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Chapter 6: Lord Rishabhadeva's Activities
(1) The king said: 'O Supreme One, by those self-satisfied souls of whom the seed of fruitive action is burned by the spiritual knowledge that was won by the practice of yoga, are mystic powers automatically achieved; how can they possibly be of any future hindrance? '
(2) The sage said: 'You're quite right, but in this world does one, just like a cunning hunter, not directly put faith in the mind that [like game] always runs off. (3) And so, one says, one should at no time make friends with the so very restless mind; from the practice of for a long time placing too much faith in it was the austerity of even the greatest ones [like Lord S'iva or sage Saubhari] disturbed. (4)Like a husband with a wife charmed by competitors, will aspirants of yoga when they rely on the mind that is always open to the lust motive, be paving the way for the enemies following in its wake. (5) So, which man having learned his lesson, would indeed confide in the [undirected] mind that is the breeding ground for the lust, anger, pride, greed, lamentation, illusion and fear that all together bind one to one's karma? (6) Although He [Rishabha] was the head of all kings and rulers of this universe, acted He in terms of this logic in the dress, language and character of an avadhûta [5.5: 29] as if He was dumb, concealing the Supreme of His Lordship in teaching the yogic forsaking by His own personal vehicle of time; as if He was a normal mortal who tries to give up on the physical, kept He to Himself to the Supreme command of the Soul, unhindered by the illusory of matter, always the vision from within the love above all vice and ended He His royal pastimes. (7) Of Him we thus saw the apparent physical presence, the driven appearance in this illusory world, of the body of Him as the Supreme Lord Rishabhadeva who Himself was free from any vital interest. He on His own traveled the lands of South India: Konka, Venka and Kuthaka in the province of Karnâta, and reached a forest nearby Kuthakâcala. There with a handful of stones in His mouth, He just like a madman wandered around naked and with scatted hair. (8) With a fierce forest fire blazing all around that was caused by the friction of bamboos tossed by the force of the wind, was His body then in that forest burned to ashes.
(9) Hearing of His pastimes of being free from all ritual and custom, took the king of Konka, Venka and Kuthaka who carried the name Arhat [the Jain, the venerable] to an imitation of them; bewildered by an increase of irreligious life forboding the arrival of the Kali-Yuga Age of Quarrel he gave up on the safe path of the religion that would ward of all fear and adopted a wrong heretic view in defiance of the vedic injunctions introducing most foolishly a concoction of His own. (10) By such practices will the most pitiable among men in the age of Kali, bewildered by the external energy of God, void of character, cleanliness and the rules and regulations of the personal duty, sworn to impiety and in neglect of the divinity be holding on to their desires, with imaginary principles of austerity like staying unclean, not washing their mouth and plucking out their hair. From the Kali-age abundance of godlessness will they, whose pure consciousness is destroyed, become almost entirely blasphemous towards the strict brahmin and his vedic culture, the ceremonies of sacrifice and the Supreme Personality of Godhead and His devotees. (11) Those who are certain in deviating from the eternal principles of the religion with a practice based on their own speculations, feel themselves encouraged by blinded predecessors and are sure to fall down in the darkness of ignorance being blinded themselves [compare B.G. 16: 16, 16: 23 ]. (12) This descend of the Lord was there to teach the ones overwhelmed by passion the cause of enlightenment. (13) Of Him do the ones who are after liberation chant the following verses: 'O, of this earth with its seven seas and many lands on its continents, is this land [of Bhârata-varsha, India] the most meritorious; their people sing of the all-auspicious qualities of Murâri [Krishna as the enemy of the foolish one, Mura] in His many incarnations.' (14) 'O what to say about the dynasty of king Priyavrata wherein the Original Person, the Supreme Personality descended as an incarnation; He, the Unparalleled One executed the religious duty that leads to the end of profit-minded labor.' (15) 'What other yogi can be found who, but in the mind, is able to follow the example of Him, the unborn One, and who, as being insubstantial, renounced all desires for the perfections of yoga which by mystic yogis, so eager to serve, are aspired.'
