Amrit is at the center of the story. And where can we get Amrit from? By self introspection. The more a person knows himself, the more he will become free from himself. Free from death. What you think of yourself is known as death. And the more you look at yourself, the more you understand that what I think of myself is all futile. I'm actually not that. Negation, Neti Neti. Amrit does not mean gaining something. Amrit means being free from death.
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Questioner: Acharya Ji, Greetings. This time Mahakumbh is happening. A lot of preparations are going on. So I have made up my mind that this time I will tell people the true meaning of our religion. The true meaning of Mahakumbh.
I searched a lot for your video on YouTube but couldn't find it. But I read your article. So on behalf of my entire Prayagraj team, I request you to please explain its Vedantic meaning in a better way, so that we can explain its essence to people and educate others.
Acharya Prashant: Kumbh is mentioned in two or three texts in the puranas. So there are two or three different stories. But, the common thing in all these stories is that drops fell at four places. Let us take the most popular story. Let's discuss it.
The most popular story is that there are gods, there are demons. But no matter how much difference there is between the two, no matter the animosity, there's one common wish that somehow they should be safe from dying. Somehow they should be safe from dying.
