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Chapter -24 - Uththarakandam

Sage Kakabhushundi describes the Gnana/wisdom and Bhakti/devotion in detail

 

Sage Kakabhushundi speaks “Oh! Pakshiraja, while unfastening the Maya from the Chethana/intellect, it would cause various impediments, it would use Ridhdhi and Siddhi as its weapons to persuade the intellect, it would make all efforts to put off the flame of supreme knowledge. The five Indhriyas ruled by the deities are five windows in the human body, the interest in worldly matters like the whirlwind enters through the five Indhriyas, deities won’t take any effort to stop them, and eventually, this whirlwind causes to put off the flame in the Diya. In this way, the Athmajyanam disappears from the unfortunate Jeeva, ends up without making an effort to untie the knot of Maya from the Chethana. These interest in worldly matters causes to ruin the intellect, deities like Indhriyas do not entertain the wisdom, they prefer to have sensual pleasure, once the intellect gets polluted with the interest in worldly matters, eventually, the flame of supreme knowledge of Diya/Gnanam goes off. Once, again the Jeeva hurls into the cycles of worldly existence and undergoes miseries and sorrows. Oh! Pakshiraja, it is difficult to conquer the powerful Maya of Lord Sri Hari. Viveka is difficult to explain experience and practice as well, if it is understood with the grace of that Lord, there will be too many obstacles to put off the same. Gnana is like a powerful sword, Oh! Pakshiraja, whoever achieves it would attain the Paramapadham. The Veda, Purana, and Rishis and Sages say that Kaivalya is extremely difficult to achieve. Prabho, without asking for it, with the constant contemplation and meditation upon that Lord Sri Hari, we could achieve that Kaivalyapadham, the water cannot stop its flow downwards, Oh! Pakshiraja, the intellectuals refuse Moksha and asks for intense devotion as a boon. The devotion /Bhakti at the lotus feet of Prabhu would destroy the root cause of Avidhya effortlessly, like the meals consumed get digested with the help of Jadaragni. Therefore the people who do not follow the easiest and most blissful way of Bhakthimarga are ignorant. Oh! Sarppashathro, worship of Lord Sri Ramachandra, with intense devotion and faith, perform all the deeds as his sincere servant is the easiest way to cross the ocean of worldly existence. Oh! Garuda, take shelter at the lotus feet of Prabhu Sri Ramachandra, he could transform the Chethana into Achethana and vice versa. Those who have sincere devotion at the lotus feet of the Supreme Lord Sri Ramachandra are fortunate. I have elaborately narrated the essence of Gnana, I shall describe the precious gem-like Bhakti to you.”

 

Sage Kakabhushundi speaks “I shall narrate the Bhakti/Ramabhakthi which is like a Chinthamani, it spread the brilliance day and night. Oh! Garuda, whoever keeps that Chinthamani in their hearts will not face the desire like poverty of darkness, and the Lobha like the wind does not put off the brilliance of it. The Bhakti removes the powerful darkness of ignorance/Avidhya, the impurities like ego, pride, lust, like butterflies cannot reach in there, the person who keeps the Bhakti like Chinthamani in their hearts does not pollute with the Kamavasana, for them, the poison becomes the nectar, enemies become the relatives. This will not let the worshiper down with critical mental afflictions, without the Bhakti like Chinthamani, no one will have happiness or peace in their lives.  The intellectuals keep the Chinthamani close to their hearts, so they won’t get afflicted with grief not even in their dreams. This Chinthamani is very open in the public and it is available only with the grace of Prabhu Sri Ramachandra. The unfortunate Jeeva strives hard and conducts difficult methods of worship and austerities and practices to search for this precious Mani. The Veda and scriptures are the beautiful mountains and the legends of Sri Ramachandra are the precious gems in it, the Sajjanas are experts in locating these gems, their powerful intellects as weapons, with Gnana and Vairagya as their eyes. Oh! Garuda, whoever conducts a rigorous search of this gem would attain the precious Gems which is the storehouse of happiness and peace. Lord Rama resembles the ocean and the Sajjanas are the dark rain clouds that cause downpour, Srihari is the tree of sandalwood, and the Sajjanas are the wind that spread the rich fragrance of it. The blissful intense devotion and faith upon Lord Hari is the fruit of Adhyathmika Sadhana.  All those knowledge we have earned from the Sadhus and ascetics, therefore whoever attains the association of those Sajjanas, would easily attain the Chinthamani like Bhakti, this is how they work, Veda represents the Ksheerasamudra/milky Ocean, Mandaraparvatha represents Gnana, and the deities like Sadhus churn out the nectar-like Pavanacharithra of Rama, Devi Bhakti represents the sweetness of the nectar. The intellectuals/ Jeeva wielded in Virakthi, chop off the Madham, Lobha, Moham, Mathshcharya, Krodha, Lobha like the enemies with the powerful sword of Gnana and achieve the Ananyabhakthi/Sri Hari Bhakti.”