Karma of King Janaka | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Swami Sarvapriyananda shares an insightful story on the importance of Karma.
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  • @jasonazure
    @jasonazure2 жыл бұрын

    Mother of universe is your daughter and God is your son in law. Wow I never thought of Janaka that way 🧡

  • @poushalimitra5730
    @poushalimitra57303 жыл бұрын

    Yes this is it. The unselfishness, divinity and purity of heart and karma Thank you for sharing the beautiful stroy of King Janaka. 😊Pranam🙏

  • @sji3187

    @sji3187

    2 жыл бұрын

    Focus on work, are you shifting from wfh to office?

  • @umasingaperumal5609
    @umasingaperumal56093 жыл бұрын

    Now I am 60 years old I heard very very nice and great story at this age. I am very thankful to you 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏👨‍🌾

  • @praveenp8158
    @praveenp81583 жыл бұрын

    Only the pure in heart can be so selfless. The starving little child gave his food to the guest when asked for it and died due to hunger! Blessed Life!

  • @manojghosal9617
    @manojghosal96173 жыл бұрын

    💐প্রণাম মহারাজ💐 🌷🌷🌷🙏

  • @user-jg4gq4rj8d
    @user-jg4gq4rj8dАй бұрын

    First heard of king Janaka earlier today and I like this story.

  • @premaprakash9519
    @premaprakash95193 жыл бұрын

    Kindly share the whole video. Pranam Swamiji Isn't it what you are doing now? From the huge cauldron of the Upanishads you are giving us buckets of wisdom. 🙏🙏

  • @ushams8268

    @ushams8268

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes! Very true 😊👌🙏

  • @parmarpratik5365

    @parmarpratik5365

    Жыл бұрын

    Read comments someone has answered its of bhagvad gita class on spotify

  • @shalurao1
    @shalurao13 жыл бұрын

    Prostrations Revered Swamiji 🙏🙏

  • @sonals2021
    @sonals20213 жыл бұрын

    There is so much meaning and teaching behind every Katha in our Itihāsa. 🙏

  • @1Buzz
    @1Buzz3 жыл бұрын

    Maja aa gya kya story thaa Aur last me jo short example thaa wo toh jhakaas thaa

  • @tolifeandlearning3919
    @tolifeandlearning3919 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you Swami ji

  • @ramakrishnahari6976
    @ramakrishnahari69763 жыл бұрын

    Pranam Swamiji🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

  • @aartiakula8993
    @aartiakula89933 жыл бұрын

    Pranam atma 🙏Thank you for this beautiful story. Not just power of karma but also of words. Each child receives exactly what it asked for.

  • @narayanabhandary3797
    @narayanabhandary37973 жыл бұрын

    Oh! Great narration.... Really tearing.. 🙏

  • @geetharamesh8597
    @geetharamesh85973 жыл бұрын

    Pranam swamiji

  • @anagha.aniruddha16
    @anagha.aniruddha163 жыл бұрын

    Pranam Swamiji 🙏🏻

  • @madhupande7472
    @madhupande74723 жыл бұрын

    🙏🙏🙏. Thank you guruji. Guruji the simple way to explain difficult concept in a perfect way.Hope I get meet you in this life by divine grace .Thank you so much..

  • @Mikeshawtoday
    @Mikeshawtoday3 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful story. thanks for sharing, Swami! Looking forward to the continuation! Thanks!

  • @tanukagupta8416
    @tanukagupta84163 жыл бұрын

    সুপ্রভাত, মহারাজ!! 🙏🌹🌷🌹🙏

  • @scottwyckoff5483
    @scottwyckoff54833 жыл бұрын

    Thank you 🙏 much love

  • @tzadik36
    @tzadik363 жыл бұрын

    Pronaams!🙏

  • @santuchatterjee823
    @santuchatterjee8233 жыл бұрын

    Khoob Sundor Swami Ji

  • @sanghamitrachakravarty5172
    @sanghamitrachakravarty51723 жыл бұрын

    Very enlightening story, our karma decides our destiny. 🙏🙏🙏

  • @yashobantadash6670
    @yashobantadash66703 жыл бұрын

    Namaste guruji🙏 very enlightening video

  • @hemanshushekhar6070
    @hemanshushekhar60703 жыл бұрын

    Nice story swami jee

  • @omkarswaranjali826
    @omkarswaranjali8263 жыл бұрын

    प्रणाम महाराज जी !

