Balarama Purnima 93new.pdf c2l6n

RM 7.00" Lecture given by HH Narayana Maharaja BALADEVA (Vrndavana 2/Aug/93)

on the occasion of the appearance day

of SRI

Today is a very auspicious day because we celebrate two important tithis: purnima and the appearance of Sri Baladeva. Today ends the Julyana Yatra which has been gone since the very beginning of Sravana month. All the brajavasis were already feeling very much separation but Sri Baladeva appeared in this day. The brijabasis say that the appearance day of Lord Balarama is celebrated after Lord Krsna's appearance day. But Srila Sanatana Goswami, Srila Jiva Goswami and all the other Goswamis don't agree with this. If Baladeva comes after Krsna this means that Krsna will be elder. If Baladeva comes one year before Krsna then He will be about one year elder than Krsna. Srila Jiva Goswami says that we can read in Srimad-Bhagavatam that Krsna and Baladeva were both named by Gargaca rya on the same day. They starting crowling on the same time. They did the 'grain ceremony' on the same day. When Krsna came to Gokula and Baladeva saw Him, then He opened His eyes which were kept closed until that time. Yasoda Mata and Rohini Mata kept both brothers on the same swing. Some people say that Krsna and Baladeva both took birth in Mathura but this explanation is only for ordinary persons not for the rasika and tattvajnas(?). In the Srimad-Bhagavatam and other Puranas there are some verses which clearly explained that there was not any birth of Krsna in Mathura. There He appeared as Visnu at the age of sixteen, with the four symbols (club, disc, flower and conch). He had long hair, with golden crown and all other ornaments. Krsna is not only Bhagavan but svayam-bhagavan. Krsna doesn't have four hands. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu has said (read quote) that Krsna is not son of Vasudeva and Devaki. He is only the son of Nanda Baba and Yasoda Mata. Krsna took birth in Gokula. An expansion of Balarama appeared in the womb of Devaki in Mathura but the original Balarama appeared in the womb of Rohini. Then at the age of 8 months in the womb, Yogamaya took the baby out of the womb of Devaki and brought it to Gokula and placed it in Rohini's womb and both Balaramas mixed there. Krsna appeared in Mathura with four hands and then Vasudeva and Devaki prayed to Him, "please become a little boy". They tried to save Him from Kamsa. Then the Krsna who came from the womb of Yasoda went at once to Mathura and took catur-bhuja Krsna in Him and both mixed. Vasudeva then took this Krsna to Gokula and took back with him Yogamaya. Similarly we should know that Rohini's son, Baladeva Prabhu, partly came in the womb of Devaki and was car ried by Yogamaya to Gokula. Both Balaramas became mixed in one called Rohininandana. Baladeva Prabhu always saw Nanda Baba as His father. He never said that He was son of Vasudeva and Devaki. In Mathura Baladeva appears as Mula-sankarsana. In Gokula He is something different. In tattva They are both one but by rasa They are different. As in Mathura Krsna didn't come but Vasudevananda came, in the some way Baladeva in Mathura was not Rohini-nandana but Mula- sankarsana, an expansion of Baladeva Prabhu. From this Mula-sankarsana comes Maha-sankarsana in Vaikuntha and from this one comes Karanadaka sayi-visnu and from Him comes Garbhodakasayivisnu and from Him comes Ksirodakasayi-visnu and then Ananta-sesa. There is no difference between Krsna and Baladeva. They are both svayam-bhagavan. The only difference is in the color and some astra- sastra. Krsna doesn't take any weapon in Vraja, only the flute. In Vraja also Baladeva doesn't have any weapon like plow or club. Some times He has flute. In Vraja Baladeva was not married. Also Krsna was not married (openly) in Vraja. Baladeva Prabhu always lives in Vrndavana, never leaves. Krsna is sat, cit and ananda. Sat means the existence potency or sandhini the potency presided by Baladeva. Cit means jnana and bhava. Only tattva-jnana will not bring one to Goloka, he needs

