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... Varuna (the god of water) personally gave to King Janaka at a grand sacrifice (performed by the latter), a pair of impenetrable pieces of armour, a couple of quivers containing an inexhaustible stock of arrows and a pair of swords shedding a spotless lustre like that of the sun and decked with gold — all these (which had been presented to me by King Janaka as part of my dowry) lie deposited after paying... is, she is not fit for residence in a forest. (4) Has this innocent daughter of Janaka (a jewel among kings) really done any injury to anyone whomsoever that, having received a robe of Page 96 bark she stands dumbfounded like an ordinary hermitess in the midst of men? (5) Let Sītā, (the daughter of Janaka) shed her robes of bark. I did not pledge that, she would accompany her husband,... (18) Śrī Rāma (a scion of Raghu) replied (as follows) to the wailing Sītā: —"My adorable father, 0 Sītā, is sending me into exile to the forest. (19) Hear in order of sequence, 0 daughter of Janaka, descended (as you are) in a noble family, knowing (as you do) what is right and practising virtue, wherefore this exile Page 70 has fallen to my lot today. (20) Indeed a couple of momentous ...

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... Six Talks III JANAKA AND YAJNAVALKYA King Janaka was a great king and a great sage. He wielded an empire without and equally an empire within: he had realised the Truth, known Brahman. He was svarat and samrāt. A friend and intimate of his was Rishi Yajnavalkya, who also was a sage — in fact, considered to be the greatest sage of the time, a supreme... supreme knower of Brahman. Once upon a time King Janaka invited sages from everywhere, whoever wanted to come to the assembly. The king from time to time used to call such assemblies for spiritual discussion and interchange of experiences. This time he summoned the assembly for a special reason. He had collected a herd of one thousand cows and nuggets of gold were tied to the horns of each. When... Consciousness, the Brahman. Page 23 Yajnavalkya does not lose hold of the earthly foothold — he does not forget his cows, and thereby hangs another amusing tale of his. Once King Janaka, as it was customary, was holding his court and there was a large assembly of people — courtiers, ministers, officials, petitioners and a crowd of curious visitors. All of a sudden stepped in Yajnavalkya ...

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... Satprem answers that it is the story of Narada and of Janaka who practiced yoga while leading the ordinary human life. 1 ) That's odd! Very recently, a few days ago, after you came last time, again while I was walking for my japa, this whole story of Narada came to me! Sri Aurobindo said that Narada himself was deceived and didn't recognize in Janaka a true spiritual man—it all came back to me suddenly... But what's interesting is the agreement: the story of Janaka and the other that come at the exact time.... It's very interesting. Page 184 × Narada was a demigod, immortal like the gods, who had the power to appear on earth whenever he wished. Janaka, Mithila's king at the time of the Upanishads was famed... an entire detailed knowledge of the different methods and the vision of what should be done and how—all that has been coming back to me these last few days! It came in the same way as the story of Janaka ( Mother indicates a sort of film being projected ): it comes, so I am a spectator, I watch—I watch all sorts of things—until the work appears to be over, then it stops, and then it goes away just ...

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... for your sake. (16) Śrī Rāma can conquer the earth bounded by the ocean. Hence Śrī Rāma's victory in your cause is certain, 0 daughter of Janaka!" (17) Hearing the reply of Hanūmān , which was reasonable, truth ful and beautifully worded, the daughter of Janaka held him in great esteem and proceeded to speak. (18) Gazing again and again on Hanūmān , who had then made ready to depart, Sītā uttered... branch of the Asoka tree, Sītā, of flawless limbs, sank down on that very ground (on which she stood), exhausted as she was through grief. (11) Thereupon Hanūmān (of mighty arms) saluted the daughter of Janaka. Sore stricken as she was with fear, Sītā, however, no longer raised her eyes to him. (12) Drawing a deep (audible) breath on seeing him bowing down (to her), Sītā, however, whose countenance resembled... separation from you) and calling on you alone under the name of Sītā, that magnanimous prince, who has undertaken sacred vows, is solely engaged in efforts for your recovery." (46) That daughter of Janaka — whose grief (over the apparent nonchalance of Śrī Rāma) had (now) completely gone at the detailed description of (the condition of) Śrī Rāma, yet who felt equally grieved on hearing of Śrī Rāma's ...

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... is only a change in the relation of sun-consciousness & earth-consciousness. Page 434 103) Vivekananda, exalting Sannyasa, has said that in all Indian history there is only one Janaka. Not so, for Janaka is not the name of a single individual, but a dynasty of self-ruling kings and the triumph-cry of an ideal. 104) In all the lakhs of ochre-clad Sannyasins, how many are perfect? It is... can easily recognise it; but the freedom of a Janaka does not proclaim itself and it wears the garb of the world; to its presence even Narada was blinded. 107) Hard is it to be in the world, free, yet living the life of ordinary men; but because it is hard, therefore it must be attempted and accomplished. 108) When he watched the actions of Janaka, even Narada the divine sage thought him a luxurious ...

