19900802 Sunday Feast: Appearance of Vamanadeva

His Holiness Jayapataka Swami:

Unlike an ordinary child but He appeared with shanku chakra gada padma four handed form wearing yellow garments, wearing kaustubh mani wearing mukut wearing mani all alankara, kaustubh mani everything. Then blessing Kasyapa and Aditi He immediately assumed a dwarf brahmin form, Vāmana. And, on the very same day as His birth is also the day that He was given sacred thread. All the devas came and offered Him various presentations like kaupin, danda, kamandulu is given by Brahma. Then Vāmanadeva performed very big fire sacrifice. Then at the appropriate moment, He went to see Bali Maharaj when Bali was performing Aswamedha yagna near the Narmada river. So He went to see Bali Maharaj and when He came to the sacrificial arena He was so brilliant, His effulgence, the Brahma jyoti was coming from the body of Vāmanadeva that the priests started the sun was raising but it’s coming from a different direction. So then they all stood up and received Vāmanadeva. Bali Maharaj, he received Vāmanadeva, bathe His feet, sprinkle the water on his head. He said it seems You’ve come here to beg something from me, You are a very nice Brahman boy so whatever You like I can give You. You want a nice wife or some island or kingdom or anything I can give you in charity, whatever You like.

 

So Vāmanadeva said all I want, I shouldn’t be greedy, like no one should ask more in charity than what they can use, you just give me three steps of land by my measurements. So Bali Maharaj said why You are, I think You’re not being very intelligent. You only asking for such a small amount, You should ask for more, so You’ll be well protected in Your life, what You will do with three steps of land? You take a village or take a whole island, take one of the continents, I can give You. He said no, if we are not satisfied with even a little bit then even we get a lot we still won’t be satisfied, I just want three steps. So then Bali Maharaj said alright whatever You want I’ll give You, You take it, three steps. He went to grab the water and give the, custom is to give water in the hand of the person when he’s going to give in charity. Then Sukracarya, he said that you are a very big fool! You don’t know who this is! This is actually Vishnu Himself. He has come here with three steps, form one step, He can cover the whole universe, all the planet all the, up to the limit with this planet. With the second step He can cover the whole universe and he can expand His universal form to cover everything. Then where He’s put the third step? You won’t be able to give what you’re promising Him and you’d be probably cast down to hell. And so since if you’re going to lose everything He’s actually coming under the side of the devas, our enemies then you won’t have any livelihood, you’ll be without any position, so this won’t be very good. So on such extreme circumstances even though you give your word you can just take it back. Anyway, you didn’t say Om before you do it so without saying Om it’s not official. So he gave many reasons you can just tell Him sorry. If you say sorry people will feel sorry for you also that king he offered and he took it back. So in this way sometimes even if it may be a little miserly but we have to be practical after all. Don’t give it to him because if you do you lose everything.

 

And actually, so Prabhupada explains Sukracarya was a Smartha brahmin. There are two types of brahmins vaishnava brahmin and smartha brahmin. The smartha brahmin are somewhat attached to working as a priest for some well to do disciple and they are attached to getting the dakshina. Without dakshina then they are not very inspired. So when Bali Maharaj was about to lose everything he was worried that he’ll not get his dakshina. The vaishnava brahmins are those who are just concerned with the spiritual welfare of their disciple. They are not concerned whether they get dakshina or not, it’s the duty of the disciple to give the dakshina. But the guru is not conditioned that I will only help or give the advice thinking about getting dakshina or nothing. So, but Bali Maharaj he considered everything and he thought that, once I’ve given my word I’m more afraid about disobeying the brahmanas, cheating the brahmanas. And moreover you all long told me to worship Vishnu, now you’re saying Vishnu Himself has come. So even if He takes everything from me that’s better than after giving my word I should take it back. Vishnu in any case is the good reputation, I also want to have a good reputation. Vishnu, if I give Him everything surely I won’t be the loser. So he said, so I’m still going to give it to Vishnu. So then Sukracharya cursed him, he said very soon you’ll lose everything. So this is the point to add, so then Bali Maharaj, he washed the lotus feet of Vāmanadeva again, took the water on his head the same water which is taken on the head of Lord Shiva, Bali Maharaj took on his head.

