Guru Geeta - Datta Vaakya - 174
✍️ Sadguru Ganapathi Sachidananda
📚. Prasad Bharadwaj
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We discussed so far that Lord Dattatreya has 24 Gurus. Lord Datta is the Adi Guru, he is the original preceptor. Just as the first couple was Siva and Parvati, the first Guru is Lord Datta. He himself had 24 Gurus. He himself declared in the scriptures that he has 24 Gurus.
Srimad Bhagavatam says that Lord Datta assumed the form of an Avadhoota (loosely defined as a mystic who has renounced all worldly attachments and lives in a state beyond body consciousness) and uplifted King Yadu. Let us learn about the teachings of Lord Datta here and the spiritual truths he explained.
Once upon a time, when King Yadu was on a pilgrimage, he came upon a young Avadhoota. Yadu addressed the Avadhoota thus, “O Mahatma (great soul), you look like an erudite scholar. Yet, sometimes, you behave like a boy. People in this world make efforts to fulfill their desires.
They will not carry out any action without desires. You have strength, a healthy body, intelligence and self-realization. How did you escape from desires? Your face is radiating with bliss. Your smile never disappears. You seem happy and calm. You look so youthful and strong. How did you attain this dispassion? I am unable to fathom this secret”. Yadu prayed to the Avadhoota, “Please reveal your spiritual quality and uplift me”.
Gurus are very magnanimous. Like a cloud, a Guru pours all his energy into the disciple. Remember that. That Avadhoota was our Lord Datta. The Lord shows each person a different miracle.
That is why, they worship the Lord as
Dattatreya Hare Krishna, Unmatta Nanda Dayaka |
Digambara Munebala Pisaacha Jnana Sagara ||
The Avadhoota was very pleased with the king’s humility. He withdrew his mystic form. With a blissful countenance, he looked at Yadu and imparted spiritual truths. Let us learn a little about what the Lord taught Yadu. The Lord started his discourse. The Lord prayed to God first,
Dattatreyam Sivam Santam, Indraneela Nibham Prabhum |
The Avadhoota was very pleased with the king’s humility. He withdrew his mystic form. With a blissful countenance, he looked at Yadu and imparted spiritual truths. Let us learn a little about what the Lord taught Yadu. The Lord started his discourse. The Lord prayed to God first,
Dattatreyam Sivam Santam, Indraneela Nibham Prabhum |
Atma maya ratham devam Avadhootam Namamyaham ||
So, the Avadhoota blessed Yadu and imparted spiritual truths.
Those truths were as follows: “O King, I sought refuge with many Gurus. I learned many good things from them. Important among them are 24 Gurus. I am teaching you the knowledge I learned from them. Receive these truths”
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05 Jan 2021
So, the Avadhoota blessed Yadu and imparted spiritual truths.
Those truths were as follows: “O King, I sought refuge with many Gurus. I learned many good things from them. Important among them are 24 Gurus. I am teaching you the knowledge I learned from them. Receive these truths”
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05 Jan 2021