Why Does He Steal?

Here, Srila Guru Maharaj reveals the secret behind the nectarine pastime of Krishna as a thief, very sweetly! Actually, all the milk-women of Vraja prepares yogurt, milk, butter and everything for the service of Krishna only. But Nanda Maharaj and Yashoda Devi do not allow Krishna to eat at any other place. So what? Krishna is bhakta-vatsala, subdued by pure devotion, He always thinks about fulfilling the desire of His devotees. So, He becomes a thief and steals yogurt, butter, etc. from the houses of gopa-gopis to give them satisfaction.

Tat-te Anukampam Su-samiksamana

Srila Guru Maharaj explains the inner meaning of the shloka 'tat te 'nukampāṁ su-samīkṣamāṇo' from the prayers of Brahma to Sri Krishna. Votaries, who want to progress in spiritual life should give special emphasis on the subject spoken here. Gurumaharaj speaks on, who will get God, who will realize Supreme Lord Sri Krishna and who will get His service? He explains, "God is gracing you under all circumstances. In difficulties, at good times, bad times, whatever you are getting in this world, the Supreme Lord is gracing you. If you do not see His grace then you will not get it. When you see His grace even in distress then you will get Him. We are reaping the fruits of our own actions. Others are only instrumental, they are not the cause. If you blame others then you will not get God."

Lord’s Glories to be Heard With Full Attention

In the initial part of this harikatha, Srila Gurudev explains the first verse of the prayers of Brahma to Sri Krishna and later he elaborately speaks on how Sukadeva Goswami had continuously for seven days sung the glories of the Supreme Lord and His devotees. After hearing the glories of the Supreme Lord for seven days continuously, Parikshit Maharaj, attained the highest objective.

He is the Only Purush

Guru Maharaj explains that Supreme Lord Sri Krishna is the only enjoyer, the pūrus and we are all prakṛti. We are to be dominated and enjoyed by Him. Those who have got a enjoying spirit, they act like a pūrus, they are averse to Sri Krishna, and they have forgotten the relation with Sri Krishna. Our every relation should be with Krishna only. If we do not want to serve Him with relation then we will get non eternal relations in this world and we will have to suffer threefold afflictions.

Do Not Spoil Even a Single Moment

In the initial part of this harikatha, Srila Gurudev sings the glories of Purushottam month and gives strong emphases on not spoiling even a single moment of this human birth without performing devotion to the Supreme Lord. Later, he elaborately narrated the pastimes of bewilderment of Brahma and explained how even Brahma, the creator of the universe, the topmost living being, got infatuated by the illusory energy of the Supreme Lord.

Sri Jagannathastakam

The Lord of the Universe—Sri Jagannath Deva is also known as Purushottam. Puri is known as Purushottam Dhama. Sree Chaitanya Mahaprabhu used to sing Sri Jagannath-ashtakam, eight verses of the glory of Jagannatha in Puri. It is written by Sri Adi Sankaracharya, and is still being sung daily before the Deity of Lord Jagannatha for His pleasure. It is respected everywhere in India.

Sri Cauragraganya Ashtakam

This prayer has been written by Vallabhacharya describing the sweet stealing pastimes of Sri Krishna in Vrindavana. This ashtakam is daily sung by the devotees during Purushottama-month praying at the lotus feet of the chief among the thieves, Sri Nandanandan, who can steal the myriad mountains of our sins.

Srimad Bhagavatam: Brahma Stava

The fourty shlokas are the prayers offered by Brahma to Lord Krishna. Here Brahma praises the beauty of the Lord and accepts that the transcendental opulence of the lord is difficult to comprehend. He says that only by devotional process of hearing and chanting we can try to realize the Supreme. These shlokas are recited daily during the purushottama masa.