The Varabhaya Mudra
18 September 2009 at 01:27Public
Prama in everybodies feet:
I have not attended any DMC because i was not Margi before 2000, but
someone told me some kind of science about Varabhaya, which I am also
posting here. It seems very good to me . Please also comment/compliment
on this if you have any and also give knowlege about other mudras and
their importance like Janusparsh mudra, bhumisparsh mudra, and so many
others who have seen them during HIS physical body time. Thank you.
If you closely observe BABA when He brings Himself in Varabhaya Mudra,
you will see He does namaskar first. His right and left hand remain
separate, before namaskar, symbolising the dual existence, Shiva and
Shakti respectively, Afterwards He puts them together inseperably
bringing Shiva and Shakti in communion.
Right hand remains static thereafter. it signifies the unchangeable,
transcendental existence of the witnessing entity of the whole scheme
of creation. From the stage of divinity, unity at Trikuti, left-hand
slowly comes down. It crosses the nucleus of Akash tattva (etherial
factor) situated at Visuddha cakra. In its downward march, it
gradually passes through the nuclei of Vayu (aerial), Tejas
(luminous), Apa (liquid) and Kshiti (solid) tattvas situated at
Anahat, Manipur, Svadhisthan and Muladhar cakras respectively.
Movement of the left hand from Trikuti to Muladhar explains the
phenomenon that all the five fundamental factors of physical existence
originate from the Cosmic Mind; which is itself born by the communion
of Shiva and Shakti.
In the human structure, all the five
elements are harmoniously blended together with the corresponding
existence of five senses (sound, touch, from, smell and taste).
(Now Attractionfor the Supreme)
It is further observed that from the lowest position, the left hand
gradually moves upward, Its implication is that the attraction of the
Supreme begins after the creation of human beings. Left hand -the
Shakti-which had travelled down to the level of kshiti tattva, having
thus created five elements wich five senses, it now experiences the
attraction of the Supreme Power, the Supreme Entity. Subsequently it
starts moving up, i. e., it is retracing to its original, natural
position-the stage before manifestation.
Fiesch: Vara'bhaya Mudra *
At the end of His discourse, Baba gave His Vara'bhaya Mudra. First Baba begins by
giving namaskar, putting His thumbs to His forehead. Then He separates His hands –
the left hand goes down to His left knee, palm facing upward; the right hand goes up
by His right shoulder, palm facing outward. The left hand symbolises the Sain'cara
phase. The right hand symbolises the Pratisain'cara phase.
The Vara'bhaya Mudra is a special blessing from Baba. By the right hand He gives
Var(blessing) to all people – that they should see and think and act in a good and
righteous way, giving freedom to all psychic human beings to evolve into spiritual
human beings. By the left hand He creates a kind of pushing, telling all people not to
fear, to go ahead, i.e., He is giving Love without Fear.
With this Vara'bhaya Mudra, Baba is creating a new momentum in the society. This
dynamic push is necessary when there is an excess of negative tendencies in the
society. Baba explains in Ananda Vacanamrtam:
"What is Glani? It is a lower state (Para'bhava), beneath the generally accepted
standard. When Dharma goes lower than its accepted standard, it is said to suffer
degradation. For instance, the common accepted place for a crown is the head; if
someone wears it on his foot, it can be considered to have suffered degradation. So
Krsna says that when there is degradation in Dharma and Adharma rises – when the
caps of the people decorate their feet, and their sandals, their heads – Krsna assures
us that as Taraka Brahma He comes – He comes to reinstate Dharma to its original
status." (From "The Advent of the Lord")
Actually every single cell of the body is being vibrated by this mudra. In this way the
very progress of these individual cells of the body is being accelerated. One brother
briefly described his experience:
'I was sitting there at the end of Baba's discourse and suddenly it felt like a big wave
washed over my body. Then I felt my mind expand tremendously. It felt as if Baba
was opening a small corner of Infinity and it was just pouring all over me. I cried and
cried, really feeling for the first time what Grace is.'
