GITA : - Glorification of Chapter Fifteen

In Gaudadesha there lived a king named Kripana-narasimha, who could defeat the demigods. This king had a greedy commander named Sarabha-bherunda, who, together with the prince, was conspiring to assassinate the king. But before Sarabha-bherunda could execute the plan, he died of cholera. In his next life, Sarabha-bherunda took birth as an excellent horse.

 

One day a merchant bought this horse and went to the capital of Gaudadesha to sell it to the king. Upon reaching the palace, the merchant came before the king and explained that he had an incomparable horse to sell. The king took an interest and asked to see the horse at once. He examined it and without hesitation paid the sum the merchant asked.

After some days the king decided to go to the forest to hunt. As he rode on this horse he saw a deer and began chasing it. The chase went on and on, but finally the king became tired and thirsty, so he stopped to rest. He tied the horse to a tree and sat on a large rock.

A little later, a piece of parchment landed next to the king. On it was written half a verse of the fifteenth chapter of the Bhagavad-gita, and as the king read it aloud, the horse fell on the ground and at once gave up its body. Instantaneously, it attained a transcendental four-armed form. This liberated soul then sat down in a

Vaikuntha

  airplane and returned the spiritual world.

 

After calming down, the king noticed that close by there was a beautiful hermitage. Entering hermitage, the king found that a brahmana lived there named Vishnusharma who had complete control over his senses. The king offered respects to that brahmana and inquired how it was possible that his horse had attained Vaikuntha. The brahmana replied, “O king, previously you had a commander in your army named Sarabha-bherunda. Together with the prince, he had planned to usurp the throne. But before he could do so, he died of cholera. He took birth as that outstanding horse, and when he heard some words from the fifteenth chapter of the Bhagavad-gita he attained Vaikuntha. The king there upon again offered respects to that and returned to his capital.

Back in his capital, the king repeatedly read what was written on that piece of parchment. After a short time he installed his son as the king of Gaudadesha and retired to the forest. There he regularly recited the fifteenth chapter of the Bhagavad-gita and quickly attained the lotus feet of Lord Vishnu.

Sources : ISKCON