Character Sketch
- Karṇa is the repository of all good deeds and it is his good deeds that stand in the way of his own Enlightenment. Śrī Kṛṣṇa has to take the load of Karṇa's puṇya, his meritorious deeds, before he could be liberated. The Enlightened Master guides one to drop one's attachment to good deeds arising out of what are perceived to be charitable and compassionate intentions. He also shows us that the quest for and the experience of enlightenment is the ultimate act of compassion that one can offer to the world.
Bhagavan Ṣri Kṛṣṇa, the 8th most powerful purnāvatar of Ṃaha Viśnu, is the embodiment of pure celebration, boundless love, compassion, and completion.
Bhagavan Ṣri Kṛṣṇa is the only incarnation demonstrating and expressing Ṣarva Ṃangalatva all the auspicious qualities and all dimensions of an avatar during His physical happening. The līla Bhagavan Ṣri Krsna is one of sheer innocence and simplicity, in a peace-loving, diplomatic, conflict-free way.
Karṇa is the repository of all good deeds and it is his good deeds that stand in the way of his own Enlightenment. Śrī Kṛṣṇa has to take the load of Karṇa's puṇya, his meritorious deeds, before he could be liberated. The Enlightened Master guides one to drop one's attachment to good deeds arising out of what are perceived to be charitable and compassionate intentions. He also shows us that the quest for and the experience of enlightenment is the ultimate Till now everyone blames Bhagavan Sri Krishna for this Kurukshetra war but that's the greatest sacrifice Bhagavan Sri Krishna did to save the planet Earth. If Kurukshetra was not conducted at that time under the controlled conditions and direct supervision of Bhagavan Sri Krishna, planet Earth would not have survived more than three years.
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Bhagavad Gītā appears in the heart of Mahābhārat in Bhīṣma Parva, the sixth chapter of its eighteen chapters. Veda Vyāsa, the narrator, in glorifying the Gītā sings, 'the one who drinks the water of Ganges (the sacred river for Hindus) attains liberation, what to speak of the one who drinks the nectar of Gītā?
Gītā is the essential nectar of the Mahābhārat, bhāratamṛta sarvasvam as it is directly spoken by Nārāyaṇa, Bhagavān kṛṣṇa Himself.'
The armies assembled in the vast field of Kurukṣetra, now in the state of Haryana in modern day Bharat. All the kings and princes were related to one another, and were often on opposite sides. Facing the Kaurava army and his friends, relatives and teachers, Arjuna was overcome by remorse and guilt, and wanted to walk away from the battle out of total powerlessness unbecoming an invincible warrior among warriors.
Śrī Kṛṣṇa's dialogue with Arjuna on the battlefield of Kurukṣetra out of His utmost concern and love for him and humanity is the content of Bhagavad Gītā. Of its seven hundred and forty-five (745) verses, Bhagavān Śrī Kṛṣṇa sings the Gītā in six hundred and twenty (620) verses responding to Arjuna's fifty-seven (57) enquiries.
Śrī Kṛṣṇa persuades Arjuna to give-up his powerlessness unfitting an Ārya—the spiritually evolved one who understands human life and urges him to raise himself again as Parantapa—the conqueror of enemy, and take up arms and vanquish his enemies. They are already dead,' says Śrī Kṛṣṇa, 'All those who are facing you have been already killed by Me. Go ahead and do what you have to do. That is your responsibility. Do not worry about the outcome. Leave that to Me.'
tribhirguṇamayair bhāvairebhiḥ sarvamidaṃ jagat mohitaṃ nābhijānāti māmebhyaḥ paramavyayam
The whole world is deluded by the three modes (goodness, passion and ignorance), and thus does not know Me. I am above the modes and unchangeable.
