Srimad Bhagavatam

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Canto1 Chapter 9

Srimad Bhagavatam Canto1.Chapter 9

Obeisances to Lord Krishna the Godhead

The Passing Away of Bhshmadeva in the Presence of Lord Krishna

SB 1.9.1

Sta said: "Yudhishthhira, concerned by the past bloodshed, for consolation went

to the battlefield where he saw dying Bhshma-acharya lying down.

SB 1.9.2

All the brothers followed him there, drawn by the best decorated horses in golden ornaments, with Vysa, Dhaumya ,the priest, and other rishis.

SB 1.9.3

The Supreme Lord followed him with Arjuna on the chariot, O learned sages , and thus appearing very aristocratic he was like Kubera with his companions.

SB 1.9.4

Upon seeing Bhshma lying on the ground like a demi-god fallen from sky, Yudhishthhira with his brothers and Lord Krishna, bowed down well nigh.

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There the rishis of holiness amongst the learned, the godly and the kings were present just to see Bhishma the chief of King Bharatas descendants

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Parvata Muni, Nrada, Dhaumya, Lord Vysa, Brihadas'va, Bharadvja and Paras'urma were present there with their disciples and , Vasishthha, Indrapramada, Trita, Gritsamada, and were present, enlightened sages Asita, Kakshvn, Gautama, Atri, Kaus'ika n Sudars'ana

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Oh learned ones, also many sages like S'ukadeva, the hand of God, and others So pure as Kas'yapa and ngirasa arrived there accompanied by their disciples.

SB 1.9.9
Bhshmadeva, the best amongst the Vsu's, learnt in religiosities according to time and circumstances, welcomed all the great and powerful ones he received sublime.

SB 1.9.10

Knowing of Krishna's glories,he also in worship welcomed Him, the Lord of the Universe who, situated in the heart, manifests His Lotus form through His internal potency of forms .

SB 1.9.11

Seeing the sons of Pndu sitting silently nearby, Bhshma, overtaken by feelings of hearty Warmth about the gathering, greeted them all profusely, overwhelmed by tears of ecstasy.

SB 1.9.12

He said: 'What terrible sufferings and injustice meted out butnot deserved by you, remaining alive with that suffering under the protection of the learned, the pious and the One Unfailing

SB 1.9.13
After the death of the Great General Pndu, my daughter in law Kunti, with infants suffered a great deal and that continued, n despite boys grown up, on their accounts.

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All this, I think, is the result of the workings of time, as also with you, however rulers might be, the Lord as time rules us everywhere, like the wind carrying a line of clouds.

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And where there is Yudhishthhira, the son of of Dharma God, Bhma of mighty club, Arjuna carrying his Gndiva and our well-wisher Lord Krishna, time is a turning hub

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Of His plan no one knows, O King; even great ones engaged in exhaustive tatvik inquiries for sure are forever bewildered.

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Therefore, I assure you, O best of the descendants of Bharata, that this was only more of His providence, His desire,O ruler , just take care of the helpless subjects O master !

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Supreme Lord Krishna is none but the original primordial supreme enjoyer who dwells In all as Nryana and moves inconceivably amongst the Vrishni family by His energies

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Of Him, O King, Lord S'iva, the rishi Nrada n Kapila have the direct vision of his divine glories, endless

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He is the same supreme entity that you think of as your maternal cousin, dearest friend, well-wisher, counselor, messenger, benefactor and charioteer always available and ardent

SB 1.9.21

He, present in everyone's heart and equal to all, is the Absolute acting on the consciousness of differentiation and not on any state

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Yet,despite his neutrality with devotees, see, how Lord Krishna cared directly, this last stage of my life, to be blessingly present at my side.

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Those who sing His glories with mind enraptured by devotion, Such yogis leave back their corporeal frame forever in salvation

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May , the God of the Gods, the four-handed Vishnu,of my mind receive me with His cheerful smile, His eyes red as the morning sun n His charming lotus face, as I leave this body dull

SB 1.9.25
Sta said: "Yudhishthhira, who listened to him lying on a bed of arrows, asked him, with the rishis listening, about the diverse religious duties.

