Hoshiarpur:- On the final day of the Srimad Bhagwat Mahapuran Katha—organized by the Shri Radha Krishna Mandal and Mata Jwala Ji Jagran Committee in village Pipliwal—Katha Vyas Shastri Jagmohan Dutt Ji Maharaj narrated the story of the friendship between Shri Krishna and Sudama, the salvation of King Parikshit, and the concluding message of the Bhagwat Mahapuran. Thousands of devotees from Punjab and Himachal Pradesh attended the event.
Katha Vyas Shastri Jagmohan Dutt Ji Maharaj deeply moved the devotees by recounting the poignant tale of the friendship between Lord Krishna and Sudama. While narrating the story of Sudama, Maharaj emphasized that the Lord yearns only for sincere devotion and emotion (*bhav*). Sudama had only a handful of rice to offer the Lord, yet his selfless devotion and love so deeply touched Lord Krishna that He filled His friend's life with happiness and prosperity. This episode teaches that before the Divine, what matters is not wealth, opulence, or outward ostentation, but true love and surrender.
He stated that a person who listens to the Srimad Bhagwat Katha with faith and devotion awakens love for the Divine in their heart, dispels ignorance, and ultimately paves the way for spiritual well-being.
At the conclusion of the Katha, Katha Vyas Shastri Jagmohan Dutt Ji Maharaj distributed *Prasad* (sanctified food offering) of rice to the committee members and all the devotees. A *Langar* (community kitchen) continued uninterrupted throughout the seven days of the event. On the final day of the *Katha*, the following individuals were present: Brigadier Raj Kumar (Chairman, Gujjar Welfare Board, Punjab); Ajayab Singh Boparai; Dalvinder Singh Dhillon; Balvinder Singh; Kamal Kataria (Panchayat Samiti member); Pandit Mangat Ram; organizers Ravinder Kumar Bindu Bhumbla and Pinka Bhumbla; former Sarpanch Kamaljit Bittu; Suresh alias Shashi Fauji (Chairman, Gujjar Welfare Board, Hoshiarpur District); Balvinder Bindu Jindal; Suresh Kumar Shishu; Raju; Leader Kataria; Councilor Harpal Singh Pala; Vivek Khanna; Rakesh Vashishth; Sanjeev Kumar; Ajmer Bhanot; Rajan Sharma; and goldsmith Jaswinder Billa, among others.