This month is the most dear to Krsna. Krsna chose this month to reciprocate to show to the world that a devotee who is desiring to serve Krsna. That desire will never go in vain. A devotee should never feel that - Oh I served Krsna for 5 mins and it was a waste of time. To show to the world that what kind of personality Krsna is. He chose this month to reciprocate and flood the hearts of his devotees with full pleasure. This is what Krsna is waiting to give us. We always ask when we are getting a job - what is the package, what am I going to get. or sometimes we feel we want job satisfaction. We just want to enjoy what we are doing. What will we get in return? What is the offer.
We also go to Krsna that I will do all these things, but what will I get in return. In this month Krsna shows what will he get back. You are going to get very deep reciprocation from me. This is what Krsna is sharing to give us himself. He is giving himself to us. When he gives himself to us, then we feel connected to Krsna.
Satyavrata muni has rightly composed this poem - iti driskalilabhir anandakunday. By performing all these pasttimes, leelas - what are your doing oh Krsna - you are drowing the brajabasis in the pools of ecstasy. This is Krsna's leela. Personally you are doing this and it's happening in this month. Throughout this month we should hear about these leelas and share it with others. More we preach to others, more this month will share these glories to us.
Only by the mercy of SP are we able to understand the importance of this month so we can progress in this month. We also have the chance to come closer to enter into Goloka Vrindavan during this month. So we should really pay our obeisances to SP first.
The beg of this month starts with sharad poornima and it;s the epitome of devotional service. This pasttime, during this time the environment is very pleasing, moonlit poorima of sharad ritu is the best evening of the year and it was on this day, he called the gopis. What is the relationship with the gopis. Krsna is the supreme purush and every jiva is the prakrati. All living entities are the parts and parcels of Krsna and all jivas give pleasure to Krsna. All these gopis who were sages during Rama's time they prayed to him that they want to become their close associates as their consorts. So all these great sages became the gopis and very close devotees of Krsna. The gopis bhava is to give complete pleasure to Krsna. They were thoroughly absorbed in Krsna. Even for a moment they never forgot Krsna. In fact, it's explained how Narada muni was passing and they were cursing Brahmaji - because he made these eyes which have eye lids - and everytime they close we can't gaze upon the beautiful form of Krsna. That was their focus upon Krsna. They were the only devotees who gave bucket full/cart full of dust for Krsna to cure his headache. Even if we go to hell for this, if it can cure Krsna's headache we will go to hell eternally. We will do anything and everything for Krsna's love. They just wanted to please Krsna. Hence, in the night of Sharad Poornima, he played the flute and as soon as the gopis heard this they knew Krsna is calling us, Krsna is calling me. When the call of Krsna enters into the pure devotee - a pure devotee leaves everything just to serve Krsna and to please him. Gopis left everything just to be with Krsna. They just left everythign and ran to the forest to be with Krsna. That is the highest form of selfless service for Krsna. The primary duty of a soul is the serve Krsna. The primary duty is to please Krsna. Every other duty is secondary. If we are trying to pleaes others but not please Krsna then our life is a waste. If we please Krsna, then Krsna will take care of everybody. They had full faith and conviction in Krsna. Just need to surrender to Krsna. SUrrendering to Krsna is the best situation for us and for all others connected to us! A pure devotee has full faith. If I serve Krsna with a SINCERE HEART - then Krsna reciprocates. Just to please Krsna, for his pleasure. This was the unalloyed devotion of the Gopis, because they chose to give up everything for Krsna, Krsna reciprocated. Nowhere did they feel it is for our good. They wanted to do it only for Krsna's pleasure, knowing well that he is like it. They knew very well that Krsna will break the pots, steal butter and they actually wanted him to do so Krsna will be pleased and that's a pure devotees mood. They did it for Krsna's pleasure. Krsna in return flooded their hearts with supreme ecstasy. What is this type of ecstasy? He blessed the gopis with love for Krsna and be KC. So you are able to perform devotional service at every moment. That is what Krsna awarded to them. Then he also taught another valuable lesson - For each gopi he was personally present to address their needs - SIMILARLY, We have our own Krsna to take care of our needs. So during the Rasa leela, all gopis got envy that oh, Krsna is only with me and hence I'm very special. So then he disappeared. Even when he is inducing this love for Krsna, there is one obstacle to this and that is envy. Envy can always keep us away from Krsna! Hence, always surrender to Krsna and dovetail good or bad to Krsna, just have faith in Krsna and always be humble lower than the straw in the street. With every rising and setting of the sun we are closer to death and hence we should try to escape this perpetual cycle of birth and death by becoming KC and please take advantage of this pure Kartik month.
Mood during Kartik - read all the pasttimes of Krsna during this month, try to engage in our sadhana very very carefully and we pray to Srimati Radharani may she also bless us with the mood of brajavasis - HUMBLE loving devotional service.The best way is to discuss the pasttimes of Krsna in the association of devotees because if we are alone we can become distracted and then its diluted. So lot of pasttimes and hence we should read all these pasttimes and sincerely read these past times, THEY will come to life. It's like practially watching a 3d movie in front of you. So carefully read all the past times and it;s like watching this whole movie in front of your eyes. In that mood you should do your sadhana so you can be absorbed to actually feel the past times from your heart. For example - the child is so innocent and when Krsna himself becomes a child and that child Krsna who is very innocent he is performing these past times and imagine when he performed these innocent past times what kind of emotions did he bring about in mother yashoda's heart. Similarly, we need to be absorbed in these past times so we can try to imagine it from our heart. So please sing damodarastakam, read, chant, past times with devotees. That should be our mood in Kartik.
