Our Vedas (Certain Revelations) - Part 12 - By Sri.Sri.Muralidhara Swamiji.

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Dhundhukãri turned out to be a great drunkard; he

visited immoral women and possessed all kinds of vice.

He created lots of problems at home and outside. When

the Brahmin returned home from pilgrimage he was

shocked to find a child like Dhundhukãri at home. He

wondered, “A child born with the blessings (‘prasada’)

of a Mahan is said to be virtuous. But, how is it that

this son of mine is so full of vice?” He did not know

about Gokarna matter.

Gokarna calls Ãtma deva and advises him, “Do not be

attached to this body. This body is made up of sheer

urine, excreta and flesh. If a drop of blood drops out

of our body it is deeply nauseating to look at it. If

a bit of flesh falls down it is nauseating; if a tooth

falls down it is nauseating. You are attached to such

a body. Shed the ‘brãnti’ (illsion) that you have on

this ‘sariira’ (body). Embrace sanyãsa, go somewhere

and read Bhãgavatam. Repeatedly read ‘dasamaskanda’

(10th Canto).”

Ãtma deva takes up sanyãsa. He had refused sanyãsa at

first. But, now he takes it up voluntarily and as per

Gokarna’s ‘upadesa’ kept repeatedly reading the

Bhãgavatam.

 

Giving ‘upadesa’ to his father, Gokarna left home.

Where did he go? He wandered about Kãsi and other

places. He had a ‘banda’ (bondage). He thought,

‘Though I was born to a cow, I had an affectionate

mother who took care of me He sees through ‘jnana

drishti’ (divine vision) & understands that she and

Dhundhukari had passed away and hence he thought that

he should do ‘prayaschitta’ (atonement) for them.

 

We can do karma only for those over whom we have the

right. We should not do karma for those over whom we

have no right. Such karmas will not reach them. Some

‘dosha’ (fault) will come about for those who perform

it. So, one should have ‘bhãgyadai’ (eligibility).

But, there is one place where even those who have no

‘bhãgyadai’ can do karma. And that is Gaya. In Gaya

Kshetra anyone can do karma for any other. We can do

karma for a friend, for one who had traveled in the

same train, for a dog that was in our home, a cow that

was in our home, to the Master who taught us our

lessons. We can do karma for anybody in Gaya. Our

Shastras say that there is no greater ‘prayaschitta’

than doing karma in Gaya Kshetra. The Vedas say, ‘Let

you be blessed with not one but ten sons because

atleast one of them would visit Gaya. Won’t that child

offer ‘pinda’ in Gaya and won’t you cross over life’s

shore through it?’ So says the Vedas. Why is the

‘pinda’ so fruitful there? Vishnu Himself takes unto

His ‘Charana’ (Feet) those for whom ‘pinda’ is offered

there. It is said so in ‘Vishnupãda’. But, it is 'maha

pãpa' (grievous sin) to offer 'ãtma pinda' (offering

'pinda' for one's own self). One should not do such

things. There is no ‘pramãna’ (evidence) for this.

While going to Gaya, we do karma for those known dead

in the family; but in the family many unknown

‘durmarana’ (unnatural deaths) might have occurred;

when questioned one might say, ‘As far as I know there

has not been any ‘durmarana’ in my family.’ But, many

perform ‘abortion’. And this is a worse kind of

‘durmarana’ (unnatural death). It is ‘sisu hatti’,

brahma hatti. (murdering a child). It is akin to

murder. It is a very big sin. But, nobody stops to

think about this sin. It is a big sin, indeed. Even

other murders take place accidentally. But, such

killings are done by us purposely. It is a murder.

‘Prayaschitta’/‘shrãdham’ is prescribed for such

things also.

 

!!! Will Continue !!!

 

Regards

 

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

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