Introduction.
Gurukul is the age-old system adopted in ancient India, where the student resides with the teacher, doing service and simultaneously gaining knowledge. guru was a guide, father, and role-model for the students.
Gurukul means family but it was the extended family wherein school was included. This lesson illustrates how even a walk on the bank at the river and the sight of a piece of wood floating on the water becomes a learning experience. when you read the lesson ask yourself the questions: are we read the lesson a piece of wood drifting on the river? Do we or don't we have a choice ? metaphors are not to be taken literally.
The Most IMP Q&A From this chapter,
(1) Who does not deserve real happiness?
Ans. The person who has fallen into any of the bad habits such as drinking, gambling, chewing tobacco, or stealing is like a person caught in a whirlpool. His progress is hampered. He manages to keep himself above water but moves round and round the same place and never reaches the ocean of real happiness. similarly, a person who has left his family being selfish or angry or one who is overburdened by social activities do not get happiness.
(2) Why has the author compared man with a piece of wood?
Ans. The author has compared man with a piece of wood floating on the water of the river of life. Human life is the river. our family is like the current and love is the water. living life in the family if we do not encounter the four types of obstacles we, like the piece of wood reaching the ocean, reach the ocean of happiness in due course.
(3) Which obstacles can there be for a piece of wood to reach the ocean?
Ans. A piece of wood can get stuck up on the bank of the river. If can get drowned by excessive weight. If can be caught into the whirlpool and keep moving round and round there only. finally, it may be separated from the water of the river in case somebody throws if out. In all these instances it is prevented from reaching the ocean.
(4) Explain the obstacle AAVARTPAT (FALLING IN WHIRPOOL).
Ans. there are whirlpools in the river. If a man is caught in such whirlpools, he cannot escape or go ahead. Similarly, bad habits or vices like drinking wine or liquor, gambling, and stealing are as dangerous as whirlpools. A man has fallen into evil ways rarely come out safely. most probably he is ruined on account of his addiction. It is better to be cautious and keep oneself away from these whirlpools if we desire to reach the ocean of happiness.
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ANUVADAM
(1) Even though social behavior is invariably expected everywhere, it should not be exceeding the limit of (our) strength.
(2) Generally speaking, living in our (own) family we are surely able to reach the ocean of the world. Being stuck up to banks means the constant activity of eating food, sleeping, fear, etc.
(3) The preceptor further instructs the disciple, "All human beings like us are also like pieces of wood. Our life itself is a river. Living life in our own family we, like pieces of wood, will surely be able to reach the ocean of the world full of happiness. if four obstacles do not occur.
(4) Therefore, effort should be made constantly so that falling into them would not take place at all. The people who fall into vicious habits keep moving round and round in one place.
Translation
A certain preceptor was wandering about on the bank of the river GANGA with he has taken away by the current of the water he said to the disciple, "This will reach the ocean with the current of water but if on the way of his is going the four obstacles such as being stuck up to the bank, being drowned in the water due to excessively heavy burden, being caught in whirlpool and separation from the water of the river do not occurs, only then (it will reach the ocean)."
The preceptor further instructs the disciple, "All human beings like us are also like pieces of wood. Our life itself is a river. The family is like the current. the water of love flows in it. Living life in our own family we, like pieces of wood, will surely be able to reach the ocean of the world full of happiness if four obstacles do not occur."
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