Purification of the Consciousness

Just as water falling from the rain clouds is pure but becomes muddied after contacting the earth, similarly our original state of consciousness is pure. It is simply due to contact with the material nature that we have become illusioned and distressed. And just as water through a process of purification can be returned to its original pure state, our consciousness can also become purified through the authorized system of bhakti yoga as described by Lord Sri Krishna in the Bhagavad-gita.

Anyone who takes this purification process very seriously will find a tremendous improvement in their consciousness and will achieve the ultimate benefit of going back to home, back to Godhead upon leaving their present body. If you have not already seriously committed yourself to the process of bhakti yoga, kindly do so today. You will attain the supreme success!

Answers According to the Vedic Version

Question: When Did Lord Rama Appear?...

Caitanya Mahaprabhu appeared 5 centuries ago, Lord Krishna appeared 50 centuries ago. Are there time records of the appearances of Lord Rama, Lord Nrisinghadeva and so forth?

Mr N Preethpaul

Answer: Mahabharata Gives Us A Hint...

We can understand something about when Lord Ramacandra appeared by consulting the Mahabharata (Santi-parva 348.51-52) as follows:

treta-yugadau ca tato
vivasvan manave dadau
manus ca loka-bhrty-artham
sutayeksvakave dadau
iksvakuna ca kathito
vyapya lokan avasthitah

"In the beginning of the millennium known as Treta-yuga this science of the relationship with the Supreme was delivered by Vivasvan to Manu. Manu, being the father of mankind, gave it to his son Maharaja Iksvaku, the king of this earth planet and forefather of the Raghu dynasty, in which Lord Ramacandra appeared."

From these verses we can understand that Lord Ramacandra appeared in the dynasty of Maharaja Iksvaku, the son of Manu. Manu heard the Bhagavad-gita from Vivasvan at the beginning of Treta Yuga, some 2,005,000 years ago.

In this way through scriptural research we can learn more about the different incarnations of Lord Sri Krishna.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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