The great rishis of India- 4 Maitreya Maharishi

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Dr P V Sesha Sai Aswamedhayaaji

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16th December 2006

My dear friends and like minded persons

Reg: The great Sages of India – No 4--Shri Maitreya Maharishi &

Maitreya Biksha

 

Most of us are earning money to remain comfortable, which

incidentally happens to be an endless affair.. After arranging the

basic needs, I do not think we need money and thereafter wards our

role becomes a watch dog affair for the property which we

accumulate. What else we can do by retaining more money. Up to the

level of safety zone one can earn and it is each one of our duty to

support the less fortunate and perform Anabaena and Vastradaana –

the basic needs. It is a live and let live policy. Earning depends

on how Lords preferred to give us but spending depends on the

culture with which we lead our life. Secondly the relationship

between a learner and a guide should always be such the learner

remains obedient to his master. These two points can be noticed

from the history of this Sage.

 

Maitreya Maharishi was at the Lotus feet of his Master –Guru –

Parasara Maharishi, who taught him all the secrets which he himself

realized. In other words, Parasara Maharishi was immensely pleased

with the obedience of his disciple and passed on the knowledge with

all affection. He taught Maitreya astronomy, astrology, time span,

yug dharma, the four stages of a human being commencing from

Brahmacharya and also Shri Vishnu Puran etc. Parasara Maharishi

knowledge is known in the name of Parasara Samhita.

 

After some time Maitreya Maharishi, on knowing about Kauravaas

misdeeds, he approached Dhritarashtra who was already been signaled

by the Sage Vyasa about the arrival of Maitreya Maharishi. When King

Dhritarashtra was listening to the Maitreya Maharishi, Duryodhana

misbehaved and started thumbing his thighs which was noticed by

Maitreya Maharishi. Maitreya Maharishi disliked the behavior of

Duryodhana and cursed him to death in the war due to breaking up of

the thighs. King Dhritarashtra repeatedly requested Maitreya

Maharishi to ignore the misdeeds of his son and bless him. But

Maitreya Maharishi referred the name of Vidura and asked the king to

approach him for the clarification of his doubts.

 

On one occasion Vidura searched for this great sage and approached

him to learn the modus of elevation of a soul. Maitreya Maharishi

informed Vidura about the secret of his birth and told him that

Vidura was born due to the curse of Sage Mandavya. Maitreya

Maharishi clarified Vidura on his doubts relating to Rishi

Sampradayaanugatam, Purushottama Strotram Shri Mad Bhagavatam.

 

Bhagavan Vyasa Maharishi desired to test Maitreya when Maitreya

Maharishi was in Varanasi . Bhagavan Vyas did not disclose who he

is. Bhagavan Vyas was offered food by Maitreya Maharishi. Suddenly

on seeing the smiling face of Bhagavan Vyas, Maitreya Maharishi

could realize that he is none else than Vyas and requested him to

disclose the reason behind his smiling face. Bhagavan Vyas started

narrating that Daana – sacrifice – more particularly Annadaana –

food offering, is the best of all Danas. Only on account of eating,

living beings can retain their physical body and when only the

physical body is existent, the astral body can play its role. The

offering of Maitreya Maharishi to Bhagavan Vyas is called as

Maitreya Biksha.

 

My dear friends, at the time of leaving this world, the physical

body will not be of any help to carry anything physically. Only the

deeds which we perform; the deeds which help the society; and the

results thereof follow us and that is the only strength which we can

gain through this physical body.

 

There fore let us perform Annadaana to the extent of our capacity –

surely not to a belly full person, but certainly to a deserving who

knows the value of hunger so that OUR DEEDS AND MONEY GETS QUALIFIED

beyond our imagination and that is the only ASSET WE CAN CREATE ON

THIS EARTH.

 

Let us all religiously adapt MAITREYA BIKSHA, while remembering

Geetha 18th – 5th Sloka.

I shall be back again soon with the history of another great sage.

Yours affly HARA HARA MAHADEVA DR P V SESHA SAI ASWAMEDHAYAAJI

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