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the role of sri Bhagavan by being both detached and forgetful and remains dedicated to the well-being of the whole world is called ‘ishakoti Paramhans’,—Brahma personified—(i.e. Gyanapradipa’).
such a state of mind is sought by Gods and Rishis. how can we petty mortals achieve such a state? is it so that there is no escape from the fetters of desires? Baba said, one who has no hankering for anything from the terrestrial world to the celestial world, one who has no desires, one who is bathed in the inner thoughts of the Vedas is ‘Vairagya’ embodied. Baba said, detachment kills desires. he told a tale in this regard.
Once a King suddenly developed a feeling of detachment in him, and he decided to leave his wife and family in order to live in a forest alone. On noticing such a change in the mind-set of the King, the Queen felt worried. she took it to be a bolt from the blue. The Queen then said to the King, “Why have you decided to leave the family life? Do you think that by having forsaken us and living in the forest alone will fetch you more happiness? it is all but your illusion. if you forsake the certain in order to get the uncertain, you may miss the happiness you have already had. There goes a proverb: “Dubidhāme duno geye, māyā mile na Rām.” That means, if you pay your attention to two things at a time, you will neither enjoy family happiness nor Ram. For example, “itke nā utke, bichme khābe kutke”, meaning—neither here, nor there; instead you have been stuck hard midway. That is to say, if you look at two opposite sides, you can neither enjoy marital happiness, nor can you perform the duties of detachment or renunciation. so better forsake your plan.
The Raja said, “Dear Queen, i have already decided.” Replied the Queen, “allow me to tell you a tale and listen patiently.”
Once upon a time, a couple of monkeys, both being husband and wife, used to live in a tree in a desolate place by the side of a river. When they felt hungry, they used to quench their hunger with fruits from the trees or their tender leaves; and when thirsty they used to quench their thirst by taking the clean water from the river. The world around them was really beautiful. They used to enjoy the panoramic view of nature all around them. There
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