400th Anniversary of Chaitanya Charitamrita

2015-05-09
Srimad Bhagavatam 10.61.19-21 - 400th Anniversary of Chaitanya Charitamrita (download mp3)
by Baladeva Prabhu at ISKCON Chowpatty
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SB 10.61.19

etesam putra-pautras ca

 babhuvuh kotiso nrpa

matarah krsna-jatinam

 sahasrani ca sodasa

Translation:

My dear King, the sons and grandsons of Lord Krsna’s children numbered in the tens of millions. Sixteen thousand mothers gave rise to this dynasty.

SB 10.61.20

sri-rajovaca

katham rukmy ari-putraya

 pradad duhitaram yudhi

krsnena paribhutas tam

 hantum randhram pratiksate

etad akhyahi me vidvan

 dvisor vaivahikam mithah

Translation:

King Pariksit said: How could Rukmi give his daughter to his enemy’s son? After all, Rukmi had been defeated by Lord Krsna in battle and was waiting for an opportunity to kill Him. Please explain this to me, O learned one — how these two inimical parties became united through marriage.

SB 10.61.21

anagatam atitam ca

 vartamanam atindriyam

viprakrstam vyavahitam

 samyak pasyanti yoginah

Translation:

Mystic yogis can perfectly see that which has not yet happened, as well as things in the past or present, beyond the senses, remote or blocked by physical obstacles.

Purport:

Here King Pariksit encourages Sukadeva Gosvami to explain why Rukmi gave his daughter to Lord Krsna’s son Pradyumna. The King stresses that since great yogis like Sukadeva Gosvami know everything, the sage must also know this and should explain it to the anxious King.