Sri Päpamocani Ekädaçé Issue no: 232 5th April 2024

Lord Krishna Rescues His Teacher's Son

Krishna Rescues His Teacher’s Son
Srila Sukadeva Goswami

What to Speak of Lord Krishna

Disciples of His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

The Master of all the Universes

Srila Jiva Goswami
 Issue no 232, Page — 2 nityaà bhägavata-sevayä

fate, We could not live with you and enjoy the

Lord Krishna Rescues His Teacher’s Son pampered happiness most children enjoy in their
Srila Sukadeva Goswami parents’ home. With one’s body one can acquire
all goals of life, and it is one’s parents who give the
Shukadeva Gosvami said: Understanding that body birth and sustenance. Therefore, no mortal
His parents were becoming aware of His tran- man can repay his debt to his parents, even if he
scendental opulences, the Supreme Personality of serves them for a full lifetime of a hundred years.
Godhead thought that this should not be allowed A son who, though able to do so, fails to provide
to happen. Thus He expanded His Yoga-maya, for his parents with his physical resources and
which bewilders His devotees. Lord Krishna, the wealth is forced after his death to eat his own
greatest of the Satvatas, approached His parents flesh. A man who, though able to do so, fails to
with His elder brother. Humbly bowing His head support his elderly parents, chaste wife, young
and gratifying them by respectfully addressing child or spiritual master, or who neglects a bräh-
them as “My dear mother” and “My dear father,” maëa or anyone who comes to him for shelter,
Krishna spoke as follows. is considered dead, though breathing. Thus We
[Lord Krishna said:] Dear Father, because of have wasted all these days, unable as We were
Us, your two sons, you and mother Devaki al- to properly honor you because Our minds were
ways remained in anxiety and could never enjoy always disturbed by fear of Kamsa. Dear Father
Our childhood, boyhood or youth. Deprived by and Mother, please forgive Us for not serving you.

Bhāgavata Mahāvidyālaya www.ibmedu.org

 nityaà bhägavata-sevayä Issue no 232, Page—3
We are not independent and have been greatly [Krishna and Balarama said:] O Father, you and
frustrated by cruel Kamsa. mother Yashoda have affectionately maintained Us
Shukadeva Gosvami said: Thus beguiled by and cared for Us so much! Indeed, parents love
the words of Lord Hari, the Supreme Soul of the their children more than their own lives. They
universe, who by His internal illusory potency are the real father and mother who care for, as
appeared to be a human, His parents joyfully they would their own sons, children abandoned
raised Him up on their laps and embraced Him. by relatives unable to maintain and protect them.
Pouring out a shower of tears upon the Lord, His Now you should all return to Vraja, dear Father.
parents, who were bound up by the rope of affec- We shall come to see you, Our dear relatives who
tion, could not speak. They were overwhelmed, suffer in separation from Us, as soon as We have
O King, and their throats choked up with tears. given some happiness to your well-wishing friends.
Thus having comforted His mother and father, Thus consoling Nanda Maharaja and the other
the Supreme Personality of Godhead, appearing men of Vraja, the infallible Supreme Lord respect-
as the son of Devaki, installed His maternal grand- fully honored them with gifts of clothing, jewelry,
father, Ugrasena, as King of the Yadus. The Lord household utensils and so on. Nanda Maharaja
told him: O mighty King, We are your subjects, so was overwhelmed with affection upon hearing
please command Us. Indeed, because of the curse Krishna’s words, and his eyes brimmed with tears
of Yayati, no Yadu may sit on the royal throne. as he embraced the two Lords. Then he went back
Since I am present in your entourage as your to Vraja with the cowherd men.
personal attendant, all the demigods and other My dear King, then Vasudeva, the son of Shu-
exalted personalities will come with heads bowed rasena, arranged for a priest and other brahmanas
to offer you tribute. What, then, to speak of the to perform his two sons’ secondbirth initiation.
rulers of men? The Lord then brought all His close
family members and other relatives back from the Vasudeva honored these brahmanas by worshiping
various places to which they had fled in fear of them and giving them fine ornaments and well-or-
Kamsa. He received the Yadus, Vrisnis, Andhakas, namented cows with their calves. All these cows
Madhus, Dasharhas, Kukuras and other clans with wore gold necklaces and linen wreaths. The mag-
due honor, and He also consoled them, for they nanimous Vasudeva then remembered the cows
were weary of living in foreign lands. Then Lord he had mentally given away on the occasion of
Krishna, the creator of the universe, resettled them Krishna’s and Balarama’s birth. Kamsa had stolen
in their homes and gratified them with valuable those cows, and Vasudeva now recovered them
gifts. The members of these clans, protected by the and gave them away in charity also. After attaining
arms of Lord Krishna and Lord Sankarshana, felt twice-born status through initiation, the Lords, sin-
that all their desires were fulfilled. Thus they en- cere in Their vows, took the further vow of celibacy
joyed perfect happiness while living at home with from Garga Muni, the spiritual master of the Yadus.
their families. Because of the presence of Krishna Concealing Their innately perfect knowledge by
and Balarama, they no longer suffered from the Their humanlike activities, those two omniscient
fever of material existence. Every day these loving Lords of the universe, Themselves the origin of all
devotees could see Mukunda’s evercheerful lotus branches of knowledge, next desired to reside at
face, which was decorated with beautiful, merciful the school of a spiritual master.
smiling glances. Thus They approached Sandipani Muni, a na-
Even the most elderly inhabitants of the city tive of Kashi living in the city of Avanti. Sandipani
appeared youthful, full of strength and vitality, thought very highly of these two self-controlled
for with their eyes they constantly drank the elixir disciples, whom he had obtained so fortuitously.
of Lord Mukunda’s lotus face. Then, O exalted By serving him as devotedly as one would serve
Parikshit, the Supreme Lord Krishna, the son of the Supreme Lord Himself, They showed others
Devaki, along with Lord Balarama, approached an irreproachable example of how to worship
Nanda Maharaja. The two Lords embraced him the spiritual master. That best of brahmanas, the
and then addressed him as follows. spiritual master Sandipani, was satisfied with

