Pranam Again Mr G produces messages even questioning why it is written Rishabha as father of Bharatha etc and verifying Vedic and Jain scriptures; simply like Vyasa questions or accepts as statements "so;;;;;not shakuntala". yet he will be wild for all his folly. KR IRS 30921
On Wed, 29 Sept 2021 at 13:49, 'gopala krishnan' via iyer123 < [email protected]> wrote: > *DIVINE INFORMATION PART 108* > > *364 SriMadh Bhagavatham. ... part41 RISHABHA* > > * Rishabha was born with divine emblems and super-human qualities. When > once Indra withheld rains from his land called Ajanabha, Rishabha brought > down rains by his Yogic powers.* > > > * On knowing the love and confidence of the people and ministers in > Rishabha, Nabhi enthroned him and accompanied by his wife, he proceeded to > Bhadariyasrama, adored the Lord and attained Mukhti. * > > > *Nabhi was praised in two verses: Who can emulate Nabhi, whose worship > fetched the Lord Himself as his son and where is another man so devoted to > holy men as Nabhi, to whose sight, the holy men, pleased with his worship, > brought the Supreme Being Himself. * > > *Rishabhadeva adopted the life of a religious** student under a Vedic > teacher and after pleasing the teacher with gifts, returned with his > blessings. * > > > *He adopted the householders life to disseminate knowledge of householders > duties, observed all the rituals and duties laid down in the scriptures, > married a girl named Jayanti given to him by Indra and begot through her a > hundred sons equal to himself in all respects. * > > *And this Ajanabha Varsha came to be known as Bharatavarsha, named after > Bharata, the eldest and noblest of Rishabhadevas sons.* > > > > *MY note- So according to bhagavatham India is called bharatham named > after Bharatha, son of Rishabha and **not Bharatha son of Sakunthala* > > > *Nine of Rishabhas sons became great* > * devotees and teachers of Bhakti path. Eighty-one of Rishabhas sons, who > were humble in nature, learned in Vedas, versed in sacrificial rites and > extremely pure, became Brahmins according to their fathers instructions. * > > *365 RISHABHAS IDEAL HOUSE-HOLDERS LIFE* > > * ough ever transcending the unholy and unspiritual influence of the > world, blissful and self-controlled, Rishabha otherwise behaved just like a > man of the world. * > > > *In order to impart the duties of the householders life which had decayed > due to passage of time, Rishabha observed all the rites and ceremonials of > the householder. Rishabha taught by practice, kindness and compassion and > enjoined on his people domestic life, conditioned by righteousness, wealth, > renowned, children, pleasures and salvation. His several Yajnas conformed > to substance, place, time, age and earnestness, priests and devas as per > sastras. * > > *The subjects, who were peaceful and contented, never cast a wistful > glance on others property, but cultivated a growing and intense love for > the Supreme Lord. Rishabha set an ideal example for the parents to > initiate their own sons in righteous life. * > > *366. SriMadh Bhagavatham.... part…42 ** RISHABHAS TEACHINGS* > > * Rishabhadeva, in an assembly of sages at Brahmavarta, expounded to his > sons the precepts, more directed towards his people, as follows: * > > *The human body is sacred. It should be** utilized to observe austerity > for attaining noble and spiritual advancement. It should not be frittered > away in sensuous pleasures, which are in the realms of birds and beasts > too.* > > * The association with holy men, who are even-minded, tranquil, virtuous > and friendly to all, leads to liberation. Degradation ensues otherwise. * > > *The holy men treat their intensive devotion to me as the noblest > attainment in life and lead a contented life with love for all, which > serves as Love of God. * > > *Gratifying senses leads to misery.* > *Repeated indulgence in Karma, which results in the cycle of births and > deaths, is bound to cause more sufferings. * > > *Our pursuit should be directed to the Eternal Truth and not to selfish > gratification. * > > > *Non-attachment secures the highest goal. * > > * Ignorance leads to enslavement to the evil tendencies of the past; > devotion to God is the only remedy. * > > *Man should make a distinction between body-mind and Atman, viz. sensory > pursuits** and spiritual life, the ephemeral pleasure and eternal joy. * > > *The sure path to win Gods grace lies in a desire less devotion to the > Lord, treating pain** and pleasure alike, enquiring spirit, Tapas, > meditation, righteous duties, recounting God’s glories and singing His > excellence, freedom from animosity, keeping a calm heart and mind, choosing > seclusion, subduing the breaths, senses and mind, absolute faith in God, > celibacy, control of speech and alert dutifulness. * > > *My mind is dominated by Sattva quality and consequently devotion to God > flourishes in it and Adharma finds no place in