[Advaita-l] mRtyunjaya mantra commentary

[Raghav Kumar Dwivedula]

> Namaste Bhaskar ji
> What you wrote used to be my understanding until I once heard directly
> from Pujya Swami Dayananda Saraswati Ji that this is not the intended
> meaning. Instead the yellow/golden-striped cucumber (Telugu "dosakai")
> called urvArukam (cucumis sativus) clings to the stem/vine even after it is
> ripe. It does not fall off naturally on its own like a mango or black
> jamun. Instead, in the case of all these types of Indian cucurbits, the
> gardener has to intervene to snap/cut the hard and thick stalk and
> free/liberate the cucumber.
>
> Even so, the intercession or grace of Ishvara (analogous to the gardener)
> is needed to cut the cord of bandha.
>
> This was the explanation of the Swamiji.
>
> I wanted to check/compare with any older commentary regarding this.
>
> Om
>
> On Mon, 1 Apr, 2024, 10:05 am Bhaskar YR, <bhaskar.yr at hitachienergy.com>
> wrote:
>
>> praNAms Sri Raghava prabhuji
>> Hare Krishna
>>
>> I am just visualizing the cucumber with stem without any 'support' or
>> resting on anything else (like on the ground or roof top etc.) without any
>> support when the oscillating cucumber fully ripe stem gives way
>> automatically (naturally).  Likewise when the purified mana (paripakwa mana
>> without any attachment) chant the glories of shiva, with all compassion
>> parashiva will bless us to overcome the fear of death and we would realize
>> our 'aja' amara svarUpa of Atman.
>>
>> Hari Hari Hari Bol!!!
>> bhaskar
>>
>