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chapter-5-`The unrest of Vyasa and The advice of Narada
Narada is well known to appear whenever and whereever someone needed 
enlightenment.When Narada asked Vyasa about his being unhappy Vyasa 
disclosed the nature of his grief and entreated the celestial sage to 
diagnose the cause of his mental unrest. Narada replied that Even 
though Vyasa had composed the Mahabharatha which consists all dharma 
and arTHa it did not describe the exploits of the Lord Hari and the 
work which is rich in linguistic skills but does not speak about the 
Lord is like ' vAyasam theerTham' , a ditch for crows in which 'hamsA 
na niramanthi,' the swans will not relish. The swans refered to here 
are the paramahamsas, those with the knowledge of Brahman.On the 
other hand even  a work is full of mistakes will be able to dispell 
the sins of the reader if it is adorned with the glorious names of 
the Lord, 'nAmnAni ananthasyayaSonkithAni.' That alone will the 
sadhus hear, sing and accept, srNvanthi, gAyanthi grhNanthi sAdhavah.'
Therefore Narada instructed Vyasa to go into samAdhi meditating on 
the leelas of Hari and proclaim them to the world.Vyasa was praised 
by Narada as being qualified for the task as he is amOghadhrk, one 
having infallible purpose,SuchiSravah,of pure fame, sathyarathi, has 
love for truth and DHrthavratah, of firm resolve. He is fortunate  
because the work will release all who resort to it from bondage.The 
reason for the unrest of Vyasa was due to the fact that the 
Mahabharatha dealt only with pravrtthi marga (pursuing dharma, artha 
and kama only) and said nothing on Nivrtthimarga, means of  
attainment of Mokha.It was a narration of kAmya karma, desire 
motivated activities which lead people to disaster like a boat 
agitated by strong winds.
 Then Narada started telling Vyasa about himself.   He was the son of 
a maidservant, who was engaged in serving the yogis  in his previous 
birth. As a boy he was disciplined and was dedicated to their 
setrvice.Pleased with him they gave him the instruction on the 
knowledge which they acquired from the Lord Himself, out of mercy. He 
became purified in mind by that and experienced the whole world as 
the manifestation of the Maya of the Lord and felt that he did not 
have a separate existence apart from the Lord. Devotion rose in his 
mind after quelling rajas and thamas and when the sages left the 
place they imparted the highest knowledge as they thought that he was 
a fit disciple.
The glory of karma blended with bhakthi is described by Narada. Karma 
combined with bhakthi is capable of removing the three kinds of 
suffering, namely, through past karma, from doings of others and from 
one's own actions. When a disease is caused by some disagreeing 
object it will not stop giving trouble by  mere treatment but only on 
removing it.All actions result in bondage only and the worship and 
service to the Lord alone has the  power to remove the result of bad 
karma. The jnana coupled with bhakthi  does only that.
 In the next chapter Narada continues his story.










 
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