How to Not Be Afraid of Demons
Krishna is not afraid of the demons. When the demons came to Vrindavan to kill Him, He took the opportunity as a sporting pastime to have fun defeating them. It's not that He was in anxiety about being attacked. A nice example is the killing of the Aristasura demon described by Srila Prabhupada as follows in the Krishna Book:
"Once a demon named Aristasura entered the village in the form of a great bull with a gigantic body and huge horns, digging up the earth with his hooves. When the demon entered Vrindavan, the whole land appeared to tremble, as if there were an earthquake. He roared fiercely, and after digging up the earth on the riverside, he entered the village proper. The fearful roaring of the bull was so piercing that some of the pregnant cows and women had miscarriages. Its body was so big, stout and strong that a cloud hovered over its body just as clouds hover over mountains. Aristasura entered Vrindavan with such a fearful appearance that just on seeing this great demon all the men and women were afflicted with great fear, and the cows and other animals fled the village.
"The situation became very terrible, and all the inhabitants of Vrindavan began to cry, 'Krishna! Krishna, please save us!' Krishna saw that the cows were running away, and He immediately replied, 'Don't be afraid. Don't be afraid.' He then appeared before Aristasura and said, 'You lowest of living entities! Why are you frightening the inhabitants of Gokula? What will you gain by this action? If you have come to challenge My authority, then I am prepared to fight you.' In this way, Krishna challenged the demon, and the demon became very angry by the words of Krishna. Krishna stood before the bull, resting His hand on the shoulder of a friend. The bull proceeded toward Krishna in anger. Digging the earth with his hooves, Aristasura lifted his tail, and it appeared that clouds were hovering about the tail. His eyes were reddish and moving in anger. Pointing his horns at Krishna, he charged Him just like the thunderbolt of Indra. But Krishna immediately caught his horns and tossed him away, just as a gigantic elephant repels a small inimical elephant. Although the demon was perspiring and appeared very tired, he took courage and got up. Again he charged Krishna with great force and anger. While rushing toward Krishna, he breathed very heavily. Krishna again caught his horns and immediately threw him to the ground, breaking his horns. Krishna then began to kick his body, just as one squeezes a wet cloth on the ground. Being thus kicked by Krishna, Aristasura rolled over and began to move his legs violently. Bleeding from the mouth and passing stool and urine, his eyes starting from their sockets, he passed to the kingdom of death.
"The demigods in the celestial planets showered flowers on Krishna for His wonderful achievement. Krishna was already the life and soul of the inhabitants of Vrndavana, and after killing this demon in the shape of a bull, He became the cynosure of all eyes. With Balarama, He triumphantly entered Vrndavana village, and the inhabitants glorified Him and Balarama with great jubilation. When a person performs some wonderful feat, his kinsmen and relatives and friends naturally become jubilant."
It is very interesting to note in this pastime how relaxed Krishna was about the whole situation. Prabhupada describes "Krishna stood before the bull, resting His hand on the shoulder of a friend." It is also interesting to see how easily Krishna defeated the demon by tossing him aside and then killing him simply by kicking him. Of course, this is Krishna's kindness to personally kill the demon because anyone who is personally killed by Him is immediately liberated from material existence.
Just as Krishna is not afraid of demons, anyone who fully takes shelter of Krishna will also not be afraid of demons.
I was raised as a meat eater. For roughly the past two years I have stopped eating meat. Srila Prabhupada has written in his Bhagavad-gita purport, "The animal killers do not know that in the future the animal will have a body suitable to kill them. That is the law of nature." What do I need to do to get free from the reactions of these meat eating sins.
Thank you for your time,
Pablo A. Juarez
Sankarshan Das Adhikari
"Once a demon named Aristasura entered the village in the form of a great bull with a gigantic body and huge horns, digging up the earth with his hooves. When the demon entered Vrindavan, the whole land appeared to tremble, as if there were an earthquake. He roared fiercely, and after digging up the earth on the riverside, he entered the village proper. The fearful roaring of the bull was so piercing that some of the pregnant cows and women had miscarriages. Its body was so big, stout and strong that a cloud hovered over its body just as clouds hover over mountains. Aristasura entered Vrindavan with such a fearful appearance that just on seeing this great demon all the men and women were afflicted with great fear, and the cows and other animals fled the village.
"The situation became very terrible, and all the inhabitants of Vrindavan began to cry, 'Krishna! Krishna, please save us!' Krishna saw that the cows were running away, and He immediately replied, 'Don't be afraid. Don't be afraid.' He then appeared before Aristasura and said, 'You lowest of living entities! Why are you frightening the inhabitants of Gokula? What will you gain by this action? If you have come to challenge My authority, then I am prepared to fight you.' In this way, Krishna challenged the demon, and the demon became very angry by the words of Krishna. Krishna stood before the bull, resting His hand on the shoulder of a friend. The bull proceeded toward Krishna in anger. Digging the earth with his hooves, Aristasura lifted his tail, and it appeared that clouds were hovering about the tail. His eyes were reddish and moving in anger. Pointing his horns at Krishna, he charged Him just like the thunderbolt of Indra. But Krishna immediately caught his horns and tossed him away, just as a gigantic elephant repels a small inimical elephant. Although the demon was perspiring and appeared very tired, he took courage and got up. Again he charged Krishna with great force and anger. While rushing toward Krishna, he breathed very heavily. Krishna again caught his horns and immediately threw him to the ground, breaking his horns. Krishna then began to kick his body, just as one squeezes a wet cloth on the ground. Being thus kicked by Krishna, Aristasura rolled over and began to move his legs violently. Bleeding from the mouth and passing stool and urine, his eyes starting from their sockets, he passed to the kingdom of death.
"The demigods in the celestial planets showered flowers on Krishna for His wonderful achievement. Krishna was already the life and soul of the inhabitants of Vrndavana, and after killing this demon in the shape of a bull, He became the cynosure of all eyes. With Balarama, He triumphantly entered Vrndavana village, and the inhabitants glorified Him and Balarama with great jubilation. When a person performs some wonderful feat, his kinsmen and relatives and friends naturally become jubilant."
It is very interesting to note in this pastime how relaxed Krishna was about the whole situation. Prabhupada describes "Krishna stood before the bull, resting His hand on the shoulder of a friend." It is also interesting to see how easily Krishna defeated the demon by tossing him aside and then killing him simply by kicking him. Of course, this is Krishna's kindness to personally kill the demon because anyone who is personally killed by Him is immediately liberated from material existence.
Just as Krishna is not afraid of demons, anyone who fully takes shelter of Krishna will also not be afraid of demons.
Krishna Kills the Aristasura Demon in Self Defense
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Question: How to Become Free From Meat Eating Karma?
Gurudeva.I was raised as a meat eater. For roughly the past two years I have stopped eating meat. Srila Prabhupada has written in his Bhagavad-gita purport, "The animal killers do not know that in the future the animal will have a body suitable to kill them. That is the law of nature." What do I need to do to get free from the reactions of these meat eating sins.
Thank you for your time,
Pablo A. Juarez
Answer: Fully Surrender to Krishna
By fully surrendering to Krishna under the guidance of the bona fide spiritual master you will become from all of the sins that you have committed in millions of lifetimes.Sankarshan Das Adhikari
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