ॐ भूर्भुवः स्वः ।
तत् सवितुर्वरेण्यं ।
भर्गो देवस्य धीमहि ।
धियो यो नः प्रचोदयात् ॥
Om Bhur bhuva swaha
Tat savitur Varenyam
Bhargo Devasya Dhimahi
Dhio yo nah Prachodayat
“O Cosmos, You are the giver of life, the remover of myopia, the bestower of sanity; O Universe, bless us with your luminous splendour; guide our intellect.” -My interpretation.
The message of the mantra is quite powerful -- To me, the meaning is awareness of the environment around us, in all its forms and flavours, at all its scales, humble or huge, and the appreciation that it enlightens.
The sanity, the illumination that exists...tries to come to us through our environment. Sometimes we are given sweets. Sometimes chillies. By universal wisdom. So that we may awaken and see what is going on around us...
In fact, we are given the entire Nav Rasas. And through these Nav Rasas, which are sometimes tough, sometimes soft....life toughens us, shapes us, awakens us, illuminates us.
This tough illumination that flows continuously, 24/7/365 -- it is this very light, this very awareness, that will guide us out of the cycle of birth/death, at the end of this life or in a succeeding one, as per our pre destined trajectory.
Birth/Death cycle, predestined trajectory, both are religious concepts - my point of view towards these concepts can be summed up as: NOT literal. But I'll avoid any further elaboration to keep this blog entry simple.
It would be great to look upon the different elements of the environment as *one unified conduit of the Cosmos* through which it sends the Nav Rasas to awaken us...
We need to awaken because we are asleep, experiencing MAYA...according to hindu/buddhist concepts. And it makes sense that we are asleep. Just look at the condition of the world. Nobody knows what's going on.
 We are a bit like the mythological KumbhKaran who needed a lot of tough treatment from the environment before he finally woke up.  |
The "pre-destined trajectory" concept -- sort of points to a *multidimensional reality* , because it means 'upon full awakening, we wil become what we always were'.
Summary :
This mantra reminds us of the amazing, dazzling splendour of the infinite cosmos. And makes us aware that it is nothing but eternal, infinite cosmic wisdom that is playing with us through our surroundings.
All that has ever happened. All that is happening. And all that will ever happen. Every tiny bit of it. It is all PERFECT. Sometimes it is tragic. But the tragedy is also perfection and necessary for our illumination.
Because Humans need to be SHOCKED INTO AWAKENING.
Nothing else Works.
