The Religious nature of King Uparichara Vasu, Creation Of Scriptures, Brihaspati getting angry for not getting darshan of Lord Narayana during Yagna and Ekata, Dwita & Trita talks about Shweta Dweep
After Yudhisthira was crowned as King of Hastinapur, Lord Krishna freed amazing Bhishma from all of his sufferings before his death and asked him to alleviate Yudhisthira from mourning over the lifeless Kshatriyas by the way of advising him on Dharma. Yudhisthira asked Pitamaha, Why are the men living in Shwetdweep devoid of senses, food and movements? Why does a beautiful smell emanate from their bodies? How did they originate and what is the best Gati they attain? The characteristics of the people who are freed from this world are described in the scriptures and are the same for Shweta Dweep.
Bhishma said, Once upon a time, a king named Uparichara ruled this earth. He was Indra's friend and was a famous devotee of Lord Narayana. There was a complete absence of laziness in him. In ancient times, he had inherited the empire of Bhumandala from the grace of Lord Narayana.
Taking shelter of the Vaishnav scriptures which had first appeared from the mouth of Lord Surya, he would first worship the Supreme God Lord Narayana. Then, with the things left over from his service, he used to perform Padishatkara for the ancestors, brahmins and other dependents. He Used to eat leftover food after giving it to everyone, remained engaged in truth and did not commit violence against any living being.
Devraj Indra was pleased with the king. He used to make him sit on a bed and a seat with him. King Uparichar had dedicated his kingdom, wealth, wife vahaans etc. considering them all to be the property of God. He was always careful and performed all the activities of Sakama and Naimittika Yagya according to the method prescribed in Vaishnava Shastra. The main scholars of Pancharatra Shastra were always present in the house of that Mahatma King and they used to be the first to eat the Prasada.
(Marichi, Atri, Angira, Pulastya, Pulah, Ritu and the brilliant Vasistha are the seven famous sages called Chitrashikhandi. unanimously preached and created the excellent scripture on Mahagiri Meru, which is as respectable and authentic as the four Vedas. In it, the best folk religion manifested from seven faces has been explained. These seven sages are the seven forms of nature, that is, they are the creators of the people. The eighth is Brahma. All these together hold this entire world.
The scriptures have been revealed through them. All of them are focused, alert, self-controlled, knowledgeable of the past, future and present and always engaged in the true religion. He composed the scriptures. In it, first, there is the description of Dharma, Artha and Kama, then also of Moksha and various types of dignity prevalent in heaven and the mortal world have been propounded. The above-mentioned sages along with other sages have given a thousand divine teachings. They worshipped Lord Narayana by doing extreme penance. Pleased with them, for the wellbeing of the world, God sent Goddess Saraswati to enter inside them. Then those ascetic Brahmins used words and speech full of meanings. Omkar swara has been used in the beginning of that scripture itself. Wherever the sages first recited that scripture, the compassionate God was present there.
Thereafter, Lord Purushottama, present in the inexpressible body, became pleased and spoke to all those sages while remaining invisible, "Sages! You people have created this excellent scripture of one lakh verses. On the subject of Pravritti and Nivrutti, this will be as authentic as a book approved by the mantras of Rik, Yajuh, Sama and Atharva Veda. As the Brahma born from my Prasada is evident And like Rudra born out of anger, you all Prajapati, Sun, Moon, air, land, water, fire, all the constellations and Brahmavadi sages, behaving according to their respective rights, are considered to be authentic. Similarly, this excellent scripture created by you will also be considered authentic, this is my approval.
Swayambhuva Manu himself will preach righteousness according to this book. When Shukracharya and Brihaspati appear, Then they too will preach this scripture emanating from your intellect. When the religious scriptures of Manu, the scriptures of Shukracharya and the teachings of Brihaspati will be publicized in the world, then the king Uparichara Vasu will study this scripture. That king will be a great devotee of mine and will do all the work in the world according to the same scriptures. Saying such a thing invisibly, Lord Purushottam left all those sages there and went in some unknown direction.
Prajapatis propagated eternal scripture, the foundation of religion, in the world. Then in the initial era of Adi Kalpa, when Brihaspati appeared, he taught them that scripture along with Sangopanga Veda and Upanishads. Thereafter, those sages who propagated all the religions and established all the worlds within the limits of religion decided to do penance and went to their desired destination.)
Subsequently, at the beginning of the bygone great Kalpa, Angira's son Brihaspati was born and became the priest of the deities. Brihata, Brahma and Mahata these three words have the same meaning. The qualities of these three words were present in the priest; That is why that scholar was called 'Deva guru Brihaspati'.
His best disciple was King Uparichara Vasu, who studied the Tantrashastra prepared by Chitrashikhandiya from him in those days. Once the king organized a great Ashwamedha Yagya. In that his hota was Brihaspati. Prajapati's three sons, Maharishis named Ekata, Dwita and Trita, participated in that yagya. Apart from these, there were thirteen more members, Dhanush, Raibhya, Arvavasu, Paravasu, Munivar Medha- Tithi, Maharishi Tandya, Mahabhag Shanti Muni, Vedashira, Shali- Hotra's father sage Kapil, Adyakath, Vaishampayan's elder brother Taittiri. , Kanva and Devhotra. There are said to be sixteen members in total. All the items were collected in that great yajna, But no animal was killed there. That king Uparichara was situated in that yajna with this feeling.
