Namokar Mahamantra Ek Anushilan

Author(s): Hukamchand Bharilla
Publisher: Todarmal Granthamala Jaipur

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GREAT HYMN OF OBEISANCE: A CONTEMPLATION
The purport is that the liberation is not attained by those who meditate on liberation but by those who meditate on the one's own eternal soul Bhagwan. Therefore, in these verses, there has been the talk of going to the shelter of one's own soul Bhagwan.
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One youth went to see a young girl for selecting her as his life partner. Both were extremely beautiful and suitable in every respect. On seeing each other, both felt infatuated towards each other. Although both of them had selected each other, but none of them spoke anything for sometime.
Indian girls are generally shy by nature. Therefore, there was no question of the girl telling anything first, but the youth also felt stunned by seeing her beauty. He was attracted rather too much towards her. Therefore, clouds of anxieties started hovering over his heart.
He thought, "She is extremely beautiful, she is completely satisfactory, but it may not so happen that she might reject me. In case she rejects me, it would be extremely difficult for me to survive."
He got afflicted by the fear that she might reject him. He got afflicted by destitute feeling and became disturbed and instead of talking anything else, he started asking -
"Do you find me acceptable or not?"
When the shy Indian girl could not give any reply, his suspicion got further strengthened and he became further destitute and said with utmost dejection -
"Is it that you have really not found me acceptable."
The girl could not say 'yes' or 'no' despite his asking repeatedly, but said in low voice, while keeping her eyes downwards -
"Is it that you have selected me?"
"Yes, yes; perfect. You are more beautiful than celestial nymphs; but have you found me acceptable?" The most disorganised youth said, but the girl kept her eyes downwards but merely smiled.
Civilised and well-cultured Indian girls indicate their consent in this manner only. Maunam samamti lakshanam - silence
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SUPREME FORGIVENESS (UTTAMA KSHAMA)
is the hallmark of consent. Wise man knowing this understands everything, but that restless and disturbed youth could understand nothing; instead, his suspicion became further strengthened. And, in his disturbed state, he started begging, saying that she should not reject him, otherwise, it would be difficult for him to survive.
Seeing his this restlessness, the girl felt detached because she wanted to have a husband whom she should make request; but here the opposite was happening.
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In the manner Indian girls do not like persons with destitute attitude; similarly, those who get attracted towards the paryaya of liberation to this extent, cannot achieve liberation.
In the manner, excellent girls garland persons with wedding garlands, who glorify their male character; similarly, the girls like liberation garland with wedding garlands persons attracted towards their own soul like Bhagwan.
Persons, who on seeing and knowing the beauty and blissfulness of the liberation or Siddha state become so much besieged that they start considering their own inner-self insignificant, get afflicted by destitute feeling, similar to what afflicted that young man and start imploring before the 'panch permeshti' due to the keen desire of the liberation (Siddha state) - such people do not acquire liberation.
Persons indulged in destitute behaviour do not achieve liberation. Banarsidasji depicts this thing in this manner -
लीन भयौ विवहार में उकति न उपजै कोइ । दीन भयौ प्रभु पद जपै मुकति कहाँ सो होइ ।।
Lin bhayao vivahar mai ukti na upje koi, din bhayao prabhu padh jape mukti kahan so hoi.'
For this reason only, Acharya Kundkund has in the above verses given up all other propositions and talked about going to the shelter of one's own soul Bhagwan.
1. Natak Samaysar Nirjara Dwar, Chhand 22