Pranam A nice way of running through the peripherals and yet nicely taken. As a bonus from Punjabi dates of incidents in Mahabharata analysed; alternate views can also be expressed. KR IRS 301221
*Dates And Events Of Incarnation Of Lord Krishna In Dwapara Yuga (The Dates According to Hindu Tradition Calendar)* Dr. Sapam Nabakishore Singh * *JULY 13, THURSDAY, 3230 B.C:-* In His original form, Lord Krishna appeared at mid-night, sravani Krishna astami from the heart of mother Devaki as four armed Vishnu so that His father and mother could understand their son was the Supreme Personality of Godhead. *JULY 13, THURSDAY, 3230 B.C. *In His original form, Lord Krishna appeared at mid-night, sravani Krishna astami from the heart of mother Devaki as four armed Vishnu so that His father and mother could understand their son was the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The Vishnu Puranam stated that it was a dreadful night with heavy rain and violent wind. As soon as He appeared, Lord Krishna advised Vasudeva to carry Him across the river Yamuna- beginning His Pastimes. Ananta Naag with expanded hoods protected Lord Krishna and Vasudeva from torrential rains sent by the demigod Indra. The Padma Puranam (Pages 2112-2125) describes the Foot Prints of Lord Shri Krishna.Lord Shri Krishna performed His earthly Pastimes in Dwapara Yuga as follows: Vraja Leela – 11 years 6 months. Mathura Leela – 10 years 6 months. Dwaraka Leela - 105 years 3 months. In His Vraja Leela, Lord Shri Krishna always finds great satisfaction in pleasing the gopis and mother Yosada with His Transcendental Pastimes, like stealing butter and yoghourt, killing many demons, chastising Kaliya serpent by dancing on his hoods, delivering the two demons Nilakuvara and Manigriva, the sons of Kuvera, cursed by Narada Muni to become twin “Arjuna-Trees”, tending cows with coward boys. One day, Krishna’s playmates complained to mother Yosada that He had eaten earth. Wanting to show His mouth, Yosada maya was astonished to see the entire universe inside Krishna’s mouth. At 7 years 2 months 10 days old, Lord Krishna lifted Govardhana Hills and at 7 years 10 months 10 days old, He performed Vastra Horan (stealing Gopis clothes) Leela. OCTOBER 3, FRIDAY, 3222 B.C. - On the Full Moon (Kartika Purnima), Lord Krishna performed Rasa Leela with gopis at the age of 8 years 3 months while Radharani was 3 years 3 months only. (Radharani’s Date of Birth:- July 2, Sunday 3225 B.C. Vrishik Rashi, Vrishik Lagna, Vishakha Nakshatra) FEBRUARY 9, FRIDAY, 3219 B.C. - Sivaratri Tithi, Lord Krishna killed Kamsa at Mathura, at the age of 11 years 6 months old, ending Vraja-Leela and beginning of Mathura Leela. FEBRUARY 26, FRIDAY, 3153 B.C:- On Chaitra Purnima- Rajasuya place, Lord Krishna killed Sisupala. SEPTEMBER 30, WEDNESDAY, 3154 B.C:- Pandava Bhimsen (Date of Birth- February 4, Saturday, 3230 B.C) slain Jarasandha as per the direction given by Lord Krishna. The dual fight between Bhimsen and Jarasandha started on 17th September 3154 B.C. continued for 14 days and nights. MAY 4, WEDNESDAY 3153 B.C.– The evil sons of Dhristarastra Maharaj, king of Kaurava, tried to disrobe Draupadi in the assembly of the Kurus, but Lord Krishna saved her from that helpless condition by supplying immeasurably length to her sari happened before the exile. Pandavas exile began on the same day. MAY 8, TUESDAY, 3140 B.C. – 13 years exile of Pandavas ended. Planned to disclose themselves in the Royal Court of King Virata. MAY 31, THURSDAY, 3140 B.C- The Pandavas openly appeared in the Royal Court of the king Virata on Ashaar Purnima about six months before the KURUKSHETRA WAR OCTOBER 31, WEDNESDAY, 3140 B.C – Pandavas sent armies to Kurukshetra Battle Field. The Pandava armies stayed at Dashrath which is now situated on the Karnal-Kaithal road in village Aungad in District Karnal, Haryana State, India. They also camped in Rachender, 59 km away from Kurukshetra BattleField, during the great Battle of Mahabharata. There is a sacred sarovar called Suraj kund and devotees take holy dip here. NOVEMBER 2, FRIDAY, 3140 B.C – Kurukshetra War begun. Lord Krishna drived the chariot of His devotee Arjuna in the midst of the BattleField of Kurukshetra. Lord Krishna was 89 years 8 months 4 days old and Arjuna was 88 years 1 month 22 days old on the 1st day of Mahabharata War. Lord Krishna delivered