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The Twelfth Book. Chapter 13

The Twelfth Book

Chapter Xiii

On The Description Of Janamejayas Dev Yaj

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Vysa said :-- O King Janamejaya! Thus I have answered all your nice queries; also what Nryana spoke to the highsouled Nrada is also said by me. He who hears this greatly wonderful Purnam Sr Dev Bhgavatam certainly becomes dear to the Dev and all his actions become fructified with success. Now as regards your mental distress, how you prevent any evil falling to your late father in his future life, I advise you to do the Yaj in the name of Bhagavat; and certainly your father will be saved. And you also better take the Most Excellent Mantra of the Mah Dev duly, according to rules; and your human life will then be crowned with success; (your life will be saved; thus you as well as your father will be saved).

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Sta said :-- O Risis! Hearing thus, the King asked Vysa Deva to initiate in the Great Dev Mantra and thus to become his Guru. He was then initiated duly according to rules with the Great Mantra of Bhagavat united with Pranava. When the Navartra period arrived, he called Dhaumya and other Brhmanas and performed the Navartra Vrata so very dear to the Dev, according to his state. At this time for the satisfaction of the Dev, he caused this Dev Bhgavata Purna to be read by the Brhmanas and fed innumerable Brhmanas and Kumrs (virgins) and gave in charity lots of things to the poor, orphans, and the Brhmin boys and thus finished the Vrata. O Risis! Thus completing the Devyaj, while the King was sitting on his seat, the fiery Devarsi Nrada came there from above playing with his lute. Seeing him there, all on a sudden, the King got up, and paid due respects to him by asking him to take his seat, with other necessary things. When the Devarsi became relieved of his labour of journey, the King asked him about his welfare and then enquired into the cause of his coming there.

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Devarsi! Whence and what for are you now coming? By your arrival here I am become blessed and feel that my Lord has come to me; now what can I serve to you; kindly command and oblige. Hearing this, the Devarsi Nrada said :-- "O King! Today I saw in the Devaloka a very wonderful event. I wanted eagerly to inform that to you. Hence I have come here. Your father met with a bad turn of fate for his bad action. I saw today he assumed a divine form and he was going on a chariot. The Devas were praising him and the Apsars were encircling him. It seemed he

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was going in that dress to the Mani Dvpa. O King! You performed the Navartra Vrata and read the Dev Bhgavata; it seems, as a result of that, your father has now been rewarded with such a noble and good turn of fate. Now you have become blessed and your actions have borne fruits. You have delivered your father from the hell and so you have become an ornament in your family. Today your name and fame have extended to the Devaloka."

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Sta said :-- O Risis! Hearing these words from the mouth of Nrada, the King Janamejaya became very much happy and delighted and fell prostrate at the feet of Vysa Deva of glorious deeds and said :-- O Best of Munis! By Thy Grace, today I have become blessed. Now what return can I pay to Thee save bowing down to Thee. I pray that Thou dost shew such favours to me ever and again. O Risis! Hearing these words of the King Janamejaya, Vdaryana Veda Vysa blessed him and spoke to him in sweet words :-- "O King! Now leave all other actions. Read always the Dev Bhgavata and worship the Lotus Feet of Sr Dev. Leave off all laziness and now perform the Dev Yaj with great eclt. And you will surely be able to cross this bondage of the world. True there are various Purnas, the Visnu Purna, the Siva Purna, but those cannot compare with one sixteenth of this Dev Bhgavatam. In fact, this Purna is the Essence of all the Purnas. How can the other Purnas be compared with this, wherein is established the Dev Mla Prakriti? Reading this Purna from the beginning to the end yields the result of reading the Vedas. So the wise persons should try their best to study it always." Thus saying to Janamejaya, Veda Vysa departed. Then the pure minded Dhaumya and the other Brhmanas highly praised the Dev Bhgavatam and went to their desired places. And the King Janamejaya, on the other hand, began to read and hear always the Dev Bhgavatam and spent his days happily in governing his kingdom.

Here end the Thirteenth Chapter of the Twelfth Book on the description of Janamejayas Dev Yaj in the Mah Purnam Sr Mad Dev Bhgavatam of 18000 verses by Maharsi Veda Vysa.
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