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

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Radhe Krishna To all,

 

Dhundhukari turned out to be a great drunkard; he visited immoral women and

possessed all kinds of vice. He created lots of problems at home and outside.

When the Brahmin returned home from pilgrimage he was shocked to find a child

like Dhundhukari at home. He wondered, “A child born with the blessings

(‘prasada’) of a Mahan is said to be virtuous. But, how is it that this son

of mine is so full of vice?†He did not know about Gokarna matter.

 

Gokarna calls Atma deva and advises him, “Do not be attached to this body.

This body is made up of sheer urine, excreta and flesh. If a drop of blood drops

out of our body it is deeply nauseating to look at it. If a bit of flesh falls

down it is nauseating; if a tooth falls down it is nauseating. You are attached

to such a body. Shed the ‘branti’ (illsion) that you have on this

‘sariira’ (body). Embrace sanyasa, go somewhere and read Bhagavatam.

Repeatedly read ‘dasamaskanda’ (10th Canto).â€

 

Atma deva takes up sanyasa. He had refused sanyasa at first. But, now he takes

it up voluntarily and as per Gokarna’s ‘upadesa’ kept repeatedly reading

the Bhãgavatam.

 

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

 

Where did he go? He wandered about Kasi and other places. He had a ‘banda’

(bondage). He thought, ‘Though I was born to a cow, I had an affectionate

mother who took care of me He sees through ‘jnana drishti’ (divine vision)

& understands that she and Dhundhukari had passed away and hence he thought that

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

We can do karma only for those over whom we have the right. We should not do

karma for those over whom we have no right. Such karmas will not reach them.

Some ‘dosha’ (fault) will come about for those who perform it. So, one

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

eligibility can do karma. And that is Gaya.

 

In Gaya Kshetra anyone can do karma for any other. We can do karma for a friend,

for one who had traveled in the same train, for a dog that was in our home, a

cow that was in our home, to the Master who taught us our lessons. We can do

karma for anybody in Gaya. Our Shastras say that there is no greater

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

be blessed with not one but ten sons because atleast one of them would visit

Gaya. Won’t that child offer ‘pinda’ in Gaya and won’t you cross over

life’s shore through it?’ So says the Vedas. Why is the ‘pinda’ so

fruitful there? Vishnu Himself takes unto His ‘Charana’ (Feet) those for

whom ‘pinda’ is offered there. It is said so in ‘Vishnupada’. But, it is

'maha papa' (grievous sin) to offer 'atma pinda' (offering 'pinda' for one's own

self). One should not do such things. There is no ‘pramana’ (evidence) for

this. While going to Gaya, we do

karma for those known dead in the family; but in the family many unknown

‘durmarana’ (unnatural deaths) might have occurred; when questioned one

might say, ‘As far as I know there has not been any ‘durmarana’ in my

family.’ But, many perform ‘abortion’. And this is a worse kind of

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

(murdering a child). It is akin to murder. It is a very big sin. But, nobody

stops to think about this sin. It is a big sin, indeed. Even other murders take

place accidentally. But, such killings are done by us purposely. It is a murder.

‘Prayaschitta’/‘shradham’ is prescribed for such things also.

 

!!! Will Continue !!!

 

Regards

 

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

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