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The birth of Sri Krishna

A celebration of divine grace and the Guru's principle.

The occasion is the appearance of the divine in human form, an avatar. God descends during difficult ages to liberate and protect. The story of that birth involves being hidden from a tyrannical uncle, with a divine child exchanged for a baby girl who mysteriously disappears. The scriptures, like the Bhagavad Gita, must be translated with correct words, deep feeling, and true knowledge, not for selfish gain. The Guru is the living embodiment of that divine grace, greater than any pilgrimage. The Guru is the avatar present here and now, having traveled far to liberate all. In essence, the beloved deity and the Guru are non-different.

"The translation of the Holy Grants is not so easy. The first is śabdārtha... then bhāvārtha... and then jñānārtha."

"A Guru is bigger than Gaṅgā. Gaṅgā came to your home to liberate you."

Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic

Jai Dvārikā Dīśā Kī, Jai Nand Ke Ānand Bhaiyo, Jai Kanaiyā Lāl Kī. Jai Nand Bhaiyo, Jai Kanaiyā Lāl Kī. E Gokul Mein Ānand Bhaiyo, Jai Kanaiyā Lāl Kī. Jai Ho Gopāl Kī, Jai Yaśodā Lāl Kī, Jai Ho Gopāl Kī. Jai Yaśodā Lāl Kī, He Nand Ke Ānand Bhāī, Jai Kanhaiyā Lāl Kī, He Gokul Mein Ānand Bhāī, Jai Kanhaiyā Lāl Kī, Koī Lāve Hāthī Ghoḍā, Koī Lāve Pāl Kī, Koī Lāve Hāthī Ghoḍā, Koī Lāve Pāl Kī, He Nand Gherā Nand Bhāī. Jai Kanhaiyā Lāl Kī, Jai Nand Gherā Nand Bhai. Jai Kanhaiyā Lāl Kī, Jai Ho Nand Lāl Kī. Jai Yaśodā Lāl Kī, Jai Ho Nand Lāl Kī. Jai Yaśodā Lāl Kī, Jai Nand Gherā Nand Bhai. Jai Kanhaiyā Lāl Kī, Jai Nand Gherā Nand Bhai. Jai Kanhaiyā Lāl Kī, Jai Nand Kūhar Nāno Re. Vālo rāmeche mā nīked mā. He Nanda Kumār Nāno Re, Vālo rāmeche mā nīked mā. He Yaśodā no lā lo re, Vālo rāmeche mā nīked mā. He Yaśodā no lā lo re, Vālo rāmeche mā nīked mā. Bhutto vālā. I am the one, I am the one,... I am the one. Everybody, happy Kṛṣṇa Janmāṣṭamī. Happy Krishna Janmashtami. Śrī Kṛṣṇa Govinda Hare Murāri He Nāth Nārāyaṇa Vāsudeva Śrī Kṛṣṇa Govinda Hare Murāri He Nāth Nārāyaṇa Vāsudeva Śrī Kṛṣṇa Govinda Hare Murāri, He Nāth Nārāyaṇa Vāsudeva Śrī Kṛṣṇa Govinda Hare Murāri, He Nāth Nārāyaṇa Vāsudeva Śrī Nāth Nārāyaṇa Vāsudeva, Śrī Nāth Nārāyaṇa Vāsudeva, Śrī Nāth Nārāyaṇa Vāsudeva. Śrī Kṛṣṇa Govinda Hare Murāri, He Nāth Nārāyaṇa Vāsudeva, Śrī Kṛṣṇa Govinda Hare Murāri, He Nāth Nārāyaṇa Vāsudeva. Śrī Nāth Nārāyaṇa Vāsudeva, Śrī Nāth Nārāyaṇa Vāsudeva,... Śrī Kṛṣṇa Govinda Hare Murāri, He Nāth Nārāyaṇa Vāsudeva, Śrī Nāth Nārāyaṇa Vāsudeva, He Nāth Nārāyaṇa Vāsudeva, vālo rāmeche mā nīked māhe nanda kumār nāno re. Vālo rāmeche mā nīked māhe Kṛṣṇa Kumār nāno re, vālo rāmeche mā nīked māhe Kṛṣṇa Kumār nāno re, vālo rāmeche mā nīked mā... I am the one, I am the one,... I am the... Re vālo rāmeche mā nī ked mā He nand kumār nā no re Vālo rāmeche mā nī ked mā Ka nā re thodā sā pyār de Charno meṁ sthān de de He kā nā re thodā sā pyār de I am yours, I am yours, you are mine You are mine, my beloved, my beloved, my beloved Come, come,... come. Come, come,... Come Ājā re, ājā re, ājā re, ājā re, ras meṁ ājā. Hey Kānā re, thodā sā pyār de charno meṁ. Hey Kānā re, thodā sā pyār de charno meṁ. Kṛṣṇa Kanhaiyā lāl kī jai, Satyasanātan dharma kī jai. Satguru Devakī Devadidevī Viśvamahādevakī. Dīpanārāyaṇa Bhagavānakī Satguru Mādhavānandjī Bhagavānakī Viśvapūjya Paramahaṁsa Svāmīśrī Maheśvarānandjī Satguru Devakī Anantakoṭi Praṇāmāṁ Namaskāraṁ Karomi. Congratulations to all of you on the occasion of Bhagavān Śrī Kṛṣṇa. Many of you know, some of you don’t know, and many know very little. But you should read the Bhagavad Gītā. The best Bhagavad Gītā is called Jñāneśvarī Gītā. That is a very, very nicely written piece. From Maharashtra, the great saint Jñāneśvara. So, Jñāneśvara Mahārāj was great. He has written a commentary on the Bhagavad Gītā. We shall try to get that book. Meanwhile, you can also get the Bhagavad Gītā by the President of India, Dr. Rādhākṛṣṇa. His Bhagavad Gītā is very, very good. Or from our very dear friend of Gurujī and me, a great friend of mine and Gurujī’s, who is named Arganānjī Mahārāj; his Bhagavad Gītā is named Yathārtha Gītā and is also beautifully written. When we translate the Holy Scriptures, we should not write in a selfish way. It is not that if you follow me and read this book, that will give you the knowledge. The translation of the Gītā—many people say if you follow this book and this group, then Kṛṣṇa will come to you. The translation of the Holy Grants is not so easy. The first is śabdārtha. Śabdārtha means the words, and that means you must know the words. Then bhāvārtha, which means with