Salvation of King Parikshit

Salvation of King Parikshit

When King Parikshit had to be bitten by a Takshak snake
as a result of a curse of a sage, Shrimad Bhagavat (Sudha Sagar)
had to be recited for seven days for the salvation of King Parikshit.
All the sages and pandits on the earth were requested to narrate
the story of  shrimad-bhagavad to Parikshit. They were actually
Pandits. They knew the law of God. They also knew that the result
will come on the seventh day. The eyes of the intellectual people of the world were fixed on what will happen to Parikshit on the seventh
day.

Salvation of King Parikshit

Salvation of King Parikshit

All the Pandits on earth refused to narrate the story of Shrimad
Bhagavat and said that we do not have the authority. We will not
incur sin by playing with someone’s human life. Vedvyas who had
written shrimad-bhagavad also declined to narrate the tale. All the
sages told that Sage Sukhdev should be called from Heaven for this
task. He has the authority to narrate the tale. Sage Sukhdev was
called from heaven for King Parikshit. After spending some time in
hell, Yudhishthir is bearing fruits of virtuous deeds in heaven. Out
of affection to his family, for the salvation of Arjun’s grandson
Parikshit, he donated some of his virtues to Sage Sukhdev (Shukdev).
With the price of those virtues, Sage Shukdev sat in an aircraft and
came to earth to narrate the tale of Shrimad Bhagavat to King
Parikshit. After narrating the tale for seven days, he dispelled
Parikshit’s attachment in his kingdom and family. Takshak snake
bit King Parikshit during the narration of the holy tale. The king
instantly died. But because of listening to the holy tale, Parikshit’s
attention deviating from the world was engrossed in the joys of
heaven. While on the position of the King, Parikshit had held big
religious yagyas. Due to which, he had heaps of virtues. The law of
God has been explained in the following speech: -
Kabir, jahan aasha tahan baasa hoi | man karm vachan sumriyo soi ||
Translation:- This evidence is also given in Gita Chapter 8 Verse
6 that “O Bharat! It is a law of God that whoever one remembers at
the time of death, he/she goes to him/her only.” As per this very law,
the soul of King Parikshit abandoning the material body (which had
died with the venom of the snake), went to heaven in its subtle body
along with Sage Shukdev in an aircraft.
Sant Garibdas ji (Village Chhudani, District Jhajjar) told
Maniram ji that King Parikshit’s mind was detached from the world
and inspired to go to heaven by listening to the holy tale narrated
by Sage Shukdev. Due to which, after his death, he went to heaven
as a result of the virtuous deeds performed as a king in that life.
The cycle of birth and death is still remaining. In the Lok of Kaal
Brahm, due to paucity of the complete spiritual knowledge,

Salvation of King Parikshit

the
attainment of heaven-great heaven alone is considered to be salvation. Even the salvation of the Kaal Brahm’s lok cannot be
attained by the level of worship of any sage or Pandit on earth,
because their aim is to get honour and praise in doing Paath and
Katha i.e. Satsang. They are also afflicted by jealousy in the desire
to attain more fame than another sage. Shukdev ji was a disciple of
Saint Janak. Complete God Kabir had met King Janak. He had
given him SohM mantra. Shukdev was King Janak’s main and dear
disciple. Janak ji had only given this mantra to Shukdev. As a result
of which, Shukdev’s tenure of heaven is lengthy. Kaal had deceived
King Janak. King Janak had donated half of his virtues to twelve
crore living beings suffering in hell. Due to which, his tenure of
heaven was shortened, and he took birth as Shri Nanak ji in Shri
Kaluram Mehta’s (Khatri- Arora) house in Punjab State (in India)
in 1469. (Currently, that place is in Pakistan.) Shukdev ji had no
hatred, jealousy against anyone on earth, neither did he desire for
any honour or praise. The story narrated by him had an impact on
Parikshit’s mind.

Salvation of King Parikshit

 As a result of which, he went to Heaven. Had
another sage narrated the holy story, the king’s mind would have
remained in his kingdom and family. He would have had a rebirth on
earth. He would have wasted his virtues by becoming a king.
Sant Garibdas ji told that – O Maniram! Until the birth and
death of a living being end, one cannot attain supreme peace.
Becoming a king, one burns in the fire of loss and benefit of the
kingdom. Becoming a pauper, one bears hardships. Then one suffers
in the bodies of animals and birds etc. You are a devotee of Shri
Vishnu alias Shri Krishna. (Vaishnav sadhus consider Shri Vishnu ji
as their deity.) You also believe that Shri Krishna, that is, Shri Vishnu
narrated the knowledge of Shrimadbhagavat Gita to Arjun. The
speaker of Gita clarifies in Gita Chapter 18 Verse 62 that there is
some Supreme God other than me. O Bharat! Go in the refuge of
that Supreme God in every respect. Only by the grace of that
Supreme God, you will attain supreme peace and eternal supreme
abode (Satyalok).
In Gita Chapter 7 Verse 29, the Speaker of Gita has told that
“those worshippers who strive to become free from ‘Jaraa’ (old age)
and ‘maran’ (death), [who do not desire for the kingdom of Kaal lok and heaven-great heaven] they are familiar with ‘Tat’ Brahm, the
entire spirituality and all the actions.”
In Gita Chapter 8 Verse 1, Arjun asked the Speaker of Gita
that – The ‘Tat’ Brahm about whom you have mentioned in Chapter
7 Verse 29, what is that ‘Tat’ Brahm? The speaker of Gita has given
its answer in Gita Chapter 8 Verse 3. He has told that – He is Param
Akshar Brahm.
In Gita Chapter 8 Verse 5 and 7, the Speaker of the
knowledge of Gita has advised to do his bhakti by which he will be
attained, and in Gita chapter 8 Verses 8, 9, 10, he has advised to do
bhakti of that Param Akshar Brahm other than him by which He will
be attained.
In Gita Chapter 2 Verse 12, Chapter 4 Verse 5, Chapter 10
Verse 2, the Speaker of Gita has told that – O Arjun! You and I have
had several births. We will also continue to have them in future.
In Gita Chapter 2 Verse 17, the Immortal God has been
mentioned, and in Chapter 15 Verses 16-17, three Purush (Gods)
have been mentioned. In Verse 16, there is description of Kshar
Purush and Akshar Purush. Both of them have been told to be mortal.
Then in Chapter 15 Verse 17, information about the Immortal Param
Akshar Brahm has been given. He has been said to be the Uttam
Purush, that is, the Supreme God. He only nurtures the three worlds;
in reality, He is immortal. In Gita Chapter 15 Verse 4, the speaker
of the knowledge of Gita has clarified that after finding a Tatvdarshi
Saint, one should search for that supreme state of the Supreme God,
having gone where, worshippers never return to the world. One
should only worship that God, from whom the world-like tree has
extended, that is, the God who has created the universe. (End of
description from Gita)
Sant Garibdas ji told Maniram that – The bhakti of Param
Akshar Brahm, that is, Tat Brahm is available with me (Sant
Garibdas ji). If you want to attain complete salvation, then take
initiation from me and get your welfare done. Maniram knew all
the verses of Gita by heart. He immediately understood everything,
and by taking initiation and abandoning hypocrisy, got his welfare
done.