BajaGovindam

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Dr. Rangachar's comments on my quoting him:

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Hi.

 

I just saw Krishna Praba's comment on the Bhajagovindam kriti which is

nowadays used very popularly for prayer. I wish set right some of the wrong

impressions which you might get about what I said to him when we were

discussing it the other day. My comment was that Shankara perhaps never

intended that this should be a preyer that every body may sing and certainly

not women. It was originally meant for use to create deatchment from the

Samsara in the minds of young aspirants who were intending to take on the

Sanyaasa vows. Many stanzas in it are definitely unsuitable for women and it

would be humorous to hear a woman reciting a line such as

"naarii-stana-bhara-naabhii-desham....etc,., because they are attracted by

male feature .

I do not to the other comments of Krish on this kriti. As a matter

of fact, I consider this as a very capable poetic piece, which attests to the

poetic creativity of Shankara's genius. He was an outstanding grammarian too.

As a philosopher, he is ofcourse a great leader. I admire him greatly.

 

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Krishna Praba