set up the funeral pyre. As she was ready to jump into the fire to set herself aflame along with her husband, some one stopped her!

He was the old friend, whom Puranjana had left long back.

Note – we can see that Puranjana’s life was attached to a Rajasik Budhi and thus he had to suffer. But, Vidarbhi was attached to a Sathwik Budhi and hence her spiritual growth started.

The word ‘Panda’ implies wisdom; so Malayadhwaja was none other than the Guru who helped Vidarbhi transcend the worldly ‘Maya’.

We can see that when the Budhi becomes Sathwik, we become eligible for receiving wisdom from a Guru.

Each child’s birth indicates the gradual advancement in the eight fold spiritual path that starts with ‘Shravanam’ and ends in ‘Atmanivedanam’.

This part of Bhagavatham gives us a clear indication that a devotee with a pure heart and intense desire for Truth will be rightly guided by the Lord.

 (Bhagavatham 4.28.29 – 4.28.51)