srimadbhagavatham-skandha1-chapter 1 contd. and chapter 2

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Jai Srimannarayana!

 

After this the story begins.The sages assembled in Naimisaranya asked

the soothapouranika six questions and he related the Bhagavathapurana

as the answer. The questions were,

1. What is the essence of all sasthras? 'sarvasa:sthrasa:ram e:ka:nthikam

broohi.'

2.Why did Lord Hari took birth as the son of Vasudeva and Devaki?

3. Tell us the story of His incarnations.

4. What are His noble deeds in His manifestations as the trinity, brahma, vishnu

and siva.

5. Describe His superhuman deeds in Krishnavathara.

6. To whom dharma resorted as its refuge when Krishna left this world?

 

Chapter2

The soothapouranaika, named Ugrasravas, the son of Romaharshana saluted his guru

Vyasa and the Lord before commencing to speak. He said,

yam pravrajantham anupe:tham ape:tha krthyam

dhvaipa:yano: virahaka:thara a:juha:va

puthre:thi thanmayathaya: tharavo:abhine:dhuh

tham sarvabhootha hrdhayam munim a:natho asmi

 

" Salutations to Shuka, who started alone, renouncing the world, not being

interested in karmamarga and whom Vyasa called 'my son' due to the grief of

separation, when all the trees answered him, and not shuka, because he was a

brahmajnAni and has become one with the entire universe. "

 

Shuka who was born as a brahmajnani left his father being indifferent to

karmamarga, renouncing the world.Vyasa was smitten with grief due to his

attachment towards his son and called him 'puthra' in order to stop him but

shuka never answered and went away. Instead, the trees and other beings in the

forest answered him because his son was shukabrahmam, and has become one with

the entire universe.

 

Jai Srimannarayana!