||Srimad Bhagavath Mahapuran||

||Om Namo Bhagavathe Vasudevaya||

Chapter – 25 – The conversation between Dhithi and Kashyapa Prajapathi

Dhithi shamelessly approached her husband; Sage Kashyapa realized that Dithi is not willing to wait for the sunset.  Therefore he took her in a place where no one was around and fulfilled her desires.  Sage Kashyapa took bath, performed Pranayama and continued his austerities, Dhithi was extremely guilty after the incident.   She approached Sage Kashyapa,   her head was hung down in shame and said “ Oh! Bhramarishi, I have committed a mistake, hence I shall prostrate before Lord Rudra,  my fetus should not be destroyed by Lord Rudra, who symbolizes auspiciousness, he is extremely kind and compassionate to pious, he removes the sorrows of the grief of worshiper, he showers an abundance of boons on the worshiper, and he is extremely formidable to wicked.  He imposes punishment upon the sinners.  Therefore I shall repeatedly prostrate before Lord Rudra.  He is the husband and dearest darling of my sister Sathi, he represents wisdom and auspiciousness, he is extremely compassionate even to the tribal people, I shall earnestly pray to shower his grace upon us.”

Kashyapa Prajapathi finished the evening rites and said “Oh! Abadhre/inauspicious, your mind is polluted, you have no control over senses, you have approached me during the hours of sunset which is appropriate for the veneration of Lord Rudra, you have ignored all my advice, and you have behaved disrespectfully to the Rudraparshadha.  Therefore you will have inauspicious children, who will harass the three worlds, they will torture the living beings on the Earth, and shamelessly approach the women and disgrace them.  The Sages and Rishis will curse them, at that moment Lord Vishnu takes birth on the Earth and kill them.”

Dhithi said “ Oh! Vibhu, I am prepared to accept the death of my children in the hands of Lord Narayana, but not from the furious Bhramins that would not let the souls enter into the abode of Yama after the death, and the soul even after several births remains unfortunate forever.”

Sage Kashyapa replied “ Dhithi, you have felt extremely guilty after the incident, you have equal respect for Lord Hara,  and Lord Hari, you have respect and affection for me, therefore one of your sons will give birth to a child who will be known as the fervent devotee of Lord Hari,  and praised by all even the deities,/Prahlada.  Lord Narayana would be highly pleased with your Pauthra/grandchild; he would be illustrious, magnanimous, and a great devotee of Lord.  He would contemplate on supreme Lord Hari and attain the highest of the piousness and fortune. He would remain virtuous, righteous, kind, compassionate, and unconquerable.  He would eradicate the miseries and grief in the world.  He would be the supreme devotee of Lord Vishnu who assumes various incarnations for his passionate devotee, he is the ornament of Goddess Sri Mahalakshmi, he is adorned in fish-shaped magnificent earrings, he has a radiant  lotus-like face, he has the eyes resembles lotus flower petals.”  Dhithi was extremely happy to hear about the virtues of her grandchild and remained calm to know that her two sons would be killed by Lord Vishnu.

||Srimad Bhagavath Mahapuran||

||Om Namo Bhagavathe Vasudevaya||

Chapter – 24 – The significance of sunset

Shukadev Maharaj describes to King Pareekshith “ Oh! King, I shall narrate the conversation between Vidura and Sage Maitreya.”

Vidura said “ Oh! Illustrious Sage, You have described the glorious incarnation of Lord Narayana as wild boar and protection of Mother Earth from under the ocean.  Thus the demon Hiranyaksha was killed by Yajjavarahamoorthi.  Oh! Bhramajja, why did the battle take place between Varahamoorthi and Demon Hiranyaksha?”

Sage Maitreya said “I shall narrate the glorious myth of Lord Narayana which could remove the worldly bondage and liberate the souls from the repeated births.  Maharishi Narada described the glories of Lord Narayana to small boy Dhruva who is the son of Uththanapadha, he conducted extreme penance contemplating upon the supreme Lord and attained the grace of Lord Narayana.  I shall narrate the myth I have heard while Lord Bhrama described it to the deities.  Oh! Vidura, it was during the hours of sunset, Dhithi who is the daughter of Dhakshaprajapthi approached her husband Sage Kashyapa who is the son of Sage Mareechi, was tormented with the cupid arrows of Kamadeva, she wanted to have a child.  He found Sage Kashyapa in the fire sacrifice arena; he was immersed in the worship of Lord Vishnu who has the tongue of fire, and the protector of the fire of Agnihotra.  Dhithi lustfully approached the Sage Kashyapa, she expressed her desire to have a son like him.”

