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SB Canto 1 Chapter 16 How Parikshit Received the Age of Kali

SB Canto 1 Chapter 16 How Parikshit Received the Age of Kali. by Amritananda das. Based on the Teachings of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. SB 1.2.4 narayanam namaskrtya naram caiva narottamam devim sarasvatim vyasam tato jayam udirayet.

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SB Canto 1 Chapter 16 How Parikshit Received the Age of Kali

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  1. SB Canto 1 Chapter 16 How Parikshit Received the Age of Kali by Amritananda das

  2. Based on the Teachings of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

  3. SB 1.2.4narayanam namaskrtyanaram caiva narottamamdevim sarasvatim vyasamtato jayam udirayet Before reciting this Srimad-Bhagavatam, which is the very means of conquest, one should offer respectful obeisances unto the Personality of Godhead, Narayana, unto Nara-NarayanaRsi, the supermost human being, unto mother Sarasvati, the goddess of learning, and unto Srila Vyasadeva, the author.

  4. SB 1.2.18nasta-prayesvabhadresunityambhagavata-sevayabhagavatyuttama-slokebhaktirbhavatinaisthiki By regular attendance in classes on the Bhagavatam and by rendering of service to the pure devotee, all that is troublesome to the heart is almost completely destroyed, and loving service unto the Personality of Godhead, who is praised with transcendental songs, is established as an irrevocable fact.

  5. Chapter 16: How Maharaj Parikshit Received the Age of Kali SutaGoswami explains, Maharaj Parkishit who was ruling under guidance of Brahmana punished the Master of Kaliyuga who was causing pain to Cow and Bull. SaunakaRsi inquires about the Punishment of Kali and Glories of hearing passtimes of the Lord SutaGoswami explains that after Maharaj Parikshit perceives the influence of Age of Kali in His Kingdom, He initiates a tour of His Kingdom. While touring He hears glories of Pandavas. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Dharma wandering in the Form of a Bull, inquires from Mother Earth in the Form of Cow, about the cause of earth’s miserable condition. Earth replies that, Her misery is caused by Her separation from Krishna’s presence and by an increase of Kali’s influence due to Krsna’s absence. Maharaja Parkishit then arrives. 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36

  6. Chapter 16 ~ Verse 25-36 Mother Earth Replies, Dharma stands on 4 Legs States 40 eternal qualities of SPOG. Passtimes of Lord is now over on earth. In His absence Kali has taken over. 25 26 27 28 29 30 Mother Earth explains how the Lord helps His devotees in distress. Who therefore can bear the separation from Lord. At time King Parikshit the bank of River Saraswati. 31 32 33 34 35 36

  7. SB. 1.16.25 – Mother Earth replies to Dharma dharaëy uväca bhavän hi veda tat sarvaà yan mäà dharmänupåcchasi caturbhir vartase yena pädair loka-sukhävahaiù The earthly deity [in the form of a cow] thus replied to the personality of religious principles [in the form of a bull]: O Dharma, whatever you have inquired from me shall be known to you. I shall try to reply to all those questions. Once you too were maintained by your four legs, and you increased happiness all over the universe by the mercy of the Lord. Purport : • Principles of Religion defined by Lord, executor Dharmaraj or Yamaraj. • Happiness in the world depends proportionately on the maintenance of the religious principles, individually or collectively. The best part of valor is to maintain the principles despite all kinds of odds.

  8. SB. 1.16.26-30 – Qualities of Lord 26 satyaà çaucaà dayä kñäntis tyägaù santoña ärjavam çamo damas tapaù sämyaà titikñoparatiù çrutam 27 jïänaà viraktir aiçvaryaà çauryaà tejo balaà småtiù svätantryaà kauçalaà käntir dhairyaà märdavam eva ca 28 prägalbhyaà praçrayaù çélaà saha ojo balaà bhagaù gämbhéryaà sthairyam ästikyaà kértir mäno 'nahaìkåtiù 29 ete cänye ca bhagavan nityä yatra mahä-guëäù prärthyä mahattvam icchadbhir na viyanti sma karhicit 30 tenähaà guëa-pätreëa çré-niväsena sämpratam çocämi rahitaà lokaà päpmanä kalinekñitam

