Gold (SB cantos 7 to 12)
Srimad-Bhagavatam
SB Canto 7
Caitanya-caritāmṛta compares the desires of the spiritual and material world to gold and iron.
Both gold and iron are metal, but there is a vast difference in their value.
The lusty desires of the gopīs for Kṛṣṇa are compared to gold, and material lusty desires are compared to iron.
As soon as he was sprinkled with the water from Lord Brahmā's waterpot, Hiraṇyakaśipu arose, endowed with a full body with limbs so strong that they could bear the striking of a thunderbolt. With physical strength and a bodily luster resembling molten gold, he emerged from the anthill a completely young man, just as fire springs from fuel wood.
As soon as he was sprinkled with the water from Lord Brahmā's waterpot, Hiraṇyakaśipu arose, endowed with a full body with limbs so strong that they could bear the striking of a thunderbolt. With physical strength and a bodily luster resembling molten gold, he emerged from the anthill a completely young man, just as fire springs from fuel wood.
Page Title: | Gold (SB cantos 7 to 12) |
Compiler: | MadhuGopaldas |
Created: | 26 of Feb, 2010 |
Totals by Section: | BG=0, SB=95, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=0, Con=0, Let=0 |
No. of Quotes: | 95 |