How to avoid going to Naraka / Hell | One who prays to Bhagavan Vishnu doesn't need to go to Yamaloka / Naraka / Hell









Bhagavan Srimann Narayana along with his wife Maata Mahalakshmi Devi and Aadishesha Naga on the KsheeraSaagara in Vaikuntta











Maitreya, once asked Maharshi Paraashara that "How to avoid going to Yamaloka after death".





For this, Maharshi Paraashara said to Maitreya, that once Nakula (one of the Pancha Paandava) had asked his great grandfather Bhisma the same question.





On this Bhisma had said that, he had a brahmana friend called Kalinga and he had learnt the way to avoid going to yamaloka by praying Bhagavan Vishnu from a Jatismara rushi (Jatismara are the people who can easily remember about their earlier lives.





Here jati - means earlier lives and smara - smarana or remembering. Thus the meaning of jatismara is someone who can easily remember about his / her earlier lives).





Jatismara rushi (a type of rushi who can remember of his earlier lives' happenings) had explained to Kalinga of the conversation that took place between Yama Deva and his sahapaati (colleague) Chitra Gupta.





Yama Deva informed to his sahapaati that, "No Yamadoota should touch the bhaktha (devotee) of Bhagavan Vishnu. I am just a follower of what Bhagavan Srimann Narayana says. Even Devas like Indra Deva and all the demi-Gods are Bhakthas and followers of Sri Hari."



"Brahma Deva and Rudra Deva will always be chanting the naama (name) of Bhagavan Narayana. Brahma Deva and Rudra Deva will always be praying and they both do the naama-smarana (chanting of names) of Bhagavan Narayana".





Yama Deva continued, "I need to follow the instructions given by Bhagavan Vishnu, without which I cannot even move a darbam (grass)", that is the shakthi (power) of Bhagavan Narayana.



Yama Deva again continued, "whoever chants 'OM NAMO NARAYANAYA' or any name of Sri Hari, will be a great bhaktha of swayam Bhagavan Narayana. So no Yamadoota should touch any bhaktha of Bhagavan Vishnu".





On this Chitra Gupta asked to Yama Deva, "how can we distinguish between a bhaktha of Bhagavan Vishnu and others?"



For this Yama Deva replied,





"one who always chants the name of Bhagavan Vishnu,





one who always make the naama smarana of Bhagavan Srimann Narayana,





one who follows the path of Dharma,





one who's heart is pure,





one who makes Go (cow) daana,





one who makes pooja of Sri Hari,





one who thinks his both friend and enemy as one & the same,





one who is non-violent,





one who is not depressed,





one who controls his anxiety & doesn't harm anybody by intention,





these are some of the characteristics of followers of Bhagavan Srimann Narayana.





Swayam Srimann Narayana lies in the hearts of his nija Bhaktha (real devotee).





So don't dare to touch a real Bhaktha, as Bhagavan Vishnu's Sudarshana Chakra on the orders of his master can destroy anything and anyone.





So be aware of all these things and don't go near a nija Bhaktha."



The greatness of chanting of Sri Hari's different names are explained in various granthas (divine books) in the Sanatana Dharma Shaastras.



Few of the names of Sri Hari are given below which will avoid us by going to Yamaloka or Naraka (please remember that Yamaloka is different and Naraka is different):



Sri Krishnaaya Namaha

Sri Vishnuve Namaha

Sri Hariye Namaha

Sri Bhagavate Vaasudevaya Namaha

Sri Raamaya Namaha

Sri Vaasudevaaya Namaha

Sri Aniruddhaaya Namaha

Sri Padmanaabhaaya Namaha

Sri Hrishikeshaya Namaha

Sri Trivikramaaya Namaha

Sri Madhusudhanaaya Namaha

Sri Venkateshaaya Namaha

Sri Vittalaaya Namaha

Sri Rangaaya Namaha

Sri Badrinaathaaya Namaha



(You may add Om to this, but it is not a requirement).





The above story is taken from Vishnu Purana.





PS: Even today the only way to get the mukti / moksha is to do Bhagavan Sriman Narayana's naama smarana, that is "OM NAMO NARAYANAYA" or any of Sri Hari's name is the only way and infact the best way to avoid Yamaloka and to get directly into Swarga or higher planets and if a person is really lovable and is indeed a real Bhaktha of Bhagavan Vishnu, then that person even may get the sthaana (place) in Vaikuntta, along with his Bhagavan Srimann Narayana.



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