Welcome to Fairyland(Krishnaloka)

[melvin]

The Fairy Godmother

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India is often called the mother of

folklore since it was here that the

earliest folk stories were recorded.

Among them is the JATAKA tales, part

of the three great divisions of the

Buddhist scriptures written on the

3rd century B.C.

Another important folklore of India

is the Fables of Bidpai, stories

that are 2000 years old, also known

as the Hitopodesa, meaning, " whole-

some instructions, " described by

Vishnov Sarma, who possessed the ma-

nuscripts long preserved with secre-

cy by the monarchs of India, until

a Persian king(600A.D.) sent a lear-

ned physician to obtain by hook or

by crook the manuscripts. By bribing

a Hindu scholar to steal the book,

the King of Persia and his transla-

tors were able to translate it into

their own language, attributing them

to a wiseman named Bidpai, as its

author rather than to Vishnov Sarma.

( perhaps the first recorded case of

plagiarism of its kind)

 

The Source of the Fables

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Modern scholars therefore were able

to trace the source of the Fables

of Bidpai to an even earlier book,

The PANCHANTANTRA, perhaps authored

by Srila Narada Muni, which Hindu

children love so much. Named as the

Five Books, these stories were: The

Brahmin, The Thief and the Ghost,

How Supersmart Ate The Elephant, and

The Unforgiving Monkey. Other earlier

works was The Seven Masters, some

times called the Parables of Sandabar,

a book that is supposed to have been

written by Sandabar himself, a philo-

sopher who live 100 years before

Christ. Sandabar`s folktales reflec-

ted the unaccountable transition of

folklores from one country to another

since his stories are similar to The

Arabian Nights, while others plainly

form the origin of many Italian and

French tales.

 

The Collection of Indian Folklores

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It was on 1865 when Miss Mary Frere,

one of the best collectors of Indian

folk stories, who lived in Southern

India when her father was governor

of the Bombay Presidency, was inspi-

red after Miss Frere heard these

stories from her native-ayah or nurse

about the tales of the Deccan, that

peninsula of Hindustan south of the

Vindhya Mountains. It therefore en-

abled her to publish these works under

the title, Old Deccan Days, a book

that includes the popular Valiant

Chattee-maker, a fairytale noted for

its humor.

Another important collection of In-

dian folklore was made under Tal Ba-

hari Day, who on 1883, took down the

stories directly from Old Brahman and

Bengali women, a book called Folk

Tales of Bengal.

 

What These Tales Convey

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What these Indian fairy tales wish to

convey is that their plots may have

its origin taken from the transcen-

dental pastimes of Lord Krishna which

took place in the enchanted world of

Krishnaloka, a magical kingdom located

sometimes under the earth, sometimes

below the water, sometimes on the sum-

mit of a mountain, or on a moonlit

glen, inconceivable worlds that always

surpasses beauty, where honesty and

purity of heart are rewarded and evil

is punished. In these tales, the youn-

gest son is always gentler, smarter,

and in the end luckier than his two el-

der brothers. Or in another fairytale,

where the youngest daughter is mistrea-

ted and the most beautiful, while the

elder sisters are given the special

treatment( An example is Cinderella);

animals talk and inanimate objects ma-

gically transformed.

 

Lord Krishna`s Enchanted Stories

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Stories therefore that took place in

fairyland(Krishnaloka) have inspired

the simple folks of India and else-

where, since they have created out of

that subconscious desire to associate

with the Supreme Lord and His romantic

pastimes with the damsels of Vraja or

with the cowherd boys led by Lord Bala-

deva; of some peasant longing to be a

king, like Maharaja Yudhisthira; or a

mistreated damsel in distress who was

saved by Lord Krishna from the tyrany

of Kamsa`s followers.

 

Only Fools Rush In

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In other words, no known writer of

fairy tales, after 4,000 years, have

dared to change the above-given situa-

tions. No matter how other nations

give it birth in ways these stories

can be receptive to its people in some

particular place and time, still fairy

land(Krishnaloka) exists perpetually

in order to satisfy the interests and

unspoken language of those who consi-

der themselves to be young-at-heart

and those who hopelessly feel they are

eternally a child even if they are ex-

ternally old.

