|| Om Namo Bhagavathe Vasudevaya||

Chapter – 25– The legend of Lord Krishna – Vyasa Narada Samvadham

Maharishi Narada speaks “Oh! Mahamune, several years have passed, I have spent singing in praise of the Supreme Lord and wandered all over the places, and finally, Mrithyu caught hold of my body.  On my next birth, I have born one among the illustrious Saptha Rishis, one of the Manasaputhra of Lord Bhrama.  I have got the melodious music instrument Devadhaththa, singing in praise of Lord Hari, I have begun my journey to the three worlds.”  Maharishi Vedavyasa prostrated before Maharishi Narada and expressed his sincere gratitude for removing his gloominess.

Sutha Pauranika speaks “ Oh! Shaunakadhis, Bagavan Badarayana/Maharishi Vedavyasa seated on the riverbank of Saraswathi, located near the hermitage in Shamyaprasham.  Maharishi Veda Vyasa contemplated upon the supreme Purusha, eventually entered into deep meditation.  Thus he began to write the glorious Bhagavath Mahapuran to destroy all the redundant thoughts in the mind and intellect of Jeeva, and unite the souls into Adhokshaja with the practice of Bhakti Yoga, and liberate the Jeeva from the repeated births.  Oh! Shaunakadhis, Badarayana begins to write from the final parts of the great battle of Kurukshetra.”

 It was the eighteenth day of the great battle between Pandavas and Kauravas, it was the day Vrikodhara won over Duryodhana.  On the seventeenth day of the war, Karna got killed, Duryodhana lost all the hope to win over Pandavas, went to Mother Gandhari and cried before her revealing his helplessness on the battlefield.  Devi Gandhari instructed him to stand before her no clothes on his body, thus Devi Gandhari opened her blind-fold, witnessed her son for the first time in her life; with her divine power of chastity rushed through her eyes in the form of brilliant rays, transformed the body of Duryodhana that attained the might of Vajra.  Duryodhana who was ashamed to stand naked before his mother was covered his genital parts and thigh with loin clothe, therefore the entire party of the body except the covered portion were achieved the might of Vajra. Devi Gandhari blessed her son pronounced that Dharma will win always.

|| Om Namo Bhagavathe Vasudevaya||

Chapter – 24– The legend of Lord Krishna  – Vyasa Narada Samvadham

Narada speaks “ Oh! Parasharya Mahabhaga, if the Universe and its living beings cannot exist without the presence of the supreme soul in it, you have to sing in praise of that Supreme Lord who resides as a soul in us, it protects during the three states of sleep, awaken, and dream.  You have written very little about that all-pervasive nature of the supreme soul/Purusha in Gita and Mahabharath.”

Namo Bhagavathe Thubhyam Vasudevaya Dheemahi | Pradhyumnayanirudhdhaya Nama: Sankarshanaya Cha||

Maharishi Narada continues “Oh! Mahabhaga, I shall narrate my experience to you, listen to me carefully.  In my previous birth, I have born to a woman who is spiritually weak, my mother used to work in the homes of twice-born and saintly men,  I was five years old I have started following my mother to those homes of saintly men, I had no interest in anything other than being in the association of saintly men, I was in the appropriate place.  Once, the home of twice-born hosted saintly men to perform Chathurmasya Vratha, I have actively participated in all the preparations, and recitation, etc. I have taken good care of those saintly men, pious, and ascetics, I found immense pleasure in the association of them. I consume the leftover meal of those ascetics, they discuss on various scriptures, I would listen to them carefully, they narrate glorious legends of Krishna, and finally my mind and intellect wedged in their performance of austerities and the myths of Krishna. At the five years of age, I have understood the ultimate truth that the supreme Lord resides as a soul in me; I have to attain that Paramarththa Thaththvam.  The ascetics were so impressed seeing my humility, kindness, compassion and curiousness to learn, eventually, they enlightened me with the highest of the spiritual knowledge they have learned from the supreme Lord. I have sincerely serving those saints, contemplating upon the supreme Lord with the recitation of sacred chants, I have learned from them.  Thus, the time has arrived for the ascetics to leave the home of Vipra after the Chathurmasya Vratha. I have become desperate to live without them, wanted to leave Vipra’s home, but my mother was all alone, she was so attached to me, she has no one other than me to depend, therefore I could not leave with the ascetics.  Oh! Maharishi, I had a great fortune, once my mother went to milking cows in the dark hours did not return from the cowshed.  I went to look for her; she was already dead of serpent bite.  I have assumed this incident as the grace of the Supreme Lord, to relieve myself from the bondage of my mother, so that I can be with the ascetics once again. So, I did not feel it as a misfortune. I have left the place and arrived in the woods, found a stream, took ablutions and quench my thirst, took a seat under a huge tree on the river bank. I have started meditating upon the Supreme Lord as described by the ascetics, in this way I have continued meditation for several days, finally, I have envisioned that glorious form of Lord Hari.  Oh! Maharishi, I could not explain them in words, I have heaved to a supreme state of bliss,  suddenly, that glorious form disappeared from my sight, I have thrown into deep distress at the separation from the Supreme Lord, I couldn’t retrieve that marvelous form in my mind, I have become inconsolable.  At that moment, I could hear a divine voice, pronounced that I have not attained the serenity of the mind; therefore I couldn’t witness that glorious form in my life, the marvelous form appeared in my heart was to enhance my devotion and faith in supreme Lord. Further, the divine voice instructed me to serve the ascetics and remains in their association; gradually will attain union with that supreme Lord.”

