||Om Namo Bhagavathe Vasudevaya||

Chapter – 72 – The legend of Lord Krishna – The legend of King Pareekshith

Vidura Maithreya Samvadham 

Athathey Bhagavan Leela Yogamayorubhrimhitha: | Vishwa Sthithyudh Bhavantharththa Varnnayamyanupoorvasha: || Bhagavan Yeka Asedhamagra Athanathamanam Vibhu: | Athmethcchanugathavathma Nanamathyupalakshana: ||

Shukha Bhramam speaks “ Oh! Rajan, Vidura reverentially prostrated before Maharishi Maitreya and took a seat near him, and enquired”

Vidura speaks “Oh! Mahamune, the Jeeva performs various Karma seeking sensual pleasure or material welfare, unfortunately, they fail to achieve happiness, did not get rid of sorrows, and on the other hand, it increases day by day. Oh! Bhagavan, Kindly, describe the reason for it.  The Jeeva constantly searching for material pleasure and well-being, keeping away from Lord Janardhana, keeping away from the righteous deeds or activities, keeping the mind idle with a cluster of redundant thoughts, kindly describe how did we fix our mind and intellect upon supreme Lord and enhance devotion. I have heard of various incarnations of supreme Lord, who expanded this Universe and its living beings, and performed various amusements, kindly elaborate them. Oh! Vipravarya, the supreme Lord is all-pervasive, represents living and non-living things, and performs various deeds, kindly describe all those.  Maharishi Vedavyasa pointed out all the endless struggles of  Jeeva, I think reading and following all those scriptures composed by him would clear all the miseries and sorrows of worldly existence.  Whoever contemplates upon the supreme Lord Hari, and keep focusing on reciting and reading the scriptures would get rid of all the afflictions of worldly existence.  Whoever keeps shoveling them into the grief and sorrows will become helpless to unload their burden.  Those who do not contemplate or meditate upon the Supreme Lord, or not fixing their mind and intellect on the glorious scriptures, would face mercilessly death after leading a meaningless life, with the influence of ‘Time’. Oh! Bhagavan, the constant chase of ‘Time’ from the moment of birth, throughout the life and end of the Jeeva should be taken seriously, therefore every moment in the life of Jeeva is precious,  I think wise use of the life span listening to endless glorious of Lord Hari, keeps the Jeeva from the futile debate.”

Maharishi Maitreya speaks “ Oh! Vidura, you have raised a brilliant question about the constant miseries and sorrows in the life of Jeeva, I shall elaborately describe the reason for the constant unhappiness of Jeeva after performing various deeds. Oh! Vidura, you are a fortunate one, born in an illustrious clan, the supreme Lord Krishna instructed me to advise you with the highest of the philosophies to you. I sincerely express my gratitude to that supreme Lord for giving me an opportunity to enlighten you with the supreme knowledge. Oh! Vidura, the mind, and intellect cause grief due to the redundant thoughts; therefore it should put into practice how to get rid of them with the purified thoughts. Oh! Vidura, I have already described the origin of the Universe and its living beings, initially, there was the supreme Lord Adi Narayana that existed before the creation. The mind and intellect were manifested from the supreme Lord, all that creatures were expanded with the Icchashakthi of that supreme Lord.   The mind and intellect are under the influence of Maya, an intelligent one contemplates upon the ‘Adhokshaja’ who resides as a soul in us and get rid of the afflictions.  Oh! Vidura, the Icchashakthi, Gnanashakthi, and Kriyashakthis of supreme Lord came into open with the influence of ‘Time’, hence the ‘Time’ has a great influence on the human life and activities, the mind and intellect have the capabilities to flow with the ‘Time’ and beyond time as well.  The mind and intellect can flow beyond ‘Time’ with the practice of spirituality because the mind and intellect have originated from the supreme soul which is beyond ‘time’ and eternal.  The practice of concentrating upon the Sookshma shareera/supreme soul from the Sthoolshareera/body consciousness is spirituality.”