'Whatever is to be found elsewhere will also be found here, and anything not contained here will not be found anywhere else.'
Saturday, January 31, 2015
Recited
"nārado 'śrāvayad devān asito devalaḥ pitṝn |
rakṣoyakṣāñ śuko martyān vaiśampāyana eva tu ||" (MBH 18:05:42)
Mahabharata is recited by
- "Narada to the gods;
- Asita-Devala to the Pitris;
- Suka to the Rakshasas and the Yakshas; and
- Vaishampayana to human beings".
Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Nara Narayana
the gods Nara-Narayana must be very famous at the time of the composition of the Mahabharata, since in the opening stanzas of different books obeisance is made to these two gods. In Vanaparvan (12. 46, 47), Krishna says to Arjuna,"O invincible one, you are Nara and I am Hari Narayana, and we, the sages Nara-Narayana, have come to this world at the proper time.." In the same Parva, chapter 30 (verse 1); Shiva says to Arjuna "In former birth you were Nara and with Narayana as your companion, performed austerities for thousands of years at Badari"the gods Nara-Narayana must be very famous at the time of the composition of the Mahabharata, since in the opening stanzas of different books obeisance is made to these two gods. In Vanaparvan (12. 46, 47), Krishna says to Arjuna,"O invincible one, you are Nara and I am Hari Narayana, and we, the sages Nara-Narayana, have come to this world at the proper time.." In the same Parva, chapter 30 (verse 1); Shiva says to Arjuna "In former birth you were Nara and with Narayana as your companion, performed austerities for thousands of years at Badari"
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