Ramana Maharshi explains regarding Prarabdha for a Jnani

On 2.8.1939, Sri Annamalai Swami himself asked Bhagavan Ramana:

"Bhagavan! You have said that once a person abides in Jnana, he has no three karmas, Prarabdha,Agami and Sanchita.But Kaivalya Navaneetam says that even a Jnani has to undergo the effects of Prarabhda. How is it?"

Bhagavan Ramana replied:

"Since Prarabdha has been declared to a person even before his attaining Jnana, the onlookers say that a Jnani should also undergo the effects of Prarabdha. There are several examples given in scriptures.

1.Like an arrow that had left the bow upon a direction.The arrow will hit even a cow in place of a tiger, even though the cow was not at all to be injured.

2.Like an electric fan, which revolves a few rotations, even after electric connection is switched off.

3.The burnt rope also looks like a good rope, but is not useful.

4.Even the trunk of the tree which remains after being cut off,looks green but will not grow.

5.The roasted seeds look like any other seeds, but will not grow when planted on the soil.

"The Jnani's Prarabhda is also like these five examples. In Jnani's look, there is no prarabdha for him, but onlookers observe that he is experiencing prarabdha."

Source: Sri Ramana Ninaivugal,Sri Annamalai Swami.Sri Annamlai Swami Asramam, Palakottu, Tiruvannamalai.

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