I will tell you, in one line, the
lessons learnt from the
Vedic texts:
Vedic texts:
The purpose of life is realised if
we understand that there is one God in all beings. One can say that this is Brahman but none can say that this is ‘the’ Brahman.
Importance
of the Scriptures
The Ramayana, Mahabharata and
Bhagavata are sacred histories of Bharatiyas. These sacred historical texts
speak about idealism to humanity. Man today has succumbed to certain traits
such as desire, greed and anger and has forgotten his true entity and is
engrossed in this physical world. That is the cause for man’s restlessness and
loss of peace. Narada, who is the exponent of all the sixty-four forms of
education, felt bad because he lost his peace of mind. Narada learnt all forms
of education. He had learnt education but did not experience the essence of
education. The essence of the juice contained in the fruit is not known to the
tree. The nectar contained in the flower is not realised by the twig. The
sweetness contained in the texts is not enjoyed/experienced by the scholar. The
essence contained in the sacred texts cannot be understood by the person
following the Marg. Nivrutti does not understand Pravrutti and vice versa.
Nivrutti is beyond Pravrutti. Pravrutti is present below Nivrutti. It is for
that reason that all the sacred texts such as Ramayana, Mahabharata and
Bhagavata are taught on the path of Pravrutti.
The one who composed Ramayana for
the first time is Adi-Kavi Valmiki. The one who has written Bhagavata, and the
one who composed Mahabharata which is considered to be the Panchama Veda (fifth Veda) is the Shlokadaata - the ‘giver of all Shlokas’ is Veda Vyasa. Though he is
the Shlokadaata, the Lord is the Lokadaata (the giver of all the
worlds).
What is the main ideal taught in
Ramayana? If you enquire throughout the text of the Ramayana, you will
understand that it is desire which is the main enemy. Mahabharata teaches that
it is greed which subjects man to all humiliation. It is the Bhagavata that
teaches man that it is anger which makes man forget his human nature and human
qualities.
Inspite of all affluence,
prosperity, power and strength, Ravana became a victim of desire and lost
everything. In Mahabharata we see how Duryodhana, because of his greed, did not
want to give away even a small piece of land. This is the sign of greed.
Because of this bad quality of greed, he lost his whole clan and his entire
kingdom. In Bhagavata the main story is of Prahlada. Hiranyakashyap and
Hiranyaksha are away from God because of anger. Because of this anger, he
subjected his son to all kinds of difficulties. Anger removes all human
qualities. Greed narrows human feelings. Desire destroys life completely.
The
main enemies of humanity are these three anger, desire and greed. To conquer these three enemies one should go
through these three sacred texts – Ramayana, Mahabharata and Bhagavata.
Ramayana, Mahabharata and Bhagavatam are great teaching for human, thanks for posting
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