Nat Siddha Goraksha, the  “Immortal Cowherd”, was one of the 84 Indian Vajrayana Mahasiddhas….

郭拉洽，”瑜珈士牧牛人”，是古印度金剛乘八十四大成就者之一….

郭拉洽是瑜珈的實際創始者，並且留下了第一本拙火瑜珈的紀錄，一說其上師為馬琴德拉納特。

郭拉洽是賣香人的兒子，一日阿金達尊者出現在正在放牧的郭拉洽面前，告訴他有個王子被砍斷四肢綁在樹上，問他能否能夠照顧他，郭拉洽答應了，每天供以飲食清理，十二年不間斷。十二年後，王子佐朗噶長出手腳，並欲傳授郭拉洽密法，卻被郭拉洽拒絕。王子如實轉述給阿金達，阿金達十分高興，便為郭拉洽舉行灌頂，並傳授與密續。

郭拉洽證得大手印後，阿金達指示他要救滿千萬眾生方可成佛，於是郭拉洽逢人便授予密法，卻遭阿金達斥責，而後僅傳法予有法緣者，可以聽見郭拉洽的鼓聲便是有緣。

其他的故事中，郭拉洽的上師墮落犯險，沉迷於兩個皇后與一千六百個侍女之間，於是郭拉洽假扮女子混入，並斷除上師對該處的種種依戀，才成功的救出上師。(維基百科)

Goraksha was the son of a poor incense seller. He was employed as a cow herder. It was a simple life. Goraksha enjoyed the countryside and the company of the animals.

One day, Minapa appeared to Goraksha and pointed into the distance and told him, the vultures circling in the distance is awaiting the death of a young prince who was gravely wounded from the lost of all his limbs. Minapa then asked “who would care for the prince?” Immediately, Goraksa replied he would and went to save the prince while Minapa helped him watch after the herd. Goraksha cleaned and bound the wounds with bandages torn from his own clothes and made the prince feel as comfortable as he could. He then returned to Minapa to report what was seen and done.

Minapa ask, “Will you find a way to feed him?” and Goraksha replied he will share half of the food and drinks he receive from the owner of the herd every morning and evenings. Minapa was happy with the boy and instructed him on how to care for the prince, which is to provide him the four basic functions of life: eating, drinking, sleeping, and defecating.

Upon that instruction, Minapa went back to the prince and build a comfortable shelter with branches and leaves. Each day thereafter, Goraksha shared his food and drinks, bathed the prince, cleaned away the excrement, and did all that was needed for the prince’s comfort.

12 years later, the prince, to whom Minapa taught the yoga for the regeneration of limbs, regained his mobility through his regenerated limbs. To repay Goraksa’s kindness, he offered to teach Goraksha how to meditate. Goraksha was touched, but declined as he already have a Guru of which he has been following instructions from.

When Minapa returned, Goraksha updated him on all that has happened. Very delighted of his student’s diligence and faithfulness, he gave Goraksha initiations and empowerments, and carefully instructed him in the precepts he should follow.

Goraksha then travelled to practice meditation according to Minapa’s instruction and attained a more mundane level of awareness. Minapa appeared before him again, and told him he can only attain awakening by liberating one hundred million beings.

Filled with enthusiasm, Goraksha began initiating anyone who would stop and listen to him. However, he neglected to make careful assessment of his students’ ripeness for instruction. This upset the Great God Mahadeva, who appeared before Goraksha to warn him to only instruct those who come to him and request teachings. From then on, Goraksa thought only to those whose karma had prepared them for initiation. To this very day, he continues to teach to those who are pure in mind and ready for instructions.

Mahasiddha Godhuripa ||
大成就者 郭盧惹


84 Mahasiddhas ||
84 大成就者


Mahasiddha Indrabhuti ||
大成就者 印札菩提