Danger of Having Material Desires

2013-04-19
Srimad Bhagavatam 10.18.16-17 - Danger of Having Material Desires (download mp3)
by Radhika Vallabha Prabhu at ISKCON Chowpatty
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SB 10.18.16

evam tau loka-siddhabhih

 kridabhis ceratur vane

nady-adri-droni-kuñjesu

 kananesu sarahsu ca

Translation:

In this way Krsna and Balarama played all sorts of well-known games as They wandered among the rivers, hills, valleys, bushes, trees and lakes of Vrndavana.

SB 10.18.17

pasums carayator gopais

 tad-vane rama-krsnayoh

gopa-rupi pralambo ’gad

 asuras taj-jihirsaya

Translation:

While Rama, Krsna and Their cowherd friends were thus tending the cows in that Vrndavana forest, the demon Pralamba entered their midst. He had assumed the form of a cowherd boy with the intention of kidnapping Krsna and Balarama.

Purport:

Having described how Krsna and Balarama acted just like ordinary boys, Sukadeva Gosvami will now reveal one of the Lord’s transcendental pastimes that is beyond the range of human activity. According to Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura, the demon Pralamba disguised himself as a particular cowherd boy who on that day had remained at home with duties to perform.