[Advaita-l] Ekadashi (VTCS Rao)

[sunil bhattacharjya]

Dear friends,

On Lord Krishna's role the Sabhaprava says as follows:

Hearing the loud prayer of Jaajnaseni (Draupadi) to Shrikrishna,

Vishnu and Nara-Hari  to save her, the kind (Lord) was moved

and (He) left his bed and  immediately  came  there on foot,

and entering Mahatma Dharma (He)  covered Draupadi with

various nice clothes.


ततस्तु धर्मोऽन्तरितो महात्मा

समावृणोद् विविधैः सुवस्त्रैः


Hope this clarifies

Sunil K. Bhattacharjya

On Mon, Nov 21, 2022 at 11:45 PM V Subrahmanian <v.subrahmanian at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Thanks Kaushik for clarifying this.  Even I could not believe it when I
> heard this opinion of that scholar.
>
> warm regards
> subbu
>
> On Tue, Nov 22, 2022 at 12:34 PM Kaushik Chevendra <
> chevendrakaushik at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Considering the significance of this pastime, shouldn't it find mentions
>> in scriptures other than the Mahabharat? Yes, it should and it does. Below
>> are the cross references of this incident from the Puranas, which
>> unambiguously establish the authenticity of this incident.
>>
>> In the Padma Purana, Uttara Khanda, Chapter 194, between verses 2-10,
>> self Narada Muni states—
>>
>> O girl, do not be sad in vain. Having placed your mind in your heart,
>> remember Śrīkṛṣṇa’s lotus-like feet. (By that) you will obtain happiness. That
>> Kṛṣṇa who protected Draupadī from ignominy from the Kauravas, who looked
>> after the beautiful cowherdesses, has not gone anywhere (else).
>>
>> The Narada Mahapurana, which is well known for its consistency of
>> manuscripts, contains the one thousand holy names of Lord Krishna and
>> Srimati Radhika, five hundred names of each. The 412th, 414th and 420th
>> names of Lord Krishna clearly mention this pastime.
>>
>> Narada Mahapurana, Volume 3, Chapter 82, between verses 101-110, states—
>>
>> (412) one who keeps up the word of Draupadi, (413) the remover of the
>> fear from Durvasas, (414) one who arrived immediately after being
>> remembered by Pancali, (415) the messenger of the sons of Kunti, (416)
>> counsellor of Parthas, (417) the destroyer of the miseries of the sons of
>> Kunti.
>>
>> Again, between the verses 111-120, it is mentioned—
>>
>> (418) The remover of the false prestige of Arjuna, (419) one who granted
>> life to Partha, (420) one who supplied garment to Pancali, (421) the
>> protector of the protectors of the world,
>>
>> Brahmanda Purana, 1st Volume, 3rd Section, Chapter 36 lists out 108 holy
>> names of Lord Krishna. Verse 34 states—
>>
>> (67) Saṃsāravairin (one who puts an end to the worldly existence), (68)
>> Kaṃsāri (the enemy of Kaṃsa), (69) Murāri (the enemy of Mura), (70)
>> Narakāntaka (the slayer of demon Naraka), (71) Anādibrahmacārin (one who is
>> an eternal celibate or a religious student) (72) Kṛṣṇāvyasanakarṣaka
>> (one who dispelled the distresses of Kṛṣṇā i.e. Draupadī).
>>
>> Moreover Srimad Bhagavatam, the Lion among the Puranas and a prime text
>> on the life of Lord Krishna, provides an indirect mention of this incident.
>> In Srimad Bhagavatam 1.8.24, self Kunti Devi states—
>>
>> My dear Kṛṣṇa, Your Lordship has protected us from a poisoned cake, from
>> a great fire, from cannibals, from the vicious assembly, from sufferings
>> during our exile in the forest and from the battle where great generals
>> fought. And now You have saved us from the weapon of Aśvatthāmā.
>>
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