 

SB 8.20.19 TRANSLATION:

 

At that time, the residents of the higher planetary system, namely the demigods, the Gandharvas, the Vidyādharas, the Siddhas and the Cāraṇas, all being very pleased by Bali Mahārāja’s simple, non-duplicitous act, praised his qualities and showered upon him millions of flowers.

 

SB 8.20.20 TRANSLATION:

The Gandharvas, the Kimpuruṣas and the Kinnaras sounded thousands and thousands of kettledrums and trumpets again and again, and they sang in great jubilation, declaring, “How exalted a person is Bali Mahārāja, and what a difficult task he has performed! Even though he knew that Lord Viṣṇu was on the side of his enemies, he nonetheless gave the Lord the entire three worlds in charity.”

 

SB 8.20.21

 

tad Vāmanaṁ rūpam avardhatādbhutaṁ

harer anantasya guṇa-trayātmakam

bhūḥ khaṁ diśo dyaur vivarāḥ payodhayas

tiryaṅ-nṛ-devā ṛṣayo yad-āsata

 

TRANSLATION:

 

The unlimited Supreme Personality of Godhead, who had assumed the form of Vāmana, then began increasing in size, acting in terms of the material energy, until everything in the universe was within His body, including the earth, the planetary systems, the sky, the directions, the various holes in the universe, the seas, the oceans, the birds, beasts, human beings, the demigods and the great saintly persons.

 

PURPORT: Srila Prabhupada explains that

 

Bali Maharaja wanted to give charity to Vāmanadeva, but the Lord expanded His body in such a way that He showed Bali Maharaja that everything in the universe is already in His body. Actually, no one can give anything to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, for He is full in everything. Sometimes we see a devotee offering Ganges water to the Ganges. After taking his bath in the Ganges, a devotee takes a palmful of water and offers it back to the Ganges. Actually, when one takes a palmful of water from the Ganges, the Ganges does not lose anything, and similarly, if a devotee offers a palmful of water to the Ganges, the Ganges does not increase in any way. But by such an offering, the devotee becomes celebrated as a devotee of mother Ganges. Similarly, when we offer anything with devotion and faith, what we offer does not belong to us, nor does it enrich the opulence of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. But if one offers whatever he has in his possession, he becomes a recognized devotee. In this regard, the example is given that when one’s face is decorated with a garland and sandalwood pulp, the reflection of one’s face in a mirror automatically becomes beautiful. The original source of everything is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is our original source also. Therefore when the Supreme Personality of Godhead is decorated, the devotees and all living entities are decorated automatically.

 

SB 7.20.22

 

kāye balis tasya mahā-vibhūteḥ

sahartvig-ācārya-sadasya etat

dadarśa viśvaṁ tri-guṇaṁ guṇātmake

bhūtendriyārthāśaya-jīva-yuktam

 

TRANSLATION:

 

Bali Maharaja, along with all the priests, ācāryas and members of the assembly, observed the Supreme Personality of Godhead’s universal body, which was full of six opulences. That body contained everything within the universe, including all the gross material elements, the senses, the sense objects, the mind, intelligence and false ego, the various kinds of living entities, and the actions and reactions of the three modes of material nature.

 

PURPORT:

 

In Bhagavad-gītā, the Supreme Personality of Godhead says, ahaṁ sarvasya prabhavo mattaḥ sarvaṁ pravartate: Kṛṣṇa is the origin of everything. Vāsudevaḥ sarvam iti: Kṛṣṇa is everything. mat-sthāni sarva-bhūtāni na cāhaṁ teṣv avasthitaḥ: everything rests in the body of the Lord, yet the Lord is not everywhere.

 

His Holiness Jayapataka Swami: So here Vāmanadeva the avatar of Kṛṣṇa is showing practically what this means.

 

SB 8.20.23

 

rasām acaṣṭāṅghri-tale ’tha pādayor

mahīṁ mahīdhrān puruṣasya jaṅghayoḥ

patattriṇo jānuni viśva-mūrter

ūrvor gaṇaṁ mārutam indrasenaḥ

 

TRANSLATION:

 

Thereafter, Bali Maharaja, who was occupying the seat of King Indra, could see the lower planetary systems, such as Rasātala, on the soles of the feet of the Lord’s universal form. He saw on the Lord’s feet the surface of the globe, on the surface of His calves all the mountains, on His knees the various birds, and on His thighs the varieties of air.

