Guest guest Posted March 5, 2001 Report Share Posted March 5, 2001 Namaste, I am more or less a silent member of this group. Sri.Ravi asked me to send a bhajan or song in kannada to the list. Only after this try, I realize how blessed you all are for whom thoughts and praises on Devi flow so easily. I have seem some very good outpourings on the list in the past few weeks. I haven't felt this inadequate before. Here is a sincere prayer to Her in kannada - nAyAramma, karedarU nii baravudilla vennalu nAyAramma vidheya maganAda sri rAmachandrane athavA, 'ketta maganirabahudu, ketta tAyi eralAralu' endu saarida sri shankarane athavA, sarva hennina jAtiyanne tAyiyante kanda sri rAmakR^ishNane nAyAramma, karedarU nii baruvudilla vennalu nAyAramma mAtR^i devo bhava endu sAruva vedagalannu naa ariye aham brahmAsmi ennuva dhyAnavannAtiliye nIne nanna gati emba dhairya onde nanagide nAyAramma, karedarU nii baruvudilla vennalu nAyAramma O amba, innu tada maadadiru taaye yaava vidhadalli nA ninna kareyali idondu salavAdaro nanna bedike pooraisu nAyAramma, karedarU nii baruvudilla vennalu nAyAramma daye maadi nii nanna nAligege baaramma onderadu nimishagalAdarU sari, nanna tammanige kotta bhAshe ulisikodamma nAyAramma, karedarU nii baruvudilla vennalu nAyAramma Who am I to be upset with You that You don't come to me when I call You? Who am I? I am not anything like Sri.RamaChandra, personification of a perfect son who said "janani janmabhUmishcha swargaadapi garIyasi". I am definitely not like Sri.Shankara who said "there can be a bad son, but never a bad mother" What to say of Sri.RamakrishNa who glorified all women as his mother. Who am I to be upset with You that You don't come to me when I call You? Who am I? The vedas have proclaimed "mAtR^i devo bhava". I know them not. I surely don't know to meditate on thee as Aham brahmAsmi That you are my only refuge is my only knowledge. Who am I to be upset with You that You don't come to me when I call You? Who am I? Oh mother, please don't delay anymore In which other way shall I call you Please fulfill my wish just this once Who am I to be upset with You that You don't come to me when I call You? Who am I? Please come and reside on my tongue, even if it be for a few minutes, so I can fulfill an obligation to my brother. Who am I to be upset with You that You don't come to me when I call You? Who am I? Sri.Ravi lovingly calls me as his sister in all his mails, though i don't know if i deserve it. Hence the reference to brother in the last line of the above prayer. Here is a bhajan my grandfather taught me when we were school children. I don't even feel competent to give a good translation. Some other kannada list member perhaps may help in correcting me. shArada stuti shAradAmbe ninna nambidenai O sAra sAkshiye shAradAmbe ninna nambidenai || pallavi || vANi kokila vANi nIraja pANi pannaga veNi jANeye vINA.Mka vAdAne mAnini maNiyaLe || 1 || shAradAmbe ninna nambidenai nAri maNiyaru seri ninnanu sAri karevaru vAri jAkshiye hIrAda pITAkke sAru nii shashi mukhi || 2 || shAradAmbe ninna nambidenai sR^iShTi gadhika sR^ingeri vAsini sR^iShTi kartana paTTa darasini hastAdi pustUka shishtIli dharisida || 3 || shAradAmbe ninna nambidenai Approximate English Translation Oh sharadAmbe, I have full faith in you. Oh witness of the entire manifestation, I have complete faith in you. (pallavi) Your sweet speech is like that of a nightingale, and your hold a lotus in one hand which is an epitome of purity. Oh learned Goddess, your beautiful braids verily resemble lord aadishesha. Oh supreme among goddesses, you play the veeNa beautifully. Other learned goddesses together invoke you (refers to the fact that everyone does saraswati pooja before commencing their studies) and proclaim you as the goddess of learning. Oh lotus eyed one! Oh moonfaced one you adorn the throne of learning (reference to Saraswathi ascending the sarvajna peeta?) Your reside in Sringeri, the very place that transcends creation as the crowned queen of the creator (Brahma) with a book in one hand, and bestowing learning and discipline to one and all. ( - the reference here is to the incident where Sri.SankarachArya saw a serpent giving protection to a pregnant frog. Story goes to say that after seeing this, Sri.SankarAcharya decided to establish his dakshinAmnaya Mutt here as he was really impressed by this incident. The fact that a snake can have that much compassion for a frog, who is actually its prey says something special about the place) Corrections welcome, Savithri _______________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 7, 2001 Report Share Posted March 7, 2001 Savithri Devaraj wrote: > >Dear Sister Savitri, > > > > I am bala- a friend of Ravi's.... i was deeply moved reading this poem > >of > >yours.. > > Dear Sister, Thank you very much for your poem. I am grateful to you for granting my request. Swami Yogananda once said that a right proportion to develop reasoning power is: If you read for one hour, you should write about it for two hours and contemplate on it for three hours. Later he added that one should meditate more than that. Writing really helps in clarifying one's own understanding. In general, I request the members, to write about it whenever they read something related to ambaaL. That not only helps them, it helps many like me as well. About Bala. I do not remember whether he wrote any introduction about himself. But it is my duty to do so. He is a very devoted disciple of shrI mAtA amR^itAnandamayI. I have learnt many many valuable lessons from him. Recently, ammachi personally selected a bride for him and got him married in Her presence in keraLa. Literally with the same care and attention with which one's own mother would do (or more than that). I was amazed by this. How dear Bala should be amma (who has millions of devotees) for Her to do that! It is indeed a privilege for me to call him my friend. Thanks again. With respects, Ravi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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