|| Om Namo Bhagavathe Vasudevaya||

Chapter – 312 – The legend of Lord Krishna -  163

Bhramin speaks “ Oh! Rajan, I am extremely happy to describe the reasons for the serenity of my mind.  I have been in the association of various preceptors and saintly men, and I had the opportunity to learn various lessons from them, and thus I have utilized my intellect which is the first preceptor to raise my soul from all the suffering and sorrows.  I shall narrate my twenty-four preceptor, Prithvi, Vayu/Air, Akasham/Sky, space/ Ether, Agni/Fire, Chandra/moon, Ravi/sun, Kapotha/dove, Ajakara/huge serpent, Sindhu/ocean, Pathanga/flying insects, Madhukrith/honey bee, Gaja/elephant, Madhuha/honey collector, Harina/antelope, Meena/fish, Pingala/prostitute, Kurara,  Arbaka, Kumari, Sharakrith, Sarpa, Urnnanabhi, and Supesha.”

Brahmin continues “ Oh! Rajan, I have learned a great lesson from 1) Prithvi/Bhoomi/Kshithi/Earth, that whoever hurt the mother Earth, with the excavation and the destruction process, it does not bother about it and keeps rotating, therefore an individual who does not have the capabilities to bear the atrocities, would face breakdown easily.  The thoughts have fleeting nature, it makes the person vulnerable to it, therefore contemplating upon the supreme soul which is the source of mind and intellect would remove the unwanted thoughts.  The Sookshmashareera/mind and intellect originated from the supreme soul has immense potential as the supreme soul, thoughts are fleeting nature occupies the mind and the Sthoolashareera/body is destructible nature.  The constant contemplation upon the supreme Lord who resides as the soul would remove the cluster of unwanted thoughts about people, materials and matters.  The Earth has self-less nature, serving its living beings with an abundance of its rich natural resources, it is one of the important lessons human beings have to learn from the Earth, the habit of sharing of knowledge and wealth.  The mother Earth performs her duties relentlessly, like that if the mind is constantly contemplated upon that supreme Lord, the cluster of unwanted thoughts would disappear from it.  2) I have learned a lesson from Vayu/Pranavayu, that lacks attachment to the creatures during the process of inhalation and exhalation, the human body undergoes a transformation in every second, therefore intellectuals taught to keep attachment to the eternal one/Paramathma.  A Yogi performs all the deeds without getting attached to it like Vayu, never let the mind daunt by the past experiences or anxiousness about the future, like the air do not stick with the fragrances or foul smell, or the running water remains pure always. 3) I have learned a lesson from the sky /Nabha represents vastness, all-pervasive like the Supreme Lord who resides as a soul in living beings, the outwards appearance of the human undergoes changes but the supreme soul remains changeless.”