JADABHARATOPAKHYANA - PART XI

The transformation that Emperor Bharata undergoes from his royal life to that of Bharata Muni, Deer and then to Jadabharata is something fictitious despite being factual. Now, Jadabharata begins analysing the questions of Rahugana, who lost no time in realising that Jadabharata was not what or how he appeared physically. Rahugana asks Jadabharata to further explain the total, unparalleled, indescribable and unintelligible independence, compared to all other beings, including other deities. Rahugana wanted to know why the Jeeva or the being does not have the Kartrutva. Jadabharata replies: "It is very simple. The thoughts in a being arise due to Sattwa, RajO and TamO GuNas or varied combinations of these three Gunas or qualities or traits. The fact is that no being has any control over these qualities as they are derived from Karmas, which are predetermined and predirected by the Lord.

TaThaiva rAjannurgArhamEDha vitAnavidyOruvijrumBhitEShu|

Na vEdavAdEShu hi tattwavAdaha prAyENa shudDhO nu chakAstisADhu||

The Kalpasutra and other scriptures might extol that the most auspicious, expensive and meritorious Yagas that a Gruhastha performs are driven by his own Karma, which is not entire true. It is relatively true. It is more an exterior and outwardly perception. Lord alone prompts the Jeeva to perform the Yagna and receives all the offerings himself.Jeeva will consume or experience whatever the Lord 'wills and delivers' of his own judgement. Not all can clearly understand that what is outwardly conceived is falsification and that the inward effect, impact and merit is beyond perception. Only those who have learnt the intricacies of Shastra can understand a little about this secret of Karma Yoga and others cannot even understand an iota of this hard truth. 

Garuda Purana further affirms: 

Na vEdEShwalpabudDheenAm Brahmatattwam sameekShyatE|

MalhAbudDhistu vEdEShu pashyEd Brahmaiva kEvalam||

For those semi-knowledgeable, who are unaware of culture and tradition, the Vedic concepts like 'SwargakAmO yajEta' etc., that state that through Aradhana or devotion to Hari alone, the inducement to perform Yaga arises in one's mind, cannot be realised at all. Only those aware of culture and tradition can know such things through VAkyasamanvaya or correction of sentences and Padasamanvaya or correlation of words. This is because each sentence, word and syllable in spiritual texts convey different meanings, depending on one's inherent Karma Yoga and the related capacity to decipher the intricacies. (To be continued....)