NEED OF ASHRAM!! NEED OF SPIRITUAL CULTURE!!

NEED OF ASHRAM!! NEED OF SPIRITUAL CULTURE!!

Hare Krishna!!

Gone are the days when people used to live close to Mother Earth!! People have a very connected life with nature and their spirit. Now, it is displaced by smartphones newspapers and many other things. Not only youths today, are victims of this disease, but kids, adults and aged are also not left untouched by this. Where is the time for ourselves even? What to say about spending time with another person sitting beside us!! We are now engaged in hearing about worldwide news, YouTube, Instagram reels etc.

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Unraveling the Concept of Detachment in the Bhagavad Gītā

In our daily life, we all go through the two phases or dualities of life. We all want to relish its one phase, but say ‘NO’ to the other phase. We all want to seek good relationships with our friends, relatives and colleagues. However, we don’t want to go through the reverses of life. Some people do not want to accept this, thus they gravely say ‘Chodo ghar dwar, chalo Haridwar’. Bhagavad Gita fails this logic of detachment as a whole. In BG (6.34), Arjuna states the nature of mind (cañcalam hi manah krsna) that is more difficult than controlling the wind. How could one detach by mind? The mind is the root cause of all problems. Avanti Brahman spends his household life in no charity. He was so miser that his family members and his earnings could not help him at the last stage of life. He then understands that his mind is bringing all the material problems.

Unraveling the Concept of Detachment in the Bhagavad Gītā

Similarly, we can consider the examples of Dhruva Maharaj, Bheeshma Deva, Prahalad Maharaj, King Yudhistir, Lord Rishabh Deva and his sons and many others.

The real detachment is the detachment from the hankerings of the mind and senses. This doesn’t mean that one should stop the functioning of the mind and senses. It is not possible to do so. We have to purify our senses in the service of The Lord.

In Bhagavad Gita (3.41-43), there are two methods suggested. One from low to high level i.e. controlling senses first and then go upward to mind, then intelligence. The other alternative is to spiritualize the intelligence to control the mind and senses, i.e. high to low level. We ought to do our prescribed duties. Moreover, we should offer the results of our duties to The Supreme Personality of Godhead. That is termed as the perfection, the Absolute Detachment.

One can confidently consider, “No, I’m not detached.” How can we understand that one is attached or detached? Let’s turn the pages of Bhagavad Gita and go through the cycle of attachment. In BG (2.62-63), The Supreme Personality of Godhead describes this cycle saying, that while contemplating the object of the senses, a person develops an attachment to them. It develops lust and anger. From anger, there grows complete delusion and then bewilderment of memory. Thus it leads to the loss of intelligence. At last, one again swims into the material pool. If we do not want to swim in this material pool, we should learn from the tortoise

(kūrmo ‘ngānīva sarvasah- BG 2.58) how to withdraw senses from sense objects.

The tortoise suitably explains how to break strongly the chain of attachment. Here in this material world, the detachment is broadly seen as per the three modes of nature (BG 18.7-9). As a whole, the concept of Detachment from material hankerings is the concept of Attachment in the service of The Supreme Lord. This category of detachment is completely beyond the three modes of material nature.

Hence, we can go smoothly through the dualities of life, and attain the highest satisfaction.

The Alchemy of Transformation: Personal Growth in the Bhagavad Gita

The Alchemy of Transformation: Personal Growth in the Bhagavad Gita

The Bhagavad Gita, often referred to as the “Song of the Divine,” is a timeless spiritual text revered for its profound teachings on life, duty, and personal growth. Within its verses lies a treasure trove of wisdom that transcends time and culture, offering invaluable insights into the nature of existence and the path to inner transformation.

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Top 10 Modern Applications of the Bhagavad Gita’s Teachings

Top 10 Modern Applications of the Bhagavad Gita’s Teachings – In today’s challenging world, unsettling events can serve as reminders of the darkness and dangers around us. Nevertheless, the Bhagavad Gita urges us to embrace our responsibilities earnestly, draw strength from spirituality, and approach life with a spirit of service. By embodying these principles, we actively contribute to creating a more compassionate and radiant corner of the world. By embracing a service attitude and recognizing our connection with the divine, we can play our part in bringing light to our corner of the world brighter instead of darker.

