GAMA AND NIGAMA

SHRII SHRII NANDAMURTI

30September1978,Patna,INDIA
tmajinnamidam devii param moksaekasdhanam.
Sukrtaer mnavo bhutv jinnii cenmoksampnuyt.
You know, in Tantra Shstra there are two wings - one wing of Tantra is
called gama and the other wing is known as Nigama. Tantra, you know,
there are two interpretations of the term Tantra, it has, two derivatived
meanings.
One meaning is ~Tam jdyt trayet yastu sah Tantrah parikiirttitah.
~Tanmeans~dullness,~lethargyand~trameansliberator.Thatwhich
liberatesyoufromspiritualdullness,spirituallethargyisTantra.
Another interpretation of the term Tantra is - ~Tan is a root verb, Samskrta
rootverb,itmeans~toexpand.~Trameansliberator,rootverb~trae+
suffix ~da ~tra. ~Tra means liberator; ~trae means ~to liberate.
Tantrameansthesciencethathelpsyouinall-roundexpansion,ratherthat
helps you in liberation by your all-round expansion. ~Tan means ~to
expand.
Alittleboy`sbodyalwaysexpands-daily,weekly,monthly.So,thebodyofa
man up to the age of 39 is called ~Tanu, in Samskrta, ~tanu means
~expanding. And after 39 the body of a man is called shariira. Shariira
means,waning,thatundergoeswanes.
There are two wings of Tantra - one is gama and the other Nigama.
prefix - root verb gam + al suffix, and ni prefix - root verb gam + al suffix,
gama and Nigama.
Itissaidthat,
gatm shivavaktrebhyah gatam ca Girijshrutao.
Matam ca vsudevasya Tasmt ga ma ucyate.
gatm Shivavaktrebhyah - it came out from the ~vaktr that is the lips of
Shiva, What is the first letter of gatm Shivavaktrebhyah, ~, gatm
shivavaktrebhyah and Gatam ca Girijshrutao, Gatam ca Girijshrutao
went into the ears of ~Girij, that is Prvatii, Gatam ca Girijshrutao,
What is the first letter, ~Ga?
, Ga, and Matam ca vsudevasya and it is the view or rather it is the science
of Vsudeva.
~Vsudeva mana Krsna.
Hence it is , Ga, Ma. Matam ca Vsudevasya, first letter is Ma.
, Ga, Ma.
Tasmt ga ma ucyate and another portion is Nigama,
In gama portion what did happen. Prvatii, the spouse of Shiva was
Prvatii, Prvatii placed several questions before Shiva, and Shiva gave the
replies?
This replies are, these questions are known as ~Nigama. And replies are
known as ~ gama.
Both are important. Here the question placed before Shiva by Prvatii was,
~Whatistheminimumqualificationforbecomingaspiritualaspirant?
SheaskedLordShiva,OhLord!Whataretheminimumqualificationsfora
spiritualaspirant?
The Shiva's reply was the minimum qualification is that he should have a
humanbody.Thismuch.
Thequalification,youknowtheseminimumqualification,thischancecanbe
availedbyeachandeveryhumanbeing,becauseeachandeveryhumanbeing
hasgotahumanbody.
Hesays,LordShivasays:
tmajinnamidam devi param Moksa eka Sdhanam
Oh Devi, Devi means here Prvatii, tmajinnam idam, idam tmajinnam
param Moksa eka Sdhanam.
Whenever one acquires tmajinnam, that is, whenever one knows, one gets
the chance to realize what one is, then what does happen? One acquires
Moksa.
And, for this purpose, that is, to know ones ~One's Self the minimum
qualification is ~Sukrtaer mnavo bhtv.
Passing through so many animal lives in the phase of Pratisaincara , when one
acquiresahumanbodythenoneiseligibleorwemaysayonehasacquired
the minimum qualification of Spiritual Sdhan.
Sukrtaer mnavo bhtv jinnii cenmoksampnuyt.
~Mnavo bhutv. I will explain, ~Mnavo bhutv.
Now first thing ~Sukrtaer mnavo bhtv.
Now in the phase of Pratisaincara , through clashes and cohesions, when one
acquires the human frame work, human structure then ~Sukrtaeh, it has
beensaid~Sukrtaeh,~Sukrtaehmeans,inoldlanguage,inolderlanguage,
~Sukrtaehmeans~Sakrteaeh,thatispassingthroughsomanyformsofso
many animals and so many clashes and so many cohesions, one gets the
humanformandthatiswhenonemaybecomeaspiritualaspirantandnot
beforethat.
Whileoneisinthebodyofananimalonecannotdoanyspiritualpractice.
After getting a human body, if one does not utilize that body in spiritual
pursuits,oneissurelyafool,becauseheisnotutilizinghispotentialities.Heis
notutilizingone`spotentialities.
When one becomes jinnii then one attains Moksa. Also, in the first portion it
is said, ~tmajinnam and in the last portion also it has been said ~1innii
cenmoksampnuyt.
~tmajinnam is 1innam.
What is tmajinnam?
WhatisSelf-knowledge?
WhatisSelf-Realization?
Yousee,itisthenaturalwont,youmaysaynaturalwont,ofeachandevery
livingbeingtoseeothers,nottoseehimself.Thatis,wheneveronebecomesa
Subjectiveentity,onetakesothersasone'sobjectivecounterpart,butnever
the self is taken as the Objective counterpart. That is ~Subjectivity never
mergeswithObjectivity,andthat'sthetrouble.
YouwanttoknowsomanythingsbutyouneverwanttoknowYourself.But
Your~selfisyournearestentitybutyouneverwanttoknowyourself.
Thatisthepity,thatisthetrouble.
~tmajinnam means a stage of ~Objectlessness.
Seeingone`soneSelfwithinoneselfandnotguidinganyCognitiveorPsychic
facultytowardsanyobjectivity.
YouhavegotsomanyPsychicfaculties.
Youhavegotsomanycognitivefaculties,toobutwithout,youalwaystryto
goadyourpsychicandcognitivefacultiestootherobjects.
But,ifyouwithdrawallyourpsychicpropensitiesandcognitivefacultiesand
goad these faculties towards yourself and be at Peace without coming in
contact with any Objective world that phase of your mind and spirit; that
stance of non-relativity, is tmajinnam.
It is the true 1innam because all other knowledges are contaminated by
relativity This 1innam, because of its non-dependence on any second
objectivity is what? of absolute character and it is tmajinnam.
For acquiring this tmajinnam one need not go through volumes of books.
One should develop sincere urge to attain this tmajinnam and develop
Love for the Supreme. This is the Sdhan.
And after Self-realization in this process, one attains Salvation. This is the
reply of Shiva. So it is, it may be treated as a portion of gama.