Posted on: 26 Mar 2023
Ms. Thrylokya asked: Paadanamaskaram Swami, is Pravrutti the basis of Nivrutti or vice versa?
Swami replied: Both Pravrutti and Nivrutti mutually support each other.
1) Pravrutti as the basis for Nivrutti:- If the devotee is settled in Pravrutti in earning his/her own expenses for food, etc., there will be no misunderstanding in the minds of the public that the devotee is preaching spiritual knowledge to earn livelihood. When the devotee is preaching without expecting anything from others, others will hear the spiritual knowledge with very high attention. After hearing the knowledge, they may offer food, Guru Dakshina, etc., for which there is no force from the side of the devotee. This is a very important point in propagating spiritual knowledge.
2) Nivrutti supporting Pravrutti:- Today, every soul is doing many sins to earn illegitimate money (dhaneshana) for the sake of happiness of life partner (dareshana) and issues (putreshana). Due to this, Pravrutti is spoiled. If the devotee is attached to God (Nivrutti), the worldly bonds like life partner and issues become spontaneously detached. Such detachment of worldly bonds due to attachment to God alone is meaningful. Hence, due to Nivrutti, Pravrutti gets purified and is well supported because the earning of sinful money is minimized due to weakened worldly bonds. Today, earning sinful money is the main core of sin. Hence, both Pravrutti and Nivrutti are mutually supporting each other.