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सप्तविंश अध्ययन [३३८
CHAPTER 27 WICKED BULLOCKS
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The title of this chapter is Wicked Bullocks, Khalunkijjar-sanskrta form-Khalunkiya. There are many meanings of word khalunka, like-Wicked bullocks, drains and mosquitoes-insects (painy creatures), leech (fault-finder of teacher), scorpion (pain givers by the stings of words etc., etc.)
According to Charpentier-may this word khalunka, be related to khala. The very reanings of khala is stupid, evasive, fraudulent etc.
These meanings are still prevailing and known to every body.
Also be estimated that the word khalurka may be connected the word khalauksa. As this word is used for a stupid bird, so the word khalunka is used for wicked bullocks.
In the present chapter the khalunka is used for wicked bullocks and it is resembled to impertinent and undisciplined disciples. Unmodesty, fraudulence, crookedness is described in detail.
There are two compulsory and important behavioural virtues of adept-life-(1) Humility and (2) Discipline. Devoid of both or even one the adept falls from his life-order.
As wicked bullock causes pains and sufferings to cartman by breaking yoke, cart etc., in the same way the evasive disciple causes pains, sufferings, miseries to his preceptor by breaking the religious-order-the chariot of religion. He disturbs his (preceptor's) mental peace and contemplation of heart.
It is the duty of disciples and other companions to cause calm and peace to the preceptor, they should be helpful to his religious practices; but extraordinary selfish, arrogant and stupid persons-companions and disciples act contrary to this, they cause miseries to mind.
Gārgyācārya was a very witty, wise and specialist of the knowledge of fundamental elements of his time. He was old-experienced and was deep in scriptural knowledge. He was adorned with the virtues of restrain and self control. But unfortunately, all of his disciples were fraudulent, uncourteous and devoid of discipline.
Gārgyācārya tried utmost to reform them, tolerated their mischiefs for a long time, but in the end all hopes of their reform futiled; then one day leaving his all disciples, he went out alone.
It is the duty of a self-well-wisher sage that the group (disciples, companion sages, devotees etc.) if against his self contemplation and his mental peace is disturbed, and could not get a good companion sage then he should practise his religious rituals protecting restrain.
This is done by Gärgyācārya and this is the very inspiration of this chapter. Present chapter contains only 17 couplets.
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