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Topic - Rukmini Mangalam Part 2 Date - 21st may 2024 HG Anant Shesh Pr- Today HG Sri Sri Krsna Prabhu is here with us to give Japa Talk. He is younger brother of HH Gaur Krsna Swami Maharaja and disciple of HH Radha Govind Swami Maharaj. We heard from him Rukmini katha part 1. Guru Maharaj’s vyasa puja will be celebrated in Vrindavan Dham. We will get the association of many Prabhupada disciples there. Initiations will take place on 18th July in Sri Vrindavan dham. And aspiring devotees from Maharashtra will take initiation in Bhuvaikuntha Pandharpur Dham on 20th July. HG Sri Sri Krishna Prabhu -  om ajnana-timirandhasya jnananjana-salakaya cakshur unmilitam yena tasmai sri-gurave namah nama om vishnu-padaya krishna-preshthaya bhu-tale srimate bhaktivedanta-svamin iti namine namas te sarasvate deve gaura-vani-pracarine nirvisesha-sunyavadi-pascatya-desa-tarine vande ‘ham sri-guroh sri-yuta-pada-kamalam sri-gurun vaishnavams ca sri-rupam sagrajatam saha-gana-raghunathanvitam tam sa jivam sadvaitam savadhutam parijana-sahitam krishna-caitanya-devam sri-radha-krishna-padan saha-gana-lalita- sri-visakhanvitams ca he krishna karuna-sindho dina-bandho jagat-pate gopesa gopika-kanta radha-kanta namo ’stu te tapta-kancana-gaurangi radhe vrindavanesvari vrishabhanu-sute devi pranamami hari-priye (jaya) sri-krishna-caitanya prabhu nityananda sri-advaita gadadhara srivasadi-gaura-bhakta-vrinda HARE KRISHNA HARE KRISHNA KRISHNA KRISHNA HARE HARE HARE RAMA HARE RAMA RAMA RAMA HARE HARE I offer humble obeisances to the lotus feet of Maharaj and all Vaishnavas. Let us continue with the discussion on Rukmini Mangalam. Yesterday, we initiated this topic, and today we shall proceed further. It is imperative for us to make strides in sadhana bhakti. We must earnestly pray to Rukmini Devi, as without her grace, progress in our devotional journey remains arduous. As I have previously mentioned, both Radharani and Rukmini are our spiritual guides. Rukmini perpetually serves at the lotus feet of the Lord. We learned yesterday that upon hearing about the Lord from Narada, Rukmini accepted him as her husband in her heart. Bhishmak had 5 sons and 1 daughter. Except, Rukmi everyone wanted that Rukmini should get married to Krishna. But Rukmini was against this. She wondered why her elder brother acted as her adversary, despite the absence of enmity in this life. Rukmini contemplated on the fact that everyone wished for her marriage with Krishna, yet her brother remained unsupportive.Regardless of the circumstances, she resolved that she could only accept Krishna as her husband, having dedicated herself entirely to him. She expressed that if Krishna did not accept her, she would find no purpose in continuing her existence.This is very beautiful. We should understand her mind. She thinks,”I have given myself to Krsna completely. Now how can I accept anyone else as a husband?”  In the past, individuals would honour their commitments without fail, never reneging on their promises. If my brother forces me to marry someone else, then i will give up this body. Then someone can say,”then give up this body because your brother won't allow you to marry Krsna.” She says,”No. No. Now I don't have any right to my body. Because i have given it to Krsna. Now Krsna has right on my body. He is  life and soul. My body is his property and how can I destroy it without his consent.” She thinks,”I have accepted him as my husband but he should also know that. Somebody should inform him.” Although he is Parmatma, supersoul. But she wants to inform him. Then a brahmin comes infront of her. That time a brahmin comes and sees that she is very upset. Brahmin sees that she is very morose and asks her,”why are you so miserable?” She starts weeping in front of him. She says,”O Brahmin, please help me and protect me.” Brahmin says,”I will surely go to Dwarka. Dont worry.” This type of work only a Brahmin can do. Because krishna katha and marriages, sacrifices are done by Brahmin only.They go to each and every house and see their boys and girls and inform others about boys and girls they have seen. Thats how marriages would take place. That time, people used to have strong faith in Brahmin, that they would easily believe them and give their daughters for marriage. We should always have faith in Sadhu and Vaishnavas. They are