Dhithi Said “ Oh! Illustrious one, my father Dhakshaprajapathi had a great love for all his daughters, he asked our willingness to marry the groom of our choice, we thirteen daughters had an intense love for you, and thus we got married to you.  Oh! Mangalathman, kindly fulfill my desires. Oh! Mahapurusha, kindly shower your grace upon me to have a child-like you.”

Sage Maitreya continued “ Vidura, in this way Dithi praised her husband and persuaded him, but Sage Kashyapa took effort to put off her fire of love by praising her virtues and advised her to wait until the sunset is over.  He explained, the dusk is the hours of Rudra and it is the hours Lord Bhoothanatha wanders all around with his Ganas.  Therefore it is the hours to worship Bhoothanatha who symbolizes auspiciousness and virtues, he is the protector of spirits, he rides on the bull accompanies by spirits.  During these hours, Lord Rudra who is the husband of your sister has crimson colored matted hair lock, smeared in sacred ashes all over the body, watching the Universe and its living beings with his three eyes wide opened.  He is dispassionate, none of the Maya could win over him, and he had won over the sense.  It is a pity to note that we are trying to control our senses with extreme vows and austerities.  The pious souls contemplate upon the supreme ascetic Lord Rudra during the hours of sunset.  The people who have no knowledge of self would adorn the body with various fragrances and exquisite costumes, without the knowledge that the body is consumable for dogs.  He is supreme Lord, he is the Lord of Lord who is sincerely worshiped by all the deities, and even his consort Goddess Shakthi follows his command.”

||Srimad Bhagavath Mahapuran||

||Om Namo Bhagavathe Vasudevaya||

Chapter – 23 – The incarnation of Varaha /wild boar

Swayambhuva Manu and Shatharoopa prostrated before Lord Bhrama, stood before him with folded hands, and prayed “ Oh! The creator of all the living and-living things, kindly advises us how could we serve Your lotus feet? Kindly enlighten us which pious deed could bring fame in the world and Moksha after death.”

Lord Bhrama said “ Vathsa, I am highly pleased with your devotion. Oh! Bhoomipala, all the auspiciousness to you both, You have to produce virtuous offsprings, protect the Earth with an abundance of righteous deeds, worship Lord Hari with various fire sacrifices, that would make Lord Hari highly pleased.  Oh! Naprapathy wisely rules your Kingdom and protect your people and ensure their safety, welfare, and righteousness.   Lord Hari will get pleased.”

Manu said “ Oh! Papanashana, I shall obey your orders, Oh! Prabho, kindly allot a place on the Earth for me and for my subjects.  The Mother Earth is submerged under the ocean; kindly take immediate action to retrieve her.”  Lord Bhrama underwent deep meditation thinking about an immediate solution for the problem, but he could not find any, soon he thought of Lord Narayana and appealed to him.  While Bhrama was immersed in thoughts a thumb-sized boar emerged out of his nose, while watching it grew into a massive size, Bhrama assumed it must be Lord Narayana.  The huge boar had sharp protruding teeth, it produced defeaning roar that reverberated in all directions, Bhrama and deities were happy, and eulogized Lord Narayana.  Soon, the boar plunged into the ocean, in search of mother Earth.  It meticulously conducted a search under the ocean and heard a soft trembling voice of mother Earth from Pathalok, “ Oh! Yajjyavarahamoorthe, kindly protect me.” Varahamoorthi plunges deep down in the ocean, he moved to the direction where her frightening voice was heard, and elevated the Earth with his long protruding teeth and brought her on the surface of the ocean.  Immediately, extremely valorous Hiranyaksha who is the son of Dhithi and Kashyapa, approached Lord Varaha with his powerful mace, Lord Varaha sliced his head with his disc and the ocean water turned red in color.  Lord Varaha victoriously raised Mother Earth on his white sparkling teeth, the deities and Rishis eulogized Lord Varaha along Goddess Earth with the Vedic chants.

