Shri Hari celebrating Swing-festival in Jetalpupur.
Shri Hari celebrating Swing-festival in Jetalpupur.
Then, the Lord came to the town Jetalpur situated in groves of trees looking beautiful with water-pools. 1.
The Lord-loving men of that place like Ashaji, Jivan, devram and others came forward and greeted Him with great delight. 2.
There, Shri Hari made His stay on the banks of a lake surrounded by an extensive Banyan tree with His Company of sages and other devotees. 3.
The Brahmins of the town like Devaram, Dayaram, two of them named Asharam, Mayaram, Ugrachandra served Him. 4.
Loving devotees of merchant class like Ashaji, Kakuji, Gangadas, Jivan, Shankar, Manohar, Rajaji;
Ladies like Radiayata, Raksa, Rama, Javery engaged themselves in His service with great respect. 5 - 6.
Out of abounding love for Him they offered the best of their services, worshipped and appeased Him. He also stayed there giving pleasure of His Company to them. 7.
There with abundance of supplies Narayan Muni performed sacrifices in worship of Shiva and Vishnu separately. 8.
In those sacrificial festivals He appointed Brahmin Nachiket as administrative officer and other devotees of merchant class like Ashajit, Jivan, Janeshvar of that town and Venibhai of Ashalali village to carry out manifold works regarding the ceremony under His supervision. They all pleased Shri Hari by their diligent services. 9-10.
In that festival a large conference of Brahmins was held and Shri Hari was worshipped and honored by them greatly. 11.
The Lord offered meals to thousands of them with delicious dishes of their own choice and appeased them with gifts in money and clothes. 12.
Then the devotees prepared a swing which was richly decorated by flowers and leaves, tied it to a very big fig tree in the grove of creepers laden with flowers, and made Him sit on it. 13.
They all sat surrounding the Lord; the sages and devotees in thousands, men and women, belonging in all the four castes. 14.
There, those devotees worshipped Him with beautiful sandal paste mixed with saffron, kumkum, aloe, musk and camphor, sacred rice, white flowers and wreaths of various flowers, ear-ornaments of golden-coloured champak flowers and crests.
And offered various soft, fine and valuable clothes, beautiful ornaments made of gold, jewels and necklaces of pearls. 15 - 17.
Then offering various kinds of presents and gold coins and with waving of lamps, they sang His glories and saluted Him with devotion. 18
The Shakta’s challenge to Shri Hari.
In the meantime, in that large assembly, there came a Brahmin named Kichak, a worshipper of vile element. 19.
His eyes rolling about, reddened due to intoxication as he had drunk heavily, wearing Siddha-like attire, observing silence, with four celibates walking in front of him and accompanied by four attendants, with red-lead mark on his forehead, wearing an iron armlet charmed by ill-chanting on his (left) arm. 20 - 21.
Wearing a headband reddened with female blood and a knife stuck into it, his mouth emitting dirty smell of wine and polluted the atmosphere of that assembly of good people. 22.
On his forehead was a red mark of vermilion (Kumkum) mixed with menstrual blood of (eight types of) women, in his ears were cotton swabs and he kept chewing cumin seeds. 23.
In his neck he wore a small bundle of old cloth in which were ugly substances like ashes of bones of cat, iron pieces, dust from the cross-road square, black grains etc. 24.
His hair besmeared with oil and tied up by a woolen string; his eyes black at the ends, as he had applied collyrium made out of burnt oil of the lamp in front of Hanuman; 25.
In between his eyebrows was drawn a horn-like triangular mark of red-lead. He was having fistful of black grains in his hand and wearing a dirty smelling cloth;
An iron trident anointed with red lead mixed in oil and a dirty hatchet charmed with foul chanting were tied to his waist. 26 -27.
He was wearing a magical amulet symbolizing Kali, painted by Astagandh (mixture of eight fragrant substances) on a palm leaf, charmed by chants of Kali, together with rice grains anointed by wine, tied up in a silk piece. 28.
His eyes were red, wide-open and fierce, looking very proud, thinking himself a great Siddha (having mystic powers) burning all over with fire of anger and envy 29.
Entering in that assembly, that follower of Shakta cult came and sat as a great rival ready to attack and win Narayan Muni, without saluting Him. He was looking suspiciously every now and then at the people, the sages and the Lord with side-glances. 30 -31
Sin in talking to such people.
Nobody among the devotees sitting there uttered a single word to him, knowing the blemishes of conversing with a sinner. 32.
Then his followers began to speak: ‘O, Kali has become prevalent on this earth, now that sages are not respecting Siddhas here. 33.
