RADHE KRISHNA 02-12-2011
SRIMADH BHAGAVATAM
Radhe krishna 02-12-2011
SRIMADH BHAGAVATAM
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The Jivatma gets human body and mind, after having been
embodied in eightyfour lakhs of inferior births. Prior to the
Jivatma acquiring this body, he had undergone births and deaths and
births and deaths, as trees, insects, worms, beasts and assumed
many other bodies like those of bugs and buffaloes and bees and
beetles. At long last, by the grace of GOD, he come to acquire a human
body.
To acquire a human body again after death, he has to undergo another
long cycle of births and deaths through various unpleasant vicissitudes.
Thus , our life as a human being, is preceded by and succeeded by,
many many years of innumerable other lives.
The main purpose of this rare and prcious life as a human
being, should be to know, who we are and to realize the Self and
thereby, cut off all sorrows at one stroke. This is not possible in
any other life, because, among all creatures, man alone has the
wonderful equipment of the intellect with its great potentiality
developed to the highest.
THE ORIGIN OF THE BHAGAVATA
1. First of all, Bhagavata had its origin from Bhagavan
Himself when he told to Brahma sitting in the lotus of his navel in
four verses called the cathussloki Bhagavata (II-9).
2. Brahma communicated the Bhagavata he heard from
Bhagavan, to his son Narada (II-5).
3. Narad communicated it to Vyasa Maharshi (I-4,5,6,7).
4. Vyasa complied the Bhagavata and taught it to his
son, Suka (I-3 and II-1).
5. Suka gave discourses in Bhagavata in seven days to
King Parikshit on the banks of the Ganges (I-3).
6. Suta who was in the assembly of rishis along with
Parikshit, heard it from Suka and gives a discourse in the assembly
of Rishis to the chief listner Saunaka at Naimisaranya.
Vyasa ha written the Bhagavata, as spoken by Suta to Saunaka
at Naimisaranya. Suta was merely reporting what Suka said to Parikshit.
Suka himself traces another origin of Bhagavata:
1. Samkarshana Murti gave the Bhagavata to Sanatkumara (III-8)
2. Sanatkumara communicated it to Samkhyayana Maharshi (III-8)
3. Samkhyayana communicated it to sgae Parasara and to
Brihaspati(IV-8)
4. Sage Parasara communicated it to his disciple Maitreya.
5. Maitreya told Bhagavata to Vidura (III-8)
Adisesha propagated Bhagavata in Patala, Brihaspati in
Heaven,
Parasara on this earth and Sanathkumara brothers in
worlds beyond heaven.
When whole Bhagavata is narrated to a listner in the course
of seven days, it is called Bhagavata Saptaha.
First Bhagavata Saptaha
Sri Suka conducted the first Saptaha. In Kaliyuga, 30
years after Sri Krishna left this world, from Sukla Navami to
Purnima in the month of Bhadra.
Second Saptaha by Gokarna
Gokarna conducted second Saptaha for Dhundhukari's
liberation, in Kaliyuga, 200 years after Sri Suka's Saptaha, from
Sukla Navami to Purnima in the month of Kataka.
Third Saptaha
Third Saptaha was conducted by the Sanaka brothers to
Sri Narada. This was 30 years after Gokarna's
Saptaha
from Sukla Navami to Purnima in the month
of Vrichika (Karthika).
The Bhagavata contains 12 Skandas and 335 chapters and 14101
slokas, including short sentences like Bhagavan uvaca "Sri Suka
uvaca" etc., there are 18000 verses in the Bhagavata.
The portions to be read on each of the seven days:
1 st day : Upto and including Manu- akrdama Samvada.
1 st Skanda, 2 nd Skanda and 22 chapters of 3 rd Skanda.
( 51 Chapters - 2112 slokas ).
2 nd day : Upto and including Bharatopakhyana.
chapters 23 to 33 of 3 rd Skanda, 4 th Skanda and 14
chapters of 5 th Skanda. ( 56 Chapters - 2298 slokas ).
3 rd day : Upto end of 7 th Skanda.
Chapters 15 to 26 of 5 th Skanda, 6 th Skanda and 7 th
Skanda. ( 46 Chapters - 1917 slokas ).
4 th day : Upto and including Sri Krishnavatara.
8 th Skanda, 9 th Skanda and first 3 chapters of 10 th
Skanda.
( 51 Chapters - 2059 slokas ).
5 th day : Upto and including Rikmini Swayamvaram.
chapter 4 to 54 of 10 th Skanda.
( 51 Chapters - 2132 slokas).
6 th day : Upto and including Hamsavatara.
Chapters 55 to 90 of 10 th Skanda and 13 chapters of 11 th
Skanda. ( 49 Chapters - 2212 slokas).
7 th day : Upto the very end of Bhagavata.
Chapters 14 to 31 of 11 th Skanda and 12 th Skanda.
( 31 Chapters - 1371 slokas).
The incarnations mentioned in Srimad Bhagavata :
1. Purusha - Avatara.
2. Avatara as the Four Sanaka brothers.
3. Avatara as Sri Narada.
4. Varaha - Avatara.
5. Nara - Narayana Avatara.
6. Datta -Treya - Avatara.
7. Hamsa - Avatara.
8. Suyajna - Avatara.
9. Kapila - Avatara.
10. Hayagriva - Avatara.
11. Rishaba - Avatara.
12. Avatara for blessing Dhruva.
13. Avatara as Emperor Prithu.
14. Avatara for liberation of Gajendra.
15. Narasimha Avatara.
16. Kurma Avatara.
17. Dhavantari Avatara.
18. Mohini Avatara.
19. Matsya Avatara.
20. Prisingarbha Avatara.
21. Vamana Avatara.
22. Parasurama Avatara.
23. Vedavyasa Avatara.
24. Sri Rama Avatara.
25. Sri Balarama Avatara.
26. SRI KRISHNA AVATARA.
27. Buddha Avatara.
28. Kalki Avatara.
All these are partial incarnations. But SRI KRISHNASTHU
BHAGAVAN SVAYAM. Krishnavatara is the Purnavatara. There are
unlimited number of Avataras all which cannot be exhaustively
enumerated. All puranas including Srimad Bhagavata Mahapurana have ten distinguishing
features ( Lakshanas). 1. Sarga , 2. Visarga , 3. Sthana , 4. Poshana ,
5. Uthi , 6. Manvantaram , 7. Isanukatha , 8. Nirodha , 9. Mukti and 10.
Asraya. The first nine (9) are to
establish firmly the Asraya which is Brahman.
Suta said in XII chapter about the number of Slokas in
Puranas.
Suta said : The Brahma Purana contains 10,000 slokas; Padma
Purana, 55,000 ;
Vishnu purana, 23,000 ;
Siva purana 24,000 ;
Srimad Bhagavata 18,000 ;
Narada purana 25,000 ;
Markandeya purana 9,000 ;
Agni purana 15,400 ;
Bhavishya purana14,500 ;
Brahmavaivarta purana 18,000 ;
Linga purana 11,000 ;
Varaha purana 24,000 ;
Skanda purana 81,100 ;
Vamana purana 10,000 ;
Kurma purana 17,000 ;
Matsya purana 14,000 ;
Garuda purana 19,000 ;
Brahmanda purana 12,000.
All the puranas put together contains 4 lakh slokas.
THE ORIGIN OF THE BHAGAVATA OM NAMO BHAGAVATE VASUDEVAYA
HARI OM TAT SAT
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MAJOR UPANISHADS
1. ISHA UPANISHAD
2. KENA UPANISHAD
3. KATHA UPANISHAD
4. PRASNA UPANISHAD
5. MUNDAKA UPANISHAD
6. MUNDAKA UPANISHAD
7. TAITTIRIYA UPANISHAD
8. AITARIYA UPANISHAD
9. CHANDOGYA UPANISHAD
10. BRIHADARANYAKA UPANISHAD
11. SWETASVATARA UPANISHAD
12. KAIVALYA UPANISHAD
MINOR UPANISHADS
1. PARAMAHAMSOPANISHAD
2. ATMOPANISHAD
3. AMRITABINDUPANISHAD
4. TEJABINDUPANISHAD
5. SARVOPANISHAD
6. BRAHMOPANISHAD
7. ARUNEYI UPANISHAD
8. KAIVALYOPANISHAD
#AMRITABINDUPANISHAD
ISHA UPANISHAD
Life in the world and Life in the spirit are not
incompatiable. Work or action is not contrary to knowledge of God , but
indeed, if performed without attachment, is a means to it. On the
other hand, renunciation of the ego, of selfishness-not of life. The
end, both of work and of renunciation, is to know the self with in and
brahman with out, and to realize their identity. The self is Brahman,
and Brahman is all.
Filled full with Brahman are the things we see,
Filled full with Brahman are the things we see not,
From out of Brahman floeth all that is:
From Brahman all - yet is he still the same.
OM . . . Peace - Peace - Peace.
KENA UPANISHAD
The power behind every activity of nature and of man is the
power of Brahman. To realize this truth is to be immortal.
May quiteness descend upon my limbs,
My speech, my breath, my eye, my ears;
May all my senses wax clear and strong.
May Brhaman show himself unto me.
Never may I deny Brahman, nor Brahman me.
I with him and he with me- may we abide always together.
May there be revealed to me,
Who am devoted to Brahman,
The Body truth of the upanishads.
OM . . . Peace - Peace - Peace.
KATHA UPANISHAD
The secret of immortality is to be found in purification of
the heart, in meditaion, in realization of the identity of the
self with in and Brahman without. For immortality is simply union with
God.
OM . . .
May Brahman protect us,
May he guide us,
May he give us strength and right understanding.
May love and harmony be with us all.
OM . . . Peace - Peace - Peace.
PRASNA UPANISHAD
Man is composed of such elements as vital breath, deeds,
thought, and the senses - all of them deriving their being from the self.
They have come out of the self, and in the self they ultimately
disappear - even as the waters of a river disappear in the sea.
OM . . .
With our ears may we hear what is good.
With our eyes may we behold thy righteousness.
Tranquit in body, may we who worship thee find rest.
OM . . . Peace - Peace - Peace.
OM . . . Hail to the supreme self!
MUNDAKA UPANISHAD
Since the manifold objects of sense are merely emanations of
Brahman , to know them in themselves is not enough. Since all the
actions of men are but phase s of the unversal process of creation,
action alone is not enough.
The sage must distinguish between Knowledge and Wisdom.
Knowledge is of things, acts, and relations. But wisdom is of Brahman
alone:
and beyond all things ,acts, and relations, he abides
foreever.
To become one with him is the only wisdom.
OM . . .
With our ears may we hear what is good.
With our eyes may we behold thy righteousness.
Tranquit in Body,may we who worships the find rest.
OM . . . Peace - Peace - Peace.
MANDUKYA UPANISHAD
The life of man is divided between walking , dreaming,
and dreamless sleep. But transcending these three states is superconscious
vision - called simply The Fourth.
OM . . .
With our ears may we hear what is good.
With our eyes may we behold thy righteousness.
Traquit in body , may we worship thee find rest.
OM . . . Peace - Peace - Peace.
TAITTIRIYA UPANISHAD
MAN , in his ignorence , identifies himself with the
material sheaths that encompass his true Self. Transcending these ,
he becomes one with Brahman, who is pure bliss.
OM . . .
May Mitra grant us peace !
Varuna grant us peace !
Aryama grant us peace !
May Indra and Brihaspati grant us peace !
May the all - prevading Vishnu grant us peace !
Hail to Brahman !
Hail to thee, thou source of all power !
OM . . . Peace - Peace - Peace.
AITARIYA UPANISHAD
BRAHMAN , source, sustenance, and end of the universe,
partakes of every phase of existance. He wakes with the waking man, dreams
with dreamer, and sleeps the deep sleep of the dreamless sleeper; but he
transcends these three states to become himself. His true nature is pure
consciousness.
May my speech be one with my mind, and my mind be one
with my speeach.
O thou self - luminous Brahman, remove the veil of
ignorence from before me, that I may behold thy light.
Do thou reveal to me the sprit of the scriptures.
May the truth of the scriptures be ever present to me.
May I seek day and night to realize waht I learn from the
sages.
May I speak the truth of Brahman.
May I speak the truth.
May it protect me.
May it protect my teacher.
OM . . . Peace - Peace - Peace.
CHANDOGYA UPANISHAD
BRAHMAN is all. From Brahman come appearances, sensations, desires,
deeds. But all these are merely name and form.
To know Brahman one must experience the identity between
him and the Self, or Brahman dwelling with in th lotus of the heart.
Only by souldoing can man escape from sorrow and death, and become one
with the subtle essence beyond all knowledge.
May quiteness descend upon my limbs,
My speach, my breath, my eyes, my ears ;
May all my senses wax clear and strong.
May Brashman show himself unto me.
May I never deny Brahman , nor Brahman me.
I with him and he with me - may we abide always together.
May there be revealed to me.
Who am devoted to Brahman,
The Holy truth of the upanishads,
OM . . . Peace - Peace - Peace.
BRIHADARANYAKA UPANISHAD
The Self is the dearest of all things, and only through
the Self is anything else dear. The Self is the origin of all
finite happiness, but it is itself pure bliss, transcending
definition.
It is beyond feeling and beyond knowledge, but it is not
beyond the meditation of the sage.
OM . . .