(16) Thus I have expounded on the pure activities of the Supreme Lord named Rishabha, the highest spiritual teacher for the people in general, the godly, the brahmins and the cows; he who following the footsteps of the great, with a growing faith and devotion attentively listens to or speaks to others about this foremost and greatest shelter of auspiciousness who destroys all sins of every living being, will no doubt unto Him, the Supreme Lord Vâsudeva, factually with both the modes of listening and speaking have made a beginning with an unflinching devotion. (17) In that devotion does the soul of advancement incessantly bathe itself in order to constantly be freed from suffering the troublesome conditions in material existence; although on itself that so surely by happiness obtained uninterrupted liberation, that greatest of all achievements, certainly is not what one is after, because in relating to the Supreme Lord one is complete in all one has striven for. (18) Dear King, He, the worshipable deity of the Yadus, is no doubt, your dearest friend and master of the lineage; to be sure, He sometimes even acted as your servant and thus my best I ask you: isn't He indeed the Supreme Lord Mukunda of the yoga of devotion who at all times delivers by liberating all the ones engaged in the service? (19) Always after His real identity and complete in Himself with no further desires, was by His mercy of expanding His activities in the material field, the true meaning of a life of fearlessness with the real self communicated to the intelligence of man that had been asleep for so long; all respect unto Him, that Supreme Lord Rishabhadeva.
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The king said: 'O Supreme One, by those self-satisfied souls of whom the seed of fruitive action is burned by the spiritual knowledge that was won by the practice of yoga, are mystic powers automatically achieved; how can they possibly be of any future hindrance?'The king said: 'O Supreme One, by those self-satisfied souls of whom the seed of fruitive action is burnt by the spiritual knowledge that was won by the practice of yoga, are mystic powers automatically achieved; how can they possibly be of any future hindrance?' (Vedabase)
The sage said: 'You're quite right, but in this world does one, just like a cunning hunter, not directly put faith in the mind that [like game] always runs off.
The sage said: 'You're quite right, but in this world does one either, just like a cunning hunter doesn't, not directly put faith in the mind that [like game] always runs off. (Vedabase)
And so, one says, one should at no time make friends with the so very restless mind; from the practice of for a long time placing too much faith in it was the austerity of even the greatest ones [like Lord S'iva or sage Saubhari] disturbed.
And so, one says, one should at no time make friends with the so very restless mind; from the practice of for a long time placing too much faith in it was the austerity of even the greatest ones [like Lord S'iva or sage Saubhari] disturbed. (Vedabase)
Like a husband with a wife charmed by competitors, will aspirants of yoga when they rely on the mind that is always open to the lust motive, be paving the way for the enemies following in its wake.
Like a husband with a wife charmed by competitors, will aspirants of yoga relying on the mind always of lust be paving the way for the enemies following in its wake. (Vedabase)
So, which man having learned his lesson, would indeed confide in the [undirected] mind that is the breeding ground for the lust, anger, pride, greed, lamentation, illusion and fear that all together bind one to one's karma?
So, which man that has learned his lesson, would indeed confide in the mind that is the breeding ground for the lust anger, pride, greed, lamentation, illusion, fear that all together bind one to one's karma? (Vedabase)
Although He [Rishabha] was the head of all kings and rulers of this universe, acted He in terms of this logic in the dress, language and character of an avadhûta [5.5: 29] as if He was dumb, concealing the Supreme of His Lordship in teaching the yogic forsaking by His own personal vehicle of time; as if He was a normal mortal who tries to give up on the physical, kept He to Himself to the Supreme command of the Soul, unhindered by the illusory of matter, always the vision from within the love above all vice and ended He His royal pastimes.
