Meaning: As stated in the Rigved 9/83/1 and Samved 565 that — this world is full of good, beneficial and pleasant materials, but such materials are obtained by only those who are ready to pay its real price through austerity. By austerity performed with discretion, one gets learning money, everything.
Message: We are not able to think even a millionth part of the skill of God in making this vast creation. For the 84, 00,000 species of life on this earth this world is full of ever type of matter. Vegetables, medicinal plants, wealth, grains, diamonds, and pearls - all this is there and all of it is good and pleasantly fruitful for every one.
Just as God is every where and his light can be seen everywhere, similarly the great authority of paramkrupalu (the most beneficent, the most graceful) God, filled with total supremacy is in every pore of every life. Even then it is not so easy to receive His graceful blessings. Despite the presence of all types of beneficent materials, man is seen to be in want, every moment. He is deprived of the 'aanandras' (the blissful nectar) of God's grace. It is like dying of thirst despite living in a lake of water. The main reason for this is that man has not developed his worthiness by austerity. His mind is filled with faults and wicked tendencies. He is surrounded on all sides by malice and enmity. Because of the darkness of ignorance he has become like a frog in a well i.e. his vision is narrow and limited and also he does not have the enthusiasm to look beyond. His mind is not interested in celibacy, exercise, yogic, exercises of aasan (physical yogic exercises of the body) and praanayam (yogic exercise of breath-control), restraint, manoyog (mental concentration) etc. Every time man is involved only in the greed for enjoyment of the senses.
To obtain something in life, it is most essential to perform austerities. Austerity does not necessarily mean to fast and make the body thin and dehydrated by unnecessary suppression. Austerity means to overcome the difficulties in the path of life with all the available capacity and insight, without being swayed by the difficulties and hardships. The faithful endeavor carried out for this purpose is austerity. God helps only those who labor hard and He helps them and graces them with every type of material wealth.
The saying in the Vedas is 'obtain knowledge and money by austerity' and for austerity tremendous will power is required. Only with that is a man saved from the temptations of the senses and able to walk with concentration on the path of the truth. Man goes on moving in the vicious circle of earning more and more money and for that he does not even think of what is moral or immoral, what is proper or improper. But when man achieves the spiritual knowledge of God by purifying his mind through austerity, then by discreet conduct he earns money honestly through hard work.
Tremendous spiritual power is required for honesty and only that is capable of taking us on the path of success.
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