Guest guest Posted June 15, 2002 Report Share Posted June 15, 2002 Shri rAmAnujasya sharanam prapadhyE vaNakkam dAshyai Sow Sumithra Varadarajan AvarkaLE. Reading about saying the nAmAs of bhagavAn, I remember a stanza in the GItA, where krushNa Himself says that one is reborn or freed as the case may be to be able to consummate his or her thought at the time of death. That is, if one dies, say, uttering the name of gOvindA at the time of death, then samsAra stops