“Hail to Ajitha ! who is unconquerable, Hail to Yajjaswaroopa!” The deities and Rishis praised Yajjavarahamoorthi who symbolizes fire sacrifices and his limbs represents part of fire sacrifices, ingredients of fire sacrifices, priest of fire sacrifice and the provider of fruitful accomplishment of fire sacrifices. The Rishis and deities repeatedly prostrated before Yajjavarahamoorthi along Goddess Earth who symbolizes fire in the sacrifices.  The deities and all the living beings in the Janoloka, Thapoloka, and Sathyaloka were sanctified with the drops of water from the fur of the body of wild boar that splashed all over on his shake.  Whoever recites or listens to this glorious incarnation of Lord Varaha would be blessed with intense devotion and perpetual presence of Lord in their hearts.

|| Srimad Bhagavath Mahapuran||

|| Om Namo Bhagavathe Vasudevaya||

Chapter – 22 –  The creation of Lord Bhrama

Sutha Pauranika described “ Oh! Shaunaka,  Sage Maitreya was answering all the queries of Vidura.  Lord Bhrama underwent extreme austerities for hundreds of Samvathsara, contemplating upon supreme Lord and started the creation of the Universe; he undertook Vyashti Shrushti and Samashti Shrushti, /creation of micro as well as the macrocosm respectively.    Lord Bhrama created trees, plants, and shrubs of various kinds, plants flowering, non-flowering, creepers, birds, animals, creatures, reptiles, flies, land and aquatic animals etc..  Lord Bhrama sincerely followed the instructions of Lord Narayana, creates eight kinds of demi-gods, such as Vibudha, Pithrus, Asuras, Gandharva, Apsaras, Yaksha, Rakshas, Siddha, Charanas, Vidhyadharas, Bhootha, Pretha, Pishacha, and Kinnara. 

Lord Bhrama created four noble souls who are not bound by Karma, had complete control over senses, they are enlightened souls, Sanaka, Sanandhana, Sanathana, and Santhkumara and advised them to conduct the creation, but they were not willing to follow his command.  Lord Bhrama controlled his extreme disappointment, his eyebrows were curved, an adolescent with red and black complexion Rudra appeared in the middle of those eyebrows.  The eleven Rudra was named as Manyu, Manu, Mahinasa, Mahan, Shivan, Rithudhvaja, Ugrarethas, Bhava, Kala, Vamadeva, and  Dhrithavritha.  The female energy  Rudranis  were Dhi, Vriththi, Ushana, Uma, Niyuthth, Sarpiss, Ila, Ambika, Iravathi, Sudha, and Dheeksha as their consort and advised Prajapathi/Rudra to create Prajas.   Rudra created Prajas who had most powerful and fierce as Rudra, therefore Lord Bhrama advised Rudra to continue his penance.   Further Lord Bhrama created Mareechi who was born from his intellect, Athri who was born from eyes, Angirass who was born from face, Pulasthya who was born from ears, Pulaha who was born from navel, Krathu who was born from arm, Bhrigu who was born from skin, Vashishta who was born from Prana, Dhaksha who was born from thumb and Narada who was born from lap, Dharma who was born from right bosom, Adharma was born from Prishta/back, Mrithyu was born out of fear, Passion was born out of heart, anger from eyebrows, Lobha/greed from lower lips, Vagdevi from face, oceans from Linga/reproductive organ, Niruthi from Gudham/Anus, Kardhama was born out of the shadow, in this way Lord Bhrama created Prajapathis from his own body parts.  Lord Bhrama’s four faces represents four Vedas such as Rig, Yajur, Sama and Atharva, also created Ayurveda which represents knowledge in medical science, Dhanurvedha represents the knowledge of usage of armaments and excellence in Archery, Gandharvavedha represents knowledge in Music and Arts, Sthapathyavedha represents knowledge in sculptures.  He created Ithihasa and Puranas, he also created the prescribed rules and regulations of Shodashi, Chayanam, Agnishtomam, Apthoryamam, Athirathram, Gosava Vajapeyam, etc.. He created Athmavidhya/knowledge of self, Dhanam performance of charities and penances/ Thapas, Truthfulness that are the four foot of the Dharma.   he created Ashramadharma, also Vaikhanasa who depends living on fruits and fiber root vegetables, Valakhilyas who refuses the old meal when they receive the new one, Audumbaras who consume the meal from the directions they look immediately after waking up, Phenapas who lives on the fruits fallen on the ground, Kudeechaka who sincerely follows Swashrama Karmas, Bahvodha who gives no importance to Karma, Hamsa who is scholarly, Nishkriyan who is Paramahamsa/ enlightened soul with the knowledge of self-realization as well as God-realization.  He created Adhyathma Shastra, Vaidhika Shathra, Krishivyavasaya Shashtra, Rajyathanthram, Vyahrithi, Pranavam, Ushnik, Chandhass, Gayathrichandhass from skin, Thrishtup from muscle, Anushtupchandhass from nerves, Jagathichandhass from skeleton,  Pankthi and Bhrihathi Chandhass,