Filled full with Brahman are the things we see,
Filled full with Brahman are the thins we see not,
From out of Brahman floweth all that is;
From Brahman all - yet is he still the same.
OM . . . Peace - Peace - Peace.
Leadme from the unreal to the real.
lead me from the darkness to light.
Lead me from death to immortality.
SWETASVATARA UPANISHAD
KAIVALYA UPANISHAD
The sage who by faith, devotion, and meditation has
realized the Self and become one with Brahman, is escapes from
rebirth, sorrow, and death.
May Brahman protect us.
May be guide us.
May be give us strength and right understanding.
May love and harmony be with us all.
OM . . . Peace -- Peace -- Peace.
PARAMAHAMSOPANISHAD
This upanishad elaborately portrays the characteristic marks
and ideals of the knower of truth when he reaches the highest stage
of life. It also speaks of the duties of those sannyasins who are
on the way to knowledge.
Every upanisahd begins and ends with a shanti - patha or
invocation of peace , or an expiatory prayer to the deities for the
purpose of averting all evil and being in peace with the universe ,
which alone is conducive to perfect calmness and concentration of the
mind needed for the study of such a subtle subject as the Self.
ATMOPANISHAD
After Brahma had propounded to the Devarshis, in the
preceeding Discourse of the Atharva-Veda , the truth about rebirth,
Angiras shows in this Upanishad , the way to be from rebirth , from
the bondage of Samsara , once for all , to those who so desired , by
inclucating the Highest Atman , who is ever taintless and beyond all
bondage of birth and death. Angiras was one of the seven Rishis , a
Prajapati or prognator of mankind , and one of the ten mind-born sons of
Brahma. Beside being regarded as the
priest of the Gods, and Lord of Sacrifices he was also a
teacher of Brahmavaidya.
The method adopted here is what is technically called
SHAKACHANDRANYAYAHA : - The maxim of the bough and the
moon. Just as the moon , though immensely distant from the bough
of the tree, is pointed out to a child as the moon on the bough, because
she appears to be contiguous to it , even so the paramatman - thiugh He
has really no relation with this body and the mind , still for the sake
of ease to the learner -is first pointed out through the body and the
mind, which are called here, the Outer and the Inner Atman respectively
, child-mind. Thus by leading the seeker after truth step by step,
the real nature of the Atman is disclosed.
AMRITABINDUPANISHAD
Of the five Bindu Upanishads , namely the NADABINDU,
BRAHMABINDU, AMRITABINDU, DHYANABINDU AND TEJABINDU, the Amritabindu
occupiess a very important place sufficiently justifying its title
- which literally means "A drop of nectar " - by its
felicitous combination of a loftness of sentiment with a directness
of expression. Thus, though it is small in bulk it is neverthless a
drop from the fountain of eternal life itself , potent to cure the
manifold ills of Samsara , or the endless rotation of
birth and death.
The texts of Brahmabindu and the Amritabindu Upanishads
are vetually the same , with slight alterations in the wording here
and there , Taking into concideration the subjectivity of our experience
of the outside world, the Amritabindu Upanishad inclucates, first, the
control of the mind in the shape of desirelessness for sense-objects, as
the most effective way to the attainment ofliberation and
realisation of the One Who is knowledge and Bliss Absolute. Then it
sets forth in an easy and convincing way the real nature of the
soul and the realization of the highest truth which leads to
unity.
Thus the central theme of all the Upanishads - viz that the
Jiva and Brahman are eternally one, and that all duality is a mere superimposition
due to ignorance - finds a clear and forceful emphasis in these terse,
epigrammatic.
TEJABINDUPANISHAD
The Tejabindupanishad is the last of the five Bindu
Upanishads forming part of the Atharva-Veda. It conceives the Supreme
Atman dwelling in the heart of man, as the most subtle center of effulgence.revealed
only to Yogis by supersensuous meditation. After stating the disciplines
which the Truth-seeker must undergo in order to master that most
difficult but the only process of supreme realisation, the Tejabindu
sets forth, in the highest philosophical conceptions, the nature of
That which is to be medicated upon, and realised in essence, that is
to say, Brahman, the Absolute, and points out in conclusion
some of the disqualifications which the student must shun
if he desired to be "one of those who make the inaccessable"
and reach the goal, the absolute freedom of the soul.
SARVOPANISHAD
The Sarvopanishad is appropriately spoken of as the quintessence of
the Upanishads, being a concise and at the sametime highly elequent
presentation of the concentrated wisdom, bearing on the main points at
issue, of the Vedanta philosophy.
The Upanishad opens with questions as to the nature of
the twenty-three fundamental topics, and furnishes the answers to
them, in a consecutive order, to the end. Starting with bondage and
Moksha and their causes, the seeker after truth is treated to a fine and
delicate discrimination of the various gross and subtle states, in and
through which the soul seems to appear within us, because of its
Upadhis. Indicating the real nature of the soul and dealing with the
niceties of the ideas
conveyed by each of the worlds of Mahavakya Tat-Tvam-Asi
( That thou art ), Tthe Upanishad seeks to point out the
identity of the Jivatman with the Paramatman or Supreme
Brahman which is spoken of as the Essence of Truth,
Knowledge, Infinitude , and Bliss, and concludes by an attempt at
defining Maya, thus completing as it were the circle in order to
show what causes the bondage and how it can be broken once for
all.
From the point of happy definitions of the most difficult
and important terms in the phraseology of vedanta philosophy
within the smallest compass, this Upanishad holds a distinct
position of its own, and is worthy of our best attention.
BRAHMOPANISHAD
The Self is the dearest of all things, and only through
the Self is anything else dear. The Self is the origin of all
finite happiness, but it is itself pure bliss, transcending
definition. It is beyond feeling and beyond knowledge, but it is not
beyond the meditation of the sage.
OM . . .
Filled full with Brahman are the things we see,
Filled full with Brahman are the thins we see not,
From out of Brahman floweth all that is;
From Brahman all - yet is he still the same.
OM . . . Peace - Peace - Peace.
Leadme from the unreal to the real.
lead me from the darkness to light.
Lead me from death to immortality.
ARUNEYI UPANISHAD
KAIVALYOPANISHAD
This is another Upanishad belonging to the Atharva-Veda. The
commetator Narayana calls it the Brahma Shatarudriya, (i.e) the Shatarudriya
which glorifies the unconditioned Brahman as opposed to the personal God
Shiva, who is glorified in the other shatarudriya which forms a
part of the Taittriya Samhita. It is at once clear, concise, and
poetic, and withal, highly philosophical. All this makes it one of the
most valuable among the monor Upanishads. The story form is an apt
device to make the subject easily intelligible as well as to give
a predegree to teachings inculcated. Ashvalayana was a teacher of
the Rig-Veda.
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12 SKANDHA'S ( SUMMERY ) OF BHAGAVATAM
CHAPTER - 1 (Saunaka Requests Suta to narrate THE BHAGAVATA
CHAPTER - 2 (Suta Explains MOKSHA
CHAPTER - 3 (Suta narrates THe Avataras)
CHAPTER - 4 (Narada calls on Vyasa)
CHAPTER - 5 (Narada asks Vyasa to compose THE BHAGAVATA)
CHAPTER - 6 (Narada Narrates His Previous Birth)
CHAPTER - 7 (Asvatthama Bound up And Released)
CHAPTER - 8 (Parikshit Saved in The Womb)
CHAPTER - 9 (Bhisma Stuti)
CHAPTER - 10 (Krishna Leaves for Dwaraka)
CHAPTER - 11 (Sri Krishna Received at Dwaraka)
CHAPTER - 12 (Birth of Parikshit)
CHAPTER - 13 (Dhritarshtra leaves for Himalayas)
CHAPTER - 14 (Arjuna Returns from DWaraka)
CHAPTER - 15 (Arjuna Narrates Krishna's Svargarohanam)
CHAPTER - 16 (Parishit Meets Dharma and Bhumidevi)
CHAPTER - 17 (Kalinigraha)
CHAPTER - 18 (Parikshit cursed)
CHAPTER - 19 (Sri Suka Arrives)
SKANDHA - II
CHAPTER - 1 (Suka answers Parikshit)
CHAPTER - 2 (Meditation : Fate After Death)
CHAPTER - 3 (Saunaka's Request to Narrate BHAGAVATA)
CHAPTER - 4 (Suka Stuti)
CHAPTER - 5 (Brahma Explains Creation)
CHAPTER - 6 (Brahma Further Explains Creation)
CHAPTER - 7 (Brahma Narrates The Avataras)
CHAPTER - 8 (Parikshit's Questions to Suka)
CHAPTER - 9 (Chatussloki Bhagavata)
CHAPTER - 10 (Purana Lakshanam)
SKANDHA - III
CHAPTER - XI(Sri Krishna Received at Dwaraka)
CHAPTER - 1 (Vidura Meets Uddhava)
CHAPTER - 2 (Uddhava Recounts Krisha's Balalila)
CHAPTER - 3 (Uddhava Recounts Krishna's valorous Deeds)
CHAPTER - 4 (Krishna enjoins Maitreya to Teach Vidura)
CHAPTER - 5 (Maitreya Teaches Vidura About Creation)
CHAPTER - 6 (Creation Explained)
CHAPTER - 7 (Vidura's Questions to Maitreya)
CHAPTER - 8 (Maitreya Expounds The Bhagavata)
CHAPTER - 9 (Bhagavan Blesses Bhisma)
CHAPTER - 10 (Brahma's Creation)
CHAPTER - 11 (Divisions of Time)
CHAPTER - 12 (Brahma's Creation)
CHAPTER - 13 (Varaha - Avatara)
CHAPTER - 14 (Diti's Conception)
CHAPTER - 15 (Sanaka Brothers Visit Vaikuntha)
CHAPTER - 16 (The fall of Jaya and Vijaya)
CHAPTER - 17 (Hiranyaksha's Digvijaya)
CHAPTER - 18 (Fight Between Hiranyaksha and Sri Hari)
CHAPTER - 19 (The Divine Boar Kills Hiranyaksha)
CHAPTER - 20 (Brahma's Creation)
CHAPTER - 21 (Sri Hari Appears Before Kardama)
CHAPTER - 22 (Kardama Marries Devahuti)
CHAPTER - 23 (Kardama Begets Nine Daughters)
CHAPTER - 24 (Kapila Avatara)
CHAPTER - 25 (Kapilopadesa - to Develop Bhakthi)
CHAPTER - 26 (The Tattvas Explained)
CHAPTER - 27 (Samkhya Yoga)
CHAPTER - 28 (Fight Between Hiranyaksha and Sri Hari)
CHAPTER - 29 (The Divine Boar Kills Hiranyaksha)
CHAPTER - 30 (Fate After Death)
CHAPTER - 31 (Jiva - in The Womb, Childhood, Youth)
CHAPTER - 32 (The Two Paths of The Jiva After Death)
CHAPTER - 33 (Devahuti's Liberation)
SKANDHA - IV
CHAPTER - XI (Sri Krishna Received at Dwaraka)
CHAPTER - 1 (The progency of Devahuti's Daughters)
CHAPTER - 2 (Daksha's Curse on Siva)
CHAPTER - 3 (Siva Refuses permission to Satidevi)
CHAPTER - 4 (Satidevi Burns Herself)