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भगवद्गीता से नेतृत्व के 10 प्रमुख सूत्र

भगवद्गीता से नेतृत्व के 10 प्रमुख सूत्र – भगवद्गीता नेतृत्व का एक अदृष्ट उदारहण है क्योंकि भगवद्गीता जो कि स्वयं कृष्ण द्वारा बोली गयी कृष्ण ने अपना बचपन एक ग्वाल बाल के रूप मे बिताया फिर मथुरा जाकर कंस जैसे असुर का वध किया तथा अपने माता पिता और राजा उग्रसेन को कंस के कारागार से मुक्त कराया | तत पश्चात राजा का पद स्वयं ग्रहण न करके उस पर राजा उग्रसेन को बनाया | इससे उन्होंने उदाहरण प्रस्तुत किया पद से अधिक महत्पूर्ण योगदान होता है | नेता कभी भी पद को महत्त्व नहीं देते वह सदैव योगदान को महत्त्व देते है | इसके बाद जब भी जिम्मेदारी उठाने की बारी आती मथुरा मे या द्वारका मे कोई भी परेशानी आती तो श्रीकृष्ण सबसे आगे होते थे जिम्मेदारी उठाने मे | इस प्रकार उन्होंने नेतृत्व का एक अद्भुत उदारहण प्रस्तुत किया |

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Embarking on a Journey Through Bhagavad Gita’s Stories: Unveiling Spiritual Wisdom

Embarking on a Journey Through Bhagavad Gita’s Stories: Unveiling Spiritual Wisdom – Step into the profound world of the Bhagavad Gita, where timeless stories and parables paint a vibrant picture of self-discovery and divine connection. This sacred text, nestled within the epic Mahabharata, weaves a dialogue between Prince Arjuna and Lord Krishna on the battlefield of Kurukshetra. Beyond its historical roots, the Bhagavad Gita’s verses offer universal wisdom, accompanied by captivating parables that bring its teachings to life.

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भगवद्गीता के शांति प्रदान करने वाले १० प्रमुख श्लोक

भगवद्गीता के शांति प्रदान करने वाले १० प्रमुख श्लोक – भगवद्गीता  समस्त वेदों का सार है तथा यह वेदों का प्रमुख उपनिषद है | यह स्वयं भगवान के मुख से अवतरित हुई है | जिस प्रकार गंगा भगवान के चरणकमलो से निकलती है तथा इसमें स्नान करने वाले व्यक्ति के समस्त पापों का उद्धार कर देती है, उसी प्रकार गीता भगवान के मुख से अवतरित हुई है तथा वह व्यक्ति को भवबंधन से मुक्ति दिला सकती है | भगवद्गीता श्रीकृष्ण ने उस समय कही जब अर्जुन बहुत अधिक दुविधा मे थे तथा असमंजस मे थे | अर्जुन कृष्ण के शरणागत होते है तथा उनसे प्रश्न करते है इस अवस्था मे उन्हें क्या करना चाहिए ? भगवद गीता मे ७०० श्लोक है यहाँ हम भगवद्गीता के शांति प्रदान करने वाले १० प्रमुख श्लोक पर चर्चा करगे जो मनुष्य को विपरीत परिस्थिति मे शांति प्रदान करते है |

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Top 10 Quotes From Lord Krishna in Bhagavad Gita

Top 10 Quotes From Lord Krishna in Bhagavad Gita – The Bhagavad Gita is the greatest of India’s ancient spiritual classics. It is the essence of Vedic knowledge and one of the most important Upanisads in Vedic literature. If we want to take any particular medicine, then we need to follow the directions written on the label. We cannot take the medicine according to our whim or the direction of a friend. It must be taken according to the direction on the label or as directed by the physician. 

Similarly, the Bhagavad Gita should be taken or accepted as it is directed by the speaker himself.  The speaker of the Bhagavad Gita is Lord Sri Krishna. He is mentioned on every page of the Bhagavad Gita as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Bhagavan. Therefore we should take Bhagavad-gita As It Is directed by the Personality of Godhead Himself.