Lord Bhrama found after creating all the Rishis, his Prajas were not growing as the way it was assumed, therefore his body split into two parts and one has become female who is Shatharoopa became empress and another one became male known as Swayambhuva Manu who became one of the emperors.  Thus, the growth of people sprung up from the physical relationship of Swayambhuva Manu and Shatharoopa, they had five children, two sons Priyavratha, and Uththanapadha, the three daughters were Ahoothi, Devahoothi and Prasoothi.  Later, these three daughters were married,  Ahoothi to Sage Ruchi, Devahoothi to Kardhamaprajapathi and Prasoothi to Dhakshaprajapathi, in this the way the world is filled with people.

|| Srimad Bhagavath Mahapuran||

|| Om Namo Bhagavathe Vasudevaya||

Chapter – 21 –  Sri Bhramasthuthi/ Lord Bhrama eulogizes Lord Narayana

Shukadev Maharaj describes the creation of the Universe to King Pareekshith.  Lord Narayana was pleased with the austerities of Lord Bhrama, he eulogized the glorious form of Lord Narayana, “ Oh! Mayatheetha/Parama, Oh! Athmaswaroopa,  I shall praise your Nirguna as well as Sagunaroopa which has no difference at all, you are the source of brilliance to this Universe, you are the source creation of living as well as non-living things, I shall surrender at your lotus feet. Oh! Bhuvanamangala, I shall repeatedly prostrate before your lotus feet which is the source of all the auspiciousness, which is not available to morally wrong people.  Oh! Natha, whoever listens or recites the sacred Veda with intense devotion and faith, it would bring the magnificent fragrance of your lotus feet, that worshiper would attain your eternal presence in their lotus-like hearts.  People who do not surrender at your lotus feet would be tormented with extreme fear and sorrows, grief caused by uncontrollable desires, fear of wealth, and conflicts.    People who are not willing to listen to your glories, or recite your sacred names would remain glued to the worldly matters and commit various treacherous sins.  Oh! Urukrama/extremely valorous, I am extremely worried about the people who are immersed in the seasons like uncontrollable sensual pleasures, anger, selfishness, miseries, and grief etc… Oh! Esha,  The souls are not unaware of the results of uncontrollable sensual pleasure which could provide several births and undergo immense sorrow, even the saintly people who keep themselves away from contemplating upon Lord would disturb with sleeplessness, and conduct journeys in accumulating wealth.  Oh! Natha, you have various incarnations, you are too compassionate to assume the form in which your devotees contemplate upon you, and worship you.  Whoever immerses in the highly pious deeds such as contemplating upon your glorious form, worship your lotus feet, perform various religious and spiritual rites, Yaga, perform charities, undertake extreme austerities and penances, would attain highest of the piousness, ultimately attains Bhramam, and I shall surrender to that soul.  I shall prostrate before supreme Lord Who is the source of creation, preservation, and destruction of the Universe and its living beings.  Oh! Supreme Lord who symbolizes Yajja/Adhimakha, supreme wisdom and knowledge, I shall prostrate before you.  Oh! Supreme Lord who assumes various incarnations and performs impossible tasks for the welfare of the souls, with no attachment and whose navel is the source of my birth, I shall prostrate before you.  Oh! Lakshmipathi, Kindly ignite my intellect to perform the task of creation at your will.   ”  

