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When Purusha wishes, Maya disturbed by Kala creates the
Sukshma Sharira, headed by Manas. That Manas is drawn into a
world of recurring births, characterised by the tranformations of Maya":
(5 Jnanendriyas, 5 Karmendriyas, 5 BhQtas and Manas). I am being
squeezed in this wheel, like the sugar-cane in the mill.
Draw me unto Thee, O Lord! or I am lost in the whirl.
(Some platitudes and a short account of the part taken by
Vishnu in the creation follow).
Thou dost incarnate as man, animal, Rishi and Deva in order
to guard all beings, to destroy the enemies of the world and preserve
Dharma, according to the requirements of every Yuga. But in Kali
Yuga, Thou concealest Thyself. Hence (from manifestating only in
three Yugas), Thou art called Triyuga.
Lord of Vaikuntha, this mind does not take pleasure fn
discourses about Thee, as it is vitiated, prone towards the outside,
unmanageable, passionate and affected by the three promptings joy,
sorrow and fear. How can I with such a mind think of Thee?
I am drawn on all sides by the Indriyas, and I am as miserable
as a man with many wives.
I am not the only sufferer. Look! all men remain fallen by
their own karma in the Vaitarani (River at the gate of Yama) of recur-
ring births. They are afraid of births and deaths and of danger
from each other. They are mutually both friends and enemies. Take
pity on these bewildered creatures, O Thou that art on the other side
of the river, and preserve them this very day by taking them across
the Vaitarani (i.e. the relativities of Triloki existence).
O guide of the Universe! what is thy difficulty in saving all
men? For Thou art the cause of the creation, preservation and des-
truction of the Universe. Thou hast much kindness for the ignorant.
Thou art the friend of the afflicted. What then by saving us only
who serve thy favorite men the Mahatmas (for, those who serve the
Mahatmas are already saved).
O Thou Supreme, I am not the least anxious for myself about
the Vaitarani (Triloki existence), however difficult to cross it may be,
for my mind is plunged in the nectar ocean of singing thy glory. But
I mourn for the ignorant, those that care only for the gratification
of the senses and for the means of such gratification while they
remain estranged from Thee.
Generally, O Deva! the Munis are desirous of their own Moksha,
they hold their tongue, and roam in solitude without caring for the
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