Glory of the Second Chapter of Bhagavad Gita

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-i just now read the story based on second chapter of Bhagavad

Gita... i have also read the story of the first chapter of Bhagavad

Gita. i do not i cannot control my tears.....

 

i am desperate enough to know more and more stories based on the

Glorious Bhagavad Gita.

 

I hope Sarojaji will surely do this for us.....

 

I really thank My Almighty who have given me the opportunity to

learn and understand the importance of spiritual living..

 

 

OM NAMO NARAYANA..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-- In guruvayur , " hparamu " <param wrote:

>

> Sorry for the delay in posting the Glory of the Second Chapter of

> Bhagavad Gita. My sincere thanks to all those who had nice words

to

> say about the first post. Sarojaji has given an excellent

commentary

> on the story about the first chapter. I wish she continues to do

so

> for the remaining chapters also .

>

> Regards

> Parameswaran

>

> THE STORY OF DEVASHARMA AND GOOD KARMA

>

> In the village of Purandara in South India, lived Devasharma, a

very

> pious person. He was renowned for his noble deeds. Still he was

not

> happy and peaceful. He visited many saints and holy men in search

of

> peace of mind, but it still eluded him.

>

> A very famous saint happened to come to his village temple at that

> time. Hearing about his greatness , Devasharma went to meet

> him. " Holy one, I surrender myself at thy feet, bless me with

peace

> of mind " .

>

> The saint thought for a while and told Devasharma – " Dear one, in

the

> dense forest at Punyapura, there lives a shepherd called

Mithravan.

> You can find him resting on the rocks. Approach him, he alone can

> give you peace of mind "

>

> Immediately Devasharma started his journey to meet Mithravan. He

> reached the forest and searched Mithravan for quite a long time.

> Finally he saw him resting on a rock holding a big stick. There

was

> radiance in his face and besides him tiger cubs and sheep were

> playing together.

>

> Devasharma bowed with respect before the shepherd – " I come from

the

> Village of Purandara, I have come in search of peace of mind,

kindly

> bless me " .

>

> Mithravan went in to deep meditation. His face started glowing.

> Devasharma was in awe seeing the radiance which surrounded

Mitravan.

>

> After awakening from the meditation Mitravan told Devasharma –

>

> " Long ago, I was also like you searching for peace of mind. By

the

> banks of Godavari, there lived a person called Durdhama, who was

very

> cruel and wicked. He was born as a Brahmin in his next birth and

due

> to his vasanas of previous birth he married a woman notorious for

her

> bad character and excessive lust. After marriage, she had affairs

> with several men without the knowledge of her husband. A girl was

> born to her, after a few years the Brahmin came to know that he

was

> not the father of the girl. He threw his wife out of the house and

> married her daughter, inspite of his old age and weak health.

>

> His wife who was thrown out of the house started roaming in the

> forest, causing trouble to many people who lived there. Her

husband

> also soon followed her, after thrown out of the house by his young

> wife. Both of them died in the forest . In the next birth the

Brahmin

> was born as a tiger and his wife as a sheep in my herd. Once when

a

> tiger chased one of my sheep I ran behind them. When both of them

> reached the banks of the river, I saw remarkable changes in their

> behaviour. I was stunned when the sheep started speaking to the

> tiger – " You please eat me, you must be hungry " , the tiger

replied –

> " No I have only love and compassion towards you, I'll not eat

you "

>

> I reached beside them and asked – " What is the reason behind your

> affection for each other " . None among us knew the answer.

Suddenly

> I heard a voice " I know the reason " . I turned back and saw a

monkey

> laughing at us from the branches of the tree. We three approached

> the monkey and told it " Please tell us the reason "

>

> The monkey started telling us – " See the rocks over there, there

> lived a great soul named Sukarma. He treated his guests like God

and

> was famous for his hospitality. Once a holy guest who was mighty

> pleased with Sukarma offered him a boon. Sukarma asked him for a

> boon – " I always desire to give peace to others " . The holy man

was

> pleased on the truly selfless request of Sukarma.

>

> The monkey continued – " See what the holy man has given to

Sukarma.

> On the rocks over there, he has inscribed the Second Chapter of

the

> Bhagavad Gita. Due to it's powerful effect, all beings living here

> are unaffected by hunger, thirst, greed, lust, anger and enmity.

It

> is because of the blessings of Sukarma, the tiger and sheep have

> compassion for each other. Though the tiger was born to take

revenge

> on the sheep because of the vasanas of his past birth, this place

has

> reformed them. "

>

> After hearing the words of the monkey, we started walking towards

the

> rocks and started reading the Second Chapter of Bhagavad Gita

> inscribed in it. The sheep and the tiger have already attained

> liberation and I am patiently awaiting for it. If you want peace

of

> mind, Dear Devasharma , start reading the second chapter of

Bhagavad

> Gita. "

>

> On hearing the noble words of Mithravan, Devasharma started

reading

> the second chapter of Bhagavad Gita.

>

> HARE KRISHNA,

>

[Guest guest]

guruvayur , " geetaanilkarthik "

<geetaanilkarthik wrote:

>

> -i just now read the story based on second chapter of Bhagavad

> Gita... i have also read the story of the first chapter of

Bhagavad

> Gita. i do not i cannot control my tears.....

>

> i am desperate enough to know more and more stories based on the

> Glorious Bhagavad Gita.

>

> I hope Sarojaji will surely do this for us.....

>

> I really thank My Almighty who have given me the opportunity to

> learn and understand the importance of spiritual living..