  • @wesleyteenwesley
    @wesleyteenwesley3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for watching, no thank you for creating 🙏

  • @somashekarsharma7739
    @somashekarsharma77393 жыл бұрын

    Excellent narration

  • @SriPrasannaGuruji
    @SriPrasannaGuruji3 жыл бұрын

    So beautiful story.

  • @valmikiprotivars6742
    @valmikiprotivars67423 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Dear sir. Joyguru.

  • @DrDeepak_Sharma
    @DrDeepak_Sharma2 жыл бұрын

    Pranam Swami ji 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

  • @nafisaaptekar3601
    @nafisaaptekar3601 Жыл бұрын

    beautiful story wonderfully told Thank u Swamiji

  • @Enterprise-Architect
    @Enterprise-Architect3 жыл бұрын

    Prarabdha is that portion of the past karma which is responsible for the present body ~Sri Swami Sivananda

  • @adityasingh3572
    @adityasingh35722 жыл бұрын

    Bahut Badiya...

  • @vedantahinduism9009
    @vedantahinduism90093 жыл бұрын

    Jai Shri Ram 🕉️❤️🕉️

  • @ushavenugopal6570
    @ushavenugopal65704 ай бұрын

    Nice😊

  • @mokshajetley9244
    @mokshajetley92443 жыл бұрын

    Jai Sri Ramakrishna

  • @Lord.Dakshinamurthy
    @Lord.Dakshinamurthy2 жыл бұрын

    King janaka ...is my ideal form :D 🔱

  • @sanviarora9681
    @sanviarora96812 жыл бұрын

    Jai Sita Ram ❤

  • @liferocks8254
    @liferocks82542 жыл бұрын

    Spread sanatan everywhere

  • @user-88800
    @user-888003 жыл бұрын

    🙏🏼

  • @rinamallick7518
    @rinamallick75183 жыл бұрын

    🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

  • @Arti_Raina123
    @Arti_Raina1233 жыл бұрын

    🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

  • @tzadik36
    @tzadik363 жыл бұрын

    Karma is anadi, and would therefore have been ananta; fortunately ahankara is bhrama, allowing a way out.

  • @tzadik36

    @tzadik36

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@viveksom5429 Mandukya upanishad Gaudapada Karika 2:32.

  • @narayanabhandary3797

    @narayanabhandary3797

    3 жыл бұрын

    Nice.... Elevating the limited.... Thanks🙏🙏

  • @awesomeguitarshorts
    @awesomeguitarshorts3 жыл бұрын

    🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

  • @AnaRodriguez-ry8ix
    @AnaRodriguez-ry8ix3 жыл бұрын

    🌻💛🙏

  • @allnone4277
    @allnone42773 жыл бұрын

    🙏🙏🙏

  • @Leela_ya_Maaya
    @Leela_ya_Maaya3 жыл бұрын

    🙏

  • @vipulraval3378
    @vipulraval33783 жыл бұрын

    Namasakr swami ji please say the same story in hindi

  • @rpk_95
    @rpk_95 Жыл бұрын

    ❤️

  • @mahavirvalwade4286
    @mahavirvalwade42863 жыл бұрын

    It's from the bhagwat gita class. If you want to here more follow swamiji on Spotify.

  • @ritaraniwala9084
    @ritaraniwala90843 жыл бұрын

    Loved this ! Can we know it’s part of which of his talk ? Can we hear it all ??

  • @parmarpratik5365

    @parmarpratik5365

    Жыл бұрын

    Please Read comments someone has answered its of bhagvad gita class on spotify

  • @Gana0712
    @Gana07123 жыл бұрын

    The power of sacrifice!

  • @bhuvaneswarinatarajan2583
    @bhuvaneswarinatarajan25833 жыл бұрын

    🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

  • @kanduri0912
    @kanduri09123 жыл бұрын

    This five year old child must Not be an ordinary one. The child may be a very evolved soul or may be an enlightened one or may have great wisdom and good karma also. Thank you Swamiji for a nice story.

  • @ashutoshpadhi2782

    @ashutoshpadhi2782

    3 жыл бұрын

    All these concepts are abstract beliefs

  • @TapanDas-kr4dx

    @TapanDas-kr4dx

    3 жыл бұрын

    p

  • @narayanabhandary3797

    @narayanabhandary3797

    3 жыл бұрын

    Everything is abstract, as every human being is unique 🙏

  • @raysoumik_

    @raysoumik_

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@ashutoshpadhi2782 All of these concepts? You mean Karma theory or Vedanta?

