|| Om Namo Bhagavathe Vasudevaya ||

Chapter – 159 – The legend of Lord Krishna – 10

Maharha Vaidoorya Kundala Kireeda Kundalathvisha  Parishvaktha Sahasrakunthalam| Udhdhama Kanchyangadha Kankanadhibhi: Virochamanam Vasudeva Aikshatha: || Sa  Vismayoth  Phulla Vilochano Harim Sutham Vilokyanaka Dhundhubhisthadha | Krishnavatharothsava Sambhramoasprushan Mudha Dhvijebhyoayuthamaplutho Gavam ||

The Srimad Bhagavath Mahapuran teaches the extraordinary powers of the mind and intellect to rise from the Sthoolashareera/body, to the Sookshmashareera/soul where there is permanent bliss.  It imparts the knowledge of ‘Oneness-in-All’ so that it helps humans to reduce expectations, attachments, and dependency as well.  It provides the knowledge of the indestructible nature of supreme ‘Bhramam’ that resides as a soul in living beings.  The body/Dheha undergoes various transformations such as childhood, adulthood, youth, middle age and old age, ultimately illness and death, but the supreme soul/mind and intellect/Dhehi remains unaffected by any of the transformations.  The constant practice of the knowledge of supreme Bhramam with the guidance of the preceptor leads to the state of ‘Aham Bhramasmi’.

Vasudeva immersed in a state of bliss after witnessing the glorious form of Lord Vishnu as his child, he mentally offered thousands of cows as the charity to Bhramins, even though he was assumed the Lord as his own child, later he understood that the infant is ‘Mahath Thaththva’, immediately Vasudeva with folded hands prostrated before the lotus feet of Lord Vishnu.  Vasudeva eulogized “  Oh! Purusha, Oh! Bhagavan, I perceive you as beyond Prakrithi, you are the knower of all, you are eternal and is void of changes and Thriguna.  You have manifested at your own will, you are attainable to the righteous, and you are absolute Bhramam who resides as a soul in all living beings.  Oh! Bhagavan, ignorant people get attracted to the things they have seen before their eyes/Dhrishya, the wise and intellectuals wedge their mind and intellect in the Dhrik/supreme soul who is the source of Dhrishya and immerses in the supreme bliss.  Oh! Akhileshwara, Oh! Akilaguro, you have incarnated as our dearest child, to elevate the soul of innocent people, I shall repeatedly prostrate before you.”

Devi Devaki eulogizes “Oh! Bhagavan, Oh! Lord Vishnu, you are not attainable for all, you symbolize supreme brilliance/Bhramamjyothi resides as soul in living beings, you are beyond Thrigunas and void of changes, you are absolute Bhramam, you are pure, and you reside as soul in living beings.  Oh! Bhagavan, the Mrithyu keeps chasing the living beings, and the people  are constantly in search for a shelter from the dreadful Mrithyu,  unfortunately they are drenched in extreme fear and anxieties.   Whoever surrenders at your lotus feet, immediately gets freed themselves from the fear of death, in this way they overcome the fear of Mrithyu.  Your marvelous form gives extreme pleasure to our eyes, kindly hide your glorious form with four arms.  We yearn to witness your most pleasant form of an innocent child.  Oh! Bhagavan,  even though we have forced to be in the prison by wicked Kamsa,  we had the fortune to witness your glorious form, kindly reveal your child-like form to us.”

Yuvamam Puthrabhavena  Bhramabhavena Chasakrith | Chinthayanthau Krithasnehau Yasyedhe Madhgathim Param||

The Supreme Lord speaks “Oh! Mother, you have undertaken extreme penance for several years to gain me as your child.  You have contemplated the divine form with intense devotion and faith; therefore I have born as your child.  This is not my first incarnation as your child, I have born as Prishnigarbha, then I have born as Vamana to Devi Adithi, now I have born to you as Krishna.  Even though I have taken two births previously, you have not benefitted much of my incarnation. Therefore, I would suggest you utilize my incarnation as your child to elevate your soul and for the welfare of all.  Oh! Mother, listen to me carefully, if you want to attain the highest state of spirituality/Paramamgathi, kindly consider me as your child, but contemplate upon me as Bhramam who is all-pervading, has neither birth nor death.”