 

His Holiness Jayapataka Swami:

So here we’re getting a little explanation of the universal form.

 

SB 8.20.24

 

sandhyāṁ vibhor vāsasi guhya aikṣat

prajāpatīñ jaghane ātma-mukhyān

nābhyāṁ nabhaḥ kukṣiṣu sapta-sindhūn

urukramasyorasi carkṣa-mālām

 

TRANSLATION:

 

Bali Maharaja saw beneath the garments of the Lord, who acts wonderfully, the evening twilight. In the Lord’s private parts he saw the Prajāpatis, and in the round portion of the waist, he saw himself with his confidential associates. In the Lord’s navel he saw the sky, on the Lord’s waist he saw the seven oceans, and on the Lord’s bosom he saw all the clusters of stars.

 

SB 8.20.25-29 TRANSLATION:

 

My dear King, on the heart of Lord Murāri he saw religion; on the chest, both pleasing words and truthfulness; in the mind, the moon; on the bosom, the goddess of fortune, with a lotus flower in her hand; on the neck, all the Vedas and all sound vibrations; on the arms, all the demigods, headed by King Indra; in both ears, all the directions; on the head, the upper planetary systems; on the hair, the clouds; in the nostrils, the wind; on the eyes, the sun; and in the mouth, fire. From His words came all the Vedic mantras, on His tongue was the demigod of water, Varuṇadeva, on His eyebrows were the regulative principles, and on His eyelids were day and night. [When His eyes were open it was daytime, and when they were closed it was night.] On His forehead was anger, and on His lips was greed. O King, in His touch, were lusty desires, in His semen were all the waters, on His back was irreligion, and in His wonderful activities or steps was the fire of sacrifice. On His shadow was death, in His smile was the illusory energy, and on the hairs of His body were all the drugs and herbs. In His veins were all the rivers, on His nails were all the stones, in His intelligence were Lord Brahmā, the demigods and the great saintly persons, and throughout His entire body and senses were all living entities, moving and stationary. Bali Maharaja thus saw everything in the gigantic body of the Lord.

 

His Holiness Jayapataka Swami: Kṛṣṇa Balaram ki! Jai! Vāmanadeva ki! Jai!

 

SB 8.20.30 TRANSLATION:

 

O King, when all the demons, the followers of Maharaja Bali, saw the universal form of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who held everything within His body, when they saw in the Lord’s hand His disc, known as the Sudarśana cakra, which generates intolerable heat, and when they heard the tumultuous sound of His bow, all of these caused lamentations within their hearts.

 

SB 8.20.31 TRANSLATION:

 

The Lord’s conchshell, named Pāñcajanya, which made sounds like that of a cloud; the very forceful club named Kaumodakī; the sword named Vidyādhara, with a shield decorated with hundreds of moonlike spots; and also Akṣayasāyaka, the best of quivers — all of these appeared together to offer prayers to the Lord.

 

SB 8.20.32-33

 

sunanda-mukhyā upatasthur īśaṁ

pārṣada-mukhyāḥ saha-loka-pālāḥ

sphurat-kirīṭāṅgada-mīna-kuṇḍalaḥ

Śrīvatsa-ratnottama-mekhalāmbaraiḥ

 

madhuvrata-srag-vanamālayāvṛto

rarāja rājan bhagavān urukramaḥ

kṣitiṁ padaikena baler vicakrame

nabhaḥ śarīreṇa diśaś ca bāhubhiḥ

 

TRANSLATION:

 

These associates, headed by Sunanda and other chief associates and accompanied by all the predominating deities of the various planets, offered prayers to the Lord, who wore a brilliant helmet, bracelets, and glittering earrings that resembled fish. On the Lord’s bosom were the lock of hair called Śrīvatsa and the transcendental jewel named Kaustubha. He wore a yellow garment, covered by a belt, and He was decorated by a flower garland, surrounded by bees. Manifesting Himself in this way, O King, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, whose activities are wonderful, covered the entire surface of the earth with one footstep, the sky with His body, and all directions with His arms.

 

SB 8.20.34

 

padaṁ dvitīyaṁ kramatas triviṣṭapaṁ

na vai tṛtīyāya tadīyam aṇv api

urukramasyāṅghrir upary upary atho

mahar-janābhyāṁ tapasaḥ paraṁ gataḥ

 

TRANSLATION:

 

As the Lord took His second step, He covered the heavenly planets. And not even a spot remained for the third step, for the Lord’s foot extended higher and higher, beyond Maharloka, Janaloka, Tapoloka and even Satyaloka.

