Srimad-Bhagavatam 10th Canto Told As Pastimes of Krsna PT 4

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Srimad-Bhagavatam 10th Canto Told As Pastimes of Krsna PT 4

 

 

At that time, when Lord Krsna and Lord Balarama, along with Their

wives, children and relatives, sat down in that great sacrificial

arena, it appeared that the Supreme Personality of Godhead was

present ,along with all His part and parcel living entities and

multi-energies. We have heard from the sastras that Lord Krsna has

multi-energies and parts and parcels, but now in that sacriticial

arena, all could actually experience how the Supreme Personality of

Godhead eternally exists along with His different energies. At that

time, Lord Krsna appeared as Lord Narayana, and Lord Ba1arama

appeared as Sankarsana, the reservoir of all living entities.

Vasudeva satisfied Lord Visnue by performing different kinds of

sacrifices, such as jyotistoma, darsa and purnamasa. Some of these

yajnas are called prakrta, and some of them are known as sauryasatra

or vaikrta. Thereafter, the other sacrifices, known as agnihotra,

were also performed, and the prescribed articles were offered in the

proper way. In this way Lord Visnu became pleased. The ultimate

purpose of offering oblations in sacrifice is to please Lord Visnue.

But in this age of Kali it is very difficult to collect the different

articles required for offering sacrifices. People have neither the

means to collect the required paraphernalia nor the necessary

knowledge or tendency to offer such sacrifices. Therefore, in this

age of Kali, when people are mostly unfortunate, full of anxieties

and disturbed by various kinds of calamities, the only sacrifice

recommended is the performance of sankirtana-yajna. Worshiping Lord

Caitanya by this sankirtana-yajna is the only recommended process in

this age.

After the performance of the different sacrifices, Vasudeva offered

ample riches, clothing, ornaments, cows, land and maidservants to the

priests. Thereafter, all the wives of Vasudeva took their avabhrtha

baths and performed the part of the sacrificial duties known as

patnisamyaja. After finishing the offering with all the required

paraphernalia they all took their baths together in the lakes

constructed by Parasurama, which are known as the Rama-hrada. After

Vasudeva and his wives took their baths, all the garments and

ornaments which they wore were distributed to the subordinate persons

who were engaged in singing,dancing and similar activities. We may

note that the performance of sacrifice necessitates the profuse

distribution of riches.Charity is offered to the priests and the

brahmanas in the beginning,and used garments and ornaments are offered

in charity to the subordinate assistants after the performance of the

sacrifice. After offering the used articles to the singers and

reciters,Vasudeva and his wives dressed with new ornaments and

dresses,fed everyone very sumptuously,beginning from the brahmanas

down to the dogs.After this,all the friends,family members,wives and

children of Vasudeva,along with all the kings and members of the

Vidarbha, Kosala, Kuru, Kasi,Kekaya and Srnjaya dynasties, assembled

together. The priests, the demigods, the people in general, the

forefathers, the ghosts and the Cara­nas were all sufficiently

remunerated by being offered ample gifts and respectful honor. Then

all the persons assembled there took permission from Lord Krsna, the

husband of the goddess of fortune, and while glorifying the

perfection of the sacrifice made by Vasudeva, they departed to their

respective homes.

At that time, when King Dhrtarastra, Vidura, Yudhisthira, Bhima,

Arjuna, Bhismadeva, Dronacarya, Kunti, Nakula, Sahadeva, Narada, Lord

Vyasadeva and many other relatives and kinsmen were about to part,

they felt separation and therefore embraced each and every member of

the Yadu dynasty with great feeling. Many others who were assembled

in that sacrificial arena also departed. After this, Lord Krsna and

Lord Balarama, along with King Ugrasena, satisfied the inhabitants of

Vrndavana, headed by Maharaja Nanda and the cowherd men, by profusely

offering all kinds of gifts in order to worship them and please them.

Out of their great feelings of friendship, the inhabitants of

Vrndavana remained there for a considerable time along with the

members of the Yadu dynasty.

After performing this sacrifice, Vasudeva felt so satisfied that

there was no limit to his happiness. All the members of his family

were with him, and in their presence he caught hold of the hands of

Nanda Maharaja and addressed him thus: "My dear brother, the Supreme

Person­ality of Godhead has created a great tie of bondage which is

known as the bondage of love and affection. I think it is a very

difficult job for even the great sages and saintly persons to cut

such a tie of love. My dear bro­ther, you have exhibited feelings of

love for me, which I was not able to return. I think, therefore, that

I am ungrateful. You have behaved exactly as is characteristic of

saintly persons, but I shall never be able to repay you. I have no

means to repay you for your friendly dealings. Nevertheless I am

confident that our tie of love will never break. Our relationship of

friendship must ever continue, in spite of my inability to repay you.

I hope you will excuse me for this inability.

"My dear brother, in the beginning, due to my being imprisoned, I

could never serve you as a friend, and although at the present moment

I am very opulent, because of my material prosperity I have become

blind. I therefore cannot satisfy you properly even at this time. My

dear brother, you are so nice and gentle that you offer all respect

to others, but you don't care for any respect for yourself. A person

seeking for auspicious progress in life must not possess too much

material opulence with which to become blind and puffed up, but he

should take care of his friends and relatives."

When Vasudeva was speaking to Nanda Maharaja in this way, he was

influenced by a great feeling for the friendship of Nanda Maharaja

and the beneficial activities executed by King Nanda on his behalf.

As such, his eyes filled with tears, and he began to cry. Desiring to

please his friend Vasudeva and being affectionately bound with love

for Lord Krsna and Balarama, Nanda Maharaja passed three months in

their association. At the end of this time, all the members of Yadu

dynasty tried to please the inhabitants of Vrndavana to their hearts'

content. The members of the Yadu dynasty tried to satisfy Nanda

Maharaja and his associates by offering them clothing, ornaments, and

many other valuable articles, and they all became fully satisfied.

Vasudeva, Ugrasena, Lord Krsna, Lord Balarama, Uddhava and all other

members of the Yadu dynasty presented their individual gifts to Nanda

Maharaja and his associates. After Nanda Mahraja received these

farewell presentations, he, along with his associates, started for

Vrajabhumi, Vrndavana. The minds of the inhabitants of Vrndavana

remained, however, with Krsia and

Balarama, and therefore all of them started for Vrndavana without

their minds.

When the members of the Vrsi family saw all their friends and

visitors departing, they observed that the rainy season was

approaching, and thus they decided to return to Dvarak. They were

fully satisfied, for they regarded Krsna as everything. When they

returned to Dvaraka, they began with great satisfaction to describe

the sacrifice performed by Vasudeva, their meeting with various

friends and well-wishers, and various other incidences which occurred

during their travels in the places of pilgrimage.

 

Thus ends the Bhaktivedanta purport of the Third Volume, Fifteenth

Chapter, of Krsna, "Sacrificial Ceremonies Performed by Vasudava."

 

 

All Translations done by

His Divine Grace A .C.Bhaktivadanta Swami Prabhupada

 

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