The Supreme Lord replied “ Oh! Vedagarbha, the whole Universe and its living and non-livings are the creation of mine.  Oh! Bhraman, continue your austerities and penances, you will come to know the real form of me and the Universe created by me.  The worshiper who realizes the all-pervading nature of me would get rid of all the sins instantly, he would get freed from the piousness as well the sins which cause rebirth.  The worshiper who realizes the real nature of the soul as supreme Lord, would unite with me instantly and attain Moksha.  I am pleased with your devotion.  Whoever eulogize me with these hymns contemplating upon my Nirguna as well as Sagunaroopa would attain my eternal grace.  People who engage in righteous deeds such as the construction of wells, ponds, the performance of charities, Yaga, Yoga, meditation, and penances would attain my permanent grace.  There is no difference between me and you, therefore create the three worlds and its living beings.” Lord Narayana blessed Lord Bhrama with Chathushloki Bhagavath as a tool for creation and returned to Yoganidra/cosmic sleep.

|| Srimad Bhagavath Mahapuran||

|| Om Namo Bhagavathe Vasudevaya||

Chapter – 20 – The legend of Athmadeva

Sutha Pauranika describes the legend of Athmadeva,  a pious Brahmin who lived with his wife Dhundhuli on the river banks of Thungabadhra.  Athmadeva and Dhundhuli had no children after several years of marriage; he was distressed to think of the end of his clan and absence of offspring to perform ancestral rites.  He witnessed even the trees and shrubs in his home are not giving fruits or flowers, his cow was not given calves.   His wife Dhunduli was not a pleasing woman, she had no belief in religious rites, and she was wicked and greedy.  One day Athmadeva set his travel to the woods, where he met a Yogi and revealed his pathetic state.  The saintly person advised Athmadeva to remain contented with his present life.  But Athmadeva was yearning for a child, so the Yogi gave a divine fruit and advised him to give to his wife so that she could conceive with a child.  Athmadeva prostrated before the Yogi and returned home extremely happy.  He handed the fruit to his wife Dhunduli who was not happy with the idea of conceiving a child which could spoil her physical attractiveness.  She had no faith in the divine fruit, so she handed the fruit to his sister who was already pregnant with a child, eventually, her sister fed the cow with the fruit in their home.  The two sisters had an agreement; Dhundhuli would keep the child born to her sister and share all her wealth with the child born to her.  Her sister was immensely pleased with the idea and offered her help to look after the child. 

The two sisters returned to their maternal home for delivery.  In due course of time, Dhundhuli’s sister gave birth to a child; in the meantime, the cow in the house of Athmadeva also given birth to a human child who had ear resembles the ear of a cow.  Dhundhuli returned home after the delivery with the child of her sister was named Dhundhukari.  The child born to the cow was named Gokarna who has the ear resembles a cow.  The two children grew up together in different ways, Gokarna was pious like his father Athmadeva, Dhundhukari has grown wicked and selfish like his mother Dhundhuli.  Athmadeva who was leaving home was stopped by Gokarnna and said " Oh! Father, where are you leaving? why are you leaving? "  Athmadeva said " Son, I am leaving this material world, I am fed of this life.  I was not willing to listen to the Yogi who advised me to be content with what I have.  I  was asked for boon and brought Dhundhukari in this world, and others are going through the atrocities of him. "  Gokarna who had supreme wisdom advised his father " Oh! Father, contemplate upon supreme Lord, we are guests in this material world.  We have to leave this world anytime.  The soul is different from the body, it has to leave once the Karma is over, therefore do not feel desperate.  We are travellers in the world of Samsara conducts journey together and once the Karma is over, we have to return to our destination, therefore do not keep attachments with your co-travellers like wife, children and relatives, live with peace and generosity while living in this world, do not keep any attachments.  Therefore contemplate upon the supreme Lord who resides as a soul in the living beings."   Thus, the atrocities of Dhundhukari forced Athmadeva to return to the woods; he undertook extreme austerities and Tapasya and attained Moksha.  Dhundhuli had to undergo mental and physical tortures of her son and she also left her mortal coil.  Gokarna left for spiritual tour.  Dhundukari got into the association of morally wrong people; he committed various sins, put himself into danger and had accidental death.   After death, Dhundhukari attained the form of a spirit and wandered all over.

