This is a song sung by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. He's asking
everyone to rise early in the morning. Vibhavari sesa, the night is over,
aloka-pravesa, the glimpses of sunlight are there, now you get up. Nidra chari
utha jiva, don't sleep any more. That is the Vedic life. One should not sleep
after sunrise. He must rise before sunrise. That is healthy life also. So just
instantly after rising from the bed, one should chant the holy names of the
Lord. Here it is suggested, bolo hari hari, now you chant Hare Krsna mantra,
mukunda murari, Krsna's different names.
Mukunda means one who gives liberation. Murari, murari
means Krsna the enemy of the demon of the name Mura. Rama is another name,
celebrated, Rama, Krsna. Hayagriva, Hayagriva is another incarnation of Krsna.
Similarly Nrsimha, Nara-hari, half-lion, half-man, Nrsimhadeva. Vamana
incarnation, nrsimha vamana, sri-madhusudana. Madhusudana, there was a demon
Madhu, and Kaitabha, they came to swallow up Brahma after his creation, so
they were killed. Therefore Krsna's another name is Madhusudana. Madhusudana
name is found in Bhagavad-gita in various places. Madhusudana means the enemy
of Madhu. Krsna is both friend and enemy. He is actually friend of everyone,
but He becomes enemy-like for one who treats Krsna as enemy. He is nobody's
enemy, but if anyone wants to see Him as enemy, He appears like enemy. That is
the absolute. The demons, they want to see Krsna as enemy, so accepting the
desire of the demons, He appears before him as enemy, kills him, and gives him
liberation. That is absolute pastime of Krsna, madhusudana brajendra-nandana
syama. Actually God has no name, but His names are selected according to His
pastime. Just like this Madhusudana name is given to Him because He killed the
Madhu demon.
Similarly, He is known as brajendra-nandana, the son of
vraja, vrndavana, because He appeared as the son of Yasoda and Nanda Maharaja,
brajendra-nandana. Syama, His bodily hue is blackish, therefore He is called
Syamasundara. Putana-ghatana, kaitabha-satana, jaya dasarathi-rama. So because
He killed the demon Putana, His name is putana-ghatana. Ghatana means killer.
Kaitabha-satana, and He is chastiser of all kinds of dangers.
Jaya-dasarathi-rama. In connection of His killing the Ravana, He is glorified,
jaya dasarathi. Dasarathi means: His father name was Dasaratha, so He is
dasarathi, dasarathi-rama. Yasoda-dulala govinda-gopala. Yasoda-dulala means
pet son of mother Yasoda. Govinda-gopala, and He is cowherds boy, Govinda,
giving pleasure to the cow. Vrndavana-purandara, the chief of the Vrndavana
land. He is the center of attraction for everyone in Vrndavana. Ravanantakara
gopi-priya-jana, He is very favorable to the gopis, gopi-priya.
Radhika-ramana, and He always enjoys the company of Radharani, therefore His
name is Radhika-ramana. Bhuvana-sundara-bara. So He attracted so many gopis,
that means He is attractive to the whole universe. Nobody is more attractive
than Krsna within this universe, or within anywhere, therefore He is called
bhuvana-sundara-bara. Bara means the chief. Ravanantakara, makhana-taskara,
gopi-jana-vastra-hari.
As Rama, when He appeared as Lord Ramacandra, He killed
Ravana, ravanantakara. Makhana-taskara, and in Vrndavana He is known as the
butter thief. In His childhood pastime, He used to steal butter from the pots
of the gopis. That was His pleasure pastime, therefore He is called
makhana-taskara, makhanacora. Gopi-jana-vastra-hari, and He also stole the
garments of the gopis, while they were taking bath. This is very confidential.
Actually the gopis wanted Krsna. They prayed to Katyayani-devi, goddess
Katyayani, because He was attractive to all the girls of His age, so they
wanted Krsna as husband. So, superficially, Krsna was of the same age, and how
He could be husband for all the gopis? But He accepted. Because the gopis
wanted to become wives of Krsna, therefore Krsna accepted their proposal. In
order to show them the mercy, He stole the garments, because a husband can
take away the covering of wife's bodily garment. Nobody (else) can touch it.
