Importance of Bhagwad Gita's 12th and 15th chapter.

After that Lord Shiva then recited the wonderful glories of the twelfth chapter of the Bhagavad-gita. Once a young prince arrived in the holy place Kolhapura. He first took a bath and worshiped his ancestors. Gita mahatmyaThen he went to the temple of Maha Lakshmi-devi, the Lord’s divine consort. Because she fulfills all desires, the prince offered his obeisances to her and prayed: “O Devi, whose heart is full of mercy, you are worshiped as the giver of all fortune and the mother of creation. You are the wonderful energy of Lord Acyuta, who maintains the whole world. You protect the devotees, fulfill their desires, and engage them in the service of Lord Achyuta. Kindly be merciful to me.”

When Maha Lakshmi heard his prayers, she fell pleased and told him he could ask for any benediction. The prince told Maha Lakshmi that his father, King Brihadratha, had been performing a horse sacrifice but had become ill and died, leaving the sacrifice incomplete. The prince now aspired to complete the sacrifice to fulfill his father’s desire. One of the horses, however, had been stolen, and he had not been able to find it. Therefore he had decided to ask her for this particular horse, which had already been purified for this purpose.

Maha Lakshmi-devi told the prince about a brahmana named Siddha-samadhi, who lived by the gate of her temple. He would be able to grant the prince his desire. The prince went and found Siddha-samadhi, who said to him, “You have been sent here by mother Maha Lakshmi-devi, so I shall fulfill your desire. “Thereafter, by chanting mantras Siddha-samadhi summoned all the demigods and asked them to bring back the prince’s horse, which had been stolen by Lord Indra. At once the demigods brought the horse, and Siddha-samadhi dismissed them.

When the prince saw all these wonders, he fell at the feet of Siddha-samadhi. Could Siddha-samadhi, the prince asked, kindly bring the prince’s father back to life? Siddha-samadhi chuckled, and together they went to the place where the prince had kept his father’s body. There Siddha-samadhi took some water in his hand and chanted some mantras as he sprinkled on the head of King Brihadratha’s dead body. As soon as the water touched the king’s head, the king sat up and asked Siddha-samadhi to identify himself.

When the king learned all that had taken place, he repeatedly offered obeisances to Siddha-samadhi and then inquired what austerities he had performed to attain such powers. Siddha-samadhi replied, “Dear King Brihadratha, daily I recite the twelfth chapter of the Bhagavad-gita.” Hearing these words of that great devotee, the king learned the twelfth chapter of the Bhagavad-gita from Siddha-samadhi, and in the course of time both the king and his son attained devotion to the lotus feet of Lord Krishna.

The glories of the fifteenth chapter of the Bhagavad-gita were narrated by Lord Shiva to Parvati as follows.

In Gaudadesha there lived a king named Kripana-narasimha, who could defeat the demigods. This king had a greedy commander named Sarabha-bherunda, who, together with the prince, was conspiring to assassinate the king. But before Sarabha-bherunda could execute the plan, he died of cholera. In his next life, Sarabha-bherunda took birth as an excellent horse.

One day a merchant bought this horse and went to the capital of Gaudadesha to sell it to the king. Upon reaching the palace, the merchant came before the king and explained that he had an incomparable horse to sell. The king took an interest and asked to see the horse at once. He examined it and without hesitation paid the sum the merchant asked.

After some days the king decided to go to the forest to hunt. As he rode on this horse he saw a deer and began chasing it. The chase went on and on, but finally the king became tired and thirsty, so he stopped to rest. He tied the horse to a tree and sat on a large rock.

A little later, a piece of parchment landed next to the king. On it was written half aKing_on_the_horse verse of the fifteenth chapter of the Bhagavad-gita, and as the king read it aloud, the horse fell on the ground and at once gave up its body. Instantaneously, it attained a transcendental four-armed form. This liberated soul then sat down in a Vaikuntha airplane and returned the spiritual world.

After calming down, the king noticed that close by there was a beautiful hermitage. Entering hermitage, the king found that a brahmana lived there named Vishnusharma who had complete control over his senses. The king offered respects to that brahmana and inquired how it was possible that his horse had attained Vaikuntha. The brahmana replied, “O king, previously you had a commander in your army named Sarabha-bherunda. Together with the prince, he had planned to usurp the throne. But before he could do so, he died of cholera. He took birth as that outstanding horse, and when he heard some words from the fifteenth chapter of the Bhagavad-gita he attained Vaikuntha. The king there upon again offered respects to that and returned to his capital.

Back in his capital, the king repeatedly read what was written on that piece of parchment. After a short time he installed his son as the king of Gaudadesha and retired to the forest. There he regularly recited the fifteenth chapter of the Bhagavad-gita and quickly attained the lotus feet of Lord Vishnu.

