Skip to main content

Narada and MAya 1


Here is an interesting story of Narda Muni, who is beyond Maya, experiencing the full effect of Maya. This story is given in Devi Bhagavatham. As we all know Narada Muni is one of the greatest devotees of Bhagavan and he can travel through all the fourteen worlds chanting Sreerama Govinda  Narayana Hare on his Veena. He is the one who persuaded Valmiki Maharshi to write Ramayanam and Veda Vyasa Maharshi to write Sreemad Bhagavatham.

Once Narada Muni went to the hermitage of Vyasa Maharshi on the banks of river Saraswathi. Vyasa Maharshi welcomed Narada muni with due respect and made him comfortable. Narada Muni noticed a sad expression on Vyasa Muni's face and asked what was bothering him, in spite of his performing many many good actions in his life. Then Vyasa muni told him how his mind was still agitated and was swinging like a pendulum and he asked Narada Muni's advice. 

Narada Muni said: "Vyasa Maharshe, please remain peaceful. All beings are entangled in the web of Maya and experience sorrows of three different kinds aadhibhouthikam, aadhidavikam and aadhyaathmikam. I have yet to see a person who has only "sukhanubhavam" or happiness. Maya is the cause of every body's sorrow and the same Maya causes sorrow in you. It is not easy to be not affected by Maya. I will narrate my own experience. Even though I am a Devarshi, I became an ordinary woman and experienced intense sorrow. I would like to share that with you."

Vyasa Maharshi was very curious to know Narada Muni's experience and he humbly requested sage Narada to narrate the story. 

We will explore the story in the next post

May "Maayatheethan" or one beyond Maaya lead us beyond Maaya!

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Vishama

I always used to wonder why one of Bhagavan's name is  Vishama:  because the ordinary meaning I associated with that word was "a state of unhappiness or sorrow arising from some kind of difficulties". But when I started studying the meaning of each name of Bhagavan in Vishnu Sahasra naamam, I realized how ignorant I was of another most beautiful meaning of the same word when it is used as a noun. I thought it is worth sharing with those who are like me wondering about the meaning of this name. Those who already know the meaning of this name of Bhagavan, please ignore my jalpanaas. Na vidyathe sama: yasya sa  vishama : meaning - One who has nobody equal to him. So no question of anybody superior to him. He is unequalled The same thing is told by Arjuna in Bhagavad Gita when he saw the Viswaroopam: "None there exists who is equal to you, how can there be then another superior to You in the three worlds, Oh Being of unequalled power?" May Lord Visham...
Post a Comment
Read more

Shathaabishekam

6/21/08 When is Shathaabhishekam celebrated? When it should be celebrated? We have heard about different versions of when it should be celebrated, when you complete 84 years, or when you complete 81 years and 10 months or when you complete 83 years 4 months. Shathaabhishekam is celebrated when a person sees 1000 full moons lives through 1000 full moons in his life. Since it is a mathematical calculation, there should only be one answer. Then how are we having all these three answers? (It really does not matter when you celebrate, but out of curiosity to know the reason behind the celebration, I did some research and I thought some people may share my curiosity. Of all the explanations I read I liked the one given below.)   Here is a convincing explanation based mainly on a question -answer series in Bhakthapriya magazine published by Guruvayur devaswom. For clarity, I am trying to express it as mathematically as possible.   Number of full moon...
7 comments
Read more

Bhaktha Prahlada's previous life

5/7/09 In Bhagavad Gita Bhagavan said:    "Antha kale cha smaran mukthva kalebaram ya: prayaathi sa madbhaavam yaathi naasthi athra samshaya:"   "One who thinks of me at the time of death will attain me. This is beyond doubt."   Also Bhagavan clarifies further by saying:  "What you are thinking at the time of your death shapes your next janma because you would have meditated or continuously thought about that for a long time in your life and because of that vaasana you would be able to think only of that."   In Bhagavatham Jadabharatha's story illustrates this point. Bharatha, son of Rishabha Deva  was a great devotee of Bhagavan. But he was deeply attached to a deer and ended up thinking of it at the time of death. He was born as a deer and later got a human janma and got salvation.   It is interesting to note that Bhaktha Prahlada was born as an Asura, as the son of the greatest enemy of Vishnu Bhaga...
5 comments
Read more