Why Partha's Sarathy?

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Srimate Ramanujaya Namah.

 

Dear Bhagavatas,

 

In my opinion, Lord Krishna chose to bew the charioteer of Arjuna only out of

His causeless mercy. Otherwise, He could have been the charioteer of Yudhishtira

who appears to be much more pious and learned than Arjuna.

 

Lord Krishna's story in Srimad Bhagavata has a beautiful answer to this

question.

 

When we want to pray to Him, we first take bath, perform sandhyAvandanam and

then only recite vishNu sahasranAmam or some other stOtra. on the other hand,

mother yaSOdA, did not even have to brush her teeth or wash her eyes to have

KrushNAnubhavam. Now the question comes as to why Lord krishna chose Yasoda as

His mother. why not vasishta's wife

arundhatI or Goddess saraswatI? the answer is nirhEtuka krupA.

fotunate ar the ones on whom the gracious glances f divya dampatis fall. rest

everybody is unforutnate.

 

dasudu

Vishnu

 

 

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Sri:

 

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

 

Translation by U.Ve. Dr. V.N. Vedanta Desikan Swamin:

 

396. dhAthumarhasi thadhA mama shruthoU dhevi!rangapathirathnapAdhukE!

vihvalasya BhavadhIyashinjitham svAdhu karNarasanArasAyanam

 

Oh Ranganatha Paaduka Devi! At the critical moment of death, when my

ears will longingly throb for a relieving medicine, this Nada from

You should come and serve as a panacea to the ears that will drink it

as if they take the role of the tongue!

 

Namo Narayana,

 

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

Special notes from V. Satakopan (V.S):

 

Slokam 396:

 

(1) Sri Utthamur Sawmy's anubhavam: Oh Paadhukai of RanganAthA !

When the ever-present enemies of my body cause me pain and sorrow,

During the last moments of my life , please fill my ears with Your

Naadham. It will serve as medicine ( alchemy) to drive away those

afflictions.

 

(2) Srimath Andavan's anubhavam: Oh rathna PaadhukE! Your Lord

gave us this body so that the jeevan can reach Him . When that jeevan

leaves its cage of body , the ten indhriyAs diminish their

activities. At this time , if the jeevan thinks of the Lord , it is

assured of reaching the Lord's sacred feet . Therefor