SB 1.9.26
Bhshma explained the different stages of life n the vocations as decided by ones qualities and to how to deal systematically with both the symptoms of attachment and its opposite

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With the duties for charity, rulership and liberation and giving their divisions He explained elaborately the explicit duties of women and devotional services.

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Knowing the truth, he described, Oh sages, the four stages of religious ascent are fulfillment of duties, wealth, desires and then liberation, to which he cited various histories, adjacent

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While Bhshma described the duties, the sun ran over the northern hemisphere which according to the sages is the best time desirable for leaving this biosphere

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Then Bhshma, the exponent of myriad sciences and arts, fell, with a mind freed from all bonds as he fixed his vision on Lord Vishnu, the four-armed one, as Krishna was before yellow robes.

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Looking at Him, the Divine, in meditation purified and pain from the arrows relieved Instantly, the activities of his senses stopped as he quit reverentially for the Lords Abode.

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S'r Bhshma said: 'Let my mind ,in neutrality, prepare for the Lord, the Leader of the Devotees, the Great Self-contented One who always accept this World with her creation and destructions.

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The most desirable One of the higher, lower and middle worlds, Bluish like a tamla trees, His robes shining like the golden rays of the sun, body decorated with sandalwood and lotus Face ,may my love in the yellow robed friend of Arjuna free from material motives repose

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Longing for Krishna , His scattered hair , ashen ,from the dust of hoofs in the battle ground, face beaded by swaet and skin pierced by my arrows, while His armor took it well allround

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At the instance of His friend He drove the chariot between the fighting forces and, staying there, took the life of the enemy by mere gaze, let my mind be intimate with the friend of Arjuna, more

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Observing the soldiers before him on the battlefield, Arjuna, perplexed by ignorance was enlightened by ,the Lord ,may His lotus feet remain my sole attraction always

SB 1.9.37
Against His vow ,reacting to my oath of killing Arjuna, He, got down with the chariot wheel dropping His drape on the way , pacing towards me like an angry lion about ,an elephant to kill

SB 1.9.38
Smeared with blood and gored by my arrows and with a shattered shield, angrily He sprang towards me for a kill ,may that Supreme Lord of salvation be my glee

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Let me, finally envision the Lord , with a whip in His right hand, reins in the left, controlling the horses ; it was by seeing Him so the sages yore attained their original form, soul-filling.

SB 1.9.40

Gazing at His supremely fascinating acts and sweet smiles, the gops of Vraja underwent the ecstatic madness, copied to the dot so , albeit

SB 1.9.41

In the royal ritual of King Yudhishthhira, where the elites were assembled, He received then the respectful worship of all , with me personally recognizing Him as my object of attraction.

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He, now before this dual me, is the Unborn of the conditioned body, dwelling in Ones Own Heart as the Supersoul, who, as the Sun looking different from every angle, is the Only One

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Sta said: "With his mind, speech, sight n activities thus fixed on Krishna , he fell silent and stopped breathing, having merged in the living being of the Supersoul.

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After hearing these from Bhshmadeva as he merged into the Supreme Absolute and Unlimited, all fell silent like birds at the days extreme.

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Thereafter huge drum beats were heard from everywhere being beaten by gods and men, accompanied by praise from the pious royal order and showers of flowers falling from the sky.

SB 1.9.46

O descendants of Bhrigu , after having the funeral rites performed for the deceased, Yudhishthhira for a moment became sad indeed.

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Then, the sages, satisfied and happy by the confidentiality of the glories Of Krishna, went with Him in their hearts back to their own hermitages.

SB 1.9.48
King Yudhishthira with Krishna went to Hastinpuri to console his uncle and ascetic aunt Ghndhr.

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With the blessings of the late uncle, he thereafter conducted the royal duties Over the kingdom, as , to the exaltation of Lord Vsudeva and his forefathers."