Then Bhishmacharya having obtained boon from Lord Krushna to be able to speak in clear voice and memorize his past deeds reveals the essence of all that he learnt from a number of sages who had the vision of Lord in different forms. Dharmaraja asks him to tell them the greatest of the secrets that made him so great and that he thinks is the best that can liberate all beings from the cycle of birth and death and lead them to planes of highest happiness, bliss, The Lord. Even the Lord of death feared to approach Bhishma without his permission. Bhishma, who is a great Man of Action and Sacrifice, mastered the whole Dharma Sastra and practiced it strictly throughout his life. Pa:ndavas approached Bhishma to teach them the higher principles of life and wisdom, from all his great experiences. Krushna promised pitha:maha Bhishma that he would restore his memory that was buried deep due to the pains in his body. Bhishma was so weak physically and mentally being on the bed of arrows. Krushna took Pa:ndava:s to Bhishma and requested pitha:maha (grandsire) to teach the Pa:ndavas about the ultimate “Truth and Dharma”. Whereas Sri Vishnu Sahasra Na:ma stho:thram was revealed by Bhishma:charya to Pa:ndava:s when he was on the bed of arrows (Ampa Sayana), after the Maha:bha:ratha war. Lord Sri krushna himself taught Bhagavad Githa to Arjuna. “Bhagavad Githa” and “Sri Vishnu Sahasra Na:ma Stho:thram” were the 2 gems hidden in the mighty ocean of Maha:bha:ratha. They poured out their divine experiences in the form of sacred compositions delivered involuntarily, recorded by their followers. Our great ancient Rishis, A:lwa:rs and A:cha:rya:s have experienced the divine. In the ecstatic state of love towards God, a devotee feels the causeless compassion of the divine and begins to pray him and sing his glories in every possible way. To realize the divine and use every bit of our knowledge & wealth in his service is a great boon in one’s life.
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