Mounam
Sri Narasimha Swamiji states that which letter represents the condensed energy of the universe, and what it reads, it is a ‘forbidden fruit’. Yajnavalkya had warned Gargi not to ask too much. That is why she did not ask the next question as to what that letter is and its meaning. That is why she asked the scholars to save their honor by letting Yajnavalkya take the cows. The Letter is to be found and shared in silence, not to be shared in public, for it is the most intimate secret of the universe which it guards so closely. Bandying it about is insult to the world stuff, Brahman and to the ‘Atman’(Self).
How to share it in silence is illustrated in another story. A Sai devotee found an answer to Gargi’s unasked questions in the silence of one’s heart and went to Sri Radhakrishna Swamiji for confirmation. Unable to verbalize his question, he just looked at Sri Radhakrishna Swamiji quizzically. Swamiji gave a slight nod. The devotee left clear in mind. “Sri Radhakrishna Swamiji explained with silence, and the devotee understood in silence”. It was – ‘Gurostu Mounam Vyakhyanam Shisysthu Chhinnasamshayah’.
Sai Baba told his devotees, “Respect the strangers who come to your doorstep. Offer water to the thirsty, give bread to the hungry, clothes to the naked and some space to rest in your verandah to the needy. This will please the Lord” (Sai Satcharita, Chapter 19, Ovi 143).
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