CHAPTER - 5 (Virabhadra Kills Daksha)
CHAPTER - 6 (Brahma Pleases Siva)
CHAPTER - 7 (Completion of Dakshayaga)
CHAPTER - 8 (Dhruva's Tapas)
CHAPTER - 9 (Dhruva Stuti)
CHAPTER - 10 (Dhruva's Fight with Yakshas)
CHAPTER - 11 (Manu's Advice to Dhruva)
CHAPTER - 12 (Ascension of Dhruva)
CHAPTER - 13 (Story of Vena)
CHAPTER - 14 (Vena;s Body Churned)
CHAPTER - 15 (Prithu Avatara)
CHAPTER - 16 (Ministrels Praise Prithu)
CHAPTER - 17 (Bhumidevi Glorifies Prthu)
CHAPTER - 18 (Prithu Milks Bhumidevi as cow)
CHAPTER - 19 (Prithu Stops The Hundredth Asvamedha)
CHAPTER - 20 (Bhagavan Blesses Prithu)
CHAPTER - 21 (Prithu Gives A Discourse)
CHAPTER - 22 (Sanatkumara's Advice to Prithu)
CHAPTER - 23 (Prithu Realizes The Self)
CHAPTER - 24 (Prachetas Meet Siva)
CHAPTER - 25 (Parable od Puranjana)
CHAPTER - 26 (Parable of Puranjana)
CHAPTER - 27 (Parable of Puranjana)
CHAPTER - 28 (Parable of Puranjana)
CHAPTER - 29 (Narada Explains The Parable)
CHAPTER - 30 (Prachetas Marry Marisha)
CHAPTER - 31 (Prachetas Realize The Self)
SKANDHA - V
CHAPTER - 1 (The Story of Priyavrata)
CHAPTER - 2 (Agnidhra and His Nine Sons)
CHAPTER - 3 (Nabhi and Rishabha - Avatara)
CHAPTER - 4 (The Story of Rishabhadeva)
CHAPTER - 5 (Rishabhadeva's Advice to His Sons)
CHAPTER - 6 (Rishabhadeva Gives up His Body)
CHAPTER - 7 (Bharata's Tapas)
CHAPTER - 8 (Bharata Born as a Deer)
CHAPTER - 9 (Bhadrakali Releases Bharata)
CHAPTER - 10 (Rahugana Prays for Advice)
CHAPTER - 11 (Jadabharata's Advice to Rahugana)
CHAPTER - 12 (Rahugana's Doubts Cleared)
CHAPTER - 13 (The Samsara Forest)
CHAPTER - 14 (Suka Elucidates The Samsara Forest)
CHAPTER - 15 (Bharata's Progency)
CHAPTER - 16 (Jambudvipa and its Nine Divisions)
CHAPTER - 17 (Ilavrata Vasha)
CHAPTER - 18 (Six other Varshas)
CHAPTER - 19 (The Superiority of Bharatavarsha)
CHAPTER - 20 (The other Six dvipas)
CHAPTER - 21 (The Sky and The Sun)
CHAPTER - 22 (The Luminaries in the Sky)
CHAPTER - 23 (The Polar Star)
CHAPTER - 24 (The Seven Worlds Below The Earth)
CHAPTER - 25 (Lord Samkarashana)
CHAPTER - 26 (The Various Hells)
SKANDHA - VI
CHAPTER - 1 (The Story of Ajamila)
CHAPTER - 2 (Salvation of Ajamila)
CHAPTER - 3 (Yama's Advice to His Men)
CHAPTER - 4 (SriHari Blesses Daksha)
CHAPTER - 5 (Daksha's Sons Become Reclueses)
CHAPTER - 6 (Daksha's Sixty Daughters)
CHAPTER - 7 (Visvarupa Becomes Indra's Perceptor)
CHAPTER - 8 (Narayana - Kavacham)
CHAPTER - 9 (Vrita Born)
CHAPTER - 10 (Asuras Run Away From the Army of Devas)
CHAPTER - 11 (Vritasura's Semon to Indra)
CHAPTER - 12 (Indra Kills Vrita)
CHAPTER - 13 (Indra Atones for Brahmahatya)
CHAPTER - 14 (The Story of Chitraketu)
CHAPTER - 15 (Angira Consoles Chitraketu)
CHAPTER - 16 (The Jivatma of Chitraketu's Son Advises Him)
CHAPTER - 17 (Parvati Curses Chitraketu)
CHAPTER - 18 (The Birth of Marudevas)
CHAPTER - 19 (Pumsavana Vrata)
SKANDHA - VII
CHAPTER - 1 (Conversation Between Narada and Yudhishthira)
CHAPTER - 2 (Hiranyakasipu Consoles Diti and Her Sons)
CHAPTER - 3 (Hiranyakasipu Gets Boons from Brahma)
CHAPTER - 4 (Hiranyakasipu's Reign of Terror)
CHAPTER - 5 (Tortures Inficted on Prahlada)
CHAPTER - 6 (Prahlada Teaches The Demon Boys)
CHAPTER - 7 (Prahlada in the Womb was Taught by Narada)
CHAPTER - 8 (Narasimha - Avatara)
CHAPTER - 9 (Prahlada Stuti)
CHAPTER - 10 (Tripura Dahanam)
CHAPTER - 11 (Dharma of Varna and Asrama)
CHAPTER - 12 (Duties of Brahmachari and Vanaprastha)
CHAPTER - 13 (Duties of The Sanyasin)
CHAPTER - 14 (The Duties of A Householder)
CHAPTER - 15 (Duties of All Men)
SKANDHA - VIII
CHAPTER - 1 (Second, Third and Fourth Manus)
CHAPTER - 2 (Gajendra Gripped by The Alligator)
CHAPTER - 3 (Gajendra Stuti)
CHAPTER - 4 (Gajendra Moksham)
CHAPTER - 5 (Fifth and Sixth Manus)
CHAPTER - 6 (Bhagvan Aska Devas to Churn The Ocean of Milk)
CHAPTER - 7 (Kurma - Avatara : Siva Drinks Kalakuta)
CHAPTER - 8 (Dhanvantari and Mohini with Nectar)
CHAPTER - 9 (Mohini Feeds The Devas with Nectar)
CHAPTER - 10 (Deva - Asura Battle)
CHAPTER - 11 (The Victory of The Devas)
CHAPTER - 12 (Siva Deluded by Mohini)
CHAPTER - 13 (The Present Manu - Coming Seven Manus)
CHAPTER - 14 (Manvantara and its Characteristics)
CHAPTER - 15 (Mahabali Conquers Indra's Paradise)
CHAPTER - 16 (Aditi Observes Payovrata)
CHAPTER - 17 (Bhagvan Appears to Aditi)
CHAPTER - 18 (Vamana Avatara)
CHAPTER - 19 (Bhagvan Begs Three Paces of Earth)
CHAPTER - 20 (Bhagvan Appears in Cosmic Form)
CHAPTER - 21 (Mahabali Bound up)
CHAPTER - 22 (Bhagvan Blesses Mahabali)
CHAPTER - 23 (Mahabali Goes to Sutala)
CHAPTER - 24 (Matsya Aavatara)
SKANDHA - IX
CHAPTER - 1 (The Story of Ila)
CHAPTER - 2 (Prishdhra , Dhrishta)
CHAPTER - 3 (Saryati ; Revati Given to Balarama)
CHAPTER - 4 (Nabhaga and Ambarisha)
CHAPTER - 5 (Durvasa Saved by Ambarisha)
CHAPTER - 6 (Sasada , Yuvanasva , Mamdhata , Saubhari)
CHAPTER - 7 (Trisanku , Harichandra)
CHAPTER - 8 (King Sagara , Amsuman)
CHAPTER - 9 (Bhagiratha Brings Down Ganga ; Khatvanga)
CHAPTER - 10 ( R A M A Y A N A M )
CHAPTER - 11 ( R A M A Y A N A M )
CHAPTER - 12 (Kusa's Progency)
CHAPTER - 13 (Nimi's Progency)
CHAPTER - 14 (Pururavas and Urvasi)
CHAPTER - 15 (Parasurama - Avatara)
CHAPTER - 16 (Story of Parasurama and Visvamitra)
CHAPTER - 17 (Ayu And His Progency)
CHAPTER - 18 (Nahusha and Yayati)
CHAPTER - 19 (Yayati's Salvation)
CHAPTER - 20 (Puru - Bharata - Bharadvaja)
CHAPTER - 21 (Story of Rantideva)
CHAPTER - 22 (Ajamidha's Dynasty)
CHAPTER - 23 (Anu's Dynasty - Yadu's Dynasty)
CHAPTER - 24 (Vidarbha's Dynasty ; Krishna Born in Yaduvamsa)
SKANDHA - X
CHAPTER - 1 (Vasudeva's Marriage and The Akasavani)
CHAPTER - 2 (Krishna in Devaki's Womb)
CHAPTER - 3 (Krishana - Avatara)
CHAPTER - 4 (Kamsa Orders Child - Murder)
CHAPTER - 5 (Nanda CelebratesKrishna's Birth)
CHAPTER - 6 (Putana Moksham)
CHAPTER - 7 (Sakatasura and Trinavarta Slain)
CHAPTER - 8 (Naming Cermony - Balalila)
CHAPTER - 9 (Yasoda Binds Krishna to the Mortar)
CHAPTER - 10 (Krishna Fells Down Two Trees)
CHAPTER - 11 (Destruction of Vatsasura and Bakasura)
CHAPTER - 12 (Aghasura Slain)
CHAPTER - 13 (Merry Feast on Sand Bamks of Yamuna)
CHAPTER - 14 (Brahma's Stuti)
CHAPTER - 15 (Dhenukasura Slain)
CHAPTER - 16 (The Dance of Kaliya)
CHAPTER - 17 (Gopas Saved From Forest Fire)
CHAPTER - 18 (Pralamba Slain)
CHAPTER - 19 (Gopas Saved from Wild Fire)
CHAPTER - 20 (Rainy and Autumn Seasons)
CHAPTER - 21 (Venugitam)
CHAPTER - 22 (Lifting Away Ropes of Gopis)
CHAPTER - 23 (Blessing The Wives of Brahmins)
CHAPTER - 24 (Worship of Govardhana Mountain)
CHAPTER - 25 (Lifting Govardhana)
CHAPTER - 26 (Nanda Tells Gopas What Garga said About Krishna)
CHAPTER - 27 (Krishna Named Govinda)
CHAPTER - 28 (Nanda Brought Back from Varuna)
CHAPTER - 29 ( R A S I K R I D A )
CHAPTER - 30 ( R A S I K R I D A )
CHAPTER - 31 ( R A S I K R I D A G O P I G I T A M )
CHAPTER - 32 ( R A S I K R I D A )
CHAPTER - 33 ( R A S I K R I D A )
CHAPTER - 34 (Sudarsana Released ; Samkhachuda Slain)
CHAPTER - 35 (Yugalagitam)
CHAPTER - 36 (Arishtasura Slain)
CHAPTER - 37 (Kesi Slain)
CHAPTER - 38 (Akurara Journey to Gokula)
CHAPTER - 39 (Krishna's Journey to Mathura)
CHAPTER - 40 (Akura Stiti)
CHAPTER - 41 (Washerman Slain ; Tailor and wreath Maker
Blessed)
CHAPTER - 42 (Kubja Straightened ; Bow Broken)
CHAPTER - 43 (Killing Kuvalayapida)
CHAPTER - 44 (Chanura and Kamsa Slain)
CHAPTER - 45 (Guru Dakshina)
CHAPTER - 46 (Uddhava sent to Gokula)
CHAPTER - 47 (Bhramara Githa ; Krishna's Message to the Gopis)
CHAPTER - 48 (Krishna Visits Kubja and Akrura)
CHAPTER - 49 (Akrura at Hasthinapura)
CHAPTER - 50 (Battles with Jarasandha)
CHAPTER - 51 (Yavana Burned to Ashes)
CHAPTER - 52 (Rukmini's Message to Krishna)
CHAPTER - 53 (Krishna Snatches away Rukmini)
CHAPTER - 54 (Rukmini Svayamvaram)
CHAPTER - 55 (Pradyumna Kills Sambara)
CHAPTER - 56 (Krishna Marries Jambavati and Satyabhama)
CHAPTER - 57 (Krishna Kills Satadhanva)
CHAPTER - 58 (Krishna's other Marriages)
CHAPTER - 59 (Narakasura Slain)
CHAPTER - 60 (Krishna's Jokes with Rukmini)
CHAPTER - 61 (Rukmi Killed by Rama)
CHAPTER - 62 (Bana Binds up Anirudha)
CHAPTER - 63 (Bana Defeated)
CHAPTER - 64 (King Nriga Released)
CHAPTER - 65 (Rama Changes The course of Kalindi)
CHAPTER - 66 (Paundaraka Slain)
CHAPTER - 67 (Ape Dvivda Slain)
CHAPTER - 68 (Rama Overturns Hastinapura)
CHAPTER - 69 (Narada Sees one Krishna in Many Houses)
CHAPTER - 70 (Krishna's Daily Routine)
CHAPTER - 71 (Krishna's Journey to Indraprastha)
CHAPTER - 72 (Jarasanda Slain)
CHAPTER - 73 (Release of Imprisoned Kings)
CHAPTER - 74 (Sisupala Slain)
CHAPTER - 75 (Duryodhana's Delusion In The Hall)
CHAPTER - 76 (Salva Attacks Dvaraka)
CHAPTER - 77 (Salva Slain)
CHAPTER - 78 (Datavaktra Slain)
CHAPTER - 79 (Balarama's Pilgrimage)
CHAPTER - 80 (Kuchela Episode)
CHAPTER - 81 (Kuchela Blessed by Bhagvan)
CHAPTER - 82 (Krishna , at Kurushetra , Instructs the Gopis)
CHAPTER - 83 (Description of Krishna's Marriages)
CHAPTER - 84 (Vasudeva Performs Sacrifice)
CHAPTER - 85 (Krishna Brings Back Devaki's Dead Sons)
CHAPTER - 86 (Arjuna Marries Subhadra)
CHAPTER - 87 (Veda Stuti)
CHAPTER - 88 (Siva Liberated From Vrikasura)
CHAPTER - 89 (Bhrigu Tests The Triple Deities)
CHAPTER - 90 (Bhagvan;s Life in Dvaraka and His Progency)
SKANDHA - XI
CHAPTER - 1 (The Rishis Curse Yadukula)
CHAPTER - 2 (Conversation Between Narada and Vasudeva)
CHAPTER - 3 (The Rishis Answer Nimi)
CHAPTER - 4 (The Rishis Answer Nimi)
CHAPTER - 5 (The Rishis Answer Nimi)
CHAPTER - 6 (Uddhava Requests Bhagvan to Instruct Him)
CHAPTER - 7 (A Brahmin Comes to Yadu)
CHAPTER - 8 (The Twenty Four Teachers)
CHAPTER - 9 (The Twenty Four Teachers)
CHAPTER - 10 (Bhagvan Starts Instruction)
CHAPTER - 11 (Bhagvan Answers Uddhava)
CHAPTER - 12 (Contact With Sahus)
CHAPTER - 13 (Hamsopadesam)
CHAPTER - 14 (Meditation in The Heart)
CHAPTER - 15 (Siddhis Like Anima)
CHAPTER - 16 (Vibhutis)
CHAPTER - 17 (The Duties of Brahmachari and Grihastha)
CHAPTER - 18 (The Duties of Vanaprastha and Sanyasa Asramas)
CHAPTER - 19 (Yama, Niyama Explained)
CHAPTER - 20 (Karmayoga , Jnanayoga, Bhaktiyoga)
CHAPTER - 21 (The Inner Meaning of Vedas)
CHAPTER - 22 (Tattvas Numbered Differently)
CHAPTER - 23 (Bhikshu Gita)
CHAPTER - 24 (Samkhya Yoga)
CHAPTER - 25 (The Three Gunas)
CHAPTER - 26 (The Story of Pururavas)
CHAPTER - 27 (The Procedure of Puja)
CHAPTER - 28 (Jnana Yoga)
CHAPTER - 29 (Concluding Advice)
