When people speak of God , who are they speaking about ? The Supreme Personality of Godhead has unlimited aspects to His unlimited Personality that are exhibited appropriately and perfectly in numerous circumstances , throughout space time , although they are all eternal . The Supreme Personality of Godhead only ever exhibits his unlimited Personality in very personal and appropriate ways .These forms can also be referred to as Dhira datta , dhira lalita ,dhira prasanta, and dhira dhiroddhata forms , technically. This subject matter is discused in both the Sruti and Smriti , in the all encompasing Vedic conclusions of relative and absolute truth , Sabdha , not subject to imperfect senses , cheating ,illusions or riddled with speculative mistakes . 99.9999% of the world’s population’s are clueless and waste their lives bickering or chasing the will of the wisp.
Nobody wants to feel suppressed , but at the same time, people need guidance. The great balancing act of freedoms and restrictions is the human condition. The Vedas bring the correct balance and appropriate applications to the various prescribed governance and compliance recommendations that are linked scientifically to the correct psychological reckonings according to a particular type of member in society . Although all men are equal because they all possess consciousness and have equal rights to live , still persons are not equal, that’s self evident. The Vedic social systems are always based on social and spiritual mobility. Everyone must have inspirational teachers along with correct psychological guidance and as well , help and encouragement. It’s up to those who can offer help to others and benefit others to do so , but not whimsically or in speculative sentimental ways , thus, traditions and cultures should be preserved . Ultimately, because the Vedic societies are founded on the real sciences of body mind and consciousness , naturally, the in’s and out’s of the variable specifications of those sciences were taught , dualism is the Vedic way . There are facilities and lifestyles for everyone, so at set pace, everyone can learn essential truths . Society as well as varieties of countries were naturally made up of all varieties of persons . So, although there was no suppression of anyone , there were rather regulatory facilities available and accepted. But those who wanted to live overly sensual lives, very much like sophisticated animals, had their place, but not in leading or imposing influences society that were overly sensual and binding .
So all kinds of things for all kinds of people but not the same things for all the people, that’s quite natural. As the Russian leader Putin said, we have nothing against those that are Gay , what people do in their private lives is one thing, but he said …but don’t teach this in junior schools. ..
..I think this is the correct balance. In their own time, children can make choices on all kinds of things, but only after hearing from the wise . Children can make choices after hearing from the wise , those who understand consciousness and its entanglements and its states of liberation. http://www.thevedicspectator.com
We can admit that relying on our limited imperfect senses perfect knowledge may not be arrived out …
In Nyaya, the word Bhrama refers to an erroneous notion, illusion, or misconception of a particular observation. For instance, when a Darwinian objectively sees that codes and informational exchanges take place in the building of every body of every species , their illogical notion is this is not a code pe say . They dismiss any argument or logical conclusion that the origins of these coded systems within the genome are more than likely stemming from a code maker , intelligence and intelligence mean a conscious being .
Vipralipsa is another part of imperfection. It means the desire to cheat this is also discussed in Nyaya. The Atheistic Darwinian knows very well what the implications of codes and design is .They would have to concede to a deliberate order and design within the universal order . Richard Dawkins, also recognised these universal hints of perfect math symmetry as well as codes and deliberate order , however he tells although design is prevalent in nature , students have to ignore design, if they want to study science.
Karanapatava means the limited nature of our senses in Nyaya.
This means the greatest minds and intellects could apply themselves their whole lives, but still be unable to understand the inconceivable nature of even one living cell . The consciousness is limited , and the complexity of nature is beyond comprehension, and how one consciousness could be its source is mind-boggling, to say the least . The Darwinian has mistakingly given up on dualism and attempted to replace it with scientific materialism, this is due to their failure to understand due to pride, the obvious difference between consciousness and matter. Another example… Arthapatti means to infere a cause because of a result. The example given , that someone is overweight , but during the day, you never see them eat , so one concludes at night they must over eat . In the Darwinian case, just because an ape has some features of humans , they conclude and teach that apes are our ancestors. However, intelligence is the most important part of a human, giving us various skills of many kinds . The brain of the octopus or the dolphin or whale, along with their complex communications, are far more advanced than apes .. So why assume something like Einstein brain has come from a chimp ?.The reality and logical conclusion should be we are experiencing throughout the entire species of life , similar engineering and more than likely the same engineer.