 

PURPORT:

 

When the Lord’s footstep exceeded the height of all the lokas, including Maharloka, Janaloka, Tapoloka and Satyaloka, His nails certainly pierced the covering of the universe. The universe is covered by the five material elements (bhūmir āpo ’nalo vāyuḥ kham). As stated in the śāstra, these elements are in layers, each ten times thicker than the previous one. Nonetheless, the nails of the Lord pierced through all these layers and made a hole penetrating into the spiritual world. From this hole, the water of the Ganges infiltrated into this material world, and therefore it is said, pada-nakha-nīra janita jana-pāvana (Daśāvatāra-stotra 5). Because the Lord kicked a hole in the covering of the universe, the water of the Ganges came into this material world to deliver all the fallen souls.

 

His Holiness Jayapataka Swami:

So after covering all of Bali Maharaj’s kingdom in two steps Bali Maharaj was arrested, he was tied up by Varuna and he was accused that you have promised Me three steps of land but you only gave Me two and now there’s nothing left. All the Brahma everyone seem very insignificant compared to Urukrama Vāmanadeva. Everyone came and began to offer prayers to Vāmanadeva. Lord Brahma washed the lotus feet of Lord Vāmanadeva, known as Urukrama. So, so many devas they came and they’re worshipping the Lord. The demons who were following Bali Maharaj they were very unhappy to see that their master lost all his possessions giving it to Vāmana. So they started to accuse, He’s not a brahmana but the best of cheaters Lord Vishnu. He is working for, He covered His own form and He’s working for the interest of demigods. In this way they said, they were criticizing, glorifying their Lord but they were angry against Lord Vishnu. So then the followers of Maharaja Bali they took up their weapons with idea to kill Vanamadeva. And even against the will of Bali Maharaj they went forward to try to attack and kill Vāmanadeva. The associates of Vishnu seeing the demons coming forward took up their weapons and forbade them to going forward said stop.

 

SB 8.21.16-17 TRANSLATION:

 

Nanda, Sunanda, Jaya, Vijaya, Prabala, Bala, Kumuda, Kumudākṣa, Viṣvaksena, Patattrirāṭ [Garuḍa], Jayanta, Śrutadeva, Puṣpadanta and Sātvata were all associates of Lord Viṣṇu present. They were as powerful as ten thousand elephants, and now they began killing the soldiers of the demons.

 

SB 8.21.18 TRANSLATION:

 

When Bali Maharaja saw that his own soldiers were being killed by the associates of Lord Viṣṇu, he remembered the curse of Śukrācārya and forbade his soldiers to continue fighting.

 

SB 8.21.19 TRANSLATION:

 

 O Vipracitti, O Rāhu, O Nemi, please hear my words! Don’t fight. Stop immediately, for the present time is not in our favor.

 

SB 8.21.20 TRANSLATION:

 

O Daityas, by human efforts no one can supersede the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who can bring happiness and distress to all living entities.

 

SB 8.21.21 TRANSLATION:

 

The supreme time factor, which represents the Supreme Person, was previously in our favor and not in favor of the demigods, but now that same time factor is against us.

 

His Holiness Jayapataka Swami:

Like this so he preached to his followers you stop fighting. So, in the end, Bali Maharaj when he was arrested by Vishnu, Vishnu said so where to put the third step? Then Bali Maharaj said

 

His Holiness Jayapataka Swami:

(aside:) to put it where? Who knows where He said to put it?

 

His Holiness Jayapataka Swami:

He said that alright You taken all my possessions but now You can, I have one thing I haven’t given yet, is my body. You put Your third step here on my head, I’m giving myself to You. So in this way Bali Maharaj got the special mercy of the Lord. Although,  Lord said I’m going to, for you not fulfilling your promise you have to go to the lower planetary system. He gave him the planet Sutala which was better than Swarga and Vishnu Himself He said I will protect you, I’ll be the gatekeeper, no one can come to disturb you. So this way Bali Maharaj is always getting the association of Lord Vishnu and living peacefully with Sukracarya who came and he apologized for giving bad advice to his disciple and everyone came and glorified the Lord. So, in the end, everything worked out very nice. Indra got back his kingdom, Bali got the better place of Sutala with Vishnu.

