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Hymn of Kunti

CHENNAI: During the incarnations of the Lord, many
realised souls have recognised and paid obeisance to
Him. Bhishma Stuti and Kunti Stuti in the Bhagavata
Purana are hymns directly addressed to Him, that extol
His supremacy and auspicious qualities while alluding
to the personal rapport of these two great devotees
with Lord Krishna whom they understood as the Supreme
Being incarnate, said Sri M.V. Anantapadmabhachariar
in a lecture. The hymns contain a spontaneous outburst
of the divine mercy that they had individually
experienced in many unique and subtle ways.

Bhishma's ecstatic eulogy as he lay on the bed of
arrows sought the Lord's grace to lead him to the
release from further births. Overwhelmed by the Lord's
infinite mercy towards His devotees that manifests
unfailingly in unexpected ways, he recaptured the
battle scene when the Lord forsook His vow not to take
up arms in the battle merely to enable Bhishma to keep
up his word.

The hymn addressed by Kunti when she became distraught
at the imminent departure of Lord Krishna to Dwaraka
after the war affirmed the ultimate truth of the Lord.
He is the one who is extolled in the Vedas and He
pervades each and every aspect of all created beings
manifesting as both the form and essence in them. His
Maya continues to baffle and perplex and is most
difficult to assess. He had protected her family from
a series of calamities â?? poison, fire, man-eating
demons, assembly of the wicked, the perils of forest
life, during the war, and later from the missile of
Aswatthama. In happy times one does not think of God.
But when confronted with difficulties His support is
sought. So it is that Kunti wishes to experience
adversities as this will be a ploy to think of Him
always.

The Lord is the only relation to all created beings.
Neither wife/husband, children, friend nor parents who
may appear as close allies will be able to be as
supportive as the Lord for He has taken the vow to
protect each and every one of the created beings and
loves all the Jivatmas with an amazing degree of
impartiality and compassion. He is the greatest wealth
to those who have no sense of possession.

None can fully comprehend the extent of support He
alone can give and has given and continues to give to all

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