Bhakti Sastri class notes:
In order to understand our real identity and the entire spiritual nature.
Bhagavd gita is the most authoritative one bcoz it is spoken by the Supreme Lord Himself.
Chandra Vamsa/Mooon Dynasty..(inaudible)
Kuru Dynasty/Gauravas
Shantanu Maharaj married to mother Ganges..
She is a person in the spiritual World...River is her expansion
Son was Devavrta...who decided not to marry.
He relinquished and tool a vow to become a life long celibacy
shantanu married to another lady called sathyavati extremely beautiful lady.
But her father made a condn that in order to marry her shanthanu has to agree that her son wud become the successor of the throne.
So Devavrata told he doesnt want to be the successor of the throne.
Well u dont want to claim..but ur children wud come to claim
It was then that Devavrta took a vow not to marry..
On that condn satyavati was married to shantanu
Shanthanu's two sons born-chitrangada, vichitravijaya died at a young age
Mind you..
Make it clear that This is not mythology..This is history. It happened.Reality..Its
factual
then in the womb of the wives ambika and ambalika 2 sons were born thru vyasa dev who was another son of sathyavati.
1-Dhrudarastra eldest
2-Pandu
Vedic culture-Brothers live in perfect harmony in the leadership of brothers.
But if blind cant become king. But he was cherishing a desire that his children wud become the successor of the throne.
Kunti gave birth to her son before his sons would be born.
If the husband dies without procreation, the brother can procreate it was a custom. In Kali it is forbidden.
5 things forbidden in Kali
1.Ahwametha-horse
2.Cow
3.Eka Danda- Sannyasa-3 danda authorised
4.Offering meat to the forefathers in shraddha ceremony
5.Progeny thru the brother of the husband.
There was a conflict over the throne.
100 sons
5 sons
Which led to the severe battle in a field called kurukshetra.
I-World War
Krishna was present on this planet at that time. Pandavas became cousins to krishna.
All the kings sided with Gauravas and others with Pandavas. Subordinate kings sided with Gauravas.
Both duryodhana and Arjun wanted to have krsna on their side.
Krsna vowed not to fight for the side he takes.. My army wud go to the opposite side.
Duryodhana opted for Army. Arjun wanted to have Krsna..
Whoever are you going to side with Krsna.
rest assured that u are gonna be saved.
Never ever go against Him.
The battle was about to begin.
Arjun-3rd of the brothers
They were of the same age so they naturally developed friendship.
Bhisma wud not die unless he himself wants to die..Otherwise no one can kill him.
Another Valiant Warrior,Dronacarya
Ichha mrtyu-Bhisma
Son of sun God Vivasvan-Karna
Impossible to defeat practically
Krsna spoke BG to motivate you, to inspire you
Notes from a Bhakti Sastri class by HH.Bhakti Caru Swami
Yours
Dinesh
Blog:http://dinesh-krsna.blogspot.com
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