Friday 2 January 2015

The Story of AjaameeLa (అజామీళుడు, अजामीला) - Part 2


Continued from part 1….

      The messengers from the Hell replied "What is defined to be done in the Vedas is what is right. Anything other, is said to be a sin. Because of Whom, this world is created, the creatures are getting their qualities, features and Who is inside all this life is the presenter of the Vedas. The sun, moon, Fire, Sky, days, nights and earth are all the evidence of the Karma done by a living being. Based on that evidence, the sinners will be punished. But you stopped us from doing it. Every life has to do their mandatory Karma but some lives are doing what is not required to do or doing karma as per their wishes. Based on those actions, either good or bad will happen to them. Those results will be given in this life or future life. Lord Yama will be silently sitting in everyone's heart and he will be observing those actions done by a being, to decide what he has done is right and what he has done is wrong. Some people attain salvation (moksha, మోక్షము) by using the various senses given to them but some will misuse the senses for satisfying their wishes."
They further explained the past of AjaameeLa….

కావుననితడు సత్కర్మ వర్తమున భూదేవకులమున పుట్టినాడు         | Because of his good karma, he was born in a Brahmin family
దాన్తుడై శాంతుడై ధర్మ పరశీలకుడై సకల వేదంబులు చదివినాడు         | Winning his senses, he was peaceful and read Vedas
అనయంబు గురువుల అతిధుల పెద్దల చేరి శుశ్రూషలు చేసినాడు     | Serviced Gurus, Guests and Elders.
సర్వ భూతములకు సమబుద్ధి యై చాల బహుమంత్ర సిద్ధులు బడసినాడు     | Saw all beings with equal mind, attained Manthras
సత్యభాష నియమంబు జారిపినాడు     | Spoke only truth
నిత్యనైమిత్తికాదులు నెరపినాడు         | Did all rituals as per time and place
దండిలోపాది గుణములు దరసినాడు    | Left all the 6 bad qualities
మంచి గుణములు తనయందు దరసినడు     | Kept only good qualities with him

     While he was doing all this, he entered into the youth life. His eyes had pride of youth. His mind was fervid as tides of ocean. His face had a smile and his body showed the signs of adolescence. His waist got bigger, his chest got broadened, his hands got lengthier, thighs thinner, hair shiny black and body turned very strong. Spring season boosted his desires.
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     One day, obeying his father's commands, he went to forest to get flowers, fruits and dried grass. While returning he saw a lady enjoying her desires with her lover in an arbor. She was drunk and craving on him for getting herself satisfied. They were not in a position to see if they were covered with clothes and were deeply involved with what they were doing. AjaameeLa had horripilation and he never saw such thing before. He instantly fell in deep desire with that prostitute. His mind was not with him from that moment and left all his "good deeds". He left his education, his recently married wife, his parents, his father's money and went behind that lady. He ignored everyone and set his family in that prostitute's house and enjoyed with her for years. He turned out to be a thief for earning money and left all his education. Finally the prostitute died and now he is going to die. So we will punish him according to his bad deeds and purify him."

     The messengers of Lord Vishnu stopped their explanation and said, "Your ignorance is out now. If the children do mistakes, they come to the parents for help. If the parents don't help, who will? Another thing, just because he uttered the name "Narayana", for any reason, he is free from sins of crores of his previous births."

బ్రహ్మహత్యానేక పాపాటవులకగ్నికీలలు హరినామకీర్తనములు | The songs of Hari are like fire for forest like sins, like killing Brahmins
గురుతల్పకల్మష క్రూరసర్పములకు గేకులు హరినామకీర్తనములు |The songs of Hari are like peacocks for snake like sins, like sleeping on teacher's bed
తపనీయ చౌర్య సంతమసంబునకు సూర్యకిరణంబులు హరినామకీర్తనములు |The songs of Hari are like Sunrays for dark sins, like stealing gold
మధుపానకిల్మిష మదవాగాసమితికి , కేసరులు హరినమకీర్తనములు |The songs of Hari are like lions for elephant like sins, like alcohol consumption
మహిత యోగోగ్ర నిత్య సమాధి విధుల    | The Songs of Hari will provide comforts of salvation
నలరు బ్రహ్మాది సురులకు నందరాని    |which is not easy for great
భూరి నిర్వాణ సామ్రాజ్య భోగభాగ్య    | yogis like Lord Brahma.
ఖేలనంబులు హరినామకీర్తనములు    |
"There is nothing more the appellation of Vasudeva. He might have told that name with his son in his mind but telling the Lord's name in any form, he will be there as a savior always."
బిడ్డ పేరు పెట్టి విశ్రామ         |By giving the name of your son or
కేళి నైన మిగుల గేలి నైన         |While taking rest or while playing
పద్య గద్య గీత భావర్ధములనైన         |or in poetry or in prose or in meanings
కమలనయనతలుప కలుష హరము    |mentioning the God's name is sin killer.
They also said
కూలిన చోట కొట్టుపడి కుందిన చోట మహా జ్వరాదులం     |At the place you fall, at the place you stagger, at places of great diseases
ప్రేలినచోట సర్పముఖ పీదలొన్దిన చోట నార్తులై     |At the place of snake or poison problems
తూలినచోట విష్ణు భవదూరుని పేర్కొనిరేని మీద న     |At places where people need help or when scared, tell the name of Vishnu
క్కాలుని యాతనానితతి కావరు పూనరు దుఃఖ భావముల్ | It will relieve the problems created by Lord Yama
       They continued, "Just by saying the name, everyone's sins will be cleaned. In that case if a person tells the God's name with devotion, imagine the amount of good that happens to him. On the death bed, everybody cannot say the God's name. Only the people who did some good service will be able to tell the God's name when death is sitting beside him. So Ajaameela attained this state by doing the same thing. His life will not go into a waste. You must leave him and go."

      Ajaameela came back alive. He was confused seeing and listening to both the messengers without knowing who they were. He realized his mistakes and he regretted for what he did to himself as well as his family and the right wife. He went to the Ganges and in a temple, he went into Yoga and finally attained salvation. The same messengers who came before, came again to take him to Vaikuntam.

There is no way to skip Karma. The mind, which does not listen to you and goes in all bad directions, can only be controlled by saying the name "Narayana". This is the only idea.

……… [What did the Messengers of the Hell conveyed to, and discuss with, Lord Yama?] …. To be continued…..

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