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Source: The Hindu (http://www.the-hindu.com)

 

Divine deeds of Lord Krishna

 

CHENNAI, JUNE 1. The amount of Hindu religious literature

available to us is enormous. But the contents and esoteric

significance of some of the texts require proper exposition and

the hidden secrets brought out should be understood by all. Some

episodes may appear, superficially, strange but they have been

duly annotated by spiritual leaders. The message in these books

are compared to the pulp to be taken out of a coconut with

difficulty. On the other hand, there are works which present the

meanings directly and they are likened to the juice that is taken

out of grapes easily. But all doubts in any context in any work

have been answered by Acharyas like Sri Madhwa. The Bhagavatham

is one of the Puranas, the study of which will provide spiritual

knowledge leading the devotees to salvation.

 

This work illustrates many features of mystic life - the faith in

the redeeming power of the Lord's glorious names, the importance

of seeking the company of saints, and the practice of treating

every living creature with equal regard. One can find portrayed

therein an extraordinary gallery of devotees and heroes on the

spiritual path.

 

In his discourse, Sri V. Prabhanjanachar, explaining the merits

of this text, said it gives the essence of the ``Brahma Sutras''

(the aphorisms covering the entire gamut of our religious

teachings), of the Mahabharata, of the vast and extensive

spiritual knowledge and of the significance of the ``Gayatri''.

It was rendered by Sage Vyasa, a manifestation of Lord Vishnu. It

reveals how digesting it, will enable one to acquire deep

spiritual knowledge and immortality and how those born in lower

cadres can get elevated to the higher strata. Sri Madhwacharya's

elaborate commentaries bring out the Divine deeds of Lord

Krishna.

 

What made Vyasa compose this treatise is interesting. The Purana

was narrated on the banks of river Ganges. Though Vyasa had

composed so many illustrious works, and had thrown his heart and

soul into the task of promoting the good of all beings, he got no

full satisfaction and pondered over the cause of this sense of

spiritual frustration. As he thus sat there, weighed down by the

feeling that his task had remained unfulfilled, the divine sage,

Narada, arrived at the hermitage. Asking Vyasa to expatiate on

the greatness of Lord Krishna, and His beneficial deeds, Narada

mentioned about his own birth as the child of a maid engaged in

the service of men, well-versed in the Vedas, how he had listened

to the ravishing tales about Krishna and how he was blessed in

his next life to gain a distinguished place among God's

attendants.

 

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