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2020年6月18日 The Story of Upamanyu (continued):
Then Upamanyu, having signified his assent to all that his preceptor said, went away to tend to the cattle as he had done before. The third day, the guru noticed that Upamanyu was not hungry as he expected and questioned him how he had overcome his hunger. Upamanyu replied that he had taken some milk from the cows, among the cattle that he was tending. The guru again replied that Upamanyu was not entitled to drink the milk, as the cows belonged to someone else.
Upamanyu again acquiesced in his teachers words. The next day, while tending to the cattle, Upamanyu could not bear with his hunger and ate some wild leaves of the forest. His eyes were affected by the pungent, acrimonious, crude, and saline properties of the leaves which he had eaten and he became blind. He fell into a well and did not return that day to his teacher’s abode. Ayoda – Dharma worried about his disciple and went into the forest in search of him. He found his disciple in the well and inquired how he happened to be in the well. Upamanyu informed him that having felt hungry; he ate some wild leaves that caused blindness. Then Ayoda – Dharma instructed Upamanyu to pray to twin Ashwin Gods – the gods of medicine healing and Ayurveda.
Commentary:
I do not understand the whole point of the story! What is the author trying to tell us? Why should he order Upamanyu not to eat in the first place and he falls ill, why order him to implore the Ashwins? Perhaps this Upakhyana was a later insertion! However the author himself calls it trial of Upamanyu. Some trial! Anyway the prayer of Upamanyu to the Ashwins is an interesting piece of literature. I quote below only a part of the prayer in which the Hindu calendar is described; which is remarkably similar to the modern calendar. I quote:
"You (the Ashwins) prevail over time! Having created the Sun, you wove the wondrous cloth of the year by means of the white thread of the day and the black thread of the night! And with the cloth so woven, you have established two courses of action appertaining respectively to the Devas and the Pitris (forefathers). The bird of Life seized by Time which represents the strength of the Infinite soul, you set free for delivering her unto great happiness! They that are in deep ignorance, as long as they are under delusions of their senses, suppose you, who are independent of the attributes of matter, to be gifted with form! Three hundred and sixty cows represented by three hundred and sixty days produce one calf between them which is the year. That calf is the creator and destroyer of all. Seekers of truth following different routes, draw the milk of true knowledge with its help. You Ashwins, you are the creators of that calf! "The year is but the nave of a wheel to which is attached seven hundred and twenty (three hundred sixty full days, ancient calendar is remarkably similar to the modern version) spokes representing as many days and nights. The circumference of this wheel represented by twelve months is without end. This wheel is full of delusions and knows no deterioration. It affects all creatures whether to this or of the other worlds. You Ashwins, this wheel of time is set in motion by you! "The wheel of Time as represented by the year has a nave represented by the six seasons. The number of spokes attached to that nave is twelve as represented by the twelve signs of the Zodiac. This wheel of Time mani Bitch goddess: Main Entry: bitch goddess.
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Then Upamanyu, having signified his assent to all that his preceptor said, went away to tend to the cattle as he had done before. The third day, the guru noticed that Upamanyu was not hungry as he expected and questioned him how he had overcome his hunger. Upamanyu replied that he had taken some milk from the cows, among the cattle that he was tending. The guru again replied that Upamanyu was not entitled to drink the milk, as the cows belonged to someone else.
Upamanyu again acquiesced in his teachers words. The next day, while tending to the cattle, Upamanyu could not bear with his hunger and ate some wild leaves of the forest. His eyes were affected by the pungent, acrimonious, crude, and saline properties of the leaves which he had eaten and he became blind. He fell into a well and did not return that day to his teacher’s abode. Ayoda – Dharma worried about his disciple and went into the forest in search of him. He found his disciple in the well and inquired how he happened to be in the well. Upamanyu informed him that having felt hungry; he ate some wild leaves that caused blindness. Then Ayoda – Dharma instructed Upamanyu to pray to twin Ashwin Gods – the gods of medicine healing and Ayurveda.
Commentary:
I do not understand the whole point of the story! What is the author trying to tell us? Why should he order Upamanyu not to eat in the first place and he falls ill, why order him to implore the Ashwins? Perhaps this Upakhyana was a later insertion! However the author himself calls it trial of Upamanyu. Some trial! Anyway the prayer of Upamanyu to the Ashwins is an interesting piece of literature. I quote below only a part of the prayer in which the Hindu calendar is described; which is remarkably similar to the modern calendar. I quote:
"You (the Ashwins) prevail over time! Having created the Sun, you wove the wondrous cloth of the year by means of the white thread of the day and the black thread of the night! And with the cloth so woven, you have established two courses of action appertaining respectively to the Devas and the Pitris (forefathers). The bird of Life seized by Time which represents the strength of the Infinite soul, you set free for delivering her unto great happiness! They that are in deep ignorance, as long as they are under delusions of their senses, suppose you, who are independent of the attributes of matter, to be gifted with form! Three hundred and sixty cows represented by three hundred and sixty days produce one calf between them which is the year. That calf is the creator and destroyer of all. Seekers of truth following different routes, draw the milk of true knowledge with its help. You Ashwins, you are the creators of that calf! "The year is but the nave of a wheel to which is attached seven hundred and twenty (three hundred sixty full days, ancient calendar is remarkably similar to the modern version) spokes representing as many days and nights. The circumference of this wheel represented by twelve months is without end. This wheel is full of delusions and knows no deterioration. It affects all creatures whether to this or of the other worlds. You Ashwins, this wheel of time is set in motion by you! "The wheel of Time as represented by the year has a nave represented by the six seasons. The number of spokes attached to that nave is twelve as represented by the twelve signs of the Zodiac. This wheel of Time mani Bitch goddess: Main Entry: bitch goddess.
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