Real Intelligence!
Sri Krsna along with Satyaki mounted his chariot driven by Daruka. He was followed by Maharaj Yudhisthira & Arjun, Bhima, Nakula & Sahadev. When they arrived at Kurukshetra, they saw funeral pyres rising like small hills all over battlefield, which was also strewn with heaps of broken armour, smashed chariots & spent weapons. Sri Krsna pointed out to Yudhisthira the 5 lakes that had been made by Parasurama, saying: O King! This is where the great warrior incarnation of Godhead had offered Kshatriya’s blood as oblations to his forefathers after ridding the earth of them 21-times
As Sri Krsna continued narrating the pastimes of Sri Parasurama, they arrived at Oghavati river, where Bhisma was lying upon bed of arrows. Sri Krsna & Pandavas got down from their chariots at some distance & approached Grandfather Bhisma on foot. After offering obeisances unto all great sages present, they took their seats surrounding Bhisma
Sri Krsna praised Bhisma:
O son of Santanu, your greatness is unique in the history of the world in that
you maintained a lifelong vow of celibacy despite being surrounded by
innumerable beautiful women & royal opulence. Maharaj Yudhisthira has come
here, burning with grief because of the slaughter of his relatives. Kindly
dispel his sorrow by delivering him relevant instructions in accordance with
Sastra
Bhisma slowly raised
his head a little & said: Dear Lord, I request You to think of my welfare,
for I’m about to pass away from this mortal world & I desire an exalted
destination. O Krsna, I am astonished! As You stand before me, I can view entire
universe within Your transcendental body!
Sri Krsna said: Dear
Bhisma, because of your unalloyed devotion to Me, I have enabled you to
perceive My universal form. I have shown you this favour just to help you
understand that even though there is nothing existing separately from Me, I am
still transcendental to everything as the cause of all causes. Sometimes
persons with poor fund of knowledge think that because I include everything, I
cannot have a personal existence aside from everything. The truth is, that even
if everything were taken away from Me, I would continue to exist as complete
whole. This is a very mysterious understanding, but you have realized it because
of your pure devotion
You can be rest
assured that when you leave your material body on the 56th day from today, you’ll
directly go back home back to Godhead. Look up! Just see how the Vasus are
invisibly waiting in the sky until time when the Sun crosses into the northern
course
O Bhisma! Along with
your departure, all kinds of advanced knowledge will disappear. For this reason,
many great souls are surrounding you, eagerly awaiting your discourses on
virtue, duty & Yoga
Krsna says:
ahaṁ sarvasya
prabhavo mattaḥ sarvaṁ pravartate
iti matvā bhajante māṁ budhā bhāva-samanvitāḥ
I am the source of all spiritual and material worlds. Everything emanates from Me. The wise who perfectly know this engage in My devotional service and worship Me with all their hearts
There is no supreme
controller other than Kṛṣṇa. One who understands Kṛṣṇa in such a way from a
bona fide spiritual master, with references from Vedic literature, engages all
his energy in Kṛṣṇa consciousness and becomes a truly learned man
This is real
intelligence. Anything else cannot even come close to it!
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