CHAPTER - 30 (Yadukula Destroyed)
CHAPTER - 31 (Bhagvan Leaving This World)
SKANDHA - XII
CHAPTER - 1 (The Future Kings)
CHAPTER - 2 (Evils of Kasliyuga)
CHAPTER - 3 (Devotion to Sri Hari Dispels Fears of Kaliyuga)
CHAPTER - 4 (Four Types of Pralaya)
CHAPTER - 5 (Brahmopadesa)
CHAPTER - 6 (Salvation of Parikshit)
CHAPTER - 7 (Ten Characteristics of Puranas)
CHAPTER - 8 (The Story of Markandeya)
CHAPTER - 9 (The Story of Markandeya)
CHAPTER - 10 (The Story of Markandeya)
CHAPTER - 11 (Mahapusha and Surya - Vyuha)
CHAPTER - 12 (The Contents of Bhagavata)
CHAPTER - 13 (The Number of Slokas in Puranas)
KESAVA NAMA
1.EEASA NINNA CHARANA BHAJANA ASAI INDHA MADUVENU
DOSHA RASI NASA MADO SRISA KESAVA
2. CHARANU HOKKE NAYYA ENNA MARANA SAMAYADALLI NINNA
CHARANA SMARANA KARUNI SAYYA NARAYANA
3. SODHI SENNA BAVADHA KALUSHA BODHI SAYYA GNANA ENAGE
BHADI SUVA YAMANA BHADHE BIDISO MADHAVA
4. HINDHA NEKE YONI GALALI BHANDU BHANDU NONDHE NAYYA
INDHU BHAVADHA BHANDHA BIDISO THANDHE GOVINDA
5. BRASHTA NENISA BEDA KRISHNA ISHTU MATHRA BEDI KOMBE
BRISHTA RODANE ITTU KASHTA BIDISO VISHNUVE
6. MADHANA NAYYA NINNA MAHIME VADHANA DHALLI NUDIYUVANTHE
HRUDAYA DHALLI HUDHISI SAYYA MADHUSUDHANA
7. KAVITHU KONDU IRUVA PAPA SAVITHU POGUVANTHE MADI
BHAVADHA BADHE YANNU BIDISO THRIVIKRAMA
8. KAMA JANAKA NINNA PREMA DHINDHA PADUVANTHE
NEMA YANAGE PALISAYYA SWAMI VAMANA
9. MODHALU NINA PADHA POOJE ODHAGU VANTHE MADU YANNA
HRUDAYA DHOLAGE SADHANA MADU MUDHADHI SRIDHARA
10. HUSIYA NADI HOTTI HOREVA VISHAYA SHALLI RASIKANENDHU
HUSIGE HAGADHIRO YANNA HRUSHI KESANE
11. BIDHU BAVADHA YENNA JANMA BHADHA NAGI KALUSHA DHINDHA
GEDHU POPA BUDHI THORO PADMANABHANE
12. KAMAKRODHA BIDISI NINNA NAMA JIHVE YOLAGE NUDISO
SRI MAHANU BHAVANADHA DHAMODHARA
13. PANKA JASHA NEENU YANNA MANKU BUDHI YANNU BIDISI
KINKARANNE MADI KOLLO SANKARSHANA
14. YESU JANMA BHADHARENU DHASA NALLAVENO NANU
GHASI MADA DHIRO INNU VASUDEVANE
15. BHUDHI SUNYA NAGI YANNA BHADHA KAYA KUHAKA MANAVA
DHIDHI HRUDHAYA SUDHI MADI PRADHYUMNANE
16. JANANI JANAKA NEENE ENDHU NENEVA NAYYA DHEENA BHANDHU
YANAGE MUKTHI PALISINDHU ANIRUDHANE
17. HARUSHA DHINDHA NINNA SMARISU VANTHE MADO KSHEMA
IRISU CHARANA DHALLI PREMA PURUSHOTHAMA
18. SADHU SANGHA KOTTU NINNA PADHA BHAJAKA NENISU YANNA
BHEDHA MADADHIRO YANNA ADHOKSHAJA
19. CHARU CHARANA THORI YANAGE PARA KANISAYYA KONEGE
BHARAHAKI IRUVA NINAGE NARASIMHANE
20. SANI THARTHA PAPAKALANU KINJI THARTHA PEEDAKALANU
MUNJEDHAGI KALAYA BEKU SWAMI ACHUTHA
21. GNANA BHAKTHI KOTTU NINNA DYANA DHALLI ITTU SADHA
HEENA BUDHI BIDISO MUNNA SRI JANARDHANA
22. JAPA THAPANUSHTANA VILLA KUPUTHA KAMIYADHA YANNA
KRIPAYA MADI KSHAMISA BEKO UPENDRANE
23. MOREYA IDUVE NAYYA NINAGE SARADHI SAYANA SUBHA MATHIYA
IRISO BHAKTHA ROLU PARAMA PURUSHA SRI HARE
24. PUTTISALI BEDA INNU PUTTISADHAKKE PALISUVARIGE
ISHTU MATHRA BEDI KOMBE SRI KRISHNANE
25. SATHYA VADHA NAMAGALNU NITHYA DHALLI PADISUVARIGE
ARTHY INDHA SALAHI DHIRUVA KARTHRU KESAVA
26. MAREYADALE HARIYA NAMA BAREDU ODI KELIDAVARIGE
KAREDU MUKTI KODUVA NELEYADIKESAVA ||
SRIMADH RAMAYANAM
Khatvanga's son was Dirghabanu : His son was Raghu : His
son was Dasaratha.
In answer to the prayer of Devas, that they may be
protected from the incessant troubles given to them by the Asuras. Bhagavan
was born of Dasaratha of Ayodhya, taking four forms.
Bhagavan was born in His entirety as RAMA out of Kousalya
; as part manifestication in the form of Bharathaout of Kaikeyi and
as Lakshmana and Satrughna from Sumitra.
Rama and Lakshmana were taken by Visvamitra to protect
his sacrifice, Rama killed, all alone, Maricha and other
Rakshasas. In the assembly of grest heroes, Rama broke the bow of Siva
in the middle and married Sita. On the way back to Ayodhya, he
tamed the pride of Parasurama. He then accepted, with his head bent
low, the command of his father Dasaratha that he must go to the
forest for fourteen years. The Lord in the company of Sita and
Lakshmana, left for the woods. He then killed 14,000 rakshasas.
Ravana, who had heard from his sister about the beauty of Sita,
developed a passion for her and sent Maricha who appeared in the form
of a deer and tempted Sita. To fulfil Sita's desire, Rama went
after the deer and Lakshmana was sent by Sita to save Rama whose
voice
was reproduced by Maricha, Ravana in the meantime, stole Sita
and took her away to Lanka. Rama in the company of Lakshmana, then wandered
about in the forest . He cremated Jatayu and gave him final gratitude.
He then slew Kabandha. He killed Vali and cultivated the friendship of
Sugriva. Ascertaining from him the whereabouts of Sita, Rama despatched
Hanuman to LAnka. Hanuman met Sita and set fire to the city of Ravana
and came back. The Lord then with the monkeys, reached the shore of the
ocean where Varuna offered worship to him and asked him to march
over
the ocean and kill Ravana. A bridge was constructed over the
sea with mountain peaks. The Lord with Lakshmana, Sugriva, Hanuman and
the host of Monkeys crossed over to Lanka and marched against the army
of Ravana. He killed Kumbakarna and the sons of Ravana and a host of
demons. The Lord finally killed. Mandodari, wife of Ravana and numberless
Rkshasi women mourned the death of Ravana and other demons.
Vibhishana was made the King of Lanka. He recovered his
consort Sita, who was till then, in a wretched plight. The Lord flew
over to Ayodhya, in his aerial car called Pushpaka, in the company
of Sita, Lakshmana, Hanuman, Sugriva, Vibhishana and others. The
Lord's Mother embraced him and Sita and Lakshmana. His Younger brother
Bharata received him and the coronation of the Lord was auspiciously
celebrated. The Lord ruled over the kingdom for a long time and all his
subjects considered him as their father.
Guided by his Vasistha, Rama performed sacrifices to
propitiate himself. On a certain night, moving incognito, Rama
overheard the talk of some people suspecting Sita's fidelityu and abondoned
her. Sita, who was pregnant, reached the hermitage of Sage Valmiki and
gave birth to twins, Lava and Kusa, who were brought up by the sage.
Sita then, contemplating on Sri Rama's feet found her way in to the
bowels of trhe earth. Hearing this, the Almighty Lord Sri Rama wept.
Excessive foundness pf men and women, brings fear and grief even
to great souls. Rama then ruled over a period of thirteen thousand
years, performed sacrifices, obsering celebacy and then left for hid
divine abode.
MAHABHARATHAM
Volume 1
The story starts with King Bharat choosing a commoner as
the crown prince. He felt that his nine sons were not suitable.King
Shanthanu marries Ganga. Ganga gives birth to 7 chidren, and releases
them from their curse, by immediately drowning them.The 8th Child lives to
fulfill his curse. (He is Devarata) Ganga returns Devarata to Shanthanu. One
day while riding Devarat defends Hastinapur from the the aggressive
Shalva King Shanthanu meets Sathiyavathi. Shanthanu asks Sathiyavthi’s father
Dasrat for his daughter’s hand. Dasrat wants his grandson to be the
crown prince. Shanthanu refuses this proposal. Devarat goes to is this
Dasrat? and takes an oath that he will be a bachelor and make
Sathiyavathi’s son the crown prince. (Bhishmas oath) Sathiyavathi names
Devarath as Bhisma. Bhisma takes another oath that he will serve anyone
who ascends the thrown of Hastinapur Sathiyavathi gives birth to two
sons Chitrangan and Vichitraveerya
Volume 2
Chitrangan was crowned as the king. He died in a war.
Then Vichitraveerya was crowned as the king. Kasi king’s three daughters(Ambika,
Ambalika, Amba) were getting married, He did not want to invite
Vichitraveerya, the king of Hastinapur. Bhisma arrives at Kasi and takes
all three princes to Hazthinapur. Shalva king stops Bhisma on the way.
Bhisma defeats him. Amba tells Sathiyavathi that
she wanted to marry Shalva Kumar, the Shalva King. Bhisma
sends her back to Shalva Kumar but he refuses to accept her. So she
returns to Hastinapur. and said that Bhisma should marry her. But Bhisma
refused,since he was bound by an oath.of celibacy. Amba takes an
oath that she will be the cause of Bhisma’s death and leaves. Vichitraveerya
died of illness. Sathyavathi wanted Bhisma to marry Vivhitraveerya’s
wives. But he refuses. Sathyavathi calls Viyasar who is her eldest son,
born to Parasar(this happened when Sathyawati was a young girl helping
her boatman father in rowing peole across the river). Sage Viyasa was in
the jungle doing meditation (Tapas);Sathyavathi asked Viyasar to use his
powers to grant children to Ambika and Ambalika. Viyasar tells her to
wait for one year, but Sathyavathi insists it be done immediately.. When
Ambika sees Viyasar she closed her eyes out of fear.Her child is born
blind. While Ambalika gets scared when she sees Viyasar. Hence her child
will not be healthy. The maid has a healthy baby. Dhiritharastra, Pandu
and Vidur are born.to Ambika, Ambalika and the maid respectively.
Dhirithararata gets married to Gandari and Pandu gets married to
Kunti. When Kunthi was a young girl Sage Duruvasar gives Kunthi a
manthra to summon any god from heaven. She tests the manthra on the sun
god. The Sun god comes and gives her a son called Karna.How ever she
abandons Karna as a baby to avoid getting a bad name. Pandu extended the
borders of Hastinapur. He takes the hand of Madri as his second
wife. Pandu and Madiri go horse riding. They meet Rishi Kindam. Sage
Kindam blesses Kunthi and Madiri to have good sons.
Volume 3
Sathiyavathy tells Dhiritharasrata to call Pandu back
from the forest. Madiri sends Pandu to kill a tiger. Pandu aims an
arrow, which kills sage Kindam and his wife. The sage curses Pandu that
he will die the moment he embraces
his wives. Pandu tells Dristharasrata about the killing.
Pandu goes to the forest to do penance and gives the
crown to Dristharasrata. Pandu and his two wives go to the forest. Pandu
meets some sages who were going to Brama Loka. They said that Pandu
couldn’t go with them because he hasn’t got any sons. He tells about
this to Kunthi. Kunthi tells Pandu about Sage Duruvasa’s gift to her.
Kunthi calls Dharamarajah. He comes and gives her a son. Yudistra was
born. Kunti calls wind god. He gives her Bhim. Crown Prince Kansa harasses
every body. King Ugrasena was ruling Mathura. The citizens come and
complain about the crown prince Kansa. Kansa makes his father abdicate.
