Sunday, July 14, 2019

Yogsar -III (Concluding part)



80. O Jiva! Discarding two groups of five (blemishes) , and accepting two groups of five (qualities) contemplate upon  the soul.  This soul is said to have  two groups of ten qualities each definitely .

Meaning: The first group of five defects are the five senses. Hence one has the restrain the five senses with Sanyam (Restraint)  and overcome them from wandering into their subjects which forms first group of five qualities. The second group of defects are the five Avrita ( being without rules). Here one has to overcome this defect by undertaking five Mahavritas which are known as Ahimsa(non killing), Satya (truth), Achorya (non stealing), Bramhacharya(celibacy), Aparigrah (possessionlessness). These five Mahavritas constitute the second group of five qualities.
The two groups of ten qualities of the pure soul  are as follows:

First group- Uttam Kshama (supreme forbearance), Uttam Mardava (supreme modesty), Uttam Arjava (supreme straight-forwardness), Uttam Shaucha( supreme purity), Uttam Satya ( supreme truth), Uttam Samyama (supreme self restraint), Uttama Tapa( supreme Austerity), Uttam Tyaga (supreme renunciation), Uttam Akinchanya ( supreme non attachment), Uttam Bramhacharya ( supreme celibacy).

Second group- Anant Gyan ( infinite knowledge), Anant Darshan ( Infinite vision), Kshayik Samyaktva ( Indestructible belief), Kshayik charitra ( Indestructible conduct), Anant daan ( infinite charity), Anant Labh ( infinite benefit), Anant bhog ( infinite enjoyment), Anant Upabhoga (infinite usage), Anant Virya (infinite strength), Anant Sukh ( infinite bliss). 

81. Soul is darshan , soul is gyan, soul is conduct, soul is sanyam (self restraint), soul is sheel(modesty), soul is tapa (austerity), soul is pratyakhyan (renunciation). Know this for sure.

82. The jiva who understands self and others properly, he definitely renounces others 
unhesitatingly. Know this as Sanyas ( renunciation )- this has been told by Keval gyanis. 

83. O yogi! The jiva accompanied with the three jewels (samyak darshan- samyak gyan- samyak charitra) alone is the highest pure pilgrimage. That alone is means for Moksha. Any other Tantra-Mantra is not means for Moksha.

84. This soul is unpolluted, pure and great Paramatma. Having such belief is Samyakdarshan and knowing thus is Samyak Gyan. Contemplating upon such soul again and again is Samyak Charitra.

85. Where soul is present , all his qualities are present- so say Keval Gyanis. This is the reason that Yogis always contemplate of the pure soul.

86. Singularly in Nirgranth form , without attachment of the five senses, with the purity of mind-speech-body, you contemplate of the soul by the soul to attain Moksha quite soon.

87. O brother! If you believe soul to be bonded or liberated then you shall definitely be bonded. If you immerse yourself in your true nature and contemplate then you shall attain the blissful state of Moksha.

Meaning: If you contemplate of the states of bondage or liberation then these are known as Paryaya drishti (contemplation of momentary states) and you shall definitely accrue bondage since these imply vikalpas or ragas. The means to Moksha is the experience of the pure knowing soul wherein all vikalpas are subsided and activities of mind-speech-body do not exist.

88. Samyak Drishti Jiva does not transmigrate to lower order births. If per chance it happens, then also no harm is done since he destroys the previously bonded karmas only in this process.

89. Renouncing all vyavaharas, the one who immerses in the nature of own soul, he alone is Samyak drishti. He gets liberated from the world quite soon.

90. The one who is owner of Samyak darshan is Pandit; he alone is most important in all the three lokas. He acquires keval gyan quite soon which is the source of unending bliss.

91. The Jiva who becomes stationary ( in meditation)  within the ageless-immortal soul  having boxful of qualities, he does not accrue new karmas and instead his previously accumulated karmas get destroyed.

92. Just as leaf of lotus flower does not get smeared with water, in the same way if the Jiva remains immersed within the nature of his own soul then the Jiva would never get smeared with karmas.

93. The Gyani who experiences the soul again and again remaining absorbed in equanimity, he destroys karmas soon and attains Nirvana.

94. O Jiva! This soul has the shape of man, is pure and is a mine of qualities. It is seen illuminated with  pure brightness.

