SB 6.9.52
TEXT 52
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TEXT
स वा अधिगतो दध्यङ्ङ् अश्विभ्यां ब्रह्म निष्कलम् ।
यद्वा अश्वशिरो नाम तयोरमरतां व्यधात् ॥ ५२ ॥ sa va adhigato dadhyaṅṅ
asvibhyam brahma niskalam
yad va asvasiro nama
tayor amaratam vyadhat
sah-he; va-certainly; adhigatah-having obtained; dadhyaṅ-Dadhyanca; asvibhyam-to the two Asvini-kumaras; brahma-spiritual knowledge; niskalam-pure; yat va-by which; asvasirah-Asvasira; nama-named; tayoh-of the two; amaratam-liberation in one's life; vyadhat-awarded.
TRANSLATION
That saintly Dadhyanca, who is also known as Dadhici, personally assimilated the spiritual science and then delivered it to the Asvini-kumaras. It is said that Dadhyanca gave them mantras through the head of a horse. Therefore the mantras are called Asvasira. After obtaining the mantras of spiritual science from Dadhici, the Asvini-kumaras became jivan-mukta, liberated even in this life.
PURPORT
The following story is narrated by many acaryas in their commentaries:
nisamyatharvanam daksam pravargya-brahmavidyayoh. dadhyancam
samupagamya tam ucatur athasvinau. bhagavan dehi nau vidyam iti srutva sa cabravit. karmany avasthito 'dyaham pascad vaksyami gacchatam. tayor nirgatayor eva sakra agatya tam munim. uvaca bhisajor vidyam ma vadir asvinor mune. yadi mad-vakyam ullaṅghya bravisi sahasaiva te. siras-chindyam na sandeha ity uktva sa yayau harih. indre gate tathabhyetya nasatyav ucatur dvijam. tan-mukhad indra-gaditam srutva tav ucatuh punah. avam tava siras chittva purvam asvasya mastakam. sandhasyavas tato bruhi tena vidyam ca nau dvija. tasminn indrena sanchinne punah sandhaya mastakam. nijam te daksinam dattva gamisyavo yathagatam. etac chrutva tadovaca dadhyaṅṅ atharvanas tayoh pravargyam brahma-vidyam ca sat-krto 'satya-saṅkitah. The great saint Dadhici had perfect knowledge of how to perform fruitive activities, and he had advanced spiritual knowledge as well. Knowing this, the Asvini-kumaras once approached him and begged him to instruct them in spiritual science (brahma-vidya). Dadhici Muni replied, "I am now engaged in arranging sacrifices for fruitive activities. Come back some time later." When the Asvini-kumaras left, Indra, the King of heaven, approached Dadhici and said, "My dear Muni, the Asvini-kumaras are only physicians. Please do not instruct them in spiritual science. If you impart the spiritual science to them despite my warning, I shall punish you by cutting off your head." After warning Dadhici in this way, Indra returned to heaven. The Asvini-kumaras, who understood Indra's desires, returned and begged Dadhici for brahma-vidya. When the great saint Dadhici informed them of Indra's threat, the Asvini-kumaras replied, "Let us first cut off your head and replace it with the head of a horse. You can instruct brahma-vidya through the horse's head, and when Indra returns and cuts off that head, we shall reward you and restore your original head." Since Dadhici had promised to impart brahma-vidya to the Asvini-kumaras, he agreed to their proposal. Therefore, because Dadhici imparted brahma-vidya through the mouth of a horse, this brahma-vidya is also known as Asvasira.
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