Although He [Rishabha] was the head of all kings and rulers of this universe, acted He along this line of reasoning in the dress, language and character of an avadûtha [5-5-29] as if He was stupid, concealing the Supreme of His Lordship in teaching the yogic forsaking by His own personal vehicle of time; as if He were a normal mortal that tries to give up on the physical, did He Himself to the Supreme of the Soul, unhindered by the illusory of matter, always see Himself from within the love above all vice and ended He His Royal pastimes. (Vedabase)
Of Him we thus saw the apparent physical presence, the driven appearance in this illusory world, of the body of Him as the Supreme Lord Rishabhadeva who Himself was free from any vital interest. He on His own traveled the lands of South India: Konka, Venka and Kuthaka in the province of Karnâta, and reached a forest nearby Kuthakâcala. There with a handful of stones in His mouth, He just like a madman wandered around naked and with scatted hair.
Of Him thus we saw the apparent physical presence, the driven appearance in this illusory world, of the body of Him, the Supreme Lord Rishabhadeva who Himself was free from any vital interest. He on His own traveled the lands of South India: Konka, Venka and Kuthaka in the province of Karnâta, and reached a forest nearby Kuthakâcala. There with a handful of stones in His mouth, He just like a madman wandered around naked and with scatted hair. (Vedabase)
With a fierce forest fire blazing all around that was caused by the friction of bamboos tossed by the force of the wind, was His body then in that forest burned to ashes.
With a fierce forest fire blazing all around that was caused by the friction of bamboo's tossed by the force of the wind, was His body then in that forest burned to ashes. (Vedabase)
Hearing of His pastimes of being free from all ritual and custom, took the king of Konka, Venka and Kuthaka who carried the name Arhat [the Jain, the venerable] to an imitation of them; bewildered by an increase of irreligious life forboding the arrival of the Kali-Yuga Age of Quarrel he gave up on the safe path of the religion that would ward of all fear and adopted a wrong heretic view in defiance of the vedic injunctions introducing most foolishly a concoction of His own.
Hearing of His pastimes of being free from all ritual and custom, took the king of Konka, Venka and Kuthaka who carried the name Arhat [the Jain, the venerable] to an imitation of them; bewildered by an increase of irreligious life forboding the arrival of the Kali-Yuga Age of Quarrel he gave up on the safe path of the religion that would ward of all fear and adopted a wrong heretic view in defiance of the vedic injunctions introducing most foolishly a concoction of His own. (Vedabase)
By such practices will the most pitiable among men in the age of Kali, bewildered by the external energy of God, void of character, cleanliness and the rules and regulations of the personal duty, sworn to impiety and in neglect of the divinity be holding on to their desires, with imaginary principles of austerity like staying unclean, not washing their mouth and plucking out their hair. From the Kali-age abundance of godlessness will they, whose pure consciousness is destroyed, become almost entirely blasphemous towards the strict brahmin and his vedic culture, the ceremonies of sacrifice and the Supreme Personality of Godhead and His devotees.
By such practices will the most pitiable among men in the age of Kali, bewildered by the external energy of God, void of character, cleanliness and the rules and regulations of the personal duty, sworn to impiety and in neglect of the divinity be holding on to their desires, with imaginary principles of austerity like staying unclean, not washing their mouth and plucking out their hair. From the Kali-age abundance of godlessness will those whose pure consciousness is destroyed become almost entirely blasphemous towards the strict brahmin and his vedic culture, the ceremonies of sacrifice and the Supreme Personality of Godhead and His devotees. (Vedabase)
Those who are certain in deviating from the eternal principles of the religion with a practice based on their own speculations, feel themselves encouraged by blinded predecessors and are sure to fall down in the darkness of ignorance being blinded themselves [compare B.G. 16: 16, 16: 23 ].
Those who are certain in deviating from the eternal principles of the religion with a practice based on their own speculations, feel themselves encouraged by blinded predecessors and are sure to fall down in the darkness of ignorance being blinded themselves [compare B.G. 16-16, 16-23 ]. (Vedabase)
This descend of the Lord was there to teach the ones overwhelmed by passion the cause of enlightenment.
This descend of the Lord was there for the ones overwhelmed by passion so that they may follow the right principles of enlightenment. (Vedabase)
Of Him do the ones who are after liberation chant the following verses: 'O, of this earth with its seven seas and many lands on its continents, is this land [of Bhârata-varsha, India] the most meritorious; their people sing of the all-auspicious qualities of Murâri [Krishna as the enemy of the foolish one, Mura] in His many incarnations.'
