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Dharmadatta
Formerly, in the city of Karavira, there lived a brahmana named Dharmadatta. He was a great devotee of Lord Vishnu. Once, in the month of Karttika, he went to a temple of Lord Vishnu so that he could remain awake there all night.Late in the night, as he was collecting paraphernalia for worship¬ing the Lord, a terrible demoness came there. Here face was ghastly and her tongue hung down from her mouth. She was naked and appeared emaciated.
Panicking, Dharmadatta struck the ghost with the articles meant for worship. Thus, water with tulasi touched her body, and she heard the Lord's holy name being chanted by the brahmana. As a result, she became freed from all sinful reactions, and she remembered her past life.The demoness, Kalaha, said, "O brahmana, I had been degraded because of my past actions. What can I now do to regain an auspicious condition of life?The astonished brahmana replied, "Who are you? What did you do in your last life so as to become like this?Kalaha related the story as follows: In a city of Saurashtra was a brahmana named Bhikshu. In her last life, Kalaha was his first wife-She was very cruel and her name was also Kalaha. She never obeyed her husband, and she always quarreled with him.Because of this, Bhiksha thought of marrying a second time. Fi¬nally, Kalaha took poison, committing suicide. She was brought before Yamaraja, who then inquired from Chitragupta.Chitragupta explained, "This woman has not performed any good act at all. She used to eat very nice food, but not give any to her hus¬band. Let her be born as a cockroach in her own stool! After that, let her be born as a female pig, eating more stool.Since she always ate from the cooking pot, let her be born as a female cat who eats her own children. Because she killed her own self, let her become a ghost. After these births, she can once again have the chance to do auspicious activities.Kalaha then said to the brahmana, Dharmadatta, "Thus, I re¬mained as a ghost for five hundred years. Every day, I was oppressed by hunger and thirst. Thereafter, I entered the body of a merchant, at the confluence of the Krishna and Veni rivers in South India. But then, the servants of Lord Shiva cast me out of that body and now, I have come here.
O best of brahmanas, how can I become free from this ghostly existence?Dharmadatta said, "Although visits to holy places, gifts given in charity, and vows all give wonderful results, a ghost does not benefit by such performances. I am very sad to see your miserable condition. Therefore, I will donate to you one-half of the merit I have attained by following the Karttika vow since my childhood.
After saying this, Dharmadatta sprinkled water mixed with Tulasi on Kalaha, while chanting the holy names of the Lord. At once, she became free of her ghostly form and assumed an effulgent, divine form that was very beautiful. She then prostrated herself before the brahmana and said, "Due to your mercy, 1 have been freed from hell. You have saved me from drowning in the ocean of sin.
An airplane carrying Vishnudutas then appeared there, and Kalaha boarded it. Being astonished, Dharmadatta offered his obeisances.The Vishnudutas addressed Dharmadatta, saying, "O best of brahmanas, you have delivered this woman as a result of your having worshiped Lord Vishnu very devotedly, and by your donating the merit obtained by following the Karttika vow."Later on, you will born as King Dasharatha, in the dynasty of the Sungod. This woman will become your wife, along with two others, •or she has shared half of your merit obtained by following the Karttika vow. Lord Vishnu will then appear as your son, for the purpose of executing a mission on behalf of the demigods.When Dharmadatta asked the Vishnudhutas to describe in more detail, the benefit of worshiping Loid Vishnu, they narrated this story: Long ago, in Kantipura, there lived an emperor named Chola.Once, the king went to worship Lord Vishnu, as He slept upon Shesha-naga. Chola proceeded to worship the Lord in great opulence-offering pearls, jewels and celestial flowers. At the end, he fell to the ground like a rod, to offer obeisances.A brahmana named Vishnudasa then came there and worshiped Lord Vishnu very simply, by offering water containing Tulasi leaves and buds. Seeing how his opulent worship became covered by the water and Tulasi leaves, Chola became angry, saying, "Vishnudasa, you have covered my beautiful worship with water and Tulasi leaves. I think that you do not know what is actually devotion to the Lord.Upon hearing this, Vishnudasa also became angry and replied, "You are proud of your wealth. You do not know what is the meaning of liberation from material existence! Tell me what acts of devotion you had previously performed.Chola laughed heartily and said, "O brahmana, you are so proud, trying to teach me about devotion. What sacrifices have you performed? What charity have you given? What temples have you built? Today, I shall have direct perception of Lord Vishnu, thus ending our argument, once and for all!Chola returned to his palace. Making Mudgala the preceptor, he began preparations for a grand sacrifice in honor of Lord Vishnu. Brahmanas from all over came to attend, and they were given profuse gifts.Vishnudasa witnessed all this, while remaining at a temple of Lord Vishnu, observing the Karttika vow, maintaining a Tulasi garden, and chanting the holy names of the Lord. He worshiped the Deity very nicely, and chanted and danced in the temple. Viewing all living beings equally, Vishnudasa remembered the Lord constantly.
