Mahavigyan by Sri Sri 108 Mahatma Baikaldas Part -10
Now is given the description of Shukra (Venus; Friday). Shukra is a poet. Poets are praised by kings. It is said that a poet can reach there where the sun cannot. It is of great importance but has a defect also. It has only one eye. What is its fault? At the time of menstruation, the women should meet their husband. The women become restless and go to him. Marriages and other ceremonies are not performed when it sets. Therefore his one eye was removed. Vices are found everywhere. It is Pingal. It also has its fault like Shukracharya.
That virtuous poet who is honored and appreciated by the king is also blamed. The illiterate women of our country are afraid of an insect. They have no knowledge as to who they are. It is written in this book and may be achieved. Devi Anusuiya had made Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh her sons. Is it wrong? No, actually we are not on right path. This knowledge is cultivated through Satsang (company of saints). Women of that time used to visit Rishis to listen and observe. These days’ women are deviated from the right path, divine path. They have left divine nature and have become of demonic nature. They should exert to achieve the knowledge of right path and should not ignore the way of ancestors. In absence of this Shukracharya is blemished.
Teen netra chhai charan hai do munh jihva ek Sanmukh tiriya na chale pandit kare vivek
Thus Shukadev is also blemished.
Suni kripal ati arat vani Ek nayan kari taja bhavani
Upon hearing his desperate pleas (Lord Ram) blinded him in one eye and let him go
Tulsidas has written in Ramayan that what happened when Jayant was at fault - loss of one eye. In the same way Shukracharya was also deprived of an eye by women.
Now I will write about Shanidev. Read and learn by the grace of Hanuman. This is the description of the seventh assortment. It keeps giving troubles to people. These seven sons of Mandarsah have different duties. Negative effect of Shani ruins people. Meghnad and Hanumanji defeated Shani. Raven imprisoned him but Shani ruined him at last. People these days know nothing about Vedas then why should they not be troubled by Shani?
Sun is eldest among sun, moon, mercury, jupiter, venus and saturn. Eldest is the ruler. Sun is the source of light for the three worlds. These all have different characterstics, described here; read -
Ek pita ke vipul kumara Prithak prithak gun sheel achara
A father has many sons Each has different traits, virtues, conduct.
Our Tulsidas ji has written this – understand and get rid of sorrows. This Shani can be pacified. Shankar is called Brahmnishtha Yogi. Applying oil on him is prohibited. Shani can be pacified by applying a little mustard oil over the forehead of Shankar ji using the finger next to the smallest finger of right hand on Saturday. It is said that Hanuman ji was born on Saturday. Only He can cool the Shani. It neither listens to anyone else, nor is afraid of any other being.
When these 18 assortments are summed, the result is 160. This is classification of Sato, Rajo and Tamogun in the human body. The human gets the result of the 160 up to the age of 50 and the remaining ten are the characteristics of the senses. So, it becomes compulsory to face sorrow and pleasure. If you count separately from 18 to 9 you will understand. There is Brahm when one is at 1 and at 18.
This is supra wisdom, the highest knowledge, stated in short. To describe Brahm is very difficult. Humans cannot reach to the level of Vishnu, Brahm is out of audible and visible senses. This sect of 160 is supreme. What is the reason of falling from Brahm? Ego is the root cause of sufferings. Thus it became Vishnu, Laxmi ji came with him. Therefore, we should not abuse woman. She is the Shakti. None is spared, even Brahm was reborn as Vishnu. Then where do we stand, we are very weak.
Presently it is Kaliyug, things mentioned above are about Satyug. When it all occurred in Satyug, Tretayug, Dwapar, then it is not impossible to also happen in Kaliyug. We all are at fault. We should do best to clean the dirt of Kaliyug, so that we get human body again in the next birth. These are the characteristics of the seven assortments. But there are branches as there are four trees of Vedas. Without the shadow of the branches, there are sorrows. Such are the evidences of eighteen assortments.