# 170. The Three thieves.
A traveler was walking all by himself in a dense forest. He was carrying all his treasures bundled up along with him. Three thieves stopped him and seized his precious bundle. They wanted to kill him before making their escape.
The first thief drew out his shining dagger while the second thief bound his legs and hands. The third thief intervened, argued with them and saved the traveler's life.
The first two thieves ran away in haste. The third thief accompanied the man till he reached his home. But in spite of repeated requests he refused to come inside the house.
He left immediately after the traveler entered his house. The man was at peace at last since he had reached his final destination.
The world is the dense forest. The traveler is the Jeevaatmaa. The precious bundle he carries is the Atma Gnaanam. The three thieves are the three gunas - Raajasa, Thaamsa and Satva.
The thief who drew out his dagger is the Raajasan.
The thief who bound the traveler is the Thaamasan.
The thief who saved his life was the Satvan.
The home is the Paramapadam / Vaikuntam / Kailaasam / the final abode which every Jeeva wants to reach.
We can enter the final abode only after getting rid of all the three gunaas. Satvan is a good fellow and helps the jeevaa, but he too is a thief and can not accompany the Jeevaa is into the final abode.
A traveler was walking all by himself in a dense forest. He was carrying all his treasures bundled up along with him. Three thieves stopped him and seized his precious bundle. They wanted to kill him before making their escape.
The first thief drew out his shining dagger while the second thief bound his legs and hands. The third thief intervened, argued with them and saved the traveler's life.
The first two thieves ran away in haste. The third thief accompanied the man till he reached his home. But in spite of repeated requests he refused to come inside the house.
He left immediately after the traveler entered his house. The man was at peace at last since he had reached his final destination.
The world is the dense forest. The traveler is the Jeevaatmaa. The precious bundle he carries is the Atma Gnaanam. The three thieves are the three gunas - Raajasa, Thaamsa and Satva.
The thief who drew out his dagger is the Raajasan.
The thief who bound the traveler is the Thaamasan.
The thief who saved his life was the Satvan.
The home is the Paramapadam / Vaikuntam / Kailaasam / the final abode which every Jeeva wants to reach.
We can enter the final abode only after getting rid of all the three gunaas. Satvan is a good fellow and helps the jeevaa, but he too is a thief and can not accompany the Jeevaa is into the final abode.