To be a child again therefore makes one

eligible to enter the kingdom of God,

Krishnaloka.

 

The Supreme Lord Hari is never a pla-

yer in stock market shares, or being

bullish about profit taking, or the

investment one is going to make on a

certain portfolio. The Vrndavan Lord

is always eternally a Boy even if He

is already 125 years old. He trans-

forms only into an administrator of

a firm or become Radha`s beloved if

there`s nobody around to replace Him.

Otherwise, you`ll always find Lord

Govinda playing with His flute as His

girlfriends watch Him play beautiful

music with His friends, Parvata Muni

and Srila Narada in one of those en-

chanted evenings in Fairyland(Krishna-

loka).

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Flashhhhhh!!!!!

 

WELCOME, GUESTS, TO FAIRYLAND!

 

Tarum: WoW! What a great place

this is.

 

Melvin feeling blue) Ah, home

sick home. C`mon let`s

visit Krishna`s hideout.

 

Tarum: Is Krishna really here?

I can`t believe it!

 

Melvin: Yah, to see is to be-

lieve. How much more

for those who believe

but can`t see because

they are blind. They

shall therefore inhe-

rit the Kingdom of God.

 

[This message has been edited by melvin (edited 09-11-2001).]

[melvin]

Tarum: Where are the others?

 

Melvin: Hibernating, I guess.

 

Tarum: Like Polar Bears?

 

Melvin: Yap, that`s right.

 

Tarum: Let`s better get out

of here before the

Three Polar Bears

awakens.

 

Melvin: Hey, I think I`ve

heard this story

before.

 

Tarum: Hans Christian Andersen.

 

 

Melvin: A Good Guy.......O.K.

Let`s gooooooo......

Here they come.

 

 

Tarum: Zoommm..........ToToTo..

 

 

Melvin: Zinnngggg......Brttrtt.

[melvin]

Recorded under the

Narra tree on Sept.

14, 2001.

 

Melvin smiling) Tarum,

I want you to meet my

friend, Srila Prabhupad.

 

Tarum taking a bow be-

fore the great Guru) I

am glad to meet you,Sir.

 

Srila Prabhupad elated

to see these two) Why

are you, boys, here? You

should be in the class-

room listening and wri-

ting down notes the tea-

cher teaches you.

 

Melvin Scratching his

head) But, Srila, we do

not like the teacher

assigned to instruct us

about the science of

Krishna consciousness.

 

Tarum: Yeh, our teacher

is boring, strict, and al-

ways finding fault from

us, students.

 

Melvin: That is why we are

here, Swamiji, because we

want you to be our science

teacher. There`s nobody

like you. Your kind, and

generous. And I have yet

to find someone whom you

gave a failing mark in your

eternal career as Guru.

 

Tarum: Oh yeh, that boring

teacher was Swamiji`s pupil

before.

 

Melvin embarrassed)Oooops.

Sorry, Swamiji, for putting

my foot in my mouth.

 

Srila Prabhupad: O.K. I`ll

give you an assignment. Do

not come back if you don`t

have a report about The

Foot and Mouth. And the idea

of always closing your mouth

while eating. Is that clear.

 

Melvin: Yes, Sir!

 

Tarum: No, Sir!

 

Class under the Narra tree is

dismissed(author).

 

Tinng..Ting...Ting...Ting....

[melvin]

Recorded inside

Krishnaloka`s

receiving room

on Sept. 14, 2001.

 

Sabrina: What place

is this?

 

Melvin: Welcome to

Krishnaloka.

 

Sabrina: Why, it`s

so quiet and there

is nobody around

only trees.

 

Melvin: You can`t

see them, but they

can see you! So en-

joy your stay. Bye.

Bye.

 

Sabrina: Melvin,

please wait for me.

I want to go with

you. I`m afraid..of.

Polar bears.

 

Melvin: Just take my

hand, and fly we go.

Ok?

 

Sabrina: Ok.

 

Melvin: Let`s flyyyyy!

 

Sabrina: Wee...weee...

 

(The two off they go to

Goloka Vrndavan)

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time between 7:30 - 8:00 pm on sept. 11, 2001.