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भगवद गीता के अनुसार हमारा धर्म और कर्तव्य

भगवद गीता के अनुसार हमारा धर्म और कर्तव्य – Hare Krishna भगवद गीता के अनुसार हमारा धर्म और कर्तव्य भगवद्गीता को गीतोपनिषद भी कहा जाता है। यह वैदिक ज्ञान का सार है और वैदिक साहित्य का सर्वाधिक महत्वपूर्ण उपनिषद,है ।

भगवत गीता के वक्ता भगवान श्रीकृष्ण है।भगवद्गीता के प्रत्येक पृष्ठ पर उनका उल्लेख भगवान् के रूप में हुआ हैं। भगवान ने भी स्वयं भगवदगीता में अपने को परम पुरुषोत्तम भगवान कहा और ब्रह्म-संहिता तथा अन्य पुराणो में विशेषत्या श्रीमद भागवतम जो भागवत पुराण के नाम से विख्यात  है, वे इसी रूप में स्वीकार किये गये है (कृष्णुस्तु भगवान स्वयम्)| अतएव भगवद्गीता हमे भगवान ने जैसे  बताई है, वैसे ही स्वीकार करनी चाहिए।

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अध्याय ११ – विराट रूप ( सार )

अध्याय ११ – विराट रूप ( सार ) – अध्याय दस मे श्रीकृष्ण के ऐश्वर्य का वर्णन है तथा अध्याय दस के अंत मे भगवान अर्जुन से कहते है कि मैं अपने एक अंशमात्र से सम्पूर्ण ब्रहमांड मे व्याप्त होकर इसे धारण करता हूँ | यह सुनकर अर्जुन भगवान से प्रार्थना करते है कि वह उन्हें अपना विराट रूप दिखाए | अर्जुन इस बात को स्वीकार करते है कि श्रीकृष्ण एक साधारण मनुष्य नहीं है, अपितु समस्त कारणों के कारण है | किन्तु वह यह जानते है कि दूसरे लोग नहीं मानेंगे। अत: इस अध्याय में वह सबों के लिए कृष्ण की अलौकिकता स्थापित करने के लिए कृष्ण से प्रार्थना करता है कि वे अपना विराट रूप दिखलाएँ।

अध्याय ११ – विराट रूप ( सार )

वस्तुत: जब कोई अर्जुन की ही तरह कृष्ण के विराट रूप का दर्शन करता है, तो वह डर जाता है, किन्तु कृष्ण इतने दयालु हैं कि इस स्वरूप को दिखाने के तुरन्त बाद वे अपना मूलरूप धारण कर लेते हैं। भगवान् कृष्ण अर्जुन को दिव्य दृष्टि प्रदान करते हैं और विश्व-रूप में अपना अद्भुत असीम रूप प्रकट करते हैं। इस प्रकार वे अपनी दिव्यता स्थापित करते हैं। कृष्ण बतलाते हैं कि उनका सर्व आकर्षक मानव-रूप ही ईश्वर का आदि रूप है। मनुष्य शुद्ध भक्ति के द्वारा ही इस रूप का दर्शन कर सकता है।

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 Importance Of Guru

 Importance Of Guru

जो अंधकार का निरोध करता है, उसे गुरु कहा जाता है ।

सच्चा गुरु भगवान का प्रतिनिधि होता है, और वह केवल भगवान के बारे में ही कहता है और कुछ नहीं। सच्चा गुरु वही है , जिसकी रुचि भौतिकवादी जीवन में नहीं होती। वह केवल और केवल भगवान की ही खोज में रहता है , यदि गुरु भगवान का प्रतिनिधित्व कर रहा है तो वह गुरु है।

केवल एक गुरु (सिद्ध पुरुष), जो ईश्वर को जानता है, दूसरों को सही ढंग से ईश्वर के बारे में शिक्षा दे सकता है। व्यक्ति को अपनी दिव्यता को पुनः पाने के लिए एक ऐसा ही सद्गुरु चाहिए। जो निष्ठापूर्वक सद्गुरु का अनुसरण करता है वह उसके समान हो जाता है, क्योंकि गुरु अपने शिष्य को अपने ही स्तर तक उठने में सहायता करता है।