Gokarna who was leading a righteous life in the village came to know about the unexpected death of his brother Dhundukari and performed his final rites in Gaya.  One night, he could hear somebody forcefully knocking at his door.  He went to check and found no one at the door, all he could witness was fog like a form before him; it was his brother Dhundukari who had attained the form of a spirit.  Dhundhukari desperately asked for help from Gokarna to get released from the body of the spirit.   Gokarna felt pity on his brother and promised that he would do something to get relief for him.  The next day, while performing the sun worship, Gokarna appealed to Lord Surya to advise him to resolve his brother’s problem, Lord Surya advised reciting Srimad Bhagavatha Mahapuran.  A grand recital program of Srimad Bhagavatham was organized, Dhundhukari was invoked in a bamboo shoot with seven holes, and at the end of the everyday recitation, one of the eyes of bamboo shoot thirst opened as a sign that Dhundhukari getting relief from his state of spirit.  At the end of the seventh day of recitation, Dhundhukari attained liberation.

|| Srimad Bhagavath Mahapuran||

|| Om Namo Bhagavathe Vasudevaya||

Chapter – 19 – The significance of Srimad Bhagavath Mahapuran

Sutha Pauranika describes the source of the Jewel of all the scriptures ‘Srimad Bhagavath Mahapuran’ which was received by Lord Bhrama from Lord Sriman Narayana, in the form of  Chathushloki Bhagavath.  Later, it was retold to Maharishi Narada by Lord Bhrama.  It was narrated by Maharishi Narada to Maharishi Vedavyasa who retold to Shukhadev Maharaj in Badarikasharam.  Later, it was retold by Shukadev Maharaj to Pareekshith in Naimisharanya.

Shuka, Shaunaka and eighty eight sages and Rishis assembled were elderly, Sutha Pauranika was young, Shaunakadhis prostrated before him and asked “ Bhagavan, kindly shower brightness like Sun in our hearts to remove the ignorance, and shed the light of supreme wisdom, knowledge, devotion, and a sense of renunciation.  Kindly enlighten us the knowledge which could remove the Thapathraya/Samsara Dhukha Bhaya Shamanam/three types of miseries and fear.”

Sutha Pauranika describes the qualification required for a person to be seated as speaker of the scriptures must be a Vipra/twice-born who sincerely perform all the Bhraminic rites, he should have thorough knowledge on the subject, he must be a renounced soul, he should have thorough knowledge in Veda and Vedanta.  It was the beginning of Kali era, the people became lethargic to perform spiritual or religious rites, they have become pleasure-seekers, wicked and deceitful, intellect was polluted with impurities/Ragadhvesha, and people are troubled with short memories, disbelief, and lack of devotion, illnesses, addictions and short life span.  The Shukashaunakadhis had six questions in their mind to get it clarified from Sutha Pauranika. (1) What’s the source of spiritual advancement in the Kali era? (2) What is the essence of all the scriptures? There are several scriptures available and it requires 500 years to go through it, but the life span is too limited in Kali Yuga. (3) Why did Lord Krishna personify on the Earth? What was the purpose of his incarnation? (4) what are the passionate sports of Lord Krishna? (5) What are the various incarnations of the Supreme Lord? Kindly describe them (6) Where does Dharma exist after Lord Krishna’s departure from the Earth?

Sutha Pauranika describes pure devotion and love to the supreme Lord is the only source for spiritual advancement in the Kali era.  The methods of contemplating upon supreme Lord in his marvelous form, reciting his glorious myths and remembering his pastimes would purify the intellect of the individual.  The essence of all the scriptures, Veda, Ithihas, Puranas, narrates the path of righteousness,  Srimad Bhagavath Mahapuran describes the endless pastimes of Lord Krishna which cultivates pure love to Lord.  Therefore, Srimad Bhagavath Mahapuran is the essence of all the scriptures.  The Supreme Lord incarnates on the Earth to perform various amusements and purify the intellect of the souls.  The entire Bhgavath Mahapuran speaks about the various passionate sport of Lord Krishna.  Though the Supreme Lord has various incarnations, there are twenty-two Avathars speaks highly about his splendor that are Sanaka, Sanandhana, Sanathkumara, Sanathan, Kapila, Prithu, Yajjya, Rishabhadeva, Mohini, Dhanvanthari,  Buddha,  Vedavyasa, Narada, Nara Narayana, Matsya, Koorma, Varaha, Narasimha, Vamana, Parashurama, Srirama, Balarama, Srikrishna, and impending incarnation as Kaliki.  The supreme Lord performed various passionate sport and once the purpose of the incarnation was over, he returned to his supreme abode, the Dharma took its shelter in Srimad Bhagavath Mahapuran.