feeling and devotion. To translate with knowledge, with devotion, with feelings. And then jñānārtha. Jñānārtha is the knowledge. So knowledge is that you have to give the proper word: śabdārtha, jñānārtha, and bhāvārtha in translation. Praṇām Gurudev, and greetings to all Guru brothers and sisters. Like a husband always puts his wife in front of him, you know. He says Rāvaṇa, but it is like when Rāma avatāra, it was Rāvaṇa. And when Kṛṣṇa avatāra, we believe God comes in human form in avatāra, and in Kṛṣṇa avatāra, it was Kaṁsa, his māmā, Kaṁsa, his uncle. This story about Kaṁsa, you know, he knew before that his sister’s son was going to kill him, so he didn’t want his sister to have a child. This story is a long story, short, because Swāmījī said you can read Gītā and you can read this story in Mahābhārata, how Kṛṣṇa is born after even so many problems, and then his parents hide this child from their brother. I will try to shorten the long story, because as Swāmījī said, you can read it in Mahābhārata or in Dītya. In short, it was about the fact that under very difficult conditions, at the end, Kaṁsa’s sister gave birth to a child, a small Kṛṣṇa, and they tried to hide him from his uncle. His parents were locked in jail. All the doors opened themselves, and his father took Kṛṣṇa to Vṛndāvana, to his friend. At the same time, his friend and his wife had a daughter who was born. And they brought this daughter back before everybody woke up. All the guards and everything, like we have guards outside of Swamījī’s ashram—all the guards slept there, and they brought the daughter back. Then Kaṁsa found out that Devakī had a child. He came and saw it was a girl, not a boy, but he said, "Maybe her husband will kill me or something." Then he tried to kill that girl, but the girl disappeared into the ākāśa. When he came to the prison to kill the newborn, he found out that it was a girl and not a boy. But he also said that maybe his wife could kill him later, and he also killed her for sure, even though it was a girl. But at that moment, she appeared from the top of the sky or disappeared. And an ākāśavāṇī happened. They say, "Who is going to kill you? He is still in the world." The ākāśavāṇī said to him, "The one who will kill you, Kaṁsa, is still in the world." Yes, he is an avatāra, and we believe in our religion. Every time when we have so much Kali Yuga—this time it’s Kali Yuga—God comes into human form. This is called reincarnation or avatāra. And Mahāprabhujī, he was born as an avatāra. We all believe he was born after Kṛṣṇa; he is the avatāra, and he liberates all of us. Mahāprabhujī was born in a small village; you guys have all been to Khaṭū, a small dhūnī there. Travel was very hard at that time, but he traveled to small villages and liberated all the people and protected them. We also have this bhajan, like "Dharmahita Avatāralaya." And we have Mahāprabhujī with us all the time in Avatāra; we call him Bhagavān. I also believe, if my belief is like Gurudev, Swamijī, he also took Avatāra for us. And for all of you guys, he came all the way from India. He liberated people here and showed them how to live your life. This is also a big miracle. When I met Swamiji, I told my grandmother, who is a disciple of Mahāprabhujī. She told me, "Gaṅgā came to your place. Like in Hinduism, you go to Gaṅgā and liberate yourself, like you guys all go to the Kumbh Melā and Gaṅgā and liberate yourself. A Guru is bigger than Gaṅgā." And she says, "Gaṅgā came to your home to liberate you." So we are here, and all of you are so lucky. I just came here for the first time, but you are so lucky. Swāmījī comes here, and he came all the way, so many miles from India, to liberate all of us and all of you. One more thing I want to say: when Swamījī asks me today... I always worship Mahāprabhujī, but I told my husband, he knows that whenever I close my eyes, I always see Kṛṣṇa, and I don’t know why I see Kṛṣṇa, you know. I ask friends and everybody, I say, "I worship Mahāprabhujī, and I always see Kṛṣṇa in my Chidākāśa whenever I do meditation." And now I know Mahāprabhujī is an avatāra of Kṛṣṇa. It’s like Kṛṣṇa and Mahāprabhujī are the same, and that’s all I want to say. Praṇām Gurudev. Satguru Śyāmāyā Laghat Piyārare. Satguru Śyāmāyā Laghat Piyārare. Laghat piyara merā hansa, parare Uparare sattaguru syamaya lakta piyarare, tarayami syamaya lakta piyarare. Mahidu bhaja aayake gaya reha. Kirpā kī nidhi nanat taḍiyo kī narare, Satguru Śyāmāī Laghiyārārī. Andhra yadhi Śyāmāī Laghiyārārī, Laghiyārā merā Hansābārārī, yārā merā Hansābārārī. Śyāmā Yadhi Śyāmā Swamiji, Swamiji, ...

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