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Chapter -11 - Uththara Kandam

Prabhu Sri Rama's discourse on Paramarththa Thaththva/Sage Vashishta attains Ananya Bhakti as a boon from Prabhu

In this way, every day Raghupathi performed various amusements and imparted knowledge on scriptures and Veda. Maharishi Narada visited Ayodhya on regular basis and return to Bhramaloka with the all-new legends of Prabhu. Lord Bhrama highly pleased to listen to Narada, requests him to sing more and more, the Sanakadhis who are always immersed in Bhramam, leaving the supreme state got attracted to the various legends of Prabhu sang melodiously by Narada was highly praised. The Sanakadhis who are in the supreme state of transcendental got attracted to those glorious legends of Rama, leaving the higher state of spirituality, therefore the people who do not show interest in the Ramacharitha/Harikatha are hard-hearted.

Once, Prabhu conducted the meeting of preceptors Vashishta and Vamadeva, illustrious twice-born, prominent members of the assembly, and the people of Ayodhya. All of them took a seat in the grand hall of assembly, the Prabhu who is the remover of miseries and sorrows of worldly existence spoke “The people of Ayodhya, listen to me carefully, I am not over-attached to anyone, I have not misused my powers as the King of Ayodhya, I have not asked you to do anything wrong, if you are interested in my advice, follow them. Whoever listens to my advice are my sincere attendants, and beloved to me, Oh! Brothers, if you find any mistake in my words, do not hesitate to correct them. You have attained the body of a human with the piousness earned in the several births and the scriptures pronounce that it is difficult to obtain even for the deities. This human body is the shrine for Yogasadhana and the doors to Moksha, after attaining this if it was not properly utilized for the purposes it is unfortunate. Later, these humans had to grieve over their sins, blaming the time and deities, undergoes hellish tortures. Oh! Brother, sensual pleasures are not the only purpose in human life; even the heavenly pleasures are temporary and end up in grief. Therefore even after obtaining the life of a human, investing the mind and intellect and body for the sensual pleasures are as equal as the dull-minded who chooses poison over nectar. Whoever abandon the Parasmani/has the capabilities to transform the metals into gold, and pick up pepper, will not be appreciated. The supreme soul/Jeevathma travels through the eighty-four crores of Yonis, was chased by Maya, with the influence of Kala, Karma, Guna, and Swavabha, and it keeps flowing through several Yonis. The compassionate Lord has given the body of the human not to perform selfish deeds, it has the capabilities to cross the ocean of the worldly existence, the human body is rare to achieve, is like a ferry, and my grace is a promising wind to it, and the preceptor is the ferryman who take you to the ultimate destination, after achieving the human body, my perpetual grace and preceptor whoever does not willing to make an effort to cross the bottomless ocean of worldly existence, he is disgraceful, dull-minded, attains the destiny of the person committed suicide.”

Prabhu continues “Oh! Brothers, if you want to achieve welfare in Ihaloka/life on Earth and Paraloka/life after death, listen to my words carefully, the Veda and scriptures pronounce that devotion at my lotus feet is easily attainable and most enjoyable. The methods to achieve Gnana/wisdom is extremely difficult, and full of hardships and obstacles, very difficult to obtain and it is rare to achieve, but without the devotion, the wisdom will not provide any fruitful results, a person with Gnana and lack of devotion/Ananyabhakthi is not beloved to me. Bhakti is easily attainable, it is independent, but it needs the association with the saintly people, ascetics, and learned. The association with these saintly people is not achievable without the piousness of previous births.  The association with the ascetics removes the Jeeva from the vicious cycles of repeated births. Worship at the feet of Bhramin/twice-born with the mind, deed, and words are highly propitious, it is one of the highly meritorious deeds. Whoever worships Bhramin with sincere devotion would attain the grace of Rishis and Sages and deities as well. I shall describe the highly confidential philosophy with folded hands. The people who have no devotion to Lord Shankara cannot achieve devotion in my lotus feet. The practice of devotion/Bhakti does not require Yoga, Yaga, Japa, Thapa, or Upavasa, all that requires are truthfulness, pure, and contented heart, hence  tell me what are the difficulties involved in the practice of devotion?”