महाभारत के युद्ध के समय जब अर्जुन युद्ध करने से मना करते हैं तब श्री कृष्ण उन्हें उपदेश देते है और कर्म व धर्म के सच्चे आध्यात्मिक ज्ञान से अवगत कराते हैं। स्वाभाविक प्रश्न यह उठता है कि हम आध्यात्मिक ज्ञान कैसे प्राप्त कर सकते हैं? इसका उत्तर श्रीकृष्ण इस श्लोक में देते हैं।

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हमें भगवत गीता कब पढ़नी चाहिए

जैसा की हम जानते है कक हमारे देश मे हर शुभ कार्य को करने का मुहूतय होता है जैसे हववाह मुहूतय, गृहप्रवेश मुहूतय, लगन मुहूतय और कोई भी शुभ काम जैसे नर्ा व्यवसार् आरंभ करना हो अथवा बालक का प्रथम अन्नप्राशन र्ा मुंडन करना और हवद्यारम्भ सब मुहूतय देख कर ककर्े जाते है | परन्तु क्र्ा अपने कभी सोचा है शास्त्र अध्र्र्न र्ा भगवद्गीता जो कक साक्षात् श्रीकृष्ण के मुख से अवतररत हुई है और इसे पढ़ना सबसे शुभ कार्य है, उसे भी पढने का कोई मुहूतय है | भगवद्गीता सम्पूणय मनुष्र्ों के लाभ के हलए एक महत्वपूणय पुस्तक है र्ह स्वर् भगवान श्रीकृष्ण द्वारा अजुयन को कुरुक्षेत्र के र्ुद्ध मे जब अजुयन कतयव्य हवमूढ़ हो गए थे, अजुयन जो कक भगवान के हमत्र तथा भक्त है उन्हें ज्ञान प्रदान करने के हलए कही गर्ी तथा इसका संकलन व्यासदेव जी ने ककर्ा है |

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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2 Summary – Contents of the Gītā Summarized

In Chapter 1 of the Bhagavad Gita, Arjuna sees his near and dear ones, teachers, and friends on the opposing side of the battlefield, ready to sacrifice their lives in the war. He becomes overwhelmed with grief and compassion, loses his strength, and his mind becomes bewildered; thus, he abandons his resolve to fight. In the second chapter, a Summary of the Bhagavad Gita, Arjuna, as a disciple, takes refuge in Lord Sri Krishna, and Krishna begins his teachings by explaining the distinction between the impermanent physical body and the eternal soul. Lord Sri Krishna describes the process of transmigration, the selfless service of the Supreme Lord, and the qualities of a self-realized person. We will divide this chapter into various sections and analyze the sections in depth.

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अध्याय ८ – अक्षरब्रहम योग (सार)

अध्याय ८ – अक्षरब्रहम योग (सार) – अध्याय ७ के अंत मे श्रीकृष्ण बताते है कि मनुष्य किस प्रकार ज्ञान अर्जन करें ?  जिससे वह पूर्णता को प्राप्त कर भगवद्धाम वापस जा सके | अष्टम् अध्याय मे श्रीकृष्ण बताते है कि भगवान के बारे मे जानने की विभिन्न प्रक्रिया है लेकिन भक्ति द्वारा तथा भगवान के भक्त बनकर हम आसानी से श्रीकृष्ण को जान सकते है तथा प्रयाण काल मे परम ज्ञान मे स्थिर होकर भगवान का स्मरण कर भगवद्धाम को प्राप्त कर सकते है |

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अध्याय ५ : कर्म – संन्यास योग

