Chapter 2 - Narration of the story of a teacher and a disciple

[Note: This page represents a summary English translation of the Dvisāhasrī by Ṭembesvāmī, chapter 2.—In the 2^nd chapter the exalted sage Siddha narrates to Nāmadhāraka the auspicious story of a teacher and his disciple which was told by Brahmā to Kali.]

02/01–02: Nāmadhāraka gets up from the dream and beholds in his front the compassionate Yogī. He salutes him and speaks the words with love.

02/03: Nāmadhāraka address Him as his mother, father and master.

02/04-06: Nāmadhāraka says Him to be his all and sole. He is a Vedic Brahmin tormented in this world of Existance and is eager to meet the Holy Master who is capable of removing his grief, because on seeing Him his heart is joyful.

02/07-08: Siddha spoke^[1]: Siddha introduces himself as a disciple of Lord Dattātreya.

02/09-10: Nāmadhāraka spoke: Lord Dattātreya is his family deity, yet He makes him dive in the ocean of the afflictions.

02/11-13: Siddha spoke: The Holy Master can protect, when others are angry, but none can protect, when the Holy Master is angry. None can protect one having doubts and without faith.

02/14-15: Nāmadhāraka spoke: Any incident may be narrated.

02/16-22: Siddha spoke: Lord Viṣṇu’s desirer that He is one and to be many, is just His Illusory Power due to that this world is created. Brahmā is created from the navel of lord Viṣṇu who gives four Vedas to Brahmā who then creates this universe and the Eras (their characteristics are given) like Kṛta, etc. for the sustenance of the people. Brahmā has narrated the story of a teacher to Kali at the time of its departure.

02/23-27: Kali spoke:

02/24: He can not go on the earth occupied by the righteous. 02/25: The Kali is the breaker of the bridge of rightness, impeller of grief and the creator of the quarrels, enmity, etc.

02/26: The breakers of celibacy, atheists, and the unrighteous are dearer to him, while the righteous of India are his enemy,

02/27: As soon as the devotees of the Holy Master, gods, saints, parents, mthe righteous, a Yogi and the knower (of the Self) come to his sight, he dies

02/28-31: Brahmā spoke.

02/29: Kali, endowed with demoniac qualities, must affect a man of 100 years.

02/30: Kali’s afflictions must not affect 07 persons devoted to the Holy Master, the Lord, the gods, pious Brahmins, parents and the righteousness.

02/31: Even gods are unable to win over the devotee of a The Holy Master.

02/32-33: Kali spoke: The account may be narrated to show how the Holy Master is higher than a god?

02/34-35: Brahmā spoke: None can achieve any goal without the Holy Master. Brahmā narrates the story of the The Holy Master called Vedadharmā and his disciple named Dīpaka.

02/36-71: In ancient time an ascetic named Vedadharmā lives with his disciples on the bank of river Godāvarī. Once for testing their devotedness he tells that his sins are washed off by austerity, yet a lot of destined actions must be suffered in the form of a disease at Kāśī. He asks if any one is ready to come and to attend upon him suffering from leprosy, to take care and to feed. One of his disciples named Dīpaka shows his willingness to bear the sin on behalf of the teacher (36-40). Vedadharmā^[2] is reluctant to suffer his own actions and if the disciple is ready to attend upon, he may join. Dīpaka goes with him to Kāśī. (41-42). The teacher gets leprosy to suffer the sin. Dīpaka attends upon. He cleanses wet wounds and bears the unfavorable behavior of the teacher (43-45).

All his acts and services are neglected. Sometimes the teacher is happy and sometimes unhappy, yet the disciple considers the teacher as Lord Viśvanātha (46-50). Lord Kāśīviśvanātha Himself appears before Dīpaka and grants him a boon. Dīpaka replies that it depends on the wish of the teacher. He goes to his teacher, but the teacher scolds him (51-54). Dīpaka refuses to accept the boon, as his teacher is not ready for the same (55). The Lord informs this to lord Viṣṇu and others (56). Lord Viṣṇu goes to him and offers him a boon (57- 61).

02/62-64: Dīpaka spoke: Lord Viṣṇu may give him unflinching devotion to the Holy Master.

02/65-75: Lord Viṣṇu spoke: He grants him the worldly pleasure and the liberation and says that his devotion to the Holy Master will remove the afflictions of the remembering ones (66). The disciples like him reside always in His vicinity (67). All the achievements would be attend upon him (68). The disciple returns to the Holy Master and informs the thing. The Holy Master being extremely pleased puts his hand on his head (69).This makes the disciple expert in all the branches of the Vedas and becomes liberated while living (jīvanmukta)

(70). Vedadharmā’s suffering from Encoderma is to instruct the sanctity of Kāśī and to test the devotion of the disciple (71). Brahmā continues with the words that Kali should not look at any devotee of any The Holy Master (72). Such is the greatness of the Holy Master, then what to talk about the trinity of the gods (73).

02/74-75: The fortunate ones worship the Holy Master and will cross the ocean of existence.

Footnotes and references:

[1]:

Here onwards the verb spoke (uvāca) is not given but instead the: (colon) is put. Moreover the numbering of the verses and -formula is given according to the calculation of the formulas given by H.H. Ṭembesvāmi. For detail see App 01.

[2]:

Vv. 02/42-63 are the speech of the The Holy Master.