Our Vedas (Certain Revelations) - Part 9 - By Sri.Sri.Muralidhara Swamiji.

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Dear Members,

 

While speaking of ‘katha sravana’ it is also said, ‘Do

sravana of Bhagavat Gita, Upanishad, Vedanta.’ But,

there is a difference between Vedanta sravana and

Bhãgavata sravana. In the case of Vedanta sravana one

has to bring into practice all that has been said in

it. Nobody has said that reading Gita itself will

bestow Moskha. ‘Shitoshna, sukha-dukheshu’ -

heat-cold, sorrow-joy - treat all opposites like

heat-cold, sorrow-joy abuse-praise alike. Do dhyana,

do yoga, control your breath. All these have been

said. Only if a person brings all these into practice

does he attain Moksha. Memorising and chanting Gita

might bring in at the most some prize in a

competition! One might know some 30 slokãs, 40 slokãs.

None has said that just reading the Gita will bring

Moksha. But, if one reads Bhãgavatam, if one listens

to Bhãgavatam it bestows Moksha. Bhãgavatam contains

Jada Bharata’s speech - he does ‘upadesa’ to Rahugana

- and Ekãdasa skanda is full of Vedanta. Should you

bring all these into practice? No! Certainly not! Just

listen completely to Bhãgavatam. (This will suffice).

 

What is the ‘pramãna’ for the statement that one

attains Moksha by just listening to Bhãgavatam? It is

verily Parikshit who is the ‘pramãna’ for this.

Parikshit listened to Bhãgavatam for seven days. What

happened after these seven days? Did he think of doing

dhyana or yoga? Or did he have time to do dhyana or

yoga? But, just by listening to Bhãgavatam for seven

days he was bestowed with ‘satgati’ (the highest

state). He attained Vaikunta. What does he do? It is

said that when Parikshit listened to Bhãgavatam Devas

came there as ‘upa-shrothãs’ (other listeners).

 

What did the Devas do then? They had brought the

‘amritam’ (ambrosia) with them. Had Parikshit drunk

that ‘amritam’ he could have lived. Death would not

have struck him after the seventh day. He need not

have died. Atleast had he desired to do dhyana/yoga he

could have drunk the ‘amritam’. But, he just ignored

it all. What did the Devas who had ‘amritam’ with them

listen to? They all listened to the ‘amritam’ of

Bhãgavatam! Something has to be given in exchange. Is

that not so? So they had the deva loka ‘amritam’ for

offering. ‘Pibata Bhãgavatam rasam ãlayam’ -

‘Bhãgavatãmritam’. ‘Give us the ambrosia of

Bhãgavatam.’ Even the Devas who had the ‘amritam’

sought this ‘amritam’ of Bhãgavatam. If one takes that

‘amritam’ (‘deva loka amritam’) one can live forever

(‘chiranjeevi’) but if one drinks the ‘amritam’ that

is Bhãgavatam he can become a Jivan Mukta! One can

reach Bhagavãn Himself! Therefore, Bhãgavatãmritam! It

is only Parikshit who is ‘pramãnam’. Parikshit

listened to Bhãgavatam for seven days and at once he

attained Vaikunta.

 

!!! Will Continue !!!

 

Regards

 

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

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