Shelter keeps harm far away. Shelter is where one finds a way To safety and a place of trust; The shelter itself cannot bust Up into thousands of pieces, Tearing flesh and leaving creases In the flowing fabric of life; Shelter doesn’t stab in the back with a knife. Shelter is sturdy and strong and holds; Solid, dependable without hidden molds Which rot from within and destroy the place Just when one needs relief and grace; In illusion we seek...

After some days, Kṛṣṇa sent Balarāma and others to Dvārakā. Desiring to have fun in the forest with Arjuna, he was wandering on the bank of the Yamunā. When Agni (the mouth of the devatās) begged for food, Kṛṣṇa made the Khāṇḍava forest, inhabited by ferocious Yakṣas, Rākṣasas, snakes, tigers, lions, bears and deer, into Agni’s food. On another day he took away the daughter of the sun. At that time we met him for getting service. Kṛṣṇa went...

Satrājit kept the jewel in his house because it gave wealth. Keeping the jewel in the house to avoid destruction brought all destruction. Listen! His brother was killed in the forest and he was killed in his house. One can clearly understand that all things not favorable to Kṛṣṇa are destroyed.” –Gopala campu