Sri Sanath Sujatheeyam – Sri Mahabharath
– Sri Shankarabhashyam
Chapter – 4 – Bhashyam – 3 - Immortality is achieved by the performance of righteous deeds
Sage Sanathkumara who is the Manasaputhra
of Lord Bhrama was reverentially greeted by Vidura. Sanathakumara is supreme
Bhramam/Hiranyagarbha/ and eternal, Sanathkumara was born from the mind of that
eternal Bhramam is the essence of Gnana and Vairagya. Dhritarashtra who was
already worn out of interest in worldly matters and attachment to his sons expressed his anxiousness to know about that Poornna/flawless, Anandha/supreme
bliss, Adhvatheeya/lack of duality, Bhramam resides as a soul in Jeeva.
Dhritarashtra makes an attempt to regain the serenity of mind which was completely
lost by Avidhya/ignorance, with the knowledge of Bhramavidhya.
Dhritarashtra speaks “Oh! Sanathsujatha,
Oh! Bhagavan, you have affirmed that the Athman/soul has no death or birth,
changeless, eternal, free from afflictions, then why did Shruthi say that the
Deva and Asura observed celibacy to achieve that Amarathva/immortality? Kindly explain
which one is the truth.”
Dhritarashtra came to know from Vidura
that Sanathsujatha's advice to his disciple that the ‘Athman’ is indestructible. The
deities, Asuras, Indra and Virochana, and demons observed chastity to attain
‘Amrithyu’/immortality {Mrithyo: Abhava: Amrithyu: }, the absence of Mrithyu is
Amrithyu, the Chandhokya Upanishads state that the deities and demons have
observed chastity and lived with their preceptor, to achieve Amarathvam/immortality.
Indra and Virochana observed chastity for thirty-two years and served
Prajapathi. Maghava and Indra observed chastity for a hundred and one years and
served Prajapathi. If there is no Mrithyu/death
for Athman, why the Deva and Asura did observe penance to achieve that Amarathva/immortality?
Oh! Sanathsujatha, if the Athman has no death or birth there is no need to
observe penance for Amrithyu, then why did the Mrithyu and Amrithyu is stated
in the Upanishad, which is the truth? Oh! Sanathsujatha, kindly enlighten me
with the truth. Sanathkumara replies “
Oh! Rajan, the Amarathva is achieved through righteous deeds; the Athman
has no death or birth. Oh! Rajan, I shall explain about the concept of Mrithyu
and Amrithyu in detail, listen to me carefully.”
Thatha: Yethath Vakyasamanantharam
Vidurena Sanathsujatham Prathi Eritham Uktham Yath Vakyam Thath Sampujya
Samanya Sanathsujatham Sanadhithi Sanathanam Bhramochyathe Hiranyagarbhakhyam Thasmath Sanathanath
Bhramano Manasath Gnana Vairagyadhi
Samanvitha: Sushtu Jatha Ithi Sanath Sujatha: Ithyuktho Bhagavan Sanathkumara:
Tham Rahithe Rahasi Prakritha Janavarjithe
Dheshe Mahathma Mahabudhdhi: Papriccha
Prishtavan Budhdhim Paramam Uththamam Poornanandha Adhvatheeyavishayam
Kimarththam? Bubhooshan Bhavithumicchan Bhramavidhyaya Apahritham Athmanam
Labdhumicchannithyarththa:
Dhritharashtra Uvacha –
Sanath Sujatha Yadhidham Shrinomi Mrithyur Hi Nastheethi Thavopadhesham |
Devasura Hyacharan Bhramacharyam
Amrithyave Thath Katharannu Sathyam ||
Hey Sanathsujatha Yath Mrithyurhi Nasthi
Ithi Idham Thavopadhesham Shrunomi Kadham Tharhi Devasura Amrithyave
Bhramacharyamacharannithi Shruyathe| Thath Katharath Nu Sathyam?
Hey Sanath Sujatha| Yath Mrithyurhi
Nastheethi Shishyan Prathi Upadhishtamithi Vidura: Praha |Devasura: Puna:
Amrithyave Mrithyorabhavaya Amrithathva
Prapthaye Bhramacharyamacharan Indhra
Virochanadhaya: Gurau Vasam Krithavantha: | Shruyathe Cha
Chandhokhye “ Thadhdhobhaye
Deva Asura Anu Bubudhire”
Ithyadhyarabhya “Thau Ha
Dhvathrimshatham Varshani Bhramacharya Mooshathu:” Ithyanthenendhra
Virochanayo: Prajapathau Bhramacharyacharanam “Yekashatham Ha Vai Varshani
Maghava Prajapathau Bhramacharyamuvasa” Ithi Cha | Yadhi Mrithyur Nasthi Thi
Thava Paksha: | Kadham Tharhi Devasuranamamrithyave
Bhramacharyacharanam | Thath Thayor Mrithyu Sadh Bhavapakshayo: Katharannu
Sathyam | Yath Sathyam Thath Vakthumarhasithyabipraya: ||
||Chandhokyam 8.7.2|| Thadhdhobhaye Devasura: Anububudhire| The Hochur Hantha
Thamathmana Manvicchamo Yamathmanamanvishya Sarvamshcha Lokanapnothi
Sarvamshcha Kamanitheendhro Haiva Devanamabhipravavraja Virochanoausranam |
Thau Hasam Vidhanaveva Samithpani Prajapathi Sakashamajaganmathu: ||
||Chandhokyam 8.7.3 || Thau Ha Dhvathrimshatham Varshani Bhramacharya
Mooshathuthau Ha Prajapathiruvacha | Kimicchanthavavasthamithi | Thau
Hochathurya Athmapahathamapma Vijaro Vimrithyur Vishoko Vijighanthoapipasa:
Sathyakama: Sathyasankalpa: Soanveshavya: Sa Vijijjasithavya: Sa
Sarvamshcha Lokanapnothi
Sarvamshcha Kamanyastha
Athmanamamanuvidhya Vijana Theethi Bhagavatho Vacho Vedayanthe Thamicchanthavavasthamithi ||
||Chandhokyam 8.11.3 || Yeshamevaisha
Maghavannithi Hovachaitham Thvevathe Bhooyo Anuvyakhyasyami | No Yevanyathrai Thasmadhvasa Parani Pancha
Varshaneethi | Sa Naparani Pancha Varshanyuvasa | Thanyekashatham
Sampedhure Thaththadhyadhahurekashatham Ha Vai Varshani Maghavan
Prajapathau Bhramacharyamuvasa | Thasmai
Hovacha ||
Sri Sanathkumara Uvacha –
Amrithyu: Karmana Kechith Mrithyur
Nastheethi Chapare | Shrunu Me Bhruvatho Rajan Yathaithanma Vishankitha: ||