He imprisons his father. He gets his sister Devaki to marry Vasudev. He
imprisons them when he heard that Deveki’s eighth son would kill
him. Kansa then kills Deveki’s sons who were born in the prison. He
had killed 6 sons. Devaki transfers her 7th pregnancy to Vasudev’s first
wife Rohini. Devaki conceives her 8th child. A light enters the prison.
Krishna is born. A voice tells Vasudev to take the child to his friend
Nand. The guards fall asleep and the doors open. Vasudev takes the baby
and goes. He wades across Jamuna.river. A cobra comes and protects the
baby from the rain. Vasudev goes to Nand’s house. He gives Krishna to
him. Nand gives his newborn baby to Vasudev. Kansa
was informed that Devaki gave birth to a girl. He hires
Putana to kill all the babies. In Gokul all had a dream that
Krishna asking them to bring them butter. Putana disguises as a
beautiful woman and goes and kills the entire woman in Gokul. Putana
goes to Nand’s house. She takes Krishna. When she tries to give Krishna
milk Krishna kills her. Yasotha and Nand go to Kanna and saw that Putana
was dead. Kansa gets angry and burns Gokul. Devaki gives birth to
Subatra.
Volume 4
One day Yasotha caught Krishna eating mud. When she made
Krishna open his mouth she saw the universe in his mouth. Krishna
plays the flute and entertains the cows. Krishna chases the snake Kaliya
away. Krishna puts a stop to the delivery of butter to king Kansa. Kansa
gets angry and told his soldiers to steal all the cows from Nandagoan.
Krishna stops the people from doing puja to Indran. Hence Indran gets
angry and started to rain continuously. Krishna lifts the Govardhan
Mountain and supports it on his little finger. The town people take
shelter under it. Kansa hears about it and sends Akru to bring Krishna
to him.
Volume 5
Krishna goes to Matura with Akru. In Matura he heals awoman’s hunched
back. A washerman tries to hit Krishna but the stick goes through him.
Krishna strings the Shiva Danus bow. When the bow breaks it makes a loud
noise. On hearing this noise Kansa gets scared. Kansa gets a wild
elephant to kill Krishna but they salute him. Then he gets some
wrestlers to wrestle with Krishna. Krishna and Balaram beat all the
wrestlers. Kamsa tries to crush Krishna but Krishna throws Kansa
and kills him. Krishna frees his parents and his grandfather from
the dungeon. Ugrasena becomes the king of Matura. Nand leaves Krishna in
Matura and goes to Nandagoen. Krishna and Balaram go to Rishi Snadhipan
to study. Pandu dies in the forest. Madiri immolates herself in Pandu’s
funeral pyre. Kunthi and the five children go to Hastinapur. Sage Vyasa
took Sathiyavathi, Ambika and Ambalika to the forest. Kripachariya
teaches the Kaurava Princes. Vidur brings the Pandavas to the school.
.iaratra’s charioteer wanted to leave because he wanted to educate
his adopted son Radheya. He introduces Sanjaya to Dhrisraqtra. Karna
was generous from childhood. He tells his father that he wanted to learn
the art of war . Duriyodhan poisons Bhim,
Bhim feels sleepy and falls asleep. Duriyodhan and
Dhushashan
wrap Bhim and dump Bhim into the river Ganga. Shakuni is
happy that Duriyodhan and Dhushashan had followed his orders. Bhim
is taken by Nagas who are living under Ganga. The chief of the
Nagas is Kunthi’s grandfather. He gives Bhim a potion, which made
him very strong. Bhim tells his brothers and mother that
Dhuriyadham had poisoned him.
Volume 6
Only Vidur was able to guess what had happened to Bhima. He
tells Bhishma about it. Krishna is studying in Ujjain. One-day
Krishna and Sudhama go to the forest to gather firewood. They get
caught in the rain. They both climb a tree. Sudhama eats all the food
that he should have shared with Krishna.
One day when the Kauravas and the Pandavas were playing with
the ball it fell in to a well. Dhuronachariya saw this and told the kids to
bring some long grass blades.. He joins the grass blades and pulls the
ball out. Arjun tells this incident to Bhisma and Bhisma goes and greets
DuronoChariya. Dhuronachariya agrees to teach the Kauravs
and the Pandavas. Dhuronachariya’s son Aswathama joins his
father. Duronachariya’s wife Kripi also joins him. Adirath and Karna
met Duronaschariya. Adirath asks Duronachariya to teach Karna
warfare. Duronachariya refuses to teach Karna saying that the school is
only for the royal princes. Arjun sees Duronachariya teaching
Aswathama and goes and joins them to learn. One day Duronachacariya
plans a game and makes an artificial crocodile attack him. While all
the other princes run away Arjun attacks the crocodile and saves
his teacher. Duronachariya blesses Arjun for his bravery. Ekalva
practices archery. He had made an image of Duronachariya and uses it as
his guru. Since Ekalva was the son of the minister from a neighboring
country Doronachariya felt that Ekalva was a
threat to Hastinapur and wanted Ekalva’s thumb from his
right hand as his guru daksana. Karna was learning warfare under
the guidance of Parasurama. Aswathama gets jealous and complains to
his father. So Duronachariya had a test and prove to Aswathama that
Arjun was his best pupil. . Duronachriya informs Bishma that all the
princes had completed their studies and that he would like to have an
exhibition to show their talents. A beautiful arena was built. . All the
princes exhibited their talents. Karna arrives at the arena and says
that Arjun is not the best archer. When Kripa chariya said that Karna
cannot duel Arjun because Karna is not a prince, Duriyodhan gave Karna
his Anga kingdom to Karna and made him a king.
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Pandavas and the Kauravas offer their teacher that they
would like to give Guru dachana(offerings to the Teacher). Duronachariya
says that he would like them to capture The kingdom of Duropad(with whom
Duronachariya had a long standing grudge) The Kauravs go first but fail
to capture. Then Pandavas capture Durupad and take him to Duronachariya.
After finishing the studies Krishna and Balaram go to Mathura.
Kansa’s father-in-law was attacking Mathura Krishna and Balaram
save
Mathura. Krishna suggests that they leave Mathura and create
a new city called Dwaraka. The celestial architect Vishvakarma was called
for this purpose. People of Mathura settled in Dwaraka.
Sakuni sends spies to find out whom the public prefer as
their crown prince. The public preferred Yudhister. One day some criminals
were brought to the palace to be sentenced. Both Duriyodhan and Yudhister
were asked to give judgement. Everybody preferred Yudhisater’s
judgement. Hence Dhiritharashtra made Yudhister the crown prince.
In Dwaraka the people were looking for a groom for
Rukmini. They had arranged Sisupal to marry Rukmini. Ekalavya
takes the letter of invitation to Sisupal. Rukmini writes a letter to
Krishna and asks him to come and save her. Krishna marries Rukmini and
takes her with him.
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Shakuni is making a wax house for the Pandavas at
Varanavat. Shakuni got a builder called Purachand for this
purpose. The Pandavas were returning from their victory tour. Bhim
stayed with Balaram and studied mace warfare. Karna discouraged
Duriyodan regarding building the wax house. Dhiritharashtra wants to
send Yudhister to Varanavat to attend Lord Shiva’s festival, on his
behalf.. Bhim is not happy about the house that Duriyodhan had built for
Yudhister. The Pandavas along with Kunthi decide to go to Varanavat together.
Vidur sent his spies and found that the house that Duriyodhan had built
is a wax house. Then Vidur drops a hint by asking the Pandavas which
animal is not afraid about forest fire. Then Yudhister tells him that
rats are not afraid of forest fire because they can hide in their
hole during a fire. Early next morning they left for Varanavat. Vidur
tells Yudhister to look for exits in the house. Yudhister understood
Vidur’s warning. They arrive at Purachand’s house. They found that the
house has no back door. Vidur had send a miner to do the digging. Duriyodhan
had sent his senathipathi(commander) to check on the Pandavas. When Bhim
wants to help the miner, the miner tells him that there is no need for
him to help.
Duriyodhan had planted his men around the house to stop
the Pandavas from escaping once the house catches fire.
Vidur’s spy informed him that Shakuni is planning to
start the fire on the moonless night. Arjuna informed the miner to
finish the work a day before the moonless night.
The tunnel opened in Yudhister’s, s room. The miner
told them to conceal the hole and left. Ghandhari has a
nightmare. She dreamt that Lord Shiva danced the dance
of
destruction and opened his 3rd eye. She also dreamt that
the fire god came and told her that her house is going
to
get burnt. She said that she called Lord Indra to come
and rain and put the fire out, but he just kept watching her. She
tells Dhitharashtra that it was not an ordinary dream. Dhritharashtra
tells her to go to sleep. Shakuni had planned to kill Purachand too.
Karna tells Duriyodhan not to go ahead with the plan of burning the
Pandavas. Purochand and all the people who had helped him to build the
house aare poisoned are drugged.. The Pandavas opened the tunnel and
left the house through it.. Bhim had started the fire before
leaving. Purochand got caught in the fire and died. The Pandavas
had escaped through the tunnel. Shakuni’s spy tells him about the Pandavas
death Shakuni tells Dhritharashtraabout the Pandavas deathDhritharashtra
tells Bhisma about the death of the Pandavas . On hearing this Bhisma
locks himself in his room and goes into mourning.. Assuming that the
Pandavas are dead, Duryodan is made the crown prince of Hastinapur..
Volume 9
In the forest Bhima killed the demon Hidumba and Bhim
married his sister Hidumbi. The Pandavas diguise themselves as wandering
Brahmins(priests) and beg for food. Gatagacha is born to Bhim and
Hidumbi.. After the birth of his son Bhim goes back to his mother. Where
the Pandavas were living there was a demon living near the forest. Once
a week the people in the village had to send some food and a human for
the demon to eat. One day it was the turn of the house where the
Pandavas are staying. Kunthi says that she will send Bhim. Bhim
goes to the demon with the food. Bhim eats all the demon’s food. Then
Bhim kills the demon. After that the Pandavas left the city.Dritharashtra
wanted Duriyodhan to marry Duraupathi.
In the forest some sages visited the Pandavas. Kunthi
gave them some food. They told them about Duraupathi’s
suyamvaram(ceremony where princes from different kingdom
vie for the hands of the Princess by taking part in various
competitions) King Durupad had obtained Draupathi as his daughter from
the fires of a Yagna performed by sages for him.. –Arjuna enters the
competition and wins Draupathii. Kunthi without knowing had said they
should
share everything equally among the five of them. Hence,
Durupathi marries all five Pandavas.
When Driritharashtra learns that the Pandavas are alive
he sends Vidur to bring them back. The Pandavas go to
Hastinapur with Draupathi.
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Bhisma feels the tension in the palace and goes to see
his mother, Ganga. But she doesn’t appear. Bhisma pleads
with his mother to come. Eventually she appears. His
mother tells him not to come to her all the time he
has a problem because he took all the oaths without
asking her. There was a grand welcome for the Pandavas.
Since there were now two crown princes Bhisma decides to
partition Hastinapur. Shakuni is not happy about the
partition. He is planning to get Kandavaprasth back.
He advises Duriyodhan to befriend Balaram. Duriyodhan
takes Balaram and shows Hastinapur. When Arjun was
aiming
his arrows at a tree due to his anger because of the
partition, Bhisma tells him that no one should hurt
anything, which cannot defend itself. Duriyodhan asks Balaram to
teach him mace warfare. Balaram agrees to that. Yudhister gets crowned
as the king of Kandavaprasth. After the coronation the Pandavas along
with Krishna go to Kandavapreath.
The Pandavas turn Kandavapresth into a fertile and
prosperous kingdom. Vishvakarma the celestial architect builds them
a palace. Balaram wants his sister Subatra to marry Duriyodhan. Krishna
tells Arjun that he should elope with Subatra. Krishna tells Subatra to
go to the village temple. Arjun goes to the temple and Subatra goes away
with Arjun. Balaram gets very angry when he finds about it.Krishna calms
everyone.
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Arjun marries Subatra. Draupathi gets very angry when
Arjun Brings Subatra to Indrapresth Arjun tells Subatra to dress as
a cow maid. . Then Subatrta goes to Draupathi. Draupathi accepts her.
Krishna tells Yudhister to perform the Rajasuya yagna. Krishna says that
King Jharasandth may create a problem Krishna, Arjun and Bhim dress as
Brahmins and go to see Jharasandth. Krishna tells Jharasanth to free
all the 86 Kings he is keeping as prisoners to sacrifice to Lord
Shiva. Jharasandth refuses..n Krishna challenges him for a duel.
Jharasanth chooses Bhim for a duel. The duel takes place. Bhim splits
Jharasanth into two and throws the two parts away. But the body joins
and becomes a whole body. Then Krishna tells Bhim to throw both the
pieces in opposite directions. The body could not join. The Krishna
frees all the prisoners. He made Jharasanth’s son the king. Shakuni
is not happy about Jarasanth’s death. Krishna’s aunt gives birth to
Shisupal. When she finds out that Krishna will be her son’s killer she
pleads with Krishna not to kill her son. Then Krishna tells her that he
will forgive 100 of Shisupal’s mistakes, before killing him. Shisupal
grew up. Vyasa comes
along with other sages to Indraprasath(the name
Kandavaprasath has been changed to Indraprasath). The Rajasuya yagna
takes place. When Shisupupal objects Krishna being honored, Krishna
kills Shisupal because Krishna had forgiven 100 of Shisupal’s
mistakes. he entire guests bless Yudhister. Karna wonders who he
is, and who his parents could be. Duriyodhan is angry that
Yudhister
had performed the Rajasuya yagna.. Duriyodhan goes around to
see the palace of the Pandavas.. Duriyodhan falls into a pond in
the palace. Draupathi sees this and laughs at Duriyodhan. Duriyodhan gets
very angry. Shakuni tells Duriyodhan to invite the Pandavas to
Hastinapur. Duriyodhan tells his father to invite the Pandavas to
Hastinapur or he will attack Indrapresth.