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... ploughshare) — who was dear to him as life and was ever friendly to him, who (though not born in the ordinary way from a mother's womb) was (taken as) descended in the line of Janaka (a king of Mithilā, Sīradhwaja by name, Janaka being his family title), was endowed with all auspicious marks (on her person) and was a (veritable) jewel among women and who looked like the Lord's own wonderful potency... himself on Valī's throne. (70) Bringing together all the monkeys, the said Sugriva (the jewel among the monkeys) too despatched them, in all directions, keen as he was to have Sī ta (the daughter of janaka) traced out. (71) Then, according to the counsel of Sampati, the vulture king (who could see Sī ta in Lanka from that distance), the mighty Hanuman leapt across the brackish sea, eight hundred... alliance with Sugriva and the latter's installation on the throne of Kiskindha after Valī , his elder brother and mortal enemy, had been got rid of by Srī Rama) and having consoled the daughter of King Janaka (with the assurance that her consort would shortly come and rescue her after disposing of the tyrannical Ravana), Hanuman demolished the outer gate of the orchard. (74) Having made short work of ...

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... is, he combined his Knowledge with a keen sense of irony and fun. Here are some stories about him. King Janaka was his contemporary. That would seem to place his story in the Upanishads about the time of the Ramayana although Rama or Sita does not figure anywhere there. King Janaka too was a man of Knowledge, a sage-king, rājarṣi. But he had not taken any disciples. The seekers would come... Yajnavalkya said, "Both, my king, — ubhayameva samrāṭ ! " with a smile. There was a previous history to this "both", to which the king had been referring. It happened like this. King Janaka had been celebrating a sacrifice, and had arranged for the gifts to be on a generous scale. The lure of Page 25 the gifts had brought together a number of Brahmins from the surrounding... three tolas of our measure, of purest gold, kaṣita kāñ cana , not the fourteen-carat variety. A thousand cows meant two thousand horns; so you can figure out how much gold that would be. King Janaka had it announced that the Brahmin men of learning and knowledge who had assembled there were all invited to participate : the prize would go to him who proved to be most proficient in the Vedic ...

... Collected Works of Nolini Kanta Gupta - Vol. 5 Janaka and Yajnavalkya   I   KING JANAKA was a great king and a great sage. He wielded an empire without and equally an empire within: he had realised the Truth, known Brahman. He was svar āt and samr ā t. A friend and intimate of his was Rishi Yajnavalkya, who also was a... a sage ― in fact, considered to be the greatest sage of the time, a supreme knower of Brahman. Once upon a time King Janaka invited sages from everywhere, whoever wanted to come to the assembly. The king from time to time used to call such assemblies for spiritual discussion and interchange of experiences. This time he summoned the assembly for a special reason. He had collected a herd of one... ess, full of the Supreme Brahman, one with it, Yajnavalkya does not lose hold of the earthly foothold ― he does not forget his cows, and thereby hangs another amusing tale of his. Once King Janaka, as it was customary, was holding his court and there was a large assembly of people ― courtiers, ministers, officials, petitioners and a crowd of curious visitors. All of a sudden stepped in Y ...

... is inconsistent with facts for Srikrishna did works, Janaka and others did works, but none will say that they fell into the bondage of their works; for they were जीवन्मुक्त. Is it meant that nishkam karma may be done as a step towards ब्रह्मप्राप्ति by Jnan but must be abandoned as soon as Jnan is acquired? This also will not stand because Janaka and the others did works after they had acquired Jnan... Jnan as well as before. For the same reason Shankara's argument that कर्म must cease as a matter of sheer necessity as soon as one gains Brahma, because Brahma is अकर्ता, will not stand; for Janaka gained Brahma, Srikrishna was Brahma, and yet both did works; nay, Srikrishna in one place speaks of him as doing works; for indeed Brahman is both अकर्ता as Purusha and कर्ता as Prakriti; and if it be said ...

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... came to Janaka. The King invited him to his bathing pool and they were both splashing about in the water when a cry arose from the house that a fire had broken out. In a few seconds the King's great palace was all in flames and his finest tapestries and treasures were being licked up by the fire's relentless tongue. Down to the very edge of the bathing pool the conflagration spread. Janaka swam on... inner detachment and not as an end in itself. Merely the reduction of our life to the hard and bare minimum does not lead to spiritual freedom from the grip of things. Do you know the story of King Janaka? He was the lord of a huge empire, he had possessions in plenty and wore beautiful clothes and had hundreds who did his bidding. But he had been initiated by a rishi into God-knowledge and he sought ...

... command." (7-9) Urged by Sītā (the daughter of the Lord of Videha), Laksmana in a helpless state of mind, and with face downward, with tears (choking) his throat spoke out. (10) "0 daughter of Janaka (Sītā), hearing the most painful ill-report circulating among the citizens and countrymen, in the presence of the courtiers, Śrī Rama struck with grief, conveying to me (the report), entered the inner... be achieved." (13-18) Canto XL VIII Sītā the daughter of the lord of Videhas, hearing the dreadful words of Laksmana fell on the ground in utter despondency. (1) That daughter of Janaka (Sītā) swooned as it were, for a while and then with tear-filled eyes, spoke these words in utter helplessness, to Laksmana. (2) "This mortal frame of mine was indeed created by the creator for sorrow... (3-6 1 /2) Hearing their words, Vālmīkī the foremost of the sages, knowing already everything by virtue of austerities stepped rapidly towards her and reached where Sītā the daughter of the king Janaka was (sobbing) and as he strode forward, the disciples of the great wise sage followed him. Walking barefooted and carrying Arghya in his hands, the sage Vālmīkī reached the shore of the Gangā and beheld ...

