Here Earth represents all those appear to be true in the Vyavahara perspective. None of them is real; the only real is the Absolute Truth that remains without any change. That subject or Supreme is Bhagavan.

The most compassionate Guru exposes himself before the Shishya here as he wants his fall to be a warning for the Shishya. A true teacher has the compassion to let the students learn from his/her mistakes.

What an adventurous life Bharatha had in his spiritual seeking!

Dear Devotee,

As Bharatha points out here, all external, objective knowledge will keep changing. Only the inner knowledge of the Subject will remain as a guiding light for us.

But we keep accumulating information which may or may not help us and seldom give any importance to the knowledge of the Self.

Don’t we need to focus on how our minds work for an enriched life? Don’t we need to change our education system to provide a quality life to our chidren?

HariOm!

(Bhagavatham 5.12.1 – 5.12.16)