Krishna Upanishad
Krishna Upanishad
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
Published by celextel.org
Om! O Devas, may we hear with our ears what is auspicious;
May we see with our eyes what is auspicious, O ye worthy of worship!
May we enjoy the term of life allotted by the Devas,
Praising them with our body and limbs steady!
May the glorious Indra bless us!
May the all-knowing Sun bless us!
May Garuda, the thunderbolt for evil, bless us!
May Brihaspati grant us well-being!
Om! Let there be Peace in me!
Let there be Peace in my environment!
Let there be Peace in the forces that act on me!
When the sages living in the forest visited Sri Ramachandra who was the
incarnation of the ever joyful God and who was extremely pretty, they became
surprised and forgetting themselves said, "We want to embrace you, Oh Lord." The
God told them, "When I reincarnate as Lord Krishna, you will be born as Gopis
and then you can embrace me." [Their wish was fulfilled in Krishnavatara.] 1
During the time of incarnation of the Lord as Krishna, Gokula became the forest
heaven. Those who had done penance earlier became trees in that forest.
Characters like miserliness and anger became Asuras. The Kali period which was
coming was postponed till the reincarnation period was over. That Hari who was
very pretty reincarnated himself as a Gopa Boy. His playful nature (play with
the world) was an unknowable secret. Because of that the world was enchanted.
Upanishads and portions of Vedas came in the form of 16108 maidens. The "mercy"
was born as mother Rohini and the "earth mother" was born as Sathya Bhama.
"Humility" was born as Krishna's friend Sudhama. "Control of senses" was born as
Sage Udhawa and "Truth" was born as Sage Akroora. The broken curd pots became to
Krishna the ocean of milk so that he can play with it. This reincarnation was
meant to destroy his enemies and to protect good people. The sword in the hand
of Krishna was the God of destruction, the Maheswara himself. Sage Kasyapa was
born as the mortar in Yasodha's house and The God mother Adithi became the rope
which tied Krishna to the mortar. Kali who destroys all enemies was the mace.
The bow called Saranga was the illusion of the God. The harvest season of Sarad
became the meals in his house. The lotus he held playfully was the seed for the
world. Though the world was not different from all these, it appeared as if it
was different. Similarly God himself did not have any differences. And the
Vaikunta of those people who live in heaven was brought down to the world. The
people who have understood this truly would get the result of their good deeds.
They would get themselves released from the ties of the body and attain
salvation.
Om! O Devas, may we hear with our ears what is auspicious;
May we see with our eyes what is auspicious, O ye worthy of worship!
May we enjoy the term of life allotted by the Devas,
Praising them with our body and limbs steady!
May the glorious Indra bless us!
May the all-knowing Sun bless us!
May Garuda, the thunderbolt for evil, bless us!
May Brihaspati grant us well-being!
Om! Let there be Peace in me!
Let there be Peace in my environment!
Let there be Peace in the forces that act on me!
Here ends the Krishnopanishad, as contained in the Atharva-Veda.