Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada

Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan

Chapter 10 Overview:

1-7: No one knows Krishna as he is the source of all

8-11: ChaturShlokiGita (Krishna can be known only through bhakti by his grace)

12-18: Arjuna accepts Krishna’s glories and desires to hear more

19-42: How to know Krishna thru his vibhutis (How He pervades this world in a glorious way that is Vibhuti concept, and Vibhuti Yoga means one among many takes us to one beyond many)

This chapter is called vibhuti Yoga or opulence of AT

Now 7th chapter was knowledge of Absolute.

9th chapter was most confidential knowledge which is Bhakti by which Bhagvan is concurred 

10th chapter focuses on glory of Bhagvan so that one can enhance his Bhakti.

When there is a combination of Ashvarya (greatness) and Madhuya (sweetness) the affection goes to a very high level.

Bg 10.27

uccaiḥśravasam aśvānāṁ
viddhi mām amṛtodbhavam
airāvataṁ gajendrāṇāṁ
narāṇāṁ ca narādhipam

Word for word: 

uccaiḥśravasam — Uccaiḥśravā; aśvānām — among horses; viddhi — know; mām — Me; amṛta–udbhavam — produced from the churning of the ocean; airāvatam — Airāvata; gaja–indrāṇām — of lordly elephants; narāṇām— among human beings; ca — and; nara–adhipam — the king.

Translation: 

Of horses know Me to be Uccaiḥśravā, produced during the churning of the ocean for nectar. Of lordly elephants I am Airāvata, and among men I am the monarch.

 

uccaiḥśravasam aśvānāṁ, among horses I am uccaiḥśrava, appeared during churning of milk ocean and he was so extraordinary so captivating, as an animal horse is attractive in its own way and among all horses uccaiḥśrava is most attractive who is manifesting Krishna’s Vibhuti.

viddhi mām amṛtodbhavam, 

airāvataṁ gajendrāṇāṁ, among king of elephants (one specific type of elephant which is very gigantic) I am airaavat.

narāṇāṁ ca narādhipam, I am king among human beings, kings has extraordinary power among human beings that extraordinary power is manifestation of Krishna’s power. So it is Krishna who is manifesting His glory through the king, so if some kings are not godly he is not utilizing the power given to him properly. E.g. Vena in SB told to stop worship of Supreme Lord as he thinks he is the representative of Supreme Lord and so he is worthy of worship. But the correct understanding is king represents God but not substitute God so he is meant to guide people towards God, but if such a king instead of representing God if he replaces God he has to be defeated and destroyed that is what Brahman did by chanting some specific mantra in SB. 

So these Vibhutis can be Devi or Asuri also, all the opulence come from Krishna but not all opulence take us to Krishna e.g. rain water coming in sky is pure but depends on container it can become dirty. 

Vibhutis will naturally attract us as per our freewill but we should choose which Vibhuti we should be attracted to. E.g. Bhajan sung by a devotee and by a Bollywood.

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