Chapter – 8 –Nithya Anithya Vasthu
Vichara:
Oh! Rajan, Do you think the practice of
learning Veda, Vedanta, Shastra, and Purana, and achieving vast knowledge in
the scriptures and Vedas, performing all those Yaga, Yoga, Tapa, Karma with the
desire to attain heavenly pleasures would do any good to Jeeva? Oh! Rajan,
these have become commercial activities, unless and until the Jeeva strive
for the destruction of Pralayagni like the miseries and sorrows of the worldly existence without the knowledge of the
all-pervasive supreme Bhramam which is supreme bliss resides as a soul in
living beings and knowledge of oneness-in-all, all the above activities would
not provide fruitfulness in their lives. Therefore Oh! Jeeva, leave all those
practices yearning for material welfare that will bring no good to you, hence strive to achieve that supreme Bhramam with the constant meditation and
contemplation.
Oh! Jeeva, at the end of the Yuga, the
mount Mahameru which is well-known for its rich mineral and gems deposit break
into pieces in the Pralayagni, all those oceans which are the storehouse of
various pearls, giant aquatic animals like sharks, sea snakes, seal, alligator,
dolphin, beautiful fishes of various species meet its death when the water dries up
completely, the Earth which is the treasure house of richness and
mountains meet massive destruction, do I need to explain the delicate Jeeva which
has the strength of the edge of the elephant’s ears? Oh! Jeeva, you cannot
withstand in that Mahapralaya, therefore contemplate upon that supreme Bhramam
which is the cause for the deluge.
Oh! Jeeva, life on Earth is miserable,
after some years the body starts to meet its ruin and it would become too thin
and difficult to walk alone, the pair of teeth would disappear, eyes would lose
its sight and the ears would lose the hearing capacity, the mouth would drench in
dribble, the speeches would not be clear and audible, no one will have the
interest or patience to listen or respond or follow them, your wife, children
and relatives won’t have the patience to listen to you, eventually, they will
become your enemies. How pathetic human life on Earth!
Oh! Jeeva, after a few years your hair
would become gray, bones start to pop up and uneven which makes the ugly look, the
old age is a curse; the beautiful women abandon old men like the well of
Chandala. Oh! Jeeva, strive hard to achieve the ‘Shreyas’, /the knowledge of
the supreme soul, which is all-pervasive, absolute Bhramam is the eternal truth
and supreme bliss,/ while your body is free from illnesses, before reaching the
old age, before the sense organs get damaged, before the life span ends.
Otherwise, all your efforts would be like digging well when the house is on the
fire. Oh! Jeeva, reading scriptures and sacred texts to understand the nature
of the all-pervasive supreme Bhramam during old age is exactly like digging
well when the house is on the fire.
Oh! Jeeva, the life span of humans are
too short, hence be in the association of ascetics and saintly person, serve
them relentlessly, and acquire the knowledge of the Paramamthma Thaththva, live
on the river banks of Ganga, or serve your chaste wife with respect and kindness,
while living in the Grahasthashrama, or conduct studies on scriptures and sacred
texts, or read great poems which carries nectar-like messages. Oh! Jeeva, a short span of life is not enough to do all those above mentioned.
The Kings who have an unsteady mind cannot
get pleased easily. We are ordinary humans with great expectations and desires
with a short span of life, our body is tender and delicate, attacked by Jara/aging
and illnesses and life is snatched by Mrithyu as well. Oh! Sakha, the
intellectuals strive hard to achieve the Paramarththa to make their life
fruitful, the Jeeva with the unsteady mind undergoes sufferings and miseries
and hurl into the vicious cycles of repeated births. The intellectuals take
pleasure in the constant meditation and contemplation upon the supreme Bhramam,
living in the caves or hermitage closer to the sacred river Ganga. The
intellectuals do not waste their lives until the last minute; they do not wait
to take the disgrace of the people in the families and children, they do not
wait to meet ruin of wealth before their eyes, they do not wait to see the
people approached for help return with disappointment, they do not wait to
see abandoned by friends, relatives, and servants, and they do not wait to watch
their youthfulness leaving all of a sudden.
