Sthita-prajna

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There was a famous brahma-jnAni by name Sadasiva-brahmendra in the 16th

and 17th centuries. He describes in his Atma-vidyA-vilAsa (a short work of

62 verses) how a fully renounced (both internally and externally) jnAnai

would behave. It is almost an exact reflection of how he himself lived. I

give below a few verses from the same as it is a first hand account of

what it means to be a sthita-prajna, who lives always in the brAhmI state.

We come to know through this what brahma-samsparSam (mentioned in 6th

chapter of the gIta) means in the actual life of a person. A short account

of the life of Sadasiva brahmendra may be found in my book on the 'Gems

from the Ocean of Hindu Thought, etc.' at the web address:

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Rhodes/2952/gohitvip/sadasiva.html

Here are the verses.

 

Fully engrossed in the enjoyment of his own bliss, he remains in another

world as it were; and as strikes his fancy, here he is engaged in thought,

there he is singing and there he is dancing. Verse No.21

The sage shines supreme, silent and placid, with the ground under the tree

as his resting place and with his palm as the begging bowl, wearing no

clothes but only the jewel of non-attachment Verse No.35

Having dissolved the entire world (by right knowledge) and being under the

power of the all-embracing substratum that survives such dissolution, he

puts into his mouth by force of prArabdha-karma, the handful of food which

comes to him Verse No.40

The yogi sees nothing, speaks nothing and hears nothing that is spoken. He

remains steadfast in the incomparable region of bliss, immovable like a

log of wood. Verse No.44

The great renouncer who knows the Truth of all the vedas wanders like an

ignorant fool un-noticed, devoid of all sense of difference and seeing

only Perfection everywhere and in all creatures. Verse No. 45

Embracing the Lady Equanimity and having been overpowered by Bliss he

sleeps with his head for a pillow, with nothing for cover and with the

bare ground for a bedding. Verse No.46

The sage rejects nothing considering it bad; nor does he accept anything,

considering it good. Knowing that everything is the result of Ignorance,

he remains unattached. Verse No.50

He does not think at all of what is past, nor does he care in his mind

about the future. He does not even care who is in front of him, for He is

the One Perfect Bliss in everything. Verse No.51

The king of renouncers rests alone, rooted in Self and enjoying the Inner

Bliss; he rejects nothing that comes to him and never desires what does

not come to him. Verse No.53

The great ascetic transcends the rules of caste and status shaking off

from him the injunctions and prohibitions of the scriptures and he remains

merely the perfect Knowledge-Bliss. Verse No.57

PranAms to all the advaitins.

Yours,Profvk

 

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Prof. V. Krishnamurthy

You are invited to visit my latest book entitled GEMS FROM THE OCEAN OF HINDU

THOUGHT VISION AND PRACTICE at

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Rhodes/2952/gohitvip/contents.html

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