Swamiji’s Agenda

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Swamiji’s Agenda
Part 4

by Prof. P. N. Murthy

Lord Krishna says in the Gita: “O Arjuna, you and I have seen many births.  The difference is that I know them while you do not know them.”  Bhagavad Gita 14, 5.  Lord Buddha says, “Till they are free from sorrow, each one will return to this again and again.”

It is said that Sri Aurobindo had several births prior to this.  He revealed that Octavius Caesar, Leonardo da Vinci and Napoleon were some of his prior births.  It does not appear on the surface that all these are for establishment of Truth and dharma.  However, in every birth some great mission was the focus.  And so these incarnations are remembered as historical figures.  What then is the meaning of these incarnations in time?  What is the purpose of such Divine descents into this confused world?  Do all the avatars have the same purpose?  Many such questions arise seeking answers.

The same kind of questions arise in the case of Swamiji also.  “This is my last birth.”  When Swamiji said this the question immediately arises about his previous births.  The nadis answer this.  However, what are these nadis?  When asked, Swami said, “Nadis are records of discussions between maharishis.”

“But sometimes we do not get the right predictions about some individuals,” I objected.

“The reason for that is the fellow who reads them is not sincere.  He is interested in money.  He reads and interprets in the way you want to hear.”  So replied Swami.

About Swami, his prior births are written in the following way (a summary only) in the Brigu Nadis and the Kumar Nadis.  They are in order: Sanaka, Suka, Sivadeva, Ganeshwara, Jayanti, Tulsidas, Kabir, Rajabhushan, Namadev, Mahadev, Jayachandra, Mahabala, Nityananada, Bhavanand, Sri Chandra, Lahiripathi, Parameshwara Prasad, Ramashastri, Guru Arjundev, Shivaji, Gadadhar (Ramakrishna Paramahansa), Phanimohan Bhattacharya, and now Sathyaraju.  This list seems to be too short for Sanaka who, according to The Secret Doctrine of Madame Blavatsky, is in primary charge of this mahakalpa [epoch].

Swamiji told me once that his first birth was Ganesha, the Lord of all the Ganas, controller of all the destructive forces, an unenviable and indomitable task of cosmic magnitude.

There must be a very powerful reason for coming over to the earth so many times.  When asked, “How are agents like you sent over here?” Swamiji said, “We live in our world of maharishis.  The Divine calls for a meeting and asks, ‘Somebody has to go to such and such a place [in the cosmos, including the earth]. Who will volunteer amongst you?’  Then somebody like me comes forward.  Many do not volunteer due to a dislike for the problems of birth and life on this earth.”

An interesting reference to such a congregation and discussion is made in Srimad Andhra Bhakta Vijayam.

“Once Lord Narayana convened a gathering of maharishis in Vaikuntha.  He asked, ‘O great Suka Maharishi, you remember we wanted to revive dharma on earth, educating the ignorant about devotion and truth.  You please hasten to the great city of Kashi [Benares].  Adopting the creed of non-violence, living the life of a weaver, a good man Tamal is living in Kashi along with his wife, Jeyeiboi.  Please take birth as their son and do our mission.’”

“Suka Yogi was startled at this command of the Lord.  He implored, ‘Lord, I am surprised at your command.  How can you ask me to live away from you in maya and ignorance?’  To that, the Lord replied, ‘Maharishi, that is not my intention. I wanted you to enlighten the ignorant about bhakti and the truth.  There is no other intention.  You are the one fit to do this.’  To this Suka said, ‘Lord, what You say is fine.  But how can one enmeshed in maya, darkness, lift people out of these?  If I think of those who went from here for a similar purpose, of their troubles and tribulations, I shudder at the prospect.  A simple touch of Your maya is sufficient to throw anyone in abysmal depths . If You really want to lift the ignorant out of darkness, You just draw away Your curtain of maya.  Everyone will be enlightened.’”

“To that, Lord Narayana said, ‘My dear sir, I am the one sending you.  Why are you afraid?  I will protect you always like the lid of my eye.  The world must be redeemed as per the needs of the time.  If I were to act the way you suggested, all of creation would be thrown out of gear and there would be untold suffering.  So it is not proper to give enlightenment to humans at one time.  It should be a gradual process and action.  If you do not want to enter a womb to take birth, take the form of a body, enter the River Ganges, and reach the forest where Tamal is doing penance.  He will take you as his son.  Carry on thus My mission.’  Suka Maharishi could not deny his Lord.  He took birth as Kabir.”

One does not know whether the above conversation took place or not.  But this fits what Swami said.

It is written in the same Bhakti Vijayam at another place:

“On the earth, particularly in Bharata Varsh (India) where kings have become dictatorial and tyrannical giving unending trouble to people, gods, munis and maharishis, Brahma and Maheshwara went to Lord Narayana and plead with Him.  Then He says, ‘O men of great askesis, we should remove the present predicament of the world through peaceful means.  I, Sanaka and Brahma will appear in India, take birth at Kashi, Ayodhya and Pandaripur, etc.  Adopting saguna, nirguna and other methods, we shall propagate compassion and through such practices we shall bring peace to the world.  Please cooperate with us and take birth on earth at appropriate places, propagate the greatness of Divine power, and establish dharma.’  Turning to Lakshmi, Saraswati and Parvati, the Lord said, ‘Please cooperate with these maharishis and see that their missions are not in any way jeopardized.’”

One may not know from these who took what birth or what is the truth in this.  But one thing is clear.  In the avatars there is a program and plan and to achieve them a number of births were taken.  Perhaps there is a similar plan and program in Swamiji’s births indicated in the nadis.  If we examine these lives carefully, a great, gigantic plan may be revealed.

 

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