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Introduction to, and summary study of, Krsna Book Volume 2 by Srila Prabhupada. We will be veiwing the Table of Contents as Vedantic aphorisms and looking at the pictures from the book to follow the main story line. Also, Prabhupada dictates Chapter 63 of Krsna Book, Krsna Fights With Banasura.
Thank you to the artists who created these devotional masterpieces that work hand in glove with Prabhupada's writings.
Comments and discussion are always welcome.
Krsna book Volume 2 Chapter 1 Excerpt
The Story of the Syamantaka Jewel
There was a king of the name Satrājit within the jurisdiction of Dvārakādhāma. He was a great devotee of the sun-god, who awarded him the benediction of a jewel known as Syamantaka. Because of this Syamantaka jewel, there was a misunderstanding between King Satrājit and the Yadu dynasty. Later on the matter was settled when Satrājit voluntarily offered Kṛṣṇa his daughter, Satyabhāmā, along with the jewel Syamantaka. Not only was Satyabhāmā married to Kṛṣṇa on account of the Syamantaka jewel, but Jāmbavatī, the daughter of Jāmbavān, was also married to Kṛṣṇa. These two marriages took place before the appearance of Pradyumna, as described in the last chapter. How King Satrājit offended the Yadu dynasty and how he later on came to his senses and offered his daughter and the Syamantaka jewel to Kṛṣṇa is described as follows...
Introduction to, and summary study of, Krsna Book Volume 2 by Srila Prabhupada. We will be veiwing the Table of Contents as Vedantic aphorisms and looking at the pictures from the book to follow the main story line. Also, Prabhupada dictates Chapter 63 of Krsna Book, Krsna Fights With Banasura.
Thank you to the artists who created these devotional masterpieces that work hand in glove with Prabhupada's writings.
Comments and discussion are always welcome.
Krsna book Volume 2 Chapter 1 Excerpt
The Story of the Syamantaka Jewel
There was a king of the name Satrājit within the jurisdiction of Dvārakādhāma. He was a great devotee of the sun-god, who awarded him the benediction of a jewel known as Syamantaka. Because of this Syamantaka jewel, there was a misunderstanding between King Satrājit and the Yadu dynasty. Later on the matter was settled when Satrājit voluntarily offered Kṛṣṇa his daughter, Satyabhāmā, along with the jewel Syamantaka. Not only was Satyabhāmā married to Kṛṣṇa on account of the Syamantaka jewel, but Jāmbavatī, the daughter of Jāmbavān, was also married to Kṛṣṇa. These two marriages took place before the appearance of Pradyumna, as described in the last chapter. How King Satrājit offended the Yadu dynasty and how he later on came to his senses and offered his daughter and the Syamantaka jewel to Kṛṣṇa is described as follows...
