Guest guest Posted March 4, 2004 Report Share Posted March 4, 2004 Respected Raviji, Thanx for that wonderful link that explained the phrase "hamsagatih" ! you are absolutely right, Smt Aarathiji ! it is wonderful. I specially liked the passage ... Or ha.nsa means one who goes from village to village and house to house i.e., parivraajaka, who are capable of discriminating between the eternal and the transient, the essential and non-essential, and the inert and the sentient. They are without desire and belong to the fourth stage of the hindu scheme of life. SHE is their gati or goal - because SHE is to be realized by them. "sa.nnyasa yogaadhyatayaH shuddha sarttvaaH" By the practice of renunciation, yatii-s are pure sattva (munDaka upaniShad 6.6). here is how Pramahamsa Upanishad describes such a Parivraajaka .... He has no staff nor tuft nor sacred thread. He faces heat and cold, pleasure and pain, Honor and dishonor with equal calm. He is not affected by calumny, Pride, jealousy, status, joy, or sorrow, Greed, anger, or infatuation, Excitement, egoism, or other goads; For he knows he is neither body nor mind. Having renounced every selfish desire, He has found his rest in the Lord of Love. Wisdom is the staff that supports him now. Those who take a mendicant's staff while they Are still at the mercy of their senses Cannot escape enormous suffering. The illumined man knows this truth of life. Aum shanti! shanti! shantihi! ********************************************************************** Swami Vivekananda was one such parivraajaka - he roamed from the Himalayas in the north to KAnyakumari in the south -renouncing everything and seeking the ultimate goal of " self-realization." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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