S’rimad Devî
Bhâgavatam THE FIRST BOOK
On the
questions by S’aunaka and others
1. I meditate
on the beginningless Brahmâvidyâ who is Sarvachaitanyarûpâ, of the nature of
all-consciousness; May She stimulate our buddhi to the realisation of That (or
who stimulates our buddhi in different directions).
2. S’aunaka said :-- “O highly fortunate Sûta!
O noble Sûta! You are the best of persons; you are blessed inasmuch as you have
thoroughly studied all the auspicious Purânas.
3. O sinless
one! you have gone through all the eighteen Purânas composed by Krisna
Dvaipâyana; these are endowed with five excellent characteristics and full of
esoteric meanings.
Note :-- The
characteristics are to make the mantras reveal to one's own self, to realise,
to transfer to others the S’akti, force thereof, to prove the various
manifestations of the several effects thereof, etc.
4-5. O
Sinless one! It is not that you have read them like a parrot, but you have thoroughly
grasped the meaning of them all as you have learnt them from Vyâsa himself, the
son of Satyavati. Now it is our good merits that you have come at this divine
holy excellent Vis'vasan Ksettra (place), free from any defects of the Kali
age.
6-10. O Sûta!
These Munis assembled here are desirous to hear the holy Purâna Samhitâ, that
yields religious merits. So, describe this tons with your mind concentrated. O
all-knowing Sûta! Live long and be free from the threefold sorrows of
existence. O highly fortunate one! Narrate to us the Purâna equivalent to the
Vedas. O Sûta! Those persons that do not hear the Purânas, are certainly
deprived by the Creator, though they have apparently the organ of hearing, of
the power of tasting the sweet essence of words; because, the organ of hearing
is gratified then and then only when it hears the words of the wise men, just
as the organ of taste is satisfied then and then only when it tastes the six
kinds of rasas (flavour, taste) (sweet, sour, pungent, bitter, salty, and
astringent). This is known to all. The serpents that are void of the organ of
hearing are enchanted by sweet music; then why should not those persons that
have the organs of hearing and are averse to hear the Purânas, be thrown under
the category of the deaf?
11-18. O
Saumya! Hence all these Brâhmins, being distressed with the fear of this Kali,
have come here to this Naimisâranya, eager to hear attentively the Purânas, and
are staying here with this one object. Time must be spent away anyhow or other;
those that are fools while away their times in sports and other evil practices
and those that are learned pass away their times in meditating on the S’âstras;
but these S’âstras are too vast and very varied; they contain Jalpas (debates
or wrangling discussions to win over the opposite party), Vadas (sound
doctrines to arrive at just conclusions), and various Arthavâdas (explanations
and assertions, recommending Vidhis or precepts by stating the good arising
from its proper observance and evils arising from its omission and also by
adducing historical instances for its support; praises and eulogies) and filled
with many argumentations. And, amongst these S’âstras again, the Vedânta is the
Sâttvik, the Mimâmsas are the Râjasik and the Nyâya S’âstras with Hetuvâdas,
are the Tâmasik; so, the S’âstras are varied. Similarly, the Purânas are of
three kinds: -- (1) S’attvik, (2) Râjasik and (3) Tâmasik. O Saumya! (One of
gentle appearance) you have recited those Purânas endowed with five
characteristics and full of many narratives; of these, the fifth Purâna,
equivalent to the Vedas and with all the good qualities, the Bhâgavata yields
Dharma and Kâma (religion and desires), gives liberation to those who desire
for emancipation and is very wonderful; you mentioned this before but
ordinarily; you did not dwell on this specially. Now these Brâhmanas are eager
to hear gladly this divine auspicious Bhâgavata, the best of the Purânas; so
kindly describe this in detail.
19-25. O
knower of Dharma! By your faith and devotion to your Guru, you have become
Sâttvik and thus have thoroughly known the Purâna Samhitâs spoken by Veda Vyâs.
O Omniscient one! Therefore, it is that we have heard many Purânas from your
mouth; but we are not satisfied as the Devas are not satisfied with the
drinking of the nectar. O Sûta! Fie to the nectar even as the drinking of
nectar is quite useless in giving Mukti. But hearing the Bhâgavata gives
instantaneous Mukti from this Samsâra or round of birth and death. O Sûta! we
performed thousands and thousands of Yajñas for the drinking of the nectar
(Amrita), but never we got the full peace. The reason being that Yajñas lead to
heaven only; on the expiry of the period of punya (good merits, the heavenly
life ceases and one is expelled, as it were from the Heavens. Thus, incessant
sojourns in this wheel of Samsâra, the constant rounds of births and deaths
never end. O Knower of everything! Thus, without Jñâna (knowledge, wisdom)
Mukti never comes to men, wandering in this wheel of Time (Kâlachakra) composed
of the three Gunas. So describe this holy Bhâgavata, always beloved of the
Mumuksas (those that desire Mukti), this secret work yielding liberation, holy
and full of all sentiments (rasas).
