Narada’s Pilgrimage – Vyasa’s Resolve for the Bhagavatam
॥Hari Om॥ Though Vyasa had divided the Vedas, composed the Brahma Sutras, and gifted the Mahabharata to the world, his heart remained unsettled. By the banks of the Sarasvati, he pondered: “The Mahabharata ensures that even women and the working class can grasp dharma. Within it, the Bhagavad Gita teaches svadharma in the very midst of battle, and the Viṣṇu Sahasranama shines with divine wisdom, where Yudhiṣṭhira poses six timeless questions and Bhishma, lying on his bed of arrows, gives the answers: Who is the supreme Deity? What is the highest refuge? By praising whom does one attain auspiciousness? Which dharma is supreme among all? By chanting what is one freed from the recurring cycle of birth and death? And which dharma alone grants release from samsara, the endless wandering of rebirth? Yet, despite these treasures, I feel a lingering unrest.” He foresaw the peril of Kali Yuga: rituals without faith, knowledge without humility, and dharma without ...
