In English
Nine essences and sustainers of human life
The is the essence of all sustenance, the embodiment of . Of all creation, moving and un-moving, the Earth is the ; of the Earth, water is the ; of the Water, food () is the ; of the food, the Human Person is the ; of the Human Person, the word is the ; of the word, is the ; of the Rig is the ; of the (Veda) is the . These eight , the earth, water, physic, person, word, Rig, and lead to the ninth, (Bliss). These are the , the Nine Essences, the Nine Sustainers. (Bliss) is the goal which man is seeking, the aim of human life. Man struggles variously to attain . is the height of happiness, the embodiment of joy. It is sought in three different ways, according to the innate quality of the seeker - the sathwik, the rajasik and the thamasik. The sathwik path is poison in the early stages and nectar while coming to fruition. It invokes firm control and regulation of the senses, of cognition and action. This will be very hard to accomplish. But as one progresses in practice, the joy increases and bliss is attained. How can such a goal be secured without undergoing hardships? The scriptures say, "Happiness cannot be won through happiness": . Happiness can be won only through misery. Pleasure is but an interval between two pains. To achieve the sathwik happiness that is positive and permanent, man must perforce take on trials and tribulations, loss and pain.