यः सेतुरीजानानामक्षरं
ब्रह्म यत् परम् ।
अभयं तितीर्षतां पारं
नाचिकेतँशकेमहि ॥ २
YAH SETUR JANANAM
AKSHARAM BRAHMA YATPARAM|
ABHAYAM TITIRSHATAM PARAM
NACHIKETAM SHAKEMHI||2
THE BRIDGE OF SACRIFICE THAT WILL TAKES US ACROSS TO THE BRAMHAN,
WHICH IS IMMORTAL,HIGHEST,FEARLESS,NACHIKETA WE MAY MASTER ||2
In this shloka we are told that there are two different worlds ,one is Mortal and Other is Immortal. In usual Hindu scripture, the mortal world is called SAUNSAR and it is compared to ocean. In many devotional songs and in other religious scripters , this is also called BHAVASARAR. On one side is the mortal world and other side is immortal world. And so if we have to go from one side to other and if the gap we consider is ocean, then we have to have bridge to go from one side to other .(In some of the devotional songs they compare this to a boat and the captain of the boat is the GOD) So the bridge is of sacrifices .In many places the sacrifice is considered ad Yadnya . In my thought process when we do Yadnya and offer sacrifices, it is not the Ghee and SAMIDHA and other things that are offered , but it is sacrifice of out desires and attachments and out ego. So the Yama is telling us that if we want to cross the ocean of this mortal SAUNSAR, then we have a bridge of sacrifices to use and help us get to the side of IMMORTALITY or BRAHMAN which is the highest goal and which is fearless and also immortal. (Nachiket wanted to know on the Death and Immortality)So unless we MASTER this sacrifice we will not become IMMORTAL.
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