Shree Hari
30th March, 2012, friday
Chaitra Shukla shaptami, Vikram Samvat 2069, shukrawar
If we consider seriously, it becomes clear that human being alone is aspirant for God-realization. Just as the stage of celibacy is meant for studies, the human body out of eighty-four lac forms of lives is meant for knowledge—divine. This opportunity or ability or knowledge is not found in other bodies. The gods have power of understanding, but they are engrossed in immense worldly pleasures and enjoyments. A person engrossed in worldly pleasures can't even decide to attain God-realisation. It is generally observed that rich people don't attend good company (Satanga). Extremely poor people also don't attend good company because they are worried about their livelihood. Creatures of hells lead a very miserable life, so they have no opportunity for God-realization. The demi-gods have a lot of wealth and prosperity but they can't think of God-realization because they are too much engrossed in pleasures and enjoyments. It is only the human being who can realize God. Demi-gods has endowed him with this ability and authority. Hence the human body is more significant than that of the demi-gods.
The body of a demi-gods is extremely pure as compared to a human body which is very dirty. If a swine besmeared with filth comes near us, we don't like its presence because it stinks badly. Similarly the demi-gods feel a kind of bad odour coming out of our bodies because their body is celestial. Human bodies have-predominantly the earth-element while the bodies of the demi-gods predominate in fine-element. But there is greater significance of human body because human beings have got the right to attain God which is not available even to the demi-gods.
In Uttara Kanda, the seventh canto of the Ramacaritamanasa, Garuda puts a question to KakabhuSundi. "Which is the best form of life?" Kakabhusundi replies that human life is the best form of life because all other beings whether they are movable or immovable aspire for it—
Nar tan sam nahin kavaniu dehi,
Jiv charaachar jaachat tehi.
Further it is pointed out that the; human body provides an opportunity to go either to hell or to heaven or to attain salvation and in this body one may acquire knowledge of God (Paramaatma), detachment from the world and noble devotion to God —
Narak swarg apabarg niseni,
Gyaan biraag bhagati subh deni.
This body is like a railway junction from where you can travel in any direction you like. This is the importance of human life. But it has been mentioned earlier that in this life we may go to hell. Is it significance or reproach? It is reproach. But its significance is that the highest goal viz., salvation or the lowest goal viz., hell can be attained in it.
From ‘Jivanopayogi Pravacahna’ in Hindi by Swami Ramsukhdasji Maharaj.
Ram Ram
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If in doubt regarding the translation, please read the original Hindi message by Swamiji.
FOR MESSAGE IN HINDI PLEASE VISIT Date : 29h March, 2012 "Maanav-jivan kaa lakshya"
If in doubt regarding the translation, please read the original Hindi message by Swamiji.
FOR MESSAGE IN HINDI PLEASE VISIT Date : 29h March, 2012 "Maanav-jivan kaa lakshya"