Shri Laxminarayana Aithal
MEANING OF
THE WORD अतः
- The word अतः(therefore) is employed to indicate the application of the scripture. In this world, everyone is naturally having ‘egotism’(अहंकार) which is an obstacle to obtain the Supreme Felicity for people. This egotism swells by worldly conducts and receives different forms like : violence, arrogance, lust, anger, etc. There is no other means than devotion to limit this egotism. For the worldly conduct desire is the cause and for the desire egotism is the one. The one who has devotion develops dispassion towards worldly objects and that prevents the growth of egotism.
भक्तिः परेषानुभवो
विरक्तिरन्यत्र चैषत्रिक एककालः । प्रपद्यमानस्य यथाश्नतः स्युस्तुष्टिः क्षुदपायोsनुघासम् ।।
(भा.
11. 3. 43)
According to this,
the one who
has surrendered to
God obtains devotion,
experience of God,
and dispassion – all the
three; therefore, egotism
is subdued; and,
the Supreme Felicity
is obtained without
any obstacle. Therefore,
this scripture is
for the use
of worldly people
so that they
may obtain the
summa cum laude of life (परमपुरुषार्थ). )This is
the meaning of
the verse.
- The Supreme Felicity is itself is really the desired use for everyone; still, people without knowing the Form of Bliss have bewildered that they obtain happiness only by enjoying the sensual objects. But, the reality is this : The Bliss is equal to the Brahman which is the Supreme Reality. God, Himself, is the real Reality. Nothing, exists other than Him.
आनन्दो ब्रह्मेति
व्यजानात् । आनन्दाद्येव खल्विमानि भूतानि जायन्ते । आनन्देन जातानि जीवन्ति ।आनन्दं प्रयन्त्यभिसंविशन्तीति ।।(तै. 3.6)
भृगु went to his father and
requested him to
instruct about the
real Reality of
the Brahman. His father
वरुण said : From
which Cause all
living beings are
born; from which
Cause they are
living; and, in to which
Cause these are
merged – that is the
Brahman.
भृगु contemplated
within himself and
finally concluded : The Bliss
itself is the
Self of this
world; all the
living beings are
born from the
Bliss; they are
living in the
Bliss; and, at last,
they merge in
It. Therefore, if
It is seen
really, we need
not obtain the
Bliss newly. From
time immemorial, we
have ignorantly put
on the veil
of egotism; if
we discard the
veil, the Reality
that God is
our own Form
may flash in
the mind. For this,
attachment towards sensual
objects should vanish;
and, love towards
God should appear.
If we remove
the egotism through
devotion, then our
meanness (अल्पत्व) is
revealed; and, we
understand that the
mean happiness that
appear in the
trifling (तुच्छ)
sensual objects is
not at all
the Real Happiness
and God’s Own
Form itself is
the Real Bliss.
यत्र नान्यत् पश्यति नान्यत् शृणोति
नान्यद्विजानाति स भूमा अथ यत्रान्यत् पश्यति अन्यत् शृणोति
अन्यद्विजानाति तदल्पं यो वै भूमा तदमृतं अथ
यदल्पं तन्मर्त्यम् ।। छा. 7-24-1.
Where
nothing is seen,
nothing is heard
and nothing is
understood that Itself
is भूमा; then, the
one sees something,
he hears something, and
knows something; and
that is mean (अल्प). Which is भूमा that
itself is Immortality;
then, which is
mean, that is
mortal. (Cha. 7-24-1).
According to this
sentence of the उपनिषद्, really the भूमा named God
Himself exists every-where;
in spite of
this, worldly people,
due to their
weak-mindedness, see the
trifling sensual objects;
by enjoying them
they obtain the
mean reflecting happiness;
and they suffer
in the worldly
life. When they
find out God
of the Form
of Supreme Bliss,
they understand : सकलमिदमहं च वासुदेवः ‘I am वासुदेव and all
these too’. Now,
egotism is the
obstacle to know
the Reality; and
its removal itself
is the greatest
help of the devotion. By
the word अतः the
devotional guide (भक्त्याचार्यः) has pointed
out that itself.
(Lakshminarayan Aithal has served for over 3 decades in Swami’s institution and is the former Principal of the Sri Sathya Sai Loka Seva Institutions at Muddenahalli. Inspired by Swami’s direct message to study the Upanishads, he first learnt Sanskrit and then studied the direct works of Adi Shankaracharya and Swami. Sincere perseverance led him to the reality of Aham Brahmasmi and He realized and experienced Swami’s words: “I am God and so are you”. He shares the import of the Upanishadic teachings with us in this series of articles.)
(Lakshminarayan Aithal has served for over 3 decades in Swami’s institution and is the former Principal of the Sri Sathya Sai Loka Seva Institutions at Muddenahalli. Inspired by Swami’s direct message to study the Upanishads, he first learnt Sanskrit and then studied the direct works of Adi Shankaracharya and Swami. Sincere perseverance led him to the reality of Aham Brahmasmi and He realized and experienced Swami’s words: “I am God and so are you”. He shares the import of the Upanishadic teachings with us in this series of articles.)
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