As Chola and Vishnudasa were thus worshiping the Lord,a long time passed. One day, after Vishudasa had cooked,someone came and took the food. being unnoticed by anyone. Being afraid of violating his vow, the brahmana did not cook again.The next day, after cooking, when Vishnudasa was about to offer the food to Lord Vishnu, again someone stole it. In this way, for seven days, the brahmana found his food to be missing. Vishnudasa wondered, "Who is taking my food? I cannot fast forever. Today, I will guard my food carefully.After cooking, Vishnudasa hid and waited. Then, he saw a chandala come there to steal his food. The chandala was hungry and emaciated, so that he looked like a bag of skin and bones. Upon seeing him, Vishnudasa felt compassion and so said, "Wait. Don't eat this dry food. Take some ghee.Upon hearing this, the chandala became frightened and ran away. But then, he dropped to the ground, unconscious. Vishnudasa quickly came and fanned him with his cloth. Miraculously, Vishnudasa saw that the person before him, getting up, was not a chandala, but was Lord Vishnu- holding the conch, disc, mace and lotus- having the mark of Shrivatsa on His chest, as well as the Kaustubha jeweland wearing yellow garments.Vishnudasa became stunned, so that he could not say anything or offer obeisances. The demigods, headed by Indra, then came there, and the Gandharvas sang while the Apsaras danced.After embracing Vishnudasa, the Lord took him to Vaikuntha. This was seen by Emperor Chola, who was seated in the sacrificial arena. He quickly called his preceptor, Mudgala, and said, "That brahmana, who I was competing with, has attained a four-armed form and is travelling to Vaikuntha with Lord Vishnu! What is the use of sacrifices and charity? It is devotion alone that is pleasing to Lord Vishnu!Thereafter, Chola installed his sister's son upon the throne, since he was without any son. Then, returning to the place of sacrifice, he stood before the sacred fire and offered prayers to Lord Vishnu.Sud¬denly, as all were watching, Chola jumped into the fire. At that mo¬ment, Lord Vishnu appeared within the fire and embraced Chola. The Lord then put him onto His airplane and went back to His abode, Vaikuntha.Lord Vishnu made these two devotees gatekeepers of Vaikuntha. vishnudasa became the gatekeeper, Punyashila. Chola became the gatekeeper, Sushila.
Source
http://bachelorpledge.blogspot.com/search/label/PadmaPurana
Panicking, Dharmadatta struck the ghost with the articles meant for worship. Thus, water with tulasi touched her body, and she heard the Lord's holy name being chanted by the brahmana. As a result, she became freed from all sinful reactions, and she remembered her past life.The demoness, Kalaha, said, "O brahmana, I had been degraded because of my past actions. What can I now do to regain an auspicious condition of life?The astonished brahmana replied, "Who are you? What did you do in your last life so as to become like this?Kalaha related the story as follows: In a city of Saurashtra was a brahmana named Bhikshu. In her last life, Kalaha was his first wife-She was very cruel and her name was also Kalaha. She never obeyed her husband, and she always quarreled with him.Because of this, Bhiksha thought of marrying a second time. Fi¬nally, Kalaha took poison, committing suicide. She was brought before Yamaraja, who then inquired from Chitragupta.Chitragupta explained, "This woman has not performed any good act at all. She used to eat very nice food, but not give any to her hus¬band. Let her be born as a cockroach in her own stool! After that, let her be born as a female pig, eating more stool.Since she always ate from the cooking pot, let her be born as a female cat who eats her own children. Because she killed her own self, let her become a ghost. After these births, she can once again have the chance to do auspicious activities.Kalaha then said to the brahmana, Dharmadatta, "Thus, I re¬mained as a ghost for five hundred years. Every day, I was oppressed by hunger and thirst. Thereafter, I entered the body of a merchant, at the confluence of the Krishna and Veni rivers in South India. But then, the servants of Lord Shiva cast me out of that body and now, I have come here.
