Introduction to Vedas and Vedanta - Part 32

Divyatman,

Adi Sankara says ,

“DURLABHAM TRAYAM EVAITAT DEVANUGRAHA HETUKAM

MANUSHYATVAM MUMUKSHUTVAM MAHAPURUSHA SAMSHRAYAH”

(Manhood, burning desire for liberation (Mumukshatvam), the capacity to completely surrender to a man of wisdom-These three things are rare indeed, and wherever they are found, they are due to the Lord’s own Grace)

(Vivekachudamani)

1. In this life, one takes so much for granted. What one does not realize is that, just being born as a human being is a rare blessing in itself. Amongst the multitudes of billions of organisms (living beings), only a few are given the opportunity of being born as humans. That by itself, should be considered as our privilege and utilized with utmost respect.

2. Even if one is born as a human, not everyone gets the desire or drive to work towards liberation (moksha). A very few of the few beings are inspired with this desire.

Swami Chinmayananda writes - “To employ in life, a deep discriminative understanding and to perceive the ultimate futility of all the ordinary mundane pursuits of life and thereby discover an enthusiasm to seek a nobler path of self-redemption is rarest of all”!!

3. In spite of being inspired to attain moksha, not everyone is lucky enough to get the company and proximity of the learned and enlightened.

Those that are blessed with the above 3 are truly fortunate. They should make use of every ounce of it and count their blessings along the way.

After Vairagya and Shad Samapth are attained, the mind moves towards the source of its own accord, because it has lost its hold now on external objects. It has no resting place in this objective universe. Purification of the mind and mental discipline form the rock-bottom foundation of yoga.

When this is effectuated, the longing for liberation dawns by itself. Mumukshatva is coupled with burning Vairagya, Self-Realization will come within the twinkling of an eye.

Generally, the vast majority of people have got a dull type of Vairagya and Mumukshatva so they do not succeed in their attempts.

That aspirant who is endowed with these four qualifications should hear the Srutis (scriptures) from a Brahma Nishta Guru (preceptor who is established in Brahman), and then reflect and meditate on the inner Self. He will soon get Self-Realization.

In author’s own experience, after His Master, the Lord of Lords Sai gave that glance to the author in SK Hall in August 2010 during the Parthi Yatra, Swami ignited the fire of Mumukshatva in the author.

With inadequate interest in reading Srutis, he hardly knew what Mumukshatva means as knowledge, but he experienced it in absolute terms and later, after a week or so, when he picked up Vivekachudamani and read the initial chapter, he could relate to his inner experience.

In the fire of Mumukshatva ignited by the grace of Swami who knew that in physical terms, that was the last glance He is giving for His devotee, the author comes back, takes up a book on Yoga Vashishta and …., he experienced as though the whole city, the whole country, the whole world and beyond the earth, all the worlds, had been burnt to ashes!!!

In the verse, it mentions about man of wisdom and here, He got Mumukshatva by the glance of the Lord from whom wisdom originates and illumines the entire jagath and beyond.

Author has shared the experience not to talk about himself but to give you exactly what Mumukshatva means, as an experience, as a state of mind in spiritual sadhana.

Hari Aum Tatsat.