Our Vedas (Certain Revelations) - Part 4 By Sri.Sri.Muralidhara Swamiji.

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Radhe Krishna to All,

 

Two types of 'marga' are shown by our Religion. Bhagavan tells in Gita, 'Tasmat

Shastram pramanamte karyakarya vyavasthitau’- do not perform any act in the

way you may deem it right. Do it in accordance with dharma, in accordance with

the Shastras. Why so? What is the proof of the existence of God? Maharishis are

the proof, the Vedas is the proof; the Shastras is the proof for the existence

of God. It is only the Shastras that showed you the existence of God. To attain

God if you move in a way that has not been prescribed by the Shastras, you

cannot attain Him. Various persons may offer a way (for the attainment of God).

These ways may appear to be easy. Just because it is easy it does not mean that

it should be one supported by the Shastras. Therefore, if you choose such a way

you can never attain ‘Ishwara’ (God). What are the 'margas' then?

Two 'margas' have been shown - 'Vaideeka dharma' and 'Bhagavata dharma'.

Lots of restrictions have been stipulated in the matter of eligibility for

following ‘Vaideeka dharma’. Not all can take up this way.

 

Similarly, 'karmanushtanas' (performance of religious rites) can be performed

only by a selected few . Not only is this but there also specified time for such

performance. We say, ‘Dhyayan krite’ - in ‘Krita yuga’ everyone

performed dhyana ‘Yajnaih tretayam' -Yajnas were performed in Treta Yuga

‘Dwaparerchayann’ - it was ‘archana’ in Dwapara Yuga; ‘Yadapnoti

tadapnoti kalau sankeertya Kesavam’ - in Kali Yuga it is ‘Kirtan of

Kesava!’ (Singing the Name of the Lord).

 

What is the reason (behind the birth of) Srimad Bhagavatam? Bhagavan reserves

some work for a big ‘Avatara Purusha’ (Incarnation) who comes down to earth.

Until the completion of this work, the ‘Avatara Purusha’ is extremely

restless; just as an ordinary man undergoes restlessness in some matter like the

marriage of his daughter, so does the ‘Avatara Purusha’ undergo

restlessness. Until such time they (the ‘Avatara Purushas’) complete the

work for which they had come down to the earth they experience such

restlessness.

 

Sage Vyasa was one such ‘Avatara Purusha’. He had given the Upanishads,

Brahma Sutra, Mahabharata that contains the Gita etc. to the world. Yet, he

experienced no peace. Why did he not find peace? He had not come down for giving

these. He had not come down to the earth to give the Vedas or the Upanishads.

Why then did he come down to the earth? - Only to spread the fame of Srimad

Bhãgavatam. Why should he illumine the Bhagavatam? It is because only Bhagavata

dharma would be of use to people who were to come later in this Kali Yuga. (It

is) A very easy dharma. A Dharma that can easily be followed by all. If Sage

Vyasa had left the earth without doing this ‘Granta’ (Holy Text) people of

Kali yuga would have had no way out. People would know no way out. Therefore,

till he wrote the Bhagavatam he experienced some ‘klesam’ (disturbance) in

his mind.

 

!!! Will Continue !!!

 

Regards

 

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

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