(RV 1.4.5)
uta bruvanthu no nidho nir-anyanthash-chid-ārata,
dadhānāa indra id dhuvaĥ.
And may the restrainers say to us, Nay, forth and strive on even
in other fields,
reposing on Indra your activity.
When the seeker becomes more and more conscious of himself, his
inner and outer movements, he also gets aware of an element in
himself that is critical of his doings, pinpoints his drawbacks
and forces him to regard the leeway still to be made up before he
can advance further. This phenomenon is due to the presence, in
this field of evolution, of certain powers that insist upon man’s
fulfilling certain minimum conditions of achievement before
allowing him to go further. They expose the weak spots in many
ways and compel man to perfect himself before he qualifies for the
next step. These are the Restrainers who play a useful part in the
cosmic evolution.
The seer
prays that these Restrainers may be satisfied with him and give
the password to go ahead and exert himself in inner fields still
to be trodden, relying on the strength of the Lord of the Divine
Intelligence.
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