www.ibmedu.org Bhāgavata Mahāvidyālaya

 Issue no 232, Page — 4 nityaà bhägavata-sevayä
Top left 4
Their submissive behavior, and thus he taught the resounding vibration. Yamaraja elaborately
Them the entire Vedas, together with their six worshiped the two Lords with great devotion,
corollaries and the Upanishads. He also taught and then he addressed Lord Krishna, who lives
Them the Dhanur-veda, with its most confidential in everyone’s heart: “O Supreme Lord Vishnu,
secrets; the standard books of law; the methods of what shall I do for You and Lord Balarama, who
logical reasoning and philosophical debate; and are playing the part of ordinary humans?”
the sixfold science of politics. O King, those best The Supreme Personality of Godhead said:
of persons, Krishna and Balarama, being Them- Suffering the bondage of his past activity, My
selves the original promulgators of all varieties of spiritual master’s son was brought here to you.
knowledge, could immediately assimilate each O great King, obey My command and bring this
and every subject after hearing it explained just boy to Me without delay. Yamaraja said, “So be
once. Thus with fixed concentration They learned it,” and brought forth the guru’s son. Then those
the sixty-four arts and skills in as many days and two most exalted Yadus presented the boy to
nights. Their spiritual master and said to him, “Please
Thereafter, O King, They satisfied Their spiritual select another boon.” The spiritual master said:
master by offering him guru-dakñiëä. O King, the My dear boys, You two have completely fulfilled
learned brähmaëa Sandipani carefully considered the disciple’s obligation to reward his spiritual
the two Lords’ glorious and amazing qualities master. Indeed, with disciples like You, what
and Their superhuman intelligence. Then, after further desires could a guru have? O heroes, now
consulting with his wife, he chose as his remu- please return home. May Your fame sanctify the
neration the return of his young son, who had world, and may the Vedic hymns be ever fresh
died in the ocean at Prabhasa. “So be it,” replied in Your minds, both in this life and the next.
those two great chariot warriors of limitless might, Thus receiving Their guru’s permission to leave,
and They at once mounted Their chariot and set the two Lords returned to Their city on Their
off for Prabhasa. When They reached that place, chariot, which moved as swiftly as the wind and
resounded like a cloud. All the citizens rejoiced
They walked up to the shore and sat down. In a upon seeing Krishna and Balarama, whom they
moment the deity of the ocean, recognizing Them had not seen for many days. The people felt just
to be the Supreme Lords, approached Them with like those who have lost their wealth and then
offerings of tribute. regained it.
The Supreme Lord Krishna addressed the lord
of the ocean: Let the son of My guru be presented — Srimad-Bhägavatam (Bhägavata Puräëa) » Canto 10: The Summum
at oncethe one you seized here with your mighty Bonum » Chapter 45 » Verses 1–50 » Translations by Disciples of His Divine
waves. Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.
The ocean replied: O Lord Krishna, it was not
I who abducted him, but a demonic descendant
of Diti named Panchajana, who travels in the What to Speak of Lord Krishna
water in the form of a conch. Indeed, the ocean Disciples of His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami
said, “that demon has taken him away.” Hearing Prabhupada
this, Lord Krishna entered the ocean, found Pan-
chajana and killed him. But the Lord did not find näsmatto yuvayos täta
the boy within the demon’s belly. Lord Janardana nityotkaëöhitayor api
took the conchshell that had grown around the bälya-paugaëòa-kaiçoräù
demon’s body and went back to the chariot. Then puträbhyäm abhavan kvacit
He proceeded to Samyamani, the beloved capital
of Yamaraja, the lord of death. Upon arriving [Lord Krishna said:] Dear Father, because of Us,
there with Lord Balarama, He loudly blew His your two sons, you and mother Devaki always
conchshell, and Yamaraja, who keeps the condi-
tioned souls in check, came as soon as he heard

