Bhishma said - I will tell you about some more rituals.
I have spoken of Ekadashi earlier. I will tell you something more.
You need to get up at dawn and have a bath. After that, wearing clean clothes, you will apply oil on your body and take the name of Narayana. You will sit facing Eastwards and the pray to Narayana. You will then give offerings of food. You will then distribute the food among the poor. I have told you about the Ekadashi earlier.
At this point Vaishampayana said Yudhistira was now at peace after listening to Bhishma. He now wanted to know of the merits of worshiping Krishna.
Bhishma said - Listen to me.
There was a Brahmin called Devmali. He was earning well but he and his wife had no children. One Narada came and asked brahmin why he was said. When brahmin told him about not having children, Narada asked him not to worry. He would have twins.
After sometime time, the brahmin performed a sacrifice and then were born two sons - Yagyamali and Sumali.
Sumali was the younger one and was engrossed in evil deeds. Seeing Devmali divided all his wealth equally among his two sons and retired into the forest along with his wife, to worship Narayana.
Yagyamali spent his days in worship and giving away alms to the poor. He soon earned a lot of respect and built temples and ponds for people.
Sumali on the other hand wasted away whatever wealth he had got.
Yagyamali tried to talk to Sumali, but Sumali began beating him. Seeing this the people of the town began beating up Sumali. They bound him up but he was rescued by the kind Yagyamali. Yagyamali was driven away from that place.
Years passed. When Yagyamali died, he was brought up to the abode of Narayana. On the way he saw Sumali being dragged by servants of Yama. Yagyamali asked the attendants of Vishnu is there was a way in which his brother could be relieved.
The attendant said let me tell you a story.
In a faraway kingdom lived an evil prostitute. Tired with her, the town people drove her away. Tired and hungry she roamed around till she came across a Krishna temple. Seeing a lake nearby, she had a bath there and came back to the temple. She found the temple to be dirty and cleaned that with her hands. She then slept there and got bitten by a snake. Having served Krishna, she was taken away from the attendants of Yama by the attendants of Vishnu.
Saying this attendant said if Yagyamali was willing to give a part of his good deeds to Sumali, he would be saved. Yagyamali did that. Both the brothers got salvation.
Bhishma then said If one worships Vishnu with humility and devotion, he gets salvation.
I have spoken of Ekadashi earlier. I will tell you something more.
You need to get up at dawn and have a bath. After that, wearing clean clothes, you will apply oil on your body and take the name of Narayana. You will sit facing Eastwards and the pray to Narayana. You will then give offerings of food. You will then distribute the food among the poor. I have told you about the Ekadashi earlier.
At this point Vaishampayana said Yudhistira was now at peace after listening to Bhishma. He now wanted to know of the merits of worshiping Krishna.
Bhishma said - Listen to me.
There was a Brahmin called Devmali. He was earning well but he and his wife had no children. One Narada came and asked brahmin why he was said. When brahmin told him about not having children, Narada asked him not to worry. He would have twins.
After sometime time, the brahmin performed a sacrifice and then were born two sons - Yagyamali and Sumali.
Sumali was the younger one and was engrossed in evil deeds. Seeing Devmali divided all his wealth equally among his two sons and retired into the forest along with his wife, to worship Narayana.
Yagyamali spent his days in worship and giving away alms to the poor. He soon earned a lot of respect and built temples and ponds for people.
Sumali on the other hand wasted away whatever wealth he had got.
Yagyamali tried to talk to Sumali, but Sumali began beating him. Seeing this the people of the town began beating up Sumali. They bound him up but he was rescued by the kind Yagyamali. Yagyamali was driven away from that place.
Years passed. When Yagyamali died, he was brought up to the abode of Narayana. On the way he saw Sumali being dragged by servants of Yama. Yagyamali asked the attendants of Vishnu is there was a way in which his brother could be relieved.
The attendant said let me tell you a story.
In a faraway kingdom lived an evil prostitute. Tired with her, the town people drove her away. Tired and hungry she roamed around till she came across a Krishna temple. Seeing a lake nearby, she had a bath there and came back to the temple. She found the temple to be dirty and cleaned that with her hands. She then slept there and got bitten by a snake. Having served Krishna, she was taken away from the attendants of Yama by the attendants of Vishnu.
Saying this attendant said if Yagyamali was willing to give a part of his good deeds to Sumali, he would be saved. Yagyamali did that. Both the brothers got salvation.
Bhishma then said If one worships Vishnu with humility and devotion, he gets salvation.
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