Affair of honour

Pattammal of Chivalkoppa was a pious lass. She attended as many as congregation of sages and their discourse. In her schooling time she tried to follow the words of Shrikrishna, He told Arjuna , 'If you will not fight this righteous war, then you will fall in your duty, lose your reputation, and incur sin. People will talk about your disgrace forever. To honoured, dishonored, is worse than death. '

  When her friends were busy in funfairs, she opened the Bhagat Gita and tried to remember the hymns. During her Batchelor degree she read Sanskrit as special paper. Finding her interest in that language her father got her admitted in the P. G. course to learn more about the scriptures written in Sanskrit _ Meghadutam, Kumar Sambhav , Abhigyan Sakuntalm and a lot more  .

   She acquired knowledge from four parts of Vedas: Rig Veda, Sama Veda, Atharva Veda and Yajurveda which focused on ritualistic details, uses and traditions; Upanishads on spiritual enlightenment. The essence of Vedas and Upanishads are Dharma, Artha, Kama and Moksha. Moksha is considered the highest goal of human life. Moksha is impossible without acquiring the knowledge of Absolute Reality. She read Bramhsutra of Adi Sankara. He advocated the ancient school of Hindu thought of the existence of individual self or soul(Atman)and the ultimate reality and the realisation of individual unity( non duality ). She visited Shantshri Aashram, Dadra and Nagri , Daman and listened to the sermonization of Aasharam Bapu . He advocated controlling of sexual desires ( later he was arrested for seducing women of any age). She went to Deoghar and learnt about the teachings and philosophy of Thakur Anukul chandra who advocated Being and becoming of every living creature. According to him Science and Dhrama are not opposed to each other. Dharma is not a miracle but science-based life formula. She was not satisfied with followers of Anukulchandra who collected Ista Bhuti. There was a promotional system who went from bottom to top depending on some principles. She soujorned to Mount Abu. The founder of this religious sector was Lekhraj Kripalini. The Brahmakumaris preaches a form of meditation through which the students are encouraged to purify their minds. This may be done sitting tranquility, then making affirmation regarding the eternal nature of the soul, the original purity of of one's nature and the nature of God. They put on a uniform of white. But she didn't support to forcing indirectly to remain Kumaris (batchelor) throughout their life this in result ended in sexual disruption of many kinds. It created unrestrained to  the religion.

 She came across the pupils of Satyasai Baba , Shirdi Saibaba and other Babas and their principles. Self Proclaimed Guru Swami Nityananda a resident of Thiruvananna mali was widely known as a raper of the U. S. citizen in U. S. India frequently, marrying an actress Ranjitha and Priya Annanda reveals that she wants to marry him; then his principles of humility, devotion, patience , acceptance are palpable. Whether Jagannath Sanskrit believes in Sanatan Dharma which means all are equal in the eyes of God.

   On her way to   Uttrakhand she come upon so many Shiv temples in the Himalayas, she was effected to a great degree to a young Sanyasi, with a saffron wearing Who edified the gist of Hinduism to some of his followers. He had a thick hair and beard, with a broad  fore head, long nose . such an eloquent young Sanyasi, she had never seen. His chanting of OAM stopped the movement of animate and inanimate beings. in the aisle of the temple Badrinarayan , She stood a while to listen to his sermon. It was vivid and lucid. His approach to the Sanatan dharma was worth listening. The young sage bore a heavenly smile which sent a message of brotherly hood.  

   She blew her head down and said, 'Namaste'.

  She took her seat beside him. He raised his trident and said, ' Jay Shiva Shambhu. SOAHAM. '

 Pattammal was in quest of such a Sanyasi who would be a spiritual mate to go-ahead a long way and comprehend the characteristics of Vaishnavism and do away with the dogmas.  

 It was the time of departure of Anakar , the sage. She requested him to allow her traverse as their intention was same.  

  They travelled hand-in-hand. On the way to Badrinath, they attended many conferences of the sadhus and expanded thier knowledge and clarified their doubts. They spoke different ways for God realisation. . They said Hinduism couldn't be destroyed inspite of so many invasions. They had an eternal connection to eachother and their destination complemented. Search for truth was their goal which can be found the world within and outside, they agreed to eachother but their mind was insatiable. Aanakar , the young Sanyasi particularised his places of visit, to  Pattammal to which she contemplated.   

  People believed the two penchant youngsters are devotees of Shiva. Their strongly built character didn't ask for a fragile coitus sleeping in a cubby hole.  They went to Kedarnath Yamunotri, Gangotri together. They came upon thousands yogis meditating in the caves of the Himalayas. For years together they don't eat atall. When the fifth chakra or energy centre Vishuddhi gets activated, one can survive on the eathric energy. In such a case food is no longer a dependence of the body. So the true yogis dwelling in the Himalayan caves rarely needs to eat. Some of the advanced yogic mudras like Khechari , enables the yogis to shutdown the involuntaryt process. They learnt the yogic rituals from them. They meditated for several days with different mudras.

   They returned to the plain. They discussed Hinduism a major religious and cultural traditions of South Asia which develops from Vedic religion. The prescription describes eternal duties such as honesty, reframing from injuring living beings (Ahimsa). (The continuous cycle of life, death and reincarnation) and Karma ( the universal law of cause and effect)one of the key thoughts of Hinduism is 'atman'. This philosophy holds that living creatures have a soul and they are all parts of the Supreme Soul.

   Ultimately, they agreed to set up an Ashram in Rishikesh to sermon the preambles of the Hinduism where a large number of devotees of different branches of religious beliefs amass. In a short time people rovered round them to ask them a lot of questions not about the Where goes the soul after death but who are they and married or unmarried . They began to blame them on the basis of belonging to opposite sex an impossible thing if they tell they are away from sexual activities. Patiently they confronted them , tried to disapprove their doubts but failed in their efforts. They argued pointing out their fingers to the dishonourable Babas like, Swami Nityanand , Ashrama bapu , Sarathi , so on and so forth.  

    They said ' example is better than precept'. They are anti Hinduism. Both are grown up to marry. one of them told, 'marriage is a religious sacrament in which a man and a woman are bound in a permanent relationship for the physical, social, and spiritual need of Dharma, procreational sexual pleasure.

    The Saptapadi, 'seven feet', saat phere is the most important ritual Vedic Hindu weddings and represents the legal elements of of the Hindu marriage ceremony, to foster , not self-interest but self- restraint and love the entire family, which keeps the family United and its breakdown. '

   Pattammal and Anakar were speechless. They welcomed him to work as an associate to sermonize Hinduism which is at stake to which he rejected as his parents are ill and wanted his nourishment. He asked them a question "Can't one meditate and come nearer to the Ultimate in the bed room but only in the caves of the Himalayas?"

   The youngman created a vacuum to appreciate his ways of life. During their brace in the shores of the Ganga they squared up many problems whose answers they couldn't reply. They conceded life is a teacher which a human being grasps throughout his life before leaving the globe finally.  

   But they were not ready for marriage. It was a risky task which people bound them.  

  One early morning when they  were sat to concentrate on yoga a spinster entered their prohibited private place and prostrated to Anakar to accept her as his disciple to get rid of her hell like family. She dressed up in matron colour with hair open and appendages streched up.

   The unexpected situation made them perturbed. The enchanting beauty in maron said, "I have fled from home when my date of wedding declared on invitation cards with a man triple to my age, a grotesque. Rumours spread that my parents sold me to the hideous for lakhs of rupees. In an agreement he mentioned that the bulk amount will be transferred to my father's second spouse together with a duplex in Chandigarh. I lamented the whole night and requested my father to cancel the marriage. Her was heedless to it and consequently, I fled away , determined never to return home. I listened to your teachings and decided to be your pupil. "

  Anakar was in confusion but he was enchanted by her fascinating beauty. She influenced him. He couldn't decline her appeal.  She was up yielding. For the first time in life But the sustainer of sex , Anakar, felt something unexceptional in his behaviour to her. He allowed her to live in the pothole. Time and again, Anisha and Anakar talked many noneessential subjects, and one followed the other. Pattamal was neglected. The young Sanyasi kept aside his heavenly mate. The sermon called off for successive days. People wandered who this pretty maid was. Pattammal noticed his way of living and his eagerness for Aanisha. She warned him against  his down fall. He was disinterested to pay heed to her. One day she bluntly said to Anisha , " What for you muddle here. What do you want Anakar to do ? I feel you have no business here. Leave us to carry on our divine absorption. "

  Anisha said sloppily, "It is not your legacy. You have not bought it. I have the same right like you to live here. "

  Excitedly Pattammal said , " It is an affair of honour for us. If you disobey I will throttle you out. "

  Thus the bickering reached the top. Ultimately, Anakar interrupted to cool down and put down the dispute.

  Flick of a moment Anisha hugged him. The hug was a bit longer than necessary. Then she began to sob. It created a humiliating state. It was an eye itching scene for Pattammal. She freed them from the Pinterest and thumped her very many times.  

   Anakar protested her thump and warned her " Behave yourself. Do not do such unexcusable deed in future. You are going against the divine law. Have patience. See , she is alone here. "

   "You support her blindly ! You have a special favour to her. I don't think you are a saint. You have a likingness for fleshy love. "

  He said in a rising voise , " I am not Ramkrishna Paramhansa or Bibekananda. I have a lot of knowledge in ancient holy books which I want to disperse. It doesn't mean that I have shunned the world for ever. "

   "What do you mean ?"Irretatingly Pattammal asked 

   " Nothing ".

  " Do you want to return to the carnal world ?"

  "Don't go farther. There is not such intention which you guess. . "

    There was a deadly silence for sometime. Excepting Anisha the two supposed pietists descended down to common place living. They rarely attended conventions.  

 Thereupon everything was dismal. There was no good will between Pattammal and Anakar. It was palpable to her that Anakar was not as she thought. Her infinite love to him diminished slowly. She knew Anisha was the bone of contention. Nevertheless, she dominated on Anakar and exercised him in her finger tips.

 She  made programs in different ghats like, Mayapur, Kankhal, Harki paur, Gaughat, Ashiti Parvath Ghat without participation of the two. They made their appearance in the conferences in a few occasions. Pattammal aspired to bring him back from the temporary pleasures and be a part of divinity. And she succeeded to some extent.  She heaved a sigh of relief when Anakar conversed as chief speaker in some religious gatherings. Once again everything went on placidly. But a clobber disrepaired  everything to end. A youngster from among the assemblance  fortuitously climbed the dias and caught hold of Anisha and claimed her, his fiancee. The whole lot came to a stand still. There was a tag of argument between Anakar and the stranger. Both claimed Anisha as their betrothed. The climax ended when Anakar handed over the stranger to the police condoning that he disrespected the innocent maiden for no fault of her. Another miracle which was beyond Pattammal's expections eventuated when  Anakar and Anisha garlanded eachother in an effinity. Pattammal was in a debug. Before she understood anything Anakar and Anisha disappeared from the scene.  

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