Bhāgavata Mahāvidyālaya www.ibmedu.org

 nityaà bhägavata-sevayä Issue no 232, Page—5
remained in anxiety and could never enjoy Our appropriate to a kaiçora. Then what to speak of
childhood, boyhood or youth. Lord Krishna, whose exceptional growth is estab-
Srila Vishvanatha Chakravarti discusses this verse lished in the Vaiñëava-toñaëé, Bhakti-rasämåta-sind-
as follows: "One may object that at this point Lord hu, Änanda-våndävana-campü and other works?
Krishna had not actually passed the kaiçora stage "The three years and four months that Lord
[age ten to fifteen], since the women of Mathura had Krishna stayed in Mahavana were the equivalent
stated, kva cäti-sukumäräìgau kiçorau näpta-yauva- of five years for an ordinary child, and thus in
nau: 'Krishna and Balarama have very tender limbs, that period He completed His kaumära stage of
being still at the kiçora stage, not having reached childhood. The period from then to the age of six
adolescence.' (SB 10.44.8) The definition of the years and eight months, during which He lived
different stages of growing up is given as follows: in Vrindavana, constitutes His paugaëòa stage.
And the period from the age of six years and eight
kaumäraà païcamäbdäntaà months through His tenth year, during which
paugaëòaà daçamävadhi time He lived in Nandishvara [Nandagrama],
kaiçoram ä-païcadaçäd constitutes His kaiçora stage. Then, at the age of ten
yauvanaà tu tataù param years and seven months, on the thirteenth lunar
day of the dark fortnight of the month of Chaitra,
'The kaumära stage lasts until the age of five, He went to Mathura, and the next day He killed
paugaëòa up to age ten and kaiçora to age fif- Kamsa. Thus He completed His kaiçora period
teen. From then on, one is known as yauvana.' at age ten, and He eternally remains at that age.
According to this statement, the kaiçora period In other words, we should understand that from
ends at the age of fifteen. Krishna was only eleven this point on the Lord remains forever a kiçora."
years old when He killed Kamsa, according to Thus Srila Vishvanatha Chakravarti analyzes the
Uddhava's words: ekädaça-samäs tatra güòhärciù intricacies of this verse.
sa-balo 'vasat. 'Like a covered flame, Lord Krishna
remained there incognito with Balarama for eleven — Srimad-Bhägavatam (Bhägavata Puräëa) » Canto 10: The Summum
years.' (SB 3.2.26) And since Krishna and Balarama Bonum » Chapter 45 » Verse: 3 » Purport by Disciples of His Divine Grace A. C.
never took brahminical initiation in Vraja-bhumi, Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.
it was at the time [of Their going to Mathura]
that Their kaiçora stage began rather than ended.
"This objection to Lord Krishna's statement in the The Master of all the Universes
present verse—that His parents could not enjoy Srila Jiva Goswami
His kaiçora stage—is based on ordinary measure-
ment of age. Yet we should consider the follow- As Krishna and Balarama were gazing at the
ing statement [from the Bhägavatam (10.8.26)]: ocean and thinking of it in this playful poetic way,
the ocean suddenly manifested the form of an ef-
kälenälpena räjarñe fulgent demigod and stood before Their eyes. First
rämaù kåñëaç ca go-vraje bowing down and then standing up, the demigod
aghåñöa-jänubhiù padbhir respectfully folded his hands and said in a voice
vicakramatur aïjasä choked with emotion: “The demigod Varuëa
mercifully spoke to me the following instruction:
'O King Parikshit, within a short time Rama and “‘You are an ocean of salt-water. There are many
Krishna began to walk very easily in Gokula on other oceans, and the ocean of sugar-cane juice is
Their legs, by Their own strength, without the the leader of those oceans. Sri Krishna is also an
need to crawl.' ocean. He is a shoreless ocean of mercy.’ “You must
Sometimes we see that the son of a king, even be that same Sri Krishna, for I see all His qualities in
while in his paugaëòa stage of life, undergoes ex- You. The person with glorious and effulgent limbs
ceptional physical growth and exhibits activities beside You must be Your elder brother Balarama.

