Verse 19

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Verse 19

 

Avidyaa moola naashaya

Janma Karma nivruttaye /

Jnaana vairaagya siddhyartham

Guru paadodakam pibet //

 

If ignorance is to be rooted out, the actions which

are the causes of births are to be set aside,

knowledge and detachment are to be attained, one must

drink the ablutions of one's Guru.

 

So it is established that drinking of the ablutions of

one's Guru will bring in purification, annihilating

all his sins. Not only that, the inner light of

knowledge thereby shines bright. As a result, the

person steps out of the vicious cycle of births and

deaths.

 

For all this to happen, ignorance must be destroyed

first. In this process, some people with a little

knowledge become doubtful. That also should go along

with the root cause of ignorance. Birth should not be

there. Even if it is there, it should be devoid of

action.

 

"What is this? Can there be a birth without the

enticement of action?" One might get that doubt.

 

Some great souls do have birth without the bondage of

action. For example, Namadev. He directly conversed

with Pandarinadh (Krishna)daily. But he asked for

another birth. Why? Because there was a fraction of

action that remained to be experienced and that phase

would be over with the sorrow of remaining in his

mother's womb for nine months. After that, happiness

would be ensured without the bondages of actions. If

birth befalls us, it should be the one without action.

 

So what we should desire for is that ignorance, birth

and action should be destroyed. It is not enough.

Knowledge and detachment should be attained. For

their attainment the action that causes birth should

be destroyed. How can it be destroyed? Can your

Guru help you in this? Will He share some? No. He

doesn't share the burden; you have to carry the

weight of your own action.

 

Guru initiates you into the path to reduce the weight

of action. That's all. So those who serve Guru should

know well about ignorance, birth, action, knowledge

and detachment.

 

Some people mistake that in the twin things of

knowledge and detachment, knowledge alone suffices.

But knowledge without detachment, you should

understand, is a waste. All these can be attained by

you, if you take the ablutions of Guru with total

self-surrender.

 

 

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