* This is a personal recollection and has not been corroborated
Sent via e-mail through AM Google list by a Margii Sharnagati
The other explanation was taken from Baba's Mystical Tour, Baba in Fiesch
Cerebral and Extra-Cerebral Memory
- In the years 1969 and 1970, Baba gave many amazing
demonstrations on different topics related to the laws of spiritual science.
One day in 1969, we were with Him at Ranchi. There were just fifteen
persons in the room. As we entered the room, Baba said, “Close the
door.”
We closed the door. Then, Baba told us, “Everybody should sit in a
proper way and keep the backbone straight.” Then, He called four
particular persons to the front, close to Him. They were Dada
Viirabhadraji, Dada Japanandaji, Dada Vandananandaji, and Sudhanshuji.
Three were dadas while one was a Margii. They were all in a line in front of
Baba. Baba told them to repeat their Ista mantra. He said, “Today I will
give a demonstration to show what cerebral and extra-cerebral memory
is.”
He explained that cerebral memory is the ability to think, remember
and memorize something with one’s brain about things that have
happened in this life. Extra-cerebral memory refers to the ability to think,
remember or memorize anything of one’s past life with one’s brain in this
life. Hence, cerebral memory is common and every human being
possesses it in the present life.
He said that a human being can remember his or her past life until
the age of five years. But, due to the love and affection of the present
father and mother, the child then forgets his or her previous life. After the
age of five years, children cannot remember their past lives. If people can
remember their past lives after the age of five years, then they are
generally considered to be mad or abnormal.
The brain of this present life does not have the capacity to maintain
two personalities. Nature has designed the body and brain in this way. For
this very reason, even in this life, human beings forget many things, or we
can say, most things. If a person remembers all happenings and events,
all joys and sufferings in this life at a given moment, he or she may go
mad. Nature has further designed the body in a way that the moment one
sleeps, one becomes relaxed, because he forgets even very recent
events. The mind gradually empties itself. Sometimes it happens that
before the age of five years a child expresses the desire to do something,
and the parents are not able to understand the desire of the child. Baba
said that the time will come when science proves the reality of rebirth.
And when science proves this fact, it will be the end or
philosophical death of the so-called religions and of those who do not
understand or believe in the science of rebirth. Baba said, “You are not to
do anything. Science will investigate whether or not there is rebirth."
Baba continued, “Now, what will I do? I will just remove
the samskaras that have been accumulated in this life. Your existence in
this life depends upon the samskaras.” The mind cannot remain in the
physical body without an object. The object comes according to
the samskaras. As there will not be any samskaras, thus the reflection of
the past life will come into their minds and brains even while they are in
this life.
The first person was one brahmacari dada. Baba touched the ajina
cakra[1] of the dada using His stick, and then asked, “What you are
seeing?” After a while dada said, “Black and red light, Baba.”
Baba replied, “All right. If you try to see more it will be difficult for
you to remain in this life.” Baba then told us, “Now I will give him back
the samskaras from this life and he will be able to remember
his Ista mantra.” Baba told the dada to meditate.
The second person was another dada. Baba touched his ajina
cakra and asked him, “What you are seeing?”
That dada tried for more than five minutes to see something. Finally,
he told Baba that he could not see anything at all. Baba said, “All right,
now you meditate.”
- The third person was also a dada. Baba touched his ajina cakra, and
likewise asked him, “What you are seeing?”
The dada replied, “I am seeing Baba in Janusparsha mudra.” Baba
told him, “All right, now you can meditate.”
- The fourth person, Sudhansuji, was a Margii from Ranchi. He was
the District Secretary of Ranchi. By profession he was a school teacher
and a very great devotee of Baba. Baba touched his ajina cakra. The
moment Baba asked, “What you are seeing?”, he jumped up from the
floor while making a loud sound like “Hum!” Again, Baba asked him,
“What you are seeing?” He replied, “I am seeing Baba in Varabhaya
mudra.”
After that Baba instructed all the four of them to do sadhana. Then,
Baba explained the past lives of these four persons one by one.
