It is very interesting to know the inner meaning (goodartha) of narratives in the great epics like Ramayana, Bhagavata, Mahabharata, etc. The Bhagavad-Gita is supposed to be the Upadesha/Upanishad ukta, imparted the first manu Vivasvan, the sun God! Thus, the real meaning is different from the one attributed to by our scholars. Only a person of Realization of the Self,Atmaskahatkara, can really understand and it remains his understanding; it cannot be revealed to all and sundry. Here Rama is not actually, the son of King of Ayodhya Dasharatha. He is the blessed mantrasya putra. He is actually the re-incarnation of Vishnu, Ra means the Sun and Ma means the Earth. Rama means the sun and the earth and we are all the children, living beings (prani) breathing air (oxygen), rather, the children of Vayu deva like- vatatmaja, anjanisuta, Anjaneya, or Hanuman. Hence the Yogavashishtha narrates the Atmajnyan.
After the completion of his studies at Gurukula, Ramachandra takes permission from King Dasharatha and goes for a visit to various places and study the life of the people. He returns with a heavy heart seeing the plight of the poor old and sick and thinks how can he ever help these poor ignorant people and what is the use of becoming a king if he cannot help them. Deeply contemplating, he loses all interest in life. Sage Vashsishtha visits the King Dasharatha at this time. The King narrates the plight of Ramachandra and seeks the Sage Vashishtha's help. The Sage meets Rama and wants to know the reason for his worries. At this time, Sage Vishvamitra comes to the Court of King Dasharatha and requests the help of Rama to fight the demons. Sage Vashsishtha fearing the consequences, requests the King to send Ram with him so that he can continue his education. Thus, the Sage takes Ram with him and instructs 'Atma-jnyan', i.e., 'Knowledge of the Self'. This is now in print in abridged forms and helps us to have a happy, peaceful life, amidst all the humdrum of life.
After the completion of his studies at Gurukula, Ramachandra takes permission from King Dasharatha and goes for a visit to various places and study the life of the people. He returns with a heavy heart seeing the plight of the poor old and sick and thinks how can he ever help these poor ignorant people and what is the use of becoming a king if he cannot help them. Deeply contemplating, he loses all interest in life. Sage Vashsishtha visits the King Dasharatha at this time. The King narrates the plight of Ramachandra and seeks the Sage Vashishtha's help. The Sage meets Rama and wants to know the reason for his worries. At this time, Sage Vishvamitra comes to the Court of King Dasharatha and requests the help of Rama to fight the demons. Sage Vashsishtha fearing the consequences, requests the King to send Ram with him so that he can continue his education. Thus, the Sage takes Ram with him and instructs 'Atma-jnyan', i.e., 'Knowledge of the Self'. This is now in print in abridged forms and helps us to have a happy, peaceful life, amidst all the humdrum of life.
In brief, what is stated in this 'yogavashishtha' is the same principles enunciated in the Bhagavad-Gita. All the great learned sages like Ashtavakra, Raikva, Avadhuta repeat the same. The secret of life is revealed here. Even the Vedic doctrines of the Veda or the principles enunciated in the Upanishads or the great epics cannot be properly understood unless one gets the 'knowledge of the Self. Atma jnyan only will reveal the inner secret meaning of the words of the scriptures.
What all the scriptures tell us is just one simple truth: "This material world is not true, not 'what appears to be'! These are what is grasped by the five senses,manas, buddhi, ahankara, and the limited awareness (alpa prajnya). There is subtler and subtler-most invisible world of vibrations, sounds, desires, and thoughts and these only become manifest gross physical world! Hence, give up the notion of i, me, mine, and the indulgences in the sensuous world and revert to one's inner world. Realize the true self. This realization will give absolute joy, happiness, and eternality to the suffering jivas.
Thus, it is essential for one to stop meddling with worldly matter and return to Self. The Pathway to God, the guide to Self-Knowledge is now before us. Let's take a few verses and try to understand them in the next few blogs.
What all the scriptures tell us is just one simple truth: "This material world is not true, not 'what appears to be'! These are what is grasped by the five senses,manas, buddhi, ahankara, and the limited awareness (alpa prajnya). There is subtler and subtler-most invisible world of vibrations, sounds, desires, and thoughts and these only become manifest gross physical world! Hence, give up the notion of i, me, mine, and the indulgences in the sensuous world and revert to one's inner world. Realize the true self. This realization will give absolute joy, happiness, and eternality to the suffering jivas.
Thus, it is essential for one to stop meddling with worldly matter and return to Self. The Pathway to God, the guide to Self-Knowledge is now before us. Let's take a few verses and try to understand them in the next few blogs.
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