MANTHARA'S EVIL COUNSEL

RAMAYANA

The little servant girl answered, dancing with joy:" Why, do you not know that our Raamachandra is going to be anointed Yuvaraaja tomorrow morning?"

This was news! Manthara was overpowered with sudden anger. Quickly she hobbled downstairs. Straight she entered Kaikey's room. Kaikeyi was resting on her bed.

"Rise, rise, foolish woman! A flood of misfortune is raising to drawn and swallow you! You are betrayed and ruined. Your sun is setting. Foolish girl, is this time to sleep?"

Kaikeyi fearing that some calamity had overtaken Manthara, asked her gently, "What is troubling you? Why are you thus upset?"

And the clever Manthara began,"Destruction has come upon  both you and me, my girl, Dasaratha  has decided to make Raama Yuvaraaja--the real ruler of this land. What greater cause for sorrow need I have? When grief comes to you , how can I remain unconcerned? I have come running to you. You were born and bred in a royal family.  You were married into a royal family. Now, alas, all is over. 

" Like the simple woman you are, you have been deceived. Your husband has cheated you with sweet words. It is a deep plot, as any one can see .  He put Bharata out of the way by sending him to the distant place  of his uncle, and is taking advantage of his absence by hurriedly crowning Raama. By tomorrow it will all be over.  And you watch all this, lying in bed and doing nothing ,while you and all who depend on you are being destroyed."
Contd..next. 

BHAGAVAD-GITA

5-10
One who performs his duty without attachment, surrendering the results unto the Supreme Lord, is unaffected by sinful action, as the lotus lief is untouched by water.

5-11
The yogis, abandoning attachment, act with body, mind, intelligence and even with the senses , only for the purpose of purification.

5-12
The steadily devoted soul attains unadulterated peace because he offers the result of all activities to Me, whereas a person who is not in union with the Divine, who is greedy for the fruits of his labor, become entangled.

5-13
When the embodied living being controls his nature and mentally renounces all actions, he resides happily in the city of nine gates {the material body), neither working nor causing work to be done.
Contd..next.

 పోతనభాగవతము

1-58
అని దేవతలకూ, గురువులకూ ప్రణామం చేసి సూతుడు శౌనకాదులతో ఇలా అన్నాడు.  మునీేంద్రులారా సమస్త విశ్వానికిీ శ్రేయోదాయకమైన పరమార్ధాన్ని చెప్పుమని నన్ను మీరు అడిగారు. దేనివల్ల కృష్ణుని విషయమైన ప్రశ్నలు అడగబడతాయో, దేనివల్ల అంతరాత్మకు ఆనందం చేకూరుతుందో, దేనివల్ల నిర్విరామము, నిర్వ్యాజమూ అయిన హరిభక్తి ప్రాప్తిస్తుందో అదే మానవులకు పరమధర్మం అవుతుంది. గోవిందునియందు సమర్పితమైన భక్తి యోగం వల్ల వైరాగ్యమూ ఆత్మజ్ఞానమూ లభిస్తాయి. ముకుందుని కథా సుధలకు దూరమైన ధర్మాలు సారహీనాలు. కైవల్యమే గమ్యస్థానమైన పరమధర్మానికీ ఫలం, కనబడుతూ వినబడుతూ ఉన్న ఈ ప్రాపంచిక సుఖం సుఖం కాదు. ధర్మాన్ని అతిక్రమించని అర్ధానికి ఫలం కామం కాదు.  
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