Thus ends the
first chapter of the first Skandha on the questioning about the Purâna by
Saunaka and other Rishis in the Mahâpurâna S’rîmad Devî Bhâgavatam of 18,000
verses by Maharsi Veda Vyâsa.
Here ends the
First Chapter of the First Skandha of S’rîmad Devi Bhâgavatam on the questions
by S’aunaka and other Risis.
Chapter II
On questions
put by S’aunaka and other Rsis
1-5. S'rî
Sûta said :-- “I am highly fortunate; I consider myself blessed and I am
purified by the Mahâtmâs (high souled persons); inasmuch as I am questioned by
them about the highly meritorious Purâna, famous in the Vedas. I will now speak
in detail about this Purâna, the best of the Âgamas, approved of by all the
Vedas and the secret of all the S’âstras.
O Brahmins! I
bow down to the gentle lotus feet, known in the three Lokas, of the Devî
Bhagavatî, praised by Brahmâ and the other devas Visnu, Mahes’a and others,
meditated always by the Munindras and which the Yogis contemplate as their
source of liberation. Today I will devotedly describe, in detail and in plain
language, that Purâna which is the best of all the Purânas, which gives
prosperity and contains all the sentiments (Rasas) that a human being can
conceive, the S’rimad Devî Bhâgavatam.
May that Highest
Primal S’akti who is known as Vidyâ in the Vedas; who is omniscient, who
controls the innermost of all and who is skilled in cutting off the knot of the
world, who cannot be realised by the wicked and the vicious, but who is visible
to the Munis in their meditation, may that Bhagavatî Devî give me always the
buddhi fit to describe the Purâna!
I call to my
mind the Mother of all the worlds who creates this universe, whose nature is
both real (taking gross, practical point
of view) and and unreal (taking a real point of view), preserves and destroys
by Her Râjasik, Sâttvik and Tâmasik qualities and in the end resolves all these
into Herself and plays alone in the period of Dissolution - at this lime, I
remember my that Mother of all the worlds.
6-10. It is
commonly known that Brahmâ is the creator of this universe; and the knowers of
the Vedas and the Purânas say so; but they also say that Brahmâ is born of the
navel-lotus of Visnu. Thus it appears that Brahmâ cannot create independently.
Again Visnu, from whose navel lotus Brahmâ is born, lies in Yoga sleep on the
bed of Ananta (the thousand headed serpent) in the time of Pralaya; so how can
we call Bhagavân Visnu who rests on the thousand headed serpent Ananta as the
creator of the universe? Again the refuge of Ananta is the water of the
ocean
Ekârnava; a liquid cannot rest without a vessel; so I take refuge of the Mother
of all beings, who resides as the S’akti of all and thus is the supporter of
all; I fly for refuge unto that Devî who was praised by Brahmâ while resting on
the navel lotus of Visnu who was lying fast asleep in Yoga nidrâ. O Munis!
meditating on that Maya Devî who creates, preserves and destroys the universe
who is kuown as composed of the three gunas and who grants mukti, I now describe
the whole of the
Purânas; now
you all better hear.
11-16. The
Purâna S’rimad Bhâgavat (Devî Bhâgavat) is excellent and holy; eighteen
thousand pure S’lokas are contained in it. Bhagavân Krisna Dvaipâyan has
divided this Purâna into twelve auspicious Skandhas (Books) and three hundred
and eighteen chapters. Twenty chapters compose the first Skandha; twelve
chapters in the second Skandha; thirty chapters in the the third Skandha;
twenty-five chapters in the fourth Skandha, thirty-five, in the fifth; thirty-one,
in the sixth; forty, in the seventh; twenty-four, in the eighth; fifty chapters
in the ninth; thirteen, iu the tenth; twenty-four in the eleventh and fourteen
chapters are contained in the twelfth Skandha, O Munis! Thus the Dvaipâyan Muni
has arranged his chapters in each Skandha.
17-20. Thus
the Mahâtmâ Veda Vyâs has divided this Bhâgavata Purâna. into so many Skandhas
and into so many chapters; and that the number of verses is eighteen thousand
is already stated. That is denominated as Purâna which contains the following
five characteristics: -- (1) Creation of the universe, (2) Secondary creation,
(3) Dynasties (4) Manvantaras and (5) The description of Manus and other kings.