bhava. This is called samvit, the potency under Krsna. And Radharani is the pre siding deity of the lhadini potency. The flute of Krsna, all the brijabasis of Vraja, the jivas, etc, etc, all are expansions of Baladeva Prabhu. Krsna is the object of bhakti and the two asrayas or main s are Srimati Radharani and Sri Baladeva. Sri Baladeva helps Krsna in the first four rasas but when He wants to serve Krsna in the madhurya- rasa He takes the form of Ananga-manjari. The root of all jivas is Baladeva Prabhu. In Vraja there are many jivas manifested from Him. They never fall into this material world. They are always with Radha and Krsna in madhurya-rasa. From Baladeva as Mula-sankarsana in Dwaraka and Mathura come many jivas who serve Dwarkadisa and Mathuradisa. And in Vaikuntha from Maha-sankarsana all mukta-jivas come to participate in the eternal pastimes of Nrsimha, Vamana, Varaha, Narayana and all other svamsas. And from Karanadaka sayi-visnu or Mahavisnu the tatastha-jivas come. Some of them become free from Maya and some are conditioned souls. So all kinds of jivas are coming from Baladeva Prabhu. This is told like this but in fact all the jivas are eternal as Baladeva Himself. It is only said like that to convince the conditioned souls. There are many things that are told to us to help us understand but in Goloka it is another thing. Baladeva Prabhu is guru-tattva. His expansion is Nityananda Prabhu who is very merciful. When Krsna das Kaviraj Goswami was young, in his village in Bengal, once his elder brother called some sadhus-vaisnavas and begun to sing glorifications to Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu. But when Ramadas, a sidha-mahatma, an eternal associate of Lord Nityananda, begun to perform a kirtana in glorification of Lord Nityananda, Krsna dasa Kaviraj's brother became very offended and he opposed to the kirtana. He told Ramdas "you cannot do kirtana of Nityananda Prabhu". At once Ramdas prabhu left that place very furious saying, "you are glorifying Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu but you are refusing Nityananda Prabhu so I must leave immediatly because you are not a Vaisnava". Then Krsna dasa Kaviraj told his brother, "I will not stay any longer in your house and will not even take some water, I am leaving to Vrndavana immediatly." He arrived in the border of that village, it was so nice there, so he stayed for a few minutes there, he slept and during his dream Lord Nityananda came and gave him His darsana and put His feet on the head of Krsna das Kaviraj and told him, "O, you have left everything for My sake. Now go to Vrndavana and by My mercy you will be able to see Vrndavana. You will see Radha-Madana Mohana, Radha-Govinda, Radha-Gopinatha. You will see Rupa and Sanatana who have gone to their nitya-lila. You will see everything." Immediatly Krsna dasa departed to Vrndavana and by Lord Nityananda's mercy he saw Madana-Mohana, Govinda and Gopinatha. He saw the real Vrndavana where Krsna is always doing His rasa. He saw and heard the very beautiful melody of Krsna's flute. He saw all the gopis with Krsna dancing together. He also saw Rupa and Sanatana Goswamis. And he realized what is Prema. A very righteous person if he takes shelter of Nityananda Prabhu or Baladeva Prabhu he will get His mercy and he can realize everything as Krsna dasa Kaviraj did. When the battle of Kuruksetra was going to begin, Baladeva Prabhu thought that He should not take part in any of the sides. So He left and went to different tirthas until He arrived in Naimasaranya. There He saw thousands of rsis and maha-rsis. Narada Muni, Parasara Muni and so many other great souls were there. Suta Goswami was reading the Puranas (not the Srimad-Bhagavatam at that time). He didn't care for any vaisnava or respectful person. He didn't know anything about Vaisnava etiquette. He at once came and sat in the vyasasana and began to read the Puranas. At that time Baladeva Prabhu reached there and He saw that Suta Goswami was not respecting anyone. He thought that he was the only Vaisnava and knew everything. Baladeva Prabhu became angry. "This person is not qualified to read the Puranas or Srimad- Bhagavatam because he don't know how to give respect to