O best of brahmanas, how can I become free from this ghostly existence?Dharmadatta said, "Although visits to holy places, gifts given in charity, and vows all give wonderful results, a ghost does not benefit by such performances. I am very sad to see your miserable condition. Therefore, I will donate to you one-half of the merit I have attained by following the Karttika vow since my childhood.
After saying this, Dharmadatta sprinkled water mixed with Tulasi on Kalaha, while chanting the holy names of the Lord. At once, she became free of her ghostly form and assumed an effulgent, divine form that was very beautiful. She then prostrated herself before the brahmana and said, "Due to your mercy, 1 have been freed from hell. You have saved me from drowning in the ocean of sin.
An airplane carrying Vishnudutas then appeared there, and Kalaha boarded it. Being astonished, Dharmadatta offered his obeisances.The Vishnudutas addressed Dharmadatta, saying, "O best of brahmanas, you have delivered this woman as a result of your having worshiped Lord Vishnu very devotedly, and by your donating the merit obtained by following the Karttika vow."Later on, you will born as King Dasharatha, in the dynasty of the Sungod. This woman will become your wife, along with two others, •or she has shared half of your merit obtained by following the Karttika vow. Lord Vishnu will then appear as your son, for the purpose of executing a mission on behalf of the demigods.When Dharmadatta asked the Vishnudhutas to describe in more detail, the benefit of worshiping Loid Vishnu, they narrated this story: Long ago, in Kantipura, there lived an emperor named Chola.Once, the king went to worship Lord Vishnu, as He slept upon Shesha-naga. Chola proceeded to worship the Lord in great opulence-offering pearls, jewels and celestial flowers. At the end, he fell to the ground like a rod, to offer obeisances.A brahmana named Vishnudasa then came there and worshiped Lord Vishnu very simply, by offering water containing Tulasi leaves and buds. Seeing how his opulent worship became covered by the water and Tulasi leaves, Chola became angry, saying, "Vishnudasa, you have covered my beautiful worship with water and Tulasi leaves. I think that you do not know what is actually devotion to the Lord.Upon hearing this, Vishnudasa also became angry and replied, "You are proud of your wealth. You do not know what is the meaning of liberation from material existence! Tell me what acts of devotion you had previously performed.Chola laughed heartily and said, "O brahmana, you are so proud, trying to teach me about devotion. What sacrifices have you performed? What charity have you given? What temples have you built? Today, I shall have direct perception of Lord Vishnu, thus ending our argument, once and for all!Chola returned to his palace. Making Mudgala the preceptor, he began preparations for a grand sacrifice in honor of Lord Vishnu. Brahmanas from all over came to attend, and they were given profuse gifts.Vishnudasa witnessed all this, while remaining at a temple of Lord Vishnu, observing the Karttika vow, maintaining a Tulasi garden, and chanting the holy names of the Lord. He worshiped the Deity very nicely, and chanted and danced in the temple. Viewing all living beings equally, Vishnudasa remembered the Lord constantly.