  9. SB. 1.16.26-30 – Qualities of Lord In Him reside (1) truthfulness, (2) cleanliness, (3) intolerance of another's unhappiness, (4) the power to control anger, (5) self-satisfaction, (6) straightforwardness, (7) steadiness of mind, (8) control of the sense organs, (9) responsibility, (10) equality, (11) tolerance, (12) equanimity, (13) faithfulness, (14) knowledge, (15) absence of sense enjoyment, (16) leadership, (17) chivalry, (18) influence, (19) the power to make everything possible, (20) the discharge of proper duty, (21) complete independence, (22) dexterity, (23) fullness of all beauty, (24) serenity, (25) kindheartedness, (26) ingenuity, (27) gentility, (28) magnanimity, (29) determination, (30) perfection in all knowledge,

  10. SB. 1.16.26-30 – Qualities of Lord (31) proper execution, (32) possession of all objects of enjoyment, (33) joyfulness, (34) immovability, (35) fidelity, (36) fame, (37) worship, (38) pridelessness, (39) being (as the Personality of Godhead), (40) eternity, and many other transcendental qualities which are eternally present and never to be separated from Him. That Personality of Godhead, the reservoir of all goodness and beauty, Lord Çré Kåñëa, has now closed His transcendental pastimes on the face of the earth. In His absence the age of Kali has spread its influence everywhere, so I am sorry to see this condition of existence.

  11. SB. 1.16.26-30 – Qualities of Lord Purport : Innumerable Qualities of the Lord 3. Intolerance of another’s unhappiness 10. Equality 9. Responsibility • Equal to everyone eg. Sun • Those who surrender take advantage. • So, onus lies on the living entities. • Lord has no responsibility • All work done by different appointed energies. • Accept voluntary resp. in different roles in Transcendental passtimes. • Eg. Cowherd boy, As Kshatriya King, etc Protection of the Surendered Soul BG 18.66 Well Wishes for the Devotees BG 10.10-11

  12. SB. 1.16.26-30 – Qualities of Lord Purport : Innumerable Qualities of the Lord 14. Knowledge 23. Fullness of All Beauty • Omnipresent and thus Omniscient. • Omnipotent by His energies • Yogeshwara, Master of all mystic powers. • Sat. Cit, Ananda. • Attractive to liberated souls. • Worshipped by Greatest of Demigods like Lord Brahma and Lord Siva • Controller of innumerable Material universes. • He is Narayana, Vasudeva, Krsna simultaneously. • HIS QUALITIES, THEREFORE CANNOT BE COUNTED BY ANYONE, HOWEVER GREAT ONE MAY BE. Intelligence Gratefulness • He has special features that distinguish Him from others • He attracts Mind of most beautiful SrimatiRadharani and Cupid (MadanaMohana) Power of understanding the circumstantial environment of place, object and Time Perfect Knowledge of everything Knowledge of the Self.

  13. SB. 1.16.31 - Devotees of Lord obedient to Varnasrama ätmänaà cänuçocämi bhavantaà cämarottamam devän pitèn åñén sädhün sarvän varëäàs tathäçramän I am thinking about myself and also, O best amongst the demigods, about you, as well as about all the demigods, sages, denizens of Pitåloka, devotees of the Lord and all men obedient to the system of varëa and äçrama in human society. Purport : • To effect the perfection of human life there is cooperation between men and demigods, sages, denizens of the Pitåloka, devotees of the Lord and the scientific system of varëa and äçrama orders of life. The distinction between human life and animal life therefore begins with the scientific system of varëa and äçrama, guided by the experience of the sages in relation with the demigods, gradually rising to the summit of reestablishing our eternal relation with the Supreme Absolute Truth, the Personality of Godhead, Lord ÇréKåñëa. • In the age of Kali, the first attack of the venomous snake strikes against the God-made varëäçrama-dharma, and thus mother earth, represented as a cow, was lamenting the regrettable condition.

  14. SB. 1.16.32-33 – Lord’s Grace on His Devotees brahmädayo bahu-tithaà yad-apäìga-mokña- kämäs tapaù samacaran bhagavat-prapannäù sä çréù sva-väsam aravinda-vanaà vihäya yat-päda-saubhagam alaà bhajate 'nuraktä tasyäham abja-kuliçäìkuça-ketu-ketaiù çrémat-padair bhagavataù samalaìkåtäìgé trén atyaroca upalabhya tato vibhütià lokän sa mäà vyasåjad utsmayatéà tad-ante Lakñméjé, the goddess of fortune, whose glance of grace was sought by demigods like Brahmä and for whom they surrendered many a day unto the Personality of Godhead, gave up her own abode in the forest of lotus flowers and engaged herself in the service of the lotus feet of the Lord. I was endowed with specific powers to supersede the fortune of all the three planetary systems by being decorated with the impressions of the flag, thunderbolt, elephant-driving rod and lotus flower, which are signs of the lotus feet of the Lord. But at the end, when I felt I was so fortunate, the Lord left me.