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anand patel April 4, 2012 at 5:27pm

After that Lord Shiva then recited the wonderful glories of the twelfth chapter of the Bhagavad-gita. Once a young prince arrived in the holy place Kolhapura. He first took a bath and worshiped his ancestors. Gita mahatmyaThen he went to the temple of Maha Lakshmi-devi, the Lord’s divine consort. Because she fulfills all desires, the prince offered his obeisances to her and prayed: “O Devi, whose heart is full of mercy, you are worshiped as the giver of all fortune and the mother of creation. You are the wonderful energy of Lord Acyuta, who maintains the whole world. You protect the devotees, fulfill their desires, and engage them in the service of Lord Achyuta. Kindly be merciful to me.”

When Maha Lakshmi heard his prayers, she fell pleased and told him he could ask for any benediction. The prince told Maha Lakshmi that his father, King Brihadratha, had been performing a horse sacrifice but had become ill and died, leaving the sacrifice incomplete. The prince now aspired to complete the sacrifice to fulfill his father’s desire. One of the horses, however, had been stolen, and he had not been able to find it. Therefore he had decided to ask her for this particular horse, which had already been purified for this purpose.

Maha Lakshmi-devi told the prince about a brahmana named Siddha-samadhi, who lived by the gate of her temple. He would be able to grant the prince his desire. The prince went and found Siddha-samadhi, who said to him, “You have been sent here by mother Maha Lakshmi-devi, so I shall fulfill your desire. “Thereafter, by chanting mantras Siddha-samadhi summoned all the demigods and asked them to bring back the prince’s horse, which had been stolen by Lord Indra. At once the demigods brought the horse, and Siddha-samadhi dismissed them.

When the prince saw all these wonders, he fell at the feet of Siddha-samadhi. Could Siddha-samadhi, the prince asked, kindly bring the prince’s father back to life? Siddha-samadhi chuckled, and together they went to the place where the prince had kept his father’s body. There Siddha-samadhi took some water in his hand and chanted some mantras as he sprinkled on the head of King Brihadratha’s dead body. As soon as the water touched the king’s head, the king sat up and asked Siddha-samadhi to identify himself.

When the king learned all that had taken place, he repeatedly offered obeisances to Siddha-samadhi and then inquired what austerities he had performed to attain such powers. Siddha-samadhi replied, “Dear King Brihadratha, daily I recite the twelfth chapter of the Bhagavad-gita.” Hearing these words of that great devotee, the king learned the twelfth chapter of the Bhagavad-gita from Siddha-samadhi, and in the course of time both the king and his son attained devotion to the lotus feet of Lord Krishna.
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anand patel April 4, 2012 at 5:26pm

The glories of the fifteenth chapter of the Bhagavad-gita were narrated by Lord Shiva to Parvati as follows.

In Gaudadesha there lived a king named Kripana-narasimha, who could defeat the demigods. This king had a greedy commander named Sarabha-bherunda, who, together with the prince, was conspiring to assassinate the king. But before Sarabha-bherunda could execute the plan, he died of cholera. In his next life, Sarabha-bherunda took birth as an excellent horse.

One day a merchant bought this horse and went to the capital of Gaudadesha to sell it to the king. Upon reaching the palace, the merchant came before the king and explained that he had an incomparable horse to sell. The king took an interest and asked to see the horse at once. He examined it and without hesitation paid the sum the merchant asked.

After some days the king decided to go to the forest to hunt. As he rode on this horse he saw a deer and began chasing it. The chase went on and on, but finally the king became tired and thirsty, so he stopped to rest. He tied the horse to a tree and sat on a large rock.

A little later, a piece of parchment landed next to the king. On it was written half aKing_on_the_horse verse of the fifteenth chapter of the Bhagavad-gita, and as the king read it aloud, the horse fell on the ground and at once gave up its body. Instantaneously, it attained a transcendental four-armed form. This liberated soul then sat down in a Vaikuntha airplane and returned the spiritual world.

After calming down, the king noticed that close by there was a beautiful hermitage. Entering hermitage, the king found that a brahmana lived there named Vishnusharma who had complete control over his senses. The king offered respects to that brahmana and inquired how it was possible that his horse had attained Vaikuntha. The brahmana replied, “O king, previously you had a commander in your army named Sarabha-bherunda. Together with the prince, he had planned to usurp the throne. But before he could do so, he died of cholera. He took birth as that outstanding horse, and when he heard some words from the fifteenth chapter of the Bhagavad-gita he attained Vaikuntha. The king there upon again offered respects to that and returned to his capital.

Back in his capital, the king repeatedly read what was written on that piece of parchment. After a short time he installed his son as the king of Gaudadesha and retired to the forest. There he regularly recited the fifteenth chapter of the Bhagavad-gita and quickly attained the lotus feet of Lord Vishnu.

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