S’iva is
beyond Prâkritic attributes, eternal and ever omnipresent; She is without any
change, immutable, unattainable but by yoga; She is the refuge of the universe
and Her nature is Turîya Chaitanya. Mahâ Lakshmi is Her Sattvikî S’akti;
Sarasvati is Her Râjasik S’akti and Mahâ Kâlî is Her Tâmasik S’akti; these are
all of feminine forms.
21-25. The
assuming of bodies by these three S’aktis for the creation of this universe is
denominated as "Sarga" (creation) by the high souled persona
(Mahârpurusa), skilled in S’astras. And the further resolution of these three
S’aktis into Brahmâ, Visnu and Mahes'a for the creation, preservation, and
destruction of this universe is denominated (in this Purâna) as Pratisarga
(secondary ereation.) The description of the kings of the solar and lunar
dynasties and the families of Hiranya Kasipu and others is known as the
description of the lineages of kings and their dynasties. The description of
Svâyambhûva and, other Manus and their ruling periods is known as Manvantaras.
And the description of their descendants is known as the description of their
families. (Thus these are the five characteristics in the Purânas.) O best of
Munis! all the Purânas are endowed with these five characteristics.
26-32. So is
Mahâbhârata writen by Vedavyâsa, characterised by these five things. This is
known as the fifth Veda and Itihâsa (history.) In this are something more than
one lakh slokas. S’aunaka said :-- “O Sûta! What are those Purânas and how many
verses are contained in each? Speak all those in detail in this holy Ksettra;
we, the residents of Naimisâranya are all very eager to hear this. (Why we call
ourselves as the residents of Naimisâranya, hear; you will realise then that no
other place exists in this Kali age for hearing the holy discourses on
religion) :-- When we were afraid of the Kali age, Brahmâ gave us a Manomaya
Chakra (wheel) and I said to all of us :-- Follow this wheel, go after it and
the spot where the felly of the wheel will become thin (so as to break) and
will not roll further, that country is the holy place; Kali will never be able to
enter there; you all better remain there until the Satya age comes back. Thus,
acording to the saying of Brahmâ, we have got orders to stay here. On hearing
the words of Brahmâ, wo went out quickly keeping the wheel go on, our object
being to determine which place is best and holiest. When we came here, the
felly of the wheel become thin and shorn before my eyes; hence this Ksettra is
called Naimis; it is the most sanctifying place.
Kali cannot
enter here; hence the Mahatmas, Munis and Siddhas, terrified by the Kali age,
have followed me and resorted to this place. We have performed yajñas with
Purodâsa (clarified butter as is offered in oblations to fire) where no animals
are sacrificed; now we have no other important work to do except to pass our
time here until the arrival of Satyayuga. O S’ûta! we are extremely fortunate
in all respects that you have come here; purify us to-day by narrating to us
the names of the Purânas equivalent to the Vedas. O S’ûta! you are also a
learned orator; we, too, are ardent listeners, with no other works to bother
our heads; narrate to us to-day the auspicious holy Bhâgavata Purâna. O S’ûta!
Long live you; and no ailings, internal, external, or from the Devas torment
you. (this is our blessing to you). We have heard that in the most sanctifying
Purâna, narrated by Maharsi Dvaipâyan, all about Dharma (religion), Artha
(Wealth) and Kama (desires) are duly described as well the acquiring of
Tattvajñan and liberation are also spoken of. O S’ûta! our desires are not
satisfied the more we hear of those beautiful holy words. Now describe to us
the highly pure S’rîmad Devî
Bhâgavatam
where all the Lilas (the dramatic acts) of the Mother of the three worlds
purifying the sins, adorned with all the qualifications are described as
yielding all the desires like the Kalpa Vriksa (the celestial tree yielding all
desires).
Thus ends the
second chapter of the first Skandha on the description of the Purâna (the text)
in Mahâ Purâna S’rîmad Devî Bhâgavatam of 18,000 verses by Maharsi Veda Vyâs.
Her ends the Second Chapter of S’rîmad Devî
Bhâgavatam on questions put by Saunaka and other Risis.
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BOOK III. CHAP -16,17,18
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BOOK III. CHAP. XV.
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BOOK III. CHAP. XIII.
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BOOK III. CHAP. XII.
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BOOK III. CHAP. XI.
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BOOK III. CHAP. X
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BOOK III. CHAP. IX
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BOOK III. CHAP. VIII
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BOOK III. CHAP. VII.
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BOOK III. CHAP. V
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BOOK III. CHAP. IV
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THE ROLE OF PRAYER.
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भर्तृहरिकृत, संस्कृत काव्य, हिन्दी
व्याख्या, भाग-1, gvb the university of Veda
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