Introduction:
64 Super excellent qualities of Krsna gives a detailed account of the sixty-four qualities that are fully and eternally manifest in Sri Krsna. Hearing about Krsna’s qualities fills the heart with pleasure and increases one’s desire to serve the Lord.
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Language: English
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Sample Chapter:
6. Ever-youthful (vayasänvita)
As a baby, as a boy, and as a mischievous romantic youth-whenever and wherever one sees Kåñëa, he will be overwhelmed by waves of beauty and sweetness. Kåñëa’s babyhood and boyhood are shown on the earth planet in Bhauma Vrndavana, but in Vrajaloka, Kishor-Kishori sport and play as eternal teenagers robust and blooming with youthful beauty. Although Kåñëa displays different ages, He is eternally situated in fresh youth.
Gaura-Govindarcana-smarana-paddhati says Kåñëa Kishor’s eternal age is 15 years, 9 months, and 7 ½ days. Kishori Radha forever remains 14 years, 2 months, and 15 days. At this age, Kåñëa is known as Rasaraja, and He shows His most attractive form enriched with an array of ecstatic rasas. In Her eternal kishori form, Srimati Radhika is calledMahabhava Svarupini, because She satisfies Kåñëa’s every desire for love.
Explorers have searched the world for the proverbial “fountain of youth.” Contemporary doctors campaign vigorously to “stop the aging process.” And reputed scientists experiment relentlessly to discover the magic pill of eternal youth. Stop the campaign, close the laboratories, and take up the ancient process of chanting harinama. By chanting Hare Kåñëa you will drink from the fountain of youth and never grow old or die. You will achieve darsana of Gopinatha, the eternally youthful Lord of love. And you will attain a spiritual body that is ageless and eternally fresh.
7. Wonderful Linguist (vividhädbhuta-bhäñävit)
Nectar of Devotion portrays Kåñëa as a wonderful linguist, expert in different languages. Kåñëa knows the celestial language of Sanskrit, the pastoral language of Vrajabhasa, a variety of worldly languages, and the languages of the birds and animals.
“Abounding in happiness upon seeing the love of the forest creatures, Kåñëa said, ‘Oh dear forest creepers, are you happy? Oh My friends the trees, is everything auspicious for you? O deer and stags, is everything peaceful? How are you doing birds? Oh bees, you appear healthy. Oh all moving and non-moving creatures, are you all joyful?’ “ (Govinda-lilamrta)
One night Kåñëa hid in a forest near Yavat, and exactly imitated the sweet singing of a cuckoo in order to attract Radhika and the gopis from their homes.
Playing His flute, Kåñëa calls the cows by name, ‘Hee, hee Dhavali! Candani! Rangini! Hamsi! Camari!’ With His eyes expressing His heart’s desire to enjoy with the gopis, Kåñëa speaks the language of love. Kåñëa’s words are grave, sweet, poetic, clever, humorous, enchanting, submissive, equivocal and philosophical. Kåñëa always speaks the right phrase at the proper time.
Besides knowing the languages of earth and heaven, the languages of the birds, plants and animals, and the language of love, Kåñëa can speak to every living entity on every planet in every universe. Sri Kåñëa sits next to every soul as the silent witness waiting for the right time to speak. When a conditioned soul meets a devotee selling Srila Prabhupada’s books, Kåñëa dictates from within the heart, “This Bhagavatam is very nice. You should buy it.” When a sincere soul searches for God, Kåñëa within speaks, “Here is your guru. Surrender to him and you will attain perfection.” To the guru, Kåñëa communicates, “Accept this lost servant, train him and bring him to Me.”
If we open our hearts to Kåñëa and speak words of love to Him, “O Kåñëa! You are so beautiful, sweet and kind. Please accept me as Your servant and bind me in Your embrace,” Kåñëa will open His heart to us and say, “I accept your love and will forever give you Mine.”
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