new srimad bhagavatamcanto 3.ch 1

8/12/2019 New Srimad BhagavatamCanto 3.Ch 1

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Srimad BhagavatamFirst Time In The world

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V.I.G.MenonCanto 3

The Cosmic Manifestation

Chapter 1

Questions by Vidura

Chapter 1: Questions by Vidura


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SB 3.1.1

Suka said To His Grace Maitreya,did ask Vidura,loyal

Taking to forest ,leaving the prosperous life so royal

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Oh Parikshit how to describe of thy grand parents palace

!s "rishna Spurned #uryodhana , as $inister to Pandavas

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"ing Parikshit said% &Master', where and when , please tell us

(oyal Vidura $et His Grace Maitreya (ishi to discuss this)*

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&+ertainly the $atter $ust have been of highest i$port

!s Maitreya was enlightened and respected by the learnt

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Suta said &Sage Suka said,bea$ing with epertise

-eing .uestioned thus by Parikshit,*/isten to this*

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Suka said &"ing #hrithrashtra, born blind, never righteous, catered to his savage sons ire,

!nd, blinded again by their rage sent his nephews to wa house, later setting it on fire*

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When Dushasana dragged to disrobe Draupadi,the consort Yudhishtira,in the Palace


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The King acquiesced,though the vermillion was washed off her bosom by pearly tears

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0hen by $eans foul,1udhishtira was deafeated in a ga$e of dice and sent to forest

!nd was not allotted the pro$ised share of land,the "ing was deluded by power2lust

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!lso when /ord "rishna, being the teacher of the world, on the plea of !r3una appearedin the asse$bly, his words as nectar to $ost, was by the king ,of lowest piety ignored

SB 3.1.1'0hen Vidura was called by #hritarashthra to the palace, he said not to deviatefro$ righteousness and gave the advice that the $inisters did well appreciate

SB 3.1.11

4(eturn now the legiti$ate share to 1udhishthhira, the one who has no bothersby ene$ies yet patient with your offenses 5so be afraid of hi$ and his brothersof who$ we know -hi$a to be as angry and wrathful as any snake that slithers6

SB 3.1.1

4The sons of Prithu are now adopted by the /ord of /iberation ,the adorable ,to the brah$ins and the godly ones, resides with His fa$ily, the honorable

1adu dynasty, that together with Hi$ has defeated nu$erous kings ignoble

SB 3.1.13

#uryodhana, your wicked son, was born in your household as an ene$y of the /ord6 1ou thus being turned against "rishna are therefore bereft of all goodness ,all sored,

that inauspiciousness you $ust, for the sake of the fa$ily, never have this ignored

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Thence #uryodhana addressed Vidura on the spot, swollen , proud and angryn with tre$bling lips, he insulted the highly respectable one of divine .ualityin the presence of his younger brothers , his prot7g7 "arna and uncle S8akuni%

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80ho asked hi$ to be here, this illegiti$ate son of a servant,funnywho grew up living on the cost of those he betrays as an ene$y spy)Throw hi$ i$$ediately out of palace to be left with his breath only'8

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Vidura on his turn i$$ediately put his bow at the door and the palace,he lefthurt in the core of his heart by the barbs ai$ed at hi$ he was cal$ felt great6

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!fter having left the "auravas he sought the salvation through pilgri$ages, all he wantedwas the highest grade of devotion by $eans of all those thousands of idols, as established

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He traveled to holy places of devotion where the air, the hills and the orchards, waters, riversand lakes are pure with te$ples decorated with the appearances of the One 9nli$ited ,thus

he proceeded through the holy lands seeking the divine in every place which tookl his eyes

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Traversing the earth independently, he was greatly sanctified by the groundhe slept on and without his fa$iliar clothes ,being dressed like a $endicantand perfor$ing his vows to please the /ord, one could recogni:e hi$ not

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Traveling this way for years he arrived finally at the holy land of Prabhasa,

now under the reign of 1udhishthhira who by the $ercy of /ord "rishnaruled the world under one $ilitary force after his victory in "urukshetra

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There he heard all his kins$en had perished at "urukshetra war in a violent passionlike a ba$boo forest burning down because of ignition through its own fiery friction

Thereupon he, silent in his thoughts, heading for river Sarasvati ,in the western :one

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On the bank of the river he visited and duly worshiped the holy places Trita,

9sana, Manu, Prithu, !gni, !sita, V;yu, Sud;sa, Go, Guha and S8raddhadeva6

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There were also many other temples of Vishnu, established by great sages and devatas

mared by chief emblems of the !ord, and they reminded one always of !ord Krishna"s#


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SB 3.1.33

?s everything well with /ords $other #evaki,the daughter of "ing #evaka2-ho3a)!s !diti was $other to gods and as Vedas to rituals, she was to /ord @arayana6

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!nd is He, the Personality of Godhead !niruddha also ,the happiest,He who as the source for the fulfill$ent of the desires of the devotees

considered the channel for the (ig2Veda, the god of the $ental planeand the transcendental plenary epansion of the Vishnu2principle )

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@ Hrid>ka, +harudeshna, Gada , Satyabha$as the son ,who accept the /ord as their own and their souls sun,n who follow Hi$ with an absolute faith, oh hu$ble one,

are they into passing their faith to the net generation )

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#oes 1udhishthhira, ruling with the principles of hu$anis$,$aintain the respect of religion under the aegis of !r3uns ar$s)

?t was he who with the opulence of his royal entourage unhar$ed Through the service of !r3una, raised #uryodhanas envious alar$s6

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!nd did the unassailable -hi$a, like a cobra, vent his fire of fury upon the sinners)#idnt the way he used his heavy club $ade hi$ uncon.uerable to all his attackers

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?s !r3una doing well, he the blessed a$ong the chariot fighterswho with his bow the Gand>va van.uished so $any ene$ies)He once was blessed by /ord S8iva covering hi$ with arrows

when /ord presented hi$self unrecogni:able as a hunter in farce 6

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!nd are @akula and Sahadeva the twin sons of fatherPrithu happy ) They protected their brother as eyelids cover

the eyes in reclai$ing their property during the fight withkauravas like Garuda did with the nectar fro$ ?ndras $outh6

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Oh dear is "unthi #evi still alive) She dedicated her life to the care for her fatherlesschildren ,after bereave$ent "ing Pandu who alone could $aster the four directions

wielding only a second bow as a leader of all his clans co$$anding warriors 6


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SB 3.1.!1

O gentle one ', ? 3ust pity #hritarashthra ,who falling down when his brother Pandu died,eiled $e, his well2wisher, fro$ $y city showering the sa$e cruelty that his sons showed

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Therefore did ? travel incognito through this bewildering world@ being doubtless in Hi$, did ? never $iss the feet of the /ord

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!nd the kings under illusion of false Pride on Physi.ue ,/earning and Status,Tra$$eled the earth with their troops n the /ord tolerated the "urus acts

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/ord, the unborn, incarnates to put down the upstarts!nd to teach, why else he need to do all these kar$as )

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Oh $y friend, chant the glories of the /ord, who, yet, unborn to the universeTook apparent incarnation in 1adu dynasty for the sake of few devout rulers

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