>

>

> OM NAMO NARAYANA..

>

>

>

> Hare krishna to all devotees,

Thank you very much for your stories related to Bhagavat Gita

this is wonderful thing you did for everbody . after read this

stories the spirit souls will be getting more bhakthi and getting

more inspiration to read B.g.

please send me the story of the I chapater for B.G. I did not get.

 

Hare krishna ,

Please chant Harekrishna Harekrishna krishna krishna Hare Hare ,Hare

rama Hare rama rama rama Hare Hare.and be Happy.

 

 

>

>

-- In guruvayur , " hparamu " <param@> wrote:

> >

> > Sorry for the delay in posting the Glory of the Second Chapter

of

> > Bhagavad Gita. My sincere thanks to all those who had nice words

> to

> > say about the first post. Sarojaji has given an excellent

> commentary

> > on the story about the first chapter. I wish she continues to do

> so

> > for the remaining chapters also .

> >

> > Regards

> > Parameswaran

> >

> > THE STORY OF DEVASHARMA AND GOOD KARMA

> >

> > In the village of Purandara in South India, lived Devasharma, a

> very

> > pious person. He was renowned for his noble deeds. Still he was

> not

> > happy and peaceful. He visited many saints and holy men in

search

> of

> > peace of mind, but it still eluded him.

> >

> > A very famous saint happened to come to his village temple at

that

> > time. Hearing about his greatness , Devasharma went to meet

> > him. " Holy one, I surrender myself at thy feet, bless me with

> peace

> > of mind " .

> >

> > The saint thought for a while and told Devasharma – " Dear one,

in

> the

> > dense forest at Punyapura, there lives a shepherd called

> Mithravan.

> > You can find him resting on the rocks. Approach him, he alone

can

> > give you peace of mind "

> >

> > Immediately Devasharma started his journey to meet Mithravan.

He

> > reached the forest and searched Mithravan for quite a long time.

> > Finally he saw him resting on a rock holding a big stick. There

> was

> > radiance in his face and besides him tiger cubs and sheep were

> > playing together.

> >

> > Devasharma bowed with respect before the shepherd – " I come

from

> the

> > Village of Purandara, I have come in search of peace of mind,

> kindly

> > bless me " .

> >

> > Mithravan went in to deep meditation. His face started glowing.

> > Devasharma was in awe seeing the radiance which surrounded

> Mitravan.

> >

> > After awakening from the meditation Mitravan told Devasharma –

> >

> > " Long ago, I was also like you searching for peace of mind. By

> the

> > banks of Godavari, there lived a person called Durdhama, who was

> very

> > cruel and wicked. He was born as a Brahmin in his next birth

and

> due

> > to his vasanas of previous birth he married a woman notorious

for

> her

> > bad character and excessive lust. After marriage, she had

affairs

> > with several men without the knowledge of her husband. A girl

was

> > born to her, after a few years the Brahmin came to know that he

> was

> > not the father of the girl. He threw his wife out of the house

and

> > married her daughter, inspite of his old age and weak health.

> >

> > His wife who was thrown out of the house started roaming in the

> > forest, causing trouble to many people who lived there. Her

> husband

> > also soon followed her, after thrown out of the house by his

young

> > wife. Both of them died in the forest . In the next birth the

> Brahmin

> > was born as a tiger and his wife as a sheep in my herd. Once

when

> a

> > tiger chased one of my sheep I ran behind them. When both of

them

> > reached the banks of the river, I saw remarkable changes in

their

> > behaviour. I was stunned when the sheep started speaking to the

> > tiger – " You please eat me, you must be hungry " , the tiger

> replied –

> > " No I have only love and compassion towards you, I'll not eat

> you "

> >

> > I reached beside them and asked – " What is the reason behind

your

> > affection for each other " . None among us knew the answer.

> Suddenly

> > I heard a voice " I know the reason " . I turned back and saw a

> monkey

> > laughing at us from the branches of the tree. We three

approached

> > the monkey and told it " Please tell us the reason "

> >

> > The monkey started telling us – " See the rocks over there, there

> > lived a great soul named Sukarma. He treated his guests like God

> and

> > was famous for his hospitality. Once a holy guest who was mighty

> > pleased with Sukarma offered him a boon. Sukarma asked him for a

> > boon – " I always desire to give peace to others " . The holy

man

> was

> > pleased on the truly selfless request of Sukarma.

> >

> > The monkey continued – " See what the holy man has given to

> Sukarma.

> > On the rocks over there, he has inscribed the Second Chapter of

> the

> > Bhagavad Gita. Due to it's powerful effect, all beings living

here

> > are unaffected by hunger, thirst, greed, lust, anger and enmity.

> It

> > is because of the blessings of Sukarma, the tiger and sheep have

> > compassion for each other. Though the tiger was born to take

> revenge

> > on the sheep because of the vasanas of his past birth, this

place

> has

> > reformed them. "

> >

> > After hearing the words of the monkey, we started walking

towards

> the

> > rocks and started reading the Second Chapter of Bhagavad Gita

> > inscribed in it. The sheep and the tiger have already attained

> > liberation and I am patiently awaiting for it. If you want

peace

> of

> > mind, Dear Devasharma , start reading the second chapter of

> Bhagavad

> > Gita. "

> >

> > On hearing the noble words of Mithravan, Devasharma started

> reading

> > the second chapter of Bhagavad Gita.

> >

> > HARE KRISHNA,

> >

>