Krushna’s Birth

An 8-year-old boy – “Swamiji, I have a question that’s been bothering me since birth. Can I ask that question to you?”

Swamiji (laughs) – “Okay, Go ahead.”

The little boy– “If God is impartial, why does He always take the side of de:vathas like Indra and kill asuras like Ra:vana?”

Swamiji – “It’s not the race, caste or gender that God is for or against, it is the goodness in one’s heart that God protects.”

parithra:na:ya sa:dhu:nam

The little boy – “Which good ra:kshasa, demon did God protect?”

Swamiji – “Prahla:da, son of a rakshasa Hiranyakasipa! Vibhi:shana, brother of Ra:vana”

The little boy – “Which bad de:vatha did God punish?”

Swamiji – “Indra’s son Ka:kasura! Bramha’s son’s son Ra:vana”.

The little boy – “Very nice! Are there any examples like this of people from different castes, gender, etc?”

Swamiji – “Sabari, Guha, Hanuman, Jatayu…”

The little boy – “So, God comes to protect good beings and punish wrong-doers”

Swamiji – “You take off the peel to eat a banana. The purpose is to eat it. In that process, the peel is taken away. Similarly, God protects good beings. In that process, He will ‘remove’ those who stop good people.”

parithra:na:ya sa:dhu:nam
vina:sa:ya chadushkrutham

The little boy – “But, Swamiji why does He protect only good people? Why can’t He simply make everyone do good things?”

Swamiji – “God does not do magic. He encourages and empowers good people because the purpose of His appearance is: dharma samstha:panam, establishing right way to live. He ensures those who want to follow dharma are protected and able to lead the rest.”

parithra:na:ya sa:dhu:nam vina:sa:ya chadushkrutham
dharma samstha:pana:rdha:ya sambhava:mi yuge: yuge:

How can we be sure that we are amongst the sa:dhus that God protects?

A sa:dhu is one who is good at heart. When you have a sincere desire to lead life in a righteous manner as recommended by Elders (those with knowledge comes from an unbroken lineage of Vedic gurus), you can be certain that He will take the responsibility to guide you. That is in fact the purpose of Sri Krushna avatha:ra as stated in Bha:gavatham

thatho:khila jagath padma bo:dha:ya achyutha bha:nuna:m
de:vaki: pu:rva sandhya:ya:m a:virbhu:tham maha:thmana:
Achyutha, Sri Krushna took birth in the womb of Mother Devaki after the sunset to blossom the lotus like world with essential knowledge (as Bhagavad Gi:tha)

Bhagavad Githa has 700 verses. Why can’t it be simple?

Just as a surgeon prepares a patient’s body appropriately before surgery, Sri Krushna prepared Arjuna’s mind to receive the ultimate message.

What is that final message?

We all want to rush into the final message. If the intent is to truly reflect on its meaning and practise to implement it, such rush is acceptable. However, having trust in the giver, God is as essential as the trust in the process and the message.

sarva dharma:n parithyajya ma:m e:kam saranam vraja
ahamthva: sarva pa:pe:bhyo: mo:kshaishya:mi ma:suchaha
Chapter 18, Verse 66
I am the owner of all paths such as karma, jna:na, bhakthi. Trust in Me as the ONLY means. I will liberate you from all the sinful reactions that block you from Eternal bliss.

Reflect on this essential message from Sri Krushna daily, He will take birth daily within your heartand shine from within you making you capable of doing righteous deeds for the benefit of yourself and the world. You can also be a sa:dhu who He will keep eternally protect from all hindrances. He takes ‘birth’ to gracefully accept the service of such sa:dhus.

– From the discourse of HH Chinna Jeeyar Swamiji
– 31^st August 2021, Sri Jayanthi
– Krushnastami

Dharma sa:sthram prescribes the following to know when to celebrate Krushna:stami
– If Rohini star and Astami thithi are on the same day at the time of sunrise, that is when Krushnastami can be observed and celebrated.
– In case both the star and thithi are not on the same day at the time of sunrise, choose the later day of the two days.
– If by the time of sunrise on that day, the previous star or thithi still hasn’t passed by, then choose the next day to celebrate Krushna:stami. If unclear, use Vedic calendar, pancha:ngam to look up the day.