our true well wishers. Brahmin says,”DOnt worry, have faith in me. I will convey your message to Him. And I am sure Krsna will accept you. Just like you want him, he will surely accept you.” Then Brahmin departs for Dwarka with a love letter written by Rukmini. When he reached Dwarka, Krishna got to know that from Kaundilyapur a brahmin had come. When he heard Brahmin, he immediately ran towards Brahmin just like he ran when Sudama came. Lord paid obeisances to him, gave a nice seat to him, gave sumptuous prasadam to him, gave service to him. CC Madhya 13.77. Viṣṇu Purāṇa (1.19.65) namo brahmaṇya-devāya go-brāhmaṇa-hitāya ca jagad-dhitāya kṛṣṇāya govindāya namo namaḥ Translation: “ ‘Let me offer my respectful obeisances unto Lord Kṛṣṇa, who is the worshipable Deity for all brahminical men, who is the well-wisher of cows and brāhmaṇas, and who is always benefiting the whole world. I offer my repeated obeisances to the Personality of Godhead, known as Kṛṣṇa and Govinda.’ He has a nature to serve brahmins, spiritual master.he started massaging his feet. Rama and Lakshaman would serve Vishwamirta when he would got to take rest. Tulasi carita manasa Balakanda munibar sayan kinhi tab jaee. lage charan chapan dou bhaee॥  jinh ke charan saroruh lagi. karat bibidh jap jog biragi॥ Translation: "Then the revered sage went to rest. Both brothers began to press his feet, for touching which even renunciants engage in various kinds of chanting and meditation for the vision and touch of the lotus feet." Both of them would massage his spiritual master’s lotus feet. He has practised that. He does the same when this Brahmin comes, he asks Brahmin,”is everything fine in Vidarbha? Is the king able to fulfil his duties properly?” is there any challenge?” Brahmin says,”No. No. there is no problem but there is one problem also.” Krishna asks,”What is the problem?” Brahmin says,”He has one daughter- Rukmini- very beautiful, sincere. Maharaj has 5 sons. All the other 4 sons and the king himself with Rukmini want you to marry her. Rukmini has accepted you as husband from her body, mind and soul completely. But her elder brother  Rukmi doesnt want that to happen.he is against it. That's why Rukmini has written a letter for you out of fear. Please read this letter which she has written.” Krishna says,”you read the letter for me.” Brahmin starts reading the letter. Rukmini lives in Maharashtra and Lord is in Gujarat. Then Rukmini has written a letter in which language? Marathi or gujarati? If she writes in marathi then Krsna may not understand and if she writes in gujarati then that means she knows gujarati also. We should inquire like that. She has written neither in marathi nor in gujarati. She has written in sanskrit. Sanskrit is the mother of all languages. We should carefully read sanskrit. When I was in Varanasi and studying sanskrit. There is a place called “Sarvabhauma Sanskrit school”. From there, we used to go to take bath in ganges. They used to teach us how to speak sanskrit. I read that in 1974 and I still remember. Nobody wants to study Sanskrit nowadays, there is no good for them in future. Because then you can't understand the scriptures, Bhagavatam. What is the use then if we can't understand our scriptures. When they will see themselves unqualified to read scriptures, they will be embarrassed. So whatever happened . it’s ok. But now, please be alert now. Start studying and reading sanskrit carefully. With sanskrit , we should understand Hindi also. Both languages we should understand. And we should learn english also. Sanskrit, Hindi and English - these 3 languages we should know. That's why Rukmini has written in Sanskrit and not in Gujarati or marathi. So that we also learn sanskrit. That’s why i said she is our spiritual master. This is the duty of a spiritual master to illuminate and destroy ignorance. She is illuminating us by writing in sanskrit. ŚB 10.52.37 śrī-rukmiṇy uvāca śrutvā guṇān bhuvana-sundara śṛṇvatāṁ te nirviśya karṇa-vivarair harato ’ṅga-tāpam rūpaṁ dṛśāṁ dṛśimatām akhilārtha-lābhaṁ tvayy acyutāviśati cittam apatrapaṁ me Translation: Śrī Rukmiṇī said [in her letter, as read by the brāhmaṇa]: O beauty of the worlds, having heard of Your qualities, which enter the ears of those who hear and remove their bodily distress, and having also heard of Your beauty, which fulfills all the visual desires of those who