The first stanza of sri brahmasamhita hare krishna. The summary pastimes of lord krishna from the tenth canto. People are generally under the impression that the demigods are powerful, but people are not aware that krishna is above all of them. So as the residents of vrndavana, they love krsna without any condition, similarly, krsna also loves them. Isvarah paramah krsnah, saccidanandavigrahah, anadir adir govindah, sarvakaranakaranam. He has been fortunate enough to pass his life watching his own research interests, with widely spread divine love messages, what supreme personality of godhead sri krishna did for his consort srimati radharani.
One of the purposes of scripture or sacred texts is to differentiate between what is true and what is illusion. So brahmasamhita says, isvarah paramah krsnah he is the god of gods. In that brahmasamhita, it is said, isvarah paramah krsnah. Lord balarama again turned toward krsna and said, my dear krsna, a relative, even though he commits such a blunder and deserves to be killed, should be excused. The book was found in the south some four centuries ago and it is again brought into light in the very same country after a long time, just like the worshiping of the goddess ganges by the offering of her own water. Krsna, the supreme personality of godhead pdf download. In a lecture on srimad bhagavatam, detroit, august 5, 1975, srila prabhupada explained. Yes, according to vedic literature, krishna is the supreme god.
This viratpurusa is considered an incarnation of the lord. So, our inquiry into the absolute truth begins when we ask, why have i come into this material world. Here is a quote from krsna book which i think is very relevant to your questions. Definition and purpose of sannyasa iskcon sannyasa ministry. Krsna, the supreme controller, is the cause of all causes. Krishna is the supreme controller, and his body is full of knowledge, bliss, and eternality. Things are explained this way so that we know what to put our faith in. So this krsna consciousness movement is simply meant for. Now, this sound is transcendental sound, transcendental sound, incarnation, sound incarnation of the absolute truth. Sep, canada sun sri caitanya mahaprabhu came to this world to deliver the yugadharma the chanting of the hare krsna mahamantra. This is a very old book, supposed to have been written by brahma, the first living being in the universe. His form is eternal, full of bliss and knowledge, and he is the original cause of all causes. Srila prabhupada s original iskcon press 1970 krsna book.
So brahmasamhita says, isvarah paramah krsnahhe is the godof gods. Lord brahma accepts krsna as god by that definition. The topmost yoga system 5 krsna culture in music 1 krsna is the source of all incarnations 14 krsna the supreme personality of godhead 78 krsna s beauty 1 krsna s transcendental scent 1 krsna katha krsnatunes 1. Although the brahmasamhita is a very difficult book, the commentaries of the. Where is it told that krishna is the supreme personality. It is said that there are so many demigods, and there isthe supreme god. Bhaktivedanta swami prabhupada, srila prabhupadas lectures. But his followers do not accept krsna as such, for it is very difficult to know krsna, even though one has transcendental realization of impersonal brahman. So as the residents of vrndavana, they love krsna without any condition, similarly, krsna also loves them without any condition. This book has been inspired him much for knowing what is the real definition of divine love, though he composed that one. Krsna krsna hare hare hare rama hare rama rama rama hare hare. In the vedic mantras, there is a particular type of prayer called puru. This book is presented as a collection of beautiful readable shortstories and illustrations. The highest demigod, brahma, is giving his opinion, the supreme controller is krsna.
Love for krsna, devotion for krsna is within everyones heart, but we have forgotten. Krsna, the supreme personality of godhead tells the story of krishnas life from srimadbhagavatam,the summit of the ancient vedas from india. The original form of the lord is ka, as confirmed in brahmasamhita. It is understood herein that the predominating deity of every planet can see the supreme lord of this universe, brahma, whenever there is some disturbance in his planet. The sampradaya sun independent vaisnava news hare krsna. Calculation of time, from the atom krishna consciousness.
