||Om Namo Bhagavathe Vasudevaya||

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Lord Mahadeva witnessed a magnificent garden, in abundance of various flowers, creepers, trees, streams, and ponds.  He saw a stunningly beautiful woman with most attractive physical features, smeared in rich fragrances, was playing with the flower ball.   She has beautiful eyes, adorned in various magnificent ornaments all over the body, attired in marvelous garment, while watching, her upper garments were slipped down, she was taking immense pleasure in the pastime did not notice, it revealed her enticing body parts, her beautiful long and curly hair locks were spread all over the attractive body; it exposed the large and heavy bosom as well.  Lord Mahadeva watched the mesmerizing beauty of the woman in awe; he forgot the presence of Goddess Uma and the Bhoothaganas.   Mohini captured the entire attention of Lord Mahadeva, looking at him with an extreme desire; she continued to entertain Lord Mahadeva moving all over the garden.  Lord Mahadeva completely forgot his identity and nature like an untamed male elephant craving for a female elephant to fulfill its physical requirements.  He approached her in an intense desire, caught hold of her beautiful long hair locks, when Mahadeva moved further to embrace her was rejected by Mohini and she ran out of his reach.  Mahadeva who was completely besieged by the beauty of Mohini followed her at great speed; her attires were lost due to the force of the wind, Mahadeva who was chasing Mohini could not control his desire, eventually, the beeja/rethas released were fallen on the Earth, and has become silver and gold.  Immediately after releasing the Beeja, Mahadeva realized his real nature and regained his splendor, he did not spend even a second recollecting those mistakes, he instantly concentrated on his supreme consciousness. 

Lord Mahadeva prostrated before Mohini, “ Oh! Devi, I shall prostrate before you.” Lord Vishnu said “ Oh! Vibhudhashreshta/eminent one, you have effortlessly regained your supreme consciousness in no time.   The ordinary living beings keep feeding their sense in delusion; they do not make an effort to bring back the consciousness to merge with the Supreme Lord who resides as a soul in them.  Oh! Bhagavan, it was your proficiency to regain the supreme consciousness, therefore, you have not stained by my incarnation as Mohini.” 

Lord Mahadeva returned to the Mount Kailash and described all that happened to Goddess Sati, “ Oh! Devi, I was drenched in illusion after witnessing the marvelous form of supreme Lord Vishnu as Mohini, it was extremely difficult to withdraw my mind from the beautiful form of Mohini.  I have lost the beeja/semen while I was running after that attractive form of Lord Vishnu, instantly I have regained the supreme consciousness and contemplated upon that Purusha, thus I have freed my mind from illusion.   Oh! Devi, this glorious form of Mohini will teach a great philosophy to the living beings on the Earth.  This splendid pastime of Lord Vishnu would be the greatest lesson to relieve the souls from the miseries of worldly existence.” 

Whoever contemplates upon the most magnificent form of Lord Vishnu as Mohini would attain happiness in the material world as well as union with the Supreme Lord who resides as a soul.

The human mind and intellect are the sole contributors to happiness, pain, grief and sorrow, it needs diverse matters to contemplate, if it is not twisted in the right manner it wander in the material world and accumulates intense grief and sorrow, if it is turned in contemplating the supreme Lord who resides as soul in living beings and the all-pervading nature of him, it would provide the serenity of mind, clarity of thoughts, and ultimately supreme bliss.  It has the ability to soak in the world of fantasy as well as mull over the past pleasant and unpleasant experiences.  It has the capability to fasten the individual soul into worldly matters, bondage, and countless desires; it also has the power to unfasten the individual soul from the worldly matters to the supreme Lord as well.  The serenity of mind can be achieved through constant practice of contemplation on the supreme Lord, meditation, Yoga, breathing techniques/Pranayama, recitation of sacred scriptures, etc.