Prabhu continues “I shall describe who is dearer to me 1) Person who has no enmity or conflict with others 2) The person who is lack of desires or fears, live in absolute bliss 3) The person who does not perform Karma with a selfish motive, or for personal gain 4) Person who have abandoned interest in material life, family wealth, possessions, richness, fame, money, etc. 5) The person who does not get over-reacted to any of these situations like grace or disgrace, happiness or sorrow, loss or gain, 6) Person who is free from impurities like lust desire, anger, jealous, 7) The person who has perfect control over senses and wise 8) Person who associates with the saintly men, ascetics, and live happily in their association 9) Person who does not yearn for Moksha or heavenly pleasures 10) The person who yearns for intense devotion and faith upon me 11) Person who does not follow false and unfair methods of worship and bring light into it.12) person who is interested in singing in praise of me, and listens to my glorious myths leaving  Mamatha, Madham, and Moham, the bliss arrives from these deeds could be experienced only for those people who are united with the supreme Bhramam.”

The people assembled were prostrated before Prabhu who is extremely compassionate, after listening to the nectar-like speeches of him, spoke “Oh! Kripanidhe, you are our father, mother, preceptor, and relative as well. Oh! Prabho, you are dearer than our lives. Oh! Ram, you are the provider of welfare and happiness to your servants, you are the most promising wealth to us. No one could give nectar-like advises to us, even the parents are a little selfish to their children. Oh! Asurashathro, we are your sincere servants, and you are promising to this world. Oh! Prabho,  the people in this whole world is selfish, do not even think to enlighten Paramarththa to others, not even in their dreams.” Raghunatha was highly pleased listening to the response of the people of Ayodhya. Later, they received permission from Prabhu and returned to their homes happily. Lord Shiva speaks “Oh! Uma, the people of Ayodhya, those males and females have resembled gratefulness because the Sacchidhanandhaswaroopa Raghava who is absolute Bhramam was ruling that city of Ayodhya.”

One day, Maharishi Vashishta visited the fortress of the supreme Lord who is supreme bliss, was received with great reverence, washed his feet, and drank the water. Maharishi Vashishta spoke with folded hands “Oh! Rama, listen to me, Oh! Kripasindho, I have a request to you, I have fallen in love with your disciplines, Vedas and scriptures eulogize your glories, Oh! Prabho, how did I describe you? The priestly duties were not described as the supreme one in the Veda and scriptures, even though I did not agree with them at all, my father Lord Bhrama said that it would bring an abundance of fortune in the later years of my life, the Paramathma Parambhramam would take birth in the Raghu clan and rule the Kingdom of Kosala, and I will be the head priest to serve him. At that time I had a thought that I can easily achieve that Parambhramam without any Yoga, Yaga, Vratha, Dhanam. Oh! Prabho, Japa, Tapas, Vratha, Yoga, Swadharmanushtana, and performance of all those righteous deeds prescribed in the Veda, wisdom, kindness, self-control, visit sacred shrines and take a holy dip in the ponds, and performance of all those righteous duties well appreciated by preceptors, ascetics and Veda, recitation of Agamashathra, Nigama, Veda and Purana, and all these practices lead to the path of devotion at your lotus feet. Oh! Raghuram, the pure devotion and faith are only capable to wash off the impurities in Jeeva. Oh! Prabho, whoever practices Ananyabhakthi at your lotus feet, would be Sarvajja, knower of truth, intellectual, the storehouse of virtues, experiences that supreme consciousness, and possesses all the auspiciousness. Oh! Rama, I would like to ask a boon from you. Kindly do not refuse, Oh! Prabho kindly showers intense devotion and faith at your lotus feet in all my births, it should be Ananyabhakthi/persistent.” Prabhu was highly pleased after listening to his preceptor, and Maharishi Vashishta happily returned to his hermitage.