How to See Suffering as a Benediction
When Krishna subdued the Kaliya serpent, who been polluting the Yamuna river by his poison, by dancing on his hoods, his wives, the Nagapatnis, prayed to Lord Krishna as follows:
“O dear Lord, You are equal to everyone. For You there is no distinction between Your sons, friends or enemies. Therefore the punishment which You have so kindly offered to Kāliya is exactly befitting. O Lord, You have descended especially for the purpose of annihilating all kinds of disturbing elements within the world, and because You are the Absolute Truth, there is no difference between Your mercy and Your punishment. We think, therefore, that this apparent punishment of Kāliya is actually some benediction. We consider that Your punishment is Your great mercy upon us because when You punish someone it is to be understood that the reactions of his sinful activities are eradicated. It is already clear that this creature appearing in the body of a serpent must have been overburdened with all kinds of sin; otherwise, how could he have the body of a serpent? Your dancing on his hoods has reduced all the sinful results of actions caused by his having this body of a serpent. It is therefore very auspicious that You have become angry and have punished him in this way. We are very much astonished to see how You have become so much pleased with this serpent, who evidently performed various religious activities in his past lives that pleased everyone. He must have undergone all kinds of penances and austerities, humbly honored others and executed universal welfare activities for all living creatures.”
Therefore whenever we find ourselves in suffering, instead of being disturbed we should see our suffering as a benediction from Krishna, that through this suffering our beloved Lord is freeing us from the reactions of our previous sinful activities.
Sankarshan Das Adhikari
Sarita
My Dear Sarita,
Please accept my blessings.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
This means that Krishna can expand from Himself unlimited incarnations of God such as Lord Rama or Lord Nrisimhadeva and not be in any way diminished.
I hope this meets you in the best of health.
“O dear Lord, You are equal to everyone. For You there is no distinction between Your sons, friends or enemies. Therefore the punishment which You have so kindly offered to Kāliya is exactly befitting. O Lord, You have descended especially for the purpose of annihilating all kinds of disturbing elements within the world, and because You are the Absolute Truth, there is no difference between Your mercy and Your punishment. We think, therefore, that this apparent punishment of Kāliya is actually some benediction. We consider that Your punishment is Your great mercy upon us because when You punish someone it is to be understood that the reactions of his sinful activities are eradicated. It is already clear that this creature appearing in the body of a serpent must have been overburdened with all kinds of sin; otherwise, how could he have the body of a serpent? Your dancing on his hoods has reduced all the sinful results of actions caused by his having this body of a serpent. It is therefore very auspicious that You have become angry and have punished him in this way. We are very much astonished to see how You have become so much pleased with this serpent, who evidently performed various religious activities in his past lives that pleased everyone. He must have undergone all kinds of penances and austerities, humbly honored others and executed universal welfare activities for all living creatures.”
Therefore whenever we find ourselves in suffering, instead of being disturbed we should see our suffering as a benediction from Krishna, that through this suffering our beloved Lord is freeing us from the reactions of our previous sinful activities.
Sankarshan Das Adhikari
Lord Sri Krishna Subduing the Kaliya Serpent
Answers According to the Vedic Wisdom
Question: How Can One Minus One Equal One?
Srila Prabhupada used to say that everything is complete in the spiritual world. He said that one minus one is zero in the material world but one minus one is still one in the spiritual world. What does it mean?Sarita
Answer: Krishna Expands Without Diminution
From: ISKCON Austin, Texas USAMy Dear Sarita,
Please accept my blessings.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
This means that Krishna can expand from Himself unlimited incarnations of God such as Lord Rama or Lord Nrisimhadeva and not be in any way diminished.
I hope this meets you in the best of health.
Your ever well-wisher,
Sankarshan Das Adhikari
ISKCON Founder-Acharya, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, ordered his disciples to become gurus and deliver the world. Sankarshan Das Adhikari has taken this order very seriously and is thus accepting disciples all over the world and has dedicated himself fully to the mission of making the entire world Krishna conscious as soon as possible. He requests your help in this most urgent world deliverance mission to save the suffering humanity from gliding down to the animal kingdom in their next births.
Sankarshan Das Adhikari email: sd@worldleader.com
Sankarshan Das Adhikari
The Most Urgent World Deliverance Mission
ISKCON Founder-Acharya, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, ordered his disciples to become gurus and deliver the world. Sankarshan Das Adhikari has taken this order very seriously and is thus accepting disciples all over the world and has dedicated himself fully to the mission of making the entire world Krishna conscious as soon as possible. He requests your help in this most urgent world deliverance mission to save the suffering humanity from gliding down to the animal kingdom in their next births.
Sankarshan Das Adhikari email: sd@worldleader.com
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