He was free from violence, pure, generous and free from desires. The portions of the deities in that Yagya were decided from the fruits, roots etc. grown in the forest. At that time Lord Narayana Pleased and gave direct darshan to the king, But no one else could see him. Lord Hayagriva himself remained invisible and accepted the Purodasha offered for himself made it a sutra and brought it under his control. Seeing this, Brihaspati became angry. He picked up the Suva with great speed and threw it into the sky. At the same time, he started shedding tears from his eyes out of anger. Then he said to King Uparichara, "The Lord should appear in front of my eyes and accept this part that I have presented, this is justice!"
That great Vasu and all the other members together started to persuade the sage Brihaspati who was filled with anger at that time. Everyone calmed down and said to him, "Don't get angry. The anger you have shown is not the religion of Satyayuga. The God to whom this part has been dedicated never gets angry. You and I cannot see them willingly. Only the one on whom he blesses can see him."
Thereafter Ekata Dwita and Trita and Chitrashikhandi said to him, "Brihaspati! We are called Manasa putra of Lord Brahma. Once, with a desire for the world's welfare, we all travelled towards the north. There is a holy place to the north of Meru and on the banks of Kshira Sagara, where we had performed rigorous penance for a thousand years by standing on one leg with a concentrated mind. We wanted to somehow get the darshan of the eternal God, Lord Narayana. Thereafter, at the end of the fast, a disembodied voice said in a loving and serious tone, "Brahmins! You have performed penance well with a happy heart. You are devotees of God. Listen to the solution of seeing that omnipresent God. In the northern part of Kshira Sagara, there is a very Sweta island. There live people who worship Lord Narayana, who are as radiant as the moon. They are devoid of physical senses, foodless and motionless. A pleasant fragrance emanates from their body and they are ardent devotees of God and thousands of Those eternal gods with rays enter Purushottam. My form is directly visible there.
After listening to this voice from the sky, we went to that place. After reaching the continent named Shweta, our mind remained focused only on God. We were eager with the desire to see Him. We could not see the residents there were Due to them being dazzled. Subsequently, through Deva-Yoga, the knowledge appeared in our hearts that without doing penance, we cannot see God easily. We immediately again performed severe penance for a hundred years. On completion of that penance fast, we saw the men there, who were as glorious as the moon and were endowed with all kinds of good qualities. They used to chant Brahma every day with folded hands, facing towards the north-east. Lord Shri Hari was pleased with this concentration of their mind. We understood that that island was the abode of their radiance. There no one was better than anyone else. Everyone's shine was equal.
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Within a short time, a glow like thousands of suns appeared in front of us at once. Our eyes were suddenly drawn in that direction. Thereafter, the men resident there ran towards that glory with folded hands with great joy, saying 'Namo Namah'. When they started doing stuti, their tumul sound reached our ears. All of them were offering worship material to that radiant Lord. That indescribable brilliance suddenly captured our minds; But our eyes, strength and senses were damaged, so we could not see anything. But we heard the word which was being uttered and spreading far and wide. Everyone was saying 'Punda-Rikaksha! Glory to you! Vishwabhavan! Salutations to you. Hrishikesha, the ancestor of great men! The sacred and fragrant air brought divine flowers and useful medicines into the vessel, through which the devotees of Panchakalaveta worshipped Sri Hari with devotion through mind, speech and action. We understood Lord had arrived, but due to being fascinated by his Maya, we were not able to see him.
When that fragrant wind stopped blowing and the work of offering the sacrifice to God was completed, then our minds became distraught with worry. There were thousands of men of pure blood there, But none of them welcomed us. The healthy sages there also remained devoted to the worship of God with utmost devotion. Those sages situated in Brahmabhava did not pay attention to us. We had become very weak due to our penance. At that time we saw a healthy bodyless god who said, 'Sages! You people saw the white-bodied senseless men living in Shweta dweep. By seeing these Dwijas, one sees the God. All of you, return as soon as you have come. Without having exclusive devotion to God, no one can have a personal darshan of Him. Yes, when complete devotion is achieved by worshipping for a long time, then it becomes possible to see God. At this time you still need to do a lot of work. In this Satyayuga, Vyatikarama will come and After the completion of Dharma, Tretayuga will begin, at that time you will be helpful in the accomplishment of the work of the deities.' Brihaspati! Hearing these sweet and wonderful words like nectar, we reached our desired destination by the grace of God. Despite our great penance and worshipping God through havya-Kavya, we could not get his darshan. Then how can you get his darshan without any effort? Lord Narayana is the greatest God, the creator of the world. He has no beginning and no end. Even gods and demons worship him."
The generous-minded Brihaspati finished that Yagya and worshipped God. King Vasu also completed the Yagya and started serving the people. Once due to the curse of Brahma, the king had to fall from heaven. At that time, he got absorbed in the deep within the earth. The one who always had a love for religion, Uprichara went to Patala. While constantly chanting the Narayana mantra, he was always ready to worship him. Hence, by Lord Narayana's grace, he rose again and by going from the earth to Brahmaloka, he attained supreme Gati of faithfulness.
Ref: Mahabharata Book Shanti Parva