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Aila Gita
The Lord said: “He who having obtained this human body through which My nature may be realised, performs the righteous duties and worships Me, realises Me, the All-bliss Paramatman present in himself.
Freed by firm knowledge from the indulgence of Gunas, which brings on the limitation of Jivahood, a man is not attached to the unreal objects, though he may live in their midst in the phenomenal universe which is only an illusion or mere appearance depending on Maya.
One should not keep company with the wicked and unworthy who seek to satisfy their low appetites. He who follows any one of them falls into the abyss of darkness, like the blind following the blind.
The highly renowned emperor Pururavas (Aila) was overcome with grief and despair on account of his separation from Urvasi whom he passionately loved. When he got over the sorrow, he developed dispassion and renunciation, and sang the following song out of sheer disgust for his past disgraceful life.
Finding that Urvasi had suddenly left him alone at dead of night, he wept aloud and followed her naked crying, “O wife, my beloved, O cruel one, stop, stop, do not run away.”
Though Urvasi lived with him for many years, his desire was not satisfied. His mind was so much allured by Urvasi that he was not aware of the passing of the days, nights, and years.
Aila (Pururavas) said: ‘Alas, Oh! the extent of my delusion, my understanding was clouded by lust! When my neck was embraced by her, I never noticed these portions of my lifetime passing away. Deceived by her, I never knew when the sun rose and when it set. Alas, countless days and long periods of years passed in this way.
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