Bhagvat Puran - Mahatamya - Adhyay 5

This is the first adhyay of Bhagvat Puran mahatamya. 

Rishi Panchami, dedicated to all the sages in Hinduism, is an important day to reflect on our journey as humans on this Earth. In this unique podcast conversation, Professor Dr. Phani Tej Adidam (USA) and I explore important questions around What is Rishi Panchami? Who is a Rishi? And more spiritual questions surrounding Rishi Tatva?

In this episode, we pick up the thread where Mahabharat ends and Bhagvat Puran really starts. We learn about the brutality of Ashwathama and how his identity is crushed by Arjun. 

In this episode, we explore the concept of Nishtha (a culimnation of faith, steadiness and devotion) through the story of Dhundhukari (Rishi Gokarn's brother) and how Bhagvat Puran became the stairway to heaven for him.