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Dhiritharashtra sends Vidur to Indrapresth to invite the
Pandavas to play dice in Hastinapur. When Vidur invited Yudhister to
play dice he accepts the invitation. Shakuni gives his dice to
Duriyodhan and asks him to use it for the game. Bhishma is very unhappy
about the dice game. Bhishma goes to see Ghandhari and tells her to
ask Duriyodhan not to play dice. Ghandari tells him that no one
will listen to her. The Pandavas come to Hastinapur to play dice. Duriyodhan
asks Shakuni to throw the dice on his behalf. One by one Yudishter
looses everything. He then stakes his brothers and loses them too. Then
Yudhister stakes himself and loses him too Then he stakes Draupathi and
looses her too. .. Duroyhodhan sends his servant to bring Draupathi to
the recreation hall. Dushashan tries to disrobe her but by the grace of
Lord Krishna his attempt fails.
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Duriyodhan wants to attack Indrapresth. If he is not allowed
to attack he wants to play a game of dice. Bhisma tells him that only
the king can decide what to do. Ghandari scolds Dhiritharashtra for
allowing Draupathi to be humiliated. Bhisma and Duriyodhan come to
Dritharashtra. Duriyodhan tells his father what he wanted. Draupathi
tells the Pandavas that she will not braid her hair until she gets
Dushashan’s blood to wash her hair. The Kauravas invite the Pandavas
again to play dice. Dhiritharashtra tells the Pandavas to play
another game of dice and that if they loose they will have to go to
the
forest for 12 years and another 1 year of living in
anonymity. If they are found out in the 13th year they will have to go
the jungle again for 12 years. Yudhister accepts the game of dice and
looses the game. The Pandavas go the jungle. Duroyodhan is wondering
what to do after the 12 years are over. Sage vyasa came to see
Dhritharashtr and tells the king to advice Duriyodhan to make peace with
the Pandavas. Kiripachariya tells Bhisma that the future of Hastinapur
is at a risk. Duriyodhan puts up a camp next to the Pandavas hut in the
jungle to irritate them. While in the jungle Duriyodhan molests the
Gandava Princes. The Gandavas get angry and surround Duriyopdhan’s
camp. Duriyodhan’s bodyguard escapes and asks the Pandavas to
help. Arjun and Bhim rescue Duriyodhan from the gandavas. Arjun
preys to Lord Shiva and gets a divine weapon. Then Arjun goes to
heaven to get Indra’s blessing. Karna conquers adjoining kingdoms
and
expands Hastinapur’s territory. Bhisma advises Duriyodhan to make
peace with the Pandavas. Sage Durvasa comes to Hastinapur. Shakuni
suggests to him to see the Pandavas.
CHAPTER 14
Sage Duruvasa came to Pandavas. Sage Duruvasa tells Yudhister
to have lunch ready and goes to bath. The Pandavas ask Duraupathi
to prepare lunch. She tells that she has no food items to prepare
lunch. Dear readers you may remember that when the Pandavas had to
live in the jungle they were given the Akshya Pathram(Pathram is
vessel, Akshaya means wish fulfilling) by Krisna. They were told that
all they have to do was to put a small quantity of cooked food into
the vessel and it will then yield enough food for all to eat.
However this will only happen once a day. Draupathi’s dilemma is that
the vessel had already fed them for the day, and will not yield
any
more food until the following day. Sage Durvasa is notorious
for his temper and the Pandavas were worried. Draupathi resorted
to prayers 7 asked Krishna to help. Then Krishna comes there. When God
is on earth every act(leela) of his is significant. Krishna asks for The
sages finish their lunch and get ready to go for lunch. When Krishna
eats the grain of rice, which Duraupati gives him the sages, fell full
and does not come for lunch.
Bhim meets Hanuman. Hanuman teaches Bhim about the ethics of war.
Some travelers were going through the forest. Ghatogach stops them. Bhim
tells Ghatogatch to take him for the sacrifice. Bhim scolds his wife for
sacrificing for the God. Arjun is in heaven. There Lord Indra tells
Arjun to learn dancing from Chirtrasena. Arjun learns dancing. Urvasi
tells Arjun that she was in love with him. When Arjun refuses
Urvasi, she gets angry and curses Arjun to be impotent. Lord Indra
tells Arjun to use Urvasi’s curse as a shield for the year of hiding.
Abimanu grows up in Krishnan’s care. Arjun returns from heaven. Nakul
tells Arjum to show the power of the divine weapons. When Arjun was
about to use it the angels tell him not to use it. Arjun returns the
weapon. Jairath sees Duraupathi in the forest and kidnaps her. Her
husband come and saves her. Jairath goes and preys for Lord Shiva to obtain
a boon. While wondering in the jungle Duraupathi becomes thirsty. Nakul
goes to get water for her. In the river a demon asks him a question.
Nakul does not answer the demon and drinks the water and dies. The same
thing happens to Shahadev, Arjun and Bhim. Then Yudhistre comes to the
river. The Raksha asks him the questions. When Yudhistre answers all the
questions the Rakasha tells him to choose one of his brothers to
live. Yudisdhister tells him that he would like Nakul to live because
he is Madri’s son. The demon became pleased with him and revives all the
brothers. The Pandavas had escaped the spies of Duriyudhan. Dhiriratra
has a dream where all his ancestors come and scold him. The Pandavas
join the Virat king in disguised. Arjun became the dance teacher to
Uthara. Shahadev takes an oath to kill Shakuni.
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Shakuni’s son Ulluk comes from Ghandar. He asks his
father to come with him to Ghandar. Shakuni refuses to go. Karna goes
to see Duronachariyar. He tells Duronachariyar about Parasuramar, s
curse. Uthara’s parents come to see her dancing. Keechack sees
Duraupathi and tries to molest her. Duraupathi tells Bhim to kill
Keechack. Bhim kills him. Duriyodhan realizes that it was Bhim who had
killed him. He prepares to attack Matsuya Desa. Duriyhodhan asks
his friend Trikat to attack Matsaya first. Trikat looses the battle.
Then the Kauravas attack Matsaya. Arjun goes as Uthara’s brother’s
charioteer. He refuses to fight.
Then Arjun fights and defeats the Kauravas. Duroiyhodhan says
that he had recognizes the Pandavas. Bhisma tells Duriyodhan that the
one-year of hiding is over. Uthara’s brother takes the scarves of the
Kauravas to Uthara’s dolls. Virat king gets angry when Yudhistre tells
him that it was Brinhala who had actually won the war, and throws the
dice and hurts her.
CHAPTER 16
King Dhiratra comes to see Bhisma. He tells Dhisratra
that the Pandavas have finished the one-year of hiding so to give Indrapresth
to them. King Durupath goes for Abimanyu’s weeding. Duraupathi’s sons
come to meet her. Abimanu gets married to Uthara. After the wedding the
Pandavas sends the chief priest of Kampiliya to Hastinapur as a
messenger. The messenger goes to Hastinapur. The Kauravas scolds the
priest and sends him back. Dhirstrater sends for Sanjay. He sends Sanjay
to Yudhistre to tell him to stay wherever he is without coming to claim Indrapresth. Sanjays
delivers this message this message to the Pandavas. Yudhistre tells
Sanjays to tell Dhirstra to return Indrapresth to him. Sanjays returns
to Hastinapur. He tells Dhirastra to return Indrapresth to the Pandavas.
Dhirstrtra calls Vidur. He tells Vidur what Sanjay had told him. Sanjay
goes to the court. He tells the court what the Pandavas had told him.
Shakuni came and told Duriyohdhan to ask Krishna to fight for him.
Shikandhi
is waiting to get revenge of Bhisma. Vidur comes to see
Bhisma. He tells Bhishma that Krishna is coming to Hastinapur.
Bhisma tells Dirsatra to accept Krishna’s peace proposal. Duriyodhan wants
to arrest Krishna. Bhisma tells him not to do anything foolish. Karna
comes to see Bhisma. He tells Bhisma that he can’t forsake Duriyhodhan.
Krishna comes to Hastinapur. Krishna tells them that he wants to have
lunch at Vidur’s place. He tells Kunthi that her five sons will be
safe. Krishna tells Duriyhodhan to accept peace.
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Krishna visits Hastinapur and stays with Vidur. Krishna
comes to the king’s court. and requests Dhritharashtra to return Indrapresth
to Pandavas. Duriyodhan interferes and refuses this request. Then
Krishna asks for five villages. That too he refuses. Duriyodhan wanted
to arrest Krishna. Then Krishna takes his real form with full
powers(Vishwa roopa). The aura blinds everyone in the court except Bhisma, Vidur
and Duronachariya. War is imminent. Lord Indra is worried about Karna’s
invincibility because of the armour and earrings he was born with. One
day when Karna was sleeping Sun god tells Karna that Lord Indra is
planning to ask for his shield and earrings. Karna tells him that if
Lord Indra asks him for those he will give them to him. Then sun god
advices Karna to ask for Sakthi weapon from Indra. One day when
Karna was praying to the Sun god, lord Indra dressed as a Brahmin comes
to Karna and asks for the shield and the earring. Karna cuts them from
his body and gives them to Lord Indra. Lord Indra gives the Sakthi
weapon to Karna but tells him that he could use it only once. Krishna
tells Karna who his
mother is. Vidur resigns his primeminister post in the
Hastinapur court. Kunthi meets Karna. Kunthi asks Karna to join
his brothers(Pandavas). Karna refuses this, but tell that her will not
kill anyone but Arjun. Therefore Kunthi will always remain a mother of 5
sons. Kunthi blesses Duriyodhan with long life , but refuses to bless
him to win the war. Dhistaythyama (Draupathi’s twin brother) is chosen
to be the commander for the Pandava army. Ghandhari tells her husband to
stop the war.
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Pandava and Kaurava armies march towards Kurushetra, which
is the battle ground. The rules of the war had been laid out by Bhishma
and all parties are bound to follow it. Duriyodhan tricks and makes the
King of Madra to stay in his camp. Yudhister waits for his uncle King
Shalya(king of Madra). When king Shalya finds out that he had stayed in
Duriyodhan’s camp he tells Duriyodhan to ask for a boon. He asks King
Shalya to be the commander for his army. Dhistathyama sees his
brother Shikandi poisoning his arrows. He asks Shikandi what he was
doing. Shikandi tells him that he was Amba in his previous birth.
When
Bhisma insulted her she went to Parasurama. Sage Vyasa
gives Sanjay(King Dirtharashtra’s chrioteer) the ability to see
the battle from the palce, so that he can keep the king (ie
Diritharashtra) informed of the progress of the battle.
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Arjun changes his mind about fighting against his clan
and teachers(gurus). Then Krishna delivers Bhagavat Geetha to the
Arjun (and the world). Yudhister visits the elders of the Kaurava army
and gets the blessing from them. The war begins. Abimanyu asks Bhisma’s
permission to fight against him.
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Arjun fights with Bhisma. Bhisma’s arrows wound Krishna. Arjun
kills Bhisma’s sarathi(charioteer). Duriyodhan is angry that Bhisma is
not killing Arjun. Krishna scolds Arjun for not killing Bhisma. Krishna
tells Arjun that if he not killing Bhisma then Krishna will kill
Bhishma. Then Arjun apologizes and fights properly. In the end Bhisma
gets wounded. With the help of Shikandi(remember Shikandi was Amba the
princess in aprevious birth). Arjun makes Bhisma fall. Bhishma is on a
bed of arrows.Then Drona is made the commander. He asks Karna to join
the war. Karna goes to see Bhisma lying on a bed of arrows. Then Bhisma
tells him that he knows that he is Kunthi’s son. Then Karna asks him why
he did not allow him to fight in the war. Bhisma tells him that he did not
want him to fight his brothers. Duriyodhan asked Dronachariya to
imprison Yudhister. Duronachariya promises that he will catch Yudhistere. A
spy comes and tells Dhistathyama(commander of the Pandava army and
Draupadi’s
twin brother)
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A Pandava spy who found out about the plan capture Arjun
using the wheel formation is caught by the Kauravas. Abimanyu
tells Uttara(his wife) that he knew only how to enter the wheel formation
but does not knows how to exit. . The next day Trika brothers engage
Arjun in a duel and take him away to another spot in the battlefield.
Drona and the Kaurava army close in on the rest of the Pandavas using
the wheel formation. Abimanyu enters it along with the 4 Pandava
brothers(without Arjun, who is the only one who knows how to trounce
enemy using the wheel formation). Abimanyu gets caught in the wheel
trap. Jegarath prevents the other Pandavas reaching Abimanyu to help
him.The Kauravas got together and killed Abimanyu, breaking the rule of
war which requires that at any one time only one person can attack
another. Arjun vows that he will kill Jhagarath before sun set the
following day, and if he fails he will immolate himself.
