THE DIVINE APPEARANCE OF SHRI KRISHNA

A Divine breeze permeated the entire brahmand with the descension of supreme Lord Krishna. His mother Deoki saw Him in His absolute Divine glory, lovingly smiling and standing in front of her in His full youthful form. In the meantime celestial gods and goddesses along with Brahma and Shiva came, sang homage to Krishna and returned to their abodes. Krishna then became like a day-old baby.

Deoki and Vasudeo were imprisoned by the demon Kans, the King of Mathura, because a celestial warning had informed him that the eighth son of Deoki would be his destroyer. But when Krishna appeared, a tiny touch of His Divine power shattered the defense system of the jail: locks broke, watchmen went into deep sleep, gates opened and all the restrictions were eliminated.

The flooding Yamuna river gave way to Vasudeo so that he could safely transport baby Krishna to his relative Nand Baba’s house which was in Gokul and on the other side of river Yamuna. Thus, Krishna first descended in Mathura and on the same night He came to Gokul. He appeared on the eighth waning moon night of bhadon (August) in Rohini Nakchatra (asterism) in 3228 BC.

BIRTH OF LORD KRISHNA

Birth of Lord Krishna

Janmashtami is celebrated to welcome and enjoy Lord Krishna's birth. The birth of Lord Krishna took place when the various planets were in auspicious places. It is said that God chooses a particular time, as to when he will take birth as a human and the planetary systems are adjusted accordingly.Auspicious Nakshatra (Constellation)Around the time of Bhagwan Krishna's birth, Rohini Nakshatra was predominant as it is considered to be quite auspicious. This is so because it is under the supervision of Brahma, the creator of Universe. Sri Krishna was born in the month Of Sravana more than 5000 years ago.Born in Dwapur Yug (Iron Age)According to some scholars, Krishna was born on Wednesday,the eighth day of second fortnight in Sravana month in the year of Visvavasu around 3227 BC, also known as Dwapur Yug. July 19th 3228 BC to be more accurate. He lived for 125 years and disappeared on February 18th 3102 BC on the new moon night of Phalguna. His death was the onset of the current corrupt age known as Kaliyug.Universal Happiness of all Forms of LifeFrom the time, Devki conceived Sri Krishna, she began to glow and exude divine light. The prison walls glowed with the aura of the new born infant. Atmosphere of peace and happiness prevailed all over, Forests were all green and full of trees with all kinds of beautiful flowers, rivers were all swollen due to joy, peacocks began to dance in sheer joy, people in all villages started being happy.

THE MATERIAL WORLD

The material world which we live in is called Devi dhama, for it is controlled by the Goddess Durga devi. Above this world is Mahesh dhama, the abode of Lord Shiva. Above the abode of Lord Shiva is Hari dhama, the abode of Lord Vishnu, also known as Vaikuntha. Above Hari dhama, is the highest of all abodes, Goloka where Krishna lives. Goloka is made of cintamani (touchstones). The trees there are kalpa-vrksas that fulfill all desires. The cows are Surabhi cows that emit oceans of milk. The water is nectar, every word is a song and every step is a dance. In Goloka there is no past, present or future and every moment is fully saturated with transcendental bliss.

WHERE DOES KRISHNA LIVE?

The material world which we live in is called Devi dhama, for it is controlled by the Goddess Durga devi. Above this world is Mahesh dhama, the abode of Lord Shiva. Above the abode of Lord Shiva is Hari dhama, the abode of Lord Vishnu, also known as Vaikuntha. Above Hari dhama, is the highest of all abodes, Goloka where Krishna lives. Goloka is made of cintamani (touchstones). The trees there are kalpa-vrksas that fulfill all desires. The cows are Surabhi cows that emit oceans of milk. The water is nectar, every word is a song and every step is a dance. In Goloka there is no past, present or future and every moment is fully saturated with transcendental bliss.

WHAT DOES KRISHNA LOOK LIKE?

Krishna is a person, an individual, with a transcendental body full of the most dazzling splendor. Even though Krishna is the oldest, the most ancient and primeval, He looks ever youthful. His eyes are like the petals of a blooming lotus flower. His head is decorated with a peacock feather. His complexion is bluish, like the hue of rain clouds. Around His neck swings a garland of flowers decorated by the moon-locket and He is adorned by many jewels. In His hands he holds a flute and He manifests a graceful, threefold bending form. In the material world, Cupid or Kamadeva is considered to be most attractive. But the beauty of Krishna surpasses that of a million Cupids. The body of Krishna is completely spiritual and qualitatively composed of truth, bliss and eternality. His body is not subject to decay. and each of His limbs posses the full functionality of all the other limbs

WHO IS KRISHNA?

God is described as the "param isvara" or the supreme controller. There are many controllers or isvaras in the universe, like Vayu who controls the air, Indra who controls the rain and Surya who controls the Sun. But all these controllers are in turn controlled by some one else and if go up the chain we finally reach the supreme controller, one who directly or indirectly controls every one, but has no controller. This supreme controller is ultimate origin of everyone and everything. He has no other origin and He is the cause of all causes. Lord Brahma states that this supreme controller, is Krishna, also known as Govinda.

ORIGINAL FORM OF LORD KRISHNA

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