Our Vedas (Certain Revelations) - Part 7 By Sri.Sri.Muralidhara Swamiji.

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Radhe Krishna To all,

 

The blessed will earn belief in ‘itihasa puranas’ (Epics), Bhagavan’s

saguna (the Lord’s form), Bhagavan’s saguna charitra (the divine play of the

Lord). It is only such people who earn Bhakti for Bhagavan. Only those who do

not earn this should seek out dhyana/yoga. For earning these, for comprehending

Bhagavan’s Lila, for earning belief in ‘itihasa-puranas’, for earning

belief in Bhagavan’s Avatara (Incarnation) we should have earned great merits

(‘punya’).

 

One should have earned that fortune. Only if one has earned ‘punya’ (good

merits) and earned ‘bhagya’ (fortune) will one earn conviction in these. One

will feel that it is only ‘nirguna’ (formless) that is greater than

‘saguna’ (form). Or the ‘buddhi’ will be attracted to sadhana. Only one

whose heart is dry wherein Bhakti does not spring forth should seek such ways.

One in whom questions/doubts about the incidents in ‘itihasa-puranas’ rise

one after another, just as the waves in the ocean, is not the ‘adhikari’

(the eligible) for bhakti.

 

Bhakti performed with doubt (‘samsayam’) will not become fruitful. How can

bhakti done with doubt about the existence of Bhagavan become fruitful? That

bhakti will certainly not bear fruit. Only bhakti done with ‘drida vishwas’

(steadfast faith) about the existence of God will be successful. Such a

‘vishwas’ is a must.

 

One in whom such bhakti has not sprung forth, one in whose mind such questions

keep arising, he/she should take to vichara, dhyana, yoga as per his/her

aptitude/intelligence. One cannot say how long this intelligence will work. It

can fail any time. This is because there is no God there to support him. There,

he depends solely on his own intelligence.

 

In Bhakti, Bhagavan chases them. That is why in Kali Yuga Mahans have shown,

‘Prayennalpayushah sabhya kalavsmin yuge janah mandah sumanta mathayo

mandabhagya hyupadrutah’ (Srimad Bhagavatam 1:1:10)

 

-- in this age of Kali Yuga we celebrate ‘sathabhishekha’ (on completing 100

years of age), ‘Sashtiyapta poorti’ (completion of 60 years of age). But,

our Puranas say that this is ‘alpayush’ (trivial life time)! Even 100 years

is deemed as a short span! Why so? The reason for this is during Ramayana period

people had lived - ‘Dasa varusha sahasrani’ - for 60,000 years even in the

ordinary course of life! Therefore, for those who have lived 60,000 years,

70,000 years, or 100,000 years, living a 100 or 80 or 60 years appears

insignificant lifetime. So, ‘Kala asmin yuge janah’ -

 

what is the position of people (in Kali yuga)? They have a short span of

lifetime. ‘Mandabhagyah’ - In Kali no one’s life is peaceful. None can

boast of leading a peaceful life. Some difficulty or the other befalls him -

financial difficulty, disease, some family problem, being childless - some

sorrow or the other is suffered by him. In Kali Yuga one cannot find anyone who

enjoys total peace except those who do bhajan. All the rest suffer some

shortcoming.

 

!!! Will Continue !!!

 

Regards

 

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

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