Tattva Jnana
(Philosophy) has its foundation on Tarka (Inquiry) which is based on Nyaya
(Logic). If there is no inquiry there is no philosophy at all, and if
there is no logic in that inquiry it is just Vitarka (Argument). The most
prominent and important inquiry that every philosopher has tried to cover is
the relationship between the Bhagvan (God) and Bhakta (Devotee). The theories
and thesis over this are many and all are different. One common feature among
every philosopher’s thought is that the trait of Bhagavan is same. Hence it is
the characteristics of the Bhakta which makes the theories and thesis look
different.
To understand the
difference in the characteristics of the Bhakta let us peep into the Nyaya
Sutras of Rishi Aksapada Gautama, the proponent of Nyaya Darshana (School of
Logic). Nyaya Sutras is a scripture dealing
mainly with Tarka Vidya (Science of Debate) and Vaada Vidya (Science of
Discussion) focusing on Jnana (Knowledge) and Nyaya (Logic) at the same time.
According
to this scripture Bhaktas are of two types, one who surrender the entire responsibility to be taken up by
Bhagavan, the Lord Himself. They have attained that higher
level through Sadhana where the Lord does not want to miss them! He takes
up the full responsibility and is at their beck and call. Such kind of Bhaktas
are termed as Maarjaalanyayi Bhaktas. While the rest of the Bhaktas
keep running behind the Lord to please and appease Him. They always
want to draw His attention so that He takes up their responsibilities.
These are Markatanyayi Bhaktas.
In Sanskrit, Maarjaala
is cat and Markata is monkey. To understand this better we need to
observe how cats and monkeys handle their little ones. There is a vast
difference between how a cat handles its kittens and a monkey takes care of its
infant. Though when seen from the mothers point of view both appear to be the
same, the difference is very clear when we closely observe them.
When a kitten strays away from the vicinity of its mother, the mother cat fetches the young ones by its jaws. Cats have sharp canines and holding the kitten by its neck can result in serious injury to the frail kittens, yet there is a firm and gentle way the mother cat adapts to hold the kitten. Here the kitten has no responsibility of its own. Mother cat automatically assumes all the responsibility and goes behind it. This is Maarjaala Nyaya (Logic of the Cat).
In case of an infant monkey we observe that it is always holding the belly of its mother tightly. The mother monkey keeps moving, running and jumping from one tree to the other as if it is alone. It is the responsibility of the infant monkey to clutch and hold firmly to avoid falling down and getting seriously injured. Here the mother monkey is not as responsible as the mother cat while the infant monkey takes the responsibility to be with its mother. This is Markata Nyaya (Logic of the Monkey).
If we start as Markatanyayi Bhaktha today, some day with His grace we can attain the level of being a Maarjaalanyayi Bhaktha........What say???
When a kitten strays away from the vicinity of its mother, the mother cat fetches the young ones by its jaws. Cats have sharp canines and holding the kitten by its neck can result in serious injury to the frail kittens, yet there is a firm and gentle way the mother cat adapts to hold the kitten. Here the kitten has no responsibility of its own. Mother cat automatically assumes all the responsibility and goes behind it. This is Maarjaala Nyaya (Logic of the Cat).
In case of an infant monkey we observe that it is always holding the belly of its mother tightly. The mother monkey keeps moving, running and jumping from one tree to the other as if it is alone. It is the responsibility of the infant monkey to clutch and hold firmly to avoid falling down and getting seriously injured. Here the mother monkey is not as responsible as the mother cat while the infant monkey takes the responsibility to be with its mother. This is Markata Nyaya (Logic of the Monkey).
If we start as Markatanyayi Bhaktha today, some day with His grace we can attain the level of being a Maarjaalanyayi Bhaktha........What say???
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