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The Self Realization
Your five replies satisfied me, About that I am doubtless now, If I now know the means ah ! me ! Full fortunate I feel freed how ! 96
I am completely satisfied with your replies to my first five doubts. I should consider myself the most fortunate one, would I get similar satisfaction regarding my sixth and the last doubt.
The disciple has developed firm faith in the state of Soul's liberation and so intense is his desire for liberation that should he come to know a sure path to Soul's salvation, he would headlong plunge into it, would never leave it and would leave no stone untumed to obtain salvation. He has now a firm faith in his Master and he is sure that once his Master shows him the path of liberation, he will follow it and will quickly obtain liberation. Therefore in a joyful mood he says that he is away from liberation only till he hears about the sure path to it. In this stanza the words "Udaya udaya sadbhagya" suggest the fitness of the disciple for obtaining liberation. The disciple is intent on acting up to his Master's guidance in the subject. In the beginning the disciple was pessimistic and depressed in view of the different and conflicting paths of liberation preached by various systems of Philosophy and religion, and he felt that there was no sure path to Soul's Salvation, but when he put his doubt to his Master he regained his faith in the capacity of his master to dispel all his doubts and lead him to Liberation. Therefore he became joyful and optimistic.
(b) The True Teacher's Reply : 9 पांचे उत्तरथी थई, आत्मा विषे प्रतीत । थाशे मोक्षोपायनी, सहज प्रतीत ए रीत ॥९७।।
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