Srimad-Bhagavatam 10th Canto Ch 1 Pt 2 in story form

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Srimad-Bhagavatam 10th Canto Ch 1 Pt 2

Advent of Lord Krsna(In story Form)

 

 

Dear Prabhus,I hope You are enjoying ,The Advent of Lord Krsna,as

Much as I, am Enjoying Bringing it to You!So the Plot Thickens,As

Krsna is about to appear,And Naughty Narada Muni,Plays With the Mind

Of Kamsa,The Great Demon,And Brother, of The Mother of Krsna, Devaki!!

Please Read on!This is Dedicated to

Maral Devi Dasi!

 

 

ch1 pt 2 "The Advent of Lord Krsna

 

Acceppting and Rejecting is the proccess of the Mind in contact with

the five objects of sense gratification ,form, taste, smell, sound,

and touch. In its speculative way, the mind comes in touch with the

objects of sense gratification, and when the living entity desires a

particular type of body, he gets it. Therefore, the body is an

offering by the laws of material nature. The living entity accepts a

body and comes out again into the niaterial world to enjoy or suffer

according to the construction of the body. Unless we have a

particular type of body, we cannot enjoy or suffer according to our

mental proclivities inherited from the previous life. The particular

type of body is actually offered to us according to our mental

condition at the time of death.

"The luminous planets like the sun, moon or the stars reflect

themselves in different types of reservoirs, like water, oil or ghee.

The reflection moves according to the movement of the reservoir. The

reflection of the moon is on the water, and the moving water makes

the moon also appear to be moving, but actually the moon is not

moving. Similarly, by mental concoction, the living entity attains

different kinds of bodies, although actually he has no connection

with such bodies. But on account of illusion, being enchanted by the

influence of maya the living entity thinks that he belongs to a

particular type of body. That is the way of conditioned life. Suppose

a living entity is now in a human form of body. He thinks that lie

belongs to the human community, or a particular country or particular

place. He identifies himself in that way and unnecessarily prepares

for another body which is not required by him. Such desires and

mental concoctions are the cause of different types of body. The

covering influence of material nature is so strong that the living

entity is satisfied in whatever body he gets, and he identifies with

that body with great pleasure. Therefore, I beg to request you riot

to be overwhelmed by the dictation of your mind and body."

Vasudeva thus requested Kamsa not to be envious of his newly married

sister. One should not be envious of anyone because envy is the cause

of fear both in this world and in the next when one is before

Yamaraja (the lord of punishment after death). Vasudeva appealed to

Kamsa on behalf of Devaki, stating that she was his younger sister.

he also appealed at an auspicious moment, at the time of marriage. A

younger sister or brother are supposed to be protected as one `s

children. "The position is overall so delicate," Vasudeva

reasoned, "that if you kill her, it will go against your high

reputation."

Vasudeva tried to pacify Kamsa by good instruction as well as by

philosophical discrimination, but Kamsa was not to be pacified

because his association was demoniac. Because of his demoniac

associations, he was always a demon, although born in a very high

royal family. A demon 6 Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead =

 

never cares for any good instruction. He is just like a determined

thief:

one can give him moral instruction, but it will not be effective.

Similarly, those who are demoniac or atheistic by nature can hardly

assimilate any good instruction, however authorized it may be. That

is the difference between demigod and demon. Those who can accept

good instruction and try to live their lives in that way are called

demigods, and those who are unable to take such good instruction are

called demons. Failing in his attempt to pacify Kamsa, Vasudeva

wondered how he would protect his wife Devaki. When there is imminent

danger, an intelligent person should try to avoid the dangerous

position as far as possible. But if, in spite of endeavoring by all

intelligence, one fails to avoid the dangerous position, there is no

fault on his part. One should try his best to execute his duties, but

if the attempt fails, he is not at fault.

Vasudeva thought of his wife as follows: "For the present let me save

the life of Devaki, then later on, if there are children, I shall see

how to save them." He further thought, "If in the future I get a

child who can kill Karhsa—just as Karhsa is thinking—then both Devaki

and the child will be saved because the law of Providence is

inconceivable. But now, some way or other, let me save the life of

Devaki."

There is no certainty how a living entity contacts a certain type of

body, just as there is no certainty how the blazing fire comes in

contact with a certain type of wood in the forest. When there is a

forest fire, it is experienced that the blazing fire sometimes leaps

over one tree and catches another by the influence of the wind.

Similarly, a living entity may be very careful and fearful in the

matter of executing his duties, but it is still very difficult for

him to know what type of body he is going to get in the next life.

Maharaja Bharata was very faithfully executing the duties of self­

realization, but by chance he contacted temporary affection for a

deer, and he had to accept his next life in the body of a deer.

Vasudeva, after deliberating on how to save his wife, began to speak

to Kamsa with great respect, although Kamsa was the most sinful man.