The interplay of the three guṇas (modes) creates the functioning of the mind and through the operation of the mind, activity. Kṛṣṇa has transcended the three guṇas.
daivī hyeṣā guṇamayī mama māyā duratyayā māmeva ye prapadyante māyāmetām taranti te
My Divine energy, consisting of the three modes of material nature, is difficult to overcome. But those who surrender unto Me can cross beyond it with ease.
replace powerful cognition by: When one transcends the guṇas, as Kṛṣṇa says about Himself, one becomes a triguṇa rahita, one who has transcended the three guṇas. Such a person is no longer influenced by the mind and its actions.
na māṃ duṣkṛ tino mūḍhāḥ prapadyante narādhamāḥ māyayāpahṛtajñānā āsuraṃ bhāvamāśritāḥ
Those miscreants who are foolish, lowest among mankind, whose knowledge is stolen by māyā, illusion, and who have taken shelter in demonic nature, do not surrender unto Me.
Even an energy source that has transcended the three guṇas needs to have some satva guṇa infused in it to be born into this planet
Kṛṣṇa talks about the guṇas, the natural attributes in these verses.
Prakṛti, the energy that manifests in the Universe, has three elements called guṇas. When prakṛti is in equilibrium, it is pure potential energy.
When it is disturbed, the guṇas come into operation. Like building blocks, they combine in many ways and create, sustain and destroy. Rarely is only a single element or guṇa present in a person.
The three guṇas that Kṛṣṇa refers to are satva, rajas and tamas, commonly translated as goodness or calmness, passion or aggression and ignorance or inaction.
The interplay of these guṇas creates the functioning of the mind and through the operation of the mind, activity.
Guṇa does not refer to the state a person is in. Guṇa causes that state to happen.
Satva by itself is not goodness or calmness. It is the building block that leads to calmness.
No living being influenced by the mind is beyond the influence of the guṇas. When one transcends the guṇas, as Kṛṣṇa says about Himself, one becomes a triguṇa rahita, one who has transcended the three guṇas.
Such a person is no longer influenced by the mind and its actions. Listen. Even an incarnation, an enlightened energy being reborn into this planet on a mission, needs to initially be born with some guṇa infused into that being. It is like this:
We cannot make jewelry out of pure gold. We must alloy it with copper. In the same way, even an energy source that has transcended the three guṇas needs to have some satva guṇa infused in it to be born into this planet. The same is true of Kṛṣṇa.
As Vāsudeva Kṛṣṇa, the son of Vāsudeva, He has some guṇa at play in Him. Unfortunately, a human being can distort his perceptions to such a point that he can deny his rightful nature. Māyā, illusion, is also the interplay of the guṇas.
It is a collection of our fantasies. Just as darkness needs light to destroy it, we need awareness to destroy māyā. Otherwise māyā destroys us.
In Bhagāvatam (Hindu epic that describes Lord Viṣṇu's incarnations, especially His incarnation as Kṛṣṇa), there is this history. Nārada is the greatest devotee of Viṣṇu. He forever sings His praise and has nothing else on his mind. Over time Nārada became conceited about being the most celebrated devotee. This happens to all devotees at some point in time.
As a true master, Viṣṇu took action. He called Nārada and asked him to fetch a pot of water. Nārada rushed out. Suddenly he was in front of a house asking for water.
A beautiful maiden came out with water and Nārada fell instantaneously in love with her. He married this girl and they raised children together.
One day there was a great storm. The house and the entire surroundings were flooded.
The rushing water carried Narada and his family away. Soon they were separated and his family died.
Nārada wailed and screamed for help.
Suddenly he heard a voice, 'Nārada, where is my water? What happened to you?'
Nārada awoke, as if from a great sleep, and saw Viṣṇu smiling at him. He said, 'Even my greatest devotee is not immune to māyā!'
As long as the mind is active, no one is immune to māyā.
Help the children understand the three gunas To add to the understanding of the mind, that as long as the mind is active māyā happens
- What are the three gunas?
- Is everyone affected by the three gunas?
- Does Kṛṣṇa have any of the three gunas in him?
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- What is māyā?
- What happened to Nārada