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The Story of Vasuraja
Yoga Shastra, Second Light, Verse 6 | 'Sinful souls! You did not consider my command properly. When you killed the rooster, did you not see him at that time? Or was he not seeing you? Did the celestial birds and other flying creatures not see?' Well, you are unfit. Kshirakadambak decided that both of them seemed to be destined for hell. And becoming indifferent towards them, his interest in teaching them ended. He started thinking - the true guru's teachings for Vasu and Parvat, the disciple, bear fruit according to the recipient. The water of the clouds, due to the difference in location, falls into the mouth of the oyster and becomes a pearl, and the same water falls into the mouth of the snake and becomes poison, or falls on barren land or salty land or in the sea and becomes salty. Alas, my dear son and my son, more dear than my son, Vasu, both will go to hell.
What is the benefit of staying here? Thinking this way, Kshirakadambak Upadhyay became detached from the world. He took initiation from his guru with intense dispassion. Now his place was taken by his son Parvat, who was wise in interpretation. Blessed by the guru, he became proficient in all scriptures, and with a pure mind like the clouds of autumn, he went to his birthplace. King Abhichandra, who was like the moon among kings, also took monastic initiation at the right time. Vasuraja, who was like Vasudeva, ascended the throne. Vasuraja became famous in this world as a truth-speaker. Vasuraja spoke only the truth to protect his fame. One day, a hunter went to the Vindhya mountain to hunt. He aimed an arrow at a deer; but unfortunately, the arrow stopped in mid-air and fell. To find out the reason for the arrow falling in mid-air, he reached the spot. As soon as he touched it with his hand, he realized that there was a crystal rock as clear as the sky. 'So, I saw the deer reflected on the other side of this rock, like the shadow of the earth in the moon.' This rock cannot be known without touching it with the hand. Therefore, this rock is definitely worthy of Vasuraja. Thinking this, the hunter silently picked up the rock and went to Vasuraja, presented it to him and told him the whole story of how he got the rock. King Vasu was very pleased to hear this and looked at the rock for a moment. He gave the hunter a lot of reward and sent him away. The king secretly built a platform for the rock in the royal court, suitable for sitting, and killed the craftsman who built the platform. 'It is true that kings never belong to anyone.' The king had a throne installed on the platform. People who were unaware of this secret began to understand that Vasuraja's throne was suspended in the air due to the influence of truth. Delighted by the truth, the gods also stayed in the service of this king. Thus, the bright fame of Vasuraja spread in every direction. Frightened by that fame, other kings became subservient to Vasunrip. 'Fame, whether true or false, always brings victory to kings.' One day, Narada came to visit Parvat's ashram. Then he saw the intelligent Parvat teaching his disciples the interpretation of the Rig Veda. At that time, the sutra 'Ajairayastavyam' came, and while explaining it, he said the meaning of the word 'Aj' as 'goat'. Hearing this, Narada said to Parvat, 'Brother! You are making a mistake somewhere in saying this meaning. You have mistakenly taken the meaning of 'Aj' as a goat. Which does not happen. The real meaning of 'Aj' is - 'three-year-old grain, which cannot sprout.' Our gurudev also took the meaning of 'Aj' as grain. Have you forgotten him?' At that time, Parvat protested and said, 'The meaning you are telling is not what my father said. He took the meaning of the word 'Aj' as a goat. And the same meaning is found in the dictionary.' Then Narada said, 'Brother! Every word has two meanings, secondary and primary. Guruji told us the secondary meaning of the word 'Aj'. Guruji was a preacher of Dharma. Shruti is also the embodiment of Dharma. Therefore, friend! Why are you earning sin by speaking contrary to both the meaning of Shruti and the teachings of the guru? Parvatak now made it a matter of his prestige and said stubbornly, 'Guruji has explained the meaning of 'Aj' as a goat in the Shruti verse 'Ajanmeshan'. Do you earn Dharma by contradicting the meaning told by Guruji?' Arrogant false speech does not punish or frighten a person. Therefore,
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