www.ibmedu.org Bhāgavata Mahāvidyālaya

 Issue no 232, Page — 6 nityaà bhägavata-sevayä
therefore please command me. What should this “By hearing the sound of Krishna’s conchshell,
servant of Your servant do to serve You?” the sinners residing in Yamaraja’s hell became fear-
Sri Krishna said: “Where is the young body of less and joyful. When they saw Krishna, the flames
Our guru’s son? Please tell Us that.” The ocean that tormented them became extinguished and the
said: “Bowing my head before Your toenails, I offer various weapons and devices employed to torment
ärati to You. He was swallowed by Panchajana, them became blunted and useless. O Vyasa, when
who has the form of a conch. Perhaps his body the residents of hell saw Lord Krishna, the forest
is still in Panchajana’s stomach.” Sri Krishna said: of swords that tormented them became withered
“with your permission, We will take his body from and harmless. The terrible hell name Raurava be-
Panchajana’s belly.” The ocean said: “If I were to came suddenly free of all its terrors. The horrible
speak even a single word of protest, it would be an hell named Bhairava became free of all its horrors.
offense on my part. Please act as You wish. The hell name Kumbhipaka became free of all its
Then Krishna said to Balarama: “O noble brother, terrible flames. The hell named Shringataka, where
please stay behind and guard the chariot.” With- the sinners are again and again hurled from moun-
out a moment’s anxiety Krishna at once entered tain-peaks, became bereft of all its mountains. The
deep within the ocean and approached the home hell name Lohasuci, where the sinners are pierced
of Panchajana, the king of the conches. Pancha- with great iron-needles, became bereft of all its
jana looked at Krishna and assumed He was an needles. All this happened when Krishna, who is
ordinary human boy. In addition to rescuing the the master of all the universes, entered the abode
body of His guru’s son, Krishna also thirsted to get of Yamaraja. When Lord Krishna, the master of all
Panchajana’s conch-shell body after Panchajana’s the universes, the master who stops the sufferings
death. As Bakasura once swallowed Krishna, so of the sinners in hell, entered that region, the horri-
the demon Panchajana also swallowed Krishna. ble Vaitaraëé river suddenly became very pleasant.
What more need I say? There was this difference: When they saw Lord Krishna, who is eternal and
After He failed to find the body of His guru’s son unchanging, and who removes the darkness of
within the demon’s belly, Sri Krishna took the ignorance, the residents of hell at once became
shell-body of that conch-demon and made His freed of all their sins. When they saw lotus-eyed
own conch-shell bugle. Lord Krishna, the residents of hell, now free of
In the Avanté-khaëòa it is said: “After killing the all their sins, ascended, flying in thousands and
demon Panchajana, who had assumed the form of millions of airplanes. O sage, the mere sight of
a ferocious ocean-swimming creature, Sri Krish- Lord Krishna, who is the Supreme Personality of
na found in his belly a conchshell, the shell of a Godhead and who is present in the material world
creature devoured at some time in the past.” Re- as the universal form, made the circle of hellish
turning to the place where Balarama was staying, worlds completely empty. Not a single sinner
Krishna said: “O noble brother, I could not find remained there.”
even the slightest trace of Our guru’s son’s dead As he spoke these words in the presence of Vraja’s
body. We should find his soul.” Balarama said: “As King Nanda and a host of other great souls, each of
You command, so We shall act.” Walking on the whom was filled with pure love for Krishna, and
path the ocean provided for Them, Krishna and who each thought of Krishna as his son or kins-
Balarama, now become powerful and ferocious man, the narrator Snigdhakantha, in the course of
like ten million Rudras, approached Yamaraja’s his narration speaking many other names of Krish-
city of Samyamani as if They wished to capture na, names like the name Vasudeva (son of Vasude-
and imprison Yamaraja himself. Then Krishna va), continued to conceal the truth that Krishna
and Balarama heard a loud and ferocious sound is the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself.
coming from far away. Coming closer, They saw Then Snigdhakantha said: Garga Muni told you
the source of that sound. Then Krishna blew His about Krishna (SB 10.8.19): “This child will grow
conchshell. What happened next is described in in power, beauty, opulence—in everything—on
these words of the Avanté-khaëòa: the level of Narayana, the Supreme Personality

