Srimadh Bagawatham - Krishna’s Instruction To Udhavar Part 5

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The Avadhuta Sanyasi continued to instruct Yadu Maharaj.

‘The ocean is unfathomable and cannot be churned. A Bagawatha’s mind should be like that and must not fall prey to confusion. Ocean gets more water during rainy season from overflowing rivers and less during summer yet, the water level in ocean does not change. Similarly a person must live happily without worrying about the change in income level.

A moth gives in to the attractive flames of the fire. Because of its desire for the flashy fire, it dies when it falls in to the flames while trying to get very close to the flame. We should learn to avoid objects like gold and diamonds as our materialistic desires only ruin us.

There are many things to be learnt from a honey bee. It collects honey from various flowers. It collects from small as well as large flowers. As it collects only a few drops from a flower, the flower faces no difficulties. A Bagawatha (unchavarthi) like the honey bee must solicit only small donations but, from many people. Like the bee which collects nectar from small and large flowers, a Bagawatha must grasp the knowledge from the various shastras. They should also attend lectures by many scholars even if the lectures are on the same subject. This way, they can learn better as each scholar would be an expert on a particular subject and each would highlight a unique point which falls in their area of expertise.

A honey bee does not use its collection immediately. It is called madhuvratan in Sanskrit because it drinks the honey only on new moon or full moon days. ‘Vratan’ means one who is undergoing a fast. As the bee does not drink honey on other days, it is called as madhuvratan. It stores honey in its hive till new moon/full moon day but, unfortunately, the honey is stolen by the hunter. The hunter not only destroys the hive, but also kills the bee. Hence we shouldn’t accumulate any kind of wealth as this will only lead to misery.

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