{"id":1624,"date":"2009-01-26T21:34:22","date_gmt":"2009-01-26T16:04:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kunjeshwari.com\/sweetblog\/?p=1624"},"modified":"2009-01-28T14:29:13","modified_gmt":"2009-01-28T08:59:13","slug":"fruit-of-accepting-brihad-bhagvatamritam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kunjeshwari.com\/sweetblog\/sweet_books\/brihad-bhagvatamritam\/fruit-of-accepting-brihad-bhagvatamritam\/","title":{"rendered":"BB 7.10 – Fruit of accepting Brihad-Bhagvatamritam"},"content":{"rendered":"

Parikshit said, “O Mother! Hearing these words from Sri Bhagav\u00e2n N\u00e2rad started dancing in ecstasy. He knew that his Master was the crest-jewel of all the magnanimous! So he begged two more excellent boons from Him.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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N\u00e2rad said, “O my Lord! You are dissatisfied in spite of offering Your entire Self to Your devotee! Now that I know all the recipients of Your great krip\u00e2<\/em>, all my hard work has become worthwhile. I have now realized that the supremely fortunate Gopis alone are the topmost recipients of Your mercy. This is the highest gift and the best krip\u00e2<\/em> for me. Although in this manner, I have already received the boon, I still have a slight desire that I have nursed in my heart for a long time. I shall disclose it to You. O Best of the generous! There is nothing that You cannot give, so I know for sure that You will fulfill my desire. O Swan Who swims in the Prem-sarovar[1]<\/sup><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> of the Vrajajanas<\/em>! Gokul-dh\u00e2m is like the Ocean of Milk, while Your Holy Names that describe Your supremely inexpressible cowherd-attire and pastimes are much more sweeter than sweet. They are the amritam<\/em> that have risen from Your beautiful Gopa-form and leel\u00e2s<\/em> that You have performed in Gokul[2]<\/sup><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>. Please bless me so that I may always drink Your nectarine Holy Name, get inebriated and scatter joy wherever I go. In this manner I want to wander everywhere. This is the first boon I seek. The second boon I pray for is\u2014whosoever describes Your Vraja-leel\u00e2 in words[3]<\/sup><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, hears with their ears, encases Your pastimes in his heart with any organ of the body[4]<\/sup><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, or touches Brijdh\u00e2m[5]<\/sup><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> where You have performed Your sweet leel\u00e2<\/em>, should get eternal loving devotion for Your lotus feet that are decorated with the saffron from the \u2018mangal-ghat<\/em>[6]<\/sup><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>\u2019 like breasts of Srimati R\u00e2dh\u00e2r\u00e2ni and the other Gopis.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Sri Parikshit said, “Mother! Hearing the prayer of N\u00e2rad-muni, Sri Gopin\u00e2th lovingly spread His hands and said, \u2018So be it!\u2019 This immersed N\u00e2rad in the ocean of supreme bliss; he started dancing and singing. The Lord too was happy to see him so joyful. Later on, N\u00e2rad ate many delicacies such as \u2018param\u00e2nna<\/em>\u2019 and drank delicious drinks with Sri Krishna and Sri Balar\u00e2m. Rukmini Devi served them during the meal, while Mothers Devaki and Rohiini supervised. Sri Uddhav reminded him of the various dishes by saying, \u2018You have not tasted this, this is your favorite one, please eat more etc.\u2019 Satyabh\u00e2m\u00e2 Devi fanned him, while J\u00e2mbavati and the other queens spoke and pleased him with their caring attitude. After the meal, N\u00e2rad washed his hands and mouth. Then Sri Krishna Himself anointed him with fragrance. He garlanded him and placed much jewelry on him. Thus the Lord worshiped him with love. <\/span><\/p>\n

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But then, N\u00e2rad Muni is a \u2018bhakti-lampat<\/em>\u2019 \u2013 lecherous or lusty for bhakti<\/em>. So after taking leave from Sri M\u00e2dhav, he wanted to share his good fortune with the sages at Pray\u00e2g. Singing the glory of the Srimad-Bh\u00e2gavatam that he had realized on his various visits, he arrived at the holy place. The sages present there were also some what like him\u2014interested in only the essential subject in life. When they heard from N\u00e2rad Muni the most wonderful glory of bhakti<\/em>, they gave up all endeavors for karma<\/em>, gy\u00e2n<\/em> etc. and started following his instructions. They became supremely humble and started worshiping the lotus feet of Sriman-Madan Gop\u00e2l. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Parikshit said\u2014”Dear mother! You too please desire to become the maid servant of the Gopis. Sri Krishna is an adolescent cow herd boy, He is the Ocean of r\u00e2s-ras<\/em>, and surrounded by the Gopis who are bewitched with prem<\/em>. Please meditate on Him thus and chant His Holy Name with loving devotion. Constantly perform His bhajan<\/em>. A fly cannot hold Mount Sumeru in its mouth; likewise I too cannot glorify a single gopi<\/em>. Aho! My Spiritual Master Srip\u00e2d B\u00e2dr\u00e2yani (Sukadev) constantly glorifies names such as Rukmini, and the names of the other consorts of Sri Krishna; yet he could not utter the name of a Vraja-gopi<\/em>. The Gopis are always burning in the blazing fire of prem<\/em> that has reached the supreme most height, extraordinary in all respects and most extensive. If he takes their names, a single spark from their inflamed heart will set ablaze his entire consciousness\u2014he will be stupefied! As a result he could not say their names. On the other hand, if he does not talk about them, the entire discourse on Srimad-Bh\u00e2gavatam would be futile, so he has carefully given a little introduction while describing their bh\u00e2v<\/em> during the r\u00e2s-leel\u00e2<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dear mother! If you lovingly adore That Sri Ballavin\u00e2th[7]<\/sup><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> sporting with the Ballavis[8]<\/sup><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, then by their mercy you too will know little bit glory of the Gopis. O mother! Whosoever hears this great story with faith, or accepts it in some manner will quickly attain the lotus feet of the Gopis. He too will become their anugata<\/em> and obtain loving devotion. Thus he will be blessed.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Sri Jaimini Muni narrated this great conversation between Parikshit and Uttar\u00e2 to King Janamejaya and the king was overcome with supreme bliss on hearing this grant incident that is the most important essence of Srimad-Bh\u00e2gavatam. <\/span><\/p>\n

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[1]<\/sup><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> The heart of the Brijw\u00e2sis<\/em> that are like lakes full of prem-ras<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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[2]<\/sup><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> N\u00e2rad is referring to how the devat\u00e2s<\/em> and asurs<\/em> obtained the material amritam<\/em> by churning the Ocean of Milk.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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[3]<\/sup><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> To have faith in the greatness of the places where Sri Krishna has performs His pastimes and narrate such incidents<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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[4]<\/sup><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> To touch Srimad-Bh\u00e2gavatam and other scriptures that glorify Sri Krishna\u2019s sweet pastimes<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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[5]<\/sup><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> To roll in the dust of Brijdh\u00e2m <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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[6]<\/sup><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> A mangal-ghat<\/em> is a small pitcher that is used for puj\u00e2<\/em>. It is decorated with turmeric and vermilion. It is considered auspicious. Here the author is likening the breasts of the Gopis with a \u2018mangal-ghat<\/em>\u2019 because they too are auspicious and worthy of being worshiped. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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[7]<\/sup><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> The Beloved of the cowherd maidens<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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[8]<\/sup><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> Cowherd maidens<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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