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cannot understand himself and cannot realise the natural form of his own soul. What other tragedy can be there than this in human life ? As long as man does not realise his real nature and form and as long as he does not attain self-realisation, he has to keep wandering through the dark fore
al ignorance. This is an eternal truth like the sun; and man has to recognise and accept this truth.
Sagar raja was completely ensnared, by Parvat. He was completely in Parvat's power. He impelled Sagar raja to drink liquor, to develop intimacy with prostitutes, to eat meat and to engage himself in many other evil activities under the pretext of advising him to carry out Yajnas and Yagas; according to his prescriptions. Parvat explained to Sagar raja the efficacy of the various Yagas and Yajnas and asked him to get such rituals carried out by people. At the same time, he gave him this piece of advice. "It is not sinful to drink liquors at the time of a Yajna; it is not sinful to develop intimacy with other women for carrying out certain activities of a Yajna and the Shastras approve of people eating meat as Prasad (the gift of a Yajna)”. According to his suggestions cattle were sacrificed at Yagas. Yajnas were organised again and again. When Sagar raja became addicted to wine, women, and meat, Parvat as directed by Mahakal said this while explaining to him the Matruyajna (Yajna for the mother) and the Pitruyajna (Yajna for the father) etc. :.
"If you want your mother to go to heaven you have to perform Matruyajna and sacrifice your mother at the Yajna. If you want your father to attain heaven you have to sacrifice your father at the Pitruyajna”. Moreover, Mahakal the monster, by virtue of his tremendous miraculous powers cast a magical spell as a result of which even in the bright day-light divine air-ships appeared in the sky in which heavenly beings were seated. They announced that they had attained to the heavenly state only by performing such Yajnas.
What does a blind man desire ? He wishes for two eyes. Who does not wish to attain heavenly existence ? People all over the country began to perform Yajnas. “As is the King; so
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