Bhaktachintamani Prakaran 17

Knowing this to be their own son, Shri KrishnaKrishna1) An avatãr of Bhagvãn. He incarnated in the svarup of a cowherd. This is considered to be a greater avatãr than the others, as Shree Krishna possessed all of the powers of Bhagvãn, whereas other avatãrs possessed less power. Shree Krishna conveyed the message of love and humanity to the world. Also, He recited the epic poem, the Bhagvad Geetã, to Arjun in which He stated: ‘Whenever dharma declines and adharma increases, I shall incarnate myself as a human to save the holy, to destroy the sin of the sinner, and to establish dharma. I come into being from yug to yug’. 2) In the Vachanãmrut, Shreeji Mahãrãj also uses the name “Shree Krishna” to describe Bhagvãn Purushottam Nãrãyan.Tap to open in glossary →, the mother offered such praise; hearing it, KrishnaKrishna1) An avatãr of Bhagvãn. He incarnated in the svarup of a cowherd. This is considered to be a greater avatãr than the others, as Shree Krishna possessed all of the powers of Bhagvãn, whereas other avatãrs possessed less power. Shree Krishna conveyed the message of love and humanity to the world. Also, He recited the epic poem, the Bhagvad Geetã, to Arjun in which He stated: ‘Whenever dharma declines and adharma increases, I shall incarnate myself as a human to save the holy, to destroy the sin of the sinner, and to establish dharma. I come into being from yug to yug’. 2) In the Vachanãmrut, Shreeji Mahãrãj also uses the name “Shree Krishna” to describe Bhagvãn Purushottam Nãrãyan.Tap to open in glossary →, in his child-form, spoke directly.

Mother, do not worry; whatever you have wished shall come to pass. To recall the events of Vraj, I showed you this form.

So saying, the merciful friend of the humble performed the deeds of an infant; concealing that supernatural form, he became a child once more.

DharmaDharma1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion,Tap to open in glossary → took heart, seeing such a divine child; he knew all troubles had ended, and the death of the demons had come.

Knowing this, they were filled with joy; seeing the child, their suffering vanished. Every kind of happiness gathered there; they knew the reign of unrighteousness had ended.

Celebrations were held in every home, and great festivity arose everywhere; and in the world of the immortals too, the gods held great celebrations, full of joy.

They cried, victory, victory, to Brahma and Brahmani, to IndraIndraThe king of the devs. He resides in Svarg-Lok.Tap to open in glossary → and Shachi, to Shiva and his queen Parvati; the immortals cried victory in unison, and IndraIndraThe king of the devs. He resides in Svarg-Lok.Tap to open in glossary → rained down flowers.

The Gandharvas sangsangCompany. Association. (pronounced sung)Tap to open in glossary →, the Apsaras danced, the Siddhas, Charanas, and great sages too; the gods sounded many kettle-drums, and all in the heavens were filled with joy.

A gentle, cool, and fragrant breeze blew, bringing happiness to all beings; the stars themselves, immortal in the sky, cried out victory, victory, throughout the heavens.

Great sages gave their blessing: may the Lord live for millions of years. So the gods and sages rejoiced, knowing the Lord had appeared.

Many instruments sounded in the heavens, and celebrations took place on earth as well; as the sky resounded with joy, so the people on earth were filled with bliss.

The sacrificial fires burned smokeless, and the minds of the saints grew pure. The twelve divine women of peace, mercy, and other virtues came in divine form to have his darshandarshanSeeing. To see with admiration and devotion. To see Bhagvãn, a sat-purush, and murtis, with inner or outer vision, with the intention of receiving their grace and blessings. By doing darshan properly a bhakta develops affection for Bhagvãn, and Bhagvãn develops affection for that bhakta. [Sãrangpur – 2].Tap to open in glossary →.

Then all the women of the city came, bringing many auspicious articles; filling golden trays with rice and pearls, virtuous women came to perform the welcoming ritual.

They brought cashews, kumkum, and saffron, coconuts, unbroken rice, and fine betel-nuts, betel-leaf rolls, cloves, cardamom, and smeared yogurt and turmeric upon the body.