  15. SB. 1.16.32-33 – Lord’s Grace on His Devotees Purport : The beauty and opulence of the world can be enhanced by the grace of the Lord and not by any man-made planning. When the Lord Çré Kåñëa was present on this earth, the impressions of the special signs of His lotus feet were stamped on the dust, and as a result of this specific grace, the whole earth was made as perfect as possible. In other words, the rivers, the seas, the forests, the hills and the mines, which are the supplying agents for the necessities of men and animals, were fully discharging their respective duties. Therefore the riches of the world surpassed all the riches of all other planets in the three planetary systems of the universe. One should, therefore, ask that the grace of the Lord always be present on earth so that we may be favored with His causeless mercy and be happy, having all necessities of life. One may ask how we can detain the Supreme Lord on this earth after His mission is fulfilled and He has left this earth for His own abode. The answer is that there is no need to detain the Lord. The Lord, being omnipresent, can be present with us if we want Him at all. By His omnipresence, He can always be with us if we are attached to His devotional service by hearing, chanting, remembering, etc. Only by the propagation of the chanting of the holy name of the Lord can we be immune from all effects of the age of Kali.

  16. SB. 1.16.34 – Arjuna’s Lamentation yo vai mamätibharam äsura-vaàça-räjïäm akñauhiëé-çatam apänudad ätma-tantraù tväà duùstham üna-padam ätmani pauruñeëa sampädayan yaduñu ramyam abibhrad aìgam O personality of religion, I was greatly overburdened by the undue military phalanxes arranged by atheistic kings, and I was relieved by the grace of the Personality of Godhead. Similarly you were also in a distressed condition, weakened in your standing strength, and thus He also incarnated by His internal energy in the family of the Yadus to relieve you. Purport : • The asuras over equip themselves with deadly weapons to rule over others. • Mother earth feels overburdened by such undue increases of military strength. • By increase of the asuric population, those who follow the principles of religion become unhappy, especially the devotees, or devas. • Lord incarnates to vanquish the unwanted asuras and to reestablish the trueprinciples of religion. This was the mission of Lord Çré Kåñëa, and He fulfilled it.

  17. Akshauni(Mahabharata-AdiParva 2.15-23 )

  18. SB. 1.16.35 – Separation from Lord kä vä saheta virahaà puruñottamasya premävaloka-rucira-smita-valgu-jalpaiù sthairyaà samänam aharan madhu-mäninénäà romotsavo mama yad-aìghri-viöaìkitäyäù Who, therefore, can tolerate the pangs of separation from that Supreme Personality of Godhead? He could conquer the gravity and passionate wrath of His sweethearts like Satyabhämä by His sweet smile of love, pleasing glance and hearty appeals. When He traversed my [earth's] surface, I would be immersed in the dust of His lotus feet and thus would be sumptuously covered with grass which appeared like hairs standing on me out of pleasure. Purport : • Lord’s separation from 1000 queens when out of town • Lord’s Lotus feet always on earth, no chance of separation, hence pain of separation of Mother Earth is more acute.

  19. SB. 1.16.36 – King Parkishit arrives at bank of Saraswati tayor evaà kathayatoù påthivé-dharmayos tadä parékñin näma räjarñiù präptaù präcéà sarasvatém While the earth and the personality of religion were thus engaged in conversation, the saintly King Parékñit reached the shore of the Sarasvaté River, which flowed towards the east.

  20. Chapter 16 ~ Verse 25-36 ~ Summary Mother Earth Replies, Dharma stands on 4 Legs States 40 eternal qualities of SPOG. Passtimes of Lord is now over on earth. In His absence Kali has taken over. 25 26 27 28 29 30 Mother Earth explains how the Lord helps His devotees in distress. Who therefore can bear the separation from Lord. At time King Parikshit the bank of River Saraswati. 31 32 33 34 35 36

  21. Srila Prabhupada kijaya!!!

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