Chapter 19: chapter 19

"From begining, you hated Lord Shiv because he leads life as an aghora. You are my obsessed devotee and hate Shaivism, but you can't realise that Shiva is filled with Vishnu and Vishnu with Shiv. You let Devi Sati marry Shiv reluctantly because I compelled you. During brahmayagna conducted by saptarshis, everyone who attended it except Lord Shiv saluted you as soon as you entered. Lord Shiv didn't salute but gave you blessings instead. You felt it as an insult being unable to perceive that Lord Shiv is elder than you in age and one of the trinity. He didn't pay pranam neither with hatred nor with an intention to insult his father in law, but trinity shouldn't salute humans. It made you enraged and you left yagna, began this yagna to insult him. You sent invitations to everyone in the universe except Shiv-Sati only to insult them. I don't like attending an yagna where there is no honour for Shiv Sati but couldn't deny your invitation as I promised you earlier that I will fulfill all of your wishes. I'll come only reluctantly. Behen! Sati! I know what is going to happen with my innocent behen in that yagna but I'm bound to my duty and promise! "" Prabhu, what are you thinking about? Please accept my invitation and bless your devotee", urged Daksh." Haa! I'm coming", said Vishnu which made Daksh jubilated and he left.In Yagnavalkya's hermitage, he continued narrating Jatabharat's story,"Laxmi! As he failed to pay enough concentration in his penance, his tapasya had gone wasted totally. He died suddenly one day thinking about the deer thus he had to lay janm again as a deer. He couldn't attain moksha, but he was born as a jatismara deer due to his over attachment with it. Jatismara, in sanskrit, means one who remembers his past janm. He could remember his past janm because of spiritual knowledge he acquired in last janm and his virtuous nature. He perceived his mistakes then. He understood that he shouldn't get attached with any other being, he should put full concentration and endeavour in penance for the supreme if he wants to attain moksha. He(in his deer form) yet still remembered some yoga mantras, and knowledge. His actions were as of an yogi even though he's in deer form. He went near sages and listen to their hymns, prayers and tried to repeat them, tried to chant mantras, thus he led his remaining life spiritually. As time passed, he died one day. His soul left the deer's body and entered womb of a brahmin lady this time. Brahmin lady named that baby as "Bharat"(he was named unknowingly with the previous janms name itself).In this janm too, he remembered all his past janms, and he decided to reach his destiny, Narayan at any cost. As he was a jatismara, he came to be known as Jatabharat. He left his family in childhood itself and proceeded towards Himalayas for penance. He focussed entirely on the ultimate reality this time, his lord Narayan. He didn't get deviated even a little and performed a great tapasya, which impressed Vishnu even. Vishnu came down to satisfy his wish.Laxmi! Did you understand the importance of concentration now?? Just because of lack of concentration, he couldn't accomplish his wish and had to fall in cycles of birth and death. As he was blessed and remembered his past janm, he could attain moksha that too after two births, else even then he couldn't."Laxmi nodded her head expressing that she understood." Practise Vriksha asana to improve concentration levels. This asana reduces fluctuations in mind and quiets mind from distractions.First stand straightly, place your feet together and knees completely straight. Fold your right leg at knee joint. Put the right heel on left thigh using your hands, toes indicating down. Try to balance yourself with one leg. Join your hands at chest as if you are doing namaskara. Bring your hands slowly above head after taking a deep breath. This asana makes your body sturdy and flexible, calms your mind. It's difficult but you can do it better upon practice. Laxmi, started practising that aasana to improve her concentration and focus on her Prananadh. Meanwhile, Devi Sati accompanied by Nandi and Shivgan were about to reach Daksh's palace where he had been conducting Dakshyagn. Devi Sati exhilarated to meet her parents after a long time."I'm coming maa! I'm coming pithasree! Yours lovely daughter Dakshayani is coming to her home", Devi Sati felt excited where as Shivgan were very much tensed."Why did Mahadev try to stop me?? I'm meeting my parents who gave me birth only henna. He said that one shouldn't go anywhere without invitation. It's my home, he is my father.Do I need invitation to go to my home and meet my parents?? My father might forget giving invitation pathr(card) to me and Mahadev for his yagna. And moreover, it's my palace where I had grown up. I can go anytime. How much I tried to convince him, he didn't listen. He sent only Shivgan along with me saying that it's for my safety. I don't understand what is the necessity of safety in my fathers home?", Devi Sati in her mind.Devi Sati reached Daksha palace when her mind was revolving around these questions. She saw his father and mother being involved in yagna when she entered the royal court. Vishnu Dev, Brahmdev, Saraswati Devi along with all devgan, yaksh, gandharv were present and participating in it. Devi Sati shouted with exhilaration,"Pithasree! Matasree! Your daughter Dakshayani came". Happy tears came out from her eyes as she was seeing her parents again for the first time after she had left to Kailash.Daksh didn't reply anything but was seriously continuing his yagna. Devi Sati didn't understand why he didn't respond, she shouted again. Neither her mother nor her father responded. She went near her father and touched his feet for blessings, Daksh immediately got enraged and raised hia voice on her,"Why did you come here?"TO BE CONTINUED...