The Story of Jadabharata

Jad Bharat was the same King Bharat who ruled India and India got the name Bharat after him. That was before he turned ascetic. It is said that he went to the enemy’s state to practice humility and lived the life of a beggar so that pride could be expelled out of the heart. After which he went to the forest to achieve eternal Bliss. There he was trapped in the attachment to deer and as stated earlier he attained eternal bliss in the next life after becoming deer.

After attaining the supreme knowledge, he kept it secret and lived the life he was living earlier. One day he was captured by some robbers who wanted to sacrifice him to Goddess Kali. He was tied by ropes and taken to a temple. A robber took out his sword to kill him. But Goddess Kali appeared and killed all those rouges. You could now realize what divine protection every second means.

That place was ruled by King Raghugan. Once this Jad Bharat was picked up by servants of Raghugan to carry the dolly in which King was traveling. Jad Bharat used to walk sometimes slow, sometimes fast and therefore there was a speed mismatch with others who were carrying the dolly. This gave jerks to the King. At one point Jad Bharat jumped to save ants that were moving in line on the ground.

This made the King angry and he said to Jad Bharat,’ You look so well built and strong…..Why can’t you walk properly?’

Jad Bharat replied- I am not getting what you are saying. I am a soul and all these adjectives are not applicable to me.’ King was surprised to hear philosophy from him. He stopped and stepped down from the dolly.

He asked Jad Bharat, It seems you are a person of knowledge. It was my mistake to get you to carry my dolly. Please forgive me’ He further asked many questions related to acquiring divine bliss and treated Jad Bharat with high respect.

The point is you should never be upset with setbacks in spiritual practice. Be after it again and again. Patiently wait for God’s grace, it will drench you with divine love one day.

Some Other Messages/ Teachings of Jadabharata to King Raghugan : (Written in Srimad-Bhagavat Puran)

1. Among the various material combinations and permutations, there are various forms and earthly transformations. For some reason, these move on the surface of the earth and are called palanquin carriers. Those material transformations which do not move are gross material objects like stones. In any case, the material body is made of earth and stone in the form of feet, ankles, calves, knees, thighs, torso, throat, and head. Upon the shoulders is the wooden palanquin, and within the palanquin is the so-called King of Sauvīra. The body of the King is simply another transformation of the earth, but within that body, Your Lordship is situated and falsely thinking that you are the King of the state of Sauvīra.

2. All of us on the surface of the globe are living entities in different forms. Some of us are moving and some not moving. All of us come into existence, remain for some time, and are annihilated when the body is again mingled with the earth. We are all simply different transformations of the earth. Different bodies and capacities are simply transformations of the earth that exist in name only, for everything grows out of the earth and when everything is annihilated it again mingles with the earth. In other words, we are but dust, and we shall but be dust. Everyone can consider this point.

3. One may say that varieties arise from the planet earth itself. However, although the universe may temporarily appear to be the truth, it ultimately has no real existence. The earth was originally created by a combination of atomic particles, but these particles are impermanent. Actually, the atom is not the cause of the universe, although some philosophers think so. It is not a fact that the varieties found in this material world simply result from atomic juxtaposition or combination.

4. Since this universe has no real ultimate existence, the things within it—shortness, differences, grossness, skinniness, smallness, bigness, result, cause, living symptoms, and materials—are all imagined. They are all pots made of the same substance, earth, but they are named differently. The differences are characterized by substance, nature, predisposition, time, and activity. You should know that all these are simply mechanical manifestations created by material nature.