  • @gaddikerimuthuprakash4676
    @gaddikerimuthuprakash46763 жыл бұрын

    1🙏

  • @indiandivinelifestyle6513
    @indiandivinelifestyle6513 Жыл бұрын

    swami when will you come back to INDIA.?

  • @ushams8268
    @ushams82683 жыл бұрын

    Pranams Sir 🙏🙏🙏Wonderful message for doing good karmas....in which class was it spoken? May we have the recording of the entire class, please?

  • @parmarpratik5365

    @parmarpratik5365

    Жыл бұрын

    Read comments someone has answered its of bhagvad gita class on spotify

  • @iamalphaomega
    @iamalphaomega2 жыл бұрын

    Whole point of the story is that there is no point as time as we perceive it doesn't exist😊

  • @nivihere185
    @nivihere1853 жыл бұрын

    Kindly put up the whole video

  • @ushams8268

    @ushams8268

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes, please🙏

  • @parmarpratik5365

    @parmarpratik5365

    Жыл бұрын

    Please Read comments someone has answered its of bhagvad gita class on spotify

  • @abinraj640
    @abinraj6403 жыл бұрын

    I wonder what that guest would be going through :-D

  • @myspiritualjourney-hm4624
    @myspiritualjourney-hm46243 жыл бұрын

    In one of the songs written by the great devotee Sri Annamacharya, he addresses the Lord Venkateswara, “You want to check and validate our minds and You apply Maya to our vision and also will show us all the materialistic pleasures. But If we understand that YOU are doing everything but making us feel the Doership due to Maya, then You will make sure that We are liberated, otherwise You will make sure that we enter into the bondage of karma.”. This is a song called “Sarvaantaraatmudavu......” by Annamacharya. So, probably the last kid in the story must have had the sense of doership that he is giving away his food and life to the guest although he was doing good karma. Hence bound by karma and had to be born again to free himself from the bondage of doership. That is why probably he was allowed to be born again which he made use of properly next time to be a Jeevan Muktha by losing the sense of doership. I understand here that a good karma when done without the sense of doership can liberate us and not the bad karma as the other kids got their corresponding next lives according to the beliefs that they were bound to, with the sense of doership, in the form of the results of their karma. So, if we need liberation, it is inevitable to get ourselves free from ALL the binding thoughts, feelings and actions. Otherwise, we are bound to be born again with whatever desires (good or bad) we have. 🙏

  • @narayanabhandary3797

    @narayanabhandary3797

    3 жыл бұрын

    To feel the desire of liberation itself, is rather an impossible one, but rarely one may opt to 🙏

  • @myspiritualjourney-hm4624

    @myspiritualjourney-hm4624

    3 жыл бұрын

    When we keenly observe the limits and limitations of every relationship on earth, it is not that difficult for anyone who has clarity on Advaita Vedanta in their life time to get the desire for liberation although it might be on and off. But it is really challenging to retain consistently the sense of non doer-ship.

  • @arete7884

    @arete7884

    3 жыл бұрын

    a lot of that is just wishful thinking, as Eckhart Tolle said its more likely someone with bad karma to get enlightened than with good

  • @myspiritualjourney-hm4624

    @myspiritualjourney-hm4624

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@arete7884 The story of Ajamila in KartikaPuranam which is part of the smritis in Vedic culture makes everyone think that even after doing a lot of bad karma in this life, one can attain Peace (not enlightenment) if he or she recites God’s name. But I think the good karma that was done in many other previous lives out weighs the bad karma done in this life which might accidentally get triggered by a small auspicious occasion in the life of the person who is enlightened in this life even though having done bad karma. Another story of Akasharaja king from Venkatachala mahatyam says that although he was doing many many mistakes for a few lives, the immense devotion towards the lord has brought him a deep association with the Lord. Although these are just stories that give us small messages and as I understand they are relevant as long as we are identified with the body, I think they would help the person to grow up step by step to reach the goal of enlightenment. I feel good karma will help a person to develop Satwa guna, and Satwa guna in turn will help the respective mind to transcend the duality. Rajas and Tamas minds cannot transcend the duality as per bhagavadgita and even I feel the same in my reality. There is definitely the role of good karma in lifting the mind up whether it is of previous births or of this birth. Nevertheless, a so called good mind or a bad mind has to get enlightened some day and there is nothing like good or bad existing from the state of pure consciousness. Can you please give me the link to the Eckart tolle’s video that you have mentioned?

