The Divine meaning of Lord Krishna
1. 'Karsh' is one root from which the name is derived. It means, "that
which attracts"; Krishna attracts hearts to Himself, by His sportive pastimes,
miraculous victories over the forces of evil, his charming conversation, His
wisdom, His personal beauty.
2. The word is also related to the root, 'Krish,' to cultivate, as a
field, for growing crops. The word means, he who removes the weeds from the
heart of man, and sows seeds of faith, courage and joy.
3. It is related to the root, 'Krish,' meaning something above and beyond
the three attributes and the three eras, and 'na,' means, Sath- Chith-Aanandha.
The Leelas (divine plays) and Mahimas (miracle powers) of Krishna through which
He attracts the love of mankind, cultivates the harvest of joy in the hearts of
His devotees and makes them aware of His being existence-knowledge-bliss, as
described in the Bhaagavatha.
- From Bhagawan's Divine Discourse in Prashanthi Nilayam on 13th Aug 1971.
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God can do anything,He can go anywhere,He can change anything - Swami
So long as Kamsa was alive, he used to send demons to fight with Krishna. Kamsa
had two wives whose father was a mighty king. Once Kamsa was killed, his
father-in-law tried to wage a war against Krishna. The Gopikas were worried,
"How long are we to suffer these ordeals?" they asked Krishna. He told them not
to panic and pacified them saying "Try to understand My powers and
potentialities. Tonight you sleep in Repalle and tomorrow morning see for
yourself where you will be." When they woke up next morning they found
themselves in Dvaraka. Where was Repalle and where was Dvaraka? A distance of
1000 miles separated them. In this manner Krishna could change one village into
the other. God can do anything. He can go anywhere. He can change anything.
- From Swami's 2002 Krishnastami Divine Discourse.
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There is nothing in this world which has no heart - Swami
" Once Hislop asked me a question whether inanimate things too had emotions and
feelings of disappointment and despair? The occasion was at Dharmakshetra: I
asked that about a hundred sarees he bought, so that I could select some, for
distribution to the women workers at Anantapur who are helping to build a
Sathya Sai College there: I selected 96 and asked them to return 4 to the shop.
I kept the 4 aside and the 96 were placed in my room. Later, when I passed the
table on which the four discarded sarees were kept (Hislop was standing by the
side of the table), it was noticed that the card board box which contained the
four was dripping tears: The sarees were weeping; that they could not get
appreciation from Me and were declared unfit. Yes: They had shed tears. You may
ask whether this is ever possible. I answer, there is nothing in this world
which has no heart, which is incapable of feeling joy or grief: Only you must
have the eye to see, the ear to listen, the heart to respond.
- From Swami's Divine Discourse in Prashanthi Nilayam on 14th'January'1971.
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