KRISHNASHTAMI (1)

Today is Krishnashtami. It is most pious day. It is the birthday of Lord Krishna. He is the perfect personality. He is all rounder. He is the climax of all fields. The Almighty manifested Himself as Krishna. His representatives have come so many times to the earth having perfection in one or two fields. Ram came to establish social dignity. He showed the ideal love among brothers. The kingship was like football among the brothers. For this very crown, kings of later days killed their so many brothers and even put their fathers in prison. Ram showed to love and obey stepmother more than one’s own mother. He showed the idealism of sacrifice by leaving king’s most beloved queen for ordinary public remarks. Buddha established non-violence. Harishchandra truth, Vaman to kill ego of charity of king Bali and Parasuram came adopting angriness. When kshatriya kings started doing injustice, he killed all kshatriyas of the world seventeen times.
From the very beginning (at the time of taking birth), Krishna chose the toughest situation, the womb of a woman prisoner whose husband was also in the prison. A very cruel and fearful enemy was ready with a sword in the hand to kill, as soon as the new baby comes out of the womb. The cruel enemy had already killed his six elder newborn babies and one became miscarriage. Therefore, repetition of the same event was dead sure. The time was mid night of Bhadrapad Krishnapaksha Ashtami, which is famous for its darkness. Ashtami might have been chosen for his being the eighth son or for other reasons; otherwise, it should have been Amavashya. Moreover, it was raining cats and dogs. The baby was to be carried to Gokul from Mathura prison. In between, the river Yamuna was over flooded with high current. That was the climax of the adverse situation. But all adverse situations became normal. Heavy iron gates of jail were automatically unlocked, soldiers slept, river Yamuna became calm and water was lowered and a new baby girl took birth in Baba Nand’s home at Gokul which was replaced by Krishna. Basudev brought the baby girl to Mathura prison. Everything became normal as usual and no one knew the event. In the morning, Kans came to know about Devaki’s delivery. Seeing the baby girl, he took her in his hand and threw her on a stone to kill her. But the baby girl slipped from his hand and fled in the sky speaking ‘ Your killer has taken birth’. His earlier prophets had taken births in better situations. The maximum the pain in the start, the better the result in future.
Miraculous works were begun to be performed in the very childhood. Pootna, Keshi, Kaliya Nag, Trinavart, Shakat- bhanjan, Vatsasur, Vakasur, Aghasur, Dhenukasur, Pralambasur, Arishtasur, Vyomasur, Kuvaliyapir, Chanur, Mushtik and Kans himself were killed in the very beginning. So many other miraculous works like Yamalarjun release from sin, lifting of Govardhan Mountain, bringing of Nand baba from Varunlok, bringing of Guru Sandipan’s son from Yamlok etc, were performed in the very childhood.
World’s best book Gita has come directly from Lord Krishna’s mouth. The book is the collection of preachings of the Lord to Arjun (His most favorite devotee). Gita is the summary of Vedas. All shastras have come from Vedas. Vedas have come from Brahma’s mouth. Brahma has taken birth from the navel of the Lord (Vishnu-Krishna). Therefore, there have been many deviations between shastras and Lord. But Gita has come out from the very mouth of Lord. Karmayog and Sankhyayog are same. When we do not worry about the result of any work, only do our duty is Karmayog. When we do not think ourselves doer of any work, it is Sankhyayog. ‘Gita sugita kartavya,kimanyaih shastra vistaraih; yaa swayan padmanavasya, mukh padma dwinihsrita.’
‘Ohm Krishnay Vashudevay Haraye Parmatmane, Pranat klesh nashay Govinday namo namah’. --------Ohm Ramanarpanmastu.