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Readings & Reflections
Close readings of the Gita by our writers, in the light of Sri Aurobindo.
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Keshav's Painting -60
49 Bhagavatha - Grace shown to the brahmin matrons One day, accompanied by Balarama and the cowherd boys, Krishna went far away from Vrindavana while pasturing the cattle. It was a scorching hot summer and all of them…
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Keshav's Painting -59
48 Bhagavatha - Krishna steals the garments of the gopis In the winter month of Margasirsha, the maids of Vraja undertake a vow by worshipping Goddess Katyayani. They take a dip in the river Yamuna at day break. They…
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Keshav's Painting -58
47 Bhagavatha - Krishna swallows the forest fire After Kaliya went away, the inhabitants of Vraja and the cows spent that night near the banks of the Kalindi (Yamuna). In the course of that night a wildfire broke out in…
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Keshav's Painting -57
46 Bhagavatha -- Kaliyamardhana In the bed of Yamuna, there was a pool inhabited by the serpent Kaliya. The water was being constantly boiled by the fire of its poison. Birds flying over it fell down dead. Touched by the…
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Keshav's Painting -56
45 Bhagavatha - Brahma's illusion Krishna rescues the cowherds from the mouth of the demon Aghasura. He brings them to the sandy banks of the Yamuna. "What a charming place this Yamuna is, with its unsullied sands, O…
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Keshav's Painting -55
44 Bhagavatha - The deliverance of Bakasura and Aghasura Balarama and Krishna assumed the role of cowherds and roamed about grazing calves in the woods. When they reach the vicinity of a pond, they halted to provide the…
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Keshav's Painting -54
43 Bhagavatha - Vatsasura Once the cowherds led by Balarama and Krishna were grazing the calves on the the bank of the Yamuna. A demon appeared there disguised as a calf, to kill the divine brothers. Krishna pointed it…
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Keshav's Painting -53
42 Bhagavatha - Grace to the fruitseller "Fruits! buy Fruits!" Krishna heard the voice of a fruitseller. He ran into the house to the granary, dipped his little palm and held some foodgrains in the hollow of his palm. He…
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Keshav's Painting -52
41 Bhagavatha: Krishna charms Vraja Encouraged by the gopis, the Lord treated them to his wonderful talents. He would guilelessly sing at the top of his voice., and dance when the gopis wanted him to. He would fetch them…
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Keshav's Painting -51
40 Bhagavatha --Ulukala bandhanam Yashoda was suckling Krishna in her lap. The milk which was kept on the oven for boiling began to overflow. Yashoda slowly placed Krishna down and rushed to remove the boiling milk so…
