Day 96. Realisation- 6

From Joy are born all creatures, 

       by joy they grow and to joy they return.

     (Taitiriya Upanishad)

We saw in the previous 3 blogs that Adi Shankara's teachings were not aimed at Householders.( When a Nobel laureate speaks , the audience will not be an ordinary one!). So, where will a householder seeks/gets spiritual guidance ?

 Kapila Gita could be one firm avenue. It is part of Bhagavat Purana which describes the story of all Jivas- rather elaborately. All Hindus at one point of time  or other ask the question, how to realise  the God described so much in our scriptures.. 

Many embark even on Sanyasa from a young  age in this noble pursuit. Adi Shankara left home at the age of 8 or so. Swami Vivekananda in his twenties.( Recently I listened to an monk from RK ashram, who stated  that the desire to become a sanyasi arose at the age of 9, but as insisted by his mother, he completed his PG before  renunciation. Now he is touching 84 years!) At the same time some do not even take up in ripe old age!

•  Devahuti, wife of Kardama Prajapati could be a TRUE representative of  a typical householder in many ways. 
• She had nine daughters and the tenth child was Kapila Vasudeva, an avatar of Lord Vishnu.( This may not be  fully applicable to the current age.)
• Kardama Prajapati took to sansya when Kapila Muni turned 10 years of age. Kapila waited for his mother to develop vairagya for this world and seek spiritual guidance.
• At last, one day, she approaches Kapila Muni- who was merely 10 years of age- for spiritual guidance. She was aware that her son is an avatar of Vishnu and hence approached him with all reverence, not merely as son. 
•   Having spent her life in bringing up of nine daughters and marrying them of, she had completed her responsibilities and thereafter felt a sense of futility, disgust for the mundane human life.
•  The right time to seek spiritual counsel indeed. Hence this story will resonate with the life of majority of Hindu people in the world. All of them embark on life’s journey with great fanfare and with multiple experiences, one day reach the plight of Devahuti.
• In her case Kapila Muni was present at home for long. For us, we may have to look ardently for a teacher, guru.
• Not to be worried about  that. It is said that once the shisya is ready, Guru will appear

***ASK NOT WHAT HINDUISM WILL DO FOR YOU,

      BUT WHAT YOU CAN DO FOR HINDUISM***

Be happy. Be safe.

ॐ तत् सत्

 8 AM