” Ontology and epistemology are both branches of philosophy that study different aspects of reality:
Ontology
The study of being, or the nature of existence and what is real. Ontology is concerned with what exists and what is true or real. It covers a wide range of entities, including everyday objects, living beings, and ideas.
Epistemology
The study of knowledge, or how we can know things. Epistemology is concerned with how we can know about the existence of things and how we can separate true ideas from false ideas. It also studies theories of knowledge, such as how knowledge is derived and how reliable it is. “
Etymology.
Etymology is the study of the origin, history, and evolution of words, tracing how their forms and meanings have changed over time. It analyzes the roots of words, their development from earlier languages, and how they shifted meaning, often described as a “family history” for words……in Vedic context the history of Sanskrit and the way the meanings of words are used by acaryas in Gaudiya Vaisnavism according to their relationship with Krishna and the rasa they are experiencing.
The Vedic perspective…..
We should at the outset quote the great Scholar Sri Jiva Goswami when he says realised knowledge is within the heart of the pure representatives of God . When speaking to some people, they may be literally like a book , and repeat what they have read , but do they realise what they read or use quotes out of context. Srila Jiva Goswami says the example in Nyaya logic of “where there is smoke there is fire ” is a good example because the fire may have just gone out , so smoke could continue without fire . Only by hearing from a person who sees and realises the conditions on the ground can truth be known.
The Vedas bring everyone on a journey of knowledge , no matter where they might currently be , the journey is an eternal one in one sense , the ever increasing ocean of trancendental bliss is refered to in the Srimad Bhagavatam . The Vedas offer appropriate wisdom and systematic learning from the beginning of our new incarnation as children , and is available on our death beds , and next life learning and realising will carry on . The Vedas also offer a gradual learning programme for the doubtful, an initial sign of intelligence is to be doubtful after all . According to where ones life journey ended from a previous one , automatically , again one picks up the mantel of learning and sets off on the journey again . Specifics of learning obviously vary in many ways , but onwards and upwards is the prescription for all .That’s God’s plan for all . Ultimately, if we want to gain knowledge of Divinity along with His sciences , there are correct and recognised epistemological processes that are accompanied by purificatory processes within the different varnas and ashrams . The first thing is to become pure in consciousness by following particular standards alloted according to one’s current situation , they are of many types . Only by the acceptance of due process will any understanding of the Supreme pure and His personality be developed and perfected. The original Vedas have been summarised into short codes and aphorisms . The Srimad Bhagavatam is the natural commentary of these codes , called the Vedanta-sutra.
Within the Srimad Bhagavatam, Jiva Goswami says are the epistemological systems of the Sruti , Smriti , Puranas, and Tantras , so everything complete .This is so because the Vedas as a complete unit is very difficult to understand in a comprehensive way . Srila Jiva Goswami says that in this in his Tattva Sandarbha.
ataḥ śrī-kṛṣṇa-nāmādi na bhaved grāhyam indriyaiḥ sevonmukhe hi jihvādau svayam eva sphuraty adaḥ
Translation
“ ‘Therefore material senses cannot appreciate Kṛṣṇa’s holy name, form, qualities and pastimes. When a conditioned soul is awakened to Kṛṣṇa consciousness and renders service by using his tongue to chant the Lord’s holy name and taste the remnants of the Lord’s food, the tongue is purified, and one gradually comes to understand who Kṛṣṇa really is .
Regarding ontological considerations.
Athato brahma jijnasa is a phrase from the Vedanta-sutra that means “Now is the time to inquire about the Absolute Trut
jīvera ‘svarūpa’ haya — kṛṣṇera ‘nitya-dāsa’ kṛṣṇera ‘taṭasthā-śakti’
bhedābheda-prakāśa
Translation
“It is the living entity’s constitutional position to be an eternal servant of Kṛṣṇa because he is the marginal energy of Kṛṣṇa and a manifestation simultaneously one with and different from the Lord, like a molecular particle of sunshine or fire. Kṛṣṇa has three varieties of energy.
The conclusive understanding of who we are has been given by Sri Caitanya Mahāprabhu , and it is summarised like this , we are inconceivably and simultaneous one and different from God .
