Pearls of Wisdom - 20

"Feelings of separation are due to illusory affection and nothing else, and thus you should give up your anxiety, which is due to ignorance of the eternal self. You are simply thinking, 'How will these poor helpless creatures continue to exist without me?' One's gross material body is under control of kala (time), karma and three gunas (modes of material nature). Since it is already in the jaws of serpent so to speak: how can it give protection to others?"

Narada Muni to Yudhishthira Maharaja - Canto 1

Srimad Bhagavatam Analogy - 14

"As a cow is controlled by a rope through its nose, so humanity is conditioned to obey the orders of the Lord by being trained to follow the Vedic injunctions."

Narada Muni to Yudhisthira Maharaja - Canto 1

Srimad Bhagavatam Analogy - 13

"My dear King, there is no cause for lamentation, for everyone is under the control of Supreme Lord. It is He alone who brings persons together and then disperses them, like a player who arranges and re-arranges his playthings."

Narada Muni to Yudhishthira Maharaja - Canto 1

Pearls of Wisdom - 19

"One who leaves home secretly and then gives up his body in an unknown and remote place, undisturbed by material conditions, is called "dhira"(sober). Better still is the "narottama", or best among men, who after realizing the falsity and misery of material existence, leaves home so that he can fully depend upon the Supreme Lord, Who is residing within his heart.

Vidura to Dhritarashtra - Canto 1

Srimad Bhagavatam Analogy - 12

"My dear uncle, do you remember how your partiality, like the wings of the bird, saved us, along with our mother from all sorts of calamities?"

Maharaja Yudhisthira to Vidura - Canto 1

SB Analogy - 11

Thereafter, the brahmanas departed and, gradually, just as the waxing moon develops day after day, Parkishit Maharaja grew up luxuriantly under the care of of his grandfathers.

Canto - 1

SB Analogy - 10

"This child will maintain the praja exactly like Ikshavaku; he will be true to his promise just like Lord Rama; and he will be a munificent giver of charity and protector of the surrendered like Shibi. He will be as great a bowman as Arjuna, and as strong as a lion. He will be forbearing like the earth, and as worthy a shelter as the Himalayas. In terms of equanimity of mind he will be like Yudhishthira maharaja; he will be munificent like Lord Shiva; and he will the resort of everyone like Lord Narayana. In magnanimity he will become as great as King Rantideva; he will be like Bali maharaja in patience; and he will become a great devotee of Lord Krishna like Prahalad maharaja. After hearing the prediction of his death at the hands of Takshka, he will inquire about self-realization from Shukadeva Goswami, and achieve a life of fearlessness."

Brahamana's predcitions about Parikshit Maharaja - Canto 1

Pearls of Wisdom - 18

These simple women thought of Krishna as their beloved husband, and since He never seemed to leave their sides, they considered Him to be dominated by them. Actually, however, they were unaware of the extent of Lord Krishna's glories. Al though their beautiful smiles and glances were exciting enough to conquer Cupid, they could never agitate the senses of the Lord, for He was unattached to them. This is the divinity of the Supreme Lord - He is not affected by the qualities of the material nature, even though He may be in contact with them. Similarly, the devotees who have taken shelter of the Lord do not become influence by the modes of material nature.

Lord Krishna's arrival at Dvaraka - Canto 1

Srimad Bhagavatam Analogy - 9

Although the inhabitants of Dvaraka were accustomed to seeing the Lord daily, since He is reservoir of all beauty, they never became satisfied. With His bright yellow garments it appeared as if a dark cloud was surrounded simultaneously by the sun, moon, lightning and rainbows.

Canto - 1

Srimad Bhagavatam Analogy - 8

The citizens of Dvaraka, "O Lord, now it is again possible to look into Your smiling face, which is full of affectionate glances. O Lotus eyed Lord, whenever You go away to Mathura or Hastinapur, every moment of Your absence seems like million years. At such times, our eyes become useless, as if bereft of the sun.

Canto - 1

Srimad Bhagavatam Analaogy - 7

Upon arriving at Dvaraka's outskirts, Lord Krishna sounded His conch shell, the Panchajany, to herald His arrival. The pure white conch shell appeared to become reddened by the touch of Krishna's lips so that it seemed like a white swan was playing in the stems of red lotus flowers.

Canto -1

Pearls of Wisdom - 17

Arjuna held a jewel-handled umbrella over Krishna's head while Uddhava and Satyaki fanned Him. The brahmanas uttered their benedictions and the ladies on the palace roof discussed among themselves about the great fortune of Krishna's wives at Dvaraka and the gopis of Vrindavana. This talk of the transcendental pastimes of the Lord was more attractive than the hymns of the Vedas.

