|| Om Namo Bhagavathe Vasudevaya||

Chapter – 270 – The legend of Lord Krishna -  121

Tham Dhrishtva  Bhagavan Krishna: Sarvalokeshwareshwara: | Vavandha Uththitha: Sheershna Sasabhya: Sanugo Mudha || Shravanath Keerthanath Dhyayeth Poojayantheanthevasayina: | Thava  Bhramamayasyesha Kimuthekshabimarshina: ||

Suddenly, Maharishi Narada arrived in the assembly was received with great respect, Krishna rose from the seat with folded hands bow down his head, washed his feet, and received the Maharishi with great reverence.  He offered a higher seat to Maharishi Narada and enquired the reason for his visit “ Oh! Maharishi, you are thoroughly aware of activities in the three worlds, you must be aware of the happenings with Pandavas too.” Maharishi Narada with folded hands speaks “Oh! Bhagavan, you are aware of all, you are enquiring the information about the Pandavas to validate your incarnation as a human.  Oh! Bhagavan, You are all-pervasive, resides as soul and witnessing all those happenings, you have created the Universe and its living beings with the influence of Maya, so do I need to inform you about anything? Is there anything happening without your knowledge? You are like the blazing charcoal covered in ashes.  Oh! Bhagavan, the intellectual realizes the supreme nature of you, they have comprehensive knowledge of Prakrithi that undergoes constant transformations and the ruin,  Oh! Bhagavan, you are eternal and changeless.  Therefore they vest their mind and intellect upon you.  You are the creator and preserver of the Universe and its living beings, but remain unattached to them.  I shall prostrate before you.  Oh! Bhagavan, you have enquired the reason for my arrival, I have come to inform you that the Pandavas are planning to conduct Rajasuya Yajja, they wanted to honor you in that occasion, therefore kindly accept their invitation.  Oh! Bhagavan, even the greatest sinner could attain your lotus feet, in any of these methods of devotion, such as Shravanam, Keerthanam, and Smaranam.  The sacred river Ganga ascended from your lotus feet has the capabilities to purify the souls, in this manner, the knowledge of supreme soul resides as a soul in us and contemplation upon the supreme Lord could elevate the soul from the worldly matters and bondage.”  Bhagavan looked at the face of Udhdhava seeking his opinion in this matter.  Thus, Uddhava and Lord Krishna discussed the two urgent matters in hand to attend, one is to release twenty thousand Kings from the custody of Jarasandha and another one is to attend the Rajasuya Yajja of Yudhishtira.

In the meantime, there were two different opinions raised in the assembly, Bhagavan should resolve the issue of Kings under the custody of Jarasandha, there was another opinion that the Rajasuya conducted by his own relative Yudhishtira, so it is the duty of Krishna to attend the same.  Bhagavan did not pay attention to the members of the assembly and looked at the face of Uddhava, seeking his opinion.  Udhdhava was well known the fact that Krishna is aware of all, he wanted to test his knowledge in this matter.