Regarding the first brahmacari dada, Baba told us that in his past
life he was a very simple and honest man. He used to live in a village. He
had a tobacco shop. He used to sell tobacco, and was a smoker himself.
One day, while he was smoking, he saw that the fire of the tobacco was
very bright when he inhaled. The fire was less intense when he did not
inhale. Suddenly he thought to himself, “My life is just like the fire.
Somebody is controlling my life, just as I am controlling the fire. I don't
know when the fire will finally go out, when it will extinguish itself. God is
surely controlling my life in this way. I don't know where God is. I don’t
even know how to worship Him!” At that very moment as he was thinking
of God, he collapsed and died.
Baba told us that this was indeed a very rare life within crores[2] of
lives. Baba said, “A man cannot get mukti or moksa without
doing sadhana. How then did this brahmacari get rebirth as a renunciate,
without either the desire or the samskara for such a rebirth? This dada
had no samskara to be born into this life. In the past life, he did not even
know what Yama, Niyama and meditation were.”
Baba clarified that at the time of his death the man thought of God.
He said that this type of soul could get rebirth only when Taraka
Brahma comes to the earth in physical form. He got a physical body due
to Baba’s physical presence on the earth. In this life he is required to do
both meditation and social service. Then he would get liberation in this life
by the grace of Taraka Brahma.
For the second dada, Baba said that his life was practically in the
same category as the first dada. He was not able to see anything because
he had no samskaras. Baba told us that in his previous life he was a
village cultivator. He was also a very simple and honest man. From
morning to evening he used to remain busy in agricultural work.
Sometimes, he used to take his lunch in the field, and at other times in
the house.
One day, he took his lunch in the house. After lunch, he went outside
the house to wash himself. He had a matka, or water pot, in his left hand.
As he came out of his house, he saw that the sun was beginning to set on
the western horizon. Looking at the setting sun, he thought to himself,
“What type of man am I? I do not remember when the sun rises and when
it sets in the evening. For what purpose am I working, and for whom? The
sun is now going to set and only now am I taking my lunch. One day my
life also will end in a moment like this.”
While thinking these thoughts he looked at the setting sun.
Suddenly, he collapsed and died. Baba told us, “Without samskaras or
desires, his soul was simply moving about in the universe. In this
situation, neither can he get mukti nor can he get rebirth. For this reason,
I brought him now to Me. He will have to do both meditation and social
service, and then he will get liberation.”
- Regarding the third dada, Vandanananda Avadhuta, Baba told us
that he had done meditation in his past life. He had then a Madhyama
guru.[3] Neither did he have a Sadguru, nor had he done any social
service to humanity. Liberation was, therefore, beyond his reach. In this
life he would have to do maximum social service and sadhana. Then, he
would get liberation.
Now, regarding the last person, Sudhansuji, Baba told us that in his
past life he had also done meditation. He then had an Uttam guru.[4] His
guru had told him that the Sadguru would in the near future come on the
earth in physical form. Thus, this person developed a strong desire to see
the Sadguru in physical form and to serve Him. Whenever Baba used to go
Ranchi, this person used to serve Baba. When Baba had dental and eye
surgery at Ranchi, I was with Him. This Margii used to come every day
early in the morning and stay the whole day in Baba's residence. Only at
night would he leave and return home.
These incidents show that we are really His specially selected sons
and daughters. We did not come to this earth by accident. Neither are we
here to engage in worthless material pursuits and pleasures. We are here
only to establish His Mission on earth.
[1] Ajina cakra– the lunar plexus located in the area between the two
eyebrows. Cakra means psycho-spiritual center. The cakras in the human
body are located along the susumna canal, which passes through the
length of the spinal column and extends up to the crown of the head.
[2] One crore is equal to ten million.
[3] Madhyama guru is a guru who can help a spiritual aspirant on the
spiritual path. But he cannot guide anybody completely as he himself has
some limitations.
[4] An Uttam guru can help spiritual aspirants on the path of sadhana,
service and sacrifice. But he cannot give mukti or moksa. Only Taraka
Brahma can give mukti or moksa.