Bhagavad Gita to Arjuna. (Arjuna’s Date of Birth- January 1, Monday 3229 B.C) NOVEMBER 18, SUNDAY, 3140 B.C- On the 10th day of the Battle, Bhisma fell in the arrows of Arjuna. NOVEMBER 21, WEDNESDAY, 3140 B.C- Abhimanyu was trapped in the Chakravyuh formed by Guru Dronacharya and killed by the Kauravas at the age of his 16 years old. Uttara’s union with Abhimanyu was only six months. NOVEMBER 26, MONDAY 3140 B.C – Kurukshetra War ended. JANUARY 15, TUESDAY,3140 B.C- Bhisma left this world after 58 nights in the bed of arrows. MARCH 23, SATURDAY 3139 B.C- Ashwamedha Yajna on Full Moon (Chaitra) JANUARY 15, FRIDAY, 3103 B.C- Magha Purnima. Kali Yuga commenced. Ended Dvapara Yuga 8,64,000 Solar years. Kali Yuga began 4,32,000 years ago. SEPTEMBER 23, THURSDAY, 3103 B.C – Solar eclipse. The peculiar Solar eclipse was one prior to the Mahabharata War ( on September 12,Wednesday, 3140 B.C) and another prior to the destruction of Yadavas. OCTOBER 1, FRIDAY, 3103 B.C –Destruction of Yadu dynasty and Lord Krishna departed to Golaka Dham at the age of 127 years 3 months. On Thu, 30 Dec 2021 at 11:54, 'gopala krishnan' via iyer123 < [email protected]> wrote: > QUESTION ANSWER DIVINE 89 > > BHAGVAT GITA QUESTIONS & ANSWERS > > Dear friends, > > These are information stored long back in my computer and I found the QA > quite refreshing. I hope for all the QA will be refreshing, if not > informative. Most of the questions are from Bhagavat Geetha. > > *Being a compilation there can be errors.* > > Sincerely, > > Gopalakrishnan 30-12-21 > > Q1 When do one incarnation of Krishna takes place? > > A1 Krishna descends to this planet *once in a day of Brahma, or every > 8,600,000,000 years*. This purpose is stated in Bhagavad-gita, and we > have to accept it as it is; otherwise there is no point in trying to > understand the Bhagavad-gita and its speaker, Lord Krishna > > Q2 Who was the father of Radha? What was her complexion? > > A2 Radharani’s bodily *complexion was like molten gold and she was the > Queen of Vrndavana. She was the daughter of King Vrsabhanu, *and dear to > Lord Krishna. > > Q3 Who was the orginator of Bhagavath Geetha? > > A3 We should take Bhagavad-gita as it is directed by the Personality of > Godhead Himself. In the Fourth Chapter of the Gita (4.1-3) the Lord says > to Arjuna: > > This system of yoga, the Bhagavad-gita, was *first spoken to the sun-god > by Lord (God) , *and the sun-god explained it to Manu, and Manu explained > it to Iksvaku, and in that way, by disciplic succession, one speaker after > another, this yoga system has been coming down. > > *But in the course of time it has become lost. Consequently the Lord has > to speak it again, this time to Arjuna on the Battlefield of Kuruksetra.* > > After hearing Bhagavad-gita from the Supreme Personality of Godhead, > Arjuna accepted Krishna as param brahma, the Supreme Brahman > > Q4 Do the worship of Demi Gods are approved? > > A4 In the Bhagavad-gita, worship of different demigods or rendering > service to them is not approved. It is stated in the Seventh Chapter, > twentieth verse: > > kamais tais tair hrta jnanah > > prapadyante 'nya-devatah > > tam tam niyamam asthaya > > prakrtya niyatah svaya > > "Those whose intelligence has been stolen by material desires surrender > unto demigods and follow the particular rules and regulations of worship > according to their own natures." > > Here it is plainly said that those who are directed by lust worship the > demigods and not the Supreme Lord Krishna. > > *But Lord Krishna even discouraged His father Nanda Maharaja from > worshiping the demigod Indra*, because He wanted to establish the fact > that people need not worship any demigod. They need only worship the > Supreme Lord, because their ultimate goal is to return to His abode > > Q5 How the abode of Lord Sri Krishna is described in the Geetha? > > A5 The abode of Lord Sri Krishna is described in the Bhagavad-gita, > Fifteenth Chapter, sixth verse: > > na tad bhasayate suryo > > na sasanko na pavakah > > yad gatva na nivartante > > tad dhama paramam mama > > * "That supreme abode of Mine is not illumined by the sun or moon, nor > by fire or electricity. Those who reach it never return to this material > world."