नाचिकेतमुपाख्यानं
मृत्युप्रोक्तँ सनातनम् ।
उक्त्वा श्रुत्वा च मेधावी
ब्रह्मलोके महीयते॥ १6
NACHIKETAM UPAKHYANAM
MRUTYU PROKATAM SANATANAM|
UKTVA SHRUTVA CH MEDHAVI
BRAHMLOKE MAHIYATE ||16
THE ANCIENT STORY OF NACHIKET TOLD BY THE LORD OF DEATH AND HEARD
AND REPETED IS GLORIFIED IN THE BRAMHMA LOK ||16
This Shlok tells us the principle of study of scripture. In Patanjali Sutra Yoga, also we are told how to achieve the ultimate goal. We have to READ scripturas and then think about it and repeat the process . - so called SHRVAN- MANAN- KIRTAN in Sanskrit language. One can read it but without 'thinking' about irt one may not get the understanding of it and then repeating it will reinforce the meaning and that leads to understanding and may be putting it in practice. When we ate chopping a wood, one strike may not be enough and we have to hit it many times before it breaks. The same way when we hear it many times and then after we have heard, we meditate upon it - think about what we heard- the meaning is more clear. So this is the main part of it.
Now about the BRAHMALOK. There could be different meanings of Brahmaloka . In Hindu scriptures they have described 7 LOKAS or levels of Existence ,one of which is BRHMALOK. So they may be referring to that Astral plain called Brahmlok or they may mean that when one is done with it he attains place of BRAHMA the creator or BRAHMAM the ultimate SELF. Whatever it may mean , I feel if we hear- repeat- understand and practice- we will be closer to our ultimate GOAL
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