It has been mentioned earlier that the scriptures of Hindu lore are innumerable starting from the unwritten to the published ones like the Agama shastra, the Veda and its sub-divisions, the Vedanta or the Upanishads, the Bhagavad-Gita and the Brahma sutras. These scriptures are of great esoteric value and full of symbolism, imageries, and other inexplicable yantra, mantra and tantra. The study of these may take several decades and may not be completed in one or two lives!
Thus, it may fairly be deduced that nobody can claim mastery or authority over these scriptures. The tragedy is that many of the samhitas of Pancha Ratra Agama shastra numbering almost 200 are not even available! Only a dozen of them are seen in print like, the Lakshmi Tantra, Jayakhya, sadakhya, ahirbudhnya, narada samhita. Even the Vedic sukta are not well depicted in writings since there was strict instruction not to write them down or explain with commentary and should be pronounced with phonetic perfection and need be heard properly and remembered. Under these circumstance, one has to be content with what is available! There are a hundred ways of gaining the scriptural knowledge if one takes the trouble of going through the ancient gurukula system. We have to first learn samskruta bhasha and take to yoga culminating in samadhi. Deep contemplation of the Vedic doctrines may help only after 'realization of the Self' (Atma sakshaatkara). May be, mere looking inward with great discipline, svadhyaya, nidhidhyasana, and japa or dhyana will also help. nahinjnyanena sadrusham. [See A History of Indian Philosophy By Surendranath Dasgupta, MLBD, Delhi]
No comments:
Post a Comment