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Memorial day of the real hero.
One time Kaustubha das was reading the life story of some of the war heroes from USA, there was one and two of them that had been to Srila Prabhupadasstorefront in New York in 1966 or so before they ended up in the hell of the war in Vietnam.So he shared this with us.  War is a very hellish thing.But when we read Mahabharat one can not put down the book as the lessons learned are so many and the fighting so intense.Srila Vyasadeva knew that persons in Kali yuga would be very much into fighting so therefore he wrote the Mahabharata to attract their attention to Krsna.The fighting of  generals and soldiers on this memorial day weekend here in the US is when they are remembered and honored.One of the carismaticand heroric generals remembered is George Patton.He was always eager for a fight and though by many he was considered to extreme, he was the most feared US general by the Nazis in worldwar 2.He wanted to finish the job with the communists at the end of world war 2 also and go to Moscow to make Russia into a democracy and stop the eminent conflict that was about to arise between USA and USSR.And free the countries that Russia was taking under their control after the fall of the Nazis.When I once went to Arlington National Cemetary ,I noticed how many soldiers fought more than one war.In some cases world war 1 and 2, and even Korean war.Imagining all the pain and horror and injuries and  death of all these soldiers is more than we can ever comprehend.Now George Patton actually believedin reincarnation and also knew he had fought in other wars.Sure it is possible that Krsna can fullfill such a desire to fight wars century after century.But what is the use of such fighting? But sometimes changes are created for the good or worse materially speaking.Krsna also destroyed many demonsin Mathura and Dvaraka, but the way He killed demons in Vrindavan shows the topmost level of His being Dhira Lalita, the topmost hero.When Krsna killed the Sakatasura , He simply used His soft beautiful lotusfeet.This killing of Sakatasura has been nicely explained by Srila Visvanath Chakravati Thakura in his purport to Srimad Bhagavatam 10.7.7 he writes:"The cart was struck by the soft lotusfeet of Krsna as if with very little force.To break the cart Krsna did not extend His foot high upward like Vamanain breaking the shell of the universe, nor did Krsna's feet become hard like Narasimha's nails to tear apart the hard body of Hiranyakasipu.This rare displayof power by Krsna,which does not contradict the sweetness of His childhood pastimes,shows the completness of Sri Krsna in Vrindavan.  "(this is from the translations done by Bhanu Swami and published by Mahanidhi Swami , Saratha Darsani)   So when Krsna used His lips to kill Putana , His lotusfeet to kill Sakatasura ,or punish Kaliya serpent, His fist to kills demons like Kamsa, Kesi etc.He benefits these demons, Srila Rupa Goswami  in his Laghu Bhagavatamrta has explained the killing of demons done   by Krsna is higher than any of His other avatars.Putana obtained a position of being Krsnas nurse in the part of Goloka Vrindavan where opulence is displayed this has been explained in great details in  Srila Visvanath Chakravati Thakuras purport to SB 10 .6. 37-38.So her position is far inferior to mother Yasoda as confirmed in SB 3.2.23 by Uddhava.Thus this memorial day is to remember this sweet hero of all heroes Sri Krsna.The servant of the servants,servants of Lord Caitanya

 Payonidhi das

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