Krsna krsna book 7 krsna consciousness 69 krsna consciousness the matchless gift 2 krsna consciousness. So bhaktisiddhanta sarasvati thakura is gaurasakti. Because unless krsna is the most powerful, how can he be the supreme controller. Krsna, one hundred percent god by his divine grace a. He has no other origin and he is the prime cause of all causes. In july 1966,in a storefront in new york city,he began the international society for krsna consciousness,iskcon,practically singlehanded.
The viratpurusa is also purusa, but he is not adipurusa. Krsna, the supreme personality of godhead krsna book. Krsna who is known as govinda is the supreme godhead. Krsna and the supreme personality of godhead are identical. This is a very old book,supposed to have been written by brahma, the first living being in the universe. The supreme lord is krsna, the original personality of godhead known as govinda. Srila prabhupada lecture on mahamantra new york, september 8, 1966 660908le. Sometimes a friend will warn us not to trust a person we have j.
So our preaching, is this krsna consciousness, that people are searching after god, speculating throughout the whole life, but here krsna is. Krishna the ever youthful cowherd boy by his divine grace a. Why krsna comes to this world transcend media service. Let us know what srila prabhupada says why krishna alone is the supreme personality of godhead and about the origin and position of demigods. The highest of the demigods, brahma, gave his opinion of this matter in the verse isvarah paramah krishnah saccidanandavigrahah brahma samhita 5. Siddhanta sarasvati shree gaudiya math, calcutta, the 1st august, 1932. But his followers do not accept krsna as such, for it is very. The word paratmanistha means being a devotee of lord krsna. Supreme personality of godhead sri krishna as guru. Why krishna is supreme as vyasa puranas say many gods as. Krishna the ever youthful cowherd boy by his divine grace. Krsna, the supreme personality of godhead is the story of krishnas life.
This is the definition of krsna given by lord brahma in his book known as brahmasamhita, very authorized book. Krsna consciousness, the matchless gift table of contents chapter one. Isvarah paramah krsnah, saccidanandavigrahah, anadir adir. One of the central themes of damodarlila is the service rendered by mother yasoda, who was dutybound to chastise her errant son. Isvarah paramah krsnah, saccidanandavigrahah, anadir. Krsna is the supreme person, but at the same time he is beyond the knowledge of brahman and paramatma. The dress is not sannyasa, but the attitude of service to krsna is. Those who are completely dedicated to the lotus feet of krsna in service are actually sannyasis. The yogis and jnanis are confused in their attempts to understand krsna, although the greatest of the impersonalists, sripada sankaracarya, has admitted in his gita commentary that krsna is the supreme personality of godhead. Bramhasamhita term definition sri brahmasamhita bs 5.
Srila bhaktisiddhanta sarasvati thakuras appearance day. Of all the demigods, brahma is considered to be the chief being directly empowered by lord sri krsna to create all beings within the universe. Generally, the demigods offer their obeisances unto viu, the supreme personality of godhead, by chanting the puru. Now, some of you members have asked me to explain the meaning of this chanting, hare krishna, hare krsna, krsna krsna, hare hare. Brahma himself is an isvarah controller, but in the first verse lord brahma says isvarah paramah krsnah, which means that. Today is the most auspicious day, 101 years ago, srila bhaktisiddhanta sarasvati thakura, he appeared on this day. Isvarah paramah krsnah saccidananda vigrahah anadir adir govindah sarva karana karanam krishna, who is known as govinda, is the supreme controller.
Bhaktivedanta swami prabhupada given on march 2, 1975 in atlanta prabhupada. In the conditioned state, we are bewildered in our understanding, but in the perfect stage of liberation we can understand that krsna is the cause of everything. The summary pastimes of lord krishna from the tenth canto of srimad bhagavatam bhagavat purana. This is an evaluation copy of the printed version of this book, and is not. Yet there are many foolish men who consider krsna to be merely a powerful. Brahmasamhita text 1 text isvarah paramah krsnah saccid. Srila bhaktisiddhanta sarasvati thakuras appearance day lecture given by his divine grace a. This small storefront building,had been a curiosity shop before. He has no other origin, for he is the prime cause of all causes.
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