||Om Namo Bhagavathe Vasudevaya||

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Lord Mahadeva speaks “ Oh! Devadeva who carries out the functions of Indhriyas, mind, and intellect with your presence in the soul, Oh! Jagathvyapin/omnipresent, Oh! Jagadeesha/Jagath = Jayathe/creation + Thishtathi/preservation + Gacchathi/destruction, Oh! Jaganmaya who is all-pervading and changeless, Oh! Sarvabhoothathma,  you are the cause and effects as well, you have neither beginning nor end, you are absolute truth known as Bhramam.  The intellectuals contemplate upon your lotus feet and attain the state of bliss, the liberated souls abandon the sensual pleasure, desire, and material bondage, and elevate their souls.  Oh! Lord you are absolute Bhramam, which is beyond TriGunas, sorrows, and impurities, you are flawless, you symbolize nectar and you are supreme bliss.  You are void of duality, {human body, mind, and intellect are considered as ‘Dwayam’, it is subject to a different color, skin tone, shape, etc.. but the supreme soul remains ‘Adhwayam’ that is free from duality, any of the color or qualities.} like the ornaments of a various pattern made out of precious yellow metal, due to ignorance the people forget to notice the supreme soul in all living beings.  Oh! Bhagavan, I have witnessed your numerous incarnations, I have not seen your incarnation as a beautiful woman while distributing the nectar of immortality, I would like to witness the same, hence kindly reveal that glorious form to me.”

Lord Vishnu speaks “ Oh! Lord Mahadeva, I have assumed that beautiful form of a woman to entertain the demons, so that the deities could get the share of nectar of immortality. Oh! Surasaththama, I shall reveal that form to you.”  Lord Vishnu disappeared from sight.

||Om Namo Bhagavathe Vasudevaya||

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The illustrious Rishis and sages taught us the highest knowledge of   ‘Pavananam Cha Pavanam’ superior among the wealth; the knowledge of all-pervading nature of supreme Lord can be earned with the association of saintly men and learning scriptures.  It inspires the individual to churn the mind and intellect which could bring the nectar of immortality/the knowledge of the eternal presence of the Supreme Lord as a soul in living beings that has neither birth nor death.   Lord Mahadeva/Shiva remained unhurt even after consuming the toxic poison appeared while churning the ocean and it has become an ornament on his throat; it means the supreme soul/Shiva symbolizes auspiciousness, with the constant contemplation upon supreme Lord the toxic poison like impurities of the mind and intellect would get cleansed, and the virtuousness would become an ornament for the person who immerses in contemplation.  Whoever soaked in material living, seeking pleasure in every material thing would remain unhappy and miserable, the people who live for the welfare of others, sharing and caring, in all possible means would remain in perpetual bliss, and eventually, they remain free from the impurities.  During the awakened state, the mind and intellect take shelter on the eyes, during the state of half-awakened/not deep sleep, the mind, and intellect take rest on the throat, during the state of deep sleep/Sushupthi the mind and intellect take rest on the Prana, during the state of Thureeya/being in the 4^th state of soul/ in the transcendental state it takes rest on the Moordha/uppermost part of the head.

The demons were infuriated to witness the deities who consumed the entire nectar of immortality.  They battled against the deities who had attained immense strength with the consumption of the nectar.  In the vicious battle between the deities and demons, numerous demons were killed; Lord Indra killed Mahabhali/Vairochana.  The deities returned to their abodes with the great feeling of triumph.  In the meantime, Shukracharya, the preceptor of the demons, used the ‘Mrithasanjeevani Vidhya’/lessons of restoring life on the corpse, on the demons who were brutally killed in the battle, thus all the demons regained their lives.

Lord Mahadeva/Vrishadhwaja came to know about the glorious form of Lord Mahavishnu as Mohini, desired to meet her.   Lord Mahadeva discussed the incarnation of Lord Vishnu with Goddess Sati who was also yearning to witness the splendor of Mohini.  Thus Lord Mahadeva and Goddess Sati mounted on the celestial vehicle was accompanied by the Bhoothaganas and arrived to meet the glorious incarnation of Lord Madhusoodhana was received with great reverence, worshiped him and offered a seat. 

