Kuntidevi prays, tvayi me 'nanya-vishaya. She prays that her attraction be constantly drawn unto Krishna without being diverted to anything else. This is bhakti, pure devotional service, for as mentioned by Rupa Gosvami, devotional service should be unalloyed (anyabhilashita-sunyam jnana-karmady-anavritam [Bhakti-rasamrita-sindhu 1.1.11]).
Thus Kuntidevi prays to Krishna that He may grant her His mercy by which she can become attached to Him. We cannot increase our attachment for Krishna without Krishna's mercy. We cannot become devotees without Krishna's mercy; therefore we simply have to serve Krishna, for by service Krishna is satisfied.
Krishna does not require anyone's service, for He is perfect in Himself. However, if we give Him service wholeheartedly and sincerely, then, by His mercy, we shall make advancement. Sevonmukhe hi jihvadau svayam eva sphurat adah. God will reveal Himself to us. We cannot see God with our blunt eyes. How then can we see Him? Premanjana-cchurita-bhakti-vilocanena/ santah sadaiva hridayeshu vilokayanti (Brahma-samhita 5.38). We have to smear our eyes with the ointment of love; then Krishna will reveal Himself. Krishna will actually come in front of us.
When Dhruva Maharaja was undergoing penance and meditating upon the form of Vishnu within his heart, the Vishnu form suddenly disappeared, and his meditation broke. Upon opening his eyes, Dhruva Maharaja immediately saw Vishnu before him. Like Dhruva Maharaja, we should always think of Krishna, and when we attain perfection we shall see Krishna before us. This is the process. We should not be too hasty. We should wait for the mature time. Of course, it is good to be eager to see Krishna, but we should not become discouraged if we do not see Him immediately. If a woman gets married and wants a child immediately, she will be disappointed. It is not possible to have a child immediately. She must wait. Similarly, we cannot expect that just because we engage ourselves in Krishna consciousness we can see Krishna immediately. But we must have faith that we will see Him. We must have firm faith that because we are engaged in Krishna consciousness we shall be able to see Krishna face to face. We should not be disappointed. We should simply go on with our Krishna conscious activities, and the time will come when we will see Krishna, just as Kuntidevi sees Him face to face. There is no doubt about this.
In the Bhagavad-gita it is stated that even if one is sometimes found to be somewhat misbehaved, he is to be considered saintly if he engages steadily in the service of Krishna. Sometimes American or European devotees may be criticized because they make mistakes and fall short of the system for worshiping the Deity as practiced in India, but still, according to Bhagavad-gita, they must be considered saintly. We must fix our minds upon serving Krishna sincerely and seriously, and then, even if there is some mistake, Krishna will excuse it. Rupa Gosvami says, tasmat kenapy upayena manah krishne nivesayet: we should first fix our minds upon Krishna, and then the ability to follow the other rules and regulations will automatically follow. In the beginning we should try our best to fix our minds upon the lotus feet of Krishna, and then everything else will automatically become correct.
Kuntidevi addresses Krishna as Madhupati. Krishna has thousands of names, and the name Madhupati indicates that He killed the demon Madhu. Krishna consciousness is likened to a river, but not an ordinary river. It is like the River Ganges, which is very pure and directly connected to Krishna. Kuntidevi prays that just as the River Ganges flows toward the sea, her attraction will flow incessantly toward Krishna's lotus feet. This is called ananya-bhakti, unalloyed devotion. Thus Kuntidevi prays that her attraction for Krishna will flow without hindrance...
Pain is the great eye-opener. It is your silent teacher. It will make you remember God. Kunti prayed "0 Lord Krishna, give me pain always so that I may ever remember you." The more troubles and adversities you get, the stronger and firmer will be your faith in God. They will mould you into a divine being. Welcome them. ...
2007-05-31 19:59:21
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answer #1
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answered by Jayaraman 7
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Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 1: Creation
Chapter 8: Prayers by Queen Kunti and Parikshit Saved
Verse 25
I wish that all those calamities would happen again and again so that we could see You again and again, for seeing You means that we will no longer see repeated births and deaths.
http://vedabase.net/sb/1/8/25/en1
Kunti Maharani prayed so, because as mentioned in the previous verse 24, quoted below, Krishna saved them whenever there was dangers and by which they can have audience with krishna, whereas now when the dangers are removed, Krishna is leaving them for Dwaraka.
Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 1: Creation
Chapter 8: Prayers by Queen Kunti and Parikshit Saved
Verse 24
vishan mahagneh purushada-darsanad
asat-sabhaya vana-vasa-kricchratah
mridhe mridhe 'neka-maharathastrato
drauny-astratas casma hare 'bhirakshitah
TRANSLATION
My dear Krishna, Your Lordship has protected us from a poisoned cake, from a great fire, from cannibals, from the vicious assembly, from sufferings during our exile in the forest and from the battle where great generals fought. And now You have saved us from the weapon of Asvatthama.
PURPORT
The list of dangerous encounters is submitted herein. Devaki was once put into difficulty by her envious brother, otherwise she was well. But Kuntidevi and her sons were put into one difficulty after another for years and years together. They were put into trouble by Duryodhana and his party due to the kingdom, and each and every time the sons of Kunti were saved by the Lord. Once Bhima was administered poison in a cake, once they were put into the house made of shellac and set afire, and once Draupadi was dragged out, and attempts were made to insult her by striipping her naked in the vicious assembly of the Kurus. The Lord saved Draupadi by supplying an immeasurable length of cloth, and Duryodhana's party failed to see her naked. Similarly, when they were exiled in the forest, Bhima had to fight with the man-eater demon Hidimba Rakshasa, but the Lord saved him. So it was not finished there. After all these tribulations, there was the great Battle of Kurukshetra, and Arjuna had to meet such great generals as Drona, Bhishma and Karna, all powerful fighters. And at last, even when everything was done away with, there was the brahmastra released by the son of Dronacarya to kill the child within the womb of Uttara, and so the Lord saved the only surviving descendant of the Kurus, Maharaja Parikshit.
http://vedabase.net/sb/1/8/24/en1
In these verses also Kunti Maharani expresses her feelings,
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O my Lord, You have executed all duties Yourself. Are you leaving us today, though we are completely dependent on Your mercy and have no one else to protect us, now when all kings are at enmity with us?
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As the name and fame of a particular body is finished with the disappearance of the living spirit, similarly if You do not look upon us, all our fame and activities, along with the Pandavas and Yadus, will end at once.
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O Gadadhara [Krishna], our kingdom is now being marked by the impressions of Your feet, and therefore it appears beautiful. But when You leave, it will no longer be so.
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All these cities and villages are flourishing in all respects because the herbs and grains are in abundance, the trees are full of fruits, the rivers are flowing, the hills are full of minerals and the oceans full of wealth. And this is all due to Your glancing over them.
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O Lord of the universe, soul of the universe, O personality of the form of the universe, please, therefore, sever my tie of affection for my kinsmen, the Pandavas and the Vrishnis.
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O Lord of Madhu, as the Ganges forever flows to the sea without hindrance, let my attraction be constantly drawn unto You without being diverted to anyone else.
2007-05-31 20:17:26
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answered by Gaura 7
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she loved krishna truly and felt great pleasure inhis company and nearness.she felt krishna was near her BECAUSE she was in trouble and feared that if her troubles ceased krishna would not be near her any longer...so she prayed to suffer even more so that krishna would always be near her and wouldnt think of going
2007-05-31 23:47:01
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answered by victoria 5
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