In This World There is Danger at Every Step

In This World There is Danger at Every Step

How to Escape from the World of Dangers

In the Srimad Bhagavatam, Tenth Canto, Chapter 14, Text 58 it is very nicely described how the Lord's devotees escape from this world of dangers:

samāśritā ye pada-pallava-plavaṁ
mahat-padaṁ puṇya-yaśo murāreḥ
bhavāmbudhir vatsa-padaṁ paraṁ padaṁ
padaṁ padaṁ yad vipadāṁ na teṣām

Translation

"For those who have accepted the boat of the lotus feet of the Lord, who is the shelter of the cosmic manifestation and is famous as Murāri, the enemy of the Mura demon, the ocean of the material world is like the water contained in a calf’s hoof-print. Their goal is paraṁ padam, Vaikuṇṭha, the place where there are no material miseries, not the place where there is danger at every step."

Let us take full advantage of this sublime instruction and make our lives safe and perfect by taking complete shelter of Lord Sri Krishna. He will protect us from all dangers. This is real intelligence.

I have practical of experience of this how when one evening a thief came into our temple in Miami demanding money and pointed a gun at my head when I loudly chanted the name of Lord Nrsimhadeva and I was saved from being murdered.

Answers According to the Vedic Wisdom

Question: How Krishna and Krishna's Name Are Non-different?

Dear Gurudeva,

Please accept my humble obeisances.
All Glories To Srila Prabhupada.
All GloriesTo Sree Guru And Gauranga.

1)Krishna and Krishna’s name are nondifferent.
2)Absolute World & Material World (The differences)

Can you please explain in detail how to understand the two subjects as mentioned above.

Please provide some practical example I am quite confused in this subject.

Haribol

Your servant,

Rashmi

Answer: Krishna is Fully Present in His Name

My Dear Rashmi,

Please accept my blessings.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

Just you would be unlimitedly blessed if Krishna were to appear before you and you were able to see Him face-to-face, eye-to-eye, if you will put full faith in Him, you will get exactly the same benefit by chanting His holy name.

The absolute world is the spiritual world and it is eternally manifested. The material world goes through cycles of manifestation and non-manifestation. When Mahavishnu exhales the material world is manifested. And when He inhales the material world becomes non-manifested.

I hope this meets you in the best of health and in an ecstatic mood.

Your ever well-wisher,
Sankarshan Das Adhikari

Srila Prabhupada Chanting Hare Krishna

Srila Prabhupada Chanting Hare Krishna
Sankarshan Das Adhikari
Sankarshan Das Adhikari is one of the spiritual masters of the worldwide Hare Krishna Movement. He has dedicated the last 50 years of his life for bringing a spiritual revolution to planet earth by spreading the teachings of Lord Sri Krishna all over the world. He is based in Austin, Texas and when there is no pandemic regularly travels all over the world teaching his audiences how to attain Krishna consciousness, the highest stage of spiritual awakening. He is available for media interviews and to speak to groups and organizations either in person or via the internet.

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