* > > One who can approach that spiritual sky is not required to descend again > to the material sky. > > Q6 How the Brahma loka, Swarga loka and Devaloka are described in the > Geetha? > > A7 In the material sky, even if we approach the *highest planet > (Brahmaloka*), what to speak of the moon, we will find the same > conditions of life, namely birth, death, disease and old age. No planet in > the material universe is free from these four principles of material > existence. > > *The moon, the sun and higher planets are called Svargaloka*. There are > three different statuses of planets: higher, middle and lower planetary > systems. The earth belongs to the middle planetary system. > > *Bhagavad-gita informs us how to travel to the higher planetary systems > (Devaloka) with a very simple formula*: yanti deva-vrata devan. One need > only worship the particular demigod of that particular planet and in that > way go to the moon, the sun or any of the higher planetary systems. > > Amongst all of the planets in the spiritual sky there is one supreme > planet called Goloka Vrndavana, which is the original planet in the abode > of the original Personality of Godhead Sri Krishna > > Q7 How to approach the Lord’s abode as told in the Geetha? > > A7 Next, one may raise the question of how one goes about approaching that > abode of the Supreme Lord. Information of this is given in the Eighth > Chapter. It is said there: > > anta-kale ca mam eva > > smaran muktva kalevaram > > yah prayati sa mad-bhavam > > yati nasty atra samsayah > > *"Anyone who quits his body, at the end of life, remembering Me, attains > immediately to My nature; and there is no doubt of this." (Bg. 8.5*) One > who thinks of Krishna at the time of his death goes to Krishna. One must > remember the form of Krishna; if he quits his body thinking of this form, > he surely approaches the spiritual kingdom. > > Q8 How do the death is described in the Geetha? > > A8 The process of quitting this body and getting another body in the > material world is also organized. *A man dies after it has been decided > what form of body he will have in the next life. * > > Higher authorities, not the living entity himself, make this decision. > According to our activities in this life, we either rise or sink. This life > is a preparation for the next life. > > *My note- I have felt a contradiction here. In a later verse it is said, > if a dying person remembers supreme God he would reach his feet.* > > *One who desires to merge into the existence of the Supreme Brahman is > at once transferred to the brahmajyoti of the Supreme Lord* and thus > attains the spiritual sky Therefore at the end of life the > transcendentalists think either of the brahmajyoti, the Paramatma or > Supreme Personality of Godhead Sri Krishna > > Q9 How to enter the spiritual kingdom-as described in the Geetha? > > A9 The Bhagavad-gita (8.6) also explains the general principle that makes > it possible to enter the spiritual kingdom simply by thinking of the > Supreme at the time of death: > > yam yam vapi smaran bhavam > > tyajaty ante kalevaram > > tam tam evaiti kaunteya > > sada tad-bhava-bhavitah > > *"Whatever state of being one remembers when he quits his present body, > in his next life he will attain to that state without fail."* > > At the time of death either we can remain in the inferior energy of this > material world, or we can transfer to the energy of the spiritual world. So > the Bhagavad-gita (8.6) says: > > yam yam vapi smaran bhavam > > tyajaty ante kalevaram > > tam tam evaiti kaunteya > > sada tad-bhava-bhavitah > > *"Whatever state of being one remembers when he quits his present body, > in his next life he will attain to that state without fail."* > > Q10 How to transfer the thinking to spiritual thinking? > > A10 Just to transfer their thinking power to the spiritual sky, > Krishna-dvaipayana Vyasa has given a great number of Vedic literatures. > First he divided the Vedas into four, then he explained them in the > Puranas, *and for less capable people he wrote the Mahabharata. In the > Mahabharata there is given the Bhagavad-gita*. Then all Vedic literature > is summarized in the Vedanta-sutra, and for future guidance he gave a > natural commentation on the Vedanta-sutra, called Srimad-Bhagavatam > > *In conclusion, Bhagavad-gita is a transcendental literature which one > should read very carefully.