Vaisnavas and qualified gurus", Baladeva Prabhu thought. So He took a piece of kusha grass and touched the neck of Suta Goswami and immediatly he fell dead. All the rsis begin crying and Baladeva Prabhu asked them "why are you crying? If you like I can give life to this Suta Romaharsana and he can recite all these things again." They answered "no! we don't want. What we want is to hear all these things." At once, to his boy called Ugrasvasu(?), disciple of Sukadeva Goswami, Nityananda Prabhu very mercifully gave all the knowledge and took him and placed him on the vyasasana. Then he began reciting all these things. So if one doesn't show respect to the Vaisnavas and gurus, Baladeva Prabhu at once disqualify him and he cannot advance in bhakti. In His first lila Baladeva Prabhu killed Dhenukasura. Dhenukasura means foolishness. Who are the foolish? Those who have come from Krsna, jivera svarupa haya nitya-krsna dasa. All are Krsna-dasa by their svarupa but if one forgets Krsna and becomes as a bhokta of this world and he takes all wordly things for his own enjoyement, then he is foolish. Not only foolish but foolish like an ass. The cowherd boys requested Baladeva and Krsna that "there is fool ish ass in Talavan forest and nobody can enter there to take tala- rasa. Can You make it possible for us to go there and drink that nectar?" Baladeva guided all the cowherd boys and went to Talavan forest. So many asses, Dhenukasura, his wife and thousands of chi dren. All protested to Krsna not to take the talarasa. How foolish they were by not allowing Krsna taste anything He wants. This means that they thought themselves to be the only enjoyers. So Baladeva Prabhu took the hind legs of Dhenukasura and threw him unto the top of a palm tree and the tree brake. Then Baladeva and Krsna killed everyone and the all place became abominable. After some days when everything was cleared out, then it was open path for all the boys to go and take tala-rasa from the tree which remained unbroken. So Baladeva Prabhu is guru-tattva, He destroys our ignorance and qualifies us to enter in Krsna's service. He also killed the Pralamba sura demon. Pralambasura was acting to serve Krsna and Baladeva. He came in the shape of a very beautifu gopa friend of Krsna. But Krsna and Baladeva at once recognized him and They talked with each other with Their eyes saying that he was a demon and should be treated as such. Krsna embraced that cowherd boy saying, "I was looking for you since so many days. Now I will not leave you." Pralambasura didn't understand the meaning of Krsna's words and he thought "Krsna has not recognized me, when the time will be suitable I will kill both Krsna and Balarama." Krsna divided the party in two parties and He became the ring- leader of one party and Baladeva Prabhu became the leader of the other party and both parties began to do so many plays and fights. Once Krsna's party was defeated by Baladeva's party. That boy, Pralambasura was in the party of Krsna. So Krsna took Sridama on His shoulder and that boy Pralambasura took Baladeva Prabhu on his shoulder. He thought, "I cannot defeat Krsna but I can kill Baladeva" and he took Baladeva away from that place and went to a very deep forest. Baladeva at once killed the demon with His fist. Anyone who comes to serve Krsna like sahajyia, like Pralambasura, they come in the shape of friend or gopi to serve Krsna but they are unqualified. They want to taste themselves their desires. Baladeva Prabhu knows them and gives them a lesson, they cannot reach Vraja. Baladeva Prabhu also killed Dvivida gorilla who was previously one of the associates of Lord Ramacandra but he aproached Baladeva very maliciously. He wanted to serve Rama but not Laksmana. He thought that Baladeva was an ordinary person like him as he thought to be stronger than Laksmana. He thought, "I can do what Laksmana cannot do". He always used to joke with Laksmana. After that, when Rama and Laksmana disappeared and Dvapara-yuga came, his practice was to take advantage of the bhaktas of Laksmana. When Krsna and Balarama appeared, he came to Krsna. He wanted to serve but he was quite opposed to Baladeva Prabhu. He said that Baladeva was a cheater, He should not do rasa, so he tried to kill Baladeva Prabhu. Baladeva at once took His club, fought with Dvivida and finally killed him. Baladeva Prabhu is so merciful,

but to those who become opposed to Krsna bhakti, He kills them. But in the shape of Nityananda He doesn't kill but only gives Prema. Baladeva Prabhu has a plow and a club. The plow is used for farm ing. With His plow He makes the land suitable and puts in the seed of the jivas. He has three fields in the transcendental realm where he plants the jivas: one field is Vrndavana; the second is Dwaraka and Mathura and the third field is in Vaikuntha. Baladeva farms the living entities so they can render service to Lord Krsna. But if someone becomes opposed to Krsna's service, He pulls him with His plow and smashes him with His club. (then Naryana Maharaja praises Srila Prabhupada for his mercy in bringing Krsna consciousness to the West in despite of so many diffi culties)