Filled with great joy in their hearts, they came singing songs of celebration and blessing; performing the waving ritual, they took the evil eye away, their hearts delighted at the sight.

Their eyes could not be satisfied gazing upon him, so dear was the beloved's face. Then the women performed the circling gesture (bhamana) and spoke words of blessing.

May you, child, live long; may you care for your mother and father. Giving their blessing as they gazed upon his face, they felt an extraordinary happiness within.

His face, full of laughter and delight, his eyes, hands, and feet exceedingly beautiful; his very form and appearance were auspicious -- O Murari, bring auspiciousness upon us all.

So saying, the women returned to their homes, keeping the child in their hearts in a beautiful way. That day, Balashrama's sons (i.e. the family) were filled with immense joy of heart.

Celebratory music sounded, drums and kettle-drums resounded, cymbals, horns, and shehnais played, and singers sangsangCompany. Association. (pronounced sung)Tap to open in glossary → songs of blessing and celebration.

Hearing such praise and song, DharmaDharma1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion,Tap to open in glossary → was filled with great joy. At that same time, DharmaDharma1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion,Tap to open in glossary → performed the VedicVedicFrom the Veds.Tap to open in glossary → birth rites (jatakarma).

Then he gave gifts to the Brahmins, honoring them greatly; grain, wealth, land, and cloth, elephants, horses, and beautiful cows.

He had a milk-yielding buffalo brought and gave it too, along with many others, to the Brahmins; he gave vessels of gheegheeThis is clarified butter or pure butter that is formed by heating it until the impurities in it settle to the bottom.Tap to open in glossary →, clothing, and houses -- whatever was asked, that he gave.

DharmaDharma1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion,Tap to open in glossary → gave gifts of many kinds, and sent the pleased Brahmins home. All men and women rejoiced, and garlands and toranas were hung at every door.

His mother and father, forgetting his divine nature, took him to be their own natural child; regarding him as merely human, the parents lovingly doted upon their son.

And Dharmadev and Premavati too forgot the memory of their past births; neither knowing nor unknowing themselves, so they conducted themselves as father and mother.

All happiness and prosperity came to be, and misfortune departed with the Lord's appearance; truthful people found happiness, while the demons found sorrow.

The followers of the Kaula sect, atheists, and corrupted heretical sects soon suffered great affliction. The other demons upon the earth, who held enmity day and night --

for their ill fortune, terrible omens appeared without number. Their left limbs and left eyes twitched, and they had terrible, distressing dreams.

They dreamed they had no head upon their shoulders, that they were seated upon a camel and carried away from that place, taken to the southern land -- such dreams came to them constantly.

Dogs howled facing their houses, and cows lowed mournfully at night; crows cawed harshly upon their roofs, and owls hooted loudly at midday.

Owls and doves hooted endlessly, terrible and fearsome sounds; vultures screeched, kites cried out, and hawks flew constantly over their houses.

And in the sky too, ill omens appeared constantly to the demons' minds; it seemed as though the sun and moon, along with the stars, had fallen from the sky to the earth.

Seeing such ill omens, the guruguruA teacher. He will guide you on the path of kalyãn.Tap to open in glossary → of the demons spoke thus. Listen, demons, said Kalidatta, what the goddess foretold has come true.

Certainly HariHariAn avatãr of Bhagvãn. He incarnated in His four-armed svarup to save an elephant from being killed by a crocodile. He cut off the crocodile’s head with His chakra.Tap to open in glossary → has taken incarnation to destroy the demons. So let us find some remedy, that we may escape this death.

HariHariAn avatãr of Bhagvãn. He incarnated in His four-armed svarup to save an elephant from being killed by a crocodile. He cut off the crocodile’s head with His chakra.Tap to open in glossary → must now be an infant; let us secretly find some trick to kill him. Let us send countless sorceresses (kritya-spirits), to bring about HariHariAn avatãr of Bhagvãn. He incarnated in His four-armed svarup to save an elephant from being killed by a crocodile. He cut off the crocodile’s head with His chakra.Tap to open in glossary →'s destruction at once.

