Srimad Bhagavatham ---Sapthaham at Guruvayur

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Hari OM!

Dear Narayanas in Masks,

Our Sanatana Dharmam proclaims that the goal of humanbirth is to get out of the cycle of births and deaths.The Vedas, Upanishads, and Puranas and all conceivablereligious literature lay stress on this purpose ofhuman birth.

To attain or reach such goal, several ways have beenprescribed; for instance, Srimad Bhagavat Gita, which is acompendium of the dialogue between Lord Krishna andArjuna on the battle field of Kurukshetram, says that Karmam, Jnanam and Bhakti are the three principal ways of reaching the goal of human birth.

In practice, we find that it is rather difficult, nay,impossible to tread any of the three paths statedabove, having regard to the materialistic way of lifebeing lived and adopted by us. In such a situation arewe helpless? Is there no way of redemption for us?

Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji advises us that there isindeed a solution which can be followed by one andall.

His Holiness, who has Himself attained the EternalBliss of Communion with the Lord, prescribes thereading of Srimad Bhagavatam as a panacea for ourimmediate problems of life and also as a path forattaining the goal of human birth.

The instances of King Parikshit who was cursed to dieon the seventh day on being bitten by the serpent kingThakshaka, and one Dhundukari, who was moving aroundas an evil spirit, are examples of those who wereliberated by merely listening to the exposition ofSrimad Bhagavatam. According to Him, if mere listeningto Srimad Bhagavatam can take one to such dizzyheights, the efficacy of study of Srimad Bhagavatamneed not be emphasized.

In the words of His Holiness, Srimad Bhagavatam isverily the Lord Himself and it glorifies the Names ofthe Lord as well as the efficacy of chanting of theNames of the Lord. His Holiness instances the story ofAjamila, a Brahmin by birth, who, having fallen intoevil ways cried out for his son Narayana by name atthe time of Ajamila's death and was liberated.

Therefore, His Holiness, a practical philosopher thatHe is, asserts categorically that a true religion mustnecessarily provide a practical mode of redemption forthe man-in-the-street as well as the down trodden; ifit does not, it is no religion, says His Holiness.

Courtesy Information: One of our Swamiji's devotee hadwished to perform Sapthaham under the August precenceof swamiji and is Currently been performed inside theGuruvayur temple. Members interested to seek hisblessings can have the darshan of Guruvayur appan andour Swamiji. He will be available till 27th.

 

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

With Love & OM!

Krishna Prasad