Sri:
Srimathe Ramanujaya Nama:
Once Bhattar was explaining the following story from Mahabharata.
A king called Yayati performed 100 Ashvameda yagas and attained Indra loka,
where he sat equal to Indra. Indra became of jealous of him and played a trick
on him. He asked Yayati "Who is the person who has done lots of meritorious
acts on Earth?"
Afraid to lie, Yayati said "When I was there, everyone said that I was that
person".
Indra immediately claimed that Yayati was praising himself and pushed him
down from Indra loka.
When Bhattar was explaining this, Pillai Vizhupparaiyar and Appan
Thiruvazhundhur Araiyar asked him the following question: "Mahabharata came
forth to explain the meanings of the Vedas. What Vedic meaning is this story
showing?"
Bhattar replied "Indra became jealous of Yayati because he obtained an equal
seat to him. Therefore, he tricked Yayati and pushed him down. This shows that
other devatas cannot tolerate someone gaining something high. Unlike them,
Sriman Narayana thinks that others gain is His gain. And He is the only one who
gives others a state equal to His. This story, therefore, shows that He is the
only one that should be seeked".
Azhvar Emberumanar Jeeyar Thiruvadigale Sharanam
A Day in the Life of Our Acharyas:
http://www.acharya.org/articles/aditlooa/index.html
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