||Om Namo Bhagavathe Vasudevaya||

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Shuka Bhramam speaks “ Oh! Rajan, Lord Vishnu assumed the form of a most attractive woman Mohini who was smeared in highly rich fragrances and adorned in various precious ornaments all over the body, attired in magnificent garments.  The moment demons witnessed the supremely gorgeous woman Mohini, they forgot their arguments on the nectar of immortality.  They immensely praised the beauty, lovely features and appearance of Mohini and enquired her whereabouts “Oh! Beautiful one, Oh! Kanchathalayadhakshi, you are churning our hearts, who are you, where did you come from and why did you come? kindly elaborate to us.  We are extremely fortunate ones, you must be sent by the Supreme Lord to distribute the nectar and take pleasure in our association.  Oh! Devi kindly chooses us as your companion.  Kindly distribute the nectar equally among us. ” The demons walked around Mohini, surprisingly watching at her beauty, touched her garments in awe, took great pleasure in the smell of the rich aromatic perfumes she has applied on her body.  Mohini who was covered in the exquisite garment expressed her shyness before them.  Mohini replied “Oh! Demons, how could you trust on me I am the one wander all around, therefore you should not invest trust upon me.”  After hearing this, the demons confirmed that she is open-minded and most eligible to distribute the nectar and requested her to distribute the nectar.  Mohini instructed them to sit in a line keeping their mouth open and eyes closed, was sincerely followed like children.  Mohini waved her hands to deities and instructed them to sit with them, she served the deities with the nectar and affectionately patted on the cheeks of demons who were seated their eyes closed. One of the demons Swarbhanu suspected that there is something wrong, he opened his eyes and found that the deities happily consuming the nectar.  Swarbhanu loudly called for the demons and cautioned them that they have cheated by Lord Vishnu, who has assumed the form of a gorgeous woman Mohini, but demons were not willing to listen, therefore Swarbhanu disguised the form of deity and seated between Lord Chandra and Surya.  Lord Vishnu did not take notice of Swarbhanu who was seated between the deities; the nectar was served to him as well.  Lord Surya loudly called out for Lord Vishnu and informed the presence of Swarbhanu among the deities.  Lord Vishnu sliced off the head of Swarbhanu who was already attained the nectar of immortality, his head portion remains unhurt and the body part became smoky.   Swarbhanu kept his enmity on Lord Surya and Lord Chandra from that day onwards, thus the solar and lunar eclipse has come into existence.  In this way, the supreme Lord Vishnu attained the nectar of immortality for the deities.”

There are numerous ways of Upasana/worship of the supreme Lord.  The milky ocean represents the human mind and intellect, which is soaked in various impurities and abnormalities, it is bound by three Gunas/Rajasik, Tamasik and Swatik.  The human intellect has no beginning or end; it is like an unfathomable milky ocean.  The Mount Mandhara represents clarity of thoughts, it helps to realize/experience the presence of the supreme soul who resides as a soul in living beings.  The serpent Vasuki represents the Kundalinishakthi that has the sign of serpent, can be elevated with the constant practice of devotion/Pranayama, Yoga, meditation, recitation of scriptures and sacred names, etc.  The deities and demons represent the constructive as well as destructive thoughts in us.  The constructive thoughts are confident and hard-working nature, without the anxiousness of criticism or expectation.  The destructive thoughts are doubtful and lethargic; it lacks disciplines, seeks constant encouragement and support from others to boost its spirit.  While churning the ocean, Mount Mandhara was tilting has to get support from the giant tortoise that represents the balanced state of mind, firm in any favorable and unfavorable situations.  Any righteous deed performed without the knowledge the ultimate purpose/unfocused would be considered as unfruitful.  Therefore devotion to supreme consciousness without the purpose of union of the supreme soul, who resides as a soul in us, would not provide the experience of eternal bliss.  The supreme soul has the nature of Sacchidhanandha/eternal bliss, can be attained with the constant practice of meditation and contemplation, it would wash off all the toxic poison /Kalakooda/ impurities/selfishness, ego, pride, jealousy and remains Sarvabhootha Hithe Ratha who takes immense joy in the welfare of others, ultimately it leads to state of Nirvana/state of immortality is the state of union with the supreme Bhramam.  Lord Mahadeva is supreme consciousness which has the nature of permanent bliss; therefore the Kalakooda poison could not influence him.  This practice of staying close to the supreme Bhramam who resides as a soul in us is known as Upasana.