This conclusive understanding separates Sankacarya and his oneness from the philosophy of Madhva Acarya, Ramanuja Acarya , Srila Visnu Swami , and Nimbarka Acarya , who respectively taught , purified monism , ( a connection with Divinity) specific monism , ( as a servant of Divinity in varying ways ) pure monism ( indicating a oneness in love ) and one and difference.
Caitanya Mahāprabhu added the inconceivable and simultaneous oneness and difference in His revealing the pranaya , oneness in love , particularly of the Manjaris , technically called Tad tad bhava icha atmika .
Thus the Vedas lack nothing in the matter of epistemology or ontology and their conclusion.
The unstoppable power of the oceans waves slowly eradicate the most solid and hardest of cliffs and turn them into meaningless pebbles in comparison .
Similarly, the waves of Bhakti yoga, the yoga of devotion towards Divinity gradually build, and the swelling in the heart begins to constantly pound the material energies. Eventually, the attraction for living in an artificial environment , i.e. the living beings seeking happiness outside of God take its toll . The trancendental intelligence builds more and more and, like a ferocious wave, rejects such an artificial imposition.
Srimati Radharani is known as Suratarangani , the current or the strength of Her attraction for Krishna knows no bounds , there is no comparison . It is the greatest force in the entire material or spiritual worlds . It is a mystery to even Lord Bramha or Lord Siva , and it’s a mystery for Lord Krishna who developed a desire to experience that loving wave .
When Srimati Radharani runs off to the trysting grounds , on hearing the call of Krishna’s flute, such an incalculable force is exhibited in full . But at the seaside , just as huge waves eventually are sucked back into the ocean , like a false retreat , and the new oncoming waves are suppressed , similarly when Srimati Radharani has to return back home to Her in-laws against Her will , the waves of Her spontaneous rasa are in a false retreat , and the eternal ongoing waves are temporarily forced to retreat….
The Srimad Bhagavatam and the various commentaries written by many leading acaryas within the Gaudia Vaisnava school describe such a trancendental phenomenon , those who follow Srila Rupa and Ragganatha das Goswami’s.
Generational hatred takes a long time to shift, and obviously, Israel is currently preparing the ground for more of it, as does the USA led policy Nato expansion they are fueling a fire of hatred that will be very hard to extinguish. Misunderstandings of political ideals are common. Different cultures operate differently one cannot presume one kind is the divine way , and the extreme libertines or dogmatic theists are not in balance and certainly not so called free market capitalists, who in truth create global monopolies and centralised financial institutions. In terms of conflicts , the best of the Islamic scholars should be accepted by Hamas, the best of the Jewish scholars should be accepted by the Jewish people . Those who use religion to create violence and division and hatred are not Gods representatives. The acceptance of both faiths and their rights and their lands can be accepted by both Israeli and Palestinian people . Previously supposed priests had Jesus handed to the Romans and insisted on his crucifixion..and many supposed following of Islam think they go to heaven for murderous campaign’s of innocent bystanders. This is irreligion, of course, as was handing Jesus to the Romans. Of course, any new looks at old religious traditions are hard for the old guard or the fanatical following to accept , but truthful theological gentle souls all work together from all cultures. The truth of truth in the material atmosphere becomes lost or altered by the crooked , and they grab power . Throughout history, including theological cultures, this has occurred . it’s also not surprising. In Bhagavad Gita Krishna says again and again I come to reestablish proper religious practices , because over a course of time they get eroded by materialism and the representatives of religious traditions change the meanings or purposes of religion and it becomes politically motivated. Krishna comes personally or sends a representative. Srila Bhaktisiddanta Sarasvati Goswami Maharaja , one of the Gaudia Vaisnava acaryas, received threats to his life ,because he reintroduced truth , and the establishment of the Gaudia Vaisnava’s in the West still can not be understood by many established traditions in India . So much so that Western people are not allowed into some Indian temples . AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada’s applications of Krishna consciousness in the West could not be understood even by his own Godbrothers in some cases . In the case of Jesus, the Jewish priests were cursed, and they were wrong , we can see the success of the preaching of Jesus worldwide .
Still, traditions can and should be carefully respected , and the people of old traditions can be respected in humble ways . There is no need for violence and hatred ,that is the demoniac solution, understandings should be encouraged , paying respect to one and all, and tollerance are the teachings of Jesus , that teaching is contained in every religion. Both Hamas and the Israelis can learn from that , as can many cultures or religiously inspired theological cultures.
Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur was a magistrate who worked for the British Raja for some time in his earlier life during the later part of the 19th century. He was also a prolific writer and philosopher in his youthful days . As he grew older, he became more and more drawn toward the teachings of Gaudia Vaisnavism and particularly the conclusions that were presented by Sri Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Mahaprabhu brought new insights into the mysterious and wonderful lives of the Gopies of Vrndavana and revealed to the world the supreme position of the Supreme Goddess of Fortune Srimati Radharani.
At first, Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur was puzzled about the extraordinary wonders of Caitanya Mahāprabhu , who was known to be a great scholar and Pandit . Mahaprabhu was most definitely a first-class scholar who could, for instance, explain the Srimad Bhagavatam Atmarama verse in 108 ways, which astounded all the Vedic intelligentsia. However Srila Bhaktivinod thought it , at least initially strange , that later in Mahāprabhu’s life , He had became so absorbed in the meditations and pastimes of Lord Krishna in Vrndavana, those of Sri Sri Radha Krishna which appeared , at least externally , as being quite immoral , Srila BR Sridhar Swami tells us .
Srila Bhaktisiddanta Sarasvati Goswami Maharaja , the son of Srila Bhaktivinod , himself was once questioned by Lord Suthers , who was a British government minister in the early part of the 20th century . Lord Suthers made the point in a question, ” That your Lord Krishna appears to be quite immoral. How is it that He is worshipped as God ? ” Srila Bhaktisiddanta Sarasvati Goswami Maharaja gave the perfect answer ……that Lord Krishna’s activities in Vrndavana were a display of the highest morality.
There are two verses in the Srimad Bhagavatam scriptures that need understanding in depth along with their purpose . When one is able , after much practice of devotional life and by the causeless mercy of a devotee of Sri Caitanya , understand these two verses the mysterious nature of Gaudia Vaisnavism may open up .
Greatly lamenting, the Lord then informed Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya, “ ‘Alas, for a person who is seriously desiring to cross the material ocean and engage in the transcendental loving service of the Lord without material motives, seeing a materialist engaged in sense gratification or seeing a woman who is similarly interested is more abominable than drinking poison willingly.’ ”
Anyone who faithfully hears or describes the Lord’s playful affairs with the young gopīs of Vṛndāvana will attain the Lord’s pure devotional service. Thus, he will quickly become sober and conquer lust, the disease of the heart.
One should consult the mature Gaudia Vaisnava about these two verses and their trancendental mysteries and how the two verses can be reconciled.
It is a fact in current times liberalism has run wild , so practically speaking, how can one properly practice spiritual life in the Western world.
Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Goswami Maharaja gave several instructions. He would say all the beautiful ladies who are most definitely very attractive in this world have temporary borrowed plumes from a higher realm that in the passing of time are all eradicated . Such a reflection is a temporary show , borrowed plumes from an eternal reality , where diamonds are on show and not broken glass . Thd trancendental playground can be understood with purified trancendental senses , senses that are engaged in eternal sacrifice , no seperate interest other than serving the emaculate senses of Krishna, z competition of Love between Radha Krishna is on full display. A perfection exhibition in a spiritual plane where selfish lust has no place .
Ultimately, the Srimad Bhagavatam teaches us that in spiritual life, there are no voids or impersonal energies but rather everything there is full of beauty and spiritual varigatedness , Krishna is the Supreme Autocrat and He unlimitedly shares and exchanges trancendental bliss and beauty unlimitedly in ever new , known as anuraga , and in innumerable ways the trancendental blissful exchanges increase and increase.