 

His Holiness Jayapataka Swami:

(aside:) And we are also blessed because what did we gain by this? Anyone can say? What did we gain? Because of Vāmana’s avatar didn’t we people on this world gain anything?

 

(devotee:) (inaudible 22:38)

 

His Holiness Jayapataka Swami:

(aside:) We’ve got a lot of instructions that's for sure. Anything else we got practical even we can see it today

 

(devotee:) Performing a feast

 

His Holiness Jayapataka Swami:

(aside:) Performing a feast, Yes we got a feast today is true! (laughing) Predominantly we had a very good feast today, we offered the bhoga, we got Prasad (laughing).

 

(devotee:) I think by this we may understand that Lord is all-pervading, (inaudible 23:11)

 

His Holiness Jayapataka Swami:

(aside:) From His lotus foot what came in the universe which we still have here today?

 

(devotees:) Ganges

 

His Holiness Jayapataka Swami:

The Ganges! Yes! We can go and take bath in the Ganges and get the same caranamrit which Bali Maharaj is getting, and Brahma is getting we can still get today in the Ganges, in the Ganga. Of course, we can learn from this so many instructions. One is how the Lord is the complete possessor of the whole universe. He may come as a small child, He can expand Himself to the size of the universe. People were thinking who is Kṛṣṇa? He is stealing butter, He is dancing with Gopis, He is going to Matura and Dwaraka. But when He was in the battle of Kurukshetra speaking Gita He showed the same viswarupa, maybe not exactly the same but more or less the same, slight difference might be there. Vāmanadeva showed one viswarupa, Kṛṣṇa also showed viswarupa because Vāmanadeva and Kṛṣṇa there’s no difference. All the avatars of Vishnu are not different from Kṛṣṇa, they’re all having the unlimited potency. Just as Vāmanadeva He played like a small dwarf brahmin boy, so Kṛṣṇa played as a small cowherd boy then later He played as a Kshatriya. But we shouldn’t think that Kṛṣṇa is a human being, we shouldn’t think Vāmanadeva is human being, we should know they are Param Isvar. The Lord has unlimited forms, He has so many different forms, He can assume any form He likes to please His devotee.

 

So in this way although the curse of Sukracharya he said everything would be taken from Bali, everything was taken but then again he was given back. More even than what he got, he got also pure bhakti for Kṛṣṇa which is the greatest gift. Before he was possessing the three worlds but still he wasn’t fully satisfied. But when he got pure devotion to Vāmanadeva he could get this wonderful darshan and wonderful shelter at His lotus feet, then he could actually achieve real peace. In this world we are struggling to get more and more in material life. But no matter how much one gets still they are not feeling that they have enough, so dissatisfaction remains ramping. But if someone gets devotion for the Lord then he is fully satisfied.

 

So this is very important instruction for everyone in the material world that in our life we may try to get so many things but if we don’t achieve Vishnu, if we don’t achieve Kṛṣṇa whatever we achieved is only going to disappear. This Bali Maharaj very clearly explained to Sukracharya that I may lose everything but if I lose Vishnu then what have I gained, then I’ve really lost. And if I gain Vishnu even if I lose the kingdom of the three worlds that will be my real success. So actually in the end Bali didn’t lose of course he has stolen the kingdom from Indra. Indra’s mother Aditi had done a very great sacrifice to get the blessing to get the kingdom back for Indra. So Indra got his kingdom back but he is also another demon also defeated him later, he was attacked by Ravana and by Indrajit he was defeated. So demons are always coming and Indra he’s never purely free from the danger of being attacked. One demon was taken care of by Kṛṣṇa as Vāmanadeva, He took care of Bali Maharaj. Still Indra’s position is not without fear. But Bali Maharaj has no fear because nobody can attack him being protected by the Lord. So he is engaging in his devotional service.

 

His Holiness Jayapataka Swami:

(aside:) Who knows who Bali Maharaj’s grandfather is?

 

(devotees:) Prahlad Maharaj

 

His Holiness Jayapataka Swami:

Who? Prahlad Maharaj! Great grandfather?