||Om Namo Bhagavathe Vasudevaya||

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Shuka Bhramam speaks “ Oh! Rajan, The Kalakooda/toxic poison was graciously accepted by Lord Mahadeva, a few drops of it fell on the Earth was consumed by serpents, crawling creatures, and reptiles.  The churning process was continued, the divine cow Kamadhenu come into sight from the ocean was offered to Rishis/ Agnihothris and Bhramavadhis who performs various fire sacrifices and remains in the contemplation of supreme Bhramam.  In this way, various precious things were appeared from the ocean were distributed among deities and demons, the white horse with a black tail Ucchaisravas was offered to  Vairochana/Mahabali, the powerful elephant Airavatha was offered to Lord Indra, the precious jewel Kausthubha was accepted by Lord Vishnu, the divine tree Parijatha was given to the abode of Lord Indra/ Indraloka.  Suddenly, Goddess Sri Mahalakshmi/Rama who is chaste and virtuous, stunningly gorgeous, youthful, appeared from the ocean, she has the resemblance of the strike of lightning captured the attention of demons and deities as well.  All the deities received Goddess Rama with great reverence, she was offered a seat and washed her feet by the deities, and heartily wished her to marry.   The Sages, Rishis, and Lord Maheshwara was prepared to receive her with great admiration.  She looked upon the supreme Lord Vishnu who symbolizes Dharma/righteousness, prowess, kindness, and compassion. Goddess Rama has the nature of being in the association of people of self-sacrificing, virtuous and willing to elevate their soul, presented herself to supreme Lord who remains unhurt by Gunasangha.  Her eyes were yearning for Lord Mukunda who is contemplating the supreme soul and remains in bliss.”

Shuka Bhramam continues “ Oh! Rajan,  In this way, Goddess Sri Mahalakshmi proved her presence with the liberated soul, who remains untouched by the impurities in the presence of her, people who are self-sacrificing and willing to contribute for the greatest causes and welfare of others.  Therefore, whoever contemplates upon the supreme Lord who resides as soul, has the nature of supreme bliss would be blessed with the eternal presence of Goddess Sri Mahalakshmi.  Thus, Goddess Sri Mahalakshmi offered herself to Lord Vishnu.  The churning process has continued, there appeared Varuni/intoxicating drink that was offered to demons.  Suddenly there appeared Dhanvanthari  Bhagavan who symbolizes the cure for all the illnesses/medicine of herbs/ science of Ayurveda /with a pot of nectar of immortality,  before the deities could get hands-on it was seized by the demons.  The demons engaged in a series of arguments and discussions about who will share the nectar of immortality were failed, everyone started fighting to get their own portion beforehand, thus it resulted in complete chaos.  The deities lost their hopes and deeply disappointed, they looked at the face of supreme Lord Vishnu.”

||Om Namo Bhagavathe Vasudevaya||

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The deities assembled under the leadership of Lord Bhrama reverentially prostrated before supreme Lord Vishnu.  Lord Bhrama praised “Oh! Supreme Lord, who has no birth, you are the source of Nirvanasukha which is the union of the soul with the supreme soul and the state of supreme bliss, you are the source of the liberation of the soul from fear, anxieties, sorrows, pain, and agony.  Oh! Lord, who symbolizes minuscule form which is impossible to perceive/Akilathamanam Anthara Dhrik, we shall prostrate before you.  Oh! Lord, the intellectuals constantly contemplate upon the splendor of the supreme Lord with the practice of strict discipline, meditation, the performance of rites, recitation of sacred chants and scriptures, Pranayama, etc. and attains the union with the supreme Lord who is eternal bliss.  Oh! Bhagavan, whoever surrendered at your lotus feet would experience your presence in them and in the outer world as well, you are the knower of all, you are well aware of our grief.” 

Lord Vishnu speaks “Oh! Deities, listen to me carefully, if you want to regain your glories, you have to make a peace agreement with the demons and churn the milky ocean.  With the collective efforts of you and the demons follow the instructions, deposit the Mount Mandhara in the milky ocean to utilize the Mountain as the churning rod, and the serpent Vasuki as its rope.  I shall caution you, there will be extremely toxic poison Kalakooda originates as a result of churning, but you need not be worried about it, that will be taken care of appropriately, further, there will be various precious things that will originate with your collective efforts, but do not let these things deviate your attention from the ultimate object, that is obtaining the nectar of immortality.” Thus, Lord Vishnu disappeared from their sight.

