Viveka Chudamani- 17/04/11

Acharya wants to highlight the various things that are not being taken care of by humanbeings.They should understand that getting Nara Janma is not as easy as one thinks.”Jantunam Nara Janma Durlabham”.Anyone subject to birth and death is a Jantu including devas.The only difference between devas and us is that the gap between birth and death is longer in devas.To get Nara Janma papa and punya should be in equal measures.

Manusmruti says more Punya – Deva yoni, more Paapa – all other than humanbeings. Manusha yoni is called Mishra yoni – mixture of papa and punya in equal measures.

Punya Sukha kaaranam, Paapa Dukha Kaaranam. Here Dukha means dependence on others – Paravasham as sashtra says. Example elephants and lions –Though they are big and ferocious in their own way they have to depend on others for survival.

As human beings, we all are subject to punya and papa or sukha and dukha.Each one have their own set of dukhas and sukhas at their own level rich or poor, literate of illiterate.

Exceptions are
1.Jnani – because of his Purushartha 
2.Balaha – Child  
3.Unmattaha – mentally retarded or a mad

Of these three which is a better option? 1.Balaha – not in our hands 2.Unmattaha – one would not like to be. 3. Jnani seems desirable . so seek to be one.

Hence put your effort to be a jnani which is a state of mind. Mind is governed by Purushartha

and body is governed by Prarabda. Purushartha – means manliness not the physical entity .It is a quality where thinking dominates life.Lack of manliness means one is dominated by emotions-Heart.

Head represents thinking – Viveka and Heart represents emotions.

Emotions darken our thinking Viveka takes charge of our life.Thus head should rule our life.In general a female is led by emotions and male by viveka

Thus human being with purushartha quality is difficult but not impossible.

S.K.Lokanathan.