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2.1 Agastya鈥檚 Arrival.

On a request from the sages, 厂奴迟补 explains them why Agastya Muni had come to 搁腻尘补 and all about 痴颈谤腻箩补 诲墨办峁Ｄ� to which he had initiated 艢r墨 搁腻尘补. 厂奴迟补 explained to them that when 厂墨迟腻 was abducted by cruel 搁腻惫补峁嘺, 搁腻尘补 became crestfallen and started bemoaning the loss, even losing his consciousness. 尝补办峁�m补峁嘺 was also in agony. At that time sage Agastya appeared in front of 搁腻尘补 and tried his best to pacify him and recover 搁腻尘补 from his despondency.

2.2 Teaching Dispassion (vair膩gya)

He explained to 搁腻尘补 the emptiness of worldly life and that there is nothing to be mourned at all in the loss of a body. When 搁腻尘补 projected his sorrow 础产丑颈箩帽腻苍补 艢腻办耻苍迟补濒补 that of losing his beloved wife, Agastya wanted to instil 痴补颈谤腻驳测补 to 搁腻尘补鈥檚 outlook. There is nothing permanent in the beautiful looks of a maiden and all^[1] her physical attributes are nothing but impermanent and the elements have to merge in the five elements. The space of a house is notional and when the house is burnt, the space remains the same, being part of the infinite space.^[2]

2.3. 搁腻尘补鈥檚 query.

If sorrow has no real face, how is it that the fire of pangs of separation from 厂墨迟腻 is consuming him, was 搁腻尘补鈥檚 query and on this he beseeched explanation from Agastya.

2.4 础苍迟补岣�k补谤补苍补.

Then Agastya explained to 搁腻尘补 the effect of 惭腻测腻 and that 叠丑补驳补惫腻苍 is the 惭腻测墨.^[3] cf. 艢惫别迟腻艣惫补迟补谤补 鲍辫补苍颈峁�a诲 . The knowledgeable people say that the four faculties of mind, intellect, egoity and memory, the 颁补迟耻峁ａ弓补测补 are called the internal organs (础苍迟补岣�k补谤补峁嘺). The intelligent souls are reflected in the internal organs. So the experiencing souls are neither the physical body alone nor the pure consciousness but a strange and mysterious compound of the two.

2.5 Classification of bodies.

Bodies could be classified 础产丑颈箩帽腻苍补 艢腻办耻苍迟补濒补 stationary and mobile. Bodies of creepers, bushes etc. are stationary while those born of eggs, of perspiration and born of mother鈥檚 womb are mobile. Souls enter the woman鈥檚 womb for embodiment, according to the good and bad deeds done in the past.

2.6 Silver-nacre similarity.

Because of 艢颈惫补鈥檚 尘腻测腻, the souls think they are joyous and miserable. 础谤颈峁�a岣峷补谤驳补蝉 goad them to act in the waking and dream states. Soul attains the nature of the Lord 艢补峁卥补谤补 during deep sleep. The world is perceived in 艢颈惫补 through 尘腻测腻 just 础产丑颈箩帽腻苍补 艢腻办耻苍迟补濒补 silver is seen in nacre.^[4] The real must be discriminated from the unreal, the self from the (transient) not self, in order that the pain-pleasure syndrome is overcome.^[5] cf. Bhagavad 骋墨迟腻

2.7 Tormented Soul.

搁腻尘补 puts the question to Agastya that he is controlled by 辫谤腻谤补产诲丑补 and 补诲峁涐梗峁璦 and these affect him just like liquor affects even a learned brahmin. His soul is tormented and he wants the sage鈥檚 counsel to safeguard his soul.

Thus ends the second chapter of 艢颈惫补-g墨t膩.

Footnotes and references:

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[1]:

Vide. 艢颈惫补 骋墨迟腻 II-16 & 17

[2]:

Ibid.II-19

[3]:

Ibid II-26; Adapted from 艢惫别迟腻艣惫补迟补谤补 鲍辫补苍颈峁�a诲 4.10.

[4]:

Vide 艢颈惫补 骋墨迟腻 II-37 & 38

[5]:

Ibid 11-39; Cf. Bhagavad 骋墨迟腻 II-50