Krishna
Upanishad
Om ! O Devas, may we hear with our ears
what is auspicious;
May we see with our eyes what is auspicious, O ye worthy of worship !
May we enjoy the term of life allotted by the Devas,
Praising them with our body and limbs steady !
May the glorious Indra bless us !
May the all-knowing Sun bless us !
May Garuda, the thunderbolt for evil, bless us !
May Brihaspati grant us well-being !
Om ! Let there be Peace in me !
Let there be Peace in my environment !
Let there be Peace in the forces that act on me !
When the sages living in the forest visited Sri Ramachandra who was the
incarnation of the ever joyful God and who was extremely pretty, they
became surprised and forgetting themselves said, “We want to embrace
you, Oh Lord.” The God told them, “When I reincarnate as Lord Krishna,
you will be born as Gopis and then you can embrace me.”[Their wish was
fulfilled in Krishnavatara.] 1
During the time of incarnation of the Lord as Krishna, Gokula became the
forest heaven. Those who had done penance earlier became trees in that
forest. Characters like miserliness and anger became Asuras. The Kali
period which was coming was postponed till the reincarnation period was
over. That Hari who was very pretty reincarnated himself as a Gopa Boy.
His playful nature (play with the world) was an unknowable secret.
Because of that the world was enchanted. Upanishads and portions of
Vedas came in the form of 16108 maidens. The "mercy" was born as mother
Rohini and the “earth mother” was born as Sathya Bhama. “Humility” was
born as Krishna’s friend Sudhama. “Control of senses” was born as Sage
Udhawa and “Truth” was born as Sage Akroora. The broken curd pots became
to Krishna the ocean of milk so that he can play with it. This
reincarnation was meant to destroy his enemies and to protect good
people. The sword in the hand of Krishna was the God of destruction, the
Maheswara himself. Sage Kasyapa was born as the mortar in Yasodha’s
house and The God mother Adithi became the rope which tied Krishna to
the mortar. Kali who destroys all enemies was the mace. The bow called
Saranga was the illusion of the God. The harvest season of Sarad became
the meals in his house. The lotus he held playfully was the seed for the
world. Though the world was not different from all these, it appeared as
if it was different. Similarly God himself did not have any differences.
And the Vaikunta of those people who live in heaven was brought down to
the world. The people who have understood this truly would get the
result of their good deeds. They would get themselves released from the
ties of the body and attain salvation.
Om ! O Devas, may we hear with our ears what is auspicious;
May we see with our eyes what is auspicious, O ye worthy of worship !
May we enjoy the term of life allotted by the Devas,
Praising them with our body and limbs steady !
May the glorious Indra bless us !
May the all-knowing Sun bless us !
May Garuda, the thunderbolt for evil, bless us !
May Brihaspati grant us well-being !
Om ! Let there be Peace in me !
Let there be Peace in my environment !
Let there be Peace in the forces that act on me !
Here ends the Krishnopanishad, as contained in the Atharva-Veda. |