|| Om Namo Bhagavathe Vasudevaya||

Chapter – 23– The legend of Lord Krishna  – Introduction to Srimad Bhagavath Mahapuran

Namo  Bhagavathe Thubhyam Vasudevaya Dheemahi | Pradhyumnayanirudhdhaya Nama: Sankarshanaya Cha ||

Sutha Pauranika speaks “ Oh! Shaunakadhis, Maharishi Narada /Veenapani, arrived on the river banks of Saraswathi, metMaharishi Vedavyasa who was in deep thought, received Maharishi Narada with great honor worshiped him and offered a sanctified seat.”

Narada speaks “ Oh! Parasharya Mahabhaga, you have composed various scriptures, you have a thorough knowledge of supreme Bhramam which is eternal, and I could sense gloominess on your heart? What is the reason for that?”

Maharishi Vedavyasa prostrated before him and spoke “Oh! Maharishi, you are the knower of All, conducts journey through the three worlds like the sun, kindly enlighten me, and raise me from this gloominess.”

Vasanath Vasudevasya Vasitham Bhuvanathrayam | Sarvabhootha Nivasoasi Vasudeva Namosthuthe||

Maharishi Narada spoke “ Oh! Mahabhagava you have composed several scriptures for the welfare of living beings on the Earth.  You have composed Mahabharath to reveal the righteousness, you composed Puranas and described the glories of Upasana/worship, you have elaborately written of Dharma, Artha and Kama, but you have not described the splendor of ‘Vasudeva’ who resides as a soul in living beings. Oh! Mahamune, you have not written about the splendor of Lord Hari/ ‘Hari Dhehabritha Athma’, therefore all those scriptures you have composed were like the crow taking pleasure in a pond where Hamsa won’t enjoy.  Hence, you compose a scripture that describes the splendor of the Supreme Lord, and his sacred names, if there is any mistake occurs will be overruled. Oh! Mahabhaga, you are the knower of all, you are truthful, you are an eminent one, therefore compose a glorious scripture contemplating upon the supreme Lord, thereby elevate the Jeeva from all the miseries and sorrows of worldly existence and liberate the Jeeva from the cycle of repeated births.  The scriptures you have written in praise of the Supreme Lord as a Upasanamoorthi, that won’t help the souls to rise; it is like the ferry moving in the sea of uncontrollable wind.  The mind and intellect cannot be fixed in an idol or image or name for a long time.  Therefore, write the splendor of supreme Lord who resides as a soul in living beings, let it be a journey to inner self for the Jeeva.  You have written Mahabharath to promote the Dharma, but it is not praiseworthy, whatever Dharma followed by the Jeeva, ultimately has to meet its end in Prakrithi unless and until it is performed with the purpose to attain the union with the Paramathma.  Oh! Mahamune, therefore you should have written for the elevation of the Jeeva and to attain union with the supreme soul.  If someone had failed to follow Swadharma, but constantly contemplates upon the supreme Lord with intense devotion and faith would not face any inauspiciousness even after they leave the mortal coil.  But if someone followed righteousness without the practice of intense faith and devotion upon the lotus feet of the Supreme Lord would not bring any auspiciousness to him/her.  Whoever practiced intense devotion and faith upon the lotus feet of Lord Mukunda will not return to Earth.  You have explained the Dharma performed by the body, not to elevate the soul, therefore compose a scripture that could raise the Jeeva from the cycles of birth and death.  This Universe and its living beings are not separate from the supreme Lord, without his presence nothing would exist or none could take pleasure in it, therefore praise the splendor of the Supreme Lord who is all-pervasive, resides as a soul in the living beings.”