Sutra 12. Bhavatu Nischayadardhyadoordhwam SaStrarakshanam.
Bhavatu: let there be
Nischaya dardhyat: after
realisation becomes firmly established
Oordhwam: after
Sastrarakshanam: protection
of scriptural teachings.
When one is
established in Dharma he is eligible to protect the Sastras. He is now able to
defend the Sastras against attacks. Others can protect the
Sastras by living up to the ideas of the Sastras. This is also Sastra
Rakshanam or protection of Sastras and Dharma.
Men of realization unassumingly follow the scriptures in their actual life. They set an example by
their own life and teachings.
Scriptures are infallible.
Vedas have come out from the mouth of God. They are revelations. They are
traditionally handed down from Rishis and seer to their disciples in
succession (Parampara).
So long as there is world, there are scriptures and
teachers to guide the people in the path of Truth and Righteousness. The number
of teachers may be few in the iron age but they do exist. Books are not
eternal. But the ideas in the Vedas are eternal.
Dear All,
Our own Beloved Swami, incarnated in human form, is the best example for all those Bhaktas who are nearer to Swami, with the goal to merge with Him and attain God realization.
Swami commenced the Veda Purusha Saptaha Jnana Yagna way
back in 1962 in Prashanti Nilayam, true to one of
the archana hymn, "Veda Raksha Parayanaya Namah".
Later on, after nearly 4 decades, He willed and the "Ati Rudra Homam" became an yearly festival during Shivaratri functions in Parthi.
Vedas are imparted to all students in school / college level in
Swami's educational institutions, to all, boys and girls, of all
religion, without discrimination.
Why do the Avatar / Realized masters take up such tasks of fostering vedas??
It is definitely not for them as they are beyond vedas and yagnas.
But it is for the spiritual seekers so that they hold on to the sacred Vedic culture to evolve spiritually and to attain God realization one day, in one birth.
Adi Sankara, Sri Ramana and all the realized masters who came after, even after attaining Self Realization, have composed hymns / prayers on Siva, on Shakti, on Krishna, on Rama etc.
For them, these things may not be required because they are not different from God and they have attained non-dual Realization but they know the path they have travelled, towards realization, they know the obstacles faced by them in the spiritual path, they know how human mind can play havoc and can take him backward, if he does not follow the Vedic traditions and for that purpose, effortlessly, they have composed various hymns, have written several commentary on our sacred vedas and vedantha and have left the treasure for the spiritual seekers for centuries to come.
Love.
Note:- Most important thing to be understood and grasped about this verse is that the Masters, upon realization, do not go about protecting spiritual teachings / veda / vedanta.
Whatever they do, whatever they speak, whatever they act, even their silence - any thing about them just protects / elevates / propagates / teaches spiritual secrets to the humanity, provided the human beings have the keen-ness, sincerity and Prarabdha to observe these masters and take the secret from them and practice the same in their lives for their spiritual transformation.
P.S: Author wrote two article at the same time "Form Worship and Self Realization" and then "Form Worship after Realization". Those of you who would like to get these articles may leave a comment in this blog and then, the articles would be sent to them.
Love.
