Vivek Choodamani Verse # 5

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Vivek Choodamani Verse # 5

 

itaù konvasti müòhätmä yastu svärthe pramädyati |

 

durlabhaà mänuñaà dehaà präpya taträpi pauruñam || 5||

 

Meaning: Is there a greater fool than the man who, having got the rare

chance of a human birth and there too, the masculine qualities of the head

and heart, falls short in his efforts to rediscover himself?

 

Question: If one knows a person who has the masculine qualities of head and

heart. This person is also intelligent, dedicated and sincere worker (say

almost a very good Karma yogi). But such a person is not exposed to Vedantic

scriptures.

 

Now if I have to explain such a person to study the scriptures in layman’s

language and as brief as possible. (Or the other way to look at it is “Why

You are studying the scriptures?”). Without using Vedantic/ Sanskrit terms,

how would you do? And assuming I have only one shot / chance to explain?

Regards,

Sang