see, I have fixed my shameless mind upon You, O Kṛṣṇa. Brahmin repeats the words of Rukmini, “ since I heard about your name, form, qualities and pastimes, I have shamelessly desired to marry you. I can't see anything else. I Can only see you everywhere. Since the day, I  heard your glories from Narada, wherever I see, I can only see you. I see you inside, outside and everywhere. You have captured my heart and mind. ŚB 10.52.38 kā tvā mukunda mahatī kula-śīla-rūpa- vidyā-vayo-draviṇa-dhāmabhir ātma-tulyam dhīrā patiṁ kulavatī na vṛṇīta kanyā kāle nṛ-siṁha nara-loka-mano-’bhirāmam Translation: O Mukunda, You are equal only to Yourself in lineage, character, beauty, knowledge, youthfulness, wealth and influence. O lion among men, You delight the minds of all mankind. What aristocratic, sober-minded and marriageable girl of a good family would not choose You as her husband when the proper time has come? She says,”O lord, bestower of love, my life, there’s no one like you. Nobody is as knowledgeable, wealthy, beauty, power, renowned, powerful, opulent. Everything comes from you. Nobody is compatible with you. Who would like to marry other than you? Everyone wants to have a very nice husband, knowledgeable, wealthy, powerful, beautiful husband. Their Relatives and parents also want the same for the girl. But all these qualities are there in Krsna only.  (Visnu Purana 6.5.47) aisvaryasya samagrasya viryasya yasasah sriyah nana-vairagyayos caiva sannam bhaga itingana Translation: “Full wealth, strength, fame, beauty, knowledge, and renunciation – these are the six opulences of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.” (Vishnu Purana 6.5.47) By these six opulences one can ascertain what is God.  Wherever lord goes, everyone wats to have His darshan. Once Radharani writes a letter to Krsna, in that she claims clouds as her brother “oh brother, please convey my message to Shyamsunder.” Because clouds always moves from one place to another. Then cloud says,”how will i recognise who is your lover?” Radharani says,”His color is bluish” Clouds says,”there can be many people with bluish color.” Radharani says,”he must be having flute in his hands.” cloud says,”there can be many bluish people with flute in hands.” Radhrani says,”he must be in yellow garments then you’ll understand that he is my master.” Clouds says,”there can be many bluish people with flute in hands and wearing yellow garments.” Radharani says,”Oh dear brother, wherever my beloved may go, hundreds and thousands of people will be drawn to catch a glimpse of him. Then you will understand he is my master and my only lover.” Lord is so beautiful that everyone is longing to have his darsana. His face is so beautiful that even dust looks beautiful on his face. Not that he gets ready and then he looks beautiful. ŚB 3.2.12 yan martya-līlaupayikaṁ sva-yoga- māyā-balaṁ darśayatā gṛhītam vismāpanaṁ svasya ca saubhagarddheḥ paraṁ padaṁ bhūṣaṇa-bhūṣaṇāṅgam Translation: The Lord appeared in the mortal world by His internal potency, yoga-māyā. He came in His eternal form, which is just suitable for His pastimes. These pastimes were wonderful for everyone, even for those proud of their own opulence, including the Lord Himself in His form as the Lord of Vaikuṇṭha. Thus His [Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s] transcendental body is the ornament of all ornaments. Every aspect of Krishna is so exquisite that even ornaments and garments become resplendent when adorned by him. Rukmini is also saying- You are incredibly beautiful; there is no one else quite like you. Your qualities are unmatched by anyone in this world. Your knowledge is unparalleled; no one else can possess 64 qualities in just 64 days. Oh Lord! What patient maiden would not eagerly accept you as her husband?Who would not be willing to accept you as husband or master? I, too, desire only you as my husband. SB 10.52.39 tan me bhavān khalu vṛtaḥ patir aṅga jāyām ātmārpitaś ca bhavato ’tra vibho vidhehi mā vīra-bhāgam abhimarśatu caidya ārād gomāyu-van mṛga-pater balim ambujākṣa Translation: Therefore, my dear Lord, I have chosen You as my husband, and I surrender myself to You. Please come swiftly, O almighty one, and make me Your wife. My dear lotus-eyed Lord, let Śiśupāla never touch the hero’s portion like a jackal stealing the property of a lion. She says “Oh Lord, I have accepted you as