Srimad Bhagavatam

First Time In The world

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V.I.G.Menon

Canto1 Chapter 8

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Sta said: "They went, Draupad and ladies leading in front, to the Ganges, with the wish to perform the oblations on behalf of their dead relatives.

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They took bath in the Ganges ,after each had done his oblations n mourned, ceremoniously at the river , purified by the dust of the lotus feet of the Lord.

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There the king of the Kurus ,Yudhishthhira, with his younger brothers, Dhritarshthra and Ghndr sat in deep bereavement together with Kunt, Draupad and Lord Krishna.

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Citing the stringent laws of the Almighty and their reactions upon beings of the world Lord Sri Ka and the munis began to pacify those who were shocked and affected.

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By cheating Yudhishthhira the eldest Pndava, who had no enemies, the unscrupulous Kauravas cunningly seized the kingdom and shortened their lives by rudely touching hair of Draupadis

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By the proper performance of three horse sacrifices did Yudhishthhira's fame spread in all directions like the fame of Indra who performed that sacrifice, times a hundred .

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Worshiped by the wise and the learned, Lord, in response to Pandava bidding farewell, invited them and Uddhava ,a close friend of Krishna.

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About to leave for Dvrak in his chariot, Krishna saw hurrying to Him in fear. Uttara,Arjunas Daughterb in Law , expectant mother of Parkchit coming near

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She said: ' Oh Greatest of the Yogis, the Worshiped One and Lord of the Universe, 'Save me, apart from You I see no one fearless in this world of death and dualities.

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Oh all-powerful Lord, now a fiery arrow is coming towards me, Oh Saviour !Protect my embryo, at the cost of letting it burn me !

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Sta said: Acquiescing, the Supreme Lord, caretaker of devotees, understood It as another brahmstra from Aswathaman to root out Pndava descendants

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Oh Saunaka! Chief of the sages ! seeing the zooming brahmstra did the five brothers took to arms to save the progeny of Pandavas

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Lord took up His Sudars'ana disc for the protection of His devotees, Seeing that the pandavas had no other means in that time of distress

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Lord, dweller within all living beings, by his yogic powers, to protect the Kuru clan progeny, did the embryo he cover

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Oh S'aunaka, as the brahmstra weapon can not be countered it was, being confronted by the divinity of Vishnu, neutralized

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But do not think high of this alone , as divine godhead , Lord , with His powers ,creates, maintains and dissolves this world.

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Saved from the radiation of the weapon, Kunt the chaste with her sons addressed Lord Krishna departing in haste

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Kunt said: 'My obeisances unto You, Purusha, the Original Controller of the Cosmos ,unseen, beyond all existence both in and out as enjoyer

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Covered by the veil of ignorance, transcendent and , not discerned by the foolish, You are the manipulator as an actor so well dressed

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You are united through devotional yoga for sages differentiating soul from matter, Then how must we, the women, exercise our worshipful services at your divine altar

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My obeisances ! You the Protector of the cows and also the senses, the Supreme Lord, the son of Vasudeva and Devak, of Nanda and Vrindvans men and clans of cowherd

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I worship thee of lotus navel, of lotus garlands, whose lotus eyes are pleasing and whose footprints show the mark of lotus flowers.

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You have released your mother Devak from the envious uncle, King Kamsas prison . Oh Lord, and from always from many threats, You had saved me and all my children

Poison, gory arson, cannibals, humiliation in palace, exile in forest and wars repeat against great many generals, you saved us always and too from Drona- sons angst.

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I wish we had more of those calamities, oh Lord, so that we can meet You again as it means that we no longer see the endless births and death repeating in vain

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The swollen ones striving for good birth, opulence, education, n beauty will never deserve You, who are easily approached by those destitute and ill

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I bow to thee, the wealth of the poor, transcending the material mode, N most sublime to the One self-contented ,and the master of beatitude.

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I consider You the personification of Eternal Time, without beginning or end, the Ominipresent, beaming mercy for all, despite their inner and outer dissent

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Oh Lord, no one understands Your acts, that appear to be in conflict, people think You are partial, but You have no one, to like or dislike

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Oh Cosmic Soul ! You are unborn ,yet acting ,though inactive but actively, manifesting As animal, the human being, the wise and the aquatics,You are veritably bewildering.

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Puzzlingly , when gop Yasoda took up a rope to bind You for your mischiefs, You cried in fear till the mascara came off ,though You are feared by fear itself.

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Some say that , like sandalwood appearing in the Malaya Hills, are Thou born for the pious kings or the pleasure of the lineage of dear King Yadu.

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Others say that You descended from the unborn state only for the prayers of Vasudeva and Devak, to liberate people from the evils of the unrighteous

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Still others say that You, like a boat on the sea, came to take away the burden of extreme worldly grief and were born from the prayers of Brahm Devan

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Yet a few say that You appeared for reviving the bhakthi yoga as the devotional services for thee by the materially conditioned souls so that they deserve mukthi as they progress

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Those who take pleasure in continuous hearing, chanting and remembering Thy activities, certainly very soon will see Your lotus feet, which put to an end to the recurrence of rebirths

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Oh Lord, with all that You did for us, You, today going to the kings engaged in enmity, are afoot leaving us ,Your intimate friends living by Your mercy alone in dependence on Your lotus feet.

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We, along with the Yadus and Pndavas, will be without the fame N name, as body is without senses ,once the spirit is not in home

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The land of our kingdom will no longer appear beautiful as It does now, being dazzled by the marks of Your footprints.

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All these cities and towns, flourished more and more by Your glances, with their wealth of herbs, vegetables, forests, hills, rivers and seas.

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Therefore, oh Lord ,Soul and Personality of this Universe, cut the ties of deep affection I have for my kinsmen the Pndavas and the Vrishnis.

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Make my attraction to You pure and continuous overflowing, as Ganges coursing down to the seas.

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Oh Krishna, Arjuna pal, chief of the Vrishnis and annihilator on earth of the rebellious , Thy Godliness relieved the distressed cows, the twice-born my respectful obeisances.' "

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Sta said: "Thus being worshiped in His universal glories with the choice words by Queen Kunt, Lord gave a smile that was as captivating as His mystic powers.

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Lord,thus accepting all, and paying respects to other ladies in the of Hastinpura palace, leaving for His fort, was stopped on the way by Yudhishtira the eldest of the Pandavas.

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The learned, the sages and Lord Krishna, could not convince the King in his distress of the cause and effect of war, nor could he find any solace in the classical stories.

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Oh Sages !, King Yudhishtira, son of Dharma, brooding on the physical loss of his friends, got, carried away indeed by the delusion of his affection when he said thus:

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'Oh, just look at me who by the venom of his heart , immersed in the sin of this body, which is meant to serve others, have killed ,phalanxes of warriors, in multitudes ,many.

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I, having killed so many boys, twice-born ones, caretakers, friends, elders, brothers and teachers, for sure will never ever be freed from hell, , not even for a million years.

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It is no sin for a king to kill ,for the cause of his people, when he fights his enemy but those acts, meant for the protection of the administration, do not apply to me.

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All that enmity accrued in the mind of the widows of the friends I have slain cannot be undone with my serving them for the sake of material progression

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Just as one cannot filter mud through mud or, clear wine stains with wine, it is of no avail to counteract one's sin of having killed with the purgatory sacrificing of many an animal.' "