Saturday, July 18, 2020

KATHOPNISHAD CHAPTER 2 SHLOKA -5

                                                     अविद्यायामन्तरेवर्तमानाः

                                                     स्वयं धीराः पण्डितंमन्यमानाः ।

                                                     दन्द्रम्यमाणाः परियन्ति मूढा 

                                                    अन्धेनैव नीयमाना यथान्धाः ॥ ५

                                     AVIDYAYAM ANTARE VARTAMANAH

                           SWAYAM DHEERAH PANDITAM ANYAMANAH |

                             DANDRAMYAMANAH PARIYANTI MUDHAH

                             ANDHEN EV NIYAMANA YATHA ANDHAH ||5

THE IGNORANT WHO LIVE IN PRESENT AND CONSIDERED TO BE WISE , EDUCATED

ARE IGNORANT  AND ARE DELUDED BY CROOKED WAYS AND GO AROUND,

                                          ARE LIKE BLIND LEADING BLIND.||5

     This shloka is interesting as it criticizes the life and our reactions that is seen in our society. We have many GUSRUS  and religious leaders in India  and in every religion  and we also see them in every city. We tend to flock to their meetings  and listen to the advice and interpretation . There are learned human beings but may not be enlightened. We have been misguided by religious leaders in every religion. But more so in India. We have known many such leaders that after investigation are proved  to be crooks  and they were involved in sens organ satisfaction as many or all of us have done. So to learn or get guidance from them is  like blind leading another blind .They don't know where they are going or may be they know they are going on wrong path and will take us to wrong destination.
    We like to have guidance from learned people but before we follow a path , we need to be sure that the teacher is not at the same level as we are or more involved in mortal body pleasure goals or they will show how to reach the highest levels or NIRVANA.
     

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