Then he performed the chanting of mantras, and himself conjured up sorceress-spirits. Exceedingly dark, with disheveled hair, their heads smeared with vermillion,

their noses and ears cut off, exceedingly ugly and deformed, their lips long and their mouths gaping, their tongues hanging out and their teeth bared to inflict suffering.

With long bellies and red eyes, their cheeks smeared with blood, holding human skulls in their hands, wearing no clothing at all --

weapons raised in hand -- such was the company of kritya-spirits he created. The demon gave them their command, saying: your enemy is in the town of Chhapaiya.

Go there and destroy him, then return and accomplish your task for us. Then the kritya-spirit flew from there, hungry and roaming, wretched and vile.

It came to the house of Hariprasad (the child), who was the enemy of these spirits. HariHariAn avatãr of Bhagvãn. He incarnated in His four-armed svarup to save an elephant from being killed by a crocodile. He cut off the crocodile’s head with His chakra.Tap to open in glossary → was near his mother, and it seized him forcefully to destroy him.

It cried, kill him, kill him, eat him, eat him! Do not lose this chance, now that the enemy is found! Baring its teeth and raising its weapon, it directed great fury upon HariHariAn avatãr of Bhagvãn. He incarnated in His four-armed svarup to save an elephant from being killed by a crocodile. He cut off the crocodile’s head with His chakra.Tap to open in glossary →.

Seizing him by the neck, it carried him outside; the mother wept and cried out, forgetting all care for her own body, and fell fainting to the ground at once.

The child cried out for help, seeing his very life's support carried helplessly away. Hearing the child's terrified cry, Hariprasad (the father) came running.

He had been at the vigil of Ekadashi, and from there he returned home; coming there, he did not find the child, and DharmaDharma1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion,Tap to open in glossary → fainted at that moment.

Hearing the lamentation of BhaktiBhaktiDevotion to Bhagvãn. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma. There are nine types of bhakti:Tap to open in glossary → and DharmaDharma1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion,Tap to open in glossary →, Hanuman himself came there. He said, why do you weep, husband and wife? Tell me, and I shall remove your calamity.

BhaktiBhaktiDevotion to Bhagvãn. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma. There are nine types of bhakti:Tap to open in glossary → said, my brave son has been carried outside by a kritya-spirit; it will kill him at once -- if you are capable, please free him.

Hearing this, Hanuman said, do not worry in your heart, blessed one; I shall bring back your son at once; remember Shri KrishnaKrishna1) An avatãr of Bhagvãn. He incarnated in the svarup of a cowherd. This is considered to be a greater avatãr than the others, as Shree Krishna possessed all of the powers of Bhagvãn, whereas other avatãrs possessed less power. Shree Krishna conveyed the message of love and humanity to the world. Also, He recited the epic poem, the Bhagvad Geetã, to Arjun in which He stated: ‘Whenever dharma declines and adharma increases, I shall incarnate myself as a human to save the holy, to destroy the sin of the sinner, and to establish dharma. I come into being from yug to yug’. 2) In the Vachanãmrut, Shreeji Mahãrãj also uses the name “Shree Krishna” to describe Bhagvãn Purushottam Nãrãyan.Tap to open in glossary → DevDevA demi-god who is given powers and responsibilities in the universe, and who lives in a higher lok. Devs are bhaktas of Bhagvãn and follow His ãgnã.Tap to open in glossary →.

You performed my vow with devotion; I shall not let your suffering remain. Then Hanuman set off at once to rescue the child.

But there, in the hands of the kritya-spirits, the almighty child himself was already at work; the child gave them a sideways glance, and the kritya-spirits burned up at once.

Then they fell to the ground, crying out, kill him, kill him, in many voices. Just then Hanuman arrived, and saw the deeds of the wicked kritya-spirits.

The son of Anjani said, stand still -- take the fruit of your own deeds! Let none of you remain alive today, know this for certain in your minds.

So saying, he seized them at once and dashed them into the earth. Then the kritya-spirits, with joined hands, said, brave one, forgive us -- we have committed a million offenses.

From this day I shall not even remember his name; I shall never come to this place again. Release us now, we say, falling at your feet; we shall never come before your sight, we shall flee far away.

