The holy name is a soft comforter and a hard protector (Mukunda Mala Stotra 2)

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as a part of the whole jayati jayati krishno vrishni vamsa pradipaha jayati jayati mehi shamana kama langa jayati jayati prithi bharana shahi mukundaha so this verse from the Mukunda Mala Sutra is also recited by Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu when he greets Lord Jagannath as he comes out of his palatial temple and is carried majestically towards his chariot which he will alight and he will alight in marching in a procession to Kundija so at that time Chaitanya Mahaprabhu greets the Lord with certain verses one of those is this verse jayati jayati deva jayati jayati glory glory be to unto that Lord who is the son of Devaki jayati jayati krishno vrishni vamsa pradipaha glory glory be to Krishna who is the shining torch light of the vamsa of the Vrishis jayati jayati mehi shamana kama langa that Lord is mehi shamana like a freshly formed mountain cloud so the cloud is soft koma langa so the Lord’s body is very soft jayati jayati prithi bharana shanubandha glory glory be to that Lord who is the remover of the burden of the earth so here third line and the fourth line both a beautiful contrast that illustrates the inconceivable nature of the Lord so mehi shamana the Lord’s beauty is often complexion is often compared to that of the color of a freshly formed mountain cloud but in this particular verse Hrishikar Maharaj in addition to that comparison also includes another comparison that is koma langa a cloud is soft Krishna’s body is also soft Krishna’s body is also complexion bluish black like a freshly formed mountain cloud the additional similarity is that both are koma langa both are extremely soft softness of a cloud means that actually we know that when airplanes fly through the sky they can even penetrate through it so this is a cloud, it’s soft Krishna’s body is very soft very tender prithi bharana shanubandha haha that same Lord what is he going to do? he is he destroys the burden of the earth so normally something which is soft is considered to be very delicate and that which needs protection that which is soft we normally don’t think of it as something that will give protection something that will destroy danger something that will remove the burden of the earth as it is told over here so how is it that Krishna has a soft body and yet those he is able to defeat and destroy the hard demons the demons hearts are hard and their bodies are also hard being toughened by fighting many wars being toughened by having done many austerities and being toughened by the arrogance and the insatiability of their ambition which makes them which enures them to all things just for the sake of fulfillment of their egoistic schemes for aggrandizement and enjoyment so amidst such people who are very tough internally, who are very hard internally and externally Krishna remains soft now Krishna’s heart is soft like butter but here it is being referred to that Krishna’s body is also soft and yet although Krishna’s body is soft, his heart is soft yet he can destroy the demons and remove the burden relieve the earth of its burden so how is that, how can a soft thing be so decisively clinically destructive it stands alive in the inconceivable nature of the Lord by which as Chaitanya Chavitambud states, Srila Prabhupada quotes that that when the Lord or His devotee wants they can be softer than a rubber speckle and when they want they can be harder than a thunderbolt so just as Krishna can be soft as well as hard, so can His holy name when our heart is hurt by the many miseries of this world by disappointments, by frustrations by betrayals then at that time taking shelter of the holy name can help us get a soft soothing shelter, at that time the holy name can act as a soft blanket that comforts and heals our heart and that acts as a shock absorber for protecting us from the blows of the world so actually when our heart is hurt, it can act as a soft cushion that comforts that same holy name when our thoughts are troubling us when lust is tormenting us, when greed is haunting us, when anger is inciting us and we find ourselves struggling and failing in our battle to control these anarthas at that time the holy name can act as harder than thunderbolt the holy name can pound these anarthas and it can force them to retreat and leave us alone leave us in peace so that we can continue our service to Krishna so such holy name which can perform both functions of being a soft comforter as well as a heart protector that holy name is what we have the opportunity to relate with to take shelter of and to grow in love every time we practice chanting of the holy name thank you