chapter-5-`The unrest of Vyasa and The advice of Narada
Narada is well known to appear whenever and whereever someone needed
enlightenment.When Narada asked Vyasa about his being unhappy Vyasa
disclosed the nature of his grief and entreated the celestial sage to
diagnose the cause of his mental unrest. Narada replied that Even
though Vyasa had composed the Mahabharatha which consists all dharma
and arTHa it did not describe the exploits of the Lord Hari and the
work which is rich in linguistic skills but does not speak about the
Lord is like ' vAyasam theerTham' , a ditch for crows in which 'hamsA
na niramanthi,' the swans will not relish. The swans refered to here
are the paramahamsas, those with the knowledge of Brahman.On the
other hand even a work is full of mistakes will be able to dispell
the sins of the reader if it is adorned with the glorious names of
the Lord, 'nAmnAni ananthasyayaSonkithAni.' That alone will the
sadhus hear, sing and accept, srNvanthi, gAyanthi grhNanthi sAdhavah.'
Therefore Narada instructed Vyasa to go into samAdhi meditating on
the leelas of Hari and proclaim them to the world.Vyasa was praised
by Narada as being qualified for the task as he is amOghadhrk, one
having infallible purpose,SuchiSravah,of pure fame, sathyarathi, has
love for truth and DHrthavratah, of firm resolve. He is fortunate
because the work will release all who resort to it from bondage.The
reason for the unrest of Vyasa was due to the fact that the
Mahabharatha dealt only with pravrtthi marga (pursuing dharma, artha
and kama only) and said nothing on Nivrtthimarga, means of
attainment of Mokha.It was a narration of kAmya karma, desire
motivated activities which lead people to disaster like a boat
agitated by strong winds.
Then Narada started telling Vyasa about himself. He was the son of
a maidservant, who was engaged in serving the yogis in his previous
birth. As a boy he was disciplined and was dedicated to their
setrvice.Pleased with him they gave him the instruction on the
knowledge which they acquired from the Lord Himself, out of mercy. He
became purified in mind by that and experienced the whole world as
the manifestation of the Maya of the Lord and felt that he did not
have a separate existence apart from the Lord. Devotion rose in his
mind after quelling rajas and thamas and when the sages left the
place they imparted the highest knowledge as they thought that he was
a fit disciple.
The glory of karma blended with bhakthi is described by Narada. Karma
combined with bhakthi is capable of removing the three kinds of
suffering, namely, through past karma, from doings of others and from
one's own actions. When a disease is caused by some disagreeing
object it will not stop giving trouble by mere treatment but only on
removing it.All actions result in bondage only and the worship and
service to the Lord alone has the power to remove the result of bad
karma. The jnana coupled with bhakthi does only that.
In the next chapter Narada continues his story.
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