Bhagwat Mahima 1955

Bhagwat Mahima is a 1955 Indian Bollywood musical film released on 1955. The film is directed by V. Panchotia.
Nagar Seth, a rich man living in one of the gayest cities of India, had everything he wanted in life with one exception. And that was his having no children. His wife, Shanta, consoled him by saying that it was better not to have a child rather than have one who would ruin the fair name of the family by his mis-deeds. She narrated to her husband the story of Sukhram who served his son for three generation in the forms of a bull,a dog and a serpent, even though he could have gone to heaven without doing this service. His son, however, ill-treated the father throughout. . Anyway, the story failed to impress Nagar Seth. One day Shri Jagat Guru Shankaracharya happened to pass through the town. Shanta, who was a desciple of his, requested him to console her husband. In doing so, Shankaracharya narrated a story from the Immortal Classic, Shrimad Bhagvat, wherein Atmadev, also placed in similar circumstances, prayed for a child. Doing penance, Atmadev had `darshan of Narad Muni who gave him a fruit saying that his wife would beget a noble son if she ate the fruit. . Atmadevs wife had no faith in miracles and, on the advice of her sister, Ganga, gave the fruit to her cow. Ganga, who was expecting a was a baby, offered the cchild to Dhundhuli (Atmadevs wife) for some consideration. Thus, Atmadev was made to believe that Gangas child was his own. . At the same time, the cow which had eaten the fruit, also gave birth to a son who was human in every feature except his ears which were shaped like a cows. This boy was also brought up by Atmadev and named "Gokarn. . Both the boys grew up together and, in due course, became young men. Gokarn, who lead a pious and righteous life, beame a learned and famous man. Dhundhukari, on the other hand, grew up in bad ways and became the terror of the town. . One day, Dhundhukaris real father, i.e.Gangas husband, told Atmadev about his sons real identity. This so much upset Atmadev that he went away into the forest. There, later, he lost his life. . Champa, a helpless girl and one of the many victims of Dhundhukari, conspired with some of her friends and killed Dhundhukari. Because of his manifold sins, he then became a wandering ghost. . Gokarn, who had now become a Mahatma, was at Gaya offering `Pind Dan to his deceased father when he learned about Dhundhukaris fate. To relieve him of his ghostly existence, Gokarn offered `Pind Dan not once, but 108 times. Still, he was not successful. He then offered prayers to Suryadev on the advice of learned pandits. Suryadev, pleased with the prayers, blessed Gokarn and asked him to redite Shrimad Bhagvat for the salvation of Dhundhukaris ghost. Check out this page for more updates on Bhagwat Mahima.