BHAGEERATHA AND THE STORY OF GANGA

RAMAYANA

Amsumaan rushed home with the horse and told the king all that he had found and learnt. 

Sagara  was immersed  in sorrow at the fate that had overtaken his sons. However, the horse having been brought back, he completed the yaaga. Grieving over his lost sons and despairing of ever bringing Ganga down to the nether world, he died disconsolate.

According to the Raamaayana, Sagara lived for 30,000 years.  Figures like 30,000 and 60000 need not confuse us, 'thirty thousand'  may mean either a very large number or just thirty. If we so like, we may take these figures literally.

Amsumaan succeeded Sagara as king of Ayodhya and was, in turn, succeeded by Dileepa . Bhageeradha came after Dileepa. 

Amsumaan and Dileepa, though happy and blessed in other respects, died grieving that they were unable to bring Ganga to Paataala for the salvation of their forefathers. 

Bhageeratha was a valiant king . He was childless. Desiring progeny and hoping to bring Ganga down, he left for Gokarna for performing penance, leaving the kingdom in the hands of his ministers.

Bhageeratha went through severe austerities. With fire on all sides and head exposed to the hot sun, and taking food but once  a month, he continued his tapas . Bhageeratha 's name has come to signify great perseverance in any good cause. 

Brahma,pleased with the tapas , appeared before Bhageeratha and asked: "what would you have".
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BHAGAVAD-GITA

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Work done as a sacrifice for Vishnu has to be performed; otherwise work causes bondage in this material world.  Therefore , O son of Kunti, perform your prescribed duties for His satisfaction, and in that way you will always remain free from bondage.

3-10
In the beginning of creation , the Lord of all creatures sent forth generations of men and demigods, along with sacrifices for Vishnu, and blessed them by saying, "Be thou happy by this yajna (sacrifice) because its performance will bestow upon you every thing desirable for living happily and achieving liberation. 

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The demigods being pleased by sacrifices, will also please you, and thus, by cooperation between men and demigods, prosperity will reign for all. 
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3-12
In charge of the various necessities of life, the demigods, being  satisfied by the performance of yajna (sacrifice) will supply all necessities to you . But he who enjoys such gifts,without offering them to the demigods in return is certainly a thief.
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పోతనభాగవతము.

శ్రీమంతమూ, వేదవ్యాస మహాముని విరచితమూ అయిన ఈ భాగవత మహా పురాణాన్ని అచంచల భక్తితో ఆకర్ణించగోరే భక్తుల అంతరంగాలలోనే  భగవంతుడు నిరంతరం నివనిస్తాడు. అంతేగాని ఇతర గ్రంథాల వల్ల ఈశ్వరుడు చిక్కడు. మహితులూ మాత్సర్యరహితులూ అయిన సజ్జనులు కపట మార్గాన పోకుండా, ఎటువంటి కాంక్షా లేకుండా, భాగవతశ్రవణమునందే ఆశక్తులై  ఉండడం మంచిది. ఇందువల్ల "తాపత్రయం," అంటే ఆధ్యాత్మికమూ , ఆధి భౌతికమూ, ఆధి దైవికమూ అనే త్రివిధ తాపాలూ నశించి వాారికి    తత్వజిజ్ఞాస కలుగుతుంది. ఈ భాగవతంలో పరమార్థభూతముూ, పరమానంద దాయకమూ, వ్యక్తావ్యక్తముూ అయిన పరబ్రహ్మ స్వరూపం అభివ్యక్తమవుతుంది.  
మిగతాది..తర్వాత.
రామో

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