||Om Namo Bhagavathe Vasudevaya||

Chapter – 73 – The legend of Prahladha – 3

Maharishi Narada continued “ Oh! Yudhishtir, listen to me, Hiranyakashipu was extremely raged when he heard the death of his brother Hiranyaksha by a wild boar, his eyes were reddened,  crushed his teeth and looked at the sky and said “ Oh! Demons, I will not spare that Lord Vishnu who killed my brother Hiranyaksha, everyone thinks that he is impartial, but he was impartial to us always.  He has refused to be in his selfless nature, he has shown favor to Indra, and hatred towards us.  I will kill him with my spear and perform the rite with his blood.  If the root of the tree is destroyed, the whole tree gets ruined, therefore, I am going to kill Lord Vishnu who is Kootastha/root to destroy the powers of the deities.  It is my order to destroy the hermitages of saints and holy men, kill the twice-born, kill the people who follow Varnnashrama, recite Vedas, follow Vedic way of living.  In this way, we can infuriate Lord Vishnu and bring him out of his abode, and then I can kill him at ease.”  

The warriors of Hiranyakashipu harassed the righteous people on the Earth, they have put an end to all the religious and spiritual rites.   Hiranyakashipu went back to the Palace and saw his mother, children, wife are mourning at the death of Hiranyaksha.  He pacified them, placed his mother’s head on his lap and said “Oh! Mother,  it is the braveness of a Kshatriya to attain death while battling with enemies.  The death cannot be avoided, no one can rewrite it, and it happens at the right time.  The time creates preserves, protects and destroys the soul.  The soul/Athma/ is eternal, pure, free from changes, it assumes different bodies by taking various births.  The soul is interconnected with Maya/illusion/mind and assumes different appearances in various births; the mind has the power of a magnet either to stay connected with the Paramathma or with the worldly matters.   It is like the reflection of the trees positioned on the river banks gives out the constant movement of the tree in the water, even though the tree is firm.  It is like when we keep rotating the head vigorously for a while, it gives the feeling that all the objects are moving around, even after we stand firm for a while.  The soul is void of any of the transformation; therefore we should stay connected with our intellect to the supreme soul.  Oh! Mother, the ignorant people keep attachment on material things and people, in this way we are restricting our mind and intellect which has the power to elevate us from worldly pleasures.  The intellectuals consider oneness in all; it could provide humility, humbleness, and generosity.   The ignorant people soak in utter grief of separation, pain, and agony.  Oh! Mother, I shall narrate a legend of King Suyagna in the city of Ushi who was killed on the battlefield.  He was brutally wounded, the corpse was brought to the palace; his wives were holding his legs and cried loudly.  They hit on their chest vehemently and wept bitterly, saying “Oh! Rajan, we are hopeless.  We have no one in the world to depend on, it is meaningless to live.” At that moment, a child entered the palace, that was Lord Yama disguised in the form of a child and advised them “ Oh! Women, you are several years elder to me, you have enough experience living on this Earth.  Why are you behaving like an ignorant, all these are impermanent in this Universe.  Why are you grieving over the soul which is not going to return?  I am a fortunate one, I do not know about my parents, I am all alone in the woods, and I am fearless about the wild animals in the woods.  I am confident that I am well protected by the Supreme Lord who protected me while I was in mother’s womb.  This universe is created, protected, preserved, by the Supreme Lord; he has numerous manifestations and performs various passionate sports in this Universe.  Oh! Women, why did we attain the human body which undergoes constant changes? Do you know how the food fire, bubbles in the water and sand dunes all that appears? You cannot see or touch the mind/intellect of Suyagna, it works with all those vital elements to speak with you, and you have seen his physical appearance only.   Therefore contemplate upon the supreme Lord who resides as soul and elevates your soul from worldly bondage which causes grief and pain.  Oh! Women, you have seen the physical appearance of Suyagna but not his mind or Athma which is eternal, do not waste your time mourning for him and concentrate on the Supreme Lord.  I shall describe the story of Cuckoos nested in the woods.  One day the female Cuckoo was shot by a hunter, was seen the male Cuckoo wept bitterly at the separation of her.  The male Cuckoo was worried about its children who were well taken care of by its mother.  At that moment, the hunter shot the male Cuckoo also.  Oh! Women, therefore do not be a fool, you cannot bring back the life of Suyagna, hence stop crying for him.” In this way, Hiranyakashipu pacified his mother from extreme grief of the death of her son Hiranyaksha and elevated her from the extreme anguish.”