my husband. I have completely surrendered to you. You are Supersoul. You know my mind and heart. Please accept me as your wife.Oh lord of my life,I have surrendered to you. Just like jackal should not take the prey of a lion, nobody should take me(your wife) apart from you. This is your responsibility. This is your duty and dharma. Shishupal should not take me. There is very little time.” ŚB 10.52.40 pūrteṣṭa-datta-niyama-vrata-deva-vipra gurv-arcanādibhir alaṁ bhagavān pareśaḥ ārādhito yadi gadāgraja etya pāṇiṁ gṛhṇātu me na damaghoṣa-sutādayo ’nye Translation: If I have sufficiently worshiped the Supreme Personality of Godhead by pious works, sacrifices, charity, rituals and vows, and also by worshiping the demigods, brāhmaṇas and gurus, then may Gadāgraja come and take my hand, and not Damaghoṣa’s son or anyone else. If ever i have done any piety(giving charity, gave food to poor, made home for beggars, made wells in a village, made gardens for others). This is all religious. If ever i did nay piety, served any vaishnavas, guru or sadhu then the result should be only that you accept me as your wife. I dont want anything else. CC Antya 20.29 na dhanaṁ na janaṁ na sundarīṁ kavitāṁ vā jagad-īśa kāmaye mama janmani janmanīśvare bhavatād bhaktir ahaitukī tvayi Translation: ‘O Lord of the universe, I do not desire material wealth, materialistic followers, a beautiful wife or fruitive activities described in flowery language. All I want, life after life, is unmotivated devotional service to You.’ I just want to be yours. I want to be your wife. Accept me as your wife. Oh Shyamsunder, please accept me. ŚB 10.52.41  śvo bhāvini tvam ajitodvahane vidarbhān guptaḥ sametya pṛtanā-patibhiḥ parītaḥ nirmathya caidya-magadhendra-balaṁ prasahya māṁ rākṣasena vidhinodvaha vīrya-śulkām Translation: O unconquerable one, tomorrow when my marriage ceremony is about to begin, You should arrive unseen in Vidarbha and surround Yourself with the leaders of Your army. Then crush the forces of Caidya and Magadhendra and marry me in the Rākṣasa style, winning me with Your valor. You are unconquerable. Just one day before my marriage, please come to Kaundilyapur. All warriors will be present here. My elder brother Rukmi, will invite all the powerful demons here. So you come one day before my marriage and kill all of them and take me with you. Now Krishna may say, “you are princess, living in a palace, how will I come? You must be inside the core of the palace. How will I come and kidnap you?” Rukmini answers that also,”Oh Lord, you dont know about one ritual. I will tell you that in our family,there is one religious affair. ŚB 10.52.42 antaḥ-purāntara-carīm anihatya bandhūn tvām udvahe katham iti pravadāmy upāyam pūrve-dyur asti mahatī kula-deva-yātrā yasyāṁ bahir nava-vadhūr girijām upeyāt Translation: Since I will be staying within the inner chambers of the palace, You may wonder, “How can I carry you away without killing some of your relatives?” But I shall tell You a way: On the day before the marriage there is a grand procession to honor the royal family’s deity, and in this procession the new bride goes outside the city to visit Goddess Girijā. There’s one ritual in our family where a girl before marriage goes to Girirja temple and worships her. It is a big festival. They dress the girl very beautifully and she goes to the temple with all her girlfriends. Oh lover of my life, that time you come and kidnap me. You hold my hand and take me with you on your chariot. Nobody will do anything that time. ŚB 10.52.43 yasyāṅghri-paṅkaja-rajaḥ-snapanaṁ mahānto vāñchanty umā-patir ivātma-tamo-’pahatyai yarhy ambujākṣa na labheya bhavat-prasādaṁ jahyām asūn vrata-kṛśān śata-janmabhiḥ syāt Translation: O lotus-eyed one, great souls like Lord Śiva hanker to bathe in the dust of Your lotus feet and thereby destroy their ignorance. If I cannot obtain Your mercy, I shall simply give up my vital force, which will have become weak from the severe penances I will perform. Then, after hundreds of lifetimes of endeavor, I may obtain Your mercy. Oh lord, lotus eyed one, Personalities like Lord Shiva and other great demigods worship your lotus feet for their purification. If I don't get you then I will do the necessary austerities and give up my life. And lifetimes after lifetimes I will do austerities till I get you as my husband. If you won’t come to take me