Else, whence will one merit the saintly qualities and knowledge of the highest Brahman without real-guru’s grace? It looks as if these virtues are lost now, among the people. 34.
O what a great guru, under whom we have taken shelter, how lucky we are on this earth, that to us, earthly happiness as well as emancipation has become easy to accomplish ever!’ 35.
Shatka tells the tenets of his sect to Shri Hari.
Hearing these words uttered by those wicked men, Shri Hari who was born to uproot the anti-religious elements, laughingly said: 36.
Who are you? From where have you come? What is the purpose of your visit here? What god do you worship? What is your scripture and what is desirable to you? 37.
Hearing these questions asked by Shri Hari, Kichak for a moment thought in his mind, with strong urge to conquer Him, like this: 38.
‘O, he is the one, whom these people of low intellect call the (all-knowing) Lord, and how come he does not know me who is so famous everywhere? 39.
Even children know me as a terribly fierce man. If he is ignorant of me, then he doesn’t have any yogic powers. 40.
Today I will defeat him, the so-called Lord, fearlessly, by the grace of goddess Charma-Chamunda, with the help of powerful Kaul technique.’ 41.
Thinking thus, he gestured to his disciples to reveal his name and details about him to the master of the world. 42.
Disciples of Kichak said: ‘He is the honourable guru, eminent among the Siddhas, settled in the state of highest Brahman, an ascetic of the highest order, giver of great initiation, and enabling his disciples to drink the highest liquor of bliss, a yogi in Kaul sect. 43.
He never talks during daytime with anybody and not in the assembly of the people now. He speaks at night with Mahakali present before him and entertains her. 44.
We are Siddhas, expert in Kaul techniques; He is our great guru and of many kings, named as Kichak. 45.
He is the disciple of the foremost guru like brilliant Sun (with thousands of rays) of this Kaulagam (Urdhvamnay), who has worshipped the secret part of more than thousand women, and who drinks wine on every Prahar (span of about three hours) of the day and night together (eight parts) offering it to the goddess; the greatest of the drunkards as he is. And this guru takes liquor four times a day. 46.
Many kings have attained the highest state of Brahman, instantly by his grace as well as great joy and equanimity of mind everywhere. 47.
None is equal to him in this world, the master of Siddhas, expert in five ‘Ma’ karas (taking wine, meat, fish, sex and in holding particular postures of the body) sanctifying the family of Kaulas. 48.
He is well known all over here, brilliant like sun; and how is it that you, who are famed as an all-knowing Lord, do not recognizing him? 49.
We adore goddess Tripurasundari. We take Kaulagam as our authentic text, which is the best of all Shastric texts. 50.
(It is said that) One who is Yogi can never be a Bhogi-having enjoyments; and one having enjoyments, can never be a Yogi; but the Kaul tradition gives both - enjoyments and Yoga skills; so it is considered as the highest of all. 51.
People usually follow Shaiv, Vaishnav, Bauddh teachings with devotion but in vain; fruitless are their toils! 52.
Due to their great misfortune, they desire to seek those paths; but really there is no other way than to take the refuge in Kaula- path. 53.
Suvrat said:-
Hearing these words from him, the Lord, destroyer of such dogma, asked him about their ideologies and rituals, means and ends of their sect as though He desired to know them. 54.
Narayan Muni said:-
‘O men drinking wine four times a day, I have heard this wonderful speech of yours. Now tell me the principles you follow with testimonies – (proofs) and its results.’55.
Then the disciples of Kichak said:-
‘We have heard before, from the talks of the people that you are an enemy of Shakta cult; but today, actually you seem to be desirous to know about it. 56.
Whatever you have asked about, are the secrets of our cult; how could we, who know what to speak and what not, explain them in this public meeting? 57.
If we do not answer you, your followers will think our guru as unintelligent and us as fools. 58.
(We don’t care what people say about us) But this great guru of ours, the great Siddha, the all-knowing one, who is absorbed in absolute Samadhi, and an avowed drunkard-the great runs the risk of being considered an ignoramus. 59.
Hence, we will tell the convictions of the Kaul sect as they are. May these people sitting in this meeting become believers, knowing better, like you! 60.
O learned man, if you are not convinced without (supporting) statements from scriptures, we herewith quote what Lord Shankar Himself has said in Kaulagama. 61.
‘It is accepted by all that without knowledge of Brahman, liberation will not come to the beings (men); so, now know all the rites conducive to it as told by Kaulagama. 62.
