Guest guest Posted April 12, 1998 Report Share Posted April 12, 1998 namaskaar, In the next few verses in manobodhaH - manaache shloka, Swami Ramdas reminds us with the constant refrain 'Rama never forsakes his devotess'. Let that be a reminder to us to surrender ourselves to Him and remember Him, always. %shloka mano diinanaathaM prabhu.n chaapapaaNi.n vilokyaagrataH kampate kaala eshhaH | janairmadvachaH satyameveti maanyaM sa nopekshate raamachandraH svabhaktam.h || 28|| %verse dinaanaatha haa raama koda.nDadhaarii . puDhe dekhataa kaaLa poTii tharaarii .. manaa vaakya nemasta he satya maanii . nupekshii kadaa raama daasaabhimaanii .. 28.. %meaning dinaanaatha = lord of the humble haa = this raama = Rama koda.nDadhaarii = armed with the bow named 'kodanda' puDhe = then dekhataa = seeing kaaLa = death poTii = in the guts tharaarii = tremble manaa = oh, mind! vaakya = spoken word/sentence nemasta = eternal satya = true maanii = regard nupekshii = disregard kadaa = ever raama = Rama daasaabhimaanii = proud of His servants/devotees %versemeaning Lord of the humble, is Rama , armed with the bow, In confrontation, even Death trembles all over; Oh Mind! this timeless truth regard, Never shall Rama, zealous of His devotees, them forsake. 28 -------------------------- jaya jaya raghuviira samartha ----------------------- Original Marathi manaache shloka by Samarth Ramadas. Translations by Sunder Hattangadi. Sanskrit verse by raamadaasaanudaasa (anonymous). ITRANS scheme: ftp://jaguar.cs.utah.edu/private/sanskrit/itrans_short.txt ----------------------- email: shree satsangh: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/8891/ bhajans: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/4637/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 14, 1998 Report Share Posted April 14, 1998 > > "MS. SUDHA RANGRAJAN" <sudha > Mon 5:25 > > Hi shree > > A quickie, have been reading a book called Tough Times Do Not Last > but Tough people do. > > In our life it is when problems are heaped upon us that we seem to > think whether the lord is there to take care of us. > > The verse in Manobodha 28 gives us this very assurance that the > Kodanda Rama will never forsake his devotees. > > In this book that i was talking abt there is this beautiful verse on > Failure which i will reproduce here. The last line is worth noting and > remembering all the time. > > Failure does not mean you are a failure .......... it does mean you > have not succeeded yet. > > Failure does not mean you have accomplished nothing ........... it does > mean you have learned something. > > Failure does not mean you have been a fool ........... it does mean you > had a lot of faith. > > Failure does not mean you have been disgraced.....it does mean you > were willing to try. > > Failure does not mean you don't have it.....it does mean you have to do > something in a different way. > > Failure does not mena you are inferior.....it does mean you are not > perfect. > > Failure does not mean you have wasted your life.....it does mean you > have a reason to start afresh. > > Failure does not mean you shud give up....it does mean you must try > harder. > > Failure does not mean you will never make it....it does mean it does > mean it will take a little longer. > > Failure does not mean God has abandoned you...it does mean God has a > better idea! > > this brings to the idea that v have to have unshakeable faith in the > lord.here i shall quote what giriji had written to me. > "when sita mata was in the forest,with no phone facility or mail or > fax and yet she survived on only one thing and that is "FAITH" in her > lord and master that he will resscue her from ravana.faith is what kept > her going." > and here we are with all the facilities in the world at our disposal > and yet not having that unshakeable and firm faith in the almighty!! > so the above example is our ideal to follow!!develop steady and > unwavering FAITH in HIM!! -- Regards, Shree -------------------------- email: shree satsangh: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/8891/ bhajans: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/4637/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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