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A STUDY OF THE BHAGAVATA PUR-ANA

OR

ESOTERIC HINDUISM.

THE IDEAL OF BHAGAVATA PURANA.

A DISCOURSE BETWEEN VYlSA AND NARADA.

"I have duly respected the Vedas, the teachers and the sacrificial
fire, I have put the sense of all the Vedas into the Mahabharata and
have made their sacred lore accessible to all classes of men. I have
done all this, nay, much more. Still I think my work is not fully done."
So thought Veda Vyasa, the adept author of the Kali Yuga, while
meditating on the sacred banks of the Sarasvati, and his heart became
heavy with something, he knew not what. At this time Narada ap-
peared before him Narada, who knew all that transpired in the
Triloki and who could enter into the hearts of all beings. "Thou hast
fully known," said Narada, "all that is knowable, for thou hast written
the excellent Mahabharata, which leaves nothing unsaid. How is it
then thou feelest dispirited as if thy object were not gained?" What
could Vyasa say in reply; he only inquired from the seer Narada the
cause of his uneasiness.

Narada entered into a free criticism of the Bhagavat Gita, the
philosophical portion of the Mahabharata, pointed out its shortcomings
and suggested to Vyasa what next to do. A few remarks will be
necessary to understand all this.

There are seven planes Bhur, Bhuvar, Svar, Mahar, Jana, Tapas
and Satya.

Bhur is the terrestrial plane.

Bhuvar is the astral plane.

Svar is the plane of Kama and desires.

These three planes, collectively known as Triloki, are the planes
of personality. Kama is the guiding principle of existence in Triloki,
and a recurrence of births and re-births its main characteristic. With
every Night of Brahma, this triple plane comes to an end, transferring

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