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Karna fights with Bhim. Karna beats Bhim, but did not kill
him because he promised his mother(Kunti) that she will always
have 5 sons. Arjun goes in search of Jagarath but is unable to
find him in the battle field. Jegarath is surrounded by the
Kaurava army, and Arjun is thus forced to fight off the army
surrounding Jegarath. The day drags on and is coming to an end, and
Arjun does’nt seem to be able to kill Jegarath. Krishna covers the
sun with clouds. Jhegarath thinks that the sun has set and
comes towards Arjun, and taunts him. Krishna moves the clouds and
the
sun comes out. Arjun’s arrow severs Jhegarath’s head and
makes it fall on Jhegarath’s father’s lap (remember Jegaraths
father is a sage who had blessed his son that any one who causes
his son’s head to fall on the ground will be immediately
consumed in fire). On seeing his son’s head falling on his lap,
the father gets up. The head falls on the ground. This causes the
father to die also.
Bhim’s son Ghatakach joins the war(remember the son born to
Bhim and the devout demonness Idumbi, when the Pandavas were in the
jungle). He kills many of the enemies. No one in the Kaurava army is
able to stop Ghatakach. The day’s war ends with heavy casualities on
the Kaurava side. The following day Karna kills Ghatakach, using
the Sakthi weapon(remember the Sakthi weapon when used once will return to
lord of heavens,Indra).. Duronachriya kills the king of Virat. 98 of
Duriyhodhan’s brothers have died in the battle so far. The Pandavas
decide that Dronachariya has to be killed if the war is to be won.
Krishna tells Bhim to kill the battle elephant named Ahwathama. Then
Bhim tells Duronachriya that he had killed Ahwathama(remember Drona’s
son is also called Ashwathama). On hearing this Drona goes and asks
Yudhister whether it is true. Yudiister says “Aswathama the elephant has
been killed”. Yudhister mumbles the word “elephant” softly. Thinking
that his son his dead, Duronachariyar threw all his weapons on the
ground and sits in prayers. Seeing this Dhistathyama kills him(thus
fulfilling the
reason of his birth). Karna informs Bhisma(who is lying onthe
bed of arrows) Duronachriyar’s death. Karna is appointed the Kaurava
army commander. Karnas asks the king of Matura to be his
charioteer. Bhim fought with Dhushashan and killed him. Then he took
Dushshan’s blood and gave Draupathi to wash her hair with it(fulfilling
one of his two oaths that he made in the dice hall). Karna fights with
Arjun and gives him a good thrashing. When he was about to kill Arjun
the sun sets. Karna stops the war for the day, since the rule of war
is to stop fighting at sunset, for rest and clearing the battlefield
of the dead and wounded. The fighting armies are also allowed to
mingle with each other after sunset.
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Duraupathi pushes Arjun to kill Karna. Karna has a disturbing
sleep. Kunthi comes to see Karna. Arjun and Karna start fighting
the following day. Karna is unable to invoke his divine weapon
because he forgets the Manthra to be chanted to invoke it(remember
his teacher Parasuram’s curse on Karna that he will forget what
he learnt when he needs it). The chariot also gets stuck in
the ground.(remember the curse of the Brahmin who’s calf was
run over by Karna’s chariot; the Brahmin cursed that the same
wheel that killed his calf will let down Karna in a crucial
moment). Karna climbs down from the chariot to push it out of the
ditch. At this moment Arjun killed Karna. Duriyhodhan makes the
king of Matura the commander. Yudhister kills him. Shahadev kills Shakuni. Duriyodhand
goes to Bhisma and informs him about Karna’s death. Then Bhisma
tells him that Karna was Kunthi’s eldest son.
Kunthi cries over Karna’s body. Yudhister saw his
mother crying and asked her why she was crying, over the dead
enemy. Then she tells who Karna was.
Ghandhari tells Duriyhodhan to bathe in the river Ganga and
come to her in the nude to receive all her accumulated prayer
energy for his protection in tomorrow’s fight. Krishna comes to
Ghandhari. Then Krishna tells her that Karna was Kunthi’s eldest
son. She curses Krishna that the Yhadava dynasty will be
destroyed. Krishna sees Duriyhodhan going towards his mother’s tent
naked.
Krishna tells him to cover himself even though he is
seeing his mother.Duryodhan thinks about it, and goes to his
mother covering his waist area with leaves. She opens her eyes. Her
vision makes Duroyhodhan’s body strong as iron. Her vision could not
make the part of the body, which was covered with leaves strong (this
the thighs). The Pandavas go to cremate Karna, their elder brother.
Duriyhodhan stops them. He said that he has more right to cremate him.
Krishna tells that Durioyodhan has more right.
The following day Duryodhan does not turn up at the
battlefield, baffling the Pandavas as well as his own army. A hunter
tells the Pandavas where Duriyodhan was hiding. Duroyhodhan was hiding
inside a bubble that he had created inside a lake. The Pandavas make him
come out and fight, with Bhim using the mace weapon. Bhim breaks Duriyhodhan’s thighs
and fulfills his oath.Ashvathama comes to see Duriyodhan, who
is lying wounded on the ground, unable to move because of the
broken thigh. Duriyhodhan appoints Aswathama as the commander. Duriyhodhan
dies. Sanjay looses his divine sight when Duriyodhan died. He
cannot give a commentary of the war to king Diritharashtra. Aswathama
goes to Pandava’s camp. He killed Dhistayama when he was
asleep. Then he killed all five of Draupathi’s sons thinking that
they were the Pandavas. When Aswathama went to tell the news to
Duriyodhan he found him dead. Sage Vyassa tells Aswathama that he
had killed Draupathi’s sons. Then Asvathama sends the Brahmasthram to
kill the Pandavas, Arjun sends his Bramastharam. Sage Vyasa stops both
the weapons. Vyasa tells them to call back their weapons. Arjun calls it
back. Aswathama tells them that he does not know how to call it
back. Sage Vyasa tells Aswathama to change the direction of the
weapon. The redirected weapon enters the womb of Uttar(Abhimanyu’s
widow) and kills her yet to be born child. However later Krishna
gives life to the child when it is still born. The child is called
Prachit.
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Vidur comes to see Diritharashtra. Diritharashtra tells Vidur
about Duriyhodhan’s death. Vidur tells him that it was
his(Diritharashtra’s) fault for not guiding his son. Vidur advises
Diritharashtra to bless the victorious Pandavas. Pandavas arrive at the
palace to receive
Diritharashtra’s blessings. He asks them to come to him one by
one. When Bhim’s turn comes Krishna tells the Pandavas by sign
language to place the statue of Bhim (that Duriyhodhan used to practice
mace warfare)in front of Diritharashtra. Though puzzled the Pandavas
do as Krishna told them. Diritharashtra hugged the image and broke
it to pieces. Thus his wicked plan to kill Bhim was exposed by
Krishna. Then Diritharashtra repents and he blesses the Pandavas. The
Pandavas along with Kunthi came to Gandhari for her blessing. Coronation
takes place. Yudhister appoints Vidur as his primeminister.
Diritharashtra, Ghandhari and Kunthi plan to leave to the forest.
Draupathi stops them from going to the forest. The Pandavas along with
Krishna go to see Bhisma. Krishna tells Bhisma to teach Yudhister.
Bhisma advises Yudhister on the rules of good governance. Krishna tells
him that he will place the earth on Bhisma’s forehead. Then Bhisma
says ‘OM’ and leaves his body.
OM, SHANTHI, SHANTHI, SHANTI.
Aswathama’s Bramastharam goes and kills Prachit who is
in
Uttara’s womb. Prachit was born as a stillborn
baby.
Krishna gives the baby is life. Yudhister ruled
Hastinapur for 35 years. Ghandhari’s curse started to take effect
on the Yhadavas. They started to fight with each other
and kill everybody. Balarama left his body and went to Vaikunta to
wait for Krishna. Krishna knew that his time had come to leave the human
body (which GOD had taken to relieve the world of evil, in response
to the prayers of the righteous and the sages). He sat behind a
bush and kept his hand above his head like horns.
A hunter who was passing by saw this and thought that it
was a deer in the bush and fired an arrow in that direction. The
arrow killed Krishna. Arjun who had gone to help Krishna to stop
the fights of the Yhadavas was very sad when Krishna left his
body. Arjun took Krishna’s family and children to hide from
killers
belonging to Krishna’s own Yadhava clan. When they were
passing through a forest some thieves came and attacked them. Arjun
was very old at that time, and when he aimed the arrows at the
thieves they fell just in front of Arjun. The thieves killed all
of Krishna’s family members. When Arjun returned
to Hastinapur, Yudhister asked about Krishna. Arjun told him what
had happened. When Yudhister learned about it he felt very sad.
Yudhister knew
that it was time for them too to leave the worldly
life.
Then the Pandavas crowned Prachit as the king of
Hastinapur and left for Himalayas. While climbing the mountain
Draupathi left her body. Yudhister said that even though all of
them loved her very much she loved Arjun more. That was why she
could not go to heaven with her body. Then Shahadev left his body.
Then Yudhister said that Shahadev was too proud of his knowledge in
Astronomy. That was why he could not go to heaven with his body.
Then Nakul left his body. Yudister said that Nakul was very proud
of his looks. That was why he could not go to heaven with his body.
When the Pandavas were at the foot of Himalayas mountains a dog joined
them. The dog started to climb the mountain with them. A little while
later Arjun too left his body. Yudhister said that Arjun was very proud
that he was a good archer. That was why he
could not go to heaven with his body. Then Bhim and
Yudhister continued their way to heaven. After a little while Bhim too
left his mortal coil. Yudhister said that Bhim was too fond of
food. That was his problem. When Yudhister reached the top of Himalayas a
chariot was waiting, to take him to heaven. Yudhister told the charioteer
to allow the dog to enter the chariot too. The messenger refused. Then
Yudhister said that if the dog was not allowed in then he too would not
get into the chariot. Then the dog changed the form and became Dharma
raja(lord of dharma, right action). He blessed his son and took him with him
to heaven in his human body. Thus ended the Mission GOD on earth in
the Dwapara Yuga. The lord has declared that he will incarnate whenever
there is evil dominating
THE GREATNESS OF THE GITA
Truly speaking, none has power to describe in words the glory
of the Gita, for it is a book containing highest esteric
doctrines. It is the essence of the vedas; its language is so sweet and
simple that man can easily understand it after a little practice; but
the thoughts are so deep that none can arrive at their end even
after constant study through out a life-time. Evreyday they exhibit
new facets of Truth, therefore they remain ever fresh and new.
When scrutinized with a concentrated mind, possessed of faith and revernce, every
verse of the Gita will clearly appear as full of the deepest
mystery. The manner in which Gita describes the virtues,
glory and secrets of God, is hardly found in any other
sripture; That is why Sri Vedavyasa , after describing the Gita in
the Mahabharata, said in the end:-
GITA SUGITA KARTHAVYAA KIMANYAIHI SHASHTAVISTHARAIHI |
YA SVAYAMPADMANABHASYA MUKPADMABHADDHINIHI SUDHA ||
PRINCIPAL TEACHINGS OF THE GITA
For His own realization, God has laid down in the Gita
two principal ways -
(1)
Sankhyayoga, and
(2)
Karmayoga. Of these ---
1. All objects being unreal like the water in a mirage,
or the creation of a dream, Gunas, which are the products of Maya, move
in the Gunas, undersatanding this, the sense of doership should be lost
with regard to all activities of the mind,senses and the body (chapter V
verses 8,9), and being established ever in identity with all-prevading
God, the emdiment of Truth,Knowledge and Bliss, Consciousness should be
lost of the existance of any
other being but God. This is the practice of Sankhyayoga.
2. Regarding everything as belonging to God, maintaining
equality in success or failure, renouncing attachment and the desire
for fruit, all work should be done according to God's behests and
only for the sake of God (chapter V verse 10); and with utmost
faith and revernce, surrounding oneself to God through mind, speech
and body, constant meditation on God's Form with remembrence of
His names, virtues and glory, should be practised (chapter VI verse
47). This is the practice of Yoga by disinterested action.
The result of both theses practices being one, they are
regarded as one in reality(chapter V verses 4,5). But during the period
of practice, they being different according to the qualifications of
the practicent, the two paths have been seperately described (chapter
III verse 3). Therefore, the same man cannot treat both
the paths at one and the sametime, even as though there may be
two roads to the Ganges, a person cannot proceed by both the paths
at the same time. Out of these, Karmayoga cannot be practiced in
the stage of Smnyasa, for in that stage renunciation of Karma in
every has been advised. The practice of Sankhyayoga, however , is
possible in every Asrama, or stage of life.
If it is argued that the Lord has described Sakhyayoga as
synonymous with Sannyasis or monks alone are entitled to practice it,
and not householders, the arguement is untenable, because in the course
of His description of Sankhyayoga in chapter II verses 11 - 30,
the
Lord, here and there, showed to Arjuna that he was qualified
to fight, even according to that standard. If householders were
ever disqualified for Sankhyayoga, how could these statements of
the Lord be reconciled ? True, there is the special saving clause
that the practicant qualified for the path of Sankhyayoga should
be devoid of identification of the ego with the body, the practice of
Sankhyayoga cannot be properly understood. That is why the Lord
described the practice of Sankhyayoga as difficult (chapter V verse 6)
and disinterested Karmayoga, being easier of practice, the Lord exhorted
Arjuna, every now and then, to practise it, together with constant
meditation on Him.
