||Om Namo Bhagavathe Vasudevaya||

Chapter – 74 – The legend of Lord Krishna – The legend of King Pareekshith

Vidura Maithreya Samvadham

Maharishi Maitreya speaks “Oh! Vidura, the supreme Lord who is the creator of the Universe and its living beings of diversified nature, expanded all those creatures that are already merged in him, all those creatures are different from each other, therefore it is impossible to compare them with one another.  Oh! Vidura, all those creatures are beyond comparison so it is meaningless to take pride in the possessions or lament over the absence of all those material matters or bondages, without realizing the presence of the supreme soul in it.  Oh! Vidura, the knowledge of ‘self’ can be achieved with the practice of meditation and association with the ascetics and saintly people, it helps to get rid of redundant thoughts; it removes the attachments on worldly matters and bondage, which has destructible nature and focus the mind on the supreme Lord who is eternal.  The human mind and intellect has immense potential to elevate the soul from the destructible Prakrithi to the indestructible Purusha. Oh! Vidura, the extreme adversities in life caused due to the presence of the destructible nature of Prakrithi to make the Jeeva stronger than before, with the practice of meditation and contemplation the Jeeva make an effort to come out of it, even it may fall out of the austerities it would regain the consciousness/intellect to bring back into the righteous path. Oh! Vidura, the presence of the supreme soul in us is the source of the functioning of Gnana Karmaindhriyas, mind and intellect, therefore whoever contemplates upon that supreme soul who is eternal and changeless remain serene always.”

Maharishi Maitreya continues “Oh! Vidura, all those functions in this Universe and its living beings are based on ‘Time’, the slightest particles of Paramanu keep traveling due to the influence of ‘Time’, therefore it is addressed as ‘Kalachakram’, the supreme Lord who is beyond ‘time’ is the cause for the movement of this ‘Kalachakram’.  Due to the constant influence of this ‘Kalachakra’ the human body undergoes transformation and ruin; therefore overindulgence on the perishable nature body causes grief in Jeeva.  The human body has to undergo aging, illnesses and death, hence, the Rishis and Sages strongly recommended the practice of mind and intellect from the destructible nature of the Prakrithi/body, wealth, richness, fame, people, etc. to the indestructible supreme Lord.  Oh! Vidura, The practice of mind and intellect that has already wedged in the material world and bondage, to the supreme soul is known as ‘Sadhana’/meditation; in this way, Jeeva can elevate their soul into a state of bliss.”

||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.”

||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.”