Meaning: As stated in the Rigved 9/83/1 and Samved 565
that — this world is full of good, beneficial and pleasant materials, but such
materials are obtained by only those who are ready to pay its real price
through austerity. By austerity performed with discretion, one gets learning
money, everything.
Message: We are not able to think even a millionth part
of the skill of God in making this vast creation. For the 84, 00,000 species of
life on this earth this world is full of ever type of matter. Vegetables,
medicinal plants, wealth, grains, diamonds, and pearls - all this is there and
all of it is good and pleasantly fruitful for every one.
Just as God is every where and his light can be seen
everywhere, similarly the great authority of paramkrupalu (the most beneficent,
the most graceful) God, filled with total supremacy is in every pore of every
life. Even then it is not so easy to receive His graceful blessings. Despite
the presence of all types of beneficent materials, man is seen to be in want,
every moment. He is deprived of the 'aanandras' (the blissful nectar) of God's
grace. It is like dying of thirst despite living in a lake of water. The main
reason for this is that man has not developed his worthiness by austerity. His
mind is filled with faults and wicked tendencies. He is surrounded on all sides
by malice and enmity. Because of the darkness of ignorance he has become like a
frog in a well i.e. his vision is narrow and limited and also he does not have
the enthusiasm to look beyond. His mind is not interested in celibacy,
exercise, yogic, exercises of aasan (physical yogic exercises of the body) and
praanayam (yogic exercise of breath-control), restraint, manoyog (mental
concentration) etc. Every time man is involved only in the greed for enjoyment
of the senses.
To obtain something in life, it is most essential to
perform austerities. Austerity does not necessarily mean to fast and make the
body thin and dehydrated by unnecessary suppression. Austerity means to
overcome the difficulties in the path of life with all the available capacity
and insight, without being swayed by the difficulties and hardships. The
faithful endeavor carried out for this purpose is austerity. God helps only
those who labor hard and He helps them and graces them with every type of
material wealth.
The saying in the Vedas is 'obtain knowledge and money
by austerity' and for austerity tremendous will power is required. Only with
that is a man saved from the temptations of the senses and able to walk with
concentration on the path of the truth. Man goes on moving in the vicious
circle of earning more and more money and for that he does not even think of
what is moral or immoral, what is proper or improper. But when man achieves the
spiritual knowledge of God by purifying his mind through austerity, then by
discreet conduct he earns money honestly through hard work.
Tremendous spiritual power is required for honesty and
only that is capable of taking us on the path of success.
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