  • @arete7884

    @arete7884

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@myspiritualjourney-hm4624 Just google eckhart karma , could be on his paid side tho not sure if on youtube. This old dogmatic view karma seems like a childish video game grinding good boi points for enlightenment xd It seems more clearly the old saying that west and east (lock n key ) mysticism have been split and incomplete without each other

  • @RajdeepDhareed
    @RajdeepDhareed3 жыл бұрын

    Where is the full video ? Maharaj 🙏🏼

  • @parmarpratik5365

    @parmarpratik5365

    Жыл бұрын

    Read comments someone has answered its of bhagvad gita class on spotify

  • @truptipendke7325
    @truptipendke73253 жыл бұрын

    if we consider ourselves as consciousness, who is doing the karma, the body, the mind or the consciousness itself? and who amongst these get affected by those karma?

  • @sohkathatch4081

    @sohkathatch4081

    6 ай бұрын

    Consciousness. Everything is connected to our Consciousnes, this is why Lord Krishna talking about reaching GODHEAD consciousness / enlightenment. Action can tricker karma negatives or positive. Karma is apart of universal law.

  • @sandyentertainments7851
    @sandyentertainments78512 жыл бұрын

    I found answer why krishna mentiined janka to explain geetha to arjun in slokam 19 &20 about karma

  • @rahulkeni2306
    @rahulkeni23063 жыл бұрын

    And who was the guest in his next birth?

  • @vittala1
    @vittala1 Жыл бұрын

    Find Out : Why was King Janaka Blessed with so much POWER, GLORY & SPIRITUAL Enlightenment? King Janaka was the Father of Mother Goddess of the World- Maa Sita & Father in law of The Supreme Creator - God Himself = Shri Ram & He was a Great King+An Acclaimed Gyani- A Vedic Scholar of the 1st Order.

  • @kairavsharma
    @kairavsharma2 жыл бұрын

    I always wonder what happened to the guest who was keen on asking 'roti' from kids ?

  • @mathematicalninja2756
    @mathematicalninja27563 жыл бұрын

    first

  • @jacobfraser1238

    @jacobfraser1238

    3 жыл бұрын

    He heh heh, I'm the same it's been a while since he's done a long one I think , I check-in on a daily basis ✌️😆

  • @bili2000
    @bili20003 жыл бұрын

    Our karma decide what we deserve or not.

  • @arete7884

    @arete7884

    3 жыл бұрын

    its a stupid concept that doesnt match reality, theres no deserving its random

  • @bili2000

    @bili2000

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@arete7884 I quoted this by Swami Vivekananda's karma yoga, are you saying he's wrong about karma.

  • @bili2000

    @bili2000

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@arete7884 also according to science cause and effect is eternal law.

  • @bili2000

    @bili2000

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@arete7884 N as Albert Einstein said nothing is random in this universe if in future we'll be developed enough we can predict the movement of tiny electron.

  • @arete7884

    @arete7884

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@bili2000 Cause and effect is different to indians karma and rebirth etc...

  • @dankrutidholakia3165
    @dankrutidholakia31653 жыл бұрын

    Which talk the story originally belongs to? If you can kindly share the title

  • @parmarpratik5365

    @parmarpratik5365

    Жыл бұрын

    Read comments someone has answered its of bhagvad gita class on spotify

  • @dankrutidholakia3165

    @dankrutidholakia3165

    Жыл бұрын

    Ok thanks

  • @anitadamle8622
    @anitadamle86223 жыл бұрын

    But raja Janak had to deal with the sadness of his daughter Sita's married life.

  • @user-bf6tq7bb3u

    @user-bf6tq7bb3u

    3 жыл бұрын

    They come to give us the lesson of Dharma ...their idea and life are on the dharma ,so we call them God....