As Chola and Vishnudasa were thus worshiping the Lord,a long time passed. One day, after Vishudasa had cooked,someone came and took the food. being unnoticed by anyone. Being afraid of violating his vow, the brahmana did not cook again.The next day, after cooking, when Vishnudasa was about to offer the food to Lord Vishnu, again someone stole it. In this way, for seven days, the brahmana found his food to be missing. Vishnudasa wondered, "Who is taking my food? I cannot fast forever. Today, I will guard my food carefully.After cooking, Vishnudasa hid and waited. Then, he saw a chandala come there to steal his food. The chandala was hungry and emaciated, so that he looked like a bag of skin and bones. Upon seeing him, Vishnudasa felt compassion and so said, "Wait. Don't eat this dry food. Take some ghee.Upon hearing this, the chandala became frightened and ran away. But then, he dropped to the ground, unconscious. Vishnudasa quickly came and fanned him with his cloth. Miraculously, Vishnudasa saw that the person before him, getting up, was not a chandala, but was Lord Vishnu- holding the conch, disc, mace and lotus- having the mark of Shrivatsa on His chest, as well as the Kaustubha jeweland wearing yellow garments.Vishnudasa became stunned, so that he could not say anything or offer obeisances. The demigods, headed by Indra, then came there, and the Gandharvas sang while the Apsaras danced.After embracing Vishnudasa, the Lord took him to Vaikuntha. This was seen by Emperor Chola, who was seated in the sacrificial arena. He quickly called his preceptor, Mudgala, and said, "That brahmana, who I was competing with, has attained a four-armed form and is travelling to Vaikuntha with Lord Vishnu! What is the use of sacrifices and charity? It is devotion alone that is pleasing to Lord Vishnu!Thereafter, Chola installed his sister's son upon the throne, since he was without any son. Then, returning to the place of sacrifice, he stood before the sacred fire and offered prayers to Lord Vishnu.Sud¬denly, as all were watching, Chola jumped into the fire. At that mo¬ment, Lord Vishnu appeared within the fire and embraced Chola. The Lord then put him onto His airplane and went back to His abode, Vaikuntha.Lord Vishnu made these two devotees gatekeepers of Vaikuntha. vishnudasa became the gatekeeper, Punyashila. Chola became the gatekeeper, Sushila.
Source
http://bachelorpledge.blogspot.com/search/label/PadmaPurana
Tuesday, July 25, 2017
Friday, July 21, 2017
Aranyaka.
As the Yagnyashva ambled along towards the banks of River Narmada, Prime Minister Sumati suggested to Shatrughna a quick visit to the Ashram of Muni Aranyaka. When the Muni was informed by Sumati that an Ashwamedha Yagna was being performed, the Sage replied that those foolish persons who were wasting their time and energy in performing Yagnas and Vratas during the short life span should be advised to best utilise their time to Shri Rama ‘Smarana’ (Memory) as Shri Rama was itself an Yagna, a Vrata, a Puja, a Maha Mantra, Veda and Shastra. Then Suman introduced Shatrughna, Bharat Kumar, Hanuman and others and the Sage was thrilled to see them all and reemphasised that there was no other Deity like Shri Rama and no there bhajan better than his. Shatrughna then arranged Muni Aranyaka’s visit to Ayodhya and the Muni after meeting Shri Rama in person felt so satisfied that he did not wish for anything else in life and by the grace of Shri Rama left for Vishnu loka!
