Sunday 2 August 2020

Vairagya Shathakam – Sri Bharthrihari Virachitham -Vishaya Parithyaga Vidambana /mockery on abandoning the interest in worldly matters and bondage



Vairagya Shathakam – Sri Bharthrihari Virachitham


Chapter – 4- Vishaya Parithyaga Vidambana /mockery on abandoning the interest in worldly matters and bondage


The Jeeva does not take the incidents happening in the world as a promising one, I am deeply worried about the fruits of pious deeds/Punyakarma and the increased possession of wealth reduces the Poorvapunya earned in several births. The people who are drenched in the worldly matters and bondage takes great pleasure in it,  without the knowledge that the luxuries and comforts that have attained with the piousness of several births, eventually they push themselves into extreme grief. Therefore earning wealth, fame, possessions, attachments to families, children, friends and relatives, and taking constant pleasure in it would throw the Jeeva into endless sorrows and miseries.

 


The Jeeva does not understand the ulmate truth,  the interest in worldly matters, possession, wealth, richness, fame, family, children, relatives and friends that has to meet its ruin during the course of time, and it is an undeniable factor that the Prakrithi/Jeeva and the material and immaterial things has to undergo constant transformation and ruin. Hence, is not that fair to abandon them before it leaves? Don't they cause differences while it leaves the Jeeva compulsorily? What would happen if it was abandoned voluntarily? The concept of ‘Viyoga’/pain of separation are definite in either way, although the Jeeva is not willing to discard them. Therefore, when all those possessions, richness, families, fame, children, relatives, and friends leave the Jeeva, gets desperate and miserable, on the other hand, if it was discarded voluntarily it would have caused supreme bliss.

 


The Bhramajjyani who has the supreme knowledge of all-pervasive Bhramam are pure and intelligent, performs various austerities and Karmas which are extremely difficult. These Virakthas who have no interest in worldly matters and bondage, discard all the wealth and possessions of luxuries, like grass. Alas! We are truly selfish and insatiable, do not want to leave the comforts which we have not earned yet, or the comforts that are not in possession, or comforts which we want to achieve in future that has no assurance, after all these, we are not willing to abandon the chase for desires and comforts.

 


The noble-souls, Bhramajjyani, ascetics, Sages and Rishis undertake penance and austerities living in the serene places of the words or caves or in the Mountains, contemplate upon that supreme Bhramam, and shed tears in supreme bliss. The birds take a seat on their lap and fearlessly take pleasure in their tears, even the birds have great trust on those Rishis and Sages and make their life fruitful. Alas! It is disheartening to watch the Jeeva spend their lives  hoping for the extravagant life and living in dreams, taking pleasure in palaces and pleasure gardens, ponds, immersed in various amusements etc. eventually, get wasted their lifetime.

 


The Viraktha consumes the one-time meal received as alms, won't have any taste in it and  sleeps on the floor or under the shades of the trees, their body is the servant, they protect the body covered in ragged clothes, after all these it is pathetic to cite ‘my interest in worldly matters are not leaving me’. The bosom of a woman is a mass of flesh, which is compared with the golden vessels/Swarnnakalasha, her face is the deposit of impurities like dribble and mucus are often compared with the moon, the back portion of her body which is the collection of secretes is compared with the forehead of the elephant. How pathetic is that appearance of a woman which was highly praised by the poets?

 


The supreme Lord Mahadeva who has attained half of the body of Devi Parvathi, is the foremost Vairagin in Samsara/householder. He is foremost among the ascetics who have abandoned the Samsara and he is foremost among the noble-souls who discarded the association of women. The ignorant who could not withstand the venomous serpent-like arrows of Kama and Vishaya, persuaded by extreme lust and desires, did not have the knowledge or the capabilities to take adequate pleasure in the worldly matters and bondage, or abandon them; eventually push themselves into extreme agony.

 

The fireflies do not have the knowledge of  nature of fire that has the tendency to burn down whatever gets into it, the fish does not understand the trouble of the hook connected with the meat in it, eventually get attracted to the meat and get trapped, all that happened with the ignorance in them. Alas! Humans are having enough knowledge to identify the good and evil in the excessive interests of worldly matters and bondage, even though we are not willing to discard them. What to comment about the powerful desire/ignorance?

