||Om Namo Bhagavathe
Vasudevaya||
Chapter – 73 – The legend
of Lord Krishna – The legend of King Pareekshith
Indhriyas eulogizes the Supreme Lord
Namamathe Devapadharavindham Prapanna Thapopashamathapathram |
Yanmoolaketha Yathayonjjasoru Samsaradhukham Bahiruthkshipanthi ||
Maharishi Maitreya speaks
“ Oh! Vidura, the Ahamkara originated from the Mahath Thaththva/Sthoola and Sookshmashreera, the Gnana, and Karmaindhriyas came into light and the
expansion of the Universe took place.
All those Gnana Karmaindhriyas/deities eulogized the supreme Lord. “
Oh! Bhagavan, you are the destroyer of all the afflictions of worldly
existence, you are the creator, preserver, and destroyer of the Universe and its
living beings, and hence you are the ultimate asylum for the Jeeva. Oh!
Bhagavan, you are the sole protector of Jeeva from the Thapathraya/Adibhauthika,
Adhidheivika and Adhyathmika Thapa. The
three kinds of afflictions are one is related to body/aging, illnesses, and
death, the second one is grief caused by the attachment to wealth, fame, money,
richness, etc. and the third one is grief caused by the worldly
bondage/attachment to people. The people
who are surrendered and took shelter at your lotus feet would remain protected
and free from grief always. Oh!
Bhagavan, the intellectuals and illustrious Rishis, conducted a thorough search
and composed various scriptures on it, whoever reroute their mind and intellect,
and take shelter on the pathways of those Rishis and Sages, would destroy the
accumulated sins and grief, eventually, the Jeeva gets purified and move closer
to the supreme abode. Oh! Bhagavan, whoever listens to the endless glories of
you, with the intense devotion and faith, understands the greatest knowledge of ‘self’,
with the constant practice of meditation and contemplation which is the sole
cure to get rid of redundant thoughts, in this way they elevate their
souls. Oh! Bhagavan, the Jeeva who is
completely soaked in ‘body consciousnesses, wealth, possessions, and people,
which has impermanent nature,/Prakrithi/cosmic nature/ makes them drive far
away from you and they remain ignorant always. We shall reverentially prostrate
before your lotus feet. Oh! Bhagavan,
whoever listens to the scriptures praising your endless glories and various
pastimes, would achieve intense devotion/Bhakti and Vairagya/sense of
abandonment, keep their mind free from worldly afflictions, they remain
unharmed by the adversities in their lives, eventually attain the lotus feet of
you. Oh! Bhagavan, the noble soul’s abandon
the worldly living, seek shelter in caves or hermitage, and undertake extreme
austerities and contemplate upon you.
The Grahashrami with the intense devotion and faith, undertake the
constant practices of meditation and contemplation, attains the purity of the
mind. Oh! Bhagavan, you have described
the performance of our duties as Indhriyas/sense organs, we shall sincerely
follow your advice, perform all those tasks that are allocated to us, and will serve
you like sincere attendants.”