| KRISHNA
JANMASHTAMI |
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| Celebration :
The Birthday of Lord
Krishna |
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| Birth place :
Lord Krishna |
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| Religion :
Hindu |
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| In the month
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August - September |
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| This is the birthday of Lord Krishna, ths
eighth Divine Incarnation. It fails on the 8th day of the dark half of the
month of Bhadrapada (August-September). This is one of the greatest of all
Hindu festivals. Lord Krishna was born at midnight. A twenty-four hour fast"
observed on this day, which is broken at midnight. |
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| Temples are decorated for the occasion. Kirtans
are sung, bells are rung, the conch is blown, and Sanskrit hymns are recited in
praise of Lord Krishna. At Mathura, the birthplace of Lord Krishna, special
spiritual gatherings are organised at this time. Pilgrims from all over India
attend these festive gatherings. |
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| The Lord appeared when the moon entered the
house of Vrishabha at the constellation of the star Rohini on Wednesday the 8th
day of the second fortnight of the month of Sravana, which corresponds to the
month of Bhadrapada Krishnapaksha according to the Barhaspatyamana, in the year
of Visvavasu, 5,I72 years ago (from I945), which means 3227 B.C. |
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| Study the Bhagavatam and the Pancharatras,
which are equal to the Upanishads. You win know an about the glory of Lord
Krishna, His Lilas and superhuman deeds, The eighth Avatara, Krishna, who has
become the Beloved of India and the world at large, had a threefold objective:
to destroy the wicked demons to play the leading role in the great war fought
on the battlefield of Kurukshetra (where he delivered His wonderful message of
the Gita) and to become the centre of a marvellous development of the Bhakti
schools of India.
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| There is no true science except
devotion to Lord Krishna. That man is wealthy indeed who loves Radha and
Krishna. There is no sorrow other than lack of devotion to Krishna. He is the
foremost of the emancipated who loves Krishna. There is no right course, except
the society of Sri Krishna's devotees The Name, virtues and Lilas (divine
pastimes) of Krishna are the chief things to be remembered. The Lotus Feet of
Radha and Krishna are the chief objects of meditation. |
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| Sri Krishna is the ocean of bliss His
soul-stirring Lilas, which are the wonder of wonders are its waves. The honeyed
music of His flute attracts the minds of His devotees from all three regions.
His unequalled and unsurpassed wealth of beauty amazes the animate and the
inanimate beings. He adorns His friends with His incomparable love. |
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His palms bear the signs of a lotus and discus
the right sole of His feet of a flag, lotus thunderbolt, an iron goad, barley
seed, and the Swastika. His left sole has the rainbow, triangle, water-pot,
crescent, sky, fish, and a cow's footprint. His Form is composed of condensed
universal consciousness and bliss. His Body pervades the entire cosmos. |
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| Devotion is the only means of attaining Lord
Krishna. Bhakti kindles love for the Lord. When love is directed towards
Krishna, man is freed from the bondage of the world. |
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| Though Lord Krishna appeared in a human body,
He had a divine body not composed of the five elements. He did not take any
birth here in the usual sense of the term. He did not die. He appeared and
disappeared through His Yoga Maya as He has declared in the Gita. This is" a
secret known only to His devotees, Yogis and Sages. |
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| His enchanting form with flute in hand is
worshipped in myriads of homes in India. It is a form to which is poured out
devotion and supreme love from the hearts of countless devotees not only in
India but also in the West. Millions of spiritual seekers worship Him and
repeat His Mantra, Om Namo Bhuguvate Vasudevaya. |
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| Lord Krishna was great in knowledge, great in
emotion, great in action, all at once. The scriptures have not recorded any
life more full, more intense, more sublime and grander than the life of Sri
Krishna.
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| Krishna has played various roles during His
stay in the world. He was Arjuna's charioteer. He was an excellent statesman.
He was a master musician; he gave lessons even to Narada in the art of playing
the veena. The music of His flute thrilled the hearts of the Gopis and everyone
else. He was a cowherd in Brindavan and Gokul. He exhibited miraculous powers
even as a child. He killed many demons. He revealed His Cosmic Form to His
mother. Yasoda. He performed the Rasa Lila, the secret of which can only be
understood by devotees like Narada, Gauranga, Radha and the Gopis. He taught
the supreme Truth of Yoga, Bhakti and Vedanta to Arjuna and Uddhava. He had
mastered every one of the sixty-four fine arts. For all these reasons He is
regarded as a full and complete manifestation of God. |
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