The Meaning of the Word “Krsna”

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The Meaning of the Word “Krśńa”
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Image of Krśńa
Speaker Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar
Date 12 January 1980
Place Kolkata
Topic Meaning of the word "Krśńa"
Included in Ánanda Vacanámrtam Part 17
Discourses on Krśńa and the Giitá
Location in Sarkarverse
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The Meaning of the Word “Krśńa” is a discourse of Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar. Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar delivered this lecture on 12 January 1980 in Calcutta (now Kolkata).

Synopsis

Sarkar began the discourse with discussing one shloka of Bhagavad Giita—

Dharmakśetre Kurukśetre samavetá yuyutsavah;

Mámakáh Páńd́avashcaeva kimakurvata Saiṋjaya.

He considered the verse as the guiding or controlling verse of Giita. Then Sarkar gave three interpretations of the word "Krśńa" — a) one of the meanings of which is "to attract", "to draw everything to one’s self", b) he told, the second of the word "Krśńa" is black amd c) the third meaning of the word krśi bhúh or krśibhúh where "krś" means the feeling of "I am".

Later he discussed the biography of Krśńa in brief. He told Krśńa was a great personality and was born 3500 years ago. He finished the discourse by quoting Narottam Das—[1]

Ananta rákhila nám anta ná páiyá;

Krśńa nám rákhen Garga dhyánete jániyá.

Publications

This discourse has been included and published in Ánanda Vacanámrtam Part 17 and Discourses on Krśńa and the Giitá.

References

  1. ^ The Meaning of the Word “Krśńa” Electronic edition Version 7.5