||Srimad Bhagavath
Mahapuran||
||Om Namo Bhagavathe
Vasudevaya||
Chapter – 61 – The development of the human race - The curse on Maharishi Narada -1
Pareekshith asks “ Oh!
Maharishi, you have described the creation of the Universe, Lord Bhrama and
Deities, Swayambhuva Manu, Asura, Yaksha, Kinnara, humans, animals, birds, reptiles, etc.. kindly narrate to me how did the human
race developed?”
Maharishi Shuka Bhramam
replied “ Oh! Rajan, Prachethas/son of Prachinabarhis undertook extreme
penance; Lord Vishnu appeared before them and advised to marry the
daughter of Lord Chandra. When the
Prachethas got out of penance, found the Earth was flourished with an abundance of
trees and forests. The fire/Thapasagni emitted from their eyes destroyed
the woods. Suddenly Lord Chandra
appeared before them and said “ Oh! Mahabhaga, kindly do not destroy the
faultless trees, you have to protect them, it is the duty of the King to
protect its subjects. The Earth is the
source of food grains, it’s the shelter
place for all living and non-living things in the Universe. Oh! Mahabhaga, you have attained the grace of
your father Prachinabarhis and Lord Narayana.
Therefore, kindly control your anger, all those destroyed are gone, all
those existing trees will bless you, and marry
Mareesha, who is the daughter of mine.”
The Prachethas and the daughter of Lord Chandra got married and had a
son Daksha Prajapathi. The Prachethas
moved to Mount Vindhya to enhance the creation, Dhakshaprajapathi eulogized Lord Hari with the marvelous verses of Hamsa
Guhya Gita.
Dhaksha Prajapathi
eulogizes supreme Lord Hari “I shall prostrate before supreme Lord who is beyond comparison or
perception resides as a soul in living beings, he symbolizes the
Trigunas/Swatik, Rajasik and Thamasik and he is beyond Trigunas, he is
perceivable with supreme wisdom and knowledge/intellect, he remains invisible
for naked eyes, attainable for the intellectuals who focus their intellect on the supreme soul, he is self-manifested. I
shall prostrate before supreme Lord Mahesha whose presence is required for the mind to take
pleasure in all the worldly matters, the supreme soul does not require any
support system for its existence like the mud is essential for the creation of
pot, but the mud does not require pot for its existence. In this manner, the mind and body require the
presence of the soul for its existence, the supreme soul does not require a body or
mind for its existence. I shall
prostrate before supreme Lord who is residing as a soul in living beings, but none
of the sense organs, body or intellect is aware of its real nature. He is the knower of all, but the mind remains
ignorant of his presence. I shall prostrate before the supreme preceptor, who
imparts the knowledge of the Supreme Lord, the mind has the ability to absorb
Nama/names/chants/sounds and Roopa/appearance,
he is attainable for the worshiper who is completely surrendered to
Him. The Navadhvara’s/the nine gates in
the body, Thrigunas/Swathik, Rajasik, and Thamasik are working in the presence
of the supreme soul, like the fire generates by the crushing of woods, in
this way, the constant practice of meditation upon the Supreme Lord would give the
knowledge of self. The Supreme Lord is
beyond description, intellect, or perception, he is eternal and flawless. He symbolizes the highest of the philosophies, he
has no specific form; he is the cause and effect as well, he is absolute
Bramham. If it has a form, all those forms have to undergo
destruction, therefore the Bhramam is all-pervading it is the essence for
creation, preservation, and destruction as well.
He is supreme Lord who has no specific names or appearance, he is
extremely compassionate to his devotees, therefore he assumes different forms and names to
instruct the soul about the highest of the philosophies. He assumes different incarnations for elevating
the soul wandering in the darkness of ignorance, oh! Lord, kindly shower your compassionate grace upon
me.” Lord Narayana was highly pleased
and appeared before Dhakshaprajapathi.
The Supreme Lord Narayana who has the complexion of dark clouds, attired
in majestic yellow silk garments, adorned in various marvelous ornaments all
over the body, magnificent crown and earrings, he holds Shankha, Chakra, Gadha,
and lotus flower, his chest is adorned in Srivatsa, Vanamala, and Kausthubham, was reverentially prostrated
by Dhakshaprajapathi.
Lord Narayana speaks “ You
have pleased me with the austerities and penances, you have performed various
austerities for the welfare of the Universe, therefore you should understand the highest of the philosophy
before entering into the function of creation, I was the one at the beginning of the Universe, I represent wisdom and knowledge,
all that originated from me, I preserve the same and absorbs them. Therefore it is the duty of the living beings
to remember constantly that the mind /intellect is originated from me, it
should return to me. I undertake the
function of creation as Bhrama, I preserve them as Narayana and absorbs them as
Rudra at the end of Yuga. You can start the creation of the subjects, and marry Asagni.” Thus Lord Narayana disappeared
from the sight of Dhaksha Prajapathi.
The children born to Asgni and
Dhakshaprajapathi were known as Hariashwas.
They proceeded to the Narayana Theertha and conducted Tapasya for
several years. Maharishi Narada met the
Hariashwas undertaking penance and had a conversation with them, Maharishi Narada asked “Oh! Children, have you seen the end of the Universe? Which is
the kingdom ruled by one and only king? The Kingdom which is impossible to re-enter once
left? Which is the river flow forefront and backward? Which is the fortress
made up of 25 elements? Did you know about a Hamsa/Preceptor? Have you heard of
a sharp and fierce wheel spinning all the time? Oh! Children, do you know any
of these?”
