Krsna's Birds

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On Fri, 8 Oct 1999, COM: Madhava Gosh (das) ACBSP (New Vrindavan - USA) wrote:

 

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> For the record, peacocks eat flies. Even very young ones can pick them

right

> out of the air.

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> Early peoples made birdhouses out of gourds. Purple martins will keep

> mosquitoes down. Eastern bluebirds and wrens are insectivarious and

relatively

> easy to attract. I am sure in every environment there are similar birds.

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> Study of birds is facinating and useful. Anyone trying to make a leap to

> living

> on the Earth would be advised to develop an interest. A love of birds can be

a

> quite interesting hobby to replace many of the overstimulating pleasures of

> ugra karmic society.

>

 

Contemplating birds can easily be done in such a way as to further our

Krsna consciousness. The peacock is #1. I saw a photograph of Queen

Elizabeth depicted in a movie. She was wearing peacock feathers as part

of her costume. I immediately thought how much more beautiful they would

look on Krsna. I can't imagine any devotee who would not think instantly

of Krsna upon seeing a peacock feather.

 

Then, there's Garuda, Lord Visnu's great Eagle Carrier.

 

Then, there's the little sparrow who was so determined to save her eggs

from the ocean, that finally Garuda came and helped her -- reminding us

that we should be as determined as that tiny sparrow when we try to serve

Krsna -- even though in fact we are too tiny to do the job.

 

 

Then, there is the swan, reminding us of the swan-like men like Srila

Prabhupada who only extracted the milk of Krsna consciousness from his

surroundings, and left the water behind.

 

But any bird can remind us of Krsna. We just had our first frost up here

in Maine, and now the chickadees and white-throated sparrows are coming

down from Canada perched in the apple tree outside our second floor

windows. People have puzzled for centuries how a bird knows to migrate to

the right place at the right time of year. Krsna give the most simple

explanation: He is in the heart of all living entities, directing their

wanderings. Up close, the little birds are so delicate and musical and

incredibly beautiful -- upon seeking them, who would not be reminded of

that verse in the Bhagavatam? --

 

 

TRANSLATION

Varieties of birds are indications of His masterful artistic sense. Manu,

the father of mankind, is the emblem of His standard intelligence, and

humanity is His residence. The celestial species of human beings, like the

Gandharvas, Vidyadharas, Caranas and angels, all represent His musical

rhythm, and the demoniac soldiers are representations of His wonderful

prowess.

PURPORT

The aesthetic sense of the Lord is manifested in the artistic, colorful

creation of varieties of birds like the peacock, parrot and cuckoo...

 

S.B. 2.1.36

 

 

your servant,

 

Hare Krsna dasi