In the previous episode, we had witnessed Sage Sanatkumara having a conversation with King Dhritarashtra. We’ve witnessed Vidura calling out for Sage Sanatkumara, a five-year-old boy, through his power of penance. As Sage Sanatkumara is one of Bhagawan Brahma’s sons, he received Vidura’s signal and immediately arrived at Hastinapura. As Sage Sanatkumara arrived, King Dhritarashtra asked him a series of questions which we’ve witnessed yesterday. The essence of it was, King Dhritarashtra was wanting to understand if he and his son could get the “Amarathvam” (Immortality) in this “Manushya Lokha” itself, so that he doesn’t need to fear for Duryodhana’s life if there is a war in the future with Yudishtra and Co. Sage Sanatkumara gives a clear answer for this – “Amarathvam” can happen only after death from this world! “Amarathvam” is only for the “Atman” and not for the “Deham”.
Moving on thus, Sage Sanatkumara gives a very interesting answer to this entire fiasco of King Dhritartashtra. He says thus, “Oh King Dhritarashtra! You had asked me what death is and whether it really exists or not, didn’t you? Let me tell you one thing – Death (“Mruthyu”) is within all of us! Oh King Dhritarashtra! You might be thinking that death is associated with a “Devata” which will come with a long rope during our last minute of life. That is also true. But this “Mrityu Devata” actually exists within all of us! What we see in the form of a human coming with a long rope is just an extension of what is there inside! Whenever we perform a “Paapa-Karma”, this “Paapa Karma” awakens the Mrityu Devata within us. Hence, the accounts of our “Paapa-Karma” is perfectly maintained thus! Every time we perform a wrongful or a sinful act which hurts other living beings, the Mrityu Devata gets activated and correctly takes note of all whatever we are doing! When the right time comes, that is, when the “Paapa-Karma” goes beyond a particular threshold level, the “Mrityu Devata” awakens to its maximum level and this is the one which causes or demise or downfall!”
Sage Sanathkumara continues further thus, “Oh King Dhritatrashtra! Similarly, when we perform “Punya-karma”, the good deeds that we do to others will make this “Mrityu Devata” go to sleep and instead, they awaken the “Amarathvam” (Immortality) in us! Hence we can see here that both Mrityu and Amarathvam are within us only! Hence, Oh King Dhritarashtra! Whether we awaken the “Mrityu Devata” or the “Amarathvam” from within us completely depends upon whether we are performing “Paapa-Karma” or “Punya-Karma”. So, it is a mandate that you’ve to keep a watch on each and every action of yours, and analyze whether they are good or bad!”
As Sage Sanatkumara says thus, King Dhritarashtra starts having a new kind of a fear within him! Initially he was feeling happily curious that there might be “short cut” to escape all the “Adharma” that he was performing so far, but upon hearing Sage Sanatkumara’s accord, he now starts shaking with fear! King Dhritarashtra’s mind starts flashing back with all the atrocities Duryodhana has done so far and how he has remained a mute spectator to all whatever had happened till date. Vidura has also highlighted all these points recently to him and with this, King Dhritarashtra’s fear only compounds further! So for today, let us understand up to this point and we shall see what Sage Sanatkumara says further! Stay tuned! 🙂
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