why is human birth considered rare?

 why is human birth considered rare?

Sastras declare that Prarabdha karma decides the kind of Janma.  If prarabdha consists full of punya one can attain super human janma that is Devata janma. If the prarabdha consists of full of papa karma one can get sub human janma like animals, creatures and reptiles.  If the prarabdha is mixed with punya and papa( MIsrama karma) one can get human birth.

However the Devata janma is not considered as the superior one. They are considered as Bhoga janmas. They are for enjoyment. If punya in Prarabdha decreases they again return to earth, to lower states. In heaven there is no progress in one`s spiritual life.   Humans have every possibility to get rid of their papa by practicing sat karma charana and every chance to attain higher altitude of final liberation.

 The following characteristics make humans elevate from other living beings.

 Of the various 84 lakhs of births human birth is considered a noble and rare one. ` Aahara, nidra, bhaya, and mydhuna’ are four common qualities for all living beings. In addition to there is particularly anequipment called intellect (BUDHI) in human beings.  This equipment of INTELLECT is unique for human beings only.  It is the discriminating capacity of self.  It discriminates one`s thoughts, words and actions. This intellect helps the human beings to refine their thinking. It also helps in controlling organs of senses and organs of action and the mind. Only the mind works in all living beings except humans where as in humans Intellect judges and guides

Secondly all living beings mainly guided by their instincts. They live by their sensory instincts. They do not have the ability to choose their responses. They don’t have responding capacity. But human beings have controlling power to reprogram themselves.

Thirdly human beings alone are capable of noble and divine pursuits.  They only have the capacity of    VICHARA (Spiritual enquiry). They can introspect and enquire with questions like,

1.      Who am I?

2.      What is the purpose of my life?

3.      How this Universe is exists?

4.      Who is the creator?

5.      What is the relation between God and Human How to attain liberation?

6.      How to cross this ocean of births and deaths?

7.      How to attain liberation?

This type of self- enquiry leads the human beings towards divine path and lift them to the higher realms of spirituality.

Likewise the human birth is considered rare and elevated.