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... That is, he combined his Knowledge with a keen sense of irony and fun. Here are some stories about him. King Janaka was his contemporary. That would seem to place his story in the Upanishads about the time of the Ramayana although Rama or Sita does not figure anywhere there. King Janaka too was a man of Knowledge, a sage ­king, rajarsi. But he had not taken any disciples. The seekers would come to... of kine?" Yajnavalkya said, "Both, my king, - ubhayameva samrat!" with a smile. There was a previous history to this "both", to which the king had been referring. It happened like this. King Janaka had been celebrating a sacrifice, and had arranged for the gifts to be on a generous scale. The lure of Page 139 the gifts had brought together a number of Brahmins from the ... to about three tolas of our measure, of purest gold, kasita kañcana, not the fourteen-carat variety. A thousand cows meant two thousand horns; so you can figure out how much gold that would be. King Janaka had it announced that the Brahmin men of learning and knowledge who had assembled there were all invited to participate: the prize would go to him who proved to be most proficient in the Vedic lore ...

... have taken sanctuary from her pursuit and are freemen released from the action of her laws. To deny the innocence of works without desire would be to deny reason, to deny Sruti, to deny facts. For Janaka and others did works, Srikrishna did works, but none will say that either the avatar or the jivanmukta were bound by his works; for their karma was done with knowledge and without desire. Works... soul direct to God and jnana is only a preliminary means. Or if it is said that works must cease at a certain stage while Bhakti and Jnana do not cease, this too is inconsistent with experience. For Janaka and others did works after they attained the Eternal and while they were in the body, did not cease from works. It cannot even be said that works though they need not necessarily cease after the attainment... not cease any more than Bhakti or Jnana. Shankara indeed says that when we have got Jnana, we necessarily cease to do works, for Jnana makes us one with the Eternal who is actionless अकर्ता. Yet Janaka knew the Eternal and did works; Sri Krishna was the Eternal and did works. For Brahman the Eternal, is both कर्ता and अकर्ता; He works and He does not work. As Sacchidananda, He is above works, but ...

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... Aphorism - 103, 104, 105, 106, 107 103—Vivekananda, exalting Sannyasa, 1 has said that in all Indian history there is only one Janaka. 2 Not so, for Janaka is not the name of a single individual, but a dynasty of self-ruling kings and the triumph-cry of an ideal. 104—In all the lakhs of ochre-clad Sannyasins, 3 how many are perfect?... the ideal freedom and we shall have hundreds of Janakas. Page 193 106—Sannyasa has a formal garb and outer tokens; therefore men think they can easily recognise it; but the freedom of a Janaka does not proclaim itself and it wears the garb of the world; to its presence even Narada 4 was blinded. 107—Hard is it to be in the world, free, yet living the life of ordinary men; but because ...

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... September 16, 1964 103—Vivekananda, exalting Sannyasa, 1 has said that in all Indian history there is only one Janaka. 2 Not so, for Janaka is not the name of a single individual, but a dynasty of self-ruling kings and the triumph-cry of an ideal. Page 189 104—In all the lakhs of ochre-clad Sannyasins, 3 how... be the same with the ideal freedom and we shall have hundreds of Janakas. 106—Sannyasa has a formal garb and outer tokens; therefore men think they can easily recognise it; but the freedom of a Janaka does not proclaim itself and it wears the garb of the world; to its presence even Narada was blinded. 107—Hard is it to be in the world, free, yet living the life of ordinary men; but because it ...

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... acutely harsh words of her husband, (the like of) never heard (by her) before. (2) As though pierced by those arrow like words, shrinking into her limbs as it were (with shame), that daughter of Janaka shed profuse tears. (3) Then, wiping her face, which was bathed in tears and tremulously she slowly addressed the following reply to her spouse: — (4) "Why do you, address to me, 0 hero, such... (the creator), the god of Fire presently emerged from the burn ing pyre taking Sīta (a princess of the Videha territory) in his arms. (1) Scattering that funeral pile, and taking the daughter of Janaka, a princess of the Videha territory in his arms, the god of Fire forthwith rose at once (from the pyre) in a visible form. (2) Bearing in his arms the youthful Sīta with her dark curly hair, who was... regard to my acceptance of Janaki (Sīta) without a test and proof and they would accuse Rama, the son of Dasratha, of being a man of passion and foolishness. (14) I too know that Sīta, the daughter of Janaka and a princess of Mithilā, as one whose heart has place for none else and whose mind is secured in every possible way, for me. (15) She, the large eyed one, was protected by the force of the flaming ...