Association of devotees is so so so important, that whenever you remember your association, you feel like it's all coming to life. These loving experiences with the devotees just comes to life only by Krsna's mercy. So someday try to go for these yatras with association of devotees during Kartik so you can have an unforgettable experience and you can always remember this experience and they will all come to life.
Haribol!
We also go to Krsna that I will do all these things, but what will I get in return. In this month Krsna shows what will he get back. You are going to get very deep reciprocation from me. This is what Krsna is sharing to give us himself. He is giving himself to us. When he gives himself to us, then we feel connected to Krsna.
Satyavrata muni has rightly composed this poem - iti driskalilabhir anandakunday. By performing all these pasttimes, leelas - what are your doing oh Krsna - you are drowing the brajabasis in the pools of ecstasy. This is Krsna's leela. Personally you are doing this and it's happening in this month. Throughout this month we should hear about these leelas and share it with others. More we preach to others, more this month will share these glories to us.
Only by the mercy of SP are we able to understand the importance of this month so we can progress in this month. We also have the chance to come closer to enter into Goloka Vrindavan during this month. So we should really pay our obeisances to SP first.
The beg of this month starts with sharad poornima and it;s the epitome of devotional service. This pasttime, during this time the environment is very pleasing, moonlit poorima of sharad ritu is the best evening of the year and it was on this day, he called the gopis. What is the relationship with the gopis. Krsna is the supreme purush and every jiva is the prakrati. All living entities are the parts and parcels of Krsna and all jivas give pleasure to Krsna. All these gopis who were sages during Rama's time they prayed to him that they want to become their close associates as their consorts. So all these great sages became the gopis and very close devotees of Krsna. The gopis bhava is to give complete pleasure to Krsna. They were thoroughly absorbed in Krsna. Even for a moment they never forgot Krsna. In fact, it's explained how Narada muni was passing and they were cursing Brahmaji - because he made these eyes which have eye lids - and everytime they close we can't gaze upon the beautiful form of Krsna. That was their focus upon Krsna. They were the only devotees who gave bucket full/cart full of dust for Krsna to cure his headache. Even if we go to hell for this, if it can cure Krsna's headache we will go to hell eternally. We will do anything and everything for Krsna's love. They just wanted to please Krsna. Hence, in the night of Sharad Poornima, he played the flute and as soon as the gopis heard this they knew Krsna is calling us, Krsna is calling me. When the call of Krsna enters into the pure devotee - a pure devotee leaves everything just to serve Krsna and to please him. Gopis left everything just to be with Krsna. They just left everythign and ran to the forest to be with Krsna. That is the highest form of selfless service for Krsna. The primary duty of a soul is the serve Krsna. The primary duty is to please Krsna. Every other duty is secondary. If we are trying to pleaes others but not please Krsna then our life is a waste. If we please Krsna, then Krsna will take care of everybody. They had full faith and conviction in Krsna. Just need to surrender to Krsna. SUrrendering to Krsna is the best situation for us and for all others connected to us! A pure devotee has full faith. If I serve Krsna with a SINCERE HEART - then Krsna reciprocates. Just to please Krsna, for his pleasure. This was the unalloyed devotion of the Gopis, because they chose to give up everything for Krsna, Krsna reciprocated. Nowhere did they feel it is for our good. They wanted to do it only for Krsna's pleasure, knowing well that he is like it. They knew very well that Krsna will break the pots, steal butter and they actually wanted him to do so Krsna will be pleased and that's a pure devotees mood. They did it for Krsna's pleasure. Krsna in return flooded their hearts with supreme ecstasy. What is this type of ecstasy? He blessed the gopis with love for Krsna and be KC. So you are able to perform devotional service at every moment. That is what Krsna awarded to them. Then he also taught another valuable lesson - For each gopi he was personally present to address their needs - SIMILARLY, We have our own Krsna to take care of our needs. So during the Rasa leela, all gopis got envy that oh, Krsna is only with me and hence I'm very special. So then he disappeared. Even when he is inducing this love for Krsna, there is one obstacle to this and that is envy. Envy can always keep us away from Krsna! Hence, always surrender to Krsna and dovetail good or bad to Krsna, just have faith in Krsna and always be humble lower than the straw in the street. With every rising and setting of the sun we are closer to death and hence we should try to escape this perpetual cycle of birth and death by becoming KC and please take advantage of this pure Kartik month.
Mood during Kartik - read all the pasttimes of Krsna during this month, try to engage in our sadhana very very carefully and we pray to Srimati Radharani may she also bless us with the mood of brajavasis - HUMBLE loving devotional service.The best way is to discuss the pasttimes of Krsna in the association of devotees because if we are alone we can become distracted and then its diluted. So lot of pasttimes and hence we should read all these pasttimes and sincerely read these past times, THEY will come to life. It's like practially watching a 3d movie in front of you. So carefully read all the past times and it;s like watching this whole movie in front of your eyes. In that mood you should do your sadhana so you can be absorbed to actually feel the past times from your heart. For example - the child is so innocent and when Krsna himself becomes a child and that child Krsna who is very innocent he is performing these past times and imagine when he performed these innocent past times what kind of emotions did he bring about in mother yashoda's heart. Similarly, we need to be absorbed in these past times so we can try to imagine it from our heart. So please sing damodarastakam, read, chant, past times with devotees. That should be our mood in Kartik.
Association of devotees is so so so important, that whenever you remember your association, you feel like it's all coming to life. These loving experiences with the devotees just comes to life only by Krsna's mercy. So someday try to go for these yatras with association of devotees during Kartik so you can have an unforgettable experience and you can always remember this experience and they will all come to life.
Haribol!