The deities approached Vairochana/ Mahabali who was ruling the three worlds with his extraordinary might, and they were reverentially greeted.   Lord Indra spoke, “Oh! Vairochana, we are children of one father, we are brothers, and we should not fight like enemies.  We are besieged with the curse of Maharishi Durvassa thereby lost our splendor, wealth and fame.  Lord Narayana advised us to churn the milky ocean for the nectar of immortality with our joined efforts, hence I have come to make a peace agreement with you and get liberated ourselves from the curse.  Oh! Vairochana, we can gain the nectar of immortality with our collective efforts and you may kindly take advantage of it.”  Vairochana was surprised to watch the extremely generous nature of Lord Indra who was always been haughty and ruthless. Vairochana made a fair agreement between the deities and demons.  As an initial exercise, the deities and demons have to elevate Mount Mandhara was failed miserably and few of the demons died, they could not lift an inch from its place.  Lord Vishnu mounted on celestial vehicle Garuda and the Mount Mandhara have perfectly placed on the milky ocean.  The demons and deities found repositioning the huge serpent Vasuki was deposited in the milky ocean and tied the rope around the Mount Mandhara by Lord Vishnu.  Thus, the churning of the milky ocean began, the deities who were near the mouth of the serpent started to suffocate from the heat waves produced from the mouth of Vasuki due to friction.   Once again deities, appealed to Lord Vishnu who advised them to wait patiently,  suddenly the demons refused to hold on the tail of Vasuki, eventually demons switched over to the place of the head of the serpent and tail was caught hold by the deities, thus the deities relieved from the heat waves of Vasuki.  The churning has continued, but they did not notice the Mount Mandhara started to tilt vigorously due to the extreme pressure on it.  Suddenly Lord Vishnu assumed the form of a giant tortoise and leaped into the water, and lifted Mount Mandhara on its solid upper back.  The deities and demons continued the process of churning, the tortoise felt as simple as tickling on its upper back.  Thus, the supreme Lord Vishnu who has assumed the form of a giant tortoise, with its one hand supporting the deities and the other hand to the demons, continued churning the ocean.  As the churning has progressed, it caused turmoil in the aquatic animals; suddenly Vasuki emitted toxic poison all over the ocean, which is capable to destroy the entire Universe and its people.  The deities and demons were alarmed refused to withstand the poison, Lord Mahadeva who was in deep contemplation witnessed the pathetic situation of the deities and demons.  Soon, the deities appealed to Lord Mahadeva, “ Oh! Deva, Oh! Mahadeva who is Lord of Lords, Oh! Bhoothathma who resides as a soul in living beings, Oh! Bhoothabhavana kindly protects us from the threat of toxic poison which is capable to destroy the three worlds.  Oh! Jagadheeshwara who is the Lord of the universe, you are the source of liberation from worldly bondage, Oh! Guru/preceptor, you are the protector of the distressed people; hence we shall take shelter on your lotus feet.  Oh! Vibhu, you represent trinities, you are absolute Bhramam,  Oh! Jagadeeshwara who resides as supreme soul, we shall prostrate before you, kindly protect us.”  Lord Mahadeva spoke to Devi Sati “Oh! Devi, the deities are deeply troubled by the toxic poison raised while churning the milky ocean for the nectar of immortality, I have decided to protect them from this trouble, and it is my responsibility.  I have decided to swallow that toxic poison for the welfare of living beings.”  Thus, Lord Mahadeva graciously received that toxic poison in his two palms, and poured over in his mouth, with the divine powers he put a sudden halt to the poison on the throat from moving further to the stomach.  The poison swallowed by the compassionate Lord Mahadeva became an ornament on his throat, thus Lord Mahadeva was honored with the sacred name ‘Neelkand Mahadev’.

||Om Namo Bhagavathe Vasudevaya||

Chapter – 98 – The legend of Churning the milky ocean for the nectar of immortality - 1

The death is defined in scriptures as ‘Athyantha Vismrithi’, the lack of knowledge of the all-pervading nature of the supreme Lord who is eternal, the individuals who forget the nature of supreme Lord who dwells as a soul in all the living beings is considered as the corpse, even though they are alive.   The practice of Yoga, meditation, contemplation, Pranayama, worship, etc… are the easiest techniques to strengthen the knowledge of the presence of the Supreme Lord as a soul in us, in this way we can elevate our soul to the transcendental state or state of bliss or immerse in the state of absolute Bhramam/Bhramakaravriththi is the practice of remembrance of supreme Lord like the nature of water that flows incessantly.

Pareekshith speaks “ Oh! Bhraman, you have described the legend of Gajendra Moksham, kindly narrate ‘the legend of churning the milky ocean for the nectar of immortality’ happened in the Rairava Manvanthara.”

