Pranam to Parampoojya Parameshwar Sadguru Swami Anilji Maharaj
Shatpanchashika Stotra… 17
“Vikshepaha shishyate Mayavaraneeepi vighatite l Upadane vinashteeepi karyam tishthati hi kshanam ll23ll”
This also an abstruse Shloka with a deep and profound meaning. The simple translation is, “even after disappearance of cause, the resulting work or function still remains for some time. Similarly even after destruction of Maya, aberration, tendecy to deflect still remains some time.”
We will study what is Upadan – cause, work or function, Maya, Casings and (vikshep) restlessness.
Maya is a sanskrit word means, ‘which is not there; not existing’. Maya is visible to eyes and other sense organs, however there is no existence of Maya. Maya is indescribable, can not be said it is there or not. It is visible to senses, so on first count the existence can not be denied. But when you think rationally, it disappears. Therfore it is an illusion like trick of magician.
Now let us see what are Mala (Dirt), vikshep (restlessness) and Avaran (Casings)
Mala (Dirt) : Accumulated Karma, good and bad Karma which got percolated into the characteristics.
Vikshepaha : The existence of the world is taken for granted and the Original Self has gone into oblivion. All the time mind is going through the past or imagination of the future, thus wandering far from the actual Truth.
Avaran : Forgetting, keeping aside the original Self, taking body itself as real ‘I’.
Upadan : Upadan or Cause is the Original Thing from which work is formed. For example, clay is the cause and earthen pot is Work of the clay.
Gold is the cause and jewelry is the work.
The earthen pot is the work of clay. Clay disappears and Earthen pot is formed. This work of clay remains for some time after the disappearance of clay.
Maharaj is telling when the Dhnyan path or Yog path is adopted then the notion of trueness of body – casings formed by Maya starts diminishing. However mind still remains attached to the past and future for some time.