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... is to be done (done for the sake of the world, lokasaṅgraha , as is made clear immediately afterward); for by doing work without attachment man attains to the highest. For it was even by works that Janaka and the rest attained to perfection." It is true that works and sacrifice are a means of arriving at the highest good, śreyaḥ param avāpsyatha ; but there are three kinds of works, that done without... the seeker of liberation has to continue to do ceremonial sacrifice, although without attachment; it is by ceremonial sacrifice and ritualistic works done without attachment that men of the type of Janaka attained to spiritual perfection and liberation. Obviously, this cannot be the meaning of the Gita, for it would be in contradiction with all the rest of the book. Even in the passage itself, without ...

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... Falsehood: the first Emanation of Truth, who became Falsehood. And he hasn't been destroyed yet. Then Mother prepares the aphorism for the next Bulletin: 108—When he watched the actions of Janaka, 3 even Narada the divine sage 4 thought him a luxurious worldling and libertine. Unless thou canst see the soul, how shalt thou say that a man is free or bound? This raises all sorts... × Stalingrad, on February 2, 1943. × Janaka : Mithila's king at the time of the Upanishads, celebrated for his spiritual knowledge and divine realization, though he led the ordinary worldly life. ...

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... the third chapter of the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad and in the first Brahmana, it is narrated that when Janaka, the king of Videha, in an assembly of seekers and mystics had gathered at a sacrifice, a question was asked by him as to who among those assembled had attained the highest knowledge. Janaka enclosed a thousand cows. To the horns of each ten pādas of gold were bound. He said to them: "Venerable ...

... sitting in their groves ready to test and teach the pupils; princes and learned Brahmins and great landed nobles; the king's son in his chariot and the illegitimate son of the servant-girl. We have here Janaka, the subtle mind of Ajatashatru, Raikwa of the cart. There is Yajnavalkya, militant for truth, calm and ironic, taking to himself, without attachment, worldly possessions and spiritual riches and casting... The prominent names of Rishikas in the Rig Veda are: Romasha, Lopamudra, Apala, Kadru, Vishwavara. 2. The great names that we find in the Upanishads include: Uddalaka Aruni, Gargi Vachaknavi, Janaka, Narada, Pippalada, Prevahana Jairali, Mahidasa Aitareya, Maitreyi, Yajnavalkya, Raikwa, Saunaka, Satyakama Jabala, Sukeshin Bharadvaja. Page 30 learning, knowledge of all the best thought ...

... competently heroic that among all who could vanquish the demoniac giants, as the most valiant conqueror. Sri Rama accomplishes the tasks of a victor and on his return, is taken on the way to the court of Janaka, the king of Mithila, whose daughter would be wedded only to that lion among men who could lift the formidable bow of Shiva. None of the assembled kings and princes had succeeded, but Sri Rama, whose... to queen Kaikeyi, refused to accept Page 15 In the dark forest, Rama kills Tadaka the demoness on Vishwamitra's command (Mewar ) Rama and Lakshmana at the court of Janaka, the king of Mithila,Pahari. Courtesy:Govt.Museum and Art Gallery, Chadigarh (India ) Page 16 that crown and entreated Rama to accept it; Sri Rama, with unflinching firmness declined ...

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... transcended the movement, we have yet to surpass and transcend the stillness. Beyond the Kshara & Akshara we rise into the comprehensive infinity of the uttama; lifted above Buddha & Shankara stand Janaka & Krishna, the supreme Yogin & the entire Avatar; they in full action are in entire possession of peace and, conquerors of desire & ego or eternally superior to them, keep their hold on the real and... want of the right atmosphere & environment. The Avatars of moral purity & devotional love abound, the Avatars of life, Krishna Page 499 & Balarama, manifest themselves no more. Gone are Janaka & Ajatashatru, Arjuna & Vyasa, the great scientists, the great lawgivers. The cry of OM Tapas with which God creates has grown faint in the soul of India, the cry of OM Shanti with which He withdraws ...

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... fearless.  He who knows it as such certainly becomes the fearless Brahman." Again, the same Upanishad (IV.2.4) figures Yajnavalkya exclaiming: "You have obtained That which is free from fear, O Janaka!'" It is curious that, unlike Shankara and his ilk, the Upanishads rarely allude to moksha or mukti , "freedom, liberation". I can find only one reference anticipating in a general manner... ascetic" as in later ages.  The compatibility persists as a vital element in the Upanishads where often there is talk of Brahmaloka and not just Brahman. The context in which Yajnavalkya and Janaka figure with their "That which is free From fear" is, I think, particularly rich in reference to Brahmaloka. Indeed Yajnavalkya is a denizen par excellence of both the Here and the Yonder: with ...

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... she prove her purity to the great sage (Vālmīki). (4) After finding out the wish of the sage as also Sītā's willingness to give proof, let me know at once. (5) Let Maithilī (Sītā), the daughter of Janaka, declare at dawn tomorrow, her oath, in the midst of the assembly which will also absolve me from blemish." (6) Hearing these wonderful words of Śrī Rāma the descendant of Raghu, envoys nodding... return to me my Sītā or else I will manifest my wrath in the way in which you know of me. (6) You indeed are my mother- in-law, since Maithilī (Sītā) was long ago, raised up from your depths when Janaka was tilling the earth with a golden plough. (7) Therefore either return Sītā or else grant space to me, I will stay with her in the depths of the earth or in heaven. (8) Restore that Sītā of mine; ...

