Srimadbhagavatham skandha 1-chapter3

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Jai Srimannarayana!

 

Chapter-3-Avatharas

The Lord wishing to create the universe and assumed the form of Purusha

consisting of the sixteen kalas that originated from the thathvas mahath etc.

The physical forms of creation started from prakrthi, the premordial nature from

which mahath or buddhi originated, which gave rise to the three kinds of

ahamkara, sa:thvik, ra:jasik and tha:masik which in their turn gave rise to the

evolutes , namely ten indhriyas , manas and the five subtle elements which are

denoted here by the sixteen kalas. This will be described in detail in the third

skandha of Bhagavatha dealing with Kapilavathara.`

 

 

There came from Him in numerous incarnations like springs from a lake out of

which 24 are said to be prominent.They are,purusha, kumara, varaha. narada,nara

and narayana,kapila,dhatthathreya,

yajna,rshabha,prthu,mathsya,koorma,dhanvanthri,mohini,nrsimha,vamana,par\

asurama,vyasa,raghurama,balarama, krishna,buddha and kalki.`

 

 

The rshis, manus, devas and the sons of manus are all amsa of the Lord. But

Krishnavathara is the complete (pari-pu:rna tama) incarnation. 'Krishnasthu

bhagava:n svayam.'

 

Then Sootha started to talk about Bhagavatha and its origin. The

Bhagavatha is called pura:na:rkah, that is, the sun which has risen to

remove the darkness due to kali, after Krishna left this world in physical form.

This is in answer to the question no. 6, namely, 'to whom dharma took as refuge

when Lord Krishna left this world?'.

 

The origin of Bhagvatha is related in the next chapter. Now we shall see about

the philosophical aspects of this chapter.

 

1. One becoming many. Upanishad says, 'sadhe:va soumya idham agra a:seeth,

e:kame:va adhvitheeyam,' That alone was existing in the beginning, one only

without a second and that willed to become many, 'thadhaikshatha bahusya:m

praja:yeya.'

 

 

2.The absolute reality is Narayana tattvam.

 

3. All actions and thoughts are to be directed to Him only.

 

4. The bhagavatha purana has in it the essence of all vedas and upanishads and

ithihasas.

 

Jai Srimannarayana!