So saying, the kritya-spirits fled, knowing the fate of the demons to be poor. They went and told Kalidatta: this child cannot be destroyed.

He is exceedingly powerful, and it is he who shall bring about the death of the demons. Then the great hero (Hanuman), taking the child, went to BhaktiBhaktiDevotion to Bhagvãn. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma. There are nine types of bhakti:Tap to open in glossary → and DharmaDharma1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion,Tap to open in glossary →.

He placed the child into BhaktiBhaktiDevotion to Bhagvãn. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma. There are nine types of bhakti:Tap to open in glossary →'s hands, and the couple were overjoyed at that moment. BhaktiBhaktiDevotion to Bhagvãn. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma. There are nine types of bhakti:Tap to open in glossary → said, listen Hanuman, I had no hope left of my son.

Then Hanuman said, BhaktiBhaktiDevotion to Bhagvãn. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma. There are nine types of bhakti:Tap to open in glossary →, your son is exceedingly powerful; he is no ordinary human being at all -- he is Bhagwan himself.

He is the master of AksharAkshar1) Imperishable. In his personal form, Akshar serves Bhagvãn in Akshardhãm, and takes birth on earth as His ideal bhakta (sat-purush). Both forms are human in appearance. In his impersonal form, Akshar is the dhãm of Bhagvãn called Akshardhãm. In his all- pervading anvay form, Akshar is called Chidãkãsh.Tap to open in glossary → and Goloka abodes; he is KrishnaKrishna1) An avatãr of Bhagvãn. He incarnated in the svarup of a cowherd. This is considered to be a greater avatãr than the others, as Shree Krishna possessed all of the powers of Bhagvãn, whereas other avatãrs possessed less power. Shree Krishna conveyed the message of love and humanity to the world. Also, He recited the epic poem, the Bhagvad Geetã, to Arjun in which He stated: ‘Whenever dharma declines and adharma increases, I shall incarnate myself as a human to save the holy, to destroy the sin of the sinner, and to establish dharma. I come into being from yug to yug’. 2) In the Vachanãmrut, Shreeji Mahãrãj also uses the name “Shree Krishna” to describe Bhagvãn Purushottam Nãrãyan.Tap to open in glossary → DevDevA demi-god who is given powers and responsibilities in the universe, and who lives in a higher lok. Devs are bhaktas of Bhagvãn and follow His ãgnã.Tap to open in glossary →, of many names. To protect dharmadharma1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion,Tap to open in glossary → and for the salvation of souls, this wise dark one has come.

You two, DharmaDharma1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion,Tap to open in glossary → and BhaktiBhaktiDevotion to Bhagvãn. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma. There are nine types of bhakti:Tap to open in glossary →, are his parents; he shall make you exceedingly fulfilled. Knowledge, detachment and all such things -- your lineage shall be regarded as pure.

This child shall increase them all, and shall bring death to the demons. He shall greatly increase my own glory, and shall accomplish the purpose of those who take refuge in him.

So know that this child is extraordinary; hold love for him and set aside fear. So spoke Hanuman, and then the child looked upon him.

Then, seeing the wish of HariHariAn avatãr of Bhagvãn. He incarnated in His four-armed svarup to save an elephant from being killed by a crocodile. He cut off the crocodile’s head with His chakra.Tap to open in glossary →, Hanuman became invisible. Seeing this, holy Premavati was filled with great wonder.

She knew for certain that this child was truly a new incarnation. Telling this to all the people, they said, this child has lived through some great merit.

Then the manmanMind. One of the four antah-karans, with the function of (pronounced mun) generating thoughts and desires, and governing all of the indriyas.Tap to open in glossary → and woman kept this vow, and increased their love for Hanuman, by which the obstacle of the kritya-spirits was removed. All began to say, blessed, blessed indeed.

Thus ends the seventeenth chapter, named 'The Obstacle of the Kritya-Spirits,' in the Bhaktachintamani composed by the disciple Nishkulanand MuniMuniSãdhu.Tap to open in glossary → of Shri Sahajanand Swami, propagator of the path of Ekantik DharmaDharma1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion,Tap to open in glossary →.