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... the Dwapara Yuga, attempted to recover their lost heritage partly by reference to the adepts who still remained in possession of it, partly by the traditions of the great seekers of the past Yuga, Janaka, Yajnavalkya, Krishna and others, partly by their own illuminations and spiritual experience. The Chhandogya Upanishad is thus the summary history of one of the greatest & most interesting ages of ...

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... liberated universalised soul becomes svarāṭ, samrāṭ , self-ruler and emperor. The works of sacrifice are thus vindicated as a means of liberation and absolute spiritual perfection, saṁsiddhi . So Janaka and other great Karmayogins of the mighty ancient Yoga attained to perfection, by equal and desireless works done as a sacrifice, without the least egoistic aim or attachment— karmaṇaiva hi ...

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... and the illegitimate son of the servant-girl, Page 340 seeking any man who might carry in himself the thought of light and the word of revelation, the typical figures and personalities, Janaka and the subtle mind of Ajatashatru, Raikwa of the cart, Yajnavalkya militant for truth, calm and ironic, taking to himself with both hands without attachment worldly possessions and spiritual riches ...

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... abandoning ego and desire even in the midst of action or of any kind of work or all kinds of work demanded from us by the Divine. If it were not so, there would not have been great spiritual men like Janaka or Vidura in India and even there would have been no Krishna or else Krishna would have been not the Lord of Brindavan and Mathura and Dwarka or a prince and warrior or the charioteer of Kurukshetra ...

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... On Thoughts and Aphorisms Aphorism - 108 108—When he watched the actions of Janaka, even Narada the divine sage thought him a luxurious worldling and libertine. Unless thou canst see the soul, how shalt thou say that a man is free or bound? This raises all sorts of questions. For example, how is it that Narada could not see the soul? ...

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... utmost renunciation of life, at one and the same time, in the same mind and body, to be master of both capacities and bound by neither,—this was the secret of India, the mighty discipline of which Janaka was the traditional exemplar. "Renounce all that thou mayest enjoy all,"—this is India's characteristic message,—not Buddha's absolute renunciation, not the European's enslavement to his bodily, vital ...

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... abandoning ego and desire even in the midst of action or of any kind of work or all kinds of work demanded from us by the Divine. If it were not so, there would not have been great spiritual men like Janaka or Vidura in India and even there would have been no Krishna or else Krishna would have been not the Lord of Brindavan and Mathura and Dwarka or a prince and warrior or the charioteer of Kurukshetra ...

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... what men call holy works or in the many-sided activities of the world; whether he devotes himself to the direct leading of men to the Light like Buddha, Christ or Shankara or governs kingdoms like Janaka or stands before men like Sri Krishna as a politician or a leader of armies; what he eats or drinks; what are his habits or his pursuits; whether he fails or succeeds; whether his work be one of c ...

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... Vital Four Tirupati One of the Vital Four Purani Trita. The Angel of Peace—One of the Vital Four Anilbaran Vivekananda—The "Fearless". D [Durai] Swami Franҫois I. Chandragupta. Janaka. Page 1344 ...

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... liberation of a few disciples; but when the movement of knowledge again expands and the soul of India expands with it, they come forth once more and work in the world and for the world. Yogins like Janaka, Ajatashatru and Kartavirya once more sit on the thrones of the world and govern the nations. God's Lila in man moves always in a circle, from Satyayuga to Kali and through Kali to the Satya, from ...

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... to be in the world, free, yet living the life of attempted and accomplished. Sannyasa has a formal garb and outer tokens; therefore men think they can easily recognise it; but the freedom of a Janaka does not proclaim itself and it wears the garb of the world; to its presence even Narada was blinded." This is what I have seen in Amal: All the big and little joys and vicissitudes of ...

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... indeed fearless. He who knows it as such certainly becomes the fearless Brahman." Again, the same Upanishad (TV.2.4) figures Yajnavalkya exclaiming: "You have obtained That which is free from fear, O Janaka!" It is curious that, unlike Shankara and his ilk, the Upanishads rarely allude to moksha or mukti, "freedom, liberation". I can find only one reference anticipating in a general manner the sense ...

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... ascetic" as in later ages.   The compatibility persists as a vital element in the Upanishads where often there is talk of Brahmaloka and not just Brahman. The context in which Yajnavalkya and Janaka figure with their "That which is free from fear" (a Rigvedic echo) is, I think, particularly rich in reference to Brahmaloka. Indeed Yajnavalkya is a denizen par excellence of both the Here and ...

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... kings son in his chariot and the illegitimate son of the servant-girl, seeking any man who might carry in himself the thought of light and the word of revelation, the typical figures and personalities, Janaka and the subtle mind of Ajatashatru, Raikwa of the cart, Yajnavalkya Page 132 militant for truth, calm and ironic, taking to himself with both hands without attachment worldly possessions ...

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... devoid of any blemish whatsoever, the action in the performance of which there is no sorrow whatsoever. That divine will automatically ensures lokasangraha, 73 as it was often illustrated by king Janaka and others who had attained perfection. Divine Birth, Divine Work, and the Secret of the Divine Incarnation The path of sacrifice is all-inclusive. It is the path of Page 82 ...

