Mayapur, India
Message of the Day
Before our meeting, I had the privilege
of reading out the verse of the day.
Sometimes it is a personal letter our guru has written to someone. If you don’t quite know all the persons
mentioned in this passage (from the Bhagavatam)
at least you can glean something from the verse and purport.
From Bhagavatam 1.9.12:
Bhīṣmadeva said: Oh,
what terrible sufferings and what terrible injustices you good souls suffer for
being the sons of religion personified. You did not deserve to remain alive
under those tribulations, yet you were protected by the brāhmaṇas, God and
religion.
Purport by Srila
Prabhupada:
Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira
was disturbed due to the great massacre in the Battle of Kurukṣetra. Bhīṣmadeva
could understand this, and therefore he spoke first of the terrible sufferings
of Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira. He was put into difficulty by injustice only, and the
Battle of Kurukṣetra was fought just to counteract this injustice. Therefore,
he should not regret the great massacre. He wanted to point out particularly
that they were always protected by the brāhmaṇas, the Lord and religious
principles. As long as they were protected by these three important items,
there was no cause of disappointment. Thus Bhīṣmadeva encouraged Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira
to dissipate his despondency. As long as a person is fully in cooperation with
the wishes of the Lord, guided by the bona fide brāhmaṇas and Vaiṣṇavas and
strictly following religious principles, one has no cause for despondency,
however trying the circumstances of life. Bhīṣmadeva, as one of the authorities
in the line, wanted to impress this point upon the Pāṇḍavas.
May the Source be with
you!
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