Bhāgavata Mahāvidyālaya www.ibmedu.org

 nityaà bhägavata-sevayä Issue no 232, Page—7
of Godhead.” Now we will continue the story. to Svargaloka. Thinking that You would ask for
Yamaraja became influenced by Krishna’s own him, I deliberately kept that soul from departing.
nature. In the presence of Vraja’s Prince Krishna, You are the crest-jewel of the wise. Whatever You
Yamaraja’s merciless cruelty withered away. command, I will do.”
Seeing that Yamaraja was now weeping again Sri Krishna said: “You are the king of religion.
and again, and seeing the hairs of Yamaraja’s You have spoken the truth without any trace of
body were standing erect, and seeing that Ya- lies or deception. Considering all this, I tore apart
maraja was trembling, perspiring, and speaking Panchajana’s body and I carefully searched for
words in a voice choked with emotion, and see- whatever little had remained of My guru’s son’s
ing that Yamaraja was now peaceful and gentle body. From whatever little remains of that delicate
and had come before Krishna and again and body, I will bring My guru’s son back to life. Be-
again bowed down to offer respectful obeisances, cause I could not find his body in the Panchajana
Lord Krishna, who is praised with glorious and creature, I have come to you, O king of the dead.
poetic verses, thought: “Aha! Now I see that So be it. In whatever condition he now remains,
Yamaraja is a great and saintly devotee. Why please bring that soul to Me now.”
did I hear that he was very cruel and harsh? In Yamaraja said: “In his present body his parents
My presence he is saintly, but in the presence o could neither love him nor believe that he is indeed
sinners he is cruel and harsh, qualities born from their son. If You command, I can bring him here
his contact with the sinners. in his previous glorious body. I can bring back his
“Persons who turn their faces away from previous body for everyone to see.
surrendering unto Me and taking shelter of Me Sri Krishna said: “Good. Good. When he died
and who voluntarily perform sins so they may his body merged with the five material elements.
enjoy material sense pleasures, Yamaraja again Bring that body back again from the five elements
and again, and with great mercy, frightens so and he will be again manifest in that body.”
they may be pushed to turn their faces to Me.” Yamaraja said: “As my glorious master com-
When lotus-eyed Sri Krishna thought in this way mands, so I will act.” After speaking these words,
and cast a glance on Yamaraja, Yamaraja said: “O Yamaraja retired to his inner chambers. When he
Krishna, a shoreless ocean of mercy rests within returned he showed to Krishna and Balarama the
You. If this were not so, then why would You cast charming former body of Their guru’s son. Gazing
a glance on cruel-hearted me? O Lord effulgent at the boy, Krishna and Balarama, the two brothers
with mercy, again and again You yearn to pick who are both the limitless Supreme Personality of
up the fallen souls. Godhead, became filled with bliss. Joyfully They
“Your holy name is sufficient to rescue the hugged the boy again and again. They never felt
sinners from hell. Therefore You have not come tired of gazing at the boy’s face. His heart filled
only to deliver the sinners from hell. You must with awe, Yamaraja stood motionless. After a mo-
have come here to give some command to me. ment Yamaraja said to Lord Krishna, who bears
Thinking of that fact, my heart becomes plunged the name Naraka-shamana (the deliverer from
in great bliss.” Then Sri Krishna said: “The sin- hell): “O Lord, You did not come hereto get Your
ners cannot be delivered until they suffer their guru’s son, for Your mere desire has the power to
past karmic reactions. Still, I wish that My guru’s give to You anything You wish. Therefore I think
son be now delivered from all his punishments. You came here to give mercy to me. If this is true,
Bring My guru’s son before Me. By obeying this please rescue me from any evil influence that may
command of Mine you will not be neglecting come upon me by residing in this hell.
your duty.” After three times repeating this request in a voice
Yamaraja said: “O best of masters, the gross ma- choked with emotion, after worshiping Krishna,
terial body that Your guru thought was his son is after decorating Krishna with ornaments, after
now destroyed. When I bring the souls here they offering Krishna many gifts, after requesting per-
are covered only by their subtle material bodies. mission to depart, and after offering respectful
At present all the residents of hell have gone obeisances, Yamaraja, who is the master of the

