Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Pearls of Wisdom - 68


Process of birth (Explained by Lord Kapila):
(Continued...)

Fallen into a pool of blood, stool and urine within the abdomen of his mother, his own body scorched by the mother's gastric fire, the embodied soul, anxious to get out, counts his months and prays, "O my Lord, when shall I, a wretched soul, be released from this confinement?"

My dear Lord, by Your causeless mercy I am awakened to consciousness, although I am only ten months old. For this causeless mercy of the Supreme Lord, the friend of all fallen souls, there is no way to express my gratitude but to pray with folded hands.

(To be continued...)

Srimad Bhagavatam - Canto 3 Chapter 31 Verses 17-18

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