Sunday, December 31, 2017
Sri Dasbodh (3.6/7/8) (ताप-त्रय, त्रिताप)
Sri Dasbodh (3.6) The Nuisances (ताप-त्रय, त्रिताप)
While concluding the previous chapter Sri Samartha emphatically states that human birth itself is cause for entire pains, sorrows, travails and repeated cycles of birth-death-births. And therefore he stresses need for quick emancipation and ultimate welfare. There is no emancipation and welfare without intense devotion unto the Lord.
He now proceeds to describe three forms of nuisances humans endure.
No one would deny presence of pain, sorrow and travails during human life. It was “Samkhya Philosophy” that postulated the nuisances as Physical, Spiritual and Fate related, which the Vedantins too endorse.
Nuisances accruing out of relation between worldly things and human senses causing sorrows are known as Physical or ‘Adhi-Bhoutik’ nuisances. Those resulting from none of the worldly ones are called Spiritual or ‘Adhyatmik’ nuisances, while those resulting out of fate or ‘curse’ from God are Fate related or ‘Adhi-Daivik’ nuisances.
Very crux of the matter is that life hangs on action-interaction between beings and circumstances. The ‘being’ must endure various circumstances right from his inception into mother’s womb and persists until his death. Saints name various forms of troubles borne out of tug-of-war between the ‘being’ and circumstances as ‘Tapa’ or Nuisances. Humans suffer out of their own body, their mind and outer worldly matters including other beings, animals, air, water, fire, thunder and so on. These are ‘Tapa-Traya’ or three-fold nuisances. No one ever escapes from clutches of those three. Humans require enduring those out of compulsion. Sri Samartha describes those during next three chapters.
When a person is persecuted (harassed) by circumstances, he begins to search and understand true purpose and meaning of ‘life’ as such. That search accelerates in the company of the noble and Godly, that is, Saints. Moreover, he feels contented and at peace in their company.
Sri Samartha emphasises need to undertake only the noble, benevolent actions during entire life time. The dictum must be – “Help Ever – Hurt Never” !
While concluding the previous chapter Sri Samartha emphatically states that human birth itself is cause for entire pains, sorrows, travails and repeated cycles of birth-death-births. And therefore he stresses need for quick emancipation and ultimate welfare. There is no emancipation and welfare without intense devotion unto the Lord.
He now proceeds to describe three forms of nuisances humans endure.
No one would deny presence of pain, sorrow and travails during human life. It was “Samkhya Philosophy” that postulated the nuisances as Physical, Spiritual and Fate related, which the Vedantins too endorse.
Nuisances accruing out of relation between worldly things and human senses causing sorrows are known as Physical or ‘Adhi-Bhoutik’ nuisances. Those resulting from none of the worldly ones are called Spiritual or ‘Adhyatmik’ nuisances, while those resulting out of fate or ‘curse’ from God are Fate related or ‘Adhi-Daivik’ nuisances.
Very crux of the matter is that life hangs on action-interaction between beings and circumstances. The ‘being’ must endure various circumstances right from his inception into mother’s womb and persists until his death. Saints name various forms of troubles borne out of tug-of-war between the ‘being’ and circumstances as ‘Tapa’ or Nuisances. Humans suffer out of their own body, their mind and outer worldly matters including other beings, animals, air, water, fire, thunder and so on. These are ‘Tapa-Traya’ or three-fold nuisances. No one ever escapes from clutches of those three. Humans require enduring those out of compulsion. Sri Samartha describes those during next three chapters.
When a person is persecuted (harassed) by circumstances, he begins to search and understand true purpose and meaning of ‘life’ as such. That search accelerates in the company of the noble and Godly, that is, Saints. Moreover, he feels contented and at peace in their company.
Sri Samartha emphasises need to undertake only the noble, benevolent actions during entire life time. The dictum must be – “Help Ever – Hurt Never” !
