KANNADA
The Divine Mother
K. S. Parthasarathy
SRI MAATHA: Ko. Chennabasappa; Pub. by Karnataka Nilayam Trust, Pondicherry. Rs. 50.
THIS IS a commentary and summary of Sri Aurobindo's original English work The Mother. Even for those well versed in English and the well initiated, the texts of Aurobindo are a challenge. They are conceptually intricate and demanding. Hence the need for commentaries and interpretations.
The author is a practising adherent of Sri Aurobindo and Sri Maatha and a popular writer. Apparently belief in the concept of Sri Maatha is central to grasping Sri Aurobindo's philosophy.
It is not the same as belief in the physical personality of The Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram in Pondicherry. But there are enough indications herein by Sri Aurobindo that she was an incarnation of the Divine Mother.
An intense desire prompted by spiritual awakening coupled with divine grace are necessary for man to evolve into superman. This needs a mediation between the seeker and the sought.
This role is performed by Sri Maatha, the very embodiment of divine grace. She combines in herself four forms of the divine, namely, Maheswari, Mahakali, Mahalakshmi and Mahasaraswathi. When the seeker with conscious faith surrenders to Her unconditionally, he is sure to be bestowed with divine grace.
Employing profusely quotes from the Daasa and Vachana Saahitya, the Puranas and the Bhagavad Gita and other familiar sources to explain the unfamiliar makes the approach easy to a rather tough text.
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