SB 1.9.8 (1964)

SB (1964) Ninth Chapter - Bhisma's Passing away in the Presence of Lord Krishna

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT No. 8

Anye cha munayo brahman brahmarata adayah' malah Sishyairupeta ajagmuh kasyapa angirasa adayah.

ENGLISH SYNONYMS

Anye—many others, Cha—also, Munaya—sages, Brahman—oh the brahmins, Brahmarata—Sukadeva Goswami, Adayah—and such others, Amalah—completely purified, Sisyair—by the disciples, Upeta—accompanied by, Ajagmuh—arrived, Kasyapa—of the name, Angirasa—by the name, Adayah—and others.

TRANSLATION

And many others like Sukadeva Goswami all purified souls along with Kasyapa and Angirasa etc. all accompanied by respective disciples reached the place.

PURPORT

(Brahmarata) Sukadeva Goswami. The famous son and disciple of Sri Vyasadeva who taught him first Mahabharata and then Srimad Bhagwatam. Sukdeva Goswami recited fourteen lakhs of verses of the Mahabharata in the councils of the Gandharvas, Yakshas and Rakshas and he recited Srimad Bhagwatam for the first time in the presence of Maharaj Parikshit. He thoroughly studied all the Vedic literatures from His great father. As such He was completely purified soul by dint of His extensive knowledge in the principles religiosity. From Mahabharata Sabha Parva (4.11) it is understood that he was also present in the Royal Assembly of Maharaj Yudhisthir as also at the fasting condition of Maharaj Parikshit. As a bonafide disciple of Sri Vyasdeva he enquired from his father very extensively in the matter of religious principles and spiritual values and His great father also satisfied Him in the matter of Yoga system by which one can attain the spiritual kingdom, in the matter of difference between fruitive work and emperic knowledge, the ways and means of attaining spiritual realisation, about the four Ashramas namely the student life, the householders' life, the retired life and the renounced order of life and the sublime position of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The process of seeing Him eye to eye, the bonafide candidate of receiving knowledge, consideration of the five elements, unique position of intelligence, consciousness of the material nature and the living entity, the symptoms of self realised soul, the working principles of the material body, the symptom of influencial modes of nature, the tree of perpetual desire, description of psychic activities. Sometimes he went to the sun planet with permission of his father and Naradaji. Description of his travel in the space is given in the Santi Parva of Mahabharata (332) and at last he attained the transcendental realm. He is known by different names like Araneya, Arunisuta, Vaiyasaki, Vyasamataja etc.

Kasyapa. One of the Prajapatis and the son of Marichi and one of the son-in-laws of Prajapati Daksha. He is the father of the gigantic bird Gadura who was given the elephants and the tortoise as eatables. He married thirteen daughters of Prajapati Daksha and their names are Aditi, Diti, Denu, Kela, Danayu, Singhika, Krodha, Pradha, Viswa, Vinata, Kapila, Muni, Kadru and he begot many children both demigods and the demons by those wives. From his first wife Aditi all the twelve Adityas were born; one of them is Vamana the incarnation of Godhead. This great sage was also present at the time of Arjuna's birth. He received presentation of the whole world from Parsurama and later on he asked Parsurama to go out of the world. His another name is Aristanemi. He lives on the northern side of the universe.

Angirasa. Is the son of Maharshi Angira and is known as Vrihaspati the priest of the demigods. It is said that Dronacharya was his partial incarnation. Sukracharya was the spiritual master of the demons and Vrihaspati challenged him. His son is Kacha and he delivered the fire weapon first to Bhardwaj Muni. He begot six sons like the fire god by his wife Chandramasi one of the reputed stars. He could travel in the space and therefore he could present himself even in the planet of Brahmaloka and Indraloka. He advised the king of heaven Indra about conquering the demons. Sometimes he cursed Indra and he had to become a hog on the earth and was unwilling to return to Heaven. Such is the power of attraction of the illusory energy. Even a hog does not wish to part with its earthly possessions in exchange of heavenly kingdom. He was the religious preceptors of natives of different planets.

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