Sanatsujaatheeyam-chapter1

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Sanatsujaatheeyam

 

From the ocean of Mahabharatha three gems are extracted , namely, Bhagavatgita, Vishnusahasranama an Sanatsujaatheeyam. The first two are well known in the world but

Sanatsujaatheeyam is not that popular though it is not in any way inferior to

the other two. It was the instruction given to Dhrtharashtra by Sanatkumara,

one of the four child sages , born of the mind of Brahma. It contained six chapters

and found in the middle of udhyogaparva.

 

Vidhura was talking to

Dhrthrashtra who was nearing the end of his life but yet not freed from sorrow and

delusion about the spiritual knowledge and Dhrtharashtra wished to know that in detail

because knowing about the Self alone one will be able to cross the samsara full

of sorrow as made out in the chandhogya Upanishad , tharathi Sokam aathmavith(Ch.7.1.3)

 

 

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dhrtharaashtraH uvaacha

 

Drthrashtra said,

 

anuktham yadhi the kinchith vaachaa vidhura vidhyathe

 

than me SuSrooshave broohi vichithraaNi hi

bhaashase

 

Vidura, if there is anything you have not in

so many words, tell that

To me who is attentive to

listen. You indeed speak about wonderful matters.

 

Vidura , so far in the

section called udhyoga parva of Mahabharatha, was telling him about the

spiritual practices to be adopted in order to get brahmavidya, the knowledge of

Brahma and he had hinted about the nature Brahman also. Now Dhrthrashtra

expressed his desire to learn the

Brahmavidya.

 

vidhuraH uvaacha

 

Vidura said,

 

Dhrtharaahstra kumaaro vai yaH puraaNaH sanaathanaH

sanathsujaathaH provaacha mrthyuH naasthi ithi

bhaaratha

 

Sanathkumara, who is ancient and was in childhood from

his birth, who said that there is nothing called death,

 

sa The guhyaan prakaaSaamscha sarvaan

hrdhayasamSrayaan

 

pravakshyathi mahaaraaja sarvabudDhimathaam varaH

 

He will explain to you the

profound secret and externally manifested thoughts and doubts of the innermost

mind as he is the best among the wise.

 

Sanathsujaatha is sanath

kumara, the word sanath meaning Brahma and sujaatha meaning well born, as he

was born from the mind of Brahma. Hence he is ancient, existing from the beginning

of creation and ever young, being in

childhood stage only.

 

Next Dhrthrashtra asks

Vidura to tell him that what Sanathkumara was supposed to say, if he knows it himself.

 

dhrtharashtraH uvaacha

 

Dhrtharaashtra said,

 

kim thvam na vedha tadhbhootho

 

yan me bhrooyaath sanathanah

 

thvam eva vidhura broohi

 

prajnaaSesho asthi cheth thava

 

"Don't you know that what

Sanathkumara was going to say? You yourself tell me that if you posses that

knowledge."

 

Then Vidura explained to

him the reason why he could not impart that knowledge to Dhrthrashtra even though

he knew it.