How to read the chapter of Sri Krishna's Birth
Sri Krishna's Birth This blog is reflection on blog above. ------ When we read the birth chapter of Sri Krishna superficially, it appears to be a miraculous account of a divine incarnation. When studied carefully, however, it reveals something much deeper: the purpose of the Avatāra and the means of liberation, for us - you and me. Notice what happens immediately upon Krishna's birth. Before the identities of parent and child can fully arise, Vasudeva and Devaki are blessed with the vision that the child before them is none other than Īśvara Himself. Their response is therefore not that of ordinary parents beholding a newborn. They speak as seekers (whose mind is lifted up), who recognize Brahman through its svarūpa-lakṣaṇas. Vasudeva addresses Krishna as: "puruṣaḥ prakṛteḥ paraḥ" "kevalānubhavānanda-svarūpaḥ" "sarva-buddhi-dṛk" The Supreme Reality beyond Prakṛti, of the nature of self-revealing bliss, the witness of all minds and int...