Yudhishtira said, "Sanjaya! The Creator keeps one and all be it ascetic-immoral, child-old and weak-healthy in ITS control. IT is only every being's dictator/controller and bestows various types of fruits based on the karma of the previous births of the being. IT only can make a foolish one a scholar and a scholar a... Continue Reading →
Sanjaya said, "O King of Kings, O son of Pandu! Glory be to you! Now I will take leave of you and return to Hastinapura. I hope I haven't uttered any words or said anything untoward that has caused you pain because of the disturbance in my mind. I seek permission from Bhagawan Shree... Continue Reading →
Vasudeva said, "O messenger Sanjaya! In the same manner that I want to save the Pandavas from destruction and bestow wealth, success and prosperity upon them and win their love and affection, I also want to be a well-wisher to King Dhrutharashtra of many sons and see them rise. Messenger! I also desire that... Continue Reading →
Vaishampayana said, "Janamejaya! Pandavas dispatched the Purohit to Hastinapura and sent their messengers to various kingdoms. After sending messengers to various places, Kurukula nandan Kunti putra, the exemplary Dhananjaya departed to Dwarka himself. When Madhukula nandan Lord Krishna and Balabhadra left along with a large army of Vrshni, Andhak and Bhojavamshi Yadavas for Dwarka, then Dhrutharashtra's son,... Continue Reading →
Sanatsujatha Paramarshi said, “Hey King! The pure Brahman is a grand resplendent glorious magnificent luminosity. All the devathas propitiate this supreme form. The sun draws its brilliance from this supreme Light and sages and yogis worship this eternal Bhagawan. The birth of Hiranyagarbha is from within this pure blissful consciousness of Parabrahman as is its growth and advancement. That pure resplendence known as Brahman resides within... Continue Reading →
Sanatsujatha Paramarshi said, “O King! Sorrow, anger, lust and greed, desires, conceit, excessive sleep, envy and jealousy, delusion and ignorance, ambitions and aspirations, cowardice, seeing faults in fine qualities and speaking ill are the twelve great blunders that destroy men. O Lord of Kings! One by one all these blemishes are consequently acquired by... Continue Reading →
Dhrutharashtra said, “O Venerable Sanatsujatha Paramarshi! The supreme ultimate omniscient omnipresent Vidya about Brahman that you are elucidating is exceedingly rare for people with desirous nature and intentions to receive. Youthful One! My sincere request to you is to give an exposition on this divine superlative subject again.” Sanatsujatha Paramarshi said, “Hey King! You have expressed your pleasure... Continue Reading →
Dhrutharashtra said, “Wise One! Whose name is silence? Is it the end of sound or the Paramātmā swaroopa? Which is silence in these two? Please explain the nature of silence. Does a wise one attain the Paramātmā who is Silence through silence? Revered Sage! How do people in this universe describe the character and quality of silence?”... Continue Reading →
Vaishampayana said, “Janamejaya! Thereafter, Dhrutharashtra, the intelligent great king respecting and honouring the words of the wise Vidura in the hope of receiving the highest exalted knowledge and wisdom posed the following questions to Sanatsujatha Paramarshi in exclusivity.” Dhrutharashtra said, “Respected Sanatsujatha Paramarshi, I am hearing that it is your belief and proclamation that... Continue Reading →
Harihi Aum Prostrations to Lord Vallabha Ganapathi, Ocean of Mercy and Kindness. Salutations offered to Sri Shuka Paramarshi, the venerable Great Guru of the Rishis. Obeisance paid to Bhagawan Shree Krishna, the Supreme Self, The Perfect Being. Pranaams offered to Bhagawan Ramana Maharshi of Thiruvannamalai. Introduction to Sanatsujatha Parva: Dhrutharashtra said, “Dear Vidura, is there anything else you... Continue Reading →
The real greatness of Arunachala lies in its being the embodiment of jyoti (divine light) and in the fantasy and phantasmagoria of the aurora of Arunachala. The profound secrets of Arunachala are known only to Rishis, Sages, Yogis and true devotees of Arunachaleswara and Apeetha Kuchamba. The jyotirlinga kshetra, which is unique for the manifestation... Continue Reading →
“Yogananda! Your idea appears to be well-founded indeed. It may well be that Gurudeva’s view is also identical. Adhyayana may demand two people being present in a place but it is in the fitness of things there should be only one person for thapas, namely the tapasvi alone!” “Nityananda! I have also been thinking over... Continue Reading →
Guru says, "Child, the transcendental journey and experience known as Swayambhu Linga that leads to immersion and absorption into the Supreme Self can be achieved only with the help of the atoms or the "body" or manifest state of the self-luminous akshara and the unmanifest state of the self-luminous akshara and therefore, it is essential... Continue Reading →
Shishya bows down and asks, "O Great Guru! The astonishing feat of transcending the dense and subtle layers and planes of creation and creation differentials by You rendered all the Rishis and all of creation speechless. I beseech You to guide me further on this." Guru says, "Son, as I have said earlier all... Continue Reading →
Guru says, "Child, it is necessary to understand the interwoven structure of the atom as it contains the entire gamut of creation and creation differentials. What is important to know is that every atom in a created being will be in the shape and form of the self-luminous akshara that it has taken up. ... Continue Reading →
Guru says, "Child, Brahmopadesham is the Supreme Knowledge that each and every created being will be taught by the self-luminous akshara that is the Self. Brahmopadesham is the knowledge, understanding, perception, realization and experience of the self-luminous akshara in entirety. That is the doctrine or upadesh of the Supreme Self. When is Brahmopadesham bestowed on a created being?... Continue Reading →
Guru says, "Child, for a created being to even begin to show gratitude and practise acceptance for Self-Surrender, first he must contemplate and introspect on the Supreme Self. For a created being to know, realize, understand, perceive and experience the Supreme Self, the "body" or the manifest state of the self-luminous akshara is his greatest friend. ... Continue Reading →
Guru says, "Child, the composition and structure of this self-luminous akshara will dictate the created being's perception of the Supreme Self and this will then dictate the path the created being will follow to realize the Supreme Self. The premise for any path is immersion and absorption into the Supreme Self. The knowledge, realization,... Continue Reading →
Guru asks, "Child, as I said now, the beejam (seed) of a created being is the self-luminous akshara and the beejam of that self-luminous akshara is Aksharam, then what is this self-luminous akshara? I have said that it has manifested from Aksharam. I have also said that this self-luminous akshara possesses inherent light, sound and matter.... Continue Reading →
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