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hierarchy: The Nectar of Devotion
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Kṛṣṇa said at that time that the cows are worshiped even by the demigods, and He practically demonstrated At least people who are in Kṛṣṇa consciousness should follow in His footsteps and give all protection Kṛṣṇa Himself worshiped the cows on several occasions, especially on the days of Gopāṣṭamī and Govardhana-pūjā
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It is also stated that while Lord Kṛṣṇa was living in Dvārakā He expanded Himself into 16,108 forms, Not only was Kṛṣṇa happily living with His queens in those palaces, but He was giving in charity from This means that 13,054 multiplied by 16,108 cows were being given in charity by Kṛṣṇa every day.
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This was verified by Bilvamaṅgala Ṭhākura when in Kṛṣṇa-karṇāmṛta he addressed Kṛṣṇa thus: “My dear Lord
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frustration when she thought, “Although I have millions of cows, the milk of these cows could not satisfy Kṛṣṇa This is a sign of frustration on the part of mother Yaśodā in separation from Kṛṣṇa.
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Trying to test Kṛṣṇa to see if He were truly the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Brahmā stole all But after a few seconds, he saw that Kṛṣṇa was still present with all the cows, calves and cowherd boys Brahmā told them that after taking away all the boys, he saw Kṛṣṇa again playing with the same boys in he added, “was that many other Brahmās from many different universes had also come there to worship Kṛṣṇa
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Lord Kṛṣṇa, who is the possessor of inconceivable potencies and qualities of transcendental knowledge Lord Kṛṣṇa also becomes the reservoir (impetus) of ecstatic love by His different incarnations and expansions When Brahmā was deluded by Kṛṣṇa, who expanded Himself into so many cowherd boys, calves and cows, Kṛṣṇa ’s elder brother, Śrī Baladeva (a direct expansion of Kṛṣṇa Himself), felt astonishment and said, “How This is one of the examples in which Kṛṣṇa Himself becomes the object and reservoir of ecstatic love
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Their eyes seemed to be embracing Kṛṣṇa, and there were tears in their eyes.
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When Kṛṣṇa was reigning over Dvārakā, He was so magnanimous and charitably disposed that there was no In the spiritual kingdom of Lord Kṛṣṇa, named Goloka Vṛndāvana, there are surabhi cows that give unlimited In other words, although in the spiritual kingdom, the abode of Kṛṣṇa, everything is wonderfully opulent , still when Kṛṣṇa was in Dvārakā His charity exceeded the opulences of Goloka Vṛndāvana. Wherever Kṛṣṇa is present, the limitless opulence of Goloka Vṛndāvana is automatically present.
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Every evening at sunset Kṛṣṇa used to return from the pasturing ground where He herded cows. Thus, dizziness caused by anxiety in ecstatic love for Kṛṣṇa is also possible.
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The servants of Kṛṣṇa were sometimes engaged in collecting flowers, decorating His body with valuable These were some of the primary duties of the servants of Kṛṣṇa. The friends and servants of Kṛṣṇa were combined together in serving Him, and all of their activities
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In the Mathurā-khaṇḍa chapter of the Skanda Purāṇa, there is a description of Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma surrounded When Kṛṣṇa was met by Arjuna at a potter’s shop in the city of Drupada-nagara, because of the similarity
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At this age Kṛṣṇa was garlanded with various kinds of flowers. Such beautiful decorations are considered cosmetics for Kṛṣṇa. Kṛṣṇa would wear this dress when He used to go into the forest to tend the cows.