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Sri Maha Periyava’s Message on Gokulashtami.
“Bhagawan Sri Krishna, in the Gita, says that when the entire world is sleeping, Jnani is awake, to convey the meaning that the enlightened soul is always present in the

light of Superior knowledge, which is not visible to the non-enlightened, ignorant world. When it is absolutely dark everywhere and if a light appears, we welcome it. In a desert, if water and shade is found, it gives unlimited joy. The lightning that appears between two dark

clouds, is much brighter. Sri Krishna Paramathma, was born in the midnight of Krishna Paksha Ashtami, in the month of Avani during the Dakshinayana. What is one year for us, is one day for Devas. Our Utharayana is their day time. Dakshinayana is their night time. Therefore, the

period when Krishna was born happens to be the night time for Devas. In the same way, one month for us, is one day for our ancestors. Our Sukhla Paksha is their daytime. (Our) Krishna Paksha is their night. Therefore, the Krishna Paksha in which Krishna was born happens to be

night time for our ancestors. Since Ashtami comes in the middle of the Paksha, it is mid-night for them (ancestors). Sri Krishna was born in the midnight of Ashtami. So what happens because of this? The time Sri Krishna was born was mid-night for all, i.e., Devas, ancestors and

human beings. It was the time when it was darkest in all aspects. The place Sri Krishna was born also was a dark prison. This way, it was all dark during the period, when Sri Krishna’s incarnation took place. His name is also Krishna. Krishna means black. His skin complexion was

Also dark. Even though He himself is dark and also was born during the darkest time, He is the light of (superior) knowledge. He is the enlightened Knowledge in the dark, just like the lightning that appears between two dark clouds. Since it is enlightened Knowledge, it continues

to glow brightly today and forever, without getting dimmed. Only in the world of ignorance, the value of Knowledge is much greater. In the same way, Sri Krishna’s greatness is also radiant. His Gita is resonating everywhere in the world. His Srimad Bhagawada, containing all His

wonderful sport, shines as the best in Puranas. Eye gives vision to the body. Knowledge gives wisdom to the soul. Krishna is the eye which gives the vision of knowledge to all the living souls in the world. In our south, He is not only Krishna but has also become Kannan. The

beauty of his personality drowns both the outer and inner eye in nectar. That Kannan, whose mellifluous music from his flute and the Gita, the essence of His spiritual teachings, entering through our ears, make us blissful, is the eye of the world. The eye which shows light in

the dark. He is himself that light. Sri Krishna, has played out different pastimes in the same Avatara. He did several pastimes like, as a child which does lot of mischief, then as a cowherd boy, as an artist dancing while playing a flute, a person enjoying all these, a competent

wrestler (when he defeated Chanoora, Mushtika, the great wrestlers in the side of Kamsa), a bull fighter (when he had to over-power seven bulls, as a condition to marry Sathyai, daughter of the King, Nagnajit), expert with political acumen, a messenger, Charioteer, Saviour to

people who are in dire straits, without a solution, like Draupadi, Compassionate patron of people who have no means, like Kuchela, the One who gave liberation to Bheeshma, not only to Bheeshma, but also to the hunter, who sent the arrow which killed Him. The incarnation of Sri

Krishna is the only complete avatar, in having dealt with people with different types of outlook, winning over each one of them separately, making them deserve his mercy and through that, attain the superior knowledge and liberated them. There is an interval of exactly 180 days

between Shivarathri and Krishnashtami. In one, the Lingam rose as the luminous light of knowledge. The same thing, although of dark complexion outwardly, but luminous in knowledge and compassion internally, incarnated as Kanna.”

Sarvam Sri Krishnarpanam 🙏🏻

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