Getting initiation, contemplating on the highest bliss and having kno-wledge of six great rites (these three are not gained by little penance.) 63.
Only drinking wine, eating meat, looking at beloved’s face - these are to be practiced, memorized continuously. This is the highest goal, the highest state. 64.
Endless happiness is the form of Brahman that resides in body itself. Wine is the symbol of that joy hence Kaul Yogis drink it. 65.
A Brahmin should take it always, any time; Kshatriyas (the warrior class) when headed for a battlefield, merchants while dealing with money-matters and Shudras at funerals. 66.
After the worship of the deities and the manes according to the rites prescribed by scriptures on worship of Goddess Kali and reminiscing his guru if a person takes meat and drinks wine, he is not committing any sin. 67.
Following are the sentences from the scriptures which authorize drinking and eating meat offered to and blessed by the deities. 68.- 69.
Ten types of wines are told in the ritualistic texts. They are made of leaves, flowers, sprouts, fruits, roots, tree-bark, grains, from trees and creepers.70.
And there are eleven more types of juices made of Jackfruit, grapes, Moh flowers, dates, palms, (sugar) cane, honey, saira, soapberry (Aristha), Dhatry, Dhavadi, and coconut. 71.
These give both enjoyment and salvation. The twelfth one viz., sura (wine) is considered as the best of all beverages. 72.
The five Makaras - wine, meat, fish, Mudra (particular postures) and sex certainly please the deities, O goddess! 73.
Eight types of meat obtained by killing cow, human being, elephant, horse, buffalo, boar, goat and deer are said to be the eight great meats, and it is to the greatest pleasure of the deities. 74.
Eight typed ‘Kul and Akul-Astaka’ is to invite women having menstrual period. Anointed and bathed, they becoming pure. Then they are given a seat. 75.
They are to be chosen from the families (or themselves being of that type) of forest dwellers, cobblers, of low-caste, of lowest class, Khatki butcher woman, fisherwoman and a prostitute - this is Kulastaka (group of eight sorts of women). 76.
‘Akulastaka’ - Women from families of conch-blower, wineseller, weapon-seller, singer, painter, washerwoman, artisan and weaver. If women from these eight castes are not available, any one from other four castes may be worshiped. 77 - 78.
Then with each other’s consent, a man and woman may, with their mouths together drink wine, to the brim. Doing thus will certainly liberate a man. 79.
This way drinking wine again and again, he falls down on the ground, and getting up again drinks, and then being not be born again, he is freed from the birth-death cycle. 80.
When one enjoys drinking thus, the goddess is pleased, Bhairav himself is pleased; and by vomiting, all the gods are pleased! Hence one should practice these three. 81.
Eat the residuals of women, but never give yours to them. Then worshipping their secret organ may be enjoyed, as you like. While carrying on the intercourse, a man who mounts upon a woman, should not think of what to do and what not, enjoy in whatever way freely as one likes, ‘here, one’s free will is the criteria of the Shastras’- says Parameshwari (Parvati). 82 - 83.
‘I will not be pleased even by thousand pot-fulls of wine, and hundred heaps of meat, O great lady, without the intercourse and the nectar of semen spilled thence. 84.
O goddess, one who offers his sister, daughter or wife to a Kaul Yogi, intoxicated by drinking wine, gets unlimited merit. 85.
Wife of one’s brother, daughter-in-law or mother, intoxicated and moving in slow gait, brother’s young daughter full of passion, naked, adorned with ornaments should be offered to guru, without any apprehension; one should himself fan them to remove their exertion. 86 - 87.
At the time of their union when semen secretes from their secret limb, it should be collected in a wine-pot and be offered to Kali by worshipping her with Mahakal and the minor deities attending and surrounding her. 88 - 89.
‘One devoted to his guru, firm in his vow, and brave who follow all these practices in his daily, occasional and motivated deeds will attain my position. 90.
He will live in this world liberated with all accomplishments at his hand and will not be defeated anywhere, here or in life here-after.’ 91.
Suvrat said:-
The Discipal of Drinker Kichak’s unlistenable word not enters to ears therefor the all saints and devotees put thair fingers into ears. But Lord Swaminarayan told to discipal of Kichaka with laughing. 92.
Thus ends the Forty-fifth chapter entitled ‘In Jayatalpapur Shri Hari hearing the argument of preacher of a heinous Shakta sect in Kaula, following in view of refuting it’ in the second Prakarana of Satsangijivan, the life story of Lord Narayan, also titled as ‘Dharmashastra’ (the rules of the code of conduct). 45
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