How can we understand Indra trying to inundate Vṛndāvana and kill all the Vrajavasis, and Brahma kidnapping the cowherd boys and calves, depriving Krsna of His associates?
Srila Prabhupada answers the bewilderment of pure devotees in following purport of SB 3.9.35 -:
"The same assurance is given to Brahmā in the Second Canto, Chapter Nine, verse 36. Being so favored by the Lord, Brahmā’s schemes and plans are all infallible. If sometimes Brahmā is seen to be bewildered, as, in the Tenth Canto, he is bewildered by seeing the action of the internal potency, that is also for his further advancement in transcendental service. Arjuna is found to be similarly bewildered. All such bewilderment of the pure devotees of the Lord is specifically meant for their further advancement in knowledge of the Lord."
Dandabat pranams prabhuji. Thanks for your beautiful service to share this transcendental knowledge. Could you kindly explain a bit more how Arjuna became bewildered before Krishna recites to him the Bhagavad Gita, please?
Hare Krsna 🙏
Jaii Srila Prabhupada 🙇
Srila Prabhupada answers the bewilderment of pure devotees in following purport of SB 3.9.35 -:
"The same assurance is given to Brahmā in the Second Canto, Chapter Nine, verse 36. Being so favored by the Lord, Brahmā’s schemes and plans are all infallible. If sometimes Brahmā is seen to be bewildered, as, in the Tenth Canto, he is bewildered by seeing the action of the internal potency, that is also for his further advancement in transcendental service. Arjuna is found to be similarly bewildered. All such bewilderment of the pure devotees of the Lord is specifically meant for their further advancement in knowledge of the Lord."
Dandabat pranams prabhuji. Thanks for your beautiful service to share this transcendental knowledge. Could you kindly explain a bit more how Arjuna became bewildered before Krishna recites to him the Bhagavad Gita, please?
Hare Krsna Prabhu, please take a look in the explanations for the Gita, I answer there, in the first chapter:
https://www.ccdas.net/p/the-song-of-god-vol1
Hare Krishna
Beautifully explained.