Tripura Rahasya

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Pranam,

 

I posted the same message long back in another Group dedicated to

Devi but did not get any replies.

 

In the Jnana Kanda of Tripura Rahasya, there is converstion

between Datattreya and Parusarama about the Self and the illusory

nature of the world.

Parusaram is said to have been initiated into Bala mantra and

after doing sadhana for some number years he goes to back Datattreya

to clarify his doubts.

This text has been highly referred by Sri Ramana Maharshi.

I have some doubts regarding this text.

1.Has Parusarama practiced Self-enquiry after listening to Datattreya

or has be become enligtened immediately after getting his doubts

clarified or has he further practiced his sadhana in Sri Vidya?

2. I believe Datattreya is originally Sakthi Upasaka (as I read from

other books) became enlightened after doing austereties - has he

practiced Self-enquiry or has he practiced Sadhana in Sri Vidya?

3. In general does any sadhaka of Sri Vidya carry out Self-enquiry

after some years of mantra sadhana or does he realize Self with

mantra sadhana alone. If the latter is true then what was the

necessity of Datattreya explaining how Self can be realized by Self-

enquiry (eg. concentrating on the state when the mind switches from

one object to another), He would have simply told Parusarama to

continue his sadhana which would result in Self-realization and get

all his doubts cleared henceforth.

What I mean the by the appraoch 'Self-enquiry' is how Hemachuda

realised the Self after analysing his own mind and plunging within

according to the instructions of Hemalekha.

 

I hope an enlightened one will remove my ignorance regarding this.

 

Thanks a lot,

Sai.

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, "saikumar_durga"

<saikumar_durga> wrote:

> 2. I believe Datattreya is originally Sakthi Upasaka (as I read

from

> other books) became enlightened after doing austereties - has he

> practiced Self-enquiry or has he practiced Sadhana in Sri Vidya?

> 3. In general does any sadhaka of Sri Vidya carry out Self-enquiry

> after some years of mantra sadhana or does he realize Self with

> mantra sadhana alone. If the latter is true then what was the

> necessity of Datattreya explaining how Self can be realized by

Self-

> enquiry (eg. concentrating on the state when the mind switches

from

> one object to another), He would have simply told Parusarama to

> continue his sadhana which would result in Self-realization and

get

> all his doubts cleared henceforth.

 

 

Mantra Sadhana can only purify and prepare the sadhaka for self

inquiry and make the process of self inquiry easy. Even SriVidya

upasakas have to do self enquiry along with their sadhana to get

moksha. Mere mantra japa/homa cannot give moksha.

That is as far as I gather. Maybe Srividya upasakas here can

elaborate.

 

Rgds

 

> What I mean the by the appraoch 'Self-enquiry' is how Hemachuda

> realised the Self after analysing his own mind and plunging within

> according to the instructions of Hemalekha.