Parikshit's final preparations to meet his Lord

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!! Sri Rama Jayam !!

 

 

After the recitation of the Bhagavatam, King Pariksit thanked Shukadeva Goswami for his merciful instructions, and said: ‘Now I have achieved the purpose of life. You have personally related to me the narration of the Supreme Lord and have revealed to me what is most auspicious’the knowledge of the supreme personal feature of God. I am now full of transcendental knowledge and self-realization, and my ignorance has been eradicated. I no longer have any fear of the Takshaka snake or any other living being, because I have absorbed myself in the purely spiritual Absolute Truth. Kindly allow me to absorb my mind, purified of all lusty desires, within Him and to thus give up my life.’ This clearly implies that King Parikshit was not body-centered anymore [but elevated to Krishna-centered] and the so-called body was just ready as any other terrestrial matter Takshaka could bit to death.

 

Then Shukadeva, along with the other sages, departed after blessing the King. Pariksit laid the darbha grass on the bank of the Ganga so that the tip of its stalks faced east and he turned himself toward the north. The King settled his mind within his spiritual Self, and he became as stationary as a tree. As the time came when the curse was to take effect, the snake bird Takshaka , who could shift into any shape he wanted, approached Shukratal (the place where Srimad Bhagavattam was gifted to Parishit by Sri Sukadeva) in the guise of a brahmana to bite the King.

 

As Takshaka went, he met the brahmana Kashyapa Muni who was traveling in a hurry. Takshaka asked where he was going. Kashyapa Muni, who knew the science of counteracting poisons, said he was going to meet King Pariksit because he could neutralize the affect of the snake bite. To test the sage, Takshaka exposed his fangs and bit a green tree which turned to ashes in seconds. Then Kashyapa chanted some mantras and the tree was restored and as green as before. So Takshaka asked whether the sage was going in order to receive rewards for his knowledge, and the sage replied to the affirmative. Takshaka said that he could reward Kashyapa more than the King, if he would only go back home. So the brahmana Kashyapa took much wealth from Takshaka and returned home.

 

The place where this incident occurred is known as Bheraheri, which is five miles away from Shukratal. The place where Takshaka asked Kashyapa to return home is called Modna which later became known as Morna, the village on the road four miles from Shukratal coming from Muzaffarnagar.

 

Legend continues to explain that when Takshaka got to the area of King Pariksit, he was not allowed to enter. So he changed himself into a caterpillar and entered one of the fruit baskets being taken to the King’s area. On reaching the King, Takshaka came out of the fruit, and assumed the form of a brahmana and easily approached the King, and while the King was in meditation, bit him. As everyone looked on in horror, the King’s body was immediately turned to ashes by the fire of the snake’s poison. Thus, Maharaja Pariksit left his already condemned body and, immersed in the Absolute Truth of the Supreme Being, felt no pain as he entered the spiritual world. This is why the whole area of Shukratal is full with the sweetness of bhakti or devotion for Lord Sri Krishna. This is also the importance of hearing the powerful and fully transcendental literature of the Srimad-Bhagavatam. It can deliver one from the pangs of material existence and into the absorption of the spiritual pastimes of the Lord.

 

It is said that only after many lifetimes of performing pious acts does one achieve the opportunity of being able to hear the Srimad-Bhagavatam. Also, wherever the Bhagavatam is read, Lord Krishna will manifest. It is also said that all of the holy rivers, kundas or ponds and lakes, all sacrifices, and the seven holy cities of Ayodhya, Mathura, Haridwar, Kashi (Varanasi), Kanchipuram, Avanti (Ujjain) and Dwaraka, and all the holy mountains are present where Srimad-Bhagavatam is discussed. This is only a small portion of descriptions on the power found within the vibrations of the Srimad-Bhagavatam.

 

Let's immerse ouselves in that ocean of eternal bliss and everlasting peace.

