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Source: http://www.indiadivine.org/audarya/hinduism-forum/458850-esoteric-mahabharat-1-a.html
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Namashkar,
Sometime ago I had posted on the Esoteric Ramayan- Mahabharat also has
a esoteric element hidden in it...
Shantnu is the Parabrahm, the Supreme beyond. He has 2 wifes- the 1st
is Ganga who is pure Conciousness Shakti-or the Adi Shakti. This Adi
Shakti has 8 children. 1st 6 are powers of the 3 worlds(Causal, AStral
& Physical)- for both the Universe level & individual level. 7th is
Universal spirit or Kutashta Chaitnya. These 7 children are hidden
from normal people, or " drowned " by Ganga as in the story.
Vidur was a pure soul- he was one of only 3 who saw Krishna in his
Viraat form.
The Pandavs are defeated in the game of dice, which is the game of
Maya or illusion we can never win. They are then kicked out of their
kingdom(or the body) & the evil tendencies then rule. Then have to
wander for 12 years, which is the time many Yogis say it takes a man
to achieve expertise in Sadhna. The 13th year is spent in disguise, or
when the Sadhaks takes Samadhi, & is lost to bliss & outside world.
Then these positive forces return to the bodily kingdom, but the -ve
forces(ego, arrogance, hatred etc) refuse to share even a part of the
kingdom. So with the help of Krishna, the Divine Guru or his
representative, the +ve forces prepare for battle...
1st, the +ve forces that help the Pandus, or the Sadhak:
2. Uttamjaus or Celibacy- not just from sex, but all outer tendencies
of mind, which force mind to run to outer things.
4. Virat or Samadhi- When the Pandavs were exiled for 13 years, the
condition was they must spend the last year in hiding. They spent that
in King Virats kngdom. Virat represents Samadhi, where the devotee
merges his conciousness into the Divine, & draw spiritual strength.
Note that the Gita doesnt say Samadhi is the final step- the devotee
then has to return & fight negative forces with the help of this
Spiritual Energy.
The next allies represent the limbs of Yoga(as described in Yoga Sutra):
7. Dhrustaketu- Yama- Power of Mental resistance
As Kuntibhoj " adopted " Kunti, in the same way Asana helps the Sadhak
in calling for Divine help with the help of Pranayam, for which
correct posture is necessary.
13. Sons of Draupadi- These are the awakened Chakras, & the powers
associated with them. The Gita doesnt say(like many Gurus) that these
powers should be ignored; rather they should become soldiers that help
the Sadhak in his battle with darkness.
The enemies of the Pandavs as descibred in the 1st chapter of the Gita
are:
Bhishma advised Duryodhan against the war- as the Ego is the Grandsire
of both good & bad qualities/habits of man, & loves them equally.
Bhishma or the Ego takes the side of the lower mind when it becomes
powerful(Duryodhan), but soon tires of his evil ways, & feels sympathy
for his good qualities(Pandavs).
But Bhishma cant be defeated- which shows the Ego cant be defeated
without its cooperation. In the Mahabharat Bhishma tells the Pandavs
the secret how to kill him.
4. Ashvathama- Latent desires- These are our hidden desires- for sex,
money, power etc. At the end of Mahabharta, Ashvathama survives, but
is rendered powerless & cursed to roam Earth forever. This shows our
desires never die, but are rendered helpless, & no longer affect the soul.
As we can see, the enemies are numerous, which makes the task of
Sadhak very hard. But the Sadhak has Sri Krishna, the Divine Guru, the
Hidden Spirit. About him we need no introduction.
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