95. The Jiva who believes soul to be pure, totally different from the impure body, he alone knows all the scriptures and he immerses in the permanent bliss.

96. The Jiva who does not know self and others and does not discard bhavas pertaining to others; in spite of knowing all the scriptures, he cannot attain blissful Moksha.

97. When the Jiva attains Param Samadhi ( supreme meditation ) devoid of all the vikalpas, then whatever pleasure is experienced at that moment, that only is called the bliss of Moksha.

98. O Pandit! Understand the four dhyanas (meditations) described by Jinendra namely Pindastha, Padastha, Roopastha and Roopatita so that you attain supreme purity soon.

Meaning: Here the four forms of meditation are told to be studied. The first is Pindastha wherein one contemplates of the bhagwan within own body. Padastha dhyan contemplates of the five types of Parameshthis i.e. Arihant, Siddha, Acharya, Upadhyaya and Sadhu. The Roopastha dhyan focuses attention of the Arihant alone while Roopatita concentrates on Siddha form. Thus the objective is to concentrate on them and by their means immerse within own soul.

99. All the Jivas are of the nature of knowledge- those who know it by means of equanimity, he alone practices Samayik ( being within himself)– so says Jinendra Deo.

Meaning: Here the definition of Samayik –(being within himself) is provided. The one who observes all Jivas to be of the nature of knowledge as well as the self  with equanimity is said to be practicing Samayik.

100. Keval Gyani says that discarding raga and dwesha, the acceptance of equanimity within self is Samayik – know this for sure.

101. The Jiva who renounces Himsa (killing) etc. pap and stations soul within the soul, he practices the Chhedopasthapana second charitra, which takes the Jiva to fifth state (Siddhahood). 

Meaning: Two types of charitra (conduct) are practiced when Jiva climbs the ladder of shreni on way to Keval gyan ( in 6-9 gunasthana). These are named Samayik and Chhedopasthapana. The first one is the contemplation of Equanimity while immersing within the own soul. The second one is to reposition the soul within the self after momentary lapse due to vikalpas etc. This is termed Chhedopasthapana denoting mending of a hole which occurred inadvertently in the practice and repositioning the self.

102. With renunciation of Mithyatva etc. the attainment of purity of Samyak darshan is called Parihar Vishuddhi Sanyam which is the third conduct. Jiva attains Moksha quite soon with it.

103. With the destruction of sookshma lobha ( micro greed) , extremely fine veetraga bhava ( bhava of detachment) culminates which  is called Yathakhyat Charitra (supreme conduct) which is abode of endless bliss.

104. From aspect of Nishchaya Naya, soul only is Arihant, soul only is Siddha, Soul only is Acharya, soul only is Upadhyaya and soul only is sadhu – know thus.

105.  Soul only is Shiva, soul only is Shankara, soul only is Vishnu, soul only is Rudra, soul only is Buddha, soul only is Jina, soul only is Bramha, soul only is infinity, soul only is Siddha also.

Meaning: Here soul is called different names by qualities and not by conventional names as followed by other religions. Shiva stands for beneficiary of the soul since by contemplating upon the soul, the soul gets benefited. He is  called Shankara since soul derives pleasure beyond senses in contemplating upon the soul. He is called Vishnu since he is all pervading with his keval Gyan  in all the three lokas. The entire universe is pervasive within the knowledge of the soul. He is called Rudra since he is destroyer of the eight types of karmas. He is Buddha since he knows all the Tatvas of the universe. He is Bramha since he is totally detached immersed within himself. He is called infinity since his qualities are infinite as well the paryayas. He is also named Siddha since he has attained such position that nothing further needs to be done.

106. In this ways, described by the different characteristics  stated above the Paramatma form without body, stays within this body only. There is no difference between the two.

Meaning :  Here it is confirmed that the characteristics of the Paramatma are described by the previous gatha and they are not  just names. These characteristics are applicable to the soul within our own body also and there is no difference between the two.

107. Whomsoever has attained Siddhahood in the past, whomsoever will attain in the future and are becoming Siddha in the present, they are all attaining it by means of Atma darshan ( experience of the soul) – know this for sure.

108. Afraid of the transmigration within this world, Yogichandracharya muni has written these verses with concentrated mind to address own  soul. 


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