Know Your Guru 1

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Om Namah Sivaya

 

‘The four Sadhanas, viz., Charya, Kriya, Yoga and

Jnana are the four steps to attain Salvation. They are

like the bud, flower, unripe fruit and ripe fruit.

 

Devotion to the Lord dawns in the heart of a man who

has done virtuous actions in his previous births

without expectation of fruits and egoism or the idea

of agency. Devotion leads to Yoga and this leads to

knowledge of the Self (Jnana) and through Jnana, he

attains Moksha or the final emancipation.

 

In days of yore, Virasindhu was the king of Kalinga

country. He did severe Tapas, meditation and Yoga in

his previous birth, but did not attain Moksha. He

became a Yoga-Bhrashta as he had to enjoy the fruits

of some residual Karmas in this last birth of a King.

He took his birth as the son of a king. When he

attained the proper age, he was crowned as the king of

Kalinga. He ruled the kingdom for a period of ten

years.

 

Owing to the force of previous spiritual Samskaras,

and the grace of the Lord, discrimination and

dispassion dawned in his heart. He reflected within

himself: “I am doing the same acts of eating, drinking

and sleeping. My several forefathers who ruled the

country, had been reduced to DUST. I have no peace of

mind despite my wealth and dominion. I should get a

Guru and obtain initiation from him to get knowledge

of the Atman and reach the abode of immortality and

eternal bliss.

 

King Virasindhu sent invitation to all Pandits,

Sannyasins, Sadhus and Mahatmas. He wrote in the

letter thus: “I will give half of my dominion to that

supreme Guru who will give me the right initiation and

make me realise the Self. If he fails to do so he will

be put in the prison.”

 

Many Pandits and Sadhus saw the king. One gave him

Taraka Mantra, another gave Panchakshara, a third gave

him Ashtakshara, but no one was able to satisfy the

king. He put them all in the prison. He had initiation

into these Mantras in his previous births.

 

King Virasindhu became very restless as he did not

obtain his Guru. Lord Siva assumed the form of an

ordinary coolie. He had a very black complexion. He

wore some rags and appeared before the king. The king

went in advance to receive him. Through the grace of

the Lord, he came to know that this coolie was none

other than the Lord. The coolie raised his hand

towards the king and said “STOP”, and vanished

immediately. The king understood that the Guru has

commanded him to stop the MIND and CONTROL its

movements. The king closed his eyes, while he was

standing, and did not allow the mind to think of the

SENSUAL objects. He controlled all the modifications

of the mind. It was easy for him as he had practised

Yoga and meditation in his previous birth. He entered

into Nirvikalpa Samadhi and became like a statue. He

did not open his eyes.

 

 

...........see Know Your

Guru 2

 

 

Sivaya Namah

 

 

 

 

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