MEANING OF THE SLOKA

Hare Krishna Prabhuji. Dandavat Pranam. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Maral Mataji has already nicely explained the Shlokas. I would like to elaborate the meaning from Srila Prabhupada's Purport.

namo maha vadanaya krishna prema pradyayate
Krishnaya krishna-caitanya namne gaura vise namah || [Cc. Madhya 19.53]

Purport by Srila Prabhupada

Caitanya Mahaprabhu, His mercy is that He directly gives this highest instruction -- what Krsna could not give, but Krsna Caitanya, or Krsna in His incarnation as Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, He gave us. Therefore He is considered the most munificent, charitable personality, man of charity. Rupa Gosvami offered his respect, that namo maha-vadanyaya: "You are the greatest munificent personality." Namo maha-vadanyaya krsna-prema-pradaya te: [Cc. Madhya 19.53] "You are directly offering Krsna, which is very difficult to understand." It is very difficult to understand. "So many scholars, so many philosophers, so many great personalities, they could not understand Krsna, but Your mercy is so broad that You are directly offering Krsna." Therefore, maha-vadanyaya krsna-prema-pradaya te: "Directly You are giving Krsna, love of Krsna."

namo brahmanya namo devaye gau brahmanya
hitaye ca jagathitaye krishnaya govindaya namo namah || Visnu Purana (1.19.65)

SB 4.21.44

Purport by Srila Prabhupada

The Supreme Personality of Godhead is worshiped with the prayer namo brahmanya-devaya go-brahmana-hitaya ca. Thus it is clear that the Supreme Personality of Godhead respects and protects the brahmanas and brahminical culture, as well as the cows; in other words, wherever there are brahmanas and brahminical culture, there are cows and cow protection. In a society or civilization in which there are no brahmanas or brahminical culture, cows are treated as ordinary animals and slaughtered, at the sacrifice of human civilization. The specific mention of the word gavam by Prithu Maharaja is significant because the Lord is always associated with cows and His devotees. In pictures Lord Krishna is always seen with cows and His associates such as the cowherd boys and the gopis. Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, cannot be alone. Therefore Prithu Maharaja said, sanucaras ca, indicating that the Supreme Personality of Godhead is always associated with His followers and devotees.

Your aspiring servant

Hari Bol

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Sudipta Roy July 9, 2012 at 12:09pm

Hare Krishna Prabhuji. Dandavat Pranam. All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Maral Mataji has already nicely explained the Shlokas. I would like to elaborate the meaning from Srila Prabhupada's Purport.

namo maha vadanaya krishna prema pradyayate
Krishnaya krishna-caitanya namne gaura vise namah || [Cc. Madhya 19.53]

Purport by Srila Prabhupada

Caitanya Mahaprabhu, His mercy is that He directly gives this highest instruction -- what Krsna could not give, but Krsna Caitanya, or Krsna in His incarnation as Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, He gave us. Therefore He is considered the most munificent, charitable personality, man of charity. Rupa Gosvami offered his respect, that namo maha-vadanyaya: "You are the greatest munificent personality." Namo maha-vadanyaya krsna-prema-pradaya te: [Cc. Madhya 19.53] "You are directly offering Krsna, which is very difficult to understand." It is very difficult to understand. "So many scholars, so many philosophers, so many great personalities, they could not understand Krsna, but Your mercy is so broad that You are directly offering Krsna." Therefore, maha-vadanyaya krsna-prema-pradaya te: "Directly You are giving Krsna, love of Krsna."

namo brahmanya namo devaye gau brahmanya
hitaye ca jagathitaye krishnaya govindaya namo namah || Visnu Purana (1.19.65)

SB 4.21.44

Purport by Srila Prabhupada

The Supreme Personality of Godhead is worshiped with the prayer namo brahmanya-devaya go-brahmana-hitaya ca. Thus it is clear that the Supreme Personality of Godhead respects and protects the brahmanas and brahminical culture, as well as the cows; in other words, wherever there are brahmanas and brahminical culture, there are cows and cow protection. In a society or civilization in which there are no brahmanas or brahminical culture, cows are treated as ordinary animals and slaughtered, at the sacrifice of human civilization. The specific mention of the word gavam by Prithu Maharaja is significant because the Lord is always associated with cows and His devotees. In pictures Lord Krishna is always seen with cows and His associates such as the cowherd boys and the gopis. Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, cannot be alone. Therefore Prithu Maharaja said, sanucaras ca, indicating that the Supreme Personality of Godhead is always associated with His followers and devotees.

Your aspiring servant

Hari Bol
- nischalinn > Sudipta Roy July 10, 2012 at 7:59am
  
  hare krishna dandawat pranam.
  
  please accept my respectful obeisances.
  
  all glories to shrila praphupada.
  
  Thank you for the description.
  
  HARI BOL.
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Mohini Madhavi dd Maral Alymova July 9, 2012 at 11:37am

namo brahmanya-devaya-go-brahmana-hitaya ca
jagad-dhitaya krsnaya govindaya namo namah

I offer my obeisances again and again to Lord Krsna, who is always worshipped by qualified brahmanas and is very dear to them. He is always concerned with the welfare of the cows, the brahmanas, and the whole universe, and He gives pleasure to the cows, land and senses.

Your servant,
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Mohini Madhavi dd Maral Alymova July 9, 2012 at 11:26am

Gauranga Pranama

O most munificent incarnation! You are Krishna Himself appearing as

Sri Krishna Caitanya Mahäprabhu. You have assumed the golden color of
Srimati Radharani, and You are widely distributing pure love of Kåñëa.
We offer our respectful obeisances unto You.

You can also download the song book here Prabhuji,

http://ebooks.iskcondesiretree.info/index.php?q=f&f=%2Fpdf%2F00...

Your servant,
- nischalinn > Mohini Madhavi dd Maral Alymova July 10, 2012 at 7:58am
  
  hare krishna.
  
  Thank you for the link.

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