Paramahamsa Upanishad

     Paramahamsa Upanishad

                Once Narada comes to Brahma with a burning question.”who is a real Paramahamsa Yogi? What is his position among other yogis ? What is his real path pertaining to asceticism?’

                Brahma says that the office of a Paramahamsa is the most difficult vratha in the Universe. It is so hard. There are not many in their class. You will find only one or two at a time. They will be in a state called ‘ Kudastha bhava’.They will be called Veda Purusha. Their mind will be immensed in me. They abide in me and I in them. They will shun children, friends and family. They will give up all attachments like the Yajnopayeeda, tuft and stuff. They avoid even the study of Vedas. They will give up Samstha Brahmanda (whole world). In essential conditions they will wear only kaupeenam and carry only a blanket.

                But the main deeksha or vratha or the yogi principles shall be the following

1.       When he becomes a real Paramahamsa he will do away with attachments like Yajnopaveeda(Holy thread) and Dandu (Staff)

2.       He will not be swayed by  sukha or dukha.

3.       He will overcome all passions like contempt, pride, hatred, joy, sorrow, jealousy, cowetessness, and conceit and so on.

4.       He will consider his body just as a corpse.

5.       He will not entertain any doubts or false knowledge and becomes Satyajnana swaroopa.

6.       He never depends on any objects in this Universe.

7.       He is calm and unshakable.

8.       He attains Samabhavana (considering every one as equel)

9.       He always resides in Parabrahma Swaroopa. He will also be called as ‘Dandi’ as knowledge becomes his Dand (staff)

     The third stanza gives a warning about a sanyasi who is devoid of all the above qualities such one will inherit hell.

                Stanza Iv (final stanza) gives us a beautiful image that sky is the dress for a paramahamsa. He will have no house at all his intellect will be stable, he craves for no gold. Nothing in the world attracts him. If he craves for gold or wealth he makes himself like a killer of a Brahmin, he degrades himself to a chandaala. All his desires end. He will have no fear of grief. All his indriyas will be under control. He resides in his self and becomes a purnananda swaroopa and develops a feeling that “I am adweethya Brahma” (Brahma who has no equal).

            Dr. Karickam