Of Him do the ones who are after liberation chant the following verses: 'O, of this earth with its seven seas and many lands on its continents, is this land [of Bhârata-varsha, India] the most meritorious; their people sing of the all-auspicious qualities of Murâri [Krishna as the enemy of the foolish one, Mura] in His many incarnations.' (Vedabase)Text 14
'O what to say about the dynasty of king Priyavrata wherein the Original Person, the Supreme Personality descended as an incarnation; He, the Unparalleled One executed the religious duty that leads to the end of profit-minded labor.'
'O what to say about the dynasty of king Priyavrata wherein the Original Person, the Supreme Personality descended as an incarnation; He, the Unparalleled One executed the religious duty which is the cause of the end of fruitive labor.' (Vedabase)
O what other yogi was, even but in the mind, capable of following the example of Him, the unborn One, and who, as being insubstantial, renounced all desires for the perfections of yoga which by mystic yogis, so eager to serve, are aspired.
'Who else is there, who even with the mind, is able to follow the example of Him, the unborn One, who renounced as being insubstantial all desires for the perfections of yoga, which mystic yogîs, so eager to serve, do aspire.' (Vedabase)
Thus I have expounded on the pure activities of the Supreme Lord named Rishabha, the highest spiritual teacher for the people in general, the godly, the brahmins and the cows; he who following the footsteps of the great, with a growing faith and devotion attentively listens to or speaks to others about this foremost and greatest shelter of auspiciousness who destroys all sins of every living being, will no doubt unto Him, the Supreme Lord Vâsudeva, factually with both the modes of listening and speaking have made a beginning with an unflinching devotion.
Thus I have expounded on the pure activities of the Supreme Lord named Rishabha, the highest spiritual teacher for the people in general, the godly, the brahmins and the cows; he who following the footsteps of the great, with a growing faith and devotion attentively hears or speaks to others of this foremost and greatest shelter of auspiciousness who destroys all sins of every living being, will no doubt factually have made a beginning with an unflinching devotion in both the modes of listening and speaking, unto Him, the Supreme Lord Vâsudeva. (Vedabase)
In that devotion does the soul of advancement incessantly bathe itself in order to constantly be freed from suffering the troublesome conditions in material existence; although on itself that so surely by happiness obtained uninterrupted liberation, that greatest of all achievements, certainly is not what one is after, because in relating to the Supreme Lord one is complete in all one has striven for.
In that does the soul of advancement incessantly bathe itself in order to constantly be freed from suffering the troublesome conditions in material existence, although on itself that so surely by happiness obtained uninterrupted liberation, that greatest of all achievements, certainly is not what one is after, because in relating to the Supreme Lord one is complete in all one has striven for. (Vedabase)
Dear King, He, the worshipable deity of the Yadus, is no doubt, your dearest friend and master of the lineage; to be sure, He sometimes even acted as your servant and thus my best I ask you: isn't He indeed the Supreme Lord Mukunda of the yoga of devotion who at all times delivers by liberating all the ones engaged in the service?
Dear King, He, the worshipable deity of the Yadus, is no doubt, your dearest friend and master of the lineage; to be sure, He sometimes even acted as your servant and thus my best, isn't He indeed the Supreme Lord Mukunda of the yoga of devotion who at all times delivers, liberating all the ones engaged in service? (Vedabase)
Always after His real identity and complete in Himself with no further desires, was by His mercy of expanding His activities in the material field, the true meaning of a life of fearlessness with the real self communicated to the intelligence of man that had been asleep for so long; all respect unto Him, that Supreme Lord Rishabhadeva.
Always after His real identity, complete in Himself with no further desires, was by His mercy of expanding His activities in the material field, the true meaning of a life of fearlessness with the real self communicated to the intelligence of men that had been asleep for so long; all respect unto Him, that Supreme Lord Rishabhadeva. (Vedabase)
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