"Jathasya maranam dhruvam" say the Sasthras!! Death is inevitable for every birth!! But one should die a good death--not by accidents & other means!! The insensible action of parikshit in placing a dead snake on the neck of the harmless sage resulted in the curse of his son that the king should die in seven days!! But the King turned philosophical & spiritual instead of wailing at the curse! He utilized those seven critical days in listening to the glories & leelas of Sri Krishna & Sri Hari! That is Bhagavatha purana! In 12 Skandas ,Suka Bramha narrates stories of the various Avatars & many others associated with them!! The Bhagavatha emphasizes the significance of total surrender of the individual to the will of God!! Chanting his glorious names & listening to his divine exploits with single minded devotion shall absolve man of all his sins & liberate him!! In the episodes of Gajendra Moksham & Prahlada charitra, sage Vyasa brings out this aspect very effectively!! Fighting the crocodile for hundreds of years puffed up by his EGo, Gajendra ultimately surrendered to God & only then Hari came & saved him by killing the crocodile!! The effect of chanting the name of the Lord is seen in prahlada's story! With HIS NAME on his lips & mind, he was saved from the torments & tortures of his father Hiranyakasipu!!The Gopikas too had salvation through the chanting of the Lord's name!! In this Kaliyuga nama sankirtan is the easiest & the best!! The Lord himself tells Narada that he does not live either in His abode Vaikunta or in the hearts of yogis but is present wherever His devotes sing & chant his divine Names!!Youngsters should develop chanting the name of God from their early childhood!"
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