Atmatatva Vichar Or Philosophy Of Soul

SR No.: 023322
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Vijaylakshmansuri, Ghanshyam Joshi, Kirtivijay Gani
Publisher: Mohanlal D Mehta
Publication Year: 1963
Total Pages: 568
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 39 MB

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PHILOSOPHY OF SOUL
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with all your mental concentration we are sure you will be very well enlightened with the nature of Karma, which will prove highly beneficial for your spiritual progress.
You must first know in what sense the word "Karma” is used here, as one word often carries multiple senses, and a misuse of a word leads to misconception.
"Aja" means “Vrihi”, i.e., unhusked rice and a "goat" also. You must have realised from the incident about Narada, Parvata and Vasu ... What a catastrophe resulted on meaning a goat instead of "Vrihi" (unhusked rice).
Sometime a poet conferred his benediction on a king with this verse after entering the royal assembly :
"Let that mother, the mother of Bhimasena, the Wife of Nakula, the daughter of Yudhisthira confer blessings upon you”.
Hearing this verse the members in the audience were upset. They put forth a deep sense of disgust for the poet as this verse contained the flaw of "absurdity." This verse carried the apparent meaning as :-"May that mother, who is the daughter of Yudhishtira, the wife of Nakula and the mother of Bhimasena bestow blessing upon you." Now, Yudhishtira, Nakula and Bhimasena were real brothers (sons of one mother) and thus how can one's daughter be the wife of the other and the mother of the third one? But the poet who conferred blessings was not so stupid as to use these words with contradictory meanings. On seeing that the audience was much perplexed, he clarified the meaning thus. "May that Parvati, who is the daughter of the mountain, (Himalayas) (which is stable in wars-immovable-Yadhi-Sthira) and who is the wife of Shankara (not staying in a family-Na-Kula) and who is the mother of Kartikaswami (with mighty army-Bhima-Sena), confer blessings upon you". With this meaning exposed, the entire audience was stirred with astonishment and the poet was amply rewarded.
The word "Karma” carried multiplicity of meanings as duty, performance, profession, aim or purpose. But here, these meanings are not relevant. Here the significance meant in the aphorisms like "Pavanam, Kammanam, Nigdhayanaththai, Chhinnai, Ashuam Kamman, etc.,” is relevant. And we desire to elucidate this very significance.