... the story, Yajnavalkya's guru, Uddalaka Aruni, could not hold his own in a disputation with him in a vast assembly of scholars from the entire Kuru Panchala country which had been summoned by King Janaka of Videha. The Upanishads contain other great names of teachers and pupils, such as Ashvala, Jarat Karava Artabhiga, Bhujyu Lahyayani, Ushasti Chakrayana, Kahoda Kaushitakeya, and Gargi Vachaknavi ...

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... even without Śatrughna 0 respecter of others, let fire reduce it to ashes. (8) I believe, 0 gallant brother, that hearing, when back in Ayodhyā, of myself having been exiled with Sītā (daughter of Janaka) and yourself, (and having proceeded to the forest) wearing matted locks and clad in the bark of trees, 0 jewel among men, Bharata, who is (so) fond of his brothers, and is dearer to me than life (itself) ...

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... declaring: "The Knowledge of Brahman cannot be attained except through the annulment of Mind. A Guru told his disciple, 'Give me your mind and I shall give you knowledge.' " 1 The Rajarshi Janaka of old declared, "Now I have awakened and discovered the thief that is Mind; I must kill it, must scorch it to death. For Mind is the root of this world of ignorance." 2 According to the ...

... for the majority of Sadhakas whom Sri Ramakrishna would designate as j ī vako ṭis. But what about those rare great souls, the īś varako ṭ is of Ramakrishnian terminology, who, like Narada, Janaka, Prahlada and others of tradition and Chaitanya, Ramakrishna and others of historical times, are reputed to have ascended to the Nirvikalpa state of Samadhi and then descended' therefrom for the ...

... × Thundering weather, thousand devils. × Janaka , king of Mithila during the time of the Ramayana, was famous for combining the knowledge of the Brahman with doing works of the world. Arjuna was the famous companion of Sri Krishna in the battle ...

... 143, 256 Hugo, Victor, 191   ILIAD, 22   India , 10-12, 24-5, 57, 112, 189, 254 Indra, 134, 138, 144,203,272   JALANDHRIPADA, 280 Janaka, 49, 51 Jayadeva, 149 –Gita Govinda, 147 Jayanandi, 286 Joshi, Yogishananda Nath Nilkantha Sharma, 155   KALI, 265 Kalki, 149 Kamali ...

... instrument for the actual play and fulfilment of that force. A Govind Singh is another instance of spiritual power made dynamic in mundane things. And we always have the classical instance of Rajarshi Janaka. Only, in the future a yet greater source of spiritual power is destined to be tapped and brought into play, into the plane of happenings, so that the material domain, the pattern of our actual ...

... to be done in our workaday life, though with a spiritual intent and motive. This neo-spirituality which might claim its sanction and authority from the real old-world Indian discipline – say, of Janaka and Yajnavalkya – labours, however, in reality, under the influence of European activism and ethicism. It was this which served as the immediate incentive to our spiritual revival and revaluation ...

... the plain simplicity of Amma’s life and personality had throughout veiled her true attainments. While Sri Aurobindo discerned in him amshas (portions or elements) of François I, Chandragupta, and Janaka, the greatest kings in history [15] , the Mother saw in her the advanced soul of a Rishi’s wife. As if marriage had not dazed her enough, a familial misunderstanding ensured she never saw her ...

... king's son in his chariot and the illegitimate son of the servant-girl, seeking any man who might carry in himself the thought of light and the word of revelation, the typical figures and personalities, Janaka and the subtle mind of Ajatashatru, Raikwa of the cart, Yajnavalkya militant for truth, calm and ironic, taking to himself with both hands without attachment worldly possessions and spiritual riches ...

... Lopamudra —man and wife together and as equals, "digging" to reach the Sun hidden in the depths of Matter. Gargi, of the Upanishad times, is an example of educated woman of India. In the court of King Janaka of Mithila, when Rishi Yajnavalkya challenged the assembled learned men to beat him in debate, all those who tried had to concede defeat; then it was that Gargi took up the challenge, dared to stand ...

... Kshatriyas, whom for some mysterious reason she insists on calling the Red Rajputs, but it is true that the first knowledge of Vedantic truth and the Rajayoga was the possession of the Kshatriyas till Janaka, Ajatashatru and others gave it to the Brahmins. But the real issues of this historical fact are inevitably missed by the lecturer. She is on a surer ground when she continues, "India's message to ...

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... rather of suspended recurrence. Persistent continuity is not yet possible except for short periods. There is a struggle between the ascetic tendency which the circumstances seem to demand & the Janaka ideal which has hitherto been imposed. Although the fever was unable to enforce return, yet in more than one direction roga temporarily triumphed, especially in the flatulent pain, at night & was ...

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... Master, enjoyer of the worlds, by meditating on whom we shall attain to perfect liberation. Neither Buddha nor Jada Bharata are the true guides & fulfillers of our destiny; it is Yajnavalkya, it is Janaka &, most of all, it is Krishna son of Devaki who takes us most surely & entirely into the presence & into the being of the Eternal. Atman, Brahman, Ishwara, on this triune aspect here of the Transcendent ...

