Jarasandha
is another very interesting demon. Someone who perfectly follows Vedic
regulations, is totally respectful of the brahmanas and gives enormous
amounts of charity to the brahmanas. Only problem is he does not accept
subordination to the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
In order to perform the Rajasuya sacrifice which will establish Krishna as the Supreme Being, Krishna acting as a human being, turns to Uddhava for advice. How wonderful is that! Fortunate Uddhava. Adviser to the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
It is Uddhava's plan... Krishna, Arjuna and Bhimasena should approach Jarasandha disguised as brahmanas and beg charity from him. Reminiscent of Vamana deva... Lord Vishnu appearing as a brahmana... and approaching Bali Maharaja. Bhimasena being an equal match should then fight with him.
"And in order to assure Bhimasena's victory, I think that Your Lordship should also accompany him. If the fighting takes place in Your presence, I am sure Bhimasena will emerge victorious because simply by Your presence everything impossible is made possible, just as Lord Brahma creates this universe and Lord Siva destroys it simply through Your influence." KB 2.16
Uddhava. Uddhava. Uddhava. He speaks so beautifully. One minute he is giving practical logistics and within a second, before the sentence is even finished, he is in ecstatic meditation on the transcendence. Explores his meditation on the working of the material modes.. continues to share his meditation... and then brings his thoughts back again to the logistics. Like a delicious transcendental sandwich. that was the first half of the sandwich now here is the other half.
"Actually, You are creating and destroying the entire cosmic manifestation. Lord Brahma and Lord Siva are only the superficially visible causes. Creation and destruction are actually being performed by the invisible time factor, which is Your impersonal representation. Everything is under the control of this time factor. If Your invisible time factor can perform such wonderful acts through Lord Brahma and Lord Siva, will not Your personal presence help Bhimasena to conquer Jarasandha?" KB 2.16
Now he is back again considering the task at hand, Jarasanda's subjugation, but it only serves for Uddhava to springboard in his meditation this time for glorification of lila.
"My dear Lord, when Jarasandha is killed, then the queens of all the imprisoned kings will be so joyful at their husbands' being released by Your mercy that they will all begin to sing Your glories. They will be as pleased as the gopis were when they were relieved from the hands of Sarikhasura. All the great sages, the King of the elephants, Gajendra, the goddess of fortune, Sita, and even Your father and mother, were all delivered by Your causeless mercy. We also have been thus delivered, and we are always singing the transcendental glories of Your activities." KB 2.16
How very dear Uddhava is to Krishna. Krishna relishes such an adviser.
"My dear Uddhava, you are always my well-wishing confidential friend. I therefore wish to see everything through you because I believe that your counsel is always right. I believe that you understand the whole situation perfectly. Therefore I am asking your opinion. What should I do? I have faith in you, and therefore I shall do whatever you advise." KB 2.15
Krishna in Dvarka is the same Krishna as Krishna Chaitanya. It is by the mercy of Lord Chaitanya that we can have access to Krishna Lila anywhere Krishna is appearing.
In order to perform the Rajasuya sacrifice which will establish Krishna as the Supreme Being, Krishna acting as a human being, turns to Uddhava for advice. How wonderful is that! Fortunate Uddhava. Adviser to the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
It is Uddhava's plan... Krishna, Arjuna and Bhimasena should approach Jarasandha disguised as brahmanas and beg charity from him. Reminiscent of Vamana deva... Lord Vishnu appearing as a brahmana... and approaching Bali Maharaja. Bhimasena being an equal match should then fight with him.
"And in order to assure Bhimasena's victory, I think that Your Lordship should also accompany him. If the fighting takes place in Your presence, I am sure Bhimasena will emerge victorious because simply by Your presence everything impossible is made possible, just as Lord Brahma creates this universe and Lord Siva destroys it simply through Your influence." KB 2.16
Uddhava. Uddhava. Uddhava. He speaks so beautifully. One minute he is giving practical logistics and within a second, before the sentence is even finished, he is in ecstatic meditation on the transcendence. Explores his meditation on the working of the material modes.. continues to share his meditation... and then brings his thoughts back again to the logistics. Like a delicious transcendental sandwich. that was the first half of the sandwich now here is the other half.
"Actually, You are creating and destroying the entire cosmic manifestation. Lord Brahma and Lord Siva are only the superficially visible causes. Creation and destruction are actually being performed by the invisible time factor, which is Your impersonal representation. Everything is under the control of this time factor. If Your invisible time factor can perform such wonderful acts through Lord Brahma and Lord Siva, will not Your personal presence help Bhimasena to conquer Jarasandha?" KB 2.16
Now he is back again considering the task at hand, Jarasanda's subjugation, but it only serves for Uddhava to springboard in his meditation this time for glorification of lila.
"My dear Lord, when Jarasandha is killed, then the queens of all the imprisoned kings will be so joyful at their husbands' being released by Your mercy that they will all begin to sing Your glories. They will be as pleased as the gopis were when they were relieved from the hands of Sarikhasura. All the great sages, the King of the elephants, Gajendra, the goddess of fortune, Sita, and even Your father and mother, were all delivered by Your causeless mercy. We also have been thus delivered, and we are always singing the transcendental glories of Your activities." KB 2.16
How very dear Uddhava is to Krishna. Krishna relishes such an adviser.
"My dear Uddhava, you are always my well-wishing confidential friend. I therefore wish to see everything through you because I believe that your counsel is always right. I believe that you understand the whole situation perfectly. Therefore I am asking your opinion. What should I do? I have faith in you, and therefore I shall do whatever you advise." KB 2.15
Krishna in Dvarka is the same Krishna as Krishna Chaitanya. It is by the mercy of Lord Chaitanya that we can have access to Krishna Lila anywhere Krishna is appearing.
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