 

Hare Krishna

Hare Rama

 

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Thanks a lot for your kind effort,

 

Expecting further more from you “THE BLESSED ATMA”

 

Sri Krishna Govind Hare Murare,

Hey, Nath Narayana Vasudev

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Sunday, November 08, 2009

2:26 PM

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[Guruvayur] Parikshit's

final preparations to meet his Lord

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

!! Sri Rama Jayam !!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After the recitation of the Bhagavatam,

King Pariksit thanked Shukadeva Goswami for his merciful instructions, and

said: ‘Now I have achieved the purpose of life. You have personally

related to me the narration of the Supreme Lord and have revealed to me what is

most auspicious’the knowledge of the supreme personal feature of God. I

am now full of transcendental knowledge and self-realization, and my ignorance

has been eradicated. I no longer have any fear of the Takshaka snake or any other

living being, because I have absorbed myself in the purely spiritual Absolute

Truth. Kindly allow me to absorb my mind, purified of all lusty desires, within

Him and to thus give up my life.’ This clearly implies that King

Parikshit was not body-centered anymore [but elevated to

Krishna-centered] and the so-called body was just ready as any

other terrestrial matter Takshaka could bit to death.

 

 

 

 

 

Then Shukadeva, along with the other

sages, departed after blessing the King. Pariksit laid the darbha grass on

the bank of the Ganga so that the tip of its

stalks faced east and he turned himself toward the north. The King settled his

mind within his spiritual Self, and he became as stationary as a tree. As the

time came when the curse was to take effect, the snake bird Takshaka , who

could shift into any shape he wanted, approached Shukratal (the place

where Srimad Bhagavattam was gifted to Parishit by Sri Sukadeva) in the guise

of a brahmana to bite the King.

 

 

 

 

 

As Takshaka went, he met the brahmana

Kashyapa Muni who was traveling in a hurry. Takshaka asked where he was going.

Kashyapa Muni, who knew the science of counteracting poisons, said he was going

to meet King Pariksit because he could neutralize the affect of the snake bite.

To test the sage, Takshaka exposed his fangs and bit a green tree which turned

to ashes in seconds. Then Kashyapa chanted some mantras and the tree was

restored and as green as before. So Takshaka asked whether the sage was going

in order to receive rewards for his knowledge, and the sage replied to the

affirmative. Takshaka said that he could reward Kashyapa more than the King, if

he would only go back home. So the brahmana Kashyapa took much wealth from

Takshaka and returned home.

 

 

 

 

 

The place where this incident occurred

is known as Bheraheri, which is five miles away from Shukratal. The place where

Takshaka asked Kashyapa to return home is called Modna which later became known

as Morna, the village on the road four miles from Shukratal coming from

Muzaffarnagar.

 

 

 

 

 

Legend continues to explain that when

Takshaka got to the area of King Pariksit, he was not allowed to enter. So he

changed himself into a caterpillar and entered one of the fruit baskets being

taken to the King’s area. On reaching the King, Takshaka came out of the

fruit, and assumed the form of a brahmana and easily approached the King, and

while the King was in meditation, bit him. As everyone looked on in horror, the

King’s body was immediately turned to ashes by the fire of the

snake’s poison. Thus, Maharaja Pariksit left his already condemned

body and, immersed in the Absolute Truth of the Supreme Being, felt no pain as

he entered the spiritual world. This is why the whole area of Shukratal is full

with the sweetness of bhakti or devotion for Lord Sri Krishna. This is also the

importance of hearing the powerful and fully transcendental literature of the

Srimad-Bhagavatam. It can deliver one from the pangs of material existence and

into the absorption of the spiritual pastimes of the Lord.

 

 

 

 

 

It is said that only after many

lifetimes of performing pious acts does one achieve the opportunity of being

able to hear the Srimad-Bhagavatam. Also, wherever the Bhagavatam is read, Lord

Krishna will manifest. It is also said that all of the holy rivers, kundas or

ponds and lakes, all sacrifices, and the seven holy cities of Ayodhya, Mathura, Haridwar, Kashi (Varanasi),

Kanchipuram, Avanti (Ujjain)

and Dwaraka, and all the holy mountains are present where Srimad-Bhagavatam is

discussed. This is only a small portion of descriptions on the power found

within the vibrations of the Srimad-Bhagavatam.

 

 

 

 

 

Let's immerse ouselves in that ocean of

eternal bliss and everlasting peace.

 

 

 

 

 

Hare Krishna

 

 

Hare Rama