Once the founder Acarya of ISKCON Srila AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada said of one simple lady who brought Jamuna water to Radha Damodar temple every am . “For this simple service done in love, Krishna has accepted her , she will go back to Godhead.” When meeting a man who was famous for making beautiful sculptures , the man said , “I will make some beautiful sculpture for Krishna…Prabhupada said immediately, “you can, but Krishna may not accept “ The point here is that it’s not what you do. Rather, be self-satisfied and do it with devotion for the pleasure of Krishna , big or small , no matter . Krishna and His immediate family are your only friends, please them , a self satisfied person has nobody to prove themselves to except them , and such persons are happy and humble in those services and non envious. By carrying out devotion in such ways under the direction of the pure devotees ones gains affinity to hearing and absorbing oneself in the pastimes of Radha Krishna , the Srimad Bhagavatam tells us , and by grace one begins to enter into such a trancendental atmosphere, within their inner hearts , that is the real secret of the satisfaction of the self . The real self is an associate of Krishna and is a friend of His friends or family . Bhakti yoga is for everyone . krishna will eat a bannana skin if offered with love because you mistakingly threw the bannana fruit in the bin .. http://www.thevedicspectator.com
The enclosed universe, infinite space, and the accuracy of cosmic calculations .
Many ancient cultures spoke of the universe being an enclosed unit with lower , middle, and upper planetary systems within a “shell ”, this indicates that the original cosmological knowledge of the Vedas , in former times was widely distributed . Worldwide cultures were influenced by its teaching due to the extensive distribution of this type of knowledge. It was achieved by ancient trade routes as well as wondering mendicants who were wondering Brahminical educators, as well, exiled kings forming new kingdoms along with their following would distribute Vedic wisdom and it became adopted in similar ways .
Outside of a universal shell , within which the upper , middle , and lower planetary systems are situated , significant numbers of cultures aligned with Vedic cosmological calculations , they also demonstrated regions where Divinity and His super subjective realms existed but the laws of material nature didn’t. Those regions were outside the universal shell . Multiple cultures remarkably give similar descriptions of the splendour of spiritual varigatedness. Extensive and more detailed descriptions are written in both the Sruti and Smriti scriptures of the Vedas they bring a fascinating insight into the relationships and personalities who reside there . Loving exchanges with a trancendental personalites are described in the Srimad Bhagavatam, Krishna is described as the supreme personality of Godhead, enthralling and beautiful loving relationships that appear as ever new are given descriptions of .The residents are ever enthusiastic to exchange ever increasing love and emotional pleasures .
The Greeks and later the Arabic cultures including other cultures from the South Americas, all held similar understandings of the cosmological calculations of the Vedas . Thus its quite evident cultures were intertwined, and evidence for a much earlier concept of a global world can be thought of .
When the Roman empire conquered most of Europe, having adopted within their own cultures some aspects of Christianity , blind unscientific religious fanaticism began to develop . Some or most of the traditional Vedic ways that the Greeks had adopted in understanding our universe , along with a greater scientific approach to consciousness, began to decline . This unscientific, fanatical religious doctrine was imposed on the public by the use of militant and political might . Later , when the Roman empire came to an end , Christians solely predominanted and scientific thinking outside of the misinterpreted bible came to a complete halt . Fortunately, the old Arabic and Greek texts were still preserved in some places . Mogal empires who were using mathematics and were taking a less dogmatic approach preserved some of the scientific traditions of the thinking of our universal structures, and it was essentially theological in nature . In India, of course, this Vedic cosmological remained in tact .
The Renaissance period gave a rebirth to science and shunned the early unscientific religious fanatical doctrine. A rethinking of the universal order was formed . Modern geometric systems and euclidean math became the new way of looking at life , so much so , that God was pushed right out the picture, and so was dualism . Scientific materialism was born , meaning the mind and body as a separate unit were discouraged and not taught . The mechanistic Darwinian world had begun, scientific materialism that used math and mechanistic dogma , it placed our stars millions of miles away, and a concept of an infinite space, with no God outside of a universal shell was developed . This was taught in educational systems. If there were a God , some thought, it’s probably an impersonal energy . The idea of a separate mind to matter was written off because the mind could not be measured , and math could not be applied .
Measurements of the distance of planets in a multidimensional space, as spoken about by Lisa Randall, the Harvard Prof, may not be so easy to calculate . The laws of physics are said in the Vedas to operate differently in different parts of the universe, so what is far is near ,what is near is far in a multidimensional universe.
The traditional and ancient cosmological cultures, along with their sciences, should not be so hastily discarded and rubbished or replaced by scientific materialism , which in itself is an uncalibrated dogma . Scientific materialism can not account for a mind but rather believes it to only be simply neurons firing in a mechanistic mathematical brain . These events are all supposedly happening by chance in a chance universe . This mechanistic view could be said to be ludicrously absurd and discards the notion of the intelligence and obvious design in just about everything we see . Also, it ignores the perfect math in nature , where there is perfect mathematics , you can bet your bottom dollar there is a perfect mathematician behind it .
