Lord is Simultaneously Sarveshwar and Ishwar

 2012-05-25
Srimad Bhagavatam 10.09.04-05 - Lord is Simultaneously Sarveshwar and Ishwar (download mp3) , (download flv) and (download mp4)
by Krishnananda Prabhu at ISKCON Chowpatty
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SB 10.9.4
tam stanya-kama asadya
 mathnantim jananim harih
grhitva dadhi-manthanam
 nyasedhat pritim avahan

Translation:

While mother Yasoda was churning butter, Lord Krsna, desiring to drink the milk of her breast, appeared before her, and in order to increase her transcendental pleasure, He caught hold of the churning rod and began to prevent her from churning.

Purport:

Krsna was sleeping within the room, and as soon as He got up, He became hungry and went to His mother. Wanting to stop her from churning and drink the milk of her breasts, He stopped her from moving the churning rod.

SB 10.9.5

tam ankam arudham apayayat stanam

sneha-snutam sa-smitam iksati mukham

atrptam utsrjya javena sa yayav

utsicyamane payasi tv adhisrite

Translation:

Mother Yasoda then embraced Krsna, allowed Him to sit down on her lap, and began to look upon the face of the Lord with great love and affection. Because of her intense affection, milk was flowing from her breast. But when she saw that the milk pan on the oven was boiling over, she immediately left her son to take care of the overflowing milk, although the child was not yet fully satisfied with drinking the milk of His mother’s breast.

Purport:

Everything in the household affairs of mother Yasoda was meant for Krsna. Although Krsna was drinking the breast milk of mother Yasoda, when she saw that the milk pan in the kitchen was overflowing, she had to take care of it immediately, and thus she left her son, who then became very angry, not having been fully satisfied with drinking the milk of her breast. Sometimes one must take care of more than one item of important business for the same purpose. Therefore mother Yasoda was not unjust when she left her son to take care of the overflowing milk. On the platform of love and affection, it is the duty of the devotee to do one thing first and other things later. The proper intuition by which to do this is given by Krsna.

tesam satata-yuktanam

bhajatam priti-purvakam

dadami buddhi-yogam tam

yena mam upayanti te

(Bg. 10.10)

In Krsna consciousness, everything is dynamic. Krsna guides the devotee in what to do first and what to do next on the platform of absolute truth.