||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.