This Srimad Bhagavatam translated and with commentaries of Srila AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada is representative of the essence of the teachings of the complete Vedas . Leading scholars worldwide have never before had such access to these teachings in such broad format, what to speak of the general public .
The word “why” is a very popular word on Google , indeed, the Vedas indicates , unless the human asks…” Who am I ? why do I exist , why and how did existence begin ” , one is wasting a valuable opportunity, animals don’t have rational, logic, or enquiring minds, but they are as conscious as you or I .
William Paley , in 1850 once said anyone finding a watch walking on a Moor on its examination would naturally conclude its fine engineering and design is the work of a creative consciousness because of its intelligent design. Sir Isaac Newton said that each individual thumb print of human beings is clear evidence for individual design,…The teleological argument of a deliberate and functional design that’s permeating everything on our planet including the creatures and men who live remains logically strong , and of course its becoming stronger as scientific research progresses , Not weaker …….The study of the entropy of the cell and the fine tuning of the universe that Sir Fred Hoyle referred to as someone monkeying with the universe is the example he gave ….some call it the goldilocks phenomena ….,everything is just right , … not too hot or too cold, not too much gravitational force not too little, just the right amount of oxygen ….and certainly the opening of the Srimad Bhagavatam affirms this supervisory element……the opening sloka declares Divinity is directly and indirectly conscious of every aspect of creation . He says he is inside and outside the creation and it’s his ( vibhutis ) ..or his deliberate energies that are at work….Life comes from life…. The Srimad Bhagavatam is a series of one to one conversations through time and with different dialogue partners , weaving in and out there are no chronological orders . It consists of references to histories and lessons that can be learned…. either from Divinity Himself or from His devotees. These are defined as factual events , or illustrative stories emphasising key and important philosophical points .The Bhagavatam also appears and dissappear in the long course of 311 trillion years , the time span of this universe . ….like the sun rising and setting , wisdom comes and goes in cyclic cycles . The engineer of this alloted universe Bramha has 4.5 billion of our years as his 12 hours ..and when he sleeps a partial shut down of the universe lasting for another 4.5 billion years begins , before he awakens and the universe regenerates , vast parts of the universe remain unaffected.
Lord Krishna Himself is responsible for societal affairs as well as upholding the principles of religion ….. 5000 years ago He was present here on earth , and when He left after completing His purposes ….he left Vedic wisdom in many forms…actually if one acts justly and fairly life is reasonably fulfilled automatically , peaceful and progressive elevation of consciousness takes place …. this being deliberate Vedic synchronicities , if one acts against religious principles, one degrades the consciousness and will be helplessly entangled in reactions and sufferings , also Vedic synchronicities.. The method to understanding the Bhagavatam is to hear knowledge from the truthful person , they will speak about the eternal occupation of the consciousness. Symptom of the soul is consciousness . Consciousness can be in a place where consciousness can thrive where it is surrounded by pure conscious energy , and not the deteriating and fluctuating matter made of atomic particals forming elements , molecules and compounds …….The sages in answer to the question ” What happens to Krishna’ s good advice when he left earth ” was answered by Sukadeva Goswami . “When Krishna leaves this world, his instructions formulate and take shape in the form of the Srimad Bhagavatam.” Everything for mankind is contained within its pages , and the expert person Bhagavat, who understands the Bhagavatam, is able to extract and understand all its mysteries Progressive steps are chalked out…..for everyone , all types of persons . It is said that one who does wrong or suffers wrong is wrong . Krishna favours a good council that brings justice to all proceedings of administration, without which there is turmoil in society, including the workings of the planet . Today , it’s seen , unnecessary suffering of many many persons and creatures and misguidance on a tumultuous scale are brought about by so-called leaders who are completely unfit to lead . Study of the Bhagavatam brings us great security and wisdom . Wisdom for everyone, including family members . Wisdom and discernment are essential in life . The understanding of the history of science and religion are all essential ingredients to life , otherwise, mistaken ideas develop, leading to misfortune. Wherever there is Krishna, there is always great fortune and victory. Krishna lies within all the pages of the Bhagavatam directly or indirectly.