then i will do austerities and i will dry up my body but will never go to Shishupal. When Uddhava came to Vrindavan, ŚB 10.47.61 āsām aho caraṇa-reṇu-juṣām ahaṁ syāṁ vṛndāvane kim api gulma-latauṣadhīnām yā dustyajaṁ sva-janam ārya-pathaṁ ca hitvā bhejur mukunda-padavīṁ śrutibhir vimṛgyām Translation: The gopīs of Vṛndāvana have given up the association of their husbands, sons and other family members, who are very difficult to give up, and they have forsaken the path of chastity to take shelter of the lotus feet of Mukunda, Kṛṣṇa, which one should search for by Vedic knowledge. Oh, let me be fortunate enough to be one of the bushes, creepers or herbs in Vṛndāvana, because the gopīs trample them and bless them with the dust of their lotus feet. Dust of the lotus feet of Krsna is the dust of Vrindavan. Rukmini wants to serve the lotus feet of Krsna. When lord heard this letter of Rukmini, he immediately says to Brahmin,”Dont worry, i will surely come.” He called his charioteer and with the Brahmin came to Kaundilyapur from Dwarka. When he approached Kaundinyapur, the Brahmin requested, 'Please allow me to alight from the chariot so that the citizens do not learn of my visit to Dwarka.” On the other hand, Rukmini was very morose, sad and at that time Brahmin came and informed her,”Please don't worry. Shyamsunder has come.” When she heard, Rukmini was in ecstasy. All the kings have come to take her. As soon as Rukmini removed her veil, all the kings were illusioned,lust aroused in their heart and they fell down from their chariot. They were awestruck. That time, Lord Krsna came and hold the hand of Rukmini and pulled her to chariot. Everyone was looking at Rukmini and Krishna. Everyone was witnessing the beautiful divine couple of Rukmini and Krishna. Then all the kings came into their senses. Le gayo re Rukmini ko bhaga kar le gae re (song. Couldn't find source) Translation - Rukmini was taken away, they abducted her away. When Krsna started his chariot, everyone started shouting. Then her elder brother said,”don’t worry. I am here. Till I kill this Krsna and bring my sister back , I am not kshatriya.if i can’t do that then I will never come back to kaundinyapur, Vidarbha.” he was a fool number one. How can he bring Rukmini back and fight with Krsna. He went with one whole army. Krsna killed his army and He tied Rukmi up with a piece of cloth and snipped at his mustache, beard and hair, keeping some spots here and there. Then Rukmi didn’t return to Vidarbha. He made his own place - Bhojakata. Then Lord Krsna and goddess Rukmini went to Dwarka. They performed a marriage ceremony properly, this way He created the fortune of Rukmini and also He created our fortune. Because we read and hear this beautiful pastime. From this pastime, we learn that Rukmini never saw Lord but she only heard pastimes of Krsna. She heard it so beautifully that she fully dedicated her life to Krsna. We should also be attentive while hearing. Krishna has given us two ears to hear and one mouth to speak. So we should not speak instead we should hear more and more. If we hear properly and attentively then only we can speak. That in why in nine devotional process, first is hearing (sravanam). Sravan should be from bonafide spiritual teachers. Spritual teachers who read bonafide literatures, are connected to bonafide sampradaya, have taken shelter of bonafide parampara. If we hear from those acaryas with love and devotion, then we will also achieve Krsna prema. Just like Rukmini achieved Krsna. HG Anant Shesh Pr- We are very grateful to Prabhuji. His voice reminds us of HH Radha Govind Goswami Maharaja and especially HH Gaur Krsna Swami Maharaj. It is our great fortune that Maharaj has set aside two days for us. Prabhuji with his brother studies Sanskrit in Vrindavana and Barsana. Presently also, Prabhuji studies Bhagavatam near samadhi of HH Gaur Krsna maharaj. Everyone invited him for Bhagavat class worldwide. He did one katha in Belgaon on 24 acaryas for 3 weeks. Again, we will express our gratitude to Prabhuji. HARE KRISHNA HARE KRISHNA KRISHNA KRISHNA HARE HARE HARE RAMA HARE RAMA RAMA RAMA HARE HARE We should also remember what he taught us that how we should hear about Krishna just like Rukmini. Srimati rukmini Maiya ki Jai! Srila Gurudeva ki Jai! Srila Prabhupada ki Jai!                    

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