of Śrīmad Bhāgavatam
/Bhāgavata-Purāṇa [Kṛṣṇa/Bhakti-bible]
I.
SHUKA ONDERRICHT KONING PARIKSHITH
EN VERTELT OVER SAGE NARADA'S VERBLIJF IN DWARAKA
VASUDEVA, DE VADER VAN KRISHNA, VROEG ER NARADA EENS:
WAT ZIJN RELIGIEUZE PLICHTEN OM MOKSHA TE BEKOMEN?
Sri Shuka said:
'Desirous to worship Krishna, oh best of the Kurus [King Parikshith], Narada continued to stay in Dvaraka, the capital protected by the arms of Govinda. Which sensible person, faced with death coming from all sides, oh King [Parikshith], would not be of worship for the lotus feet of Mukunda [Krishna], who is so worshipable for even the best of the immortals?
One day, Vasudeva [(father of) Krishna] said the following to the deva-rishi who came over to his house, and was respectfully greeted and worshiped with paraphernalia and a comfortable seat. He said:
'Oh great Lord, this visit of yours compares to the visit of a good father. For you, who are there for both the misers and everyone on the path of Uttamasloka, appear for the benefit of all embodied souls. What the gods do, means misery and happiness to the living beings. But what saints like you do, who accepted the Infallible One as their very soul, results in happiness only. The gods behave like one's shadow. They care for their worshipers depending the obeisances one makes, and the karma that one has. But the saints are of mercy for the fallen souls, irrespective of what they did.
Oh brahmin, I nevertheless would like to ask you about the religious duties to please the Supreme Lord, for the mortal soul who with faith hears about them, will be freed from all fear. A long time ago, in a previous life, I - bewildered by His maya - worshiped Ananta, the Lord who Awards Liberation, for begetting a child in this world and not for my liberation. Please instruct us therefore, oh you true to the vow, so that we - without much trouble - by your mercy may find liberation from this world full of dangers that frightens us at every step.'
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