(4/6) Two Books for Preaching

His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad
Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj
Evening class, Tarakeshwar, 7 November 2020, part 4
Translated from Bengali

What I have told you is written in the scriptures.

Devotee: You said that sixty thousand sages were doing a fire sacrifice in Naimisaranya. Are the names of these sages written anywhere?

Some of these names are mentioned. I have written them also here in this small book ('Parama-ananda-maya Dhamer Dhan', Gift of Transcendental Abode). It will come out soon. You can take this book and preach what is written in it.

Do you know who is Sakti and who is Saktiman?

Another devotee: Saktiman is Krishna, and Sakti is Radharani.

Yes. One time, to attain Sakti and Saktiman, many sages were engaged in intense search. 'Srnvantu visve amrtasya putra': you are all sons of nectar. You have come from nectar, and you must again return to that nectar.

I have told you about the appearance of Srimad Bhagavatam briefly, but here the full pastime is written in detail. There was a long conversation between Narad Goswami and Vyasadev.

All names of those sages are not given, but it is said that many great sages were present at that time: Atri Risi, Vasistha Risi, Chyavan Risi, Saradvan Risi, Aristanemi, Bhrigu Risi, Angira Risi, Parasara, Gavastinemi, Vasistha, Visvamitra, Angira, Parasurama, Utathya, Indrapramada, Idhmavahu, Medhatithi, Devala, Arstisena, Bharadvaja, Gautama, Pippalada, Maitreya, Aurva, Kavasa, Kumbhayoni, Dvaipayana and Bhagavan Narada.

[His Divine Grace reads from Parama-ananda-maya Dhamer Dhan.]

There were so many rishis present there who hold a high position in their own scriptural school, and they all had long, long beards—somebody's beard was five feet, somebody's six feet, eight feet, ten feet, etc. Everybody was sitting at the assembly, and Sukadev, a young boy of sixteen, walked in naked without having any sense in his eyes (he could not see anything in the material world).

So, when Sukadev came, everybody told Pariksit Maharaj, 'O Maharaj, you are so fortunate that this boy has come! He is Vedavyas's son. What he will say is final for everybody—it will be good for your lifetime and for any life after that. Even we will be very happy to hear it if he says something to you. We all agree with whatever conception he tells.'

Then, Pariksit Maharaj gave an asan (seat) to Sukadev, and Sukadev calmly sat on that asan without giving honour to anybody—he could not see anybody there, he only saw Pariksit; later, he saw there were many rishis assembled there, but he did not know who they were). Then, Pariksit Maharaj immediately offered some puja to Sukadev and finally asked him, 'Please, tell me what is good for me. I have only seven days to live, I must die any time within seven days from now, but I do not know what is good for my life. Everybody respects you, please advise me about the supreme goal of life.'

After that, Sukadev gave a lot of advice to Pariksit Maharaj. He elaborately described the mood of supreme devotion to Krishna. Later, Vedavyas collected all that description and composed a book. This book's name is Srimad Bhagavatam. Actually, Srimad Bhagavatam was recorded during the fourth sitting when this conception was presented. The first time was when Narad gave the mantram to Vedavyas; the second sitting was when Vedavyas gave this knowledge to Sukadev; the third sitting is when Sukadev gave this knowledge to Pariksit Maharaj; and the fourth time was in Naimisaranya. There was one sruti-dhar, a disciple of Sukadev named Suta Goswami, in the assembly of Pariksit Maharaj. Sruti-dhar means he can hear something once and memorise it. So, Suta Goswami was there when Sukadev spoke to Pariksit Maharaj, and he memorised everything. Later on, sixty thousand rishis were doing a fire sacrificed in Naimisaranya, and when Suta Goswami came there, the rishies requested him, 'Our fire sacrifice has finished, please give us the knowledge that Sukadev had given to Pariksit Maharaj. You were there at that assembly, you know it.' Then, Suta Goswami described everything again. At that time, Vedavyas was not there, but he had a yoga siddhi (mystic power) and he could see that assembly and hear Suta Goswami. So, he recorded this story and the supreme knowledge of devotion in the form of a book, and that book's name is Srimad Bhagavatam.

It is written very beautifully.

Devotee: Will this book come out?

I have already sent it for printing. It is was in English originally – Gurudev gave this lecture in English – and I have translated it into Bengali. You should read this book.

When Sukadev was in his mother's womb, he had not come out of the womb for twelve years—he was a siddha soul (a liberated, self-realised soul) and had full knowledge of the Vedas. When everybody saw that he was not coming out of the womb, they became very worried, Vyasadev was worried too. Vyasadev asked the boy in womb, "Why are you not coming out of your mother's womb? Come out!"

I have told you about this. You should read this book. I have written so many books. It is necessary to read them. There are two small books coming out soon, 'Prakrita Utser Sandhane' (In Search of the Original Source) and 'Parama-ananda-maya Dhamer Dhan' (Gift of Transcendental Abode). We will sell it for ten rupees. I printed 10,000 copies of one of them in English, and one Maharaj sells a hundred or two hundred books a day! On the dasami day during the Durga Puja, he sold two hundred copies. Everybody asked him, 'Where are Bengali books? Where are Bengali books?' I told him, 'OK, give me the English book, I will translate it into Bengali!' I have already sent the two books for printing.

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