Thread by @puranickatha

#DHARMA

DO WE CONTROL MIND OR DOES MIND CONTROL US?
Read the following story twice, the 2nd time with explanation & decide for yourself.

King Purañjana had a friend called Avijñāta. King wandered earth in search of an abode. He did not approve of any of the cities as suitable.

Once he reached a beautiful city having 9 gates. In the city he saw a young girl of superb beauty, she was accompanied by 10 servants and a serpent with five hoods.
The King Purañjana requested the girl to be his wife, they got married and entered the city.

The King Purañjana was deeply attached to his queen and did whatever the queen wanted him to do. The queen however gradually stopped following the way of Dharma and love stuck king was deceived by the queen and lost his original nature.

ANOTHER VERSION WITH EXPLANATION

King Purañjana ((i.e. Jïva) had a friend called Avijñāta(i.e. the Supreme Soul). King wandered the earth in search of an abode(Jïva looking for birth). He did not approve of any of the cities (multiple non human births) as suitable.

Once he reached a beautiful city (human Birth) having 9 gates (9 Openings in a Human Body). In the city he saw a young girl (Buddhi) of superb beauty, she was accompanied by 10 servants (10 sense organs) and a serpent (atman) with five hoods.

The King Purañjana requested the girl to be his wife, they got married and entered the city(Jïva entering body accompanied with Buddhi).

The Purañjana was deeply attached to his queen and did whatever the queen wanted him to do (falling into pleasure of senses).

The queen however gradually stopped following the way of Dharma and love stuck king was deceived by the queen and lost his original nature (non attachment).