Some­times it happens that a most virtuous person like Vasudeva has to

flatter a person like Kamsa, a most vicious person. That is the way

of all diplomatic transactions. Although Vasudeva was deeply

aggrieved, he presented him­self outwardly as cheerful. lie addressed

the shameless Kamsa in that way because he was so atrocious. Vasudeva

said to Kamsa, "My dear brother­in-law, please consider that you have

no danger from your sister. You are awaiting some danger because you

have heard a prophetic voice in the sky. But the danger is to come

from the sons of your sister, who are not present now. And who knows?

There may or may not be sons in the future.

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Considering all this, you are safe for the present. Nor is there

cause of fear from your sister. If there are any sons born of her, I

promise that I shall present all of them to you for necessary action."

Kamsa knew the value of Vasudeva's word of honor, and he was con­

vinced by his argument. For the time being, he desisted from the

heinous killing of his sister. Thus Vasudeva was pleased and praised

the decision of Kamsa. In this way, he returned to his home.

After due course of time, Vasudeva and Devaki gave birth to eight

male children, as well as one daughter. When the first son was born,

Vasudeva kept his word of honor and immediately brought the child

before Kamsa. It is said that Vasudeva was very much elevated and

famous for his word of honor, and he wanted to maintain this fame.

Although it was very painful for Vasudeva to hand over the newly born

child, Kamsa was very glad to receive him. But he became a little

compassionate with the behavior of Vasudeva. This event is very

exemplary. For a great soul like Vasudeva, there is nothing

considered to be painful in the course of discharging one's duty. A

learned person like Vasudeva carries out his duties without

hesitation. On the other hand, a demon like Karhsa never hesitates in

committing any abominable action. It is said, therefore, that a

saintly person can tolerate all kinds of miserable conditions of

life, a learned man can discharge his duties without awaiting

favorable circumstances, a heinous person like Kamsa can act in any

sinful way, and a devotee can sacrifice everything to satisfy the

Supreme Personality of Godhead.

Kamas became satisfied by the action of Vasudeva. He was surprised to

see Vasudeva keeping his promise, and being compassionate upon him

and pleased, he began to speak as follows: "My dear Vasudeva ,you

need not present this child to me. I am not in danger from this

child. I have heard that the eighth child born of you and Devaki will

kill me. Why should I accept this child unnecessarily? You can take

him back."

When Vasudeva was returning home with his first-born child, although

he was pleased by the behavior of Kamsa, he could not believe in him

because he knew that Kamsa was uncontrolled. An atheistic person

cannot be firm in his word of honor. One who cannot control the

senses cannot be steady in his determination. The great politician,

Canakya Pandit, said, "Never put your trust in a diplomat or in a

woman." Those who are addicted to unrestricted sense gratification

can never be truthful, nor can they be trusted with any faith.

At that time the great sage Narada came to Kamsa. He was informed of

Kamsa's becoming compassionate to Vasudeva and returning his first-

born child. Narada was very anxious to accelerate the descent of Lord

Krsna as

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Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead

 

soon as possible. lie therefore informed Kamsa that personalities

like Nanda Maharaja and all the cowherd men and girls and the wives

of the cowherd men in Vrndavana, and, on the other side, Vasudeva,

his father Surasena and all his relatives born in the family of Vrsni

of the Yadu Dynasty, were preparing for the appearance of the Lord.

Narada warned Kamsa to be careful of the friends and well-wishers and

all the demigods taking birth in those families. Kamsa and his

friends and advisors were all demons. Demons are always afraid of

demigods. After being thus informed by Narada about the appearance of

the demigods in different families, Kamsa at once became alert. He

understood that since the demigods had already appeared, Lord Visnu

must be coming soon. He at once arrested both his brother-in-law

Vasudeva and Devaki and put them behind prison bars.

Within the prison, shackled in iron chains, Vasudeva and Devaki gave

birth to a male child year after year, and Kamsa, thinking each of

the babies to be the incarnation of Visnu, killed them one after

another. He was particularly afraid of the eighth child, but after

the visit of Narada, he came to the conclusion that any child might

be Krsna Therefore it was better to kill all the babies who took

birth of Devaki and Vasudeva.

This action of Kamsa is not very difficult to understand. There are

many instances in the history of the world of persons in the royal

order who have killed father, brother, or a whole family and friends

for the satisfaction of their ambitions. There is nothing astonishing

about this, for the demoniac can kill anyone for their nefarious

ambitions.

Kamsa was made aware of his previous birth by the grace of Narada. He

learned that in his previous birth he was a demon of the name

Kalanemi and that he was killed by Visnu. Having taken his birth in

the Bhoja family, he decided to become the deadly enemy of the Yadu

dynasty;

Krsna was going to take birth in that family, and Kamsa was very much

afraid that he would be killed by Krana just as he was killed in his

last birth.

He first of all imprisoned his father Ugrasena because he was the

chief king among the Yadu, Bhoja, and Andhaka dynasties, and he also

oc­cupied the kingdom of Surasena, Vasudeva's father. He declared

himself the king of all such places.

 

Thus ends the Bhaktivedanta purport of the First Chapter of

Krsna, "Advent of Lord Krsna."