Hare Krishna
PAMHO!!!!
1) Lord had 16000 wives and except 8 principal queens rest were rescued from Narkasura...and Lord never gave direction to his devotee that fallow Bramachrai to attain him,.. den why lot of lords devotee's fallow Bharamachari....Kindly advise me.. and this is a question i am being asked by my lot of friends...
2) Secondly what does heavely food looks like, is it just like our foods.. if any discirption mentioned about the food in heaven.. and if those heavenly people eat food, do dey go to to the washroom also :P :)... sorry but just the kiddish question stuck my mind....
Your humble servant.
Amit Mehra
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Hare Krsna Prabhuji,
PAMHO.
Lord Krsna had 16,108 wives, before that he had raas lila with crores of gopis. Still the devotees of Krsna, by studying these very pastimes of the lord, become unattached to man woman relationship completely. That is the beauty of devotion and that is the difference in the lord sporting such pastimes and us imitating Him.
Normally, when we see a romantic/ lusty scene in a movie or TV serial, it invokes the feeling of romance/ lust within us. However, when we study about the lord, any aspect, whether related to gopis or ranis or any other pastime of the lord, it purifies our consciousness and removes lust from our hearts. That is the reason great saints like Yamunacharya has mentioned that his mouth curls up in distaste whenever he thinks of associating with women.
So depending on the consciousness of the devotee, he chooses to become a brahmacari or grihasta. This is not to say at all that becoming a grihasta is a demotion in any sense. It is more difficult to maintain grihasta life (as against a grihamedhi life), than be a brahmacari. And it takes all kinds to make this world, some have to become great sanyasis and preach to the world, some have to marry and produce Krsna conscious children, give an example of ideal grihasta life.
2) I have not tasted heavenly food prabhuji, but I am sure that it is much much better than the best food we get on earth, otherwise why would it be called heavenly food at all.
Haribol,
Your servant,
Radha Rasamayi DD
First.... abt the 16000 wives of lord- he was nt married for any type f material pleasures . Like meera bai , he was giving his deserved devotees evn d most unique nd scarce wish realisation. No else gods could do it bt only krsna. He could do nd grant nything bcoz he s d supreme power. The relation is always sacred nt material. Nd only such realised souls are eligble fr such wishes.
Secondly why we follow brahmacharya- ts ur choice actualy... when u are strngly bound by d material entanglements,social situations nd mostly by material body, u may feel tz ok t marry nd serve lord... actualy ts nt a problm bt an unneccessary choice... jz like u r takng a complicated route or more specificaly u r loving lord under d frames f material nature.... brahmacharya nd moreover vairagya means .... u jzz donn hv any types f materials tangles, or frames or guidelines bw d lov twrds lord... ts pure nd dirct ... u nd lord ntg else matters... u realised ntg is needed t love himm nd u only wnts t love himm ntg else ... evrythng else ll be valueless bfore u... as mch as material thngs cant affct or influence u in any manner , u r dat much directly takng stp twrds lord nd alas u ll b free frm d whole worldly attchmnts nd puny pleasures d cmplte vairagya ... d state .. u r filled by d lotus feet ... u dosnt need nythng mayerial t livv.. u r being brought up only by d luvv f lord .so brahmacharya is for such souls wishes dey only wnts lord nd dey wnts to luvv him like evn dey cnt imagine ... jzz being filled by himm alwyzz nd only himm matters t dem. Brahmacharya is fr d souls fearless t face d most unpredictable harsh for d lord.
Now last abt heavnly food- i thnk ts a kiddish qstn like u mentned or may b my view... i beleive foods r only matters in material world nt in lords abode. Nd heavn is a material place ... jz like us ,there is also lives ,bt in anthr manner .. heavn is a place f pleasures nn joy filld wd wisdom too .. d food der ll be v spcl too nd could satisfy u more, dats ts taste... like an old say ..dat ur hunger determines d taste f ur food . it would satisfy u more nd gives more pleasures t d senses wen u eat... ndd these thngs r only matter untill we are blind by d material bounding.
In lords abode ur cmpltly u wd ur true self nd ur r filled ... u doesnt need anythng t satisfy u... no hunger no thirst evn no material senses ..der .. u r alwys infinitly pleasurised by ur luvv twrds lord ndd himm in return... dats ur nature der .. u r wd himm alwyss ... fully filled
Hare krsna