||Om Namo Bhagavathe
Vasudevaya||
Chapter – 86 – Varnnashrama
Dharma – 2
Once Prahladha with his men
arrived in the Mount Sahyadhri, while walking on river banks of Cauvery, met
Lord Shiva and reverentially greeted him and enquired “ Oh! Supreme Lord, you are the
cause for creation, preservation, and destruction. You do not require any support system for
your existence and you do not require any
wealth or grains for your existence. I am fortunate to meet you.
The humans take immense pleasure themselves in wealth, richness,
and grains, and the material world.
Oh! Mahamathe, you are highly delightful without any of the material
things. How is it possible for you?.”
Lord Shiva replied “ Oh!
Vishnupriya, listen to me carefully. Humans can attain liberation from the worldly existence with wisdom and pure
devotion. The Supreme Lord who has the
brilliance of thousands of Aditya removes the darkness of ignorance in the
heart of worshipers. Oh! Dhaithyadhipa,
the living beings on Earth attains birth due to their interest in sensual pleasures/Bhoga, and desire/ Iccha, they take several births on the Earth without getting satisfied with
their interest in sensual pleasures. Finally,
they have attained the birth of a human which is for taking pleasure in life on Earth as well
as life after death with the grace of Lord Mahavishnu who is wielded in
illusion. Some people perform
various deeds for the sensual pleasure and their welfare on the Earth, and virtuous
people perform deeds for the welfare of the Universe. Therefore, any task performed for the welfare of the
senses is momentary, all the material happiness is not long-lasting, without
discarding the interest in material happiness or material affairs it is
impossible to attain supreme bliss. The
human body attained with the grace of the Supreme Lord is not for taking limitless
sensual pleasures, and live like an animal, thereby constantly troubled Bhauthika/ worldly matters. These kinds of people are constantly anxious
about children, wealth, possession, and family, lead an utterly confused life with no faith in
scriptures, undergo depression and unhappiness. The Kings are anxious about losing wealth and
glories, and the wealthiest people undergo threat from King, thief, and fire,
fear of loss of beloved ones, etc. These people are like honey bees, that keeps collecting nectar from numerous flowers and
deposit in its hive, Alas! finally, someone will
take away the honey hive. In this way, one day the hard-earned wealth
will take away by somebody and it causes extreme distress. Some people are like giant serpents, take
immense pleasure in meals. The intellectuals,
scholars and renounced soul lives without any trepidation, they gain supreme
wisdom from the preceptor and abandon interest in the worldly matters. They are contented with the bed of Kusha, and
sacred ashes, they are grown beyond respect and disrespect, praise or insult constantly engages in the practice of union with the supreme Bhramam, finally
remains in a transcendental state. Oh!
Vishnupriya, you are greatest among the devotees of Lord, I shall strongly recommend the
path of righteousness as the ultimate Mukthi.”
Prahlada reverentially prostrated before Lord and returned to his palace.