it. * > > *You are all born of my Suddhasattva (unalloyed purity) heart. Setting > aside jealousy, serve saintly Bharata, your brother, who is at par with me > in looking after the subjects. * > > *The supreme Lord Vasudeva is higher than Brahma, Rudra, Indra, Devas and > all. And I** (God) am a devotee of Brahmanas (Sa Mathparoham > Dhvijadevadevah V-5-22). Brahmanas are dear to Me. * > > *I don’t treat anyone at par with the Brahmanas. Thus, where can I look > for a higher being? I relish what is offered to Brahmanas with > earnestness more avidly than offerings made in Agni Hotra. There is none > who is equal to the Brahmana, who is endowed with pure nature, who has > conquered his mind and senses,who practices truthfulness, compassion, > benevolence, restraint, enjoying divinity within oneself. * > > *To the Brahmans, who have nothing to seek of** Me, the endower of > Moksham, who have nothing to call their own and who are ever devoted to me, > what good for them are the worldly possessions? * > > *My real worship consists of even mindedness towards the animate and > inanimate as my abode. * > > *Mind. Speech, sight and other organs become purposeful if directed to my > worship; else the man becomes deluded and subject to the domain of Yama. * > > *Thus propounded Rishabhadeva to his sons, the Dharmic truths, which were > in fact intended for the benefit of the people at large.* > > > * Thereafter, Rishabhadeva, desirous of setting an example in > renunciation, installed his eldest and devout son Bharata on the throne, > and himself taking only the remnants of his body (old age) and nothing > else, left his abode and country. * > > > * Then on, Rishabha was bereft of clothes, hair disheveled, completely > withdrawing within himself and immune to the surroundings. He now and then > appeared among men as if blind, deaf, dumb and mad, kept wandering all over > the earth, totally untouched by or unaware of the ridicule, insults and > barbs heaped on him by the perverted among the people. * > > * Rishabhadeva then confined himself to only one place (Python-life) , > never moving out,** took food and excreted, all immobile. His yogic > power was such that his excreta filled an area of about ten yojanas (80 > miles) with fragrance. Rishabhadeva lost all body-consciousness and > attained the state of oneness with the Supreme Lord.* > > * By the practice of yogic discipline, the powers of coursing through the > sky, speed of mind, prowess of disappearance, entering other body and the > like accrued to Rishabhadeva, but he cared not for them, for he knew that > the mind cannot be trusted too much, though under control. Just as a deer > does not repose trust in a hunter, so also, the learned do not place faith > in the fickle-natured mind, which, like the unfaithful wife, yields place > to lust and its allies. The manifestation of Karma bondage like lust, > anger, pride, greed, sorrow and fear have their seat (root) in mind, which > wise men would keep under control. * > > > *Rishabha was travelling all over and reached the forest at the feet of > Kutajadri (Coorg Dakshina Karnataka). * > > * His mouth was filled with stones, hair was disheveled and he was stark > naked. There he was caught in a forest fire and laid down his human body.* > > * Of the sacred Dvipas, surrounded by the seven oceans, Bharatakhanda is > the foremost sacred Karma Bhumi. There the people are devoted to the Lord > and sing His glories and His auspicious Avatars. Blessed is the race of > Priyavrata in which Lord incarnated as Rishabha and practiced > righteousness, leading to Moksha. All yogis strive to imbibe a fraction > of those yogic powers, which Rishabha discarded as futile. * > > *Whoever reads, listens to or expounds this* *account of Rishabha, which > reveals the greatness of and truth about the vedas, the shining worlds, the > Devas, the holy men and spiritual duties, become purified of sins and > become worthy devotees of the Supreme Lord. * > > *The truly wise men, by ever being immersed in the ocean of devotion, and > thereby assuaging the torments of Samsara and achieving all their > inspirations, prefer devotion to God to Moksha itself. * > > *Suka concluded: O King Parikshit! To you the* > * Pandavas and Yadus, Lord Krishna is the savior, preceptor, invoking > deity, beloved (benefactor) and Kulapathy. Nay! He served as your > messenger emissary and charioteer. * > > > *Indeed God bestows Mukthi Moksha on those who worship Him, but seldom > that intense loving devotion Bhktiyoga (which binds Him to the devotee). * > > > *Salutations to that Lord Rishabha repository of the eternal wisdom, > untouched by desires and unrivalled in showering grace on mankind. * > > *Posted by: "DILIP KUMAR RAVINDRAN"** [email protected] > <[email protected]> prdili Thu Nov 4, 2010 8:17 am (PDT) Srimad > Bhagavatham part 41 and 42* > > > > *Posted on 29-9-21. 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