Slokam 7

Kardama is said to have created a flying vehicle for Devahuti,  He is also said to acquire a youthful body. This probably implies that Kardama was relatively older as compared to Devahuti.  The flying vehicle becomes their home for the next few years, as they raise a family.  It is said that Kardama was able to do all this through the power of his mind.

Since Kardama spent many years in austerity,  these feats of the mind would not be difficult for him. A similar person in Bhagavatham is the sage Vasishta,  who uses the endowment of Kamadenu,  the mother cow,  to create a meal for the whole of viswamitra’s army. 

Vishwamitra immediately wants to take over Kamadhenu and enters into a huge destructive battle with Vasishta.

Vishwamitra and Vasishta’s time was well after the early days of Kardama. So it is apparent that the evil of possessiveness had entered the mind. Kardama’s time was pure truth without any pretentions.  So there was no conflict.  Whatever possessions Kardama had were all direct endowments from the Paramathma.  There was no desire to acquire anything more than what was needed.  All possessions were dedicated to serving the cause of the Paramathma.  Conflict and greed comes into the picture only and only when these possessions are attempted to be used for personal pleasure.  This is what happened when Vasishta used Kamadenu to entertain Viswamitra and his army.  Vasishta did not expect the act to invoke greed and obsession with possessiveness in the mind of Viswamitra.

When there is no greed and the spiritual path is pursued and dharma is upheld,  endowments will pour forth from the Paramathma as required.  There are any number of narratives in the Bhagavatham to affirm this commitment from the Paramathma.

On the flip side, the Paramathma also uses the showering of overwhelming wealth to punish those on the path of self indulgence.  An overdose of luxury that is misused, soon brings misery in its wake.

May we be blessed to be happy and contended with the minimum requirements to carry on our lives and apply these wisely to attain Moksham.