"We bow to that Supreme Purusa, Narayana, who is extolled
even by great gods like Brahma,Varuna (the god of water), Indra (the
god of rain), Rudra (the god of destruction), and the Maruts (the
win-gods) through celstical hymns; whose glories are sung by those
profocient in chanting the Samavedsa through theVedas along with the six
Angas (branches of knowledge auxiliary to the Vedas), Pada (divsion of
the Vedic text into seperate words), Krama and Jata (Particular forms of reciting
the Vedas) and the Upanishads; who is perceived by the Yogis by means of
their mind made steady through meditaion and fixed on the Lord; and
whose reality is not known even to gods and Asuras."
"Obeisance to Vishnu, the dispelle of the fear of
rebirths, the one Lord of all regions, possessed of a tranquit
form, lying on a bed of snake, from whose navel has sprung the
lotus, the Lord of all celestials, the support of the universe, similar
to the sky, possessed of the colour of a cloud and possessed of handsome
limbs, the Lord of Laksmi (the Goddess of Wealth), having lotus like
eyes, and realized by Yogis in Meditation."
SYNOPSIS OF THE GITA
CHAPTER I entitled "The Yoga of Dejection of
Arjuna."
1-11 Description of the principal warriors on bothe
sides
with their fighting qualities.
12-19 Blowing of conchs by the warriors on both sides.
20-27 Arjuna observes the warriors drawn up for battle.
28-47 Overwhelmed by infatuation, Arjuna gives
expression
to his faint-heartedness, tenderness and grief.
CHAPTER II entitled "Sankyayoga , or the Yoga of
Knowledge."
1-10 Arjuna and Sri Krishna discussing Arjuna's
faint-heartness.
11-30 Sankhyayoga ( the Yoga Knowledge) described.
31-38 The Ksatriya's duty to engage himself in fight.
39-53 Karmayoga (the Yoga of Selfless Action) described.
54-72 Marks of the man of stable mind and his glories
described.
CHAPTER III entitled "Karmayoga, or the Yoga of
Action."
1-8 Importance of the performance of duty, in a detached
way,
according to both Jnanayoga and Karmayoga.
9-16 The necessity of performing sacrifices, etc.
17-24 The necessity for action on the part of the wise,
and even on the part of God Himself, for the good of the world.
25-35 Marks of the wise and the unwise; instruction
about
performance of action without attraction and repulsion.
36-43 How to overcome desire.
CHAPTER IV entitled "The Yoga of Knowledge as well as
the
disciplines of Action and Knowledge."
1-18 The Glory of God with attributes; Karmayoga, or
selfless action, described.
19-23 The conduct of Yogis and Sages, its glory described.
24-32 Different forms of sacrifices described with their
fruits.
33-42 The glory of Knowledge described.
CHAPTER V entitled "The Yoga of Action and
Knowledge."
1-6 Sankhyayoga and the Yoga of disinterested action
described.
7-12 Marks of the Sankhyayoga and Niskama Karmayogi - their
golries described
13-26 Jnanayoga, or the Yoga of Knowledge.
27-29 Dhyanayoga, Meditation, together with Devotion,
described.
CHAPTER VI entitled "The Yoga of Self - Control."
1-4 Karmayoga, or the Yoga of disinterested Action,
described; marks of one who has attained Yoga.
5-10 Urging one to uplift the Self; marks of the
God-Realized soul.
11-32 Detailed description of Dhyanayoga.
33-36 The question of Mind-control discussed.
37-47 The fate of one who fails from Yoga; the glory of
Dhyanayoga described.
CHAPTER VII entitled "The Yoga of Jnana
(Knowledge of Nirguna Brahma) and Vijnana
(Knowledge of Manifest Divinity)."
1-7 Wisdom with real Knowledge of Manifest Divinity.
8-12 Inherence of God in all objects as their cause.
13-19 Condemnation of men of demonical nature and praise
of Devotees.
20-23 The question of worship of other Gods.
24-30 Condemnation of men, who are ignorant of the glory
and true nature of God, and approbation of those who know them.
CHAPTER VIII entitled "The Yoga of Instructible
Brahma."
1-7 Answer to Arjuna's seven questions on Brahma,
Adyatma
and Karma (Action), etc.
8-22 The subject of Bhaktiyoga discussed.
23-28 The Bright and dark paths discribed.
CHAPTER IX entitled "The Yoga of the Soverign Science
and the Soverign secret."
1-6 The subject of Jnana (Knowledge) with its glory described.
7-10 The origin of the world discussed.
11-15 Condemnation of men of the demonical nature, who
despise
God, and the
method of Bhajana of men possessed of the
divine nature.
16-19 Description of God, as the soul of every thing ,
and
its glory.
20-25 The fruits of worship with a motive and without motive.
26-28 The glory of Devotion practised disinterestedly.
CHAPTER X entitled "The Yoga of Divine Glories."
1-7 Description of God's glories and power of Yoga with
the
fruit of their
Knowledge.
8-11 Bhaktiyoga - its fruit and glory.
12-18 Arjuna offers his praise to God and prays to the
Lord for a description of His Glories and Power of Yoga.
19-42 The Lord describes His glories and power of Yoga.
CHAPTER XI entitled "The Yoga of Vision of the Universal
Form."
1-4 Arjuna prays to the Lord for a Vision of His Universal
Form.
5-8 The Lord describes His Universal Form.
9-14 The Universal Form described by Sanjaya to Dhrtrastra.
15-31 Arjuna sees the Lord's Universal Form and offers
praises to the Lord.
32-34 God describes His glory and exhorts Arjuna to fight.
35-46 Overtaken by fright, Arjuna offers Praise to God , and
prays for a sight of the Lord's Fourarmed Form.
47-50 The Lord describes the glory of the Vision of His
Universal Form, and reals to Arjuna His Fourarmed , gentle Form.
5-55 The impossibility of obtaining a sight of the Fourarmed
Form without exclusive Devotion, which is described with its fruit.
CHAPTER XII entitled "The Yoga of Devotion."
1-12 Respective merits of the worshippers of God with Form
and without Form, and the means of God - realization.
13-20 Marks of the God- realized soul.
CHAPTER XIII entitled "The Yoga of Discrimination between
the Field and the Knower of the Field."
1-18 The subject of "Field" and the Knower of the
"Field" to together with Knowledge.
19-34 The subject of Prakrti and Purusa (Matter and
Spirit) together with Knowledge.
CHAPTER XIV entitled "The Yoga of Classification of the
three Gunas."
1-4 The glory of Knowledge; evolution of the world from Prakrti
and Purusa.
5-18 The qualities of Sattva, Rajas, and Tamas described.
19-27 Means of God - Realization, and M
CHAPTER XV entitled "The Yoga of Supreme Person."
1-6 Description of the Universe as a tree and the means of
God-Realization
7-11 The Jivatma, or individual soul.
12-15 God and His glory described.
16-20 The perishable (Bodies of all beings), the
imperishable ( Jivatma) and the Supreme Person.
CHAPTER XVI entitled "The Yoga of Discrimination Between
the
Divine and the
Demonical Properties."
1-5 The Divine and the demonical properties described
with their fruit.
6-20 Marks of man possessed of the demonical properties
and their demnation described.
21-24 Instruction about renouncing conduct opposed to
the scriptures and exhortation to follow the scriptures.
CHAPTER XVII entitled
"The Yoga of Classification of the Threefold
Faith."
1-6 Discussion on faith and on the fate of men who
perform austere penance not enjoiined by the scriptures.
7-22 Different Kinds of food, sacrifice, penance and
charity described.
23-28 The Meaning and intention of uttering "Om Tat
Sat"
explained.
CHAPTER XVIII entitled "The Yoga of Liberation
through
the Path of Knowledge and Self-Surrender."
1-12 The subject of Tyaga or Relinquishment.
13-18 Causes of Karma according to the Sankhya system.
19-40 Classification of Knowledge, action, doer,reason, firmness
and joy according to the three Gunas.
41-48 Duties attaching to each caste and the fruit of
their performance.
49-55 The path of Knowledge described.
56-66 The path of Karmayoga, or selfless action,
together with Devotion.
67-78 The glory of the GITA described.
EVILS OF HELLS
The hells are situated within the Universe, below the
erath and above the water, fitting the rest of the space upto
the shell of the mundane egg, on the southern side: Yama
lives there with his attendents and inflicts punishment, in
the same form as the crime itself, on departed jivas brought to his
realm by his servants. There are twenty one (21) principal hells
(departments of punishment).
1. TAMISRA 2. ANDHTAMISRA 3. RAURAVA
4. MAHARAURAVA 5. KUMBHIPAKA 6. KALASUTTA
7. ASIPATRAVANA 8. SUKARAMUKHA 9. ANDHAKUPA
10. KRIMBHOJA 11. SAMDAMSA 12. TAPTASURMI
13. VAJRAKANTAKA SALMI 14. VAITARANI 15. PUYODA
16. PRANARODHA 17. VAISASA 18. LALABHAKSHA
19. SARAMEYADANA 20. AVICHI 21. AYAHPANA
BHAGAVATAM - XII th SKANDA , CHAPTER 1 TO 3
THE KALI YUGA
SKANDA - XII CHAPTER - 1
Parokshit said : After Sri Krishna left this world, which
dynasty ruled over the earth? Suka said. In the Lunar dynasty was
Peru.
In this line Seven Abhira Princess, 10 Gardabhis, sixteen
Kankas, all greedy men will then rule.Then will follow eight
Yavanas, 14 Turushkakas 10 gurundas. These sixty five kings will then
rule for 1099 years: then there will be eleven Manus who will rule
for 300 years. Bhutananda and his son Vamigiri, the latter's
brother Sisinandi, Yasonandi and his Praviraka will rule for 106
years. Then There will be a Kshatriya called Pushpamitra and his
son
Durmitra will rule. At the same time, Andhras, Kausalas,
Vidurapatis, Nishadhas will rule over provinces. In Magadha dynasty,
will be a King called Puranjaya who will convert the higher caste into
Pulindas,
Yadus, Madrakas who are no better than mlecchas. He will
extreminate the Kshatriya race and there will be casteless people,
ruling from Haridwar to Prayaga. As Kali Yuga advances , the Brahmins
of Saurashtra, Avanti,Abhira, Sura, Arbuda and Malva
principalities, will become fallen men and the rulers will be
mostly sudra class. Mlecchas, Brahmina and higher castes who have
given up the Vedas, will rule over Kaunti and Kashmir. These Kings will
be unrighteous and furious. They will cease to perform
purificatory rites and will be domonated by rajas and tamas and in the
garb of kings, will suck the blood of the people. The people will
also acquire their habits and will oppress one another and be oppressed
by the rulers and will go to ruin.
SKANDA XII - CHAPTER - 2
EVILS OF KALI YUGA
Thenceforward, day after day, by the force of kala (Time)
, righteousness,truthfulness, purity of body and mind,
forgiveness, compassion, length of life and bodily strength and keenness
of memory will decline.
In Kali Yuga, wealth will be the criterion of pedigree,
morality and merit. Those who are mighty, will be called righteous and
fair. Personal liking will determine the choice of a partner in
life. Trickery will be the motive force in business and dealings.
Ability
to give sexual pleasure will be thecriterion of masculine
and feminine excellance. External marls will be the means of
knowing a Brhmana and a sanyasin. Justice will be vitiated, because
of one's inability to gratify those who administer it. Voluble
speech will be criterion of scholarship. Toilet will be regarded as
a sign of bath. Distant tank will be considered holy resort for
bath.
Long hair will be regarded as the sign of beauty. Filling
the belly will bethe end of human persuit. Audacity of speech
will be the criterion of truthfulness. Skill will consist in supporting
one's family. Virtuous deeds will be done, only for fame. The
terrestrial globe will be run over by wicked people and the person
who will be the most powerful, will become the ruler. People will resort
to mountains and forests and eat leaves, roots, meat,honey,flowers
and seeds. Oppressed by faminine and taxation, people will perish
through drought, excessive heat and cold, storms, rain, snowfall
and mutual conflict. In Kali Yuga, the maximum expectation of life
will be TWENTY or THIRTY years. Religion will be replaced by
heresy and rulers will run out to be thieves. MAn will takeup the
wanton destrcion of life and property. Cannotation of relationship
will be extend only to the relatives of one's wife. Clouds will end
in flashes of lightning and no rains will pour: Dwellings will
look
desolate for want of hospitality to strangers. When
Kaliyuga is about to terminate, The Lord will appear as KALKI IN
THE HOUSE OF THE BRAHMIN CALLED VISHNUYASA, IN THE VILLAGE OF
SAMHALA. Lord KALKI, ride on a swift horse Devadatta and extreminate
with his sword millions of robbers. Then Kritayuga will follow.
From the day Sri Krishna left the world, KALIYUGA embraced the
world. As long as Sri Krishna was here, Kali could not enter.
Kaliyuga commences when the seven stars of great bear enter
the constellation of Magha and lasts for 432000 years. When the
stars of the great bear pass on to the
constellation of Purvashadha, Kali will gain ascendency.
When Kaliyuga ends, MAru in the solar dynasty and Devapi in the
Lunar dynasty, both of whom are now living in Kalapagrama will
return and propagate virtues and revive varnas and asramas. Rulers
of men, claimed the earth as their own, but had to leave it in the
end and died.
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