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3. “There was a king of the name Satrājit, Within the jurisdiction of Dvārakā-dhāma.” First, accept the eternal nature of KRSNA. This book will be always your God. Then accept that relation as individual, Every pea is unique in the pod. Krsna, has no other servant like you, to do your special job. And you can grow, improve your service, more and more, acquire special tools, associates

4. Lordy, first we have an antagonist, A foil to Krsna’s bright smile. Then we have a theater, Dvaraka, Where the drama will start in a while. CC Ā di 5.42-43 : There [in the spiritual sky] the personal feature of Balar ā ma called Mah ā -sa ṅ kar ṣ a ṇ a is the shelter of the spiritual energy. He is the primary cause, the cause of all causes. One variety of the pastimes of the spiritual energy is described as pure goodness [vi ś uddha-sattva]. It comprises all the abodes of Vaiku ṇṭ ha.

5. Lord Balarama, Rama, Hare Krsna/Hare Rama, Manifests Sri Dvaraka Dhama. There we’ll join the pastimes of Sri Sri Radha-Shyama.

6. Although K ṛṣṇ a later asked for this Syamantaka jewel, King Satrājit did not deliver it This is an example of a less intelligent person worshiping a material thing. The word “materialist” means one concerned with gratification of the senses within this material world KB 56: The Story of the Syamantaka Jewel

7. KB 48: K ṛṣṇ a Pleases His Devotees As stated in the Vedic versions, the Supreme Personality of Godhead has multipotencies. According to expert opinion, Kubjā represents the bhū-śakti potency of K ṛṣṇ a, just as Śrīmatī Rādhārā ṇ ī represents His cit-śakti potency. Although Kubjā requested K ṛṣṇ a to remain with her for some days, K ṛṣṇ a politely impressed upon her that it was not possible for Him to stay. K ṛṣṇ a visits this material world occasionally, whereas His connection with the spiritual world is eternal. K ṛṣṇ a is always present either in the Vaiku ṇṭ ha planets or in the Goloka V ṛ ndāvana planet. The technical term of His presence in the spiritual world is apraka ṭ a-līlā.

8. To worship K ṛṣṇ a or have association with Him is not very easy. Specifically, there is a warning for devotees attracted to K ṛṣṇ a through conjugal love: it is not good for them to desire sense gratification by direct association with K ṛṣṇ a.

9. My dear Lord, I certainly promise to only eat Prasadam, but I do ask that whatever Prasadam I have be of good quality.

10. It is interesting that our story, a place to chant the Names, starts with the contrasting materialist and the Bhauma-lila Dhama. Is it that we are mixed devotees, like King Satrajit, allowed to join ISKCON feasts, but we have to be careful to go beyond just relief. mu4-Back to Goathead