अध्याय ५ : कर्म – संन्यास योग – भगवद्गीता के पंचम अध्याय मे भगवान बताते है कि भक्तिपूर्वक किया गया कर्म, शुष्क चिंतन से बेहतर है | तृतीय अध्याय मे बताया गया कि जो व्यक्ति ज्ञान मे स्थित है उसके लिए कोई कर्म शेष नहीं रहता और चतुर्थ अध्याय मे बताया गया है कि सारे यज्ञों का सार ज्ञान प्राप्त करना है तथा भगवान कृष्णअर्जुन को निर्देश देते है,  “खड़े हो जाओ और ज्ञान में स्थित होकर युद्ध करो” | श्रीकृष्ण इस प्रकार भक्ति मे कर्म तथा ज्ञान से अकर्म करने को प्रोत्साहित कर रहे है | इससे अर्जुन दुविधा मे आ जाते है तथा पंचम अध्याय की शुरुआत इसी प्रश्न से होती है कि क्या बेहतर है,  “कर्म त्याग करना या भक्तिपूर्वक कर्म करना ?” | इसके समाधान में श्रीकृष्ण बताते है कि सभी कार्यो को श्री कृष्ण को समर्पित कर देना ही वास्तविक सन्यास है |

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Summary of Bhagavad Gītā: Chapter 2

Summary of Bhagavad Gītā: Chapter 2 – The scene is set, the armies are ready, the bugles have been blown and the warriors are impatient to show their valor. However, a strange calamity has befallen our hero Arjuna. He is completely disturbed, in fact depressed, with tears in his eyes. He doesn’t want to fight and is now seeking the help of his dear-most friend, the Supreme Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa. 

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Is the World full of Sufferings?

Is the world full of sufferings

Is the World full of Sufferings? – It is very bewildering to think of a higher power being very merciful when so many people are suffering right in front of our eyes. Why are so many people suffering due to poverty, hunger, illness, and so many other pains in this world? How can the Supreme claim to be merciful and let the living entities suffer endlessly? Thinking along these lines, many people claim that there is no Supreme because if He did exist, He would not inflict such sufferings on the people. This is a very limited understanding with which we observe the world because we do not consider the actions of the victims but only the suffering they are going through

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At The infinity

Author : HG Lila Purusottam Das

At The Infinity – The concept of infinity has been greatly discussed by philosophers from the time of yore. In modern times especially in mathematics, the concept of infinity was brilliantly elucidated by one ingenious mathematician named George Cantor who is also known as the founder of set theory. Through his profound arguments, he was the first person to show that real numbers are uncountable and infinite. 

At the infinity
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Mathematical notion of infinity

Why are the real numbers uncountable? If you notice, nobody can count the real numbers. Suppose I have an irrational number. But where does it end? Suppose we start from 0. So the next number is 0.00000…. then 1. But the question is how long you can go on with 0 and then put 1. So it can be observed that real numbers cannot be counted. We can count irrational numbers, but there is no way to count real numbers. George cantor like this created a hierarchy. So the conclusion is that real numbers are uncountable infinity. Subsequently, Hilbert in his book of unsolved problems stated that the determination of the cardinality of uncountable infinity is a research challenge.

Cantor is extraordinary, magnificent, and mind-boggling in his argument. But the question “ Did Cantor actually see the infinity?” Let’s say I am counting from 1,2,3…. Does it suddenly turn to infinity? None of us can build an entity called infinity. Infinity will always be infinite and remain inconceivable to us. In this topic More you meditate you become more perplexed and humbler. Profound arguments were presented by Cantor, but in fact, it always remains inconceivable. The real meaning of infinity can be summarized as follows. No laws of natural arithmetic and natural algebra will work in the domain of infinity”. Nobody can make infinity. Many people think (1/0) is infinity but it is actually absolute nonsense. Infinity will always remain infinity.

Vedanta explanation of Infinity

We will describe some pastimes of Lord Krishna displaying infinity.

Krishna showed His visvarupa to Arjuna in Bhagavad gita as Arjuna wanted to see the opulence of Krishna. Krishna said that everywhere is my hands, legs, faces,ears (BG 13.14).

sarvataḥ pāṇi-pādaṁ tat

sarvato ’kṣi-śiro-mukham

sarvataḥ śrutimal loke

sarvam āvṛtya tiṣṭhati

After beholding the visvarupa of Lord Krishna, Arjuna spoke that if millions and millions of sun are put together alongside the effulgence of the form of Lord, the former will look pale. He said “ I see no beginning, no end”. Krishna had given Arjuna, divine eye to behold the splendorous form. But Arjuna could not see the form as infinity cannot be conceived, although he saw visvarupa. Moreover, Arjuna became so frightened that he requested Lord to withdraw visvarupa and show His original form which is endearing to him.

