tatraivāntardadhe haraḥ
paśyatāṁ rāja-putrāṇāṁ
tatraivāntardadhe haraḥ
Maitreya said: After instructing the sons of King Barhiṣat and being worshipped by them, Śiva disappeared while they watched.
Starting from the Twenty-fifth Chapter, for five chapters, Nārada awakens King Barhiṣat, who is absorbed in karma-yoga, using the story of King Purañjana. In the Twenty-fifth Chapter King Purañjana meets his wife in his city with nine gates and enjoys with her.
|| 4.25.2 ||
rudra-gītaṁ bhagavataḥ
stotraṁ sarve pracetasaḥ
japantas te tapas tepur
varṣāṇām ayutaṁ jale
Chanting Śiva’s song concerning the Lord, the Pracetās performed austerities for ten thousand years in the water.
|| 4.25.3 ||
prācīnabarhiṣaṁ kṣattaḥ
karmasv āsakta-mānasam
nārado 'dhyātma-tattva-jñaḥ
kṛpāluḥ pratyabodhayat
O Vidura! Nārada, knowing spiritual truth and being compassionate, awakened the King whose mind was attached to karma-yoga.
While Śiva taught the Pracetās his song, Nārada was teaching their father jñāna, vairāgya and bhakti through the story of Purañjana. Without completing the story of the Pracetās, Maitreya now speaks about their father. Nārada was merciful, thinking, “This king in the dynasty of my dear devotee Dhruva is enamored by karma. I will save him.”
|| 4.25.4 ||
śreyas tvaṁ katamad rājan
karmaṇātmana īhase
duḥkha-hāniḥ sukhāvāptiḥ
śreyas tan neha ceṣyate
O King! What benefit do you want for yourself by doing these karmas? It is not possible to destroy suffering and attain happiness by performance of karma.
Benefit is not seen (iṣyate) in karma, since the happiness attained by karma is mixed with suffering and is temporary.
|| 4.25.5 ||
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