Sri Aisvarya-kadambini
The Monsoon of Lord Krsna's Opulence
Prathama vrsti - Bhagavat-tripada-vibhuti
(First Shower - The Spiritual World)
Text 1
I offer my respectful obeisances to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, whose form is like blue lotus flower, who wears golden ornaments, who possesses a multitude of eternal transcendental qualities and opulences, and who bears the name Sri Krsna.
Text 2
Appearing in this world with Srila Santana Goswami and Srila Rupa Goswami, and bringing great tidal waves to the ocean of transcendental bliss, may the wonderful and splendid rising moon of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu dispel the darkness within our hearts.
Note: If the word sanatana is interpreted to mean "eternal" and if the word rupam is interpreted to mean "form," then this verse may be understood in the following way: "Revealing its eternal transcendental form in this world, and bringing great tidal waves to the ocean of transcendental bliss, may the wonderful and splendid rising moon of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu dispel the darkness within our hearts."
Text 3
Lord Visnu's very wonderful realm is named Paravyoma. It is like a great city of regal palaces. It is filled with the most exalted transcendental knowledge, and it shines far beyond the darkness of matter.
Text 4
In this spiritual world Lord Krsna appears as Narayana, Vasudeva, and His other catur-vyuha expansions, and as Lord Nrsimha and His other lila expansions. In these forms He displays His transcendental opulences and enjoys pastimes with His devotees.
Text 5
Appearing in many blissful transcendental forms, endowed with a host of transcendental opulences, and accompanied by many friends, who are all goddesses like her, the supreme goddess Laksmi eternally worships her husband Narayana, who also appears in many transcendental forms.
Text 6
Above he Paravyoma are the realms of Dvaraka, Mathura and Vraja. In these places Lord Krsna, the son of Devaki, enjoys transcendental pastimes with His friends and relatives.
Text 7
In Mathura, and in the opulent city of Dvaraka, Satyaki, Uddhava and many others worship the Lord and many goddesses of fortune, headed by Srimati Rukmini worship their husband, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Text 8
Accompanied by many friends and servants, Lord Hari, the Prince of Vraja, stays in the beautiful and opulent realm of Gokula. Sri Radhika, along with Her friends, who are all goddesses like Her, continually serve Him without engaging in any other activity.
Text 9
The Gopala-tapani Upanisad explains that although Lord Krsna eternally remains in the spiritual world, sometimes, accompanied by His personal expansions and confidential devotees, He descends to the material world.
Text 10
Because of His great handsomeness, sweetness, charm, and opulence, because of the musical sound of His flute, because He is filled with love, and because of His host of friends and relatives, great poets and philosophers say that Lord Krsna, the son of Maharaja Nanda, is the original Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Sri Aisvarya-kadambini, Part Two
Mar 07, 2011 — CANADA (SUN) — 'Sri Aisvarya-kadambini: The Monsoon of Lord Krsna's Opulence' by Srila Baladeva Vidyabhusana – the second of seven parts.
Sri Aisvarya-kadambini
The Monsoon of Lord Krsna's Opulence
Dvitiya vrsti - Ekapada-vibhuti-bhagavat-purusady-avirbhava-krama-varnam
(Second Shower - The Lord's Appearance in the Material World as the Purusavataras and Other Incarnations)
Text 1
After the period of universal annihilation was completed and the material world was again manifested, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, in His form of Sankarsana, glanced at the multitude of His own material universes and saw the suffering conditioned souls. Feeling compassion for them, the Lord appeared in the material realm and displayed His extraordinary opulences.
Text 2
Appearing within each universe, Lord Sankarsana then expanded Himself as Pradyumna, who became the father of Lord Brahma. The all-pervading Lord Sankarsana also expanded Himself as Lord Matsya and countless other incarnations of Godhead, all manifesting unlimited transcendental qualities and opulences.
Text 3
He then expanded Himself as Aniruddha, who resides on the Ksirodaka Ocean, and who also expands Himself as the Supersoul, remaining within the hearts of all the conditioned souls. Lord Aniruddha enjoys pastimes with the demigods and displays His wonderful prowess by completely vanquishing their enemies.
Text 4
Whenever and wherever the hosts of demoniac armies cause a decline in the principles of religion, at that time the Supreme Lord descends as Lord Vasudeva and Lord Brahma to stop the decline of religion.
Text 5
Compassionately observing the sufferings of His devotee Prahlada, the Supreme Personality of Godhead assumed the ferocious form of Lord Nrsimha and killed His devotee's enemy. All glories to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Govinda, the son of Maharaja Nanda.
Text 6
Lord Krsna, the original Supreme Personality of Godhead, sometimes descends to the world of men with His associates and transcendental abode. He removes the burden of the earth and delights His devotees.
Text 7
At first the Lord's transcendental abode becomes manifest within this world, and then, one by one, the Lord's parents and other elderly personalities appear. After that the Supreme Lord, full of transcendental opulences, and accompanied by the goddess of fortune and Her dear companions, who are all like Her, appears within this world.
Text 8
In these associates of the Lord are manifest all transcendental knowledge and expertise, all opulences and good fortune, and ardent devotion to Lord Hari.
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