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Thursday, July 20, 2017
Chyavana
As the Yagnashwa moved on nearing the Ashram of Sage Chyavana and Devi Sukanya, Pradhan
Mantri Sumati who was in the entourage of Shatrughna explained their episode: The son of Sage
Bhrigu named Chyavan was engaged in very rigorous Tapasya when King Sharyati was performing
‘snaan’ in the River Narmada and Tarpana to Devas and Pitras; the Princess Sukanya along with her
companions was moving about in a forest on the banks of Narmada. Out of fun, Sukanya nearing a
bush pierced with a piece of wood into perhaps a couple of glittering worms, but got alarmed when
blood spilt out and there were trebles of Earth and lightenings. She ran and informed her father who
was resting on the river banks about the incident. The King went up to the bush and found to his
horror that Sunanya did not pierce the lighting worms but the eyes of a Sage engrossed in Tapasya,
causing him to blindness.The King apologised profusely and offered his teen age daughter to the sick
and aged Sage in wedding as a compensation. The daughter Sukanya served the Sage with sincerity
and once the two Asvini Kumar Brothers who were passing by were impressed with her
‘Pativartya’(seva to husband) and gave her the boons of eye sight to her husband as also youth and
charm. In gratitude, the Sage Chyavan, by virtue of his Tapasya, gave the boon to Ashwini Kumars to
secure sips of ‘Somarasa’ (the Celestial Drink) denied to them hitherto as also fulfledged Devatva
with eligibility for enjoying ‘havis’ or the fruit of Yagnas. Lord Indra was furious at these boons to
Asvini Kumars and raised his hand to punish them all but the Sage Chyavan in turn held Indra’s hand
tight and Indra had no option to gtant the boons to Ashvini Kumars! While Mantri Sumati narrated the
Story of the Sacred Couple of Sage Chyavan and Devi Sukanya, the ‘Sacrifice Horse’,
Shatrughna and the entire entourage reached the Ashram, worshipped them and requested them to visit the Place of the Rama Yagna, as Hanuman carried the Chyavana couple to Rama Chandra and the Place of the Maha Yagna in progress.
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Shatrughna and the entire entourage reached the Ashram, worshipped them and requested them to visit the Place of the Rama Yagna, as Hanuman carried the Chyavana couple to Rama Chandra and the Place of the Maha Yagna in progress.
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Ashvamedha
As a first step, a suitable, sturdy and steady horse was selected with excellent features. Then under the
supervision of Vasishtha Muni, the Kingdom’s Chief Rishi, Shri Rama tilled a four yojana wide and
long bhumi on Sarayu River banks with a golden plough; selected a suitable Yagna Vedika (Platform)
with the required number of Mandapas and Agni Kundas decorated with jewels; invited Maharshis
and Tapasvis of high standing like
Conferences were held to decide on the
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- Narada,
- Asita,
- Parvat,
- Kapila,
- Jaatukarnya,
- Angira,
- Aashtishena,
- Atri,
- Goutami,
- Haarita,
- Yagnavalkya, and
- Sarvat;
Conferences were held to decide on the
- format,
- procedure and
- daily programing;
- physical,
- moral and
- spiritual content; ‘niyamas and nigrahas’ (norms and restrictions) etc.
- Sena (Army),
- elephants,
- horses,
- chariots and
- carts leading the Yagnashwa;
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Rajabhisheka
‘Rama Rajabhisheka’ was a landmark in Treta Yuga attended by
Sacred Activities like
‘Adhi Daivika’ based problems such as natural disasters like Earth quakes, floods and droughts or excessive rains or ‘Akaala Maranas’ or premature deaths. The Praja in Rama Rajya were instrtucted to observe the ‘Varnaashrama Vidhana’, perform useful tasks like construction of
- Lord Brahma,
- Devas,
- Maharshis and
- the highly satisfied ‘Praja, and heralded the highly famed Rama Rajya.
- Devas,
- Daityas,
- Nagas,
- Yakshas,
- Asuras, and of course the entire humanity were performing their respective duties with devotion and care
- Dharma (Virtue),
- Nyaya (Justice),
- Law and Order, and
- Social Security.
Sacred Activities like
- Yagnas,
- Vratas,
- Punya Karyas,
- Tirtha Yatras,
- Daanas,
- Dhyanas, and
- Veda Pathanas were in full swing.
‘Adhi Daivika’ based problems such as natural disasters like Earth quakes, floods and droughts or excessive rains or ‘Akaala Maranas’ or premature deaths. The Praja in Rama Rajya were instrtucted to observe the ‘Varnaashrama Vidhana’, perform useful tasks like construction of
- wells,
- Sarovars,
- Temples,
- Choultries,
- Udyanavanas or Public Gardens,
- thieving,
- pilfering,
- causing hurt to others,
- amassing money and
- squandering for foul tasks,
- prostitution,
- betting,
- racing,
- drinking and
- yielding to immoral activities.
Monday, July 10, 2017
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