The above picture describes the following incident. Krishna eats mud in Brahman ghata. Balarama and all his friends became concerned. Because everybody is attracted to Krishna. There is not a single person who doesn’t like Krishna. So His name is Krishna. Krish means to attract. Krishna means which attracts everyone. That must be the name of God as nobody can say I am all-attractive. So his friends complained to Mother Yasoda. Mother Yasoda inquired of Him, but he was nonchalant. Krishna spoke in a very sweet voice. Krishna’s sweet words can drive away all fatigue and fear. Mother Yasoda asked Krishna to open His mouth. Then she saw all the cosmos inside His mouth. She also saw Krishna in the mouth. So she became perplexed as to whether Krishna is inside or outside. Brahma samhita (Bs 5.34) explains further.

panthās tu koṭi-śata-vatsara-sampragamyo

vāyor athāpi manaso muni-puṅgavānām

so 'py asti yat-prapada-sīmny avicintya-tattve

govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi

I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, only the tip of the toe of whose lotus feet is approached by the yogīs who aspire after the transcendental and betake themselves to prāṇāyāma by drilling the respiration; or by the jñānīs who try to find out the non-differentiated Brahman by the process of elimination of the mundane, extending over thousands of millions of years.

Nobody has the capability to understand Krishna. Infinity means it has no boundary, no concept of inside or outside. For example a house is finite means it has something outside as well as inside. Something that contains outside must have inside. But the moment you say infinity, such a distinction is meaningless.

The transcendental autocrat

Same Krishna appears to be finite, but actually, He is infinite. But why does He appear to be finite? Only to reciprocate with His devotees. Mother Yasoda chastising Him or Krishna is pulling chariot for Arjuna or placing wooden slippers of His devotees on His head. This is the nature of Krishna who is the transcendental autocrat. Although He is constitutionally infinite, He surrenders to His devotees. When we say autocrat, we instantly think about the autocrats like Hitler and Stalin, who were infamous for killing millions of people. But Krishna is not like the autocrats seen in this world. Although He is the absolute truth, He is still the best friend of all living entities. We can fearlessly surrender unto Him without any problem and we must.

oṁ pūrṇam adaḥ pūrṇam idaṁ

pūrṇāt pūrṇam udacyate

pūrṇasya pūrṇam ādāya

pūrṇam evāvaśiṣyate. (Isopanisad Invocation)

As Cantor got a notion of infinity from a mathematical point of view, similarly from any department of knowledge like physics, chemistry, biology or theology this concept can be approached. In the above verse essentially means that if you take away infinite samples from the infinity, still what remains is infinity. He is never reduced. E.g. Mr Ambani is a very rich person, but if the stock market crashes, he will be doomed. But Krishna is creating infinite universes and destroying them. But still He is always full, complete and purna.

Markandeya rsi’s experience of Infinity

Let’s discuss the wonderful story of sage Markandeya muni who is still living today. There are many sages like Valmiki, Vyasadeva, Markandeya muni in this planet, mostly in the Himalayan mountains. There is a great Krishna temple built by great vaishnava acharya Sri Madhvacharya in udupi, inside the Indian state of Karnataka. He traveled to Himalaya and became a disciple of Vyasadeva. Such saintly personalities are invisible to us, as we are not qualified to see them.

Markandeya rsi was swimming during the period of partial devastation when half of the planetary system up to to the middle planetary system was completely submerged in water. Imagine yourself in  a scenario where everybody around you are dead and you are swimming alone for 4.3 billion years. Most of the time when people face any fatal incident situation they die out of fear first. If a post-mortem will be performed on the people who died e.g. of plane crash, it will be found that most of the deaths will be out of fear rather than the injuries from plane crash.

