Janmashtami Quotes and Wishes

Krishna Janmashtami

Krishna Janmashtami  Story

5246th Birth Anniversary of Lord Krishna

Janmashtami, or more popularly known as Krishna Janmashtami is the birthday of Lord Krishna which is celebrated with great fervor and zeal in India during the monsoon month. Among all of them, the most widely accepted view is that Lord Krishna is the eighth incarnate of Lord Vishnu. We all have known from Mahabharata that the birth of Lord Krishna happened to kill the demon Kansa who happens to be his maternal uncle.

Historians and scholars say that Lord Krishna took birth in a cellular jail in Dwapar Yug biologically to Vasudeva and Devaki. But Vasudeva had to cross the Yamuna River in a stormy night to pass on his child to a friend so save the child from the evil hands of Kansa. So, technically, Maiya Yashodha and Nanda of Gokul region of Mathura were the foster parents of Lord Krishna.

We can say that this festival initially originated in Gokul and slowly engulfed the Mathura region and later on the whole Uttar Pradesh state. And now even after 1000 years, the whole country celebrates the birth of Lord Krishna as he is the epitome of love, faith, friendship, and peace.

 

“The the only way you can conquer me is through love and there I am gladly conquered”
― Krishna

"It is better to perform one's own duties imperfectly than to master the duties of another. By fulfilling the obligations he is born with, a person never comes to grief. - Bhagavad Gita - Lord Krishna."

"Experience cold or heat, pleasure, or pain. These experiences are fleeting; they come and go. Bear them patiently. - Bhagavad Gita - Lord Krishna"

"Krishna insisted on outer cleanliness and inner cleansing. Clean clothes and clean minds are an ideal combination. - Sai Baba"

"The mind acts like an enemy for those who do not control it. - Bhagavad Gita - Lord Krishna"

"Lord Krishna said: Whatever belongs to you today, belonged to someone else yesterday and it will belong to someone else tomorrow. Don't be illusioned by maya. Maya is the root cause of all pain and misery. Happy Janmashtami."

"'Janma' means birth and 'ashtami' means the eighth. Janmashtami refers to the birth of Krishna, which took place on the eighth day of the second fortnight in the month of Sravana. Celebrate the Birth of Krishna..!"

"May Lord Krishna's flute invites the melody of love into your life. May Radha's love teach not only how to love once but to love eternally! HAPPY JANMASHTAMI"

“You must worship the Self in Krishna, not Krishna as Krishna.”
― Swami Vivekananda

Why do we celebrate?

The verses mentioned in this book The tale of Mahabharata is often called a life guide or spiritual dictionary. Lord Krishna stated that whenever there will be prominence of evil deeds in this universe, he will reincarnate in various looks and attire to show the path of right and peace to people. The sole reason for celebrating this festival is bringing people together so that principles of unity strengthens. This is an activity that teaches teamwork principles.

“The truth is, Krishna was born much ahead of his time. All great persons are born ahead of their time, and all insignificant people are born after their time. It is only mediocre people who are born in their time.”
― Osho, Krishna: The Man and his Philosophy

Bhagavad Gita Quotes

The meaning of Karma is in the intention. The intention behind the action is what matters. Those who are motivated only by a desire for the fruits of action are miserable, for they are constantly anxious about the results of what they do.

Pleasures conceived in the world of the senses have a beginning and an end and give birth to misery, Arjuna. The wise do not look for happiness in them. But those who overcome the impulses of lust and anger which arise in the body are made whole and live in joy. They find their joy, their rest, and their light completely within themselves. United with the Lord, they attain nirvana in Brahman.

Free from anger and selfish desire, unified in mind, those who follow the path of yoga and realize the Self is established forever in that supreme state.

Meditation is superior to severe asceticism and the path of knowledge. It is also superior to selfless service. May you attain the goal of meditation, Arjuna!   

It is I who remain seated in the heart of all creatures as the inner controller of all; and it is I who am the source of memory, knowledge, and the ratiocinative faculty. Again, I am the only object worth knowing through the Vedas; I alone am the origin of Vedānta and the knower of the Vedas too. Krishna; Chapter 15, verse 15” 

“... Krishna, the great Lord of Yoga,
revealed to Arjuna his majestic,
transcendent, limitless form.

With innumerable mouths and eyes,
faces too marvelous to stare at,
dazzling ornaments, innumerable
weapons uplifted, flaming—

crowned with fire, wrapped
in pure light, with celestial fragrance,
he stood forth as the infinite
God, composed of all wonders.

If a thousand suns were to rise
and stand in the noon sky, blazing,
such brilliance would be like the fierce
brilliance of that mighty Self.”
― Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, The Bhagavad Gita

 

कान्हा,

महल होंगे, तेरे सोने के ,

ये दिल मेरा, हीरा सा है..

ज़हर को अमृत, कर दे जो,

हाँ प्यार मेरा, मीरा सा है..

कृष्ण जैसे इश्क़ की परिभाषा कौन लिखेगा

हज़ारो सखियों से घिर कर भी

हृदय से बस राधा नाम कौन रटेगा

मुझे भाये तेरा ये रंग श्याम पिया

 

तुम ही माया वैराग भी तुम हो

अंतरतम को ज्योतित करती हवनकुंड की आग भी तुम हो।

तुम बचपन की स्मृति मधुर, यौवन का अभिमान भी तुम हो।

जड़ में तुम चेतन में तुम हो, मनवता के प्राण भी तुम हो ।

जन्म मरण के बन्धन तुम हो, ज्ञानी का निर्वाण भी तुम हो।

अबला द्रौपदी की तुम पुकार, रणचण्डी का संहार भी तुम हो।

ब्रह्माण्ड सकल के आदि बिंदु, गत और अनागत काल भी तुम हो।

तुम काव्यों के हो छन्द अमर, गीतों में लय ताल भी तुम हो।

तुम पीड़ा हो, तुम ही मुक्ति, तुम बाधा हो ,तुम ही युक्ति

तीसरे नयन की अग्नि विनाशक, सृजनकर्ता काम भी तुम हो।

मन में तुम हो, तन में तुम हो, जीवन के आयाम भी तुम हो।