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Chapter – 2 – The legend of Lord Krishna -  2 - The introduction to Srimad BhagavathMahapuran

Sanathana Dharma – Mind & Intellect – The state of Jeevanmuktha & Bhrama Nirvanam – The origin of Srimad Bhagavath Mahapuran

Once, the illustrious Rishis studied the nature of Prakrithi and Purusha, the next thought came into mind was how did we unite the soul to the supreme soul to avoid rebirth? They found the path of Dharma/righteousness is the path to attain Moksha/liberation from repeated births and deaths.  The Rishis and sages experienced the supreme state of bliss with the constant practice of meditation; attained union of the soul with the Paramathma/supreme soul is addressed as ‘Sanathana Dharma’, further it was expressed as the Paramadharma in words came to know as Veda. They also found there are various methods available that can be put into practice the mind and intellect to achieve union with the supreme soul. Those are Karma/performance of righteous deeds, Bhakti/intense devotion and faith, Gnana/wisdom, Ashtanga Yoga, Pranayama/breathe control techniques, to attain the ultimate object.  The four branches of Veda, known as Rig, Yajur, Sama, and Atharvaveda depicted the nature of supreme Bhramam, thus began the practice of travel of knowledge from preceptor to disciple and the sequence of it continues to date.

The origin of Srimad Bhagavath Mahapuran was from Lord Narayana, which was narrated to Lord Bhrama, that was retold to Maharishi Narada, later it was narrated as Chathushloki Bhagavath to Maharishi Vedavyasa who composed the essence of Bhakti, Gnana and Vairagya in an elaborate manner and described to Shuka Bhramam, further it was retold to King Pareekshith, later it was narrated by Sutha Pauranika to Shaunakadhis in Naimisharanya.

The knowledge of all-pervasive nature of the supreme soul, who resides as a soul in living beings, and the practice of contemplating upon the supreme Lord, with good control over senses provide the serenity of mind to face any adverse situation in the life.  Jeevamuktha’s/liberated souls attains the union of the supreme soul with the constant practice meditation, and Pranayama, they do not overreact or get overexcited to the situations of sorrows and happiness as the ordinary soul.  There are two types of liberation from miseries and sorrows of worldly existence,  Jeevanmuktha and Bhramanirvana.  A liberated soul with the constant practice of meditation attains the supreme state of Bhramanirvana/immortal state.  An intellectual mind realizes the destructible nature of Prakrithi and contemplates upon the indestructible supreme soul; an emotional mind is soaked in the illusion of worldly matters and bondages, constantly seeks for sensual pleasure and undergoes endless miseries and sorrows of worldly existence.  Therefore it is not the people or material things or a matter causes miseries or sorrows, it is the ignorance/emotional ‘thoughts’ of the individual cause’s grief and agony.  Srimad Bhagavath Mahapuran describes the legend of King Pareekshith who was cursed to die in seven days by the son of Rishi Shameeka elevated his soul with constant meditation and contemplation upon the various legends of supreme Lord that was narrated by Shukha Bhramam, and got relieved from the fear of death and attained union with the supreme Bhramam.