||Sri Ram Jayram Jaya Jaya Ram||

Chapter – 54 – Dhoha – 53

Maharishi Yajjavalkhya speaks “Oh! Muni, the compassionate Lord Hari has taken birth as a human for his ardent devotees.  The Supreme Lord Rama born to Dhasharatha and Kausalya in another Kalpa, were Sage Kashyapa and Devi Aditi respectively,  Prabhu was born to this couple and performed various pastimes to purify the Earth. In another Kalpa the demon Jalandhara conquered all the deities, Lord Shambhu entered in a battle with Jalandhara to protect the deities, the battle between Shambhu and Jalandhara continued for several years. The demon Jalandhara was extremely powerful; Shambhu could not win over him due to the powers of his chaste wife.   Thripurari decided to kill him in a deceitful manner for the welfare of the deities, eventually,  the chastity of Jalandhara’s wife was stained, later she came to know about the truth and cursed Lord Hari who amicably accepted her curse.  Later, this demon Jalandhara was born as Ravana in another Kalpa was beheaded by Lord Rama and attained liberation.  Oh! Bharadhwaja Mune, the legends of supreme Lord Hari and his various incarnations was described by the poets in different ways. Once, Maharishi Narada cursed the supreme Lord Hari, and it caused him to take birth as a human on the Earth.”

Goddess Girija was surprised to listen and said “ Oh! Lord, Maharishi Narada is one of the ardent devotees of Lord Vishnu is a highly intelligent one, why did he curse the Lord? What was the sin committed by Ramapathi? Oh! Thripurari, kindly narrate that legend to me. It is completely out of the ordinary that the noble soul like Maharishi Narada besieged with desire.”

Lord Mahadeva smiled at Goddess Bhavani and spoke “Oh! Devi, There is no one intellectual or ignorant; it is the divinity of Lord Raghupathi that works in the individual as ignorant or intelligent.”

Maharishi Yajjavalkya speaks “ Oh! Bharadhwaja, I shall narrate the endless virtues of Lord Rama, listen to them with intense devotion, Oh! Tulsidas, leave all your qualms and pride and worship Lord Raghunatha that could remove the intense fear and anxieties of worldly existence. There was a beautiful cave near the mount Himalaya, close to the shores of Devanadhi Ganga. Maharishi Narada was attracted to this beautiful serene lush land of Himalaya, the presence of the beautiful river and it great water currents, rich green land surrounded by striking dense wood, roused the devotion to Lord Ramapathi in him. Soon the curse of Daksha that makes him not to a stay in a single place for more than a minute got nullified, he engaged in the contemplation upon Lord Hari, and eventually his purity of mind attained transcendental state. It created immense trepidation in Lord Devendra, he called out for Kamadeva and his emissaries. They appeared before Lord Indra, was ordered to create obstacles to the penance of Maharishi Narada. ”