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Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir
Awakening
Acharya Padmasagarsuri
Rajul, who was a woman of very great chastity, integrity and spiritual attainments gave him this advice. “Oh! great sage! you renounced all pleasures and luxuries along with your kingdom. No one desires to get back what he has discarded. The wish to get back what has been renounced is undesirable like wishing for what has been vomited. Moreover, it is a despicable desire. Hence, this kind of despicable action will not bring glory to you who are a sage”.
When he heard this, the fire of his lust subsided; and having performed prayaschitta (some rituals of selfpurification) he again became absorbed in a deep penance (Tapasya).
Such a lust once deprived Viswamitra of all his spiritual glory when he became infatuated with Menaka.
The same thing happened in the case of Sutha and Upasutha. These two close friends, having attained extraordinary powers, by means of penances, desired to make Brahma, Vishnu and Maheswar kneel before them. When they were together, the two were equal to 22 warriors. Vishnu came to know of this. He appeared before them in the guise of Mohini. She displayed her beauty and charms. Forgetting all their spiritual attainments both the friends became infatuated with Mohini. Mohini said that she would accept whoever was mightier of the two. They had to show their strength only through a duel.
In consequence, the two began to fight. At the end of the duel, one died. The power of the other dwindled to that of two from that of twenty two warriors. On account of this, Brahma, Vishnu and Maheswar escaped from defeat and disgrace. Hence lust is dreadful.
The two purusharthas; Artha and Kama stand between Dharma and Moksha. This point demands deep consideration Artha and Kama should be struck with the (Ankusa) iron-hook of Dharma. Wealth remains with us if we utilize it for others. We can make our desires acquire nobility and elevation by transferring them from woman to mother; from mother to mentor and from mentor to the Lord. Thus desire becomes chastened and sublimated; and kama can be destroyed
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| SR No. | 525326 |
| Book Title | Shrutsagar 2017 09 Volume 04 Issue 04 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Hiren K Doshi |
| Publisher | Acharya Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir Koba |
| Publication Year | 2017 |
| Total Pages | 36 |
| Language | Gujarati |
| Classification | Magazine, India_Shrutsagar, & India |
| File Size | 9 MB |