Gurugita-14
Yasmaad-anugraham Labdhwaa Mahad-ajnaanam-utsrujet
Tasmai Srii-desikendraaya Namascha-abhiishta-siddhaye
Yadanugraha Maatrena, Shoka Mohau Vinashyatah
Tasmai Srii Desikendraaya, Namostu Paramaatmane
Meaning:
(Salutations to that Lord among Teachers, on receiving whose blessing, great ignorance is dispelled and also wishes fulfilled. Salutations to that Lord among teachers, that Supreme Self whose blessing ends all sorrows and delusions the moment it is received).
Explanation:
What does our soul desire? Lasting peace. There cannot be peace when we are in the middle of problems. There are wants, desires, and duties to be fulfilled. Every man has to pass through this because our soul is in an elemental state. We are born with a passion to enjoy life on the earth plane. So long as the soul is attached to the elemental world, to the senses and egoistic existence, it has to be born again and again to enrich itself and evolve to its full potential. That is why the sages called the earth karma bhumi – the place of actions. The seeds of karma in us make us what we are. You reap what you sow. What we are today is the result of what we were yesterday. We are evolving through this process.
Evolution is related to the upward journey of consciousness from gross planes of existence to the fort of purity and tranquillity experienced in the subtler state of consciousness. That is called Chidananda, the bliss of pure consciousness. Reaching that state, Adi Sankaracharya uttered the words, ‘Chidoham’, Chidoham’, i.e. I am bliss, I am bliss. There are no fights, no fear, no struggles, no grievances, no wants and desires there. It is an endless ocean of pure bliss and love. To reach that state of stillness the soul has to evolve achieving victory over the ever miserable ego, whose ignorance is so difficult to transcend. So long as the veil of ego exists, there is no possibility of experiencing the bliss of God.
The serpents of base instincts, shameful actions, and cruel deeds crawl in the ego-pit of ignorant souls. However, there is hope for those who have a Guru of supreme realization. They can surrender all their bad karmas at the lotus feet of Guru and remain relaxed forever. ‘My devotees never perish’, that seems to be the assurance from the great Guru, Navajyoti Sri Karunakara Guru. All sins get washed away by the purifying light of Guru. Those who live according to the dictates of dharma, who are able to control and discipline their thoughts and actions evolve, become upwardly oriented. They get disgusted by the pendulum of pain and pleasure and its ceaseless repetition. They desire to ascend the peak of spiritual tranquillity, freed from the dark valley of ignorance below. The Merciful Guru is ever eager to reach out to such blessed souls.
(Salutations to that Lord among Teachers, on receiving whose blessing, great ignorance is dispelled and also wishes fulfilled. Salutations to that Lord among teachers, that Supreme Self whose blessing ends all sorrows and delusions the moment it is received).
Explanation:
What does our soul desire? Lasting peace. There cannot be peace when we are in the middle of problems. There are wants, desires, and duties to be fulfilled. Every man has to pass through this because our soul is in an elemental state. We are born with a passion to enjoy life on the earth plane. So long as the soul is attached to the elemental world, to the senses and egoistic existence, it has to be born again and again to enrich itself and evolve to its full potential. That is why the sages called the earth karma bhumi – the place of actions. The seeds of karma in us make us what we are. You reap what you sow. What we are today is the result of what we were yesterday. We are evolving through this process.
Evolution is related to the upward journey of consciousness from gross planes of existence to the fort of purity and tranquillity experienced in the subtler state of consciousness. That is called Chidananda, the bliss of pure consciousness. Reaching that state, Adi Sankaracharya uttered the words, ‘Chidoham’, Chidoham’, i.e. I am bliss, I am bliss. There are no fights, no fear, no struggles, no grievances, no wants and desires there. It is an endless ocean of pure bliss and love. To reach that state of stillness the soul has to evolve achieving victory over the ever miserable ego, whose ignorance is so difficult to transcend. So long as the veil of ego exists, there is no possibility of experiencing the bliss of God.
The serpents of base instincts, shameful actions, and cruel deeds crawl in the ego-pit of ignorant souls. However, there is hope for those who have a Guru of supreme realization. They can surrender all their bad karmas at the lotus feet of Guru and remain relaxed forever. ‘My devotees never perish’, that seems to be the assurance from the great Guru, Navajyoti Sri Karunakara Guru. All sins get washed away by the purifying light of Guru. Those who live according to the dictates of dharma, who are able to control and discipline their thoughts and actions evolve, become upwardly oriented. They get disgusted by the pendulum of pain and pleasure and its ceaseless repetition. They desire to ascend the peak of spiritual tranquillity, freed from the dark valley of ignorance below. The Merciful Guru is ever eager to reach out to such blessed souls.
