhuman. He must be a part of Narayan.Everything he said to me is based on śāstra.” Bythe grace of Rasik, the elephant attained completeknowledge and accepted Lord Krishna asthe only truth. It fell at the feet of Rasikanandaand washed his feet with its tears. Placing a handon the head of the elephant, Rasik poured thesixteen word Hare Krishna mantra into its rightear. As soon as it received the holy name, theelephant quickly stood up and then fell prostrateat the feet of Rasikananda Prabhu. After circumambulatinghim, it again bowed down and astream of tears rolled from its eyes. Seeing thebeauty of Rasikananda, the beast was socharmed that it forgot its own self. Rasik namedhim “Sri Gopal Das”, and after receiving thisname, it fell at Rasik’s feet a hundred times. Havingseen Rasik as Narayan, Gopal Das was reluctantto leave him. Dedicating himself to thelotus feet of Rasikananda Prabhu, it was onlyafter a long time, with tears in its eyes, that itslowly left the palace to enter into the forest.After witnessing this wonderful pastime,both the Hindus and the yavanas wereamazed. They began to speak amongst themselvesas follows, “Rasik has not only tamedthe mad elephant but he has also given itinitiation.” As the news spread, millions ofpeople came to that place just to see Rasik.Ahammad Beg quickly came there and fellat the feet of Rasik. With folded hands, he said,“I was unable to appreciate your transcendentalposition and thus I ordered my men to bringyou here. I have acted out of ignorance, andnow I beg you to forgive me. You are an oceanof mercy and kindness. You are the life of theuniverse. Being enamored by your illusory energy,I did not know your glory and gave youtrouble. Please forgive me.”Hearing these humble words, Rasik told theking, “I came here to deliver you, and on theway the mad elephant came running towards! !

Issue One hundred twenty-six, , Page — 4Top left 4me. At that time I remembered Krishna, theomnipotent Lord who lives in everyone’s heart.Lord Krishna also resides in the heart of thatmad elephant. I advised it to rememberKrishna, and on hearing the Lord’s name itfell at my feet. After I poured Krishna’s nameinto its ears, it became subdued and slowly leftthe place. It has now given up its wicked activities.The yavana king was very happy tohear all this from Rasikananda Prabhu. Bibliography— Gopijanavallabha Das. The Story of Rasikananda.Published by Bhakti Vikasa Swami. Mumbai. 1997.— Gopijanavallabha Das. Rasika-magala. Published byVaishnava Research Institute. Halisahar, Bengal. 1992WOMEN MUST BE HONOREDManu-sahitā 3.55-59pitbhir bhrātbhiś caitā patibhir devarais tathāpūjyā bhūayutavtāś ca bahu-kalyāam īpsubhiWomen must be honored and ornamentedby their fathers, brothers, husbands, andbrothers-in-law who desire their own welfare.yatra nāryas tu pūjyante ramante tatra devatāyatraitās tu na pūjyante sarvās tatrāphalā kriyāWhere women are honored, there the godsare pleased; but where they are not honored,no sacred rite yields rewards.!SRI KRISHNA KATHAMRITA BINDUA free bi-monthly service provided by:Gopal Jiu Publicationsc/o Sri Krishna Balarama MandirNational Highway No. 5, IRC VillageBhubaneswar, Orissa, India, 751015Phone: (0674) 2553250, 2557026Email: katha@gopaljiu.orgWebsite: www.gopaljiu.orgSubscriptions: minimag@gopaljiu.orgGopal Jiu Publications is a branch of the InternationalSociety for Krishna Consciousness,Founder-Acharya His Divine Grace A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.Quotations from the books, letters, and lectures of HisDivine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada©Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International. All other materials,unless specified, © ISKCON Bhubaneswar/GopalJiu Publications. All rights reserved. Blanket permission isgiven to redistribute Bindu in electronic or print form providedno changes are made to the contents.é[q k* Z