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MANAV DHARMA / 23
Description :
The observance of the five minor vows - five Anuvratas - without committing transgressions will automatically lead a man to take birth in heaven, where the soul acquires clairvoyance at the very moment of the birth; and with this Divine knowledge, the soul is able to know very clearly about the previous births of his own and of other people. He is endowed with eight miraculous powers like ANIMA - MAHIMA etc. which may be called super human powers and their body, without bones and blood, get the VIKRIYA power of transformation by which the body is capable of becoming one or many, small or huge. This brilliance and luminous body is the gross body perceived by the senses. Hence it is the prime duty of every man to observe these five minor vows (Five Anuvratas). The names of those great noble souls or persons, who have shown their alertness in observing these five vows in their lives and became famous in the history, are given in the following verse :
मातङ्गो धनदेवश्च वारिषेणस्ततः परः ।
नीली जयश्च सम्प्राप्ताः पूजातिशयमुत्तमम् ॥६४॥ Explanation :
The low caste Yampala chandal (in respect of the first), Dhanadeva (in respect of the second) then Varishen. Nili and Jaya Kumar, in respect of third, fourth and fifth vows respectively) have risen to high worshipful status. Description :
In continuation of the above explanation, it can be added that there are so many others who have shown their willingness to observe these minor vows but these five persons are greatly remembered and have specially become famous.
Many of the people have adopted these good things in this present world and so many are still living presently who are not in a position to leave these evils, inspite of knowing about them. The number of such people is not less in this world, who are habitually vice or evil seekers They not only adopt evils but also become an example for others in this world of vices :
ETA 31-Hra-alot a NICHT-T&Tchaft i उपाख्येयास्तथा श्मश्रुनवनीतो यथा क्रमम् ॥६५॥
