Bhagavan's Promises and Declarations II

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Bhagavan's Promises and Declarations

 

From Sri Muruganar's Padamalai. P.24-25 Recorded

Utterances of the Maharshi.

 

Section II

 

Give Me Your Burdens

 

11. " Padam (feet of the Guru, the Self or Bhagavan) said: 'It will be a duty

well done if you place all your duties on me.' "

 

12. " For the cruel disease of burning samsara to end, the prescribed diet is to

entrust all your burdens to me. "

 

Note by David Godman

 

'Prescribed diet' is a translation of pattiyam, an ayurvedic term. Ayurvedic

practitioners say their medicine will not work unless the pattiyam, the

prescribed diet is also followed. The implication in this verse is that the

medicine is one's sadhana, such as Self Enquiry or Surrender, while the

accompanying diet is entrusting all of one's burdens to Bhagavan.

 

V.17 of the Tamil commentary to the Supplement to the 40 verses by Sri Lakshman

Sarma states

 

One should with faith, hand over to Isvara all of the burdens, such as the

family and the body, which naturally appear, and then remain without anxiety.

Otherwise one cannot perform with a one-pointed mind, either Devotion or Self

Enquiry.