3.
At the beginning of this Chapter, the Lord says,
"Raajavidyaa raajaguhyam
pavitram idam uttamam."
"This is the supreme knowledge, the supreme secret, the
highest and the purest."
And this unique knowledge is something
to be experienced directly. The Lord says it is "pratyakshaavagama,"
knowledge to be realized by oneself - a knowledge which is beyond
words, but which has been tested on the touchstone of direct
experience. That is why it is sweet, Tulasidas has said :-
"Who knows who will go to
Yama's abode, and who to the higher world, the home of the
gods?"
To Tulasi it seems best to live on this
earth as Rama's slave.
It is the sweetness of living in the service of Rama that is found
in this Chapter. What can be experienced in this body, seen directly
with these eyes, enjoyed here and now in this life, is described
here. When we eat sugar, its sweetness is directly experienced. The
sweetness of living as Rama's servant is experienced in the same
direct manner here.
The supreme knowledge which reveals
to us the sweetness in this mortal life is the subject of this
Chapter. Though this knowledge is a hidden secret, the Lord opens it
out for all to understand with ease. |