www.ibmedu.org Bhāgavata Mahāvidyālaya

 Issue no 232, Page — 8 nityaà bhägavata-sevayä
dead, then thinking himself very fortunate, ac- there arms were the great waves and their eyes
companied by his servants, and walking as if he the multitudes of swimming fish. Understanding
were dancing, returned to his home. without any doubt that he is the husband of the
The guru’s son gazed at the handsome forms of sister of Krishna and Balarama (and thus Krishna
Krishna and Balarama, understood Their sweet and Balarama are His nephews), the king of Avan-
mercy, heard Their sweet words, and under- tipura invited Krishna and Balarama to his palace
stood that he was now placed in his pervious and honored Them with great affection. When
condition. Feeling a great festival of bliss, he Krishna and Balarama requested permission to
again and again gazed at Krishna and Balara- return to Mathura, Acharya Sandipani Muni said
ma. As he gazed at Them he was not aware of with a voice choked with emotion: “My heart
how quickly the chariot was hurtling down the loves You both. My intelligence thinks of You as
pathway to his former home. Sri Krishna, who my two sons. It is not at all shy to think of You in
is like a moon shining in Vraja. and who was this way. Therefore my wife and I pray that again
accompanied by Balarama and by His guru’s and again You two Yädavas may be either our stu-
son, then arrived at His guru’s house. Then all dents or our sons. We pray that again and again we
the people of Avantipura, why should I say only may become either Your gurus or Your parents.”
the guru Sandipani Muni and his wife under- Krishna and Balarama replied: “O master, with
stood by the sound of Krishna’s conchshell that the ropes of knowledge you have bound Us two
Krishna and Balarama were now returning on to you. Therefore whatever you desire will never
the path. When they saw Krishna, Balarama, and be thwarted.”
the guru’s son, everyone, now wild with bliss,
made a great tumult. — Sri Gopäla-Campü of Srila Jiva Gosvami » Translation by Kushakratha
Very respectfully placing Their guru’s son Das.
before them, Krishna and Balarama descended
from the chariot and fell down before the feet
of Their overjoyed guru and his wife. For some
time Krishna and Balarama remained bowed
down in that way. Weeping, the guru and his
wife hugged with their arms their son along
with Krishna and Balarama. They did not know
anything but the joy they felt. They thought: “At
this moment we know nothing of the outside
world. We do not know whether the outside
world is glorious or wretched.”
After some moments passed with a hundred
blisses in this way, the guru and his wife invit- !! Sri Sri Nitai Gaurchandra Jayati !!
ed everyone to their home. there they pleased ISKCON
everyone with a grand feast.From the chariot Bhägavata Mahävidyalaya
Krishna and Balarama then took the many is a branch of
jewels They had gathered in the course of Their International Society for Krishna Consciousness
Founder-Acarya: His Divine Grace
journey, placed them before Their guru and his A.C. BhaktiVedanta Swami Prabhupada
wife, and sweetly requested them to accept them.
For three days the people of Avantipura came Quotations from the books, letters, and lectures of
His Divine Grace
there to see Krishna and Balarama, who were A.C. Bhakti Vedanta Swami Prabhupada
then gloriously worshiped and whose pastimes
were described by some brahmanas that had ©Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International.
come there from Mathura.
©All the paintings are copyrights of their respective
The followers of Sandipani Muni gathered artists.
there were like a great ocean, an ocean where

Bhāgavata Mahāvidyālaya www.ibmedu.org