31 August 1983
"Today's festival (Lord Krishna's birthday) will be celebrated in a great, inspired way. Mahaprabhuji says, I want to congratulate you all on this sacred occasion. For the sake of Lord Rama, may you all be happy today. (Babaji then congratulated everyone on behalf of Shri Mahamuniraji, who was also present for the occasion.)
"On this auspicious day, one of the greatest revolutionaries of all times was born. He called together 18,000 battalions of horsemen from all parts of India. For the sake of righteousness, a fierce battle was fought at Kurukshetra, with great bloodshed. Today we commemorate the birthday of this revolutionary. Let it be an inspiration to all of us.
"Krishna was also the one who gave to the world the message of the "Bhagavad Gita," which still today inspires millions of people. On this day He incarnated to lighten the burden of bad karmas of men. The earth was laboring under its burden of bad karmas of men. (Shri Babaji then praised Jaimalji for his great services as a Karma Yogi, saying that he will be an example to be followed by many generations to come.)
"JAI MAHAMAYA KI JAI!"
