Happy Mother's Day! Those who are familiar with the Festival of Inspiration know that the Sunday morningSrimad Bhagavatam class is generally a "Mataji Special" -- when one of the exaltedVaisnavis takes to thevyasasana to enlighten us all. I'm here, sitting in the back of the packed-out temple room as Mother Vishakha, a disciple of Srila Prabhupada and talented photographer, author, wife, and mother, begins her class.
The verse, from the Sixth Canto of Bhagavatam, speaks about the reality that we have actually had millions of "mothers" and "fathers" throughout various lifetimes:
The verse, from the Sixth Canto of Bhagavatam, speaks about the reality that we have actually had millions of "mothers" and "fathers" throughout various lifetimes:
By the mystic power of Narada Muni, the living entity reentered his dead body for a short time and spoke in reply to NaradaMuni's request. He said: According to the results of my fruitiveactivities, I, the living being, transmigrate from one body to another, sometimes going to the species of the demigods, sometimes to the species of lower animals, sometimes among the vegetables, and sometimes to the human species. Therefore, in which birth were these my mother and father? No one is actually my mother and father. How can I accept these two people as my parents?" (Bhag. 6.16.4)
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