VOICE OF THE RISHIS-63

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PRIYA BHAGAVAT BANDUVULLARA!

 

VOICE OF THE RISHIS: 63

 

COURTESY: SHRI RAPARLA JANARADHANA RAO

 

" NAAYAMATMA BALAHINENA LABHYAHA "

 

" A weak person cannot discover his soul " is an ancient adage which

carries a world of significance deserving our serious

consideration. A weak man (bala heena) may be defined, as the one

with a poor physique or poor mental power or as the one equally poor

in both aspects. It is said here that it is given only to a strong

man to discover his soul. This may sound strange, as we often hear

the importance of love, generosity, honesty, loyalty, and other

qualities being stressed upon and it is in this text only the novel

idea exhorting people love physical and mental strength is stressed

and what for?

 

This is a very significant Vedic exhortation that seems very

mundane, but a link is established between the temporal and

spiritual worlds. Some saints deriding this world and looking for

the heavenly pleasures didn't care for the body and allowed it to go

sick. Here comes the warning that such concept does not yield

success to the aspirant. Lord is the centre of core of strength and

how can his followers turn out to be the sick and weaklings. Of-

course, this does not intend man to seek for a boxer's body or

computerized mind. This text suggests that the normal strength is

to be maintained to enable the aspirant to reach his ultimate goal

of salvation.

 

In this context the words of Swami Vivekananda to have strong

muscles like iron and nerves like steel and mind like thunder are

worthy of remembrance.