Sri Vasista
-12 Gaadhi roamed around the places and spots familiar to him as a 'chandala'. That area was like a cremation ground full of skeletons and dilapidated houses. While living there for a while Gaadhi thought thus.'this is the garland of tusks which is huge. I was sitting here along with my drunken friends and children eating monkey meat. Here I was lying on lion's skin in the embrace of a chandala woman both of us being totally inebriated. Here I was singing to the accompaniment of flutes by young boys. Here they were dancing making ocean-like noises during marriages. Here I was catching flying birds for my evening meal.
Sri Vasista
-18 . After verifying the 'chandala' part of his life, Gaadhi moved out of the place and travelled towards Himalayas. He reached the capital city. He then questioned the citizens about the things that he saw and experienced as a king.
The citizens
-21 . O brahmin, here a 'chandala' ruled for eight years. The sacred elephant gave him the kingdom. After he was recognised as a 'chandala', he fell into fire and lost his life. This incident took place about twelve years ago.
-23 . They replied the same to his repeated questioning. He saw Vishnu, the king coming out of the palace in all regalia. He then recollected and remembared his experiences as a king.
-30 . 'Yes these are the golden hued queens of the king. Their skin is extremely tender like petals of a flower. Their blue eyes always were casting glances. The women fanning the king are using new fans. These royal elephants are like mountains. I have seen everything in this city. I can recognise it. This is my old kingdom. I am witnessing my past life.
-35 . 'Surprising. It is like a dream coming true. Wherefrom did this 'maya' come. I am tired like a bird caught in a net. My mind is hurt by vasanas, and is ignorant. It is witnessing the widespread 'maya' like a child. Lord Vishnu is showing me all this great 'maya' I shall now park myself in this nountain 'cave' and try to investigate the nature of this 'maya'.
-39 . Having decided so, he reached a mountain cave and did penance for a year thinking of Vishnu. During this period he survived on a cup-full of water every day. After an year Lord Vishnu appeared before him.
Sri Bhagawan
-41 . O Gaadhi, have you now appreciated 'maya' of this world? You have seen what you wanted. Now you are purified with your penance. What do you want now?
Sri Vasista
-44 . Gaadhi looked at Hari with worshipful eyes and laid flowers at his feet. He then prayed to Vishnu thus
Gaadhi
-47 . O Lord, please elaborate for me all about 'maya'. It will be like the sun dispelling all darkness on his arrival in the morning. My mind is impure with all the vasanas. What it has seen in a dream - like state is coming out to be true in the waking state. Why is it so? Whatever I saw while inside the waters does not amount to more than an instant. Why did this experience reappear in reality? The time span of my illusions as a 'chandala'is much longer. Why did not the birth and death of that body remain in my mind without projecting itself outside.
Sri Bhagawan
O Gaadhi, the great stirring and shaking delusion that you have witnessed is nothing but a form of the consciousness.
There is nothing outside of the consciousness. There are no mountains or sky, or earth outside. They are all in the mind like a sprout in a seed.
Just like a sprout swelling out of a seed, all things like earth etc reveal and manifest out of mental consciousness.
Truth is that earth and such are in the mind and not outside of it. Leaves and fruits are in sprout and manifest out of it.
Name, form and sight which consist of time and space are creations of mind. They are destroyed by mind only. It is like pots made by a potter (out of mud).
All people starting from children to men experience states of dream delusion, arrogance, anguish, attachment, disease.
Millions of whirls and movements abide in mind which is infected with vasanas. It is like millions of leaves, fruits and flowers embedded in a tree which is rooted in a soil .
When a tree is uprooted from the soil, flowers and fruits and leaves cease to appear. Similarly if the mind is liberated/free from vasanas, there will not be any rebirth.
In the luminous mental consciousness infinite number of worlds abide. Where then is the wonder if 'Chandala nature' is manifest in it?
The appearance/manifestation of 'chandala nature' is due to a (strange) awakening. It is like many unsual things resulting out of a simple insigncficant occurence.
In a similar way are the occurences like the arrival of a guest and other incidents. Whatever you experienced are such mental creations.
In the same way your feelings 'I have come, I have reached the ghost country. These are the people' etc. and all that you have seen.
-62 . O brahmin, whatever you thought as real and true, whatever you considered as unreal, whatever you considered as delusion are delusion alone.
What can a vasana - infected mind see within itself! Even impossible things are achieved in a dream.
That guest, that lowly people, those citizens of 'Keera' country are all illusions. O man of great intellect, all that you have seen is because of our delusion.
-66 . Because you were tired you have seen everything as you rested in that mountain cave. But they are not real.
-69 . Please get up. Go and perform all your rites. People who do not perform scripture - ordained rites will not prosper.
Sri Vasista
After these words the great Padmanabha went away to his milk ocean accompanied by gods and munis.