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... the answer to questioning does not move by logic either in its inception, in its process or in its consummation. When Yajnavalkya holds his grand debate with the Brahmavadins at the court of King Janaka, when the proud Balaki vails his pride to the superior knowledge of King Ajatashatru, it is not by the field of logic or with the arms of metaphysic disquisition that they encounter each other. The ...

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... mightier heroism of self-perfection and conquest. The one is the retreat of the Ten Thousand; the other is Caesar's movement from Dyrrhachium to [Pharsalus]. One path culminates in Buddha, the other in Janaka and Srikrishna. The language of the Seer is perfectly framed, as in the first line, to bring about a confrontation of two giant opposites. Tyaktena in the instrumental case suggests a means, and the ...

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... should fall foul of works and deny the truth of those who have reached, as the Gila says, through works Perfect realisation and oneness of nature with the Divine, samsiddhim, sādharmyam, as did "Janaka and others", simply because he himself cannot find or has not yet found their deeper secret—hence my defence of works. Page 187 December 24, 1934 I must again point out that ...

... anyone should fall foul of works and deny the testimony of those who, as the Gita says, reached through works perfect realisation and oneness of nature with the Divine — samsiddhim sadharmyam (as did Janaka and others) — simply because he himself cannot find or has not found their deeper secret; hence my defence of works." His indulgence emboldened me. But paradoxical though it may sound, I myself ...

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... abandoning ego and desire even in the midst of action or of any kind of work or all kinds of work demanded from us by the Divine. If it were not so, there would not have been great spiritual men like Janaka or Vidura in India and even there would have been no Krishna or else Krishna would have been not the Lord of Brindavan and Mathura and Dwarka or a prince and warrior or the charioteer of Kurukshetra ...

... formal terms of the knowledge to say, "I have no wife, no enemy, no desire; these are illusions of the senses; let me cultivate the Brahman-knowledge and let Ravana do what he will with the daughter of Janaka"? The criterion is within, as the Gita insists. It is to have the soul free from craving and attachment, but free from the attachment to inaction as well as from the egoistic impulse to action, ...

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... Kant, Hegel & Berkeley, Hume, Haeckel & Huxley—that we have at one fell blast Graeco-Roman philosophy, Protestant Reformation & modern rationalistic tendency anticipated by the single movement from Janaka to Buddha. ...

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... which the practices & strivings of the Vedic Rishis mounted, extricated from the voluminous mass of the Vedic poems and presented according to the inner realisation of great Rishis like Yajnavalkya & Janaka in a more modern style and language. It is used much in the sense in which Madhuchchhandas, son of Viswamitra, says of Indra, Athá te antamánám vidyáma Page 176 sumatínám, “Then may we ...

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... should fall foul of works and deny the truth of those who have reached, as the Gita says, through works perfect realisation and oneness of nature with the Divine, saṁsiddhim, sādharmyam , as did "Janaka and others", simply because he himself cannot find or has not yet found their deeper secret—hence my defence of works. Work and Meditation Work by itself is only a preparation [ for spiritual ...

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... suppose the idea of inner detachment with regard to food and other vital enjoyments is not much understood in other beliefs. The idea of inner detachment is perfectly well known to the Yogis as the Janaka ideal—but it is considered too difficult to practise for most men and therefore likely to be practised only in profession, not in fact. Page 716 And what is the reason for the popular ...

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... people were just as others except for certain specific moral controls put on certain kinds of outer action (food, sex etc.), but the general nature was the human nature (as in the story of Narad and Janaka). It is even a theory of the old Yogas that the prārabdha karma and therefore necessarily the permanent elements of external character do not change—only one gets the inner realisation and separates ...

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... will have the right environment, training, and opportunities to mould themselves into integrated personalities, a unique combination of 'The Head of Sarikara, the Heart of Buddha, and the Hands of Janaka". 5.2. DISTINCTIVE FEATURES OF THE INSTITUTE: The Institute has several distinctive features. The more important among these are: (SSSIHL, 2000) * Residential character of the institute ...

... going round the sky) accomplished. (55) If you seek to kill Rāvana on the field of battle and if you wish to fulfill the vow actually taken by you and there is a longing in you for the daughter of Janaka, 0 worthy hero, do what I tell you without delay." (56) Canto CII Seizing hold of his bow on hearing the counsel tendered by Laksmana, that valiant scion of Raghu, the destroyer of hostile ...

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... the guidance of the sage Viśwāmitra and his heroic exploits with Śiva's bow in Mithila where he won in marriage, Janakanandini, Page 68 the daughter of the illustrious king, janaka,through has prowess. kālidāsa has very aptly drawn our attention to this fact: While Rāma was (still) wearing a boy's dark curls, there came Kauśika to beg him from the King to ...

... the story, Yajnavalkya's guru, Uddalaka Amni, could not hold his own in a disputation with him in a vast assembly of scholars from the entire Kuru Panchala country which had been summoned by King Janaka of Videha. The Upanishads contain other great names of teachers and pupils, such as Ashvala, Jarat Karava Artabhiga, Bhujyu Lahyayani, Ushasti Chakrayana, Kahoda Kaushitakeya, and Gargi Vachaknavi ...

