MAHAAMOHA-
(looking at the back screen)
“Hey! Who is there?”
(दौवारिक/Door-keeper enters)
DOUVAARIKA-
“May the king be victorious! May the king be victorious! May the Lord give
orders!”
MAHAAMOHA-
“Hey Asatsanga (one who avoids the company of the wise)!
Tell Kaama, Krodha, Lobha, Moha, Mada, Maatsarya (Desire, Anger, Greed,
Delusion, Arrogance, Envy) that ‘You all
should be very alert at all times and somehow kill Yoginee VishnuBhakti’.
DOUVAARIKA-
“As the lord commands!”
(The door-keeper leaves)
{‘Avoiding the company of the wise’ (the door-keeper) keeps the mind in
great delusion and makes the entry possible for desire, anger etc. When all
these vices are dominating, there cannot arise any devotion for Vishnu in the
mind. As long as such devotion has not made appearance, ‘Delusion’ rules
supreme and Viveka, the discriminating power remains defeated. The man drowned
in delusion will never seek the study of Upanishads and Prabodha or
enlightenment will never ever get born.}
(Then enters PURUSHA
with a letter in hand)
{Purusha means the ‘Embodied Self /Self’ which resides in the city of nine
gates.
He as the Purusha has descended from the Purushottama, the Supreme Lord
Vishnu.
Here he is completely a slave of delusion and acts without any control. All
the vices are dominant and he acts as per the emotion that dominates his mind.
Now he is dominated by pride and arrogance. He likes the theories made by the Chaarvaakas
who propound the heretic religion. He is happy in his deluded dark world.}
PURUSHA-
“I have come from the country of UTKALA (where Orissa is situated now).
There is a temple known as Purushottama on the ocean bank.
Venerable ‘Mada’ (Arrogance) and ‘Maana’ (Pride) have sent me here to meet
the king.
(looking)
This is the city of Vaaraanasee !
This is the king’s palace. I will enter inside.
(enters)
He seems to be busy conversing with venerable Chaarvaaka. I will go near
him.
(approaching)
Victory Victory Venerable one! Venerable one has sent this letter for you
to see.”
(He gives the letter to the king)
MAHAAMOHA-
“Where are you from?”
PURUSHA-
“I have come from Purushottama.”
MAHAAMOHA- (to himself)
“Whatever I do will result in worse consequences.”
(aloud)
Chaarvaaka go. Be vigilent always and complete the duties allotted to you.”
CHAARVAAKA-
“As the Lord commands!”
(Chaarvaaka leaves)
MAHAAMOHA- (reads the letter)
“(SVASTI) May all be safe!
Mada and Maana from the place called Purushottama offer their
eightfold-limb salutations to the feet of MahaaMoha, the great king of kings, the
Supreme Lord of all, and report thus.
There is limitless well-being!
The news is that Devi Shaanti (Peace) along with her mother Shraddhaa (Faith)
has become a messenger for Viveka; and is trying to convince Devi Upanishat to
unite with Viveka; and is working hard for this purpose night and day
continuously.
And also, Dharma (Righteousness) though is a friend of Kaama (Passion) seems
to have broken up with him by the influence of Vairaagya (Dispassion) and
others. The reason is, he leaves Kaama and wanders elsewhere unknown to Kaama.
Lordship must scrutinize these matters and act accordingly. Salutations!”
MAHAAMOHA- (angrily)
“Ah! Have they become so weak that they fear even that Shaanti? When Kaama
is there acting against them all, how can she survive?
And also-
धाता विश्वविसृष्टिमात्रनिरतो देवोsपि गौरीभुजाश्लेषानन्दविघूर्णमाननयनो
दक्षाध्वरध्वंसनः
दैत्यारिः कमलाकपोलमकरीलेखाङ्कितोरःस्थलः शेते अब्धावितरेषु जन्तुषु
पुनः का नाम शान्तेः कथा [28]
Brahma is engaged only
in creating worlds.
Shiva, the destroyer
of Daksha’s Sacrifice,
bound by the chains of Parvati’s arms and with
eyes lolling in intoxication,
is in a blissful state.
Vishnu, the slayer of
demons is lying (on his snake-bed) in the ocean,
with his chest marked
by lines formed by the fish-like designs of sandal paste on Lakshmi’s cheeks.
However can Shaanti
(peace) be there in the beings of the world?
(addresses Purusha)
You rascal! Get out! Quickly go to Kaama and give our message.
‘We have found out that Dharma is turning deceitful! Do not trust him even
for a moment. Tie him up firmly and hold on to him.’
This is the message.”
PURUSHA-
“As the Lord commands!”
(Purusha leaves)
{The embodied Self – Purusha is in the hold of
MahaaMoha – the great delusion of forgetting one’s true nature of bliss and
knowledge. The embodied Self now has to fulfill the duties of the life having
the four goals of Dharma, Artha, Kaama and Moksha. (Through righteous means
fulfill the rightful desires, earn needed wealth and strive for liberation.)
Purusha’s discrimination power – Viveka starts
rising up suddenly due to some merits of the past.
He develops Shraddhaa – faith in the words of the
noble and the wise.
His mind feels ‘Shaanti’ peace because of his Shraddhaa.
Shaanti (Peace) makes him seek the study of
Upanishads so that he can free himself from the bondage of Samsaara. As a
result he gets Vairaagya – Dispassion.
He stops running after objects of desire and
neglects Kaama, one of the four goals of life.
The arrogance and pride which ruled him so far as
the servants of MahaaMoha are alarmed by these new developments. They
immediately inform MahaaMoha about this.
MahaaMoha who looks with contempt on Purusha who
is doing all this in the mind gets angry with him. He orders Kaama to hold on to Dharma and not
allow the man to get dispassion by any chance, as desires alone can keep the
man away from liberation.
Purusha is still under the hold of delusion. He is
oscillating between the two states of delusion and discrimination – Moha and
Viveka.}
{As the man seeks peace (Shaanti) always and wants
to be free of desires which bring anxiety and apprehension, MahaMoha’s greatest
worry is now Shaanti. He knows Vishnu-Bhakti will also support Shaanti. If he
somehow gets rid of Shaanti, Viveka could be easily over powered. He thinks of
ways to subdue Shaanti. }
{How can a man ever entertain peace of mind, if he gives in to greed or
anger? MahaaMoha is confident that he can destroy peace through these two
aides, Anger and Greed (Krodha and Lobha).}
MAHAAMOHA- (ponders) (to himself)
“How can this Shaanti be dealt with? Or why bother about planning anew
something?
Krodha and Lobha are enough to complete this task.
(loudly)
Hey! Who is there?”
(दौवारिक/Door-keeper enters)
DOUVAARIKA-
“As the Lord commands!”
MAHAAMOHA-
“Ask Krodha and Lobha to meet me immediately.”
DOUVAARIKA-
“As the Lord commands!”
(The door-keeper
leaves)
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