* Gita-sastram idam punyam yah pathet prayatah > puman: if one properly follows the instructions of Bhagavad-gita, one can > be freed from all the miseries and anxieties of life. > Bhaya-sokadi-varjitah. One will be freed from all fears in this life, and > one's next life will be spiritual. (Gita-mahatmya 1) > > *"If one reads Bhagavad-gita very sincerely and with all seriousness, then > by the grace of the Lord the reactions of his past misdeeds will not act > upon him." (Gita-mahatmya 2)* The Lord says very loudly in the last > portion of Bhagavad-gita (18.66): > > Because Bhagavad-gita is spoken by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, > one need not read any other Vedic literature. *One need only attentively > and regularly hear and read Bhagavad-gita*. In the present age, people > are so absorbed in mundane activities that it is not possible for them to > read all the Vedic literatures. But this is not necessary. *This one > book, Bhagavad-gita, will suffice, because it is the essence of all Vedic > literatures and especially because it is spoken by the Supreme Personality > of Godhead. (Gita-mahatmya 4)* > > Q11 Why it is told Bhagavt geetha is is even more important than the water > of the Ganges? > > *A11 "One who drinks the water of the Ganges attains salvation, so what > to speak of one who drinks the nectar of Bhagavad-gita? Bhagavad-*gita is > the essential nectar of the Mahabharata, and it is spoken by Lord Krishna > Himself, the original Visnu." (Gita-mahatmya 5) . > > Bhagavad-gita comes from the mouth of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, > and the Ganges is said to emanate from the lotus feet of the Lord. Of > course, there is no difference between the mouth and the feet of the > Supreme Lord, *but from an impartial study we can appreciate that > Bhagavad-gita is even more important than the water of the Ganges.* > > Q12 Every body know Dussasana brother of Duryodhana. Name another brother > > A12 Vikarna is the brother of Duryodhana,(Kanda1 Sloka 8 ) > > Q13 What are the names of the conch shells used by Pandavas? > > A13 Answer is there in Kanda1 ,Sloka 16-18 of Bhagavath Geetha. > > Lord Krsna blew His conchshell, called Pancajanya; *Arjuna blew his, the > Devadatta;* and Bhima, the voracious eater and performer of herculean > tasks, blew his terrific conchshell, called Paundra. King Yudhisthira, > the son of Kunti, blew his conchshell, the Ananta-vijaya, and *Nakula and > Sahadeva blew the Sughosa and Manipuspaka* > > Q14 What is the special mark of identification in the flag of Arjuna’s > chariot? > > A14 Answer is there in Kanda1 ,Sloka 20 of Bhagavath Geetha. > > At that time *Arjuna, the son of Pandu, seated in the chariot bearing > the flag marked with Hanuman,* took up his bow and prepared to shoot his > arrows > > Q15 Where do we have reference to Soul, passing of soul from one body to > another etc ? > > A15 Answer is there in Chapter2 ,Sloka 13 of Bhagavath Geetha. > > As the embodied soul continuously passes, in this body, from boyhood to > youth to old age, the soul similarly passes into another body at death. A > sober person ls not bewildered by such a change. > > In Sloka SLOKA 17 it is stated “ That which pervades the entire body > you should know to be indestructible. *No one is able to destroy that > imperishable soul.”* > > Arjuna asks in SLOKA 21- O Partha, how can a person who knows that the > soul is indestructible, eternal, unborn and immutable kill anyone or cause > anyone to kill? > > In reply Lord states in SLOKA 22- *As a person puts on new garments, > giving up old ones, the soul similarly accepts new material bodies, giving > up the old and useless ones. * > > > > In SLOKA 24” This individual soul is unbreakable and insoluble, and > can be neither burned nor dried. He is everlasting, present everywhere, > unchangeable, immovable and eternally the same.” > > Sloka 27 – “One who has taken his birth is sure to die, and after death > one is sure to take birth again. Therefore, in the unavoidable discharge > of your duty, you should not lament.” > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "iyer123" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iyer123/960902532.78797.1640845446139%40mail.yahoo.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iyer123/960902532.78797.1640845446139%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/CAL5XZooD%2B2p37cfXsc2PUiuKWmC54hfAMH9GV7S3uWEwVic%3D-Q%40mail.gmail.com.
