RELIGION AND REALIZATION BY DIAMOND PICKED UP IN THE STREET

A day at Dakshineswar

Saturday, April 5, 1884

(Henceforth Shri Ramkrishna will be spoken of as Thakur” when required as it is so done in the Gospel )

545. “The demon Hiranyaksha was to be killed. God incarnated Himself as a sow. Hiranyaksha was killed. But God would not go back to His heavenly abode. The sow’s life was a great enjoyment to Him. Several young ones were born to him and He was very happy with them. The gods in heaven felt the separation. They consulted Siva and requested him to bring god to heaven. Siva agreed, came to the sow, made Him known His Godhood, but the sow disagreed to leave the body. Then Siva with his trident destroyed the sow-body. The Lord came out a-laughing and went to His Heavenly abode”.

It is a very fine allegory where it is clearly depicted a through picture of a man for attainment of Godhood.

Demon Hiranyaksha – Egoism or ‘I’-ness.

Sow – a living picture of animality but yet there is Godhood in embryo in the sow even.

Hiranyaksha was killed – Animality was partly annihilated.

The ten Avatars are – (a) Fish, (b) Tortoise, (c) Sow, (d) Half-man and half-lion, (e) The Dwarf, (f) Parasurama, (g) Rama, (h) Krishna, (i) Buddha and (i) Kalki.

All the ten Avatars are but the ten aspects of an aspirant in the process of the Life Power transforming into God. They are all seen within the body as the Life Power marches in its upward course.

(a) Fish – a symbol of Atman in the first stage. Life Power is in the Pranamaya Kosha. Water represents Pranamaya Kosha. Fish is an aquatic animal.

(b) Tortoise – The same as fish. It denotes better life than fish.

(c) Sow – A quadruped – living on land – between the navel and the heart.

(d) Half-man and half-lion – The animal life is changing into divine life – divine and animal consciousness both combined – from heart to throat – the fourth plane and the fifth plane.

(e) The Dwarf – divinity but not in the full-fledged form. It is the sixth plane.

(f) Parasurama – It is the seventh plane and the zone of Raja Guna. Parasurama killed all the Kshatriyas. These Kasatriyas or warriors represent worldly activities. Each and every activity (Rajas) was annihilated.

(g) Rama – Knowledge of the Vedanta.

(h) Krishna – Vedanta and the Descent.

(i) Buddha – Practical moralities for the benefit of the society.

(j) Kalki – Universalism – having no restrictions or barriers or obstructions for transforming all into one in the spiritual world. All the time-worn ancient bindings have been set at naught. It is the summum bonum or the greatest manifestation of the Life Power. It is time now to remember the great Swami Vivekananda – “Being one with Divinity, there cannot be any further progress in that sense”.

Go back to His heavenly abode – the seventh plane.

Several young ones – plenty many fresh desires and thirsts for further enjoyment of the animal life.

Gods in heaven – the good cells in the cerebrum.

Separation – Pang of separation gives birth to a keen yearning.

They consulted Siva etc. – they united into one.

Siva – God-the-Preceptor of the Universe.

Siva agreed – God-the-Preceptor made the sow realize the sportive forms of the self.

Trident – In the medulla oblongata these three forks represent the three streams of Life Power as they come from the Muladhar and ultimately they make their way in the cerebrum where ego-consciousness is annihilated. The stick of the trident represent the backbone. The three forks at head of the trident represent – (1) Ida, (2) Pingala, and (3) Sushumna.

Destroyed the sow body – became devoid of the sense of the physical body.

Lord came out – Atman separated from the body.

A-laughing – indicating pleasure – i.e. Bliss in Samadhi.

Went to His heavenly abode – became Brahma.