Shuka Bhramam speaks “ Oh! Rajan, I shall elaborately describe the legend of Lord Vishnu who has incarnated as a giant tortoise to protect Mount Mandara from tilting, while churning the milky ocean for the nectar of immortality.  Maharishi Durvassa presented a highly auspicious garland of Parijatha to Lord Indra who was riding on his celestial vehicle Airavatha, the garland that was received from the abode of Lord Vishnu, a highly fragrant garland crammed with the honey bees.   Lord Indra hastily kept on the forehead of Airavatha was pulled down and thrashed on the floor.  Maharishi Durvassa who was about to leave the place noticed the arrogant gesture of Lord Indra and cursed him and the deities.  Soon, the deities were begun to show the sign of aging, weakness, illnesses, and their entire splendor has vanished.  The deities assembled before Durvassa and begged for forgiveness, Maharishi advised them to churn the milky ocean with the Mount Mandara and left the scene.  The deities approached Lord Bhrama who was surprised to witness all the deities assembled in Bhramasabha were too weak and had lost their charm, they have narrated the grave incident that happened before Maharishi Durvassa and the curse.  Lord Bhrama pacified them and took them to Lord Vishnu who is Paramaguru and beloved Lord of the Universe/Jagathpriya.  Thus Lord Bhrama who was accompanied by the deities arrived in the abode of Lord Vishnu and eulogized the supreme Lord.”

Lord Bhrama eulogized “ Oh! Lord, you are absolute truth, you are eternal, you are beyond description, you are not bound by Karma, you are flawless, you are Guhashaya who resides as a soul in living beings, you are unblemished, untouched by the impurities, you are Aprakritha/extraordinary, you are attainable for the virtuous through constant meditation, you are Niruktha who is beyond words, we shall prostrate before you.  Oh! Lord, you stir up Prana, mind, and intellect during the awakened state, like the mind that has the wings of a bird represents ignorance and intelligence, you are the controller of the function of that wing, hence we shall prostrate before the supreme Lord who preserves the mind and intellect in the state of sleep, awakened as well as in the state of dreaming.  Oh! Lord who is Aja, who is beyond death or birth, you are the rotator of the wheel of five Prana,  five Indhriyas and five Karmendhriyas, in the human body.  We shall take refuge under the lotus feet of supreme Lord who is the controller of the three Gunas known as Sathvik, Rajasik, and Tamasik nature, Ashtanemi/Boomi, Anala, Vayu, water, sky, intellect, Ahankara, etc.  Oh! Supreme Lord who is beyond intellect, you are invisible, and eternal resides as a soul in living beings, undertakes the functions of the mind and intellect, sensory organs, etc.  Oh! Lord, who illuminates the functions of the body  with his radiance in the form of Prana, is worshiped and contemplates by the fearless soul with the constant Upasana/Yogic practices; eventually take union with the Supreme Lord who is supreme bliss.  Oh! Supreme Lord who has created the whole Universe and Chathurvidha,   creatures born out of egg/creatures born out of the womb/ plants that are grown out of seeds/ micro-organisms, fungus / from the minuscule part of Your lotus feet, we shall prostrate before you. Oh! Lord, Oh! Mahavibhoothi, who is undertaking the function of living as well as non-living things, and resides as Prana in living things; you are the source of Ojas, Thejas and vigor, therefore kindly bless us.  We shall repeatedly prostrate before supreme Lord who has endless prowess, unblemished, and untouched by Maya, resides as a soul in living beings, with this supreme knowledge we could elevate our souls into supreme bliss, which leads to the state of no birth and death.  Oh! Lord, this supreme knowledge could elevate our soul from extreme fear, anxieties, sorrows, agonies, and pain.  Oh! Bhagavan, the deities are besieged with sorrow and grief, kindly shower your compassionate grace to elevate their soul.  We shall surrender at your lotus feet kindly guide us.  Oh! Anantha, who is eternal, we need not debate on your existence and presence and waste our time, Oh! Athmakarmane, Oh! Nirgunayaguneshaya who is Lord of Gunas and Nirgunas, and beyond Gunas and Nirgunas as well, Oh! Saththvastha, kindly shower your auspicious grace on us.  I have understood the worship of the Supreme Lord who is omnipresent, resides as a soul in living beings, like pouring water on the root of the tree which could prosper the whole of it.” Thus Lord Bhrama praised the supreme Lord.  Instantly Lord Vishnu appeared before the deities.