There is an important story in this connection. There was one professor at the University of Bristol in the early 20th century who was the only person to survive a plane crash out of all the passengers in the plane. So he figured out that God must exist because if he accounts for all the laws of physics, he should not survive at all. So he started his mission of searching for God.

After a lot of investigation, he finally decided that India is the best place to know about God. India is famous throughout the world for its spiritual heritage. He flew to India and joined Agra University working with a professor Dr. Roy. Fortunately the wife of the professor was a devotee of Lord Krishna. She asked him “You want to see God? Come here. I will show you, God.” Pointing at the deity of the Lord, she said “Here is God”. The professor was more inquisitive. So the next day, the lady took out Srimad Bhagavatam and started reading about the activities of the Lord. The professor was completely convinced and accepted Krishna as the supreme personality of Godhead. He wrote many books about the Lord.

Coming back to the story of Markandeya rsi. While he was swimming in the pool of water of devastation, he saw a small island. He went there and saw a banyan tree. There was a leaf nearby and a small baby was resting on it. The baby was sucking his toe. This incident has been beautifully described in Padma Purana in Bala Mukundam sutra.

The purpose of this creation is not sense gratification but to purify us. The aim of our life should not be to have a good career or construct a beautiful house, but to purify our existence which is the prime objective so that we can be situated in pure consciousness and see ourselves. Max planck said “When you are situated in pure consciousness, you can see the matter.”. Markandeya muni was making a conservative estimation of the number of souls who have achieved liberation, which means going back to home, back to Godhead.

Time destroys everything in this world. For example, We build a house, by the influence of time, it vanishes. Krishna says in Bhagavad-Gita, that He is the time Himself. But from the perspective of transcendence, time is eternal. So even if you assume that one soul gets liberated during each dissolution, from the eternal time point view, an infinite number of souls have been liberated. And infinite numbers of souls are still there in the material world. The living entities are the energy of Krishna so they are also infinite. After taking an infinite from the infinite, still infinite remains as it is.

There is also another pastime of Lord Krishna in Srimad Bhagavatam which displays His infiniteness. During the rasa dance performance, there were millions gopi’s who desired to personally dance with Krishna. So Krishna expanded himself into millions of forms and danced with each gopi. Each gopi was thinking that she was only dancing with Krishna.

So we should develop an attraction for this infinite. Once we develop our attraction towards the infinite, He becomes your mother, father, friend, servant, etc. e.g Krishna carried Draupadi on His shoulders and her wooden slippers on His head, when she could not walk out of fatigue during the battle of Kuruksetra. Similarly Krishna became charioteer of Arjuna and washed the feet of Sudama Brahmana. In Vrindavan, His friends were jumping over his shoulders while playing. He is magnanimously and causelessly compassionate. After hearing about all this, who will not be attracted to Krishna and surrender to Him? But if we still refuse to surrender now, we will have to surrender Him at the time of death. Krishna says in BG that He comes as death to atheists.

yaṁ yaṁ vāpi smaran bhāvaṁ

tyajaty ante kalevaram

taṁ tam evaiti kaunteya

sadā tad-bhāva-bhāvitaḥ

Whatever state of being one remembers when he quits his body, O son of Kuntī, that state he will attain without fail. (BG 8.6)

If you don’t surrender to Krishna, then you have to get a body according to your state of consciousness at the time of death. If you are a stone-hearted man, you are sure to become a stone in the next birth. If you are very cruel in the present life, you will get a body where you can exhibit cruelty e.g. snake. But the freedom is severely curtailed. A cruel snake can kill a few people but a cruel person like Hitler can kill millions of people. Laws of nature don’t allow us to attack any other living entity. 

īśāvāsyam idaḿ sarvaṁ

yat kiñca jagatyāṁ jagat

tena tyaktena bhuñjīthā

mā gṛdhaḥ kasya svid dhanam (Isopanisad verse 1)

Nature is carried out by God’s law, not by the constitution of India or USA or any other country. Every living entity has his quota, one should not transgress it. Because we have transgressed our quota out of greed, we have destroyed rivers, oceans, and land around us. So many suffering conditions are awaiting us in the future. But if we become saintly by surrendering to the Lord, the same world will become beautiful by the grace of Krishna.

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