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Author Name:ajju-baipalli

Youtube Channel Url:https://www.youtube.com/@ajju-baipalli

Youtube Video URL:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qra7zrj3Z-E



Transcript:
(00:01) Arunachala Shiva. Today is Sri Krishna's birthday, and there are many things we must learn from Lord Krishna. For about 10 years, through scholars like Chaganti garu, Garikapati garu, and Samavedam garu, I have listened to Sri Krishna's life story, read several books, and learned a few things.
(00:26) I will try to share some of what I have learned from them. If there is one primary thing we must learn from Sri Krishna, it is 'Nishkama Karma'( selfless action). Everyone, all human beings can learn this. Regardless of religion, race, or caste, if there is one first point to learn, it is Nishkama Karma.
(00:47) It means focusing entirely on the task at hand without obsessing over the outcome or worrying about it. When we stop pinning our hopes on the outcome, our anxiety and fear diminish, we become fully immersed in our work, reach a state of non-duality, and eventually merge into Krishna. If we look at an instance in Krishna's life, after he killed his uncle Kamsa and saved the kingdom of Mathura, naturally, anyone else would have taken control of the kingdom, but Krishna did not; he handed it over to Ugrasena, Kamsa’s father. Killing
(01:33) Kamsa was his duty alone; gaining power or the kingdom was not his goal or the result. He never had any desire for that. That is why he could give up the kingdom so easily. Isn't learning to let go of attachments and possessions just as easily what we should learn from Krishna? These days, we are unwilling to let go of even the wealth inherited from our parents and grandparents.
(01:58) In such a context, Krishna effortlessly gave up the kingdom he won after a hard-fought battle to kill his uncle Kamsa. This is what we need to learn. Likewise, due to Indra's wrath, a massive storm hit Gokulam. To protect the people, he lifted the Govardhana mountain on his little finger. He considered protecting the people his duty; he never asked anyone to worship him or serve him, saying, "I have saved you.
(02:26) " This is what Nishkama Karma is—this is what focus on the work means, even when he knew that the city of Dwaraka, which he built with so much love, would sink into the sea. Even knowing that his own Yadava clan would perish due to a curse, he did not use his divine powers to stop the cycle of Karma; it wasn't that he lacked the power—he had reached that level—he could have stopped it, but he chose not to.
(03:00) Believing that time follows Dharma, he accepted the outcome calmly with equanimity. This acceptance is what we must learn; no matter what ups and downs come in life, we must learn to face them with that same calm equanimity. Born in a prison, facing endless demonic attacks, and standing finally on the battlefield of Kurukshetra, there was nothing on his face but peace and a smile; we must learn not to lose control of our emotions no matter how big the problem is.
(03:37) When he took Rukmini Devi on his chariot to leave, great warriors like Shishupala and Jarasandha surrounded him with their armies. Rukmini Devi was so afraid and anxious at that time, but Krishna looked at her and said, "Do not fear, Rukmini; these are just minor obstacles to my duty," and he spoke with such a smile even then; wouldn't anyone feel happy and courageous if he spoke like that? Jarasandha invaded Mathura 17 times, attacked it, and killed many people; the 18th time, Krishna left Mathura without fighting.
(04:21) Because of this, Krishna earned the name of a coward who fled the battlefield. Yet, he never worried for a single day. He thought, "If I perish, so be it; if a bad name comes to me, let it be. If I am branded a coward, so be it. But my people are safe, and Jarasandha will not kill them." With that resolve, he departed.
(04:40) Who else could think about the people more than him? Can’t we just stand tall by learning this? When Krishna was resting alone in the forest, a hunter named Jara mistook his foot for a deer’s face and shot an arrow. Even while bleeding from the poisonous arrow, he called the hunter over and said, "Do not fear; this is a predetermined cycle of time.
(05:06) You are not at fault, so have no reason to be afraid." Saying this, he left his mortal body. He showed us through his death that death is a result of past karma, and one should not worry about it. Even in such immense pain, how righteously did he speak? How much did he explain about destiny? See how much self-knowledge he imparted! When the terrifying serpent Kaliya entered the Yamuna, the birds, animals, cows, and people who drank that water would die.
(05:38) Normally, if a river is that poisonous, would anyone go near it? Would we let our children go? We would be afraid, but Krishna was not scared at all when faced with that problem. Instead, he climbed the Kadamba tree, threw a ball into the river, and used it as an excuse to jump in.
(06:02) He fought the serpents and danced on their hoods, turning a poisonous river into his playground. He showed us that this whole world is just a playground, a stage. Did he not teach us that we are merely players in this world? When Jarasandha’s body was split in two, he had a boon that it would join back together. No matter how many times Bhima tore it apart, it was of no use.
(06:33) There was no result; in the end, it was Bhima who grew exhausted, not Jarasandha. Finally, Krishna realized the solution, took a blade of grass, split it in two, and threw the halves in opposite directions. He showed that even in seemingly impossible problems, finding a solution is possible only for Krishna. He taught us, "Such situations will arise in your life too, so remain calm.
(07:03) " On the battlefield of Kurukshetra, when Arjuna had to kill his own relatives, Krishna told him, "Arjuna, weapons cannot cut the soul, fire cannot burn it, water cannot wet it, and air cannot dry it." Just as one discards old clothes to wear new ones, the soul leaves an old body to take on a new one.
(07:26) "Birth and death apply only to the body, not the soul, Arjuna." Even in the middle of the Kurukshetra war, surrounded by arrows, elephants, and horses, with blood flowing everywhere, he taught this wisdom and transformed the grieving Arjuna into a sage. In my view , he didn't just change Arjuna; through him, he led all of us in this world toward knowledge.
(07:55) That is my Sri Krishna, my own brother. When Uddhava realized that Krishna's avatar was coming to an end, Krishna called him and said, "This visible world, the body , and attachments are all an illusion." "Everything is temporary.""The body undergoes changes and death, Uddhava!"" But the soul within is the truth, it is eternal.
(08:20) ""Never look for me in this physical body.""Stop seeing the body and realize that the same Supreme Soul exists in all beings, in you, and in me . Maintain that perspective." How can we ever repay the debt to Krishna, who taught self-knowledge even before he died? Finally, the words he said to Uddhava before passing: "The body will undergo changes, Uddhava; do not pay attention to that.
(08:45) ""Worshipping my physical body will yield nothing.""When you walk the path I have shown and hold the state I have attained, when you realize that what is within me is also within you, and when you stand in that realization, you will become like me, and you and I will become one," he said .
(09:04) Is there anything we can do for him other than standing firmly in his state ? Wishing him a happy birthday, giving him a small kiss, I hope everyone tries to attend to their own work. Yours, Ajju Baipalli, Arunachala Shiva.