|| Om Namo Bhagavathe Vasudevaya||

Chapter – 251 – The legend of Lord Krishna -  102

Tham Shambara: Kamaroopi Hrithva  Thokamanidharsham | Sa Vidhithvathmana: Shathrum Prasyodhanvathyagadh Griham || Bhagavan  Narayana Sutha: Shambarena  Hritho Grihath | Aham Theadhikritha Pathni Rathi: Kamo Bhavan Prabho ||

Shuka Bhramam speaks “ Oh! Rajan, Shambara arrived in the palace of Krishna and saw a beautiful infant Pradhyumna who has the lovely appearance of Krishna and Kamadeva, though he approached the infant to kill, he could not kill the child watching its divinity.  He shoved the child in the ocean was swallowed by a giant fish, later it was caught by a fisherman and without knowledge delivered to the palace of Shambarasura.  Mayawati who was in charge of the kitchen cut opened the fish and saw the child inside, and the child was taken care of by Mayavathi.  Maharishi Narada happened to visit the palace and informed Mayavathi about the child who was Kamadeva in his previous birth.  Suddenly Mayavathi’s approach to the child has changed, her motherly affection transformed into the desire for a lover,  Pradhyumna asked “ Oh! Mother, you have completely changed your way of approach to me, previously you were addressing me as your child, now you are approaching me as your lover.”  Mayawati speaks “Oh! Narayana Sutha, you have brought to the palace by Shambara, you were my husband Kamadeva in the previous birth, Oh! Prabho, I was  your wife Devi Rathi in my previous birth.” In a moment, Pradhyumna remembered the influence of Maya and praised Mayavathi, Mahamaya who is the destroyer of Sarvamaya.  Thus, Mayavathi informed Pradhyumna about Shambarasura who is enemy deities, should be killed at the earliest, she taught the supreme knowledge of ‘Mahamaya’ to Pradhyumna, a fierce battle was held between Shambarasura and Pradhyuma, and the latter was killed in the battle.  Pradhyumna and Mayavathi returned to Dwaraka.

In the Palace of Dwaraka, Krishna was preparing to leave to his chamber, Devi Rukmini returned to the chamber and found the infant Pradhyumna is missing.  Devi Rukmini conducted a thorough inquiry about the child in the entire palace and female attendants and Devi Devaki, Vasudeva and Lord Krishna.  Devi Rukmini found the child has lost forever, was besieged with extreme agony, pacified by Krishna.  Thus, sixteen years have passed, one day Devi Rukmini felt her left eye trembling as a sign of good omen.  Soon, Devi Rukmini saw a handsome youth who has the attractive appearance of Lord Krishna, his eyes, nose, mouth, ears, forehead, lips, and well-built physique has a close resemblance to Krishna, he along with a beautiful woman entering inside the grand pathways of the palace.  Suddenly, she remembered the lost child Pradhyumna, rushed to Krishna who comforted Devi Rukmini saying that it is her lost son Pradhyumna returning home.  Soon, Maharishi Narada arrived and narrated all that happened with Pradhyumna to Devi Rukmini.  Everyone received the couple with great enthusiasm, once again happiness restored in the palace of Dwaraka.

The legend of ‘Pradhyumnothpathi’ is the journey of mind, Manas, Buddhi, Chiththam, Ahamkara is named as Vasudeva, Pradhyumna/lust, Aniruddha, and Sankarshana.  Shambarasura represents senses that take pleasure in worldly matters/Indhriyasukham,  Mayavathi represent ‘Vidyamaya’/ that elevates the soul from worldly bondage and guide the soul to the path of Moksha reunites Pradhyumna/the mind soaked in lust and desires to Krishna and Devi Rukmini.  In short, the mind and intellect which was soaked in worldly matters and sensual pleasures, with the help of supreme knowledge reunites with the Paramathma, therefore it is called ‘The journey of the mind’.