Any Intelligent reader of scientific temperament,
If He were to Read these 3 wid some Understanding,
can easily Perceive dat a healthy creative revolt on Mantras gave birth to d Brāhmaṇas,
Đ Ritualistic portion,
which in its own maturity brought forth d Glorious #Upaniṣhads
Đ relative positions of these 3 sections on the scales of Human Growth can be easily compared with the
Birth & Growth of a Flower
& its Fulfilment in its Fruit.
Đ Peeping buds Represent the Mantras;
Đ Blushing petals in all their
Glory of Colour,
Fragrance
&
Joy,
dancing in the passing breeze
&
continuously courted by the murmuring bees,
represent the Brāhmaṇa portion where desire laden courtiers enter to invoke the Paramātmās to gain more & more for their Prosperous cells.
In their Own Maturity
Đ Colours fade away,
Đ Petals shrink &
they ultimately fall down dancing in the air in the Ecstasy of their Sense of Fulfilment.
They are Sure that where they Stood,
The Fruit shall come to Flourish.
Đ Fruit in its Unripe Stage during its Formation may be Compared with the āraṇyakas which constitute the Transitional
period that must necessarily intervene between
Đ Extrovert Seeking
&
Đ Introvert Discovery.
When the Fruit is Mature & Ready to Fall,
Capable of giving Birth to many a mother plant which shall in their turn,
produce 100s of Flowers & each Flower in its turn
may Produce Scores of Seeds, which Represents the extremely Creative,
Virulently Potent,
Uncompromisingly Dynamic Philosophy of Đ Upaniṣads.
Đ Ecstatic Song of Wonderment & Voiceless Inspiration remembered by Our Forefathers.
These Memorised flakes of Sparkling Wisdom Treasured
&
handed down to Us is the Sacred Heritage of the Hindu Culture, Compiled
& Preserved today in the volumes called Đ Vedas.
The Theme of the Vedas,
therefore,
is Đ Infinite & Đ Eternal.
It describes the Realm that lies beyond the World's that are known to Us,
Perceived & Experienced through the gross equipments of Our
Body,
Mind
&
Intellect.
Hidden in the Mass of Rock,
&
Visible Only to the Transcending Vision of the Sculptor,
is the Graceful Form of the Sculptor’s Creation.
Only an Artist can Bring this Hidden Beauty Out of a Common Piece of Rock.
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He has the Subtle Intuition to see the Glory & Perfection of the Form Within.
At last it is Done.
Đ Finished Product Emerges in all its Perfection.
The Artist has added Nothing of his Own to Bring about or Heighten the Beauty.
Đ Beauty was always Throbbing in the Secret Womb
of the Rock.
The Sculptor Only Released it from the Encircling Mass of Formless Rock.
Similarly,
Man does Not Realise how Gross he looks as he lives his Worldly Life,
His eyes Ever-ready to Overflow with Tears from the Smart of Suffering.
His Brow is Ploughed with Discontent &
Brahmacarya is Not only the control of the Sex Impulses,
But is also the Practice of Self-control in all Avenues of
Sense Impulses
&
Sense Satisfactions.
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Unless the Seeker has built up a perfect Cage of Intelligent Self-control,
Đ entire World of Objects will flood his Bosom to Bring therein a State of Unending Chaos.
A Mind thus agitated by the Inflow of Sense stimuli is a Mind that is completely Dissipated & Ruined.
Đ Physical Body longs for Contact with the World of Objects in order to Gain Sense Gratification.
When We Continue to live Only for the Gratification of Our Sensual Demands,
Passions Multiply & Ultimately Consume Us.
IISri Adi Śaṅkarācārya-श्री आदि शङ्कराचार्यII
Sōpānaṁ 40 : Śrī Kālahasti, Śeshagiri & Kāñchipuram
Acharya & the group resumed their journey & passing through different lands, They reached Śrī Kālahasti, The Mandirā with the element Air as the Liṅga.
After worshipping the Bhagavān & Devi at Kālahasti, the group proceeded towards Śeshagiri.
The mountain ranges here resemble ĀdiŚeṣa in a reclining Posture.
The Murti in the Mandirā known variously as Saptagirisha, Venkateshwara,
& the Bhagavān on the banks of Pushkarini,
has been worshipped as Shiva, Vishnu, Devi & Kartikeya at various times in History.
Whatever it may be, everyone felt that Bhagavān Venkaṭāchalapati, residing in the expansive mountain ranges, had a
Divine,
Celestial & Incomparable Splendour.
You know,
Bhagavān Śrī Krishna had created His own little company of thieves in Gokul &
He was their Leader.
Who else was in this crew?
At least One child from each home.
Thus,
every home in Gokul was represented in this special gang of thieves.❤️
(1/4)
Now, think.
When they went to Steal from any home in Gokul,
The Child from that home was also in this gang,
so how can it be called theft?
Whenever they would gather to lay out their plans,
One of them would Happily say,
“Let us go to my home today!”
Yet all the Gopīs would go only to Yashodā-jī & file fabricated complaints.
They did this, of course,
just to have an excuse to see the Bhagavān.
They thought if they went & complained to her, she would surely call Him to reprimand Him,
Who is the resident Within the Hearts of all Creatures,
Janardana,
The Bhagavān who takes away the pangs of Birth & Death,
Đ Eternal,
Đ Immortal,
& Đ One Without Birth,
Chose to be Born as the son of Devaki & Vasudeva.
अथ सर्वगुणोपेतः कालः परमशोभनः।
"It was the most auspicious
and favourable time."
दिशः प्रसेदुर्गगनं निर्मलोडुगणोदयम्।
"The sky was immaculate."
The time was approaching midnight,
&
many jewels sprouted in the bowels of Earth,
नद्यः प्रसन्नसलिला।
"All the rivers flowed with Clean & Clear water."