||Srimad Bhagavath
Mahapuran||
||Om Namo Bhagavathe
Vasudevaya||
Chapter – 52 - Jadabharatha
Upakhyanam -3
Rajarishi Bharatha took the
body of the infant of deer on his next birth, during this period the deer was
constantly engaged in the thought of his previous birth as Bharatha who
constantly engages in the meditation upon the Supreme Lord. Therefore, the deer attained the form of human
on next birth. Jada Bharatha took birth in a pious Brahmin
family belongs to the Angirass Gothra, they were engaged in various pious
activities like recitation of Veda, performances fire sacrifices, worship of
Lord etc.. The moment the infant
Bharatha pushed out of the womb of the mother, remembered his previous lives as
Rajarishi Bharatha and the deer, therefore he took a vow not to get attached to
any of the worldly matters. His father performed
all the religious ceremonies to the child, but the child was pretended as he was
lacking speaking or hearing ability. His
father whispered the Vedic hymns of Gayathri to his ears were not heard or
repeated. His father was extremely disappointed,
he tried to change the habit of the child but nothing worked on Jadabharatha. His parents have died, his brothers were
taken care of the responsibility of the remaining members of the family. They soon gave up on Bharatha who was neither
good in studies or duties. They found
Jada Bharatha has nothing to contribute to the welfare of the family so they refused
to take care of him. Eventually, Jada Bharatha
left home in bliss. He consumed meals if
anyone offers him, or starves; he takes ablutions whenever he feels, he works
for others, if they offer anything in return he will accept or disappear with
no complaints. His mind was always happy
and serene, soaked in the ultimate Bhramam.
He was free from sorrows or happiness; he had no feeling of cold or
heat, he had no body-conscious, he was in a state of contentment and supreme
bliss. Jada Bharatha took up the work of guarding the agricultural land.
Once, the chief of the
tribal clan visited the astrologer to find a solution for lack of progeny. The astrologer advised to please Goddess
Chandika of the Village by offering human meat.
Eventually, the chief of the tribal chief ordered his men to search for
a human for the offering. They found Jada
Bharatha who has an effulgent face; they fastened him with the rope and took him to
the shrine of Goddess Bhadrakali. They
gave bath to Jadabharatha, dressed him in new clothes and decorated with
ornaments, smeared with rich fragrances and adorned in flower garlands; they
fed him with a variety of meals. They took
him near the huge rock before the idol of Goddess Bhadrakali and prepared to
sieve off his head. Suddenly the idol of
Goddess Bhradrakali quivered forcefully and broken into pieces with a loud
noise, a huge dreadful form of Bhradrakali with black complexion, fierce teeth,
long and disheveled curly hair, numerous hands with vicious weapons, large
eyes, and lolling tongue appeared before
them. She seized the sword from the
person, who was preparing to severe the head of Jada Bharatha, she briskly
chopped off the heads of the tribal people assembled, as if she was playing
with the ball. Jada Bharatha had no fear
or uneasiness when his head was about to cut off, he was calm and quiet as
usual. He strongly imagined the supreme
Lord as his inseparable companion, he had no body-conscious, and he had firm
devotion and faith upon the supreme Lord.
Jada Bharatha was not dull; he was a supreme intellectual who has the
absolute knowledge of Bhramam.
