Tripura Rahasya

Sage Parasurama said,

• I was defeated by that great Lord (Rama) and my pride was humbled. However, out of his innate kindness he let me go with my life because I was a Brahmin.
• As I was returning, mortified by defeat, I realized the vanity of the ways of the world.
• Unexpectedly I met Samvarta, the Lord of the avadhutas, and instinctively recognized him to be like fire in embers.
• I asked him to tell me about his state. His answer was clear cut and expressive of the essence of the sweet nectar of eternal life.
• I could not pursue the conversation then and felt like a beggar maid before a queen. However I prayed to him and he directed me to Thee.
• Lord, kindly explain what Samvarta told me before. It is certain that I cannot realize the goal until it is made known to me.

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Excerpts from Chapter 2, Tripura Rahasya