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  • Society of Sadhus

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    Vidyasagar.Guru

    It is time for eeryapath-shuddhik. Unlike us, he wears no wrist watch, but it seems that eternal watchfulness is in his character. He has his fingers on the pulse of time. One by one, his disciples come and sit at his feet. In a little while, the low, melodious chant of pratikraman resonates clearly At this moment, his mind is pure and resplendent like the sun overhead. May every moment of my life be equally pure, so that I may also enjoy it to the fullest extent!

     

    I watch him pass from the process of pratikraman to the observance of mid-day samayik. It seems that pratikraman is the gateway to samayik. Before commencing it, he stands up and bows in all directions from east to north. He recites the great Namokar mantra and prostrates himself twice. Meanwhile, the tips of his cupped hands open and close four times. He completes three rotations of his cupped hands in a clock-wise direction. Perhaps, mind, speech and body are all set to merge in the infinite. All this while, he recites the formula of salutation to the siddhas in a low voice, a gentle smile playing on his lips. He sits now in the lotus posture, rooted in his self. Speechless, I am lost in thoughts. It seems as if I have followed the river up to its mouth, only to be left standing on the bank and watch it become one with the ocean.

     

    It is afternoon by the time samayik is completed. He is now meditating in a comfortable posture. The external and internal worlds have become one. He is enveloped in a bright aura. I am told that when poetry springs forth from his. lips, the ambient air is charged with a sublime sweetness. Today, I am eager, like everyone else, to partake of that ambrosia. Perhaps, he has sensed my unspoken wish. That is why he seems to be smiling at me. One should learn the art of smiling from him. His smile is like a child's: innocent, fluid and pure.

     

    That was the first time when I realised that poetry, though bound by the rules of metre and rhyme, is rendered free as it emanates from the tranquil and ingenuous heart of a sadhu. His passion for the music of his soul was manifest in the melody of his voice and the equanimity of his thoughts.

     

    In an instant, the whole atmosphere was suffused with a divine music. Body, mind and soul were all saturated with the nectar of non-attachment. Hearts were overflowing with faith and devotion. What I gained in those moments defines my existence even to this day. How true is this saying of Tulasi Das, "The society of sadhus, even if it lasts for a time interval of 24 minutes, or a half of that, or a mere quarter , suffices to absolve one of ten million sins.'

    Kundalpur (1976)

    Eeryapath-shuddhi-: The precaution of not taking the road until several hours after the sunrise, so that insects and other life forms, which abound after sunset, have had the time to move out of harm's way.

    Namokara mantra-: The eternal mantra of salutation to the five categories of evolved souls (Pancha Parameshthi) revered by the Jains viz. Arhanta, Siddha, Acharya, Upadhyay and Sadhu, first transcribed in Prakrit by Acharya Pushpadanta and Bhootabali Swami in the 1st century after Christ.

    Tulasi Das-: Poet-saint of the 16th century, whose great Hindi epic, Ramacharit Manas, is on the lips of even the unlettered villagers in northern India.

     


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