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hierarchy: Teachings of Queen Kuntī
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Teachings of queen kuntī 26
O Kṛṣṇa, O friend of Arjuna, O chief among the descendants of Vṛṣṇi, You are the destroyer of those political …
Teachings of queen kuntī 26
A summary of the Supreme Lord, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, is made herein by Śrīmatī Kuntīdevī. The almighty Lord has His eternal, …
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Kuntī addresses Lord Kṛṣṇa as kṛṣṇa-sakha because she knows that although Arjuna, who is also known as Kṛṣṇa, is her …
Teachings of queen kuntī 26
Kuntīdevī also addresses Lord Kṛṣṇa as the destroyer of the political parties or royal dynasties that disturb the earth. In …
Teachings of queen kuntī 26
In the Sanskrit language the king is also called naradeva, which means “God in human form.” His duty is like …
Teachings of queen kuntī 26
Just as we are all living beings, Kṛṣṇa, God, is also a living being. Kṛṣṇa is not impersonal. Because we …
Teachings of queen kuntī 26
But that is not the Vedic instruction. The Vedas instruct that God is a person. Kṛṣṇa is a person, and …
Teachings of queen kuntī 26
Now, why should so many persons worship one person? Because that one person provides for the others. Eko bahūnāṁ yo …
Teachings of queen kuntī 26
Even in ordinary life the state has a heating department, lighting department, plumbing department, and so on. Why? Because these …
Teachings of queen kuntī 26
God is an intelligent person who knows that we need heat, light, water, and so on. Without water we cannot …
Teachings of queen kuntī 26
The king’s duty is to act as the representative of Kṛṣṇa, or God. Otherwise what right does he have to …
Teachings of queen kuntī 26
Greedy, self-interested kings are like false spiritual masters who proclaim that they themselves are God. Because such false masters are …