 

(devotee:) Hiranyakashipu

 

His Holiness Jayapataka Swami:

Hiranyakashipu. So Prahlad when he, he also came at this time when Bali was just tied up and he paid his obeisances to Vāmanadeva. He was very happy to see the Lord, his eternal master. So maybe inspired by the presence of his grandfather Prahlad that Bali Maharaj he surrendered to Vishnu and said You take the third step here.

 

His Holiness Jayapataka Swami:

(aside:) On this very sacred day, we hope all of you also accept the prasadam. We’ve already taken some prasad earlier but the big feast saved for all of you. By taking the prasadam on sacred days like today you certainly get special blessings. We hope that everyone will take the importance of surrendering to Krishna.

 

His Holiness Jayapataka Swami:

Surrendering to Kṛṣṇa didn’t mean Bali Maharaj by surrendering to Kṛṣṇa he remained a grihastha, he remained the King, simply whatever he was going to do would be under the blessing of Kṛṣṇa. He didn’t want to do anything independent. When we surrender to Kṛṣṇa we remain in our position but we do the activities in such a way that Kṛṣṇa will be pleased. In the human form of life in this age, the simple way to surrender to the Lord is to chant His holy names. The special Mahamantra is recommended for the age of Kali.

 

His Holiness Jayapataka Swami:

(aside:) Who knows the Kaliyuga Mahamantra?

 

(devotee:) Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Rama

 

His Holiness Jayapataka Swami:

 

Hare Kṛṣṇa Hare Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa Hare Hare

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare

 

iti ṣoḍaśakaṁ nāmnāṁ

kali-kalmaṣa-nāśanam

nātaḥ parataropāyaḥ

sarva-vedeṣu dṛśyate

 

Kali santarana upanishad explains that this a special mantra to get rid of all the kalmasha, all the pollution and contamination of Kali yuga. So we can chant the names of the Lord and we can get also the association of the Lord. We can get the presence of the Lord simply by chanting His names, it’s very easy. Vāmanadeva could get the vision of the Lord but we may not be so fortunate normally. But we can get the presence of the Lord by chanting His name even in this kali yuga.

 

His Holiness Jayapataka Swami:

(aside:) How many of you are regularly chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa? Of our guests

 

His Holiness Jayapataka Swami:

So we hope, we’re very glad to see that many of you are chanting. We hope that those who are not chanting regularly that they will start to chant. You see even if you chant everyday for ten minutes or fifteen minutes that adds up. And if you chant we recommend chanting a regular number of times Hare Kṛṣṇa every day. Using beads is a very useful aid in our meditation because it uses the sense of touch, it helps our concentration and it gives a blessing also because we use sacred wood. So in this way, regularly chanting, your life will actually become sublime. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu when He was hearing these different lilas of the different avatars naturally He felt great happiness, great bliss. But Bali Maharaj he got such a special blessing. It appeared that he lost everything but instead he gained everything. So if we have Kṛṣṇa then Kṛṣṇa already promises ‘yoga-kṣemaṁ vahāmy aham’, I protect whatever you have and give whatever you need.

 

So you don’t have to worry that if I give to Kṛṣṇa myself than I’ll lose. We should think, actually that is when I gain the real treasure. Everything we are going to lose anyway, when we leave this body we have to leave everything behind whether kingdom or family or business or whatever. How much we can take on to the next life? We’re leaving it behind for wife and children and then they also can’t take it with them, they also have to leave behind, nobody can take with them. But when they surrender it to Kṛṣṇa that we are taking with us. So we don’t lose anything in this life but we gain everything in this life and in the next life. So, therefore, we should take the opportunity now to quickly go before the deity and say that, my dear Lord I want to surrender to You, I want that my life should be dedicated to Your satisfaction and pleasure. If You’re pleased with me then I know all success will be there in my life. And if You are displeased then how can I be peaceful and happy? Therefore I want to simply act so that You’ll be pleased and I am depending. The devotee depends thus on the mercy of the Lord and the Lord is known as Bhaktavatsala, He gives protection to His devotees. He is very dear and kind to His devotees.

 

So thank you very much on this very sacred day where the Lord came like an actor, like a small dwarf beautiful boy, brahmin boy and on the plea of begging three steps of land He took the whole universe and finally He also gave His shelter to Bali Maharaj.

 

Hare Kṛṣṇa Hare Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa Hare Hare

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare