Who is God? Sri Bhagavan or Sri Hari possesses three shaktis: Chit Shakti, Maya Shakti and Jiva Shakti. • Chit Shakti – also known as the svarupa shakti or antaranga shakti. It is the internal potency of God including all the divine abodes and spiritual realm. Therefore it is para-shakti or supreme shakti. Sri Krishna is Sat Cit Ananda, his Chit Shakti or internal potency comprises of: Samvit – the knowledge potency. Sandhini – the existence potency. Hladini Shakti – the bliss potency. All three of Hladini, Samvit and Samdhini are present in Visuddha Sattva. Visuddha sattva – extremely pure goodness. Suddha-Sattva is known as pure goodness. • Maya Shakti – also known as the bahiranga shakti. It is the external potency of God including all of the infinite number of universes. Jiva Goswami explains external Maya Shakti is of two types: Jiva Maya – it covers our intelligence and doesn’t allow us to discover our svarupa and it distracts us from the lotus feet of Bhagavan. Guna Maya – it covers us through the three gunas of sattva, rajas and tamas. • Jiva Shakti – also known as the tatashta shakti. It is present in all jivas or living […]
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Krishna-Tattva – Ananta Das Babaji
Svayam Bhagvan. This term is not used for any other form of divinity in the entire vast ancient Sanskrit devotional literature. Srimad Bhagavad Gita and Srimad Bhagvatam prove that Krishna is Svayam Bhagvan. The source of all incarnations. Krishna is rasa personified and the embodiment of rasa. All the rasas are found in Krishna to the maximum extent. Four features found in Sri Krishna and nowhere else: Leela Madhuri – sweetness of his pastimes. Prem Madhuri – sweetness of love for his dear ones. Venu Madhuri – sweetness of his flute. Rupa Madhuri – sweetness of his form. Flute – The sweet mellifluous notes of Krishna’s flute attract the three worlds and captivates the universe. The flute plays an immense role in lila. Form – Krishna is gorgeous and has a beautiful body, with a beautiful fragrance. A Dark Complexioned Body. A Golden Yellow Dhoti. Lotus Feet. Sparkling Toenails. Sweet Moon Like Lotus Face. Sweet Smile. Eyebrows like rainbows. Pink Eye-lids. Pink Lips. A Peacock feather crown. Krishna is surrounded by peacocks, cuckoos and cows. Taken from Krishna-Tattva by Sri Ananta Das Babaji
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The form of Krishna
Krishna is always in the Tribhanga form with his flute. He wears yellow clothes – Pitambara. He wears beautiful jewellery. He has a face like a million full moons with lotus eyes. Eyebrows like Rainbows. Body covered with both Chandan and Kasturi fragrances. Krishna has beautiful fragrances. Surrounded by thousands of peacocks with a Peacock feather on his crown. The red gem – Kaustubha gem – illuminates Krishna. Krishna is always talking and speaking about sastra. Krishna is always smiling. He is always singing and playing the flute. Vaisnavpada das Babaji.
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Kadamba Tree & Tamal Tree
The Kadamba tree signifies Radha, and the Tamal tree signifies Krishna. Both grow in Vrindavan. The Kadamba tree A beautiful tree with large spherical orange fruit. Once Krishna arrived late for his meeting with Radha in a kunj. Radha gathered madhavi-latas to tie Krishna up to a Kadamba tree. This is the Radha-Damodar lila. The Tamal tree The Tamal tree trunk has a dark and blackish colour thus reminding us of Krishna.