The Spirit of Krishna

CHAITANYA CHARAN DAS





God comes to the material world and performs superhuman activities that reveal His supreme nature and love for all.On Janmashtami, Krishna entered the material world at midnight. This is significant.Midnight is the time of maximum darkness and from the moment the Lord appeared, darkness started diminishing.Similarly , our heart is dark, being afflicted by multiple anxieties and miseries. But in the darkest hour of our lives, when we turn to Krishna, He appears in our heart, and all the darkness recedes and the light of eternal hope streams in. The Lord appeared in a prison cell and freed His parents of their shackles. This indicates that all of us who are shackled by our own self-destructive desires can be freed by the Lord who appears in our heart that is obscured in darkness.
Janmashtami celebrates Krishna's presence in our hearts.Indeed, amidst all the chaos and disorder prevalent in this Kalyuga, why has the Lord not appeared as per His eternal promise in the Bhagavad Gita?
The Vedic scriptures declare, “kali kale nama rupe Krishna avatar“ -that in Kali Yuga, the Lord incarnates in the form of His Holy Name.
Among all the mantras mentioned in Vedic scriptures, the maha-mantra, “Hare Krishna Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna Hare Hare, Hare Ram Hare Ram, Ram Ram Hare Hare“, is recommended for our age. So experience the love, care, protection and happiness of Janmashtami -the appearance of the Lord in our hearts -by chanting His holy names.