SEETHA

RAMAYANA

They bathed in the holy river and the rishis made lustrations to their forbears.They improvised an  aashrama there, performed their pujaas and cooked their food. Meal over, they sat round Viswaamitra who, at the request of the two princes , told the story of the  Ganga. 

Himavaan, king of mountains and his spouse , Manorama, had two daughters, of whom Ganga was the elder. Himavaan sent her to the land of the Devas in response to their request and she dwelt with them. Uma, the younger, won the favour of Siva and became his spouse.

Sagara, a former king of Ayodhya, had no son for long. With his two wives , Kesini and Sumathi, he went to Himalaya and performed tapas. Sage Bhrigu, pleased with the king , blessed him and said: "You will get a number of children and will acquire undying fame. One of your wives will give birth to an only  son. and through him your linage will be continued. The other queen will bear sixty thousand strong-armed sons."

Sagara's wives bowed low before the sage and asked which one of them would get an only son and which the sixty thousand children. Sage Brigu asked each of them their own desire.

Kesini said she would be satisfied with one son who would continue the line; Sumathi choose the other alternative. "Be it so" said the sage. 

Satisfied , the king and his wives took leave of the sage and returned to Ayodhya. In course of time; Asamanjas was born to Kesini ; Sumathi gave birth to fissiparous mass which divided out into sixty thousand babies. This army of children was well taken care by nurses. 

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BHAGAVAD-GITA

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For one thus satisfied (In Krishna consciousness)the three fold miseries of material existence exit no longer.;in such satisfied consciousness , one's intelligence is soon well established. 

2-66

One who is not connected with the Supreme ( in Krishna consciousness) can have neither transcendental  Intelligence nor a study mind, with out there is no  possibility of peace. And how can there be any happiness without piece?

2-67

As a strong wind sweeps away a boat on the water, even one of the roaming senses on which the mind focuses can carry away a man's intelligence.

2-68

Therefore, O mighty-armed, one whose senses are restrained from their objects is certainly of steady intelligence. 

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పోతనభాగవతము

1-32

క్షమాగుణం గలవాడూ, కాళీయుని విశాలమైన పడగలపై నాట్యమాడటం నేర్చిన వాడూ, పొంగిపడుతున్న  జరాసంధుని చతురంగసైన్యాలను హతమార్చినవాడూ, పార్థుని రథం నడిపినవాడూ, సమస్తచరాచర ప్రపంచం స్మరించేవాడూ, జితేంద్రియులైన భక్తులను ఆనుసరించినవాడూ, 

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