Skandha VI -VII

 

Index - Skandhas I-III

Index - Skandha IV-V

Saturday, 24 December 2022 VI.01 -  The story of Ajamila.

Sunday, 25 December 2022 VI.02 -  How Ajamila is saved.

Monday, 26 December 2022 VI.03 -  Yama explains to his messengers the truth behind Ajamila's emancipation.

Tuesday, 27 December 2022 VI.04 -  Prachetas Prajapati Daksha prays and secures the boon of progeny from Bhagavan.

Wednesday, 28 December 2022 VI.05 -  Narada incurs Daksha's curse for putting his sons on the path of Bhakti instead of Tapas to produce children.

Thursday, 29 December 2022 VI.06 -  Brahma advises Daksha to extend his progeny through daughters. The various wives of Sage Kashyapa and their famous progeny.

Friday, 30 December 2022 VI.07 -  Indra gets into major trouble by dishonouring in his assembly Brihaspati the Guru of all gods. Brahma explains that without a Guru, the gods are lost. Therefore on his advice, the gods manage to secure a new Guru in the young Brahmin, Vishwaroopa. 

Saturday, 31 December 2022 VI.08 -  Vishwaroopa teaches the Narayana Kavacha prayer to Indra. This prayer when chanted confers great felicity on the devotee. So I am reproducing the entire prayer with audio from Brahmacharini Devaki Chaitanya. The meanings given below are from Swami Tapasyananda.

Sunday, 1 January 2023 VI.09 -  Indra kills Vishwaroopa for betrayal. Tvashta then creates a monstrous adversary to finish off Indra.

Monday, 2 January 2023 VI.10 -  Indra confronts Vrittra with the special weapon fashioned with Sage Dadhichi's bones into the famous Vajrayudha.

Tuesday, 3 January 2023 VI.11 -  Vrittra faces Indra with courage and resilience and says he is surrendered to the will of Bhagavan Maha Vishnu who has advised Indra to use the Vajra to kill him.

Wednesday, 4 January 2023 VI.12 -  Vrittra dies a great hero's death as he shows how he is also a great Jnani and Bhakta to the astonishment of all the gods and Rishis.

Thursday, 5 January 2023 VI.13 -  Indra is chased by Brahma Hatya Dosha for killing Vrittra and manages to cleanse himself by the Lord's grace.

Friday, 6 January 2023 VI.14 -  How Vrittra, an asura full of Rajas and Tamas, developed such high devotion to Bhagavan Maha Vishnu - Sage Shuka tells his antecedents.

Saturday, 7 January 2023 VI.15 -  Sage Angiras and Narada explain the impermanent nature of all existence and relationships in life.

Sunday, 8 January 2023 VI.16 -  Sage Narada shows Chitraketu the reality of relationships and teaches the prayer that grants him the Darshan of Bhagavan Sankarshana.

Monday, 9 January 2023 VI.17 -  The strange story of Chitraketu offending Parvati and her curse.

Tuesday, 10 January 2023 VI.18 -  The failed attempt of Diti to avenge Indra who made Maha Vishnu kill her two sons Hiranyaksha and Hiranyakashipu and how Indra secured the allegiance of her 49 sons who became Maruts.

Wednesday, 11 January 2023 VI.19 -  Sage Shuka explains the spirit and content of Pumsavana Vrata performed by Diti.

Thursday, 12 January 2023 VII.01 -  Examples of how Bhagavan manages this creation and deals with even bad people for their own good. 

Friday, 13 January 2023 VII.02 -  Sage Narada begins the story of Hiranyakashipu most impressively.

Saturday, 14 January 2023 VII.03 -  Hiranyakashipu does severe penance to get boons from Brahma.

Sunday, 15 January 2023 VII.04 -  Sage Narada introduces the magnificent character of Prahlada.

Monday, 16 January 2023 VII.05 -  Hiranyakashipu hates Prahlada's devotion to Maha Vishnu and tries his best to kill him.

Friday, 27 January 2023 VII.14  -  Yudhishthira learns about the ideal life of a householder from Sage Narada.

Tuesday, 17 January 2023 VII.06 -  Prahlada astonishes his classmates with high spiritual wisdom and instruction for correcting their lives and says he has received this wisdom from Sage Narada.

Wednesday, 18 January 2023 VII.07 -  The story of how Sage Narada takes care of Prahlada's mother during her pregnancy and the spiritual instruction he imparts to Prahlada in the womb.

Thursday, 19 January 2023 VII.08 -  The incarnation of Bhagavan Narasimha and the killing of Hiranyakashipu.

Friday, 20 January 2023 VII.08 contd. -  The prayers of Lord Brahma Lord Rudra, and others to Bhagavan Narasimha.

Saturday, 21 January 2023 VII.09  -  The wonderful prayer of Prahlada pleases Bhagavan.

Sunday, 22 January 2023 VII.10 Part 1  -  The story of Prahlada and Lord Narasimha concludes.

Monday, 23 January 2023 VII.10 Part 2  -  Lord Shiva becomes Tripurari.

Tuesday, 24 January 2023 VII.11  -  Sage Narada lists the qualities that typify a good Brahmin and how a housewife should conduct herself.

Wednesday, 25 January 2023 VII.12  -  Sage Narada explains the tough standards of conduct for a Brahmacharin and a Vanaprastha.

Thursday, 26 January 2023 VII.13  -  The life of a Sannyasi and Bhagavan Dattatreya's instruction to Bhakta Prahlada.

Friday, 27 January 2023 VII.14  -  Yudhishthira learns about the ideal life of a householder from Sage Narada.

Saturday, 28 January 2023 VII.15  -  How does a householder achieve liberation? Sage Narada explains.