Chapter 5 : Conversation with Rain
Renunciation : What to renounce Material World or Desires?
Rain, Let us pray my child. May you continue with your
discipline & devotion. May you perfectly get establish in stage of peace,
Sanatan(Cosmic bliss), Samadhi.
Salutation to soul! Salutation to Supersoul! Salutation to
holy sages!
Rain we proceed further with the story. King Sikhtavya tried many means of attaining liberation. He
was still thinking may be by bathing in water present in material world which
are declared holy by people, observance of religious rituals, giving charity
etc he may attain liberation. These all could not set him free from the worries
of mind. At last he decided to leave the palace and go to forest. He thought it
would be Renunciation and by this way he may attain peace & liberation. He
went to Queen and said, “ O my beloved, You are very valiant, intellectual, accountable
, In absence of me you can handle all affairs of kingdom perfectly with no
doubt. My mind is not in peace here and I have decided to renounce all these
comfort and with my basic clothes, waterpot & mat I am departing to forest.
I want to give up everything in this world. I want to settle down in forest and
want to live there peacefully. Illusion of wealth will not disturb me there.
Many seeker from ancient time has departed to forest in search of liberation by
renouncing all. So I think that the highest stage the cosmic bliss is
attainable in forest, So let me Go.
The Queen Said, “ I never interrupt in your decisions, I
always pray your mind attain peace & you attain perfect establishment of
mind in highest stage of cosmic bliss. But I request you to do not go. This
path is slow process. It is attainable in long years with disciplined regular
practice followed by devotion. Everything ripe at time. For your soul, the
merging time has not come yet.
The King said, “ I will prefer this time too you do not
interfere with my plans. As a Queen it is your duty to administrate the kingdom
wisely in absence of King. I expect that from you. I will start my journey
tonight. Kindly inform to the Ministers & near ones that I am going for a secret
mission.
That night king left to the forest. He walked for 15 days. On
the way he crossed mountains, rivers, beautiful pools, wild flowers, gardens.
Reaching at one place he found very serene . Near by there was fruit tree,
flowers plants, fresh water river,relaxing sound of river water, a hill &
beautiful waterfall & thrilling sound of waterfall. He thought to set up
residence here. He brought bamboos from nearby and made a hut with bamboo &
leaves. He set up a place for meditation. Also collected some fruits to eat. He
set up his schedule after relaxation.
A Day of 24 hours is divided in 8 pehars. Each interval is 3
hours.
1st pehar of day he gave for religious practice.
2nd pehar of day he spent in bathing, singing,
3rd pehar of day he spent in gathering flowers for
worship & fruits and leaves for self to eat.
4th pehar of day he spent in worship by offering
flowers, fruits, pranayama,
5th Pehar of day he spent in mantra chanting , out
of 6th,7th & 8th pehar he chosen two pehar
for sleep and one more pehar he spent in mantra chanting. Thus the king set us
his schedule.
Queen at palace was taking care well of all King responsibilities
but she knew king verdict was not right. She pitied the king and wants to know
how & where he settles down in forest. In this story it is said by Guru
Vashista that Queen attain psychic power and she was able to levitate in air,
So she levitated and went toward forest. From sky she saw her husband and then
she thought she will not disturb him. It will be better to let him master himself;
The struggle of life is also a blessing. This time for king is to struggle, saying
that she returned to palace without knowing the king.
For Eight years she ruled wisely, peacefully,with equal
justice to all she sorted out all affairs at palace. Kingdom & people were
happy there. But the poor king was suffering in forest with a life of penance.
Again Queen thought to visit the forest and see her husband
again. Hence she went again to forest by levitation power. She saw a feeble, browbeaten,
dejected old man is sitting. She could not recognize that he was her husband.
But soon she discovered with attentive vision on that old man that it was he,
Her husband, King Sikhtivya.
She thought if she tell about her powers & Atmic vision
now to her husband , he will reject her advice as he did not listen any advice
of his wife at palace. So she thought to change her form into a Sage to
accomplish her purpose . Queen realize that time has come for king to attain
Atmic vision after doing long years tapas but as she knew king will trust to
the discourse of a Sage but not to his wife,so she Changed her form as a Old
sage and appeared in front of King.
Rain, rest story in next class, It is very interesting so be
on time to hear it. I hope you enjoyed, May you attain divine fruit like Queen
Chundalai and perform your all duties in society with disconnection and
detachment with material world and completely connected with peace & bliss
all the time.
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