|| Om Namo Bhagavathe Vasudevaya||

Chapter – 3 – The legend of Lord Krishna -  3 - The introduction to Srimad BhagavathMahapuran

The practice of Bhakti – Gnana  - Vairagya

Bhagavath Mahapuran describes the glorious legends of Devi Kunthi whose elder son Karna was killed in the battlefield by her third son Arjun, Devi Kunthi has remained unaffected by the sorrow with her intense devotion and faith upon supreme Lord Krishna.   Bhishma Pithamaha who imparted the splendor of Supreme Lord Krishna to Yudhishtira while lying in the bed of arrows, even though he was physically exhausted, he did not find any mental exhaustion, finally surrendered himself to supreme Lord Krishna.   Prahlada, who conquered all the hurdles in life with the constant meditation and devotion upon supreme Lord Hari, and rose as one of the ardent devotees of Lord Hari.  The five-year-old Druva who was humiliated by stepmother Suruchi underwent Tapasya at the instruction of mother Sunithi, attained Manthropadhesha from Maharishi Narada eventually achieved the status of ever glowing Pole star Druva with his intense devotion to supreme Lord Hari.  Therefore it is not the people or matter or the situation causes grief or agony, it is the ‘thought’ causes distress, over-attachment to worldly matters and bondages causes’ extreme agony.   The spiritual advancement is possible with the thorough insight of Prakrithi/ attachment to people, money, material things, and possession of wealth, fame, etc. that has impermanent nature and the knowledge of the indestructible supreme soul.  Bhagavath Mahapuran describes the nature of a prospective spiritual seeker should have the acceptance of his/her weaknesses and willingness/curiosity/Jijyasu to learn things which could elevate the soul to the eternal truth and thereby attain serenity of mind.

The Rishis found that the mind and intellect, Gnana & Karma Indhriyas, cannot perform a task in the absence of the supreme soul, the body that created from the Prakrithi has to undergo constant transformation and ruin, the mind and intellect initiated form the supreme soul has the to attain union with the supreme soul/Bhramam which is eternal and changeless, to avoid repeated births.  The mind and intellect initiated from the supreme soul/Bhramam attains Laya“Jeevo Bhramaiva Na Apara’, the supreme soul is none other than Jeeva, hence it should practice the union in the supreme Lord who is Kshethrajja resides as a soul in living beings, with the constant practice of meditation. The mind and intellect is under the influence of Thrigunas and Maya/illusion, get attached to worldly matters and people effortlessly, that creates an obstacle for the spiritual advancement of the individual.  The practice of spirituality is the practice of nearness to the supreme soul who resides as a soul, with the Bhakti/devotion, Gnana/wisdom and Vairagya/sense of abandonment.