Pranam Puranic and other stories are not told to the well educated, but those are laymen and children, to groom them. For the learned, the deep meaning underneath leads them to discovery of other scriptures. As we are willing to read the footsteps and other stories told by our members in these columns as a positive thought creator, so too these stories build up[ the moral and morale. Leave at it without pronouncing sham etc As fossils theory, Darwin and James web photoshoots descriptions narrated are accepted without verifications as science, because it is told by a media, so too the stories can pass off getting one into the spectrum. I would prefer the vedic Indian story to christian missionary zeal. KR IRS 24722
On Sun, 24 Jul 2022 at 06:33, 'gopala krishnan' via iyer123 < [email protected]> wrote: > Respected sir, > Thank you for reading the posting and to your response. I have read this > in ISKON books also. Regarding authority I am not sure. > Gopalakrishnan > > On Sunday, 24 July, 2022 at 04:11:22 am IST, Narayanaswamy Iyer < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > Dear folks > > With due respect to well-meaning Sri Gopalakrishnan, both versions are > pure poppycock, and should be rejected in toto. > > S Narayanaswamy Iyer > > On 23 Jul 2022, at 9:09 PM, 'gopala krishnan' via iyer123 < > [email protected]> wrote: > > *DIVINE STORIES 07-2022-07* Dear friends, > I have started posting a few divine stories. Hope these stories could be > refreshing. These were stored in memory device earlier after reading > from different websites. *There are variations in these stories as > heard popularly.* Gopala Krishnan 23-7-22 *Lord Krishna Meets Radha* > > When Krishna was a little boy of four or five, his father, Nanda, took him > to the field where the cattle were grazing. Krishna wanted to spring a > surprise on his father, *so he created a severe thunderstorm*. It began > to rain heavily and the trees were tossing wildly Although Krishna was > responsible for the storm, he pretended that he knew nothing. He started > crying and screaming, and he clung to his father for protection. > > Nanda was trying desperately to protect his child and also the cattle. He > found that he could not manage to do the two things simultaneously, and so > he was in a terrible predicament. *He had to save his dearest child and > again, he had to save the cattle*. Nanda could see no way to bring both > the cattle and the child home safely. > > All of a sudden, a most beautiful woman appeared. Nanda was very > relieved to see this unknown woman who had come at such a crucial moment. > “Would > you kindly take care of my child?” he asked. “I must take the cattle home > now. Then I will come back. I am sure that you will be able to protect > my son*.“Do not worry. I will definitely take good care of your child,”* > the woman assured Nanda. Nanda departed for home with the frightened > cattle. > > When Krishna and the woman were alone together, Krishna did something > extraordinary. He created a most enchanting scene and took the form of a > youth. This youth was dark-skinned; he wore an orange cloth and on his > forehead there was a > peacock feather. In his hands, he held a flute which he was playing so > hauntingly. Krishna looked at the woman and asked her, *“Do you remember > this incident, when we were in Heaven?”* > > The unknown woman was Radha, who was Krishna’s dearest beloved. Radha > replied, “I do remember this incident. It is very vivid to me.” > > Krishna was showing Radha a scene from their life together in Heaven > before they took incarnation on earth. He wanted to remind Radha of their > eternal oneness .The time was fast approaching for Krishna’s father to come > and take his son home. > > Krishna stopped the performance in Heaven and became a little child again. > He started crying pitifully for his father to come and claim him. > > After some time, Nanda had still not appeared and Radha became very > worried. She was wondering what to do when she heard a voice telling her > to take the child to Nanda’s house. > > Radha was so sad and miserable that she had to return Krishna to his > parents after being reunited with him on earth. She was afraid that she > would not > be able to see him anymore. But the voice told her, “Take the child back > to Nanda and Yashoda*. * > > > *If you listen to me, I assure you that you will be able to go and see > your Lord Krishna every evening.* You will meet him and he will play his > flute for you. *A part of your heart will always remain with him At that > moment, there appeared **Brahma**, the Creator.* > > For 60,000 years he had been praying to the Highest only to have a glimpse > of Radha. In his meditation, he had seen Krishna and Radha together on > earth and he was deeply moved. So he came personally to see Radha, who > was the embodiment of the Universal Force > > Radha obeyed the inner message that she had received from the voice and > took the child back to Nanda’s house. After that, she used to come and > visit Krishna every evening That is one version of how Lord Krishna and > Radha met for the first time. > > > There is another version of the story. > > In this second version, it is believed > that Radha’s father was a very rich king. When Radha was still a little > girl, he decided it was time for her to get married. He made all the > necessary > arrangements for her to marry a neighbouring prince. > > But Radha did not want to get married; she wanted only to be with Krishna. > So she took her soul out of her body and kept only a portion of herself, a > shadow of her real existence, inside her body. The prince for whom she > was intended married the shadow > > *Radha transported her soul to Nanda’s family because she knew that Lord > Krishna was being brought up there*. She took birth in Nanda’s family, > and she and Krishna became brother and sister, closer than the closest. 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