- Tribute to Amrit - Acharya Vijayarajaratnasuri
Giving this example of a butterfly, the author says that just like this, a scholar who uses the acquired knowledge only to gain honor or fame or to cover up his own mistakes, his knowledge will not only prove to be useless but also harmful and will make him a guest of misfortune.
Wealth is abundant due to the yoga of virtue. But because of the awful stinginess of nature, what if there is a strange tendency not to spend wealth even for the treatment of charity and altruism? So we have to believe that wealth has no meaning. By working hard throughout the year, the student has prepared the study subjects well. But what if he can't write anything during the exam due to strong instinct of fear? So we have to believe that its preparation is of no value. One thing that can be deduced from this and many other things is that a tool or power that is not used properly is in fact useless.
The author of 'Adhyatmakalpadrum' presents the same essence in a sharper form and in the third verse of 'Shastra-Gunadhikar' Haiyan Sonsarvo argues that the function of the eye is to take oneself to a safe place by showing danger. But in the case of a butterfly, the opposite happens when it sees the flame of a lamp with its eyes and then gravitates into it and burns itself to ashes. So did the eye prove futile for that? No, it proves to be harmful! Giving this example of a butterfly, the author says that just like this, a scholar who uses the acquired knowledge only for gaining fame or to cover up his mistakes, his knowledge will not only prove to be useless but also harmful and will make him a guest of misfortune.
In this context, remember the life story of Pandit Parvat, son of Upadhyaya Kshirkadambak. In childhood, A, Naradamuni and Prince Vasu studied together at Kshirkadambak. After the departure of his father, Pandit Parva, who was in charge of teaching, explained the meaning of the word 'Aj' in a sentence related to Yajna. In fact there the word ‘aj’ meant to grow old paddy. Coincidentally, Naradamuni, who was there as a guest on the same day, heard the meaning explained by the mountaineer to the students and it shone. Contrary to the meaning given by Guru, if 'Aj' means goat, then the violent practice of burning goats in Yajna will start. Out of this fear, he explained the true meaning to the mountain scholar. But the mountain clung to its false meaning so that its erudition would not fade before the students. As the controversy escalated, the two decided to have their former classmate Vasuraja testify. Parvat put 'pressure' on Vasuraja to maintain his fame and uttered a false meaning in his favor. The result was that the Yajna became a terrible cause of animal violence, and the mountain and Vasuraj, who misinterpreted it, were driven to hell! Even the best medium like Shastra became a cause of misfortune for the mountaineer in his tendency to maintain his fabulous fame and make his own mistakes.
In the above example, it can be seen that the tendency of not letting one's reputation be tarnished in the beginning led to stubbornness and stubbornness that 'I say what is true .. mine is true.' When a learned person has an instinct of bigotry, he knows the scripture as a weapon. The scriptures often do as much damage to the self as the damage done by the weapon. Mahayogi Anandaghanji Maharaj calls Utsutrabhasana the greatest sin in Shri Anantnathjinastavana. Utsutrabhasana means a speech contrary to the scriptures or a speech interpreted contrary to the scriptures. This sin is mainly due to ignorance, not bigotry. This stubbornness is even more dangerous than planets like Saturn or Rahu-Ketu in the sky. The one who is a devotee of the meaning of self-welfare becomes a student of the scriptures, but he should stay away from being stubborn. So the scriptures are beneficial to him ...
Let us now consider the presentation made by the author in the ninth verse. There he gives the example of a donkey that imposes a heavy load of sugar on the back of a donkey and drives it for miles. So will he get the pleasure of taste? The answer is no. It will only get the labor to bear the burden. Just like this, the person who bears the burden of too much scripture on the brain. But even those who do not behave accordingly will get only a burden of labor, not the happiness of spirituality. This gesture of the verse is very thought provoking. It often happens that a person has memorized many scriptures if he does not have a conclusive understanding. How many texts have been studied. Let's calculate it. The situation then happens that the 'sportsman', who has won various medals, continues to display gold medals, silver medals, etc. in front of the visitors coming to his house, and this 'writer' should display the list of scriptures in front of the people he introduces. Just as an athlete nurtures his ego by showing moons, this writer nurtures his ego by showing the number of books. The librarian says that as the donkey picks up more sugar, its burden only increases, and as such 'librarians' read more and more texts, the burden of information in their brains increases. If the study is to be really meaningful, then as mentioned earlier, the study-knowledge must be practiced as appropriately as possible. The only empty knowledge without conduct is the mind without one. Just as a sheep without a unit has no value, so does a knowledge without conduct or respect for conduct have no value.
In making this description, the author does not intend to secondary knowledge. His only intention is not to get bogged down in the illusory array of knowledge and to give due importance to ritual-worship as well as action in life. Those who are only in the realm of ignorance and neglect conduct are only harming their own lives. He also works to deceive others with his immoral life. Do you want to realize this? So read this true incident related to the life of Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad of Vadodara State:
Out of respect for Indian culture, Sayajirao once hosted a talk on non-violence at his palace Lakshmi-Vilas Palace. Many dignitaries and people were present. The speaker's presentation was sharp and catchy. The whole assembly, including the Maharaja, was impressed. But what is this ? A strange 'tragedy' ensued in the final stages of the speech. It so happened that rather than make a speech, the sweaty Rebzeb speaker pulled a handkerchief out of his pocket to wipe his sweat and inadvertently a small box came out with it. It had two eggs! Everyone was shocked that an egg can in the pocket of a person who talks about non-violence! This is like 'showing and chewing the teeth of an elephant'. The speaker himself fell into a trance. He completed the rest of the discourse as it was.
In his concluding remarks, Sayajirao sharply remarked that 'the damage done to Hindustan by uneducated people has been done by such unethical scholars whose narration has no coherence. Such incidents are reflected in such incidents.
In the following verses of Shastragunadhikar, the author describes the pains of four movements. The pains of the heat of the land like the spears of the incredible killer cold, the pains of the earth like the spear-pains of the supreme gods and even a moment in which there is no irrevocable longevity. Irsya-dastava etc. sorrows, then the seven fears in the human race- ishtaviyoga-anishtasanyoga-durvinit santati etc. sorrows. The true result of science is in such excellent worship.
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