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There lived a brahmana by name Devasharma in the south. He lived an ideal life following his household duties (tretagni upasana, bhagavad aradhana, helping atithi etc..). He also performed many yajna-s with utmost shraddha
There lived a brahmana by name Devasharma in the south. He lived an ideal life following his household duties (tretagni upasana, bhagavad aradhana, helping atithi etc..). He also performed many yajna-s with utmost shraddha
Even after leading an ideal life, his mind was at great unease. He was very disturbed & wanted a solution to it
He went to a nearby forest where tapasvi-s were meditating. He did all kind of sushrusha (service) to them & finally one managed to tell his problem to one of them
He went to a nearby forest where tapasvi-s were meditating. He did all kind of sushrusha (service) to them & finally one managed to tell his problem to one of them
That rishi suggested him to meet a cow-herder by name Mitravan in a place called Punya near Godavari Banks.
Devasharma met him at a grazing land in Punya-nagari. His face was absolutely shining & radiating with great calm.
Devasharma met him at a grazing land in Punya-nagari. His face was absolutely shining & radiating with great calm.
With great care, Devasharma went near him, paid his respects (irrespective of cow-herder etc..) & told him about the predicament. Mitravan meditated for a while. With a wide smile, he began another story
Oh Devasharma, listen to this story..
There was a brahmana by name Durdama in the city of Pratishtana near Godavari banks. He failed to do any of his household duties & was living an extravagant & sinful life.
After an uneventful life & death, he was born again as Brahmana
There was a brahmana by name Durdama in the city of Pratishtana near Godavari banks. He failed to do any of his household duties & was living an extravagant & sinful life.
After an uneventful life & death, he was born again as Brahmana
But this time he married a wife who greatly tormented him. She disrespected, abused & tortured him. She even had a child out of wedlock which humiliated him so much that he committed suicide. His wife also died of a cancer. After reaping his karma-phala, Durdama reached svarga
Now the wife after death took the form of a pisacha & was roaming around forests in a deeply agitated fashion (Reaping her sins). She saw a hunter who was hurt & writhing in pain. She tore him into 2 halves & ate him
A few years passed after which the hunter was born as a tiger & the pisacha (lady) as goat. This goat happened to be a part of my livestock that I took for grazing.
One fine day, this tiger attacked my herd. But surprisingly it chose to attack only this goat & spared all others
One fine day, this tiger attacked my herd. But surprisingly it chose to attack only this goat & spared all others
I was taken aback by this behaviour of the tiger. The goat ran away with the tiger chasing behind. I wanted to get to the bottom of this strange incident. So I too went in hot pursuit..
All of us then reached an old temple & then suddenly all enmity between them vanished!!
All of us then reached an old temple & then suddenly all enmity between them vanished!!
The goat said 'Know tiger that you can never destroy me. You, me & all living beings are Eternal. You can only destroy my body. But if I can be of help to satiate your hunger, I will happily oblige you. Please go ahead & eat me'
Tiger responded 'You are also like me. All of us are equally subservient to Paramatma. We got these shapes & bodies because of our karma-phala. It is true that in my previous birth I was attacked & killed by you, but I deserved that for sins I may have committed. I won't kill u'
Mitravan was taken aback by such profound statements from both Tiger & Goat. He was wondering as to what could have brought about such sudden realization for these animals.
A monkey approached Mitravan & told him of the temple's greatness
A monkey approached Mitravan & told him of the temple's greatness
Monkey said 'Oh Mitravan, this temple was built by none other than Brahma Himself. It survived for so many millenniums. Very recently a brahma-tejasvi came to worship this temple. The archaka paid respects & then requested him to tell about ways of achieving ever lasting Peace'
Brahma-tejasvi then wrote all shlokas of second adhyaya of Gita. The archaka faithfully recited them in the temple premises a countless number of times.
That act of repetition day after day bestowed great brilliance to this place. It sanctified everything that came into contact
That act of repetition day after day bestowed great brilliance to this place. It sanctified everything that came into contact
The archaka attained Moksha & at the same time, the temple premise was sanctified with immeasurable Knowledge.
'Know Oh Mitravan, that if you pay respects to a learned guru learn 2nd adhyaya of Gita, you will attain the same phala'
'Know Oh Mitravan, that if you pay respects to a learned guru learn 2nd adhyaya of Gita, you will attain the same phala'
As instructed by Monkey, Mitravan learned it from a Guru. He started reciting them day after day for many years.
He slowed gained brahma-tejas. His face was radiating with calm & lustre. He then asked Devasharma to do the same.
Devasharma did the same & attained Moksha soon!!
He slowed gained brahma-tejas. His face was radiating with calm & lustre. He then asked Devasharma to do the same.
Devasharma did the same & attained Moksha soon!!
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