Damodarastakam - HG Amarendra Prabhu - Verses 2 & 3 (Session 8 & 9)

Using Anarthas in the service of the Lord

                                 

                                    krsna seva kamarpana, krodha bhakta-dvesi jane,

lobha sadhu-sange hari-katha.

moha ista labha vine, mada krsna guna gane,

niyukta koribo yatha tatha

(11) Lust I will engage in offering the fruits of my work to Lord Krsna.  Anger I will direct towards the enemies of the devotees.  Greed I will engage by being greedy to hear the topics of Lord Hari in the association of the saintly devotees.  Bewilderment will be manifested because I cannot immediately attain my worshipable Lord.  Madness will be there when I madly glorify the transcendental attributes of Lord Krsna.  In this way I will engage each of these in the service of Lord Krsna.

Padyavali

viceya_ni vicaryani
vicintya_ni punah punah
kripanasya dhananiva
tvan-namani bhavantu nah

viceya_ni-to be collected; vicaryani-to be counted; vicintya_ni-to become the object of thoughts; punah-again; punah-and again; kripanasya-of a miser; dhana_ni-the wealth; iva-like; tvat-of You; nama_ni-the holy names; bhavantu-may become; nah-for us.

O Lord, just as a miser continually collects, counts and remembers his money, in the same way let us continually collect, count, and remember Your holy names, -Sri Bhavananda

Sweet Childhood pastimes in Vraja

- Krsna's first butter stealing attempt - reflection on pillar - repeats Krsna's dialogue - Krsna shares butter by smearing on wall

- Mother Yasoda - calf puja - Krsna spots butter - climbs on calf to get it - calf runs and Krsna is left hanging

- Krsna wants moon reflection in butter pot - Mother Yasoda gives a lump of butter and says it is moon - Krsna still sees reflection - Mother Yasoda says spots on moon are poison because moon came from churning of milk ocean - so Krsna becomes afraid and says so

- Lord Siva - with snakes comes for darsan - chants alak(cannot be seen) niranjan(uncontaminated by material qualities) - Mother Yasoda afraid and brings Krsna wrapped in black blankets, kajal dot, black cloth tied on every limb

SB 10.11.7-9

Text 7:

 

The gopīs would say, “If You dance, my dear Kṛṣṇa, then I shall give You half a sweetmeat.” By saying these words or by clapping their hands, all the gopīs encouraged Kṛṣṇa in different ways. At such times, although He was the supremely powerful Personality of Godhead, He would smile and dance according to their desire, as if He were a wooden doll in their hands. Sometimes He would sing very loudly, at their bidding. In this way, Kṛṣṇa came completely under the control of the gopīs.

Text 8:

 

Sometimes mother Yaśodā and her gopī friends would tell Kṛṣṇa, “Bring this article” or “Bring that article.” Sometimes they would order Him to bring a wooden plank, wooden shoes or a wooden measuring pot, and Kṛṣṇa, when thus ordered by the mothers, would try to bring them. Sometimes, however, as if unable to raise these things, He would touch them and stand there. Just to invite the pleasure of His relatives, He would strike His body with His arms to show that He had sufficient strength.

Text 9:

 

To pure devotees throughout the world who could understand His activities, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, exhibited how much He can be subdued by His devotees, His servants. In this way He increased the pleasure of the Vrajavāsīs by His childhood activities.