So that is the purpose, but people do not know. Therefore Krsna-lila has to be
heard from a realized soul, or this portion should be avoided. Otherwise we
shall misunderstand that Krsna took away the garments, and He was very much
fallen, woman-hunter, like that. Not that. He is Supreme Lord. He fulfills the
desire of every devotee. So Krsna had no business to see the gopis naked, but
because they wanted to become wife, so He fulfilled their desire. A token,
"Yes, I am your husband, I have taken your garment. Now you take your garment
and go home.'' Therefore He is known as gopi-jana-vastra-hari. Brajera
rakhala, gopa-vrnda-pala, citta-hari vamsi-dhari. Brajera-rakhala, the cowherd
boy in Vrndavana, and gopa-vrnda-pala, His object was how to satisfy the
cowherds men, including His father, uncle, they were all keeping cows, to
please them. So He's gopa-vrnda-pala. Citta-hari vamsi-dhari, and when He was
playing the flute, it was taking the heart of everyone, citta-hari. He was
taking away the heart of everyone. Yogindra-vandana, in spite of Krsna's
playing as a small cowherd boy in Vrndavana, just like the village boy making
jokes with His friends, but still, He is yogindra-vandana. Yogindra means
greatest yogi, mystic. Dhyanavasthita-tad-gatena manasa pasyanti yam yoginah
[SB 12.13.1]. The yoginah, the meditation, whom they are trying to find out?
This Krsna. They are trying to find out Krsna. So unless they come to the
point of concentrating their mind on Krsna, their yogic principle, or mystic
power, is baffled. Yoginam api sarvesam mad-gata-antara [Bg. 6.47]. Yogi,
first-class yogi, must keep always Krsna within his heart. That is perfection
of yoga. Therefore it is called yogindra-vandana, sri-nanda-nandana,
braja-jana-bhaya-hari. Although He is worshiped by the great mystics, still He
lives in Vrndavana as Son of Nanda Maharaja, and the residents of Vrndavana,
they feel safe and sound under protection of Krsna. Navina nirada, rupa
manohara, mohana-vamsi-vihari. Navina nirada, nirada means cloud, His
complexion is just like new cloud. New cloud, blackish, rupa. Still He is so
beautiful. Generally black is not considered very beautiful within this
material world, but because His body is transcendental, even He is blackish,
He is the universally attractive. Rupa manohara. Mohana-vamsi-vihari, simply
when He stands with His flute, He, even though He is blackish, He becomes so
attractive to everyone. Yasoda-nandana, kamsa-nisudana, He is very much
celebrated as the Son of mother Yasoda, He is the killer of Kamsa, and
nikunja-rasa-vilasi, and He used to dance, rasa dance, in the nikunja,
vamsi-vata, nikunja. Kadamba-kanana, rasa-parayana, there are many kadamba
trees. Kadamba is a kind of flower that is especially grown in Vrndavana, very
fragrant and beautiful, solid flower, round. So Kadamba-kanana, He used to
enjoy His rasa dance underneath the tree of this kadamba. Ananda-vardhana
prema-niketana, phula-sara-yojaka kama. So He was exciting the lusty desires
of the gopis, and increasing their transcendental bliss. Ananda-vardhana
prema-niketana, because He is the reservoir of all pleasure. The gopis used to
come to enjoy because He is the reservoir of all pleasure. Just like we go to
take water from a lake where there is water. Similarly, if we want actually
blissful life, then we shall draw it from the reservoir of all pleasure,
Krsna. Ananda-vardhana, that pleasure will increase. The material pleasure
will decrease, you cannot enjoy for a long time, it will decrease, but
spiritual pleasure, if you want to draw it from the reservoir of all pleasure,
Krsna, then it will increase. Your pleasure potency will increase, and you
will get more and more pleasure. As you increase your pleasure potency, or
desire, the supply is also incessant. There is no limit. Phula-sara-yojaka
kama, He is the transcendental cupid. Cupid, with his bows and arrow, he
increases the lusty desires of the material world. Similarly in the spiritual
world, He is the supreme cupid. He was increasing the lusty desires of the
gopis. They used to come there, and both of them, there was no decrease. They
were increasing their desire, and Krsna was supplying them, without any
material concept of life. They were simply dancing, that's all.
Gopangana-gana, citta-vinodana, samasta-guna-gana-dhama. He's especially
attractive for the gopangana. Gopangana means the dancers of vraja-dhama.
Gopangana-gana, citta-vinodana, they were simply absorbed in Krsna's thought.
They were so much became attracted by, attached to Krsna, they could not give
up His existence of His form within the heart for a moment, citta-vinodana, He
captured the heart of the gopi, citta-vinodana. Samasta-guna-gana-dhama, He is
the reservoir of all transcendental qualities. Yamuna-jivana, keli-parayana,
manasa-candra-cakora. Manasa-candra-cakora, there is a bird which is known as
cakora. He looks toward the moonshine. Similarly, He was the moon amongst the
gopis, and they were simply looking after Him. And He is the life of the river
Yamuna, because He used to enjoy jumping over the river of Yamuna.
Nama-sudha-rasa, gao krsna-yasa, rakho vacana. So Bhaktivinoda Thakura is
requesting everyone, "Now you chant all these different names of the Lord, and
save me.'' Rakho vacana mano: "My dear mind, please keep my word. Don't
refuse, go on chanting all these holy names of Krsna."
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