 


The Jeeva quench its thirst with the cool and sweet water, whenever feels hunger consumes the meat or grains or rice, Alas! Whenever get burned by the lust, embraces the woman to put off their desire, without the knowledge that it is barely the cure for the lust, how pathetic to cite that Jeeva misread it as the means of pleasure. The ignorant take pride in the wealth of their own, possession of beautiful homes, children who are virtuous and wealthy, the wife who is young and beautiful, is a fool who enters the prison of Samsara, get himself imprisoned with the excessive desire and lust. The noble souls who have the knowledge of the impermanent nature of the wealth, possession, richness, fame, families, children, etc.. Abandon them like grass and accept the path of liberation.

 

 

Vishaya Parithyaga Vidambana -

Na Samsarothpannam Charithamanupashyami Kushalam | Vipaka:  Punyanam  Janayathi  Bhayam Mey  Vimrishatha: | Mahadhbhi: Punyaughashchira Parigreethashcha  Vishaya | Mahantho  Jayanthe  Vyasanamiva Dhathum Vishayinam||

 

Avashyam Yatharashchiratharam Ushithvamapai Vishaya | Viyoge Ko Bhedhasthyajathi Na Jano Yath Swayamamoon | Vrajantha : Swathanthryadhathula Parithapaya Manasa: | Swayam Thyaktha Hyethe Shamasukham Anantham Vidhathi ||

 

Bhrama Jjyana Viveka Nirmaladhiya: Kurvanthyaho Dhushkaram| Yanmuchyathupabhogabhangjyapi Dhananyekanthatho Ni: Spruha: | Samprapthanna Pura Na Samprathi Na Cha  Prapthau  Dhridaprathyayan| Vanchamathra Parigrahanapi Param Thyakthum Na Shaktha Vayam ||

 

Dhanyanam Girikandhareshu Vasatham Jyothi: Param Dhyayatham | Anandhashru Jalam Pibanthi Shakuna Ni:Shankam Angeshaya: | Asmakam Thu Manorathoparachitha Prasadha Vapithata | Kreeda Kanana Keli Kauthuka Jusham Ayu: Param Ksheeyathe ||

 

Bhikshashanam Thadhapi Neerasamekavaram | Shayya Cha  Bhu: Parijano  Nijadhehamathram | Vasthrashcha  Jeernna Shatharandhramathi Cha Kandha | Ha Ha  Thadhapi Vishaya  Na  Parithyajyanthi ||

 

Sthanau Mamsagrandhi Kanaka Kalashavithyupamithau | Mukham  Shleshmagaram Thadhapi  Cha Shashankena  Thulitham | Sravan Moothraklinnam Karivarashira Spardhdhi Jaghanam | Muhur Nindhyam Roopam Kavijana Visheshair  Gurukritham ||

 

Eko Ragishu Rajathe  Priyathama Dhehardhdhadhari  Haro | Neerageshu Jano  Vimuktha Lalanasango  Na Yasmathpara: | Dhurvara Smarana Bana Pannaga  Visha Vyavidhdha Mugdho Jana: | Shesha: Kamavidambithanna  Vishayan Bhokthum Na Mokthum Kshama: ||

 

Ajanan Dhahathmyam  Pathathu Shalabha Stheevradahane | SaMeenopya Gnanath Badishayutha Mashnathu Pishitham | Vijananthopyethe  Vayamiha Vipajjala Jatilan | Na Muncchama: Kamanahaha Gahano Moha Mahima ||

 

 

Thrisha  Shushyathyasye  Pibathi  Salilam  Sheetha Madhuram | Kshudharththa: Shalyannam Kabalayathi  Mamsadhikalitham | Pradheepthe  Kamagnau  Sudhridatharamalingathi  Vadhum | Pratheekaram Vyadha: Sukhamithi  Viparyasyathi Jana: ||

 

Thungam Veshma  Sutha: Sathamabhimatha: Sankhyathiga: Sambadha: | Kalyani Dhayitha  Vayashcha  Navamithya Gnanamoodo Jana: | Mathva  Vishvanashvaram Nivishathe  Samsara Karagrihe | Samdhrishya  Kshanabhanguram  Thadhakhilam Dhanyasthu  Sannyasyathi ||