Deivathin Kural Series - 165

Om Namah Sivaya.

Deivathin Kural # 165 of 05 Mar 2007.

1. These e-mails, are chapter wise translations of the lectures given by, Sri Chandra Sekharendra Swamigal, of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam. Every day, after the daily Puja, He used to talk, on various aspects concerning Hinduism. These are published, in Tamil, by Vanady Padippagam, T.Nagar, Chennai, as Deivathin Kural, in seven volumes of a thousand pages each. To-day's talk is titled, 'Iyarkai Emarrugirathu! Ambal Emarrugiral!', that is, 'Nature Dupes! Ambal is Fooling!', in pages 752 to 755, of Deivathin Kural, Volume 1.

2. Human beings are subject to a variety of desires, attachments and passions. When desires are fulfilled, it gives much satisfaction. But does the happiness last long? No. Another want has already taken its place. A series of desires are ligned up, like a flow! So, 'running from pillor to post' as a process, carries on. In between, there are some satisfactions and celebrations of achievements. In one way, this is Mother's Grace. From another angle, this is Her sleight of hand. A trick She is playing, to keep us at it!

3. When man loves somebody, and the other respond favourably, he becomes extremely thrilled. He gets married. Begets children and feels that his desires have been met with. When he lifts the baby and talks 'sweet nothings' to it and the baby responds with some peculiar blabber, he touches 'seventh heaven'! He feels that the baby is extremely fond of him and so takes care of the baby more.

4. Man takes this lust, love and passion is all meant for his happiness. That is not the only reason for the existance of desire. Can the tree help producing the fruit and seed? It is all meant for the process to continue. Many 'Jeevas' have yet to be born, work out their 'Karmas', move towards higher and yet higher refinement and finally attain to 'Moksha'. For that purpose there is, lust, love, passion, marriage and progeny. But he thinks that it is all for his sake. One poet even said, 'eththnai kodi inbam vaiththai iraiva!' meaning, 'Oh! God! How many crores of happiness You have kept!'
Thus Mother Nature dupes us. Mother fools us.

5. Man is duped in many ways. What variety of eatables! He eats to his full and feels satisfied. Was it all meant for his tongue only? He has to live. The body has to grow. If it all taste the same, he will get bored of eating. So nature has embedded and made available, a variety of tasty materials, that is palatable. Nature makes him eat and also makes him feel happy for having done so. So, to experience the 'Karma - effects', he conveniently nurtures the body.

6. The pride, passion, attraction and attachment, that he has for his own child, is never felt, let alone shown towards neighbour's child. 'Mine' is a mine, that generates a special love, that enables him to bathe, cloth, feed, and takes all the care. He earns more to bring up the child, educate and even try to give all his best, for its well being. This special attachment for ones family and progeny, is Nature's compulsion on the individual. Ambal has made this happen, for the sake of the next and next and yet another generation!

7. I said that, for one body to be born and grow, Ambal has kept karma and attachment, in him. For the body to grow, She has kept hunger, taste and a variety of palatable materials. You are likely to wonder on the following lines. "What is the use of all this? What for? How does it matter whether man lives or produces another child? Other than working off the effects of old 'Karmas', no other purpose seems to be served. Neither has this man attained to the so called 'Mukthi' or 'Moksham', nor the next generation! Generally what we see is that, everyone seems to go by the same route. Every new born is initially innocent. Then succesively, progressively, there is degression! They all fall prey to all the temptations and pitfalls of passion, anger, greed, delusion, madness and habits. So more bad karma. More life to be born. Ad infinitum, ad nauseam!"

8. You do not have to think like this. A mango tree, gives many fruits. The purpose of the fruit, is to bear the seed for the next tree. If all the seeds become another tree, there will be no place on earth for anything else. Are we not satisfied, if one of the seeds amongst thousands, becomes another tree? Do we feel bad that all the other seeds have been wasted?

9. Exactly similarly, amongst millions or zillions, if one attains to perfection, that is enough. That is the purpose of all creation! That ONE will do. That One Atma, amongst crores raised to the power of crore Atmas, to attain to totality of perfection and fullness; rest of us all are. All the passion and love, desire and preference, is for that to happen. The purpose of all creation, is that.

10. You may or may not have seen, 'Uriyadi Utsavam'. A well polished wooden pole, huge and tall, would have been planted on the ground. It would be dripping wet with oil. Many youngsters in undies, would try to climb the pole. There will be many slipping and falling after much effort. The crowd will enjoy every moment of it, including partial successess, ending in all sorts of contortions and falls. But when one person reaches the top, the entire audience will feel thrilled, as though it is their own success. Like the man who never gave up, despite many falls, let us also keep at it, to reach, 'Atma Gnana / Mukthi / Moksha / Nirvana / Self Realization'. The One to be lifted to perfection amongst us all, Ambal will give him the wherewithal. For that One to be relieved from this delusion, is enough for all of us. It is all fun and play of Mother.

Sambhomahadeva.