Lord Krishna'a Departure from Hastinapur - Canto 1

Pearls of Wisdom - 16

During the reign of Yudhisthira Maharaja, there was regulated rainfall and the earth produced all of man's necessities in profusion. Due to their fatty milk bags and cheerful attitude, the cows moistened the grazing ground with milk, in addition, the rivers, oceans, hills, mountains, forests, creepers and active drugs paid their tax in every season to the king in abundance. Because Maharaja Yudhisthira ruled the kingdom strictly according to religious principles, the subject were not disturbed by mental agonies. diseases, or excessive heat and cold.

Canto -1

Srimad Bhagavatam Analogy - 6

Bhishma merged his mind, sight and speech into Lord Krishna, and finally, he became silent and his breathing stopped. Understanding that Bhishma had already gone back home, back to Godhead, everyone became silent, like birds at the end of the day.

Canto -1

Srimad Bhagavatam Analogy - 5

Lord Krishna picked up a broken chariot wheel and rushed at me just like a lion attacks an elephant.

Bhishma Deva - Canto 1

Srimad Bhagavatam Analogy - 4

"Lord Krishna enjoyed all of these bodily decorations, including the wounds that were inflicted by my sharp arrows. Indeed, such wounds were as pleasing to Krishna as were the biting of His lovers while engaged in loving affairs."

Bhishma Deva - Canto 1

Pearls of Wisdom - 15

As he prepared to quit his body, Bhishma prayed, "Let me now invest my thinking, feeling and willing, which were for so long engaged in different subjects, unto the all powerful Lord Sri Krishna. He is always self-satisfied, but sometimes, being the leader of devotees, He enjoys transcendental pleasure by descending into the material world. May His supremely beautiful body, which attracts everyone within the three worlds, be the object of my complete attention, so that I can give up all fruitive results."

Bhishma Deva - Canto 1

Pearls of Wisdom - 14

"Lord Krishna is the original Narayana, but since He is playing the part of a human being, we become bewildered by His actions. The Supreme Lord is equal to everyone , and yet, since I am His unflinching servitor, He has graciously appeared before me now at the time. May the Lord, in His four armed form, whose beautifully smiling face is adorned with eyes that are as red as the rising sun, kindly stay before me at the moment of my passing away from this body."

Bhishma Deva to Yudhisthira Maharaj - Canto 1

Pearls of Wisdom - 13

"In my opinion, all that has transpired was enacted under the control of inevitable time, which acts as the instrument of the Supreme Lord and thus indicates His intention. Even the greatest philosophers cannot understand the plan of the Lord. Therefore, instead of giving way to despondency, you should accept the will of the Lord and rule the helpless subjects as their appointed administrative head."

Bhishma Deva to Yudhisthira Maharaj - Canto 1

Pearls of Wisdom - 12

"Oh, what terrible injustices you good souls had to suffer, along with your mother. And yet, because you were protected by the Supreme Lord, the brahmanas and religious principles, you were saved in each incidence."

Bhishma Deva to Yudhishthira Maharaj - Canto 1

Srimad Bhagavatam Analogy -3

"Just as dirty water cannot be filtered through mud, nor a wine-stained pot cleaned with wine, so I do not believe that this great slaughter of men can be counteracted by sacrificing animals."

Yudhisthira Maharaja to Lord Krishna - Canto 1

Pearls of Wisdom - 11

“Nature’s opulence is due to your merciful glance alone. Our kingdom appears beautiful only because it is marked with the impressions of Your lotus feet. Therefore, when You leave, it will no longer appear so.”

Kunti Devi - Canto 1

Pearls of Wisdom - 10

"You have saved my sons and me from many precarious sui=ituations, and now you have saved us from Asvatthama's weapon. Still, I wish that all these calamities would happen again and again so that we can see You again and again, for by seeing You we no longer have to see repeated births and deaths."

Kunti Devi - Canto 1

Pearls of Wisdom - 9

"My dear Krishna, I offer my obeisances unto You because You are the original personality, beyond the influence of the material qualities. As an actor who is playing the role is not recognized, You are beyond the limit of mundane sense perception, and thus You are understood only by advanced devotees that are fully purified."

Kunti Devi - Canto 1

Pearls of Wisdom - 8

"My dear Lord, when You play the part of a human being, Your activities are extremely bewildering. Although fear personified is afraid of You, Your perturbed eyes overflow with tears when Mother Yashoda picked up a rope to bind you."

Kunti Devi - Canto 1

SB Analogy - 2

"I continually chanted the holy name and glories of the Supreme Lord. Thus, while fully absorbed in thinking of Lord Krishna, in due course of time, after having become freed from all taints of material attachment, I met with death. Instantaneously, I received a transcendental form that was befitting an associate of the Lord, just as lightning and illumination occur simultaneously."

Sripada Narada Muni to Srila Vyasadeva - Canto 1

Pearls of Wisdom -7

Pearls of Wisdom - 7

"O my Lord, You are the the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and thus You alone are competent to instill fearlessness in the hearts of Your devotees."

Arjuna to Lord Krishna - Canto 1