|| Om Namo Bhagavathe Vasudevaya||

Chapter – 315 – The legend of Lord Krishna -  166

Eko Narayano  Deva:  Poorvashrishtam Swa Mayaya | Samhrithya  Kala Kalaya Kalpanthamidham Eshwara: | Yeka Evadhvitheeyoabhoodhathmadharo Akhilashraya: ||

Bhramin speaks “ Oh! Rajan, 16) I have learned a lesson from Kurara/a kind of a bird, found a piece of meat and took pleasure in it, soon it was surrounded by a large number of birds, immediately it discarded the meat and flew away. In this way, people come after you not because of their love and affection for you, it is the wealth you own, should not tempt others with your possessions and wealth.   Therefore practice to disperse the wealth in an efficient manner, otherwise, it will invite troubles to you and adopt the nature of Kuraka/sense of abandonment. 17) I have learned a lesson from Arbaka/child, there are two types of people free from the cluster of unwanted thoughts, one is a small child and another is a liberated soul who has achieved the highest state of spirituality, freed mind and intellect from worldly matters and bondages.  18) I have learned a lesson from Kumari/teenager girl; I shall narrate a story of a girl who was proposed to marry a gentleman, whose family visited the house of the future bride, without informing them.  The girl’s parents were not at home, she received her future in-laws with great respect, found there was not enough meal to serve the guests, so prepared to pound some grains, while grinding, the number of bangles adorned in both of her hands made jingling noises inviting the attention of her guests, she does not want to embarrass the guests, so removed all the bangles to avoid the jingling noises and kept one on both the hands continued grinding the grains.  I have learned a great lesson that the gatherings of people who have no spiritual interests will do no good other than unnecessary chattering; the association of the saintly men and ascetics only would bring an abundance of piousness and gives the opportunity to learn. 19) I have learned a lesson from Sharakrith/who make arrows, once a King took a visit to his people of the Kingdom, the blacksmith who was making the arrows did not notice the arrival of King’s men or King who was accompanied by a huge number of attendants, his completely absorbed in the creation of the arrow. The King became furious and questioned the blacksmith about his act of arrogance and found that it was the sounds from the workshop of the blacksmith not allowed him to take notice of the arrival of the King.  It taught me the lesson of pure dedication while contemplating upon supreme Lord, I do not let my mind wander on worldly matters. 20) I have learned a lesson from the serpents, which has no home of its own.  The attachment to possession would lead to intense grief in their absence, therefore the ascetics and saintly men do not stay in a single place for a long time. 21) I have learned a lesson from Urnanabhi/spider, it builds a marvelous net with its saliva to catch its prey, and absorbs the net whenever it wants.  In this way, we all bound by the Karma, and the performance of the Karma liberates the soul from the repeated births, the mind originated from the supreme soul, it is preserved by the supreme soul and therefore it should return to supreme Lord with the practice of constant contemplation to avoid rebirths. 22)Subeshakrith/creature that makes a mound on the wall, it deposits the worm collected from outside and do not let it go out of the mound, keeps constantly watching the growth of it, finally, the worm assume the form of the creature that built the mound.  The mind and intellect have immense capabilities, if it’s utilized for the constant contemplation upon the supreme Lord, it would attain the nearness of him, while leaving the Prana.   Otherwise, the Jeeva keeps hurling into the cycles of rebirth.  Therefore the constant practice of meditation and contemplation would lead the soul to remember the supreme Lord while leaving the mortal coil and attain the respective abodes.”