Oh! Jeeva, the moon rays are beautiful,
the lush green land, the happiness derived in the association of ascetics,
intellectuals and saintly people are extremely pleasurable, good poetries, the reddened
face of the lover soaked in tears due to the silly jokes, everything is
beautiful to watch, Alas! If you have the knowledge of the impermanent nature of
all those things, you won’t even take pleasure in it. Once, the Jeeva attained
the Bhramanandham, the rest of the things in the Universe seems futile and least
interesting. Oh! Jeeva, wake up, living in the sophisticated homes and
fortress, listening to the melodious music and instrumental music, association
with the beloved lover and wife are highly enjoyable. Alas! All those happiness
and pleasure are momentary like the fireflies gets attracted to the flame,
with the force of the wind it sacrifices life in the flame. Oh! Jeeva, wake up,
all those intellectuals, scholars, and saintly people are already left to the forest leaving all those momentary happiness and in search of Bhramanandham/permanent
bliss.
Kim Vedai: Smrithibhi: Purana Padanai:
Shasthrair Mahavistharai: | Swarga Grama Kudinivasa Phaladhai: Karma Kriya
Vibhramai: | Mukthaikam Bhava Dhukhabhara
Rachana Vidhvamsa Kalanalam | Swathmanandha Padha Praveshakalanam
Sheshair Vanik Vriththibhi: ||
Yatho Meru: Shrimannapathathi
Yuganthagnivalitha: | Samudhra: Shushyanthi Prachura Makaragrahanilaya: |
Dhara Gacchathyantham
Dharanidharapadhairapi Dhritha | Shareere
Ka Varththa Karikalabha Karnnagra
Chapale ||
Gathram Sankuchitham Gathir
Vigalitha Bhrashta cha Dhanthavali | Dhrishtir Nashyathi
Vardhdhathe Badhiratha Vakthram Cha
Lalayathe | Vakyam Nadhriyathe
cha Bandhajano Bharya Na Shushrushathe | Ha Kashtam Purushasya Jeernna Vayasa: Puthroapya Mithrayathe ||
Varnnam Sitham Jadithi Veekshya Shiroruhanam | Sthanam Jara Paribhavasya Thadha Pumamsam | Aropithasthi Shathakam
Parihrithya Yanthi | Chandala
Koopamiva Dhooratharam Tharunya: ||
Yavath Swasthamidham Shareeramarujam
Yavath Jara Dhooratho | Yavath
Chendhriya Shakthiraprathihatha Yavath
Kashayo Nayusha: | Athma Shreyasi Thavadheva
Vidhusha Karya: Prayathno Mahan | Sandheepthe Bhavane
Thu Koopa Khananam Prathyudhyama:
Keedhrisha: ||
Thapasyantha: Santha: Kimadhi Nivasama:
Suranadhim | Gunodharandharanutha
Paricharama: Savinayam | Pibama: Shasthraughanutha Vividha Kavyamritha Rasan | Na Vidhma: Kim
Kurmma: Kathipaya Nimeshayushi Jane ||
Dhuraradhyashchami Thuranga Chalachiththa:
Kshithibhujo | Vayam Cha Sthooleshccha:
Sumahathi Phale Badhdhamansa: | Jara
Dheham Mrithyur Harathi Dhayitham Jeevitham Idham | Sakhe Nanyashreyo Jagathi Vidhushoanyathra Thapasa:
||
Mane
Mlayini Khandithe Cha Vasuni
Vyarththe Prayathearththini | Ksheene
Bandhujane Gathe Parijane
Nashte Shanair Yauvane | Yuktham
Kevalametha Deva Sudhiyam Yajjahnu
Kanyapaya: | Poothagrava Gireendhra
Kandhara Thadi Kunjee Nivasa: Kvachith ||
Ramyash Chandramareechayasthrinavathi
Ramya Vananthasthali | Ramyam
Sadhusmagam Agathasukham Kavyeshu Ramya:
Kadha: | Kopopahitha Bashpa Bindhutharalam Ramyam Priyaya Mukham | Sarvam Ramyam Anithyatham Upagathe Chiththe
Na Kinchith Puna: ||
Ramyam Harmmyathalam Na Kim
Vasathaye Shravyam Na Geyadhikam | Kim Va Prana Samasam Agamasukham Naivadhika
Preethaye | Kinthu Bhrantha Pathanga
Paksha Pavana Vyalola Dheepankuara | Cchaya Chanchalamakalayya Sakalam Santho Vanantham Gatha: ||