||Srimad Bhagavath
Mahapuran||
||Om Namo Bhagavathe Vasudevaya||
Chapter – 49– The
significance of Srimad Bhagavath Mahapuran
Maharishi Shuka narrates to
Pareekshith “ Oh! Rajan, whoever listens to the glories of Srimad Bhagavath Mahapuran, and understands its core spirit would be relieved from all the sins
of several thousand of birth. It is difficult to
attain the form of a human, and people who do not read or listens to the
Shukashasthra/Srimad Bhagavath Mahapuran would remain a Chandala/outcaste, and
there is no Purana is splendorous than the Srimad Bhagavath Mahapuran. Who does not read or listen would take several births and undergoes the endless miseries and sorrows of the bottomless ocean of worldly existence. The soul is originated
from the supreme Lord, it has to return to the supreme Lord with devotion and
faith, and otherwise, otherwise it has to keep taking several births to attain the same like the streams and rivers merge with the ocean. There is no other way to stop the cycle of
birth, other than intense devotion and faith upon the supreme Lord. The person who does not listen to the glories
of Srimad Bhagavath Mahapuran is equivalent to a corpse, he/she is sinful and a burden to the Mother Earth. The listening
to this marvelous scripture of Srimad Bhagavath Mahapuran is attainable for the
souls who have performed an abundance of piousness in several thousands of births.
The Sapthaha/seven days of listening to
this sacred scriptures would provide highly meritorious rewards.”
The Sutha Pauranika
describes the piousness of Srimad Bhagavath Mahapuran “ Oh! Rishis and Sages,
Lord Krishna was lived on this Earth for hundred and twenty-five years and
prepared to leave the Earth on the banks of Prabhasa, Uddhava could not bear the separation from
the Lord, he stood before Lord Krishna with folded hands. He lived hundred and fifteen years with Lord
Krishna, he was too devoted and a sincere attendant to him, he could not bear the
pain of living alone without the presence of Krishna, his eyes were filled in
tears, has fallen on the feet of Lord Krishna and requested to take him. The compassionate Lord advises Uddhava, was
known as Uddhava Gita. Uddhava said “ Oh
Govinda, the Kali era is approaching, the evilness of the Kali era had begun, I have the deepest concern about the souls on
the Earth, Oh!supreme Lord if you leave the Earth, who would elevate the
soul on the Earth? Oh! Lord, you have manifested on the Earth to elevate the
pious souls, though you have no specific appearance, you
had the mercy to reveal the marvelous form to us. In the Kali era, it will be difficult for the
devotees for Nirgunopasana/formless Lord/Aroopa, Avyaktha and Achinthya form of
Lord. The mind can absorb the sounds and forms easily,
but beyond that, it will be almost impossible for the souls to concentrate on the formless. Therefore you have to show mercy on people
who strive to meditate upon you.” The
compassionate Lord Krishna immerses in the thought to remove the qualms of
Uddhava and advises him about the worship of visible as well as Akshara, the
sacred scripture Srimad Bhagavath Mahapuran as the representation of supreme
Lord and which is the safest asylum of the souls, thus people who venerate Him
as the supreme soul would not come back on Earth, will not take rebirth. Thus, Lord Krishna invested all his
divinities in the sacred scripture Srimad Bhagavath Mahapuran. Therefore listening to the myths, reciting its
glories or even witnessing this sacred scripture would free the souls from the sins.”
Maharishi Narada and
Sanakadhis engaged in a discussion, there appeared Devi Bhakti with her two
aged sons Gnana and Vairagya after listening to the significance of the
glorious scripture; she was dancing to the tunes of chanting the sacred
names of supreme Lord. Sanakadhis
advises Devi Bhakti who is the remover of sorrows and grief, illnesses and
distress to take a seat in heart of devotees of Vaishnavas, and devotees who
listen and recites the glories of the supreme Lord. The Sanathkumaras describes the qualities of
a listener of this sacred scripture, the people who are absorbed in material
affairs, sinners, wicked, morally wrong and untruthful. The people who are polluted
with the impurities of the mind, lust, and anger.
The people who have committed Panchaugrapapa/ five severe sins, such as
addicted to intoxicating drinks, illegal relationships, theft, disrespecting preceptor,
and all those sins committed on a daily basis.
