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RAJI SRIDHAR • September 28, 2002 


> Accepting a jAthi heenan as great, considering his
> Jnanam and bhakthi is not only alwars or acharyas
> philosophy.  It is seen even in the puranas. 
> SounakAdhi maharishis were high class Brahmins doing
> tapas in naimisAranyam.  When soodar, a bhAgavatan
> born in a low caste came over there all the rishis
> prostrated him and gave him a seat with due respect.
>  They requested him to shower bhagavat gunam to
> them.  Though born in a low birth, due to guru (veda
> vyasa) krupai, soodhar was well versed in all
> sastras and was a great jnani and parama
> bhAgavathan.  So from this too it is proved that
> irrespective of the birth, if a person is a
> bhAgavatan then we should prostrate him, and give
> and take knowledge.




Pranams

After reading this a small doubt arised.......

Soodhar (Ugrasravas) in naimisaranyam narrated all
puranas, including bhagavtam.

  His father Soodar Romaharshanar(disciple of Vyasa)
was killed by Balarama because Soodar didn't show
respect by standing when Soodhar was not supposed to
get up in between the SAtra(Sacrifice of long
duration).

Soodhar Romaharshanar was not a bhagavtha?  What was
his crime to be punished that too when he was sitting
in vyasa peedam. Balarama says "This lowborn man who
sits on a very high seat, without showing any respect
to the Rishis and to us, a protector of Dharma,
deserves death". (sloka 24, ch.78) 

I request the bhagavathas to explain more on this.

Pranams once again
raji sridhar


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