  • @mavishek
    @mavishek Жыл бұрын

    Is it by any chance that in the story of king janak the four children represent the 3 stages of mind and the turiya/the fourth one? The leaf eater represent the waking state as in the world the leaves are the source of energy to all life force as it makes food for plants and thus starts the food chain, the ash eater represent the dreaming state as dreams are as useless as the ash, and the child borning and dying the same day represent the deep sleep state as when we sleep deeply we don't remember anything seen in deep sleep and we just remember we slept and woke up and between that there was nothing, just like the life of the new born - he borns and just after that he dies and to him that life is nothing. The fourth child represents the enlightened person, who knows Brahman, who knows the turiya or the fourth one. Can it be an example explanation?

  • @mavishek

    @mavishek

    Жыл бұрын

    Can it be an another pointer towards that Ultimate reality?

  • @divyaalokverma
    @divyaalokverma3 жыл бұрын

    The story may not be factually correct but it has a deeper meaning.

  • @sharauro

    @sharauro

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Umesh Gurjar I find its only the confused English educated Indians who have no learning of Indic knowledge put these comments.

  • @somilgarg8046

    @somilgarg8046

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@sharauro exactly

  • @sairam-bl6bx

    @sairam-bl6bx

    3 жыл бұрын

    It true story....

  • @rsr9200

    @rsr9200

    3 жыл бұрын

    At 1:49 we learn that all this happened in King Janaka’s dream. Nonetheless, we can find a deeper meaning in it if we seek that.

  • @DIGVIJAYUK17
    @DIGVIJAYUK173 жыл бұрын

    Vishnu ji - rama ,Brahma ji- janaka. Janaka raja represents brahma ji in stories😀,we must cooperate as brahma is busy solving the chaos.

  • @jacobfraser1238
    @jacobfraser12383 жыл бұрын

    Even though can't we transcend karma through contemplation of Atma??? Karma Is after all duelism

  • @007witharvind
    @007witharvind3 жыл бұрын

    The story is beautiful but it's just teach us moral teachings. Everyone will listen and nobody will follow. Suppose I believe in good karma and I believe in all honesty and morals. But a tiger can't understand moral values . So he will attack me. And This is applied for cruels and psychopath people . If I believe in this beautiful story and cunning people make profit from my charitable nature so where's is the point of being a good person.

  • @narayanabhandary3797

    @narayanabhandary3797

    3 жыл бұрын

    No absolute protection... That may be the way destined(?) 🙏🙏🙏

  • @007witharvind

    @007witharvind

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@narayanabhandary3797 Actually Sir pujya swami ji is absolutely right. I believe in him otherwise I will never listen him. I feel he is so precise as mathmathics. The problem is I believe in this beautiful story but everyone should believe and this beautiful story will become truth because this beautiful insight is truth. Most of us just listen and emotionally charged for sometime. And this wonderful insight becomes fader . The world is desireful, lustful. So people are selfish and greedy. And swami ji taught us " be happy without desires " And this is absolutely possible and right. The story is metaphysics. No wonder why people forget.

  • @Alice-jd5oq
    @Alice-jd5oq2 жыл бұрын

    What a cruel story! Tell me, what happened to the guest who demanded the bread of the starving children?

  • @dikshapandey6118

    @dikshapandey6118

    2 жыл бұрын

    Cruel story?!

  • @ashutoshpadhi2782
    @ashutoshpadhi27823 жыл бұрын

    Karma as you interpret is very wrong.

  • @genuineproducts3135

    @genuineproducts3135

    3 жыл бұрын

    What's your interpretation ?? Explain..

  • @ashutoshpadhi2782

    @ashutoshpadhi2782

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@genuineproducts3135 what we do has effect on everyone else and what everybody else do has an effect on us. Nothing related to mystical rebirth here.

  • @arun8687

    @arun8687

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@ashutoshpadhi2782 You're understanding is incorrect.

  • @shivananda747

    @shivananda747

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@ashutoshpadhi2782 karma & rebirth are baseline of all philosophies of India.

  • @ashutoshpadhi2782

    @ashutoshpadhi2782

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@arun8687 oops, i love you ❤️

  • @SupreethDT
    @SupreethDT3 жыл бұрын

    Swamiji love the story but ur story telling skills is not so engaging much... But my respects to you for sharing knowledge..thank you

  • @shaquilleoatmeal3703
    @shaquilleoatmeal37032 жыл бұрын

    But the guest was selfish

  • @godblissfulfun
    @godblissfulfun Жыл бұрын

    The guest was the worst.

  • @vikramdharma2958
    @vikramdharma29583 жыл бұрын

    🙏