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• Srimad Baghvatam Lecture By H.H. Sri 1008 Vidhyadeesha Teertharu, Sri Palimar Mutt, Udupi (Part 35) By G Rajesh 
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Srimad Baghavatam Lecture By H.H. Sri 1008 Vidhyadeesha Teertharu, Sri Palimar Mutt, Udupi (Part 35)

English translation by G Rajesh

Vyasa then told Aswattama, "You have done a bad activity (anyaya)". Aswattama  also accepted. Look! That is the personality of Vedavyasa. Everybody accepts whatever Vedayvyasa tells. Nobody will talk against for Vyasa's statment. Vedavyasa's personality (vyakthitva) is like that.

Vedavyasa told Aswattama, "You have done a bad activity (anyaya)". Aswattama said "Swami! yes". Vedavyasa told, "You should get punishment for the same." Aswattama told, "Swami! I will accept". Then Vedavyasa ordered Aswattama, "Plug out the ornament (mani) from your head and give it to Bheemasena". Astwattama did the same. He has to give. The mani which he gave is very valuable. As long as that mani is in the head of a person, he will neither get hungry nor thirsty nor face darkness nor any kind of problem. On hearing this, water may start pouring in our mouth. We also think that in stead of giving that mani to Bheemasena wouldn't it be nice if he gave it to us. We also think that keeping that mani in our pocket, we can go freely anywhere. Baghavatha tells that such a mani was in the head of Aswattama. Aswattama means Rudra shakthi. Rudra sakthi means the shakthi that controls the mind. That is the shakthi of knowledge of Bhagavantha. Bagahvatha also tells "vidhya kalasthu girisham" - those who wants to obtain the knowledge of god should pray Rudra. He is the path shower (marga darshaka) of knowledge. Baghvantha had given this mani for the people who wants knowledge (gyana upasakaru). Who is fit for that? Aswattama gave it to Bheemasena. Bheemasena devaru took that mani and gave it to Dhraupadi devi. Then Dhraupadi devi started looking the people here and there. Later it should not be released in the paper saying that Bheemasena gave that mani to his wife in stead of his elder brother, right? In order to clear the apavada (passing message as if the mistake has been committed when not really), Dhraupadi devi gave that mani to Dharmaraja. Dharmaraja was quite happy. "Reje raja gavam iva" - He kept it in his head and overjoyed. Dhraupadi devi felt, "I will happy if it is in my hand". Then She saw Dharmaraja and out of mercy she gave it to Dharmaraja.

Sri Krishna was also there. He ordered Aswattama by convyeing the order through Vedavyasa. Sri Krishna asked Vedavyasa, "Ask Aswattama to take back the astra - vachaani vartayaastram - by mouth and also ask him to take back the astra from the womb (garbha) of Uttara". Aswattama was not able to withsthand this order. Then Aswattama told, "Tattraiva patayami astram". Sri Krishna is vey much allergetic for Aswattama due to unknown reason. He was giving respect to Vedavyasa but not to Sri Krishna. As soon as Krishna asked Vedayavyasa, Aswattama told, "Tattraiva patayami astram" because only Sri Krishna said not to send brahmastra to Uttara's garbha. If Krishna had not given this order, then Aswattama may have forgotten this. Aswattama took that in his mind when Krishna made the order. Krishna also made this order only to trouble Aswattama. Krishna wanted to bring out the personality of the Aswattama to the world because people were mercy (anukammpa) towards Aswattama as he was Bramachari since the birth, lost his father in the battle. Krishna made the order only to show the personality of Aswattama. Krisha was asking the people, "See! You people wanted to let him go out of mercy. But how fool he is". When Sri Krishna was asking Aswattama to take back astra from Uttara's womb, if he was saying "Tattraiva patayami astram" then inner mind of Aswattama comes out to the world and it is low graded. Krishna wanted to show that the inner parts of Aswattama was not repaired propoerly and also wanted to tack back the people's mercy from Aswattama. Only for this, Krishna devaru made that order.

Yours in the service of Sri Hari,
G Rajesh

Humble Appeal

By the grace of Sri Hari Vayugalu, Sri Sri 1008 Sathyabhinava Thirtha Swami's 300th year Aradhana Celebrations will be conducted at moola Brindavana Sannidhi. Before Aradhana, additional Constructions, repairs, renewals etc, to be made for the building premises near Brindavan which may come upto Rs. 5.5 lakhs (minimum).

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