... body and in life and action, and that is supposed to be more difficult. SATYENDRA: But I suppose there is a distinction between Videhamukti and Jivanmukti. Videhamukti answers to your definition. Janaka is called a Videhamukta and that is considered more difficult than being a Jivanmukta. SRI AUROBINDO: I thought it is the reverse. SATYENDRA: Then there might be a confusion of terms. Souls like ...

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... West Africa. After some time Purani spoke about Tagore's new interpretation of an ancient Indian history of the Ramayana period—Itihasher Dhara. Tagore seems to hold that: (l) Rama, Vishwamitra and Janaka are the three forces combined into one that moulded the ancient social life; (2) the fact that Sita was found on cultivated ground indicates that she is a symbol of agriculture; (3) the Kshatriyas ...

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... son in his chariot and the illegitimate son of the servant-girl, seeking any man who might carry in himself the thought of light and the word of revelation, the typical figures and personalities, Janaka and the subtle mind of Ajatashatru, Raikwa of the cart, Yajnavalkya militant for truth, calm and ironic, taking to himself with both hands without attachment worldly possessions and spiritual riches ...

... in his chariot, and the illegitimate of the servant-girl, seeking any man Page 6 who might carry in himself the thought of light and a word of revelation. We meet great personalities like Janaka; we encounter Ajatashatru with his subtle mind, and Raikwa the cart-driver. We meet Yajnavalkya, calm and ironic, who takes into himself both worldly possession and spiritual riches, and who casts ...

... done in our work-a-day life, though with a spiritual intent and motive. This neo-spirituality which might claim its sanction and authority from the real old-world Indian discipline—say, of Janaka and Yajnavalkya—labours, however, in reality, under the influence of European activism and ethicism. It was this which served as the immediate incentive to our spiritual revival and revaluation ...

... 285-6,419-20 Indo-China, 324 Indra, 208, 253 Indus Valley, 133 Ingres, 429 Inquisitors, the, 99 Iphigenia, 246 Iran, 46 Isaie, 394 JACOB, 397 Jagai-Madhai, 65, 73 Janaka,21 Japan, 421 Jeanne d'Arc, 116, 118, 198 Jehovah, 46, 98 Jung, 134-5, 139, 147 Jupiter, 25 KALI, 383 Kalidasa,210 Kant, 137, 139, 389 Kanwa, Rishi, 151 Kinnara, 47 Krishna ...

... Satyakama, the illegitimate son of the servant girl, seeking any man who might carry in himself the thought of light and the word of revelation. We meet here the typical figurers and personalities like Janaka, the great king who was also accomplished in spiritual knowledge and action. We meet also Ajatashatru with a rich and subtle mind, the great teacher Raikwa, who was in his outward profession a ...

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... the arrangement of its first foot. Now listen: kascit kanta /-viraha-guruna / svadhikara-pramattah sapenastam / - gamita-mahima / varsabhogyena bhartuh yaksas -cakre / Janaka-tanaya / -snana-punyodakesu snigdha-cchaya / tarusu vasatim / rama-giryasramesu Like this it goes on, honey-sweet to the ear: tasminn-adrau katicid-abala-viprayukta sa kami ...

... ever born, was no ascetic; nor was Krishna, the embodiment of the most versatile perfection realised in the past. Yajnavalkya had such a wealth of cows as might make an American master dairyman giddy. Janaka, Ajatashatru, Kartavirya—to name only a few—led a robust spiritual life in the midst of material opulence. Buddha had to pay heavily for his initial, immoderate austerities, and was forced to relinquish ...

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... Moments Eternal Ascent from Inconscience I Janaka is seated high above, down below sits Janika. One day after Her walk, standing under the neem tree, the Mother remarked: “I have begun work in the Inconscient.” I was taken aback. Who else could penetrate this bottomless dense Darkness besides the Mother? Who else could dare? Sri Aurobindo ...

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... the body. Disciple : But I believe there is a distinction between "Videha Mukti" and "Jivan Mukti". Sri Aurobindo : No. "Jivan Mukti'' is the same as "Videha Mukti". The example of Janaka is usually quoted and the current idea is that "Jivan Mukti" is more difficult to attain than the liberation that is attained either by re­nunciation or by giving up the body. Disciple : ...

... what men call holy works or in the many- sided activities of the world; whether he devotes himself to the direct leading of men to the Light, like Buddha, Christ or Shankara, or governs kingdoms like Janaka or stands before men like Sri Krishna as a politician or a leader of armies; what he eats or drinks; what are his habits or pursuits; whether he fails or succeeds; whether his work be one of construction ...

... renunciation of desire is woven into the very grain of their teaching, as the following references amply testify : (1) In the Brihadaranyak Upanishad, in the course of his elaborate reply to Janaka's questions, Yajnavalkya says that when the desires that are lodged in the heart are eliminated, then the mortal becomes immortal, and even here realises the Brahman. (2) In the Chhandogya Upanishad ...

... but what about his outer personality, that part of his surface nature which is rivetted to the sense-bound separative "I" ? There is nothing definite and conclusive in the Upanishads to prove that Janaka's outer nature too was as much liberated as his soul, and that his physical consciousness was! much universalised and impersonalised as his spiritual., purified, quieted and controlled physical c ...