Samo ham sarva-bhutesu
Na me devesyo sti na priya
Ye bhajanti tu mam bhaktya
Mayi te tesu capy aham
(BG 9.29 )
“I envy no one, nor am I partial to anyone. I am equal to all. But whoever renders service to me in devotion is a friend, is in Me, and I am also a friend to him.”
Krsna is no want of money for he is the original proprietor of everything(Isavasyam idam sarvam). But he still asks us for charity. For example Krsna in the form of Vamana, a dwarf brahmana went to beg from king bali. Even though he is sarva-loka-mahesvaram, the proprietor of all the planets, he nonetheless says, “please give in charity to me.” Why? It is for our own interest , for the sooner we return Krsna’s money to Krsna, the better situated we will be. Off course this may not be very pleasant to hear, but actually we are all thieves, for we have stolen God’s property. If one who has something is not god conscious, is to be understood that he has stolen God’s property. That is the nature of material life.
(A.C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada……..Krsna Consciousness.. The Matchless Gift)
Na me devesyo sti na priya
Ye bhajanti tu mam bhaktya
Mayi te tesu capy aham
(BG 9.29 )
“I envy no one, nor am I partial to anyone. I am equal to all. But whoever renders service to me in devotion is a friend, is in Me, and I am also a friend to him.”
Krsna is no want of money for he is the original proprietor of everything(Isavasyam idam sarvam). But he still asks us for charity. For example Krsna in the form of Vamana, a dwarf brahmana went to beg from king bali. Even though he is sarva-loka-mahesvaram, the proprietor of all the planets, he nonetheless says, “please give in charity to me.” Why? It is for our own interest , for the sooner we return Krsna’s money to Krsna, the better situated we will be. Off course this may not be very pleasant to hear, but actually we are all thieves, for we have stolen God’s property. If one who has something is not god conscious, is to be understood that he has stolen God’s property. That is the nature of material life.
(A.C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada……..Krsna Consciousness.. The Matchless Gift)
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Re: Charity For Krsna - Does he need it ?
Wed, June 13, 2007 - 6:48 PMThe Lord spoke the following words:
49 My dear girl with the beautiful face, each of the lovely vraja-gopis must give five heaps of sparkling diamonds as toll-payment for her jar of ghee. All this priceless wealth is now Mine.
50 For the red sindura mark in Your parted hair You must pay the toll of one hundred thousand glittering crystal stones, and for Your beautiful braids, which glisten like black mascara. You must pay the toll of two hundred thousand charming sapphires.
51 O girl with the beautiful eyebrows, for Your forehead, which shines like a golden half-moon, You must pay the toll of one hundred thousand splendid moonstones, and for the tilaka markings drawn in musk on Your forehead You must pay the toll of one hundred million moon-shaped pendants studded with sapphires.
52 For Your bending eyebrows You must pay the toll of fifty thousand quivers studded with sapphires, and for Your beautiful ears You must pay the toll of many murva-bowstrings made of charming new lapis lazuli stones.
53 For the arrow of Your sidelong glance You must pay the toll of one million sapphire-arrows, and for Your two beautiful eyes You must pay the toll of one million aromatic emerald lotus flowers.
54 For Your nose, as beautiful as sesame flower, You must pay the toll of many gold pendants in the shape of young parrots beaks, and for Your lovely cheeks You must pay the toll of many charming golden mirrors more splendid than crystal.
55 For Your beautiful face, which eclipses the glory of all other faces, You must pay the toll of one hundred thousand full moons, one hundred thousand blossoming lotus flowers, and one hundred thousand jewel-studded golden mirrors. For Your chin You must pay the toll of many precious gems.
56 My dear girl as lovely as a lotus flower, for Your lips as beautiful as bimba fruits You must pay a toll of one red lotus flower fashioned of rubies. For Your teeth, which rebuke splendid ripe pomegranate seeds, You must pay a toll of one hundred thousand peerless sikhara gems.
57 My dear moon-faced girl, if the male bee that is the dot of musk on the chin of Your lotus face will lovingly embrace the smiling female bee of My eyes, then that is sufficient payment of toll. I will not ask any further toll for Your musk dot.
58 For the beauty of Your splendid red tongue, which is like a spoon perfectly dipping into the nectar ocean of melodious song, You must at once pay a toll of many goblets filled with sweet madhvika nectar fragrant with camphor.
59 For Your blossoming gentle smile You must pay a toll of ten million beautiful, glistening, white pearl lotus flowers. For Your charming sweet conversation You must pay a toll of ten thousand gold pots filled with the sweetest nectar.
