Slokam 10

Kardama entrusts Devahuti to the care of the Paramathma in the form of Kapila.  He then retreats to the forest to pursue moksham.  Kapila teaches the basis of religion and higher attainments to His Mother,  and then turns to spreading the knowledge among humanity.  

As is apparent, the Paramathma in His swaroopam as Kapila, is planting the seeds of knowledge of the ultimate reality in the minds of people. 

A task of immense magnitude,  which is ever ongoing in alternating bouts of advance and retreat, only to advance again.

Knowledge or knowing the supreme is the avenue for realization.  One important must be drawn from this statement.  Knowledge of the ultimate reality is permanent. Otherwise,  attainment of the state of Moksham will not be possible,  because the state of Moksham, unlike the temporary elevation attained by accumulation of punyam,  is permanent. There is no reversion to the life of births and deaths.

Knowledge, as we understand it, resides in the mind.  The mind however has no permanence.  It dies with the body.  So it must be inferred that the home of the knowledge of the absolute is the universal consciousness which is a part of the Paramathma.

Acquiring the knowledge of the absolute takes many many lifetimes of gradual evolution and will include setbacks as the mind succumbs to temptations.

Knowledge implies reaching an unchangeable conclusion.  This conclusion should be beyond doubt.  It should not have any element of duality. In other words there should be no ownership or pride of attainment associated with the conclusion. The conclusion is the inference of many experiences of trial and error.

This is why, the induction of rationality, performing tests, obtaining proofs to support conclusions are all part of the Samkhya approach, to encourage people to explore, discover, test and come to conclusions on facts about our inner selves.

The path to knowledge is the path of life, which is filled with obstacles that induce fear, doubt, suspicion, insecurity, illusions, and delusions. These are big obstacles that often make mere ropes seem like snakes.

Overcoming these obstacles of the mind is a huge challenge, and everyone of us has to take this on willingly, and with the ever extended support of the Paramathma, meet the challenges head on and overcome them. 

Once the journey of life begins, there is no backing off. Avoidance is not an acceptable solution.

May we forever be bathed in the waves of devotion and never back off in the face of challenges.