Text 5] The Birth of Lord Krsna 205
and his men, felt peace within the core of their hearts, and ket-
tledrums simultaneously vibrated from the upper planetary
system.

PURPORT

As stated in the Bhagavad-gita, the Lord says that His appearance,
birth, and activities are all transcendental and that one who factually
understands them is immediately eligible to be transferred to the spiri-
tual world. The Lord’s appearance or birth is not like that of an ordinary
man, who is forced to accept a material body according to his past deeds.
The Lord’s appearance is explained in the previous chapter: He appears
out of His own sweet pleasure.

When the time was mature for the appearance of the Lord, the
constellations became very auspicious. The astrological influence of the
constellation known as Rohini was also predominant because this con-
stellation is considered very auspicious. Rohini is under the direct super-
vision of Brahma, who is born of Visnu, and it appears at the birth of
Lord Visnu, who in fact is birthless. According to the astrological conclu-
sion, besides the proper situation of the stars, there are auspicious and
inauspicious moments due to the different situations of the different
planetary systems. At the time of Krsna’s birth, the planetary systems
were automatically adjusted so that everything became auspicious.

At that time, in all directions, east, west, south, north, everywhere,
there was an atmosphere of peace and prosperity. Auspicious stars were
visible in the sky, and on the surface in all towns and villages or pastur-
ing grounds and within the mind of everyone there were signs of good
fortune. The rivers were flowing full of water, and the lakes were
beautifully decorated with lotus flowers. The forests were full with
beautiful birds and peacocks. All the birds within the forests began to
sing with sweet voices, and the peacocks began to dance with their con-
sorts. The wind blew very pleasantly, carrying the aroma of different
flowers, and the sensation of bodily touch was very pleasing. At home,
the brahmanas, who were accustomed to offer sacrifices in the fire,
found their homes very pleasant for offerings. Because of disturbances
created by the demoniac kings, the sacrificial fire had been almost
stopped in the houses of brahmanas, but now they could find the oppor-
tunity to start the fire peacefully. Being forbidden to offer sacrifices, the
