Numerology 1 - 10 in Sadhana
Let us understand the
significance of Numbers from 1 to 10 with respect to our spiritual progress:
1 - Vishnu
Number 1 stands for the
supreme Vishnu who is without a second 'Advitiya'. He is the sakala veda
pratipadya. We require his grace from beginning to the end.
2 - Lakshmi
Number 2 stands for Goddess
Lakshmi who is the sakala vedabhimanini. By the grace of Lakshmi we will be
able to gain the knowledge of the Vedas which are the only means of getting the
knowledge about the Supreme Being.
3 - Vayu
Number 3 stands for
Jivottama Bhagavan Vayu. To learn Vedas, we need an omniscient Guru who teaches
us the correct meaning of the Vedas. Bhagavan Vayu is our Guru, by whose grace
we can strive to understand the true purport of all the scriptures.
4 - Vedas
Number 4 stands for the four
Vedas without whose correct knowledge we cannot reach the Supreme God.
5 - Brahmasutras
The word Brahma Sutra when
written in Devanagiri contains 5 letters (ब्रह्मसूत्राणि). Hence the
Number 5 stands for Brahma Sutras. We should get Vedic knowledge in the light
of the Brahma Sutras. Otherwise we can be mislead and stray from our Goal.
6. Arishad-Varga -
The number 6 stands for the
Six internal enemies - The Arishadvarga. Without winning over these 6 internal
enemies Kama, Krodha, Moha, Lobha, Mada and Matsarya our spiritual progress
(shastra adhayana) will never take-off.
7. The 7 Sadagamas -
The number 7 stands for the
Seven Sadagamas, with whose knowledge we can cross the ocean of Samsara.
ऋगाद्या इतिहासश्च पुराणं पञ्चरात्रकम्
।
प्रोक्ता सप्तशिवास्तत्र ... ।
The 4 Vedas, Mahabharata
& Moola Ramayana, Pancharatra and Puranas based on it are collectively
called as Saptashiva or the Seven Sadagamas.
8. Sri Krishna -
No. 8 stands for Sri
Krishna, the omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient Being. He is no. 8 in
Dashavatara sequence, born on 8th Tithi (Ashtami), to destroy the demons in 8
directions, to instigate dharma in 8 directions, to demonstrate to the world
that he takes care of 8-fold activities with respect to the world (creation,
sustenance, destruction, control, knowledge, ignorance, bondage and
liberation) and to prove the the world
that he is infinite. The No. 8 is a mystic number which indicates that Sri
Krishna in infinite. "पूर्णमदः पूर्णमिदं पूर्णात् पूर्णमुदच्यते
। No matter however you write it points to infinity (8, ∞).
Those who are immersed in
the study of 7 Sadagamas are very dear to Lord Krishna. ज्ञानी प्रियतमोतोमे
...
9. Navavidha Bhakti
The number 9 stands for
Navavidha Bhakti. It tells us that nine-fold devotion towards Krishna is the
only path to liberation.
10. Completeness
The number 10 stands for
completeness or पूर्णता. Pleased by Navavidha Bhakti, the Supreme Lord
Grants us completeness where we enjoy supreme spititual bliss which is our very
own nature.
दशेति सर्वमुद्दिष्टं सर्वं पूर्णमिहोच्यते
। - स्मृतिः
तानि दश दशेति वै सर्वमेतावती हि संङ्ख्या
। - श्रुति)
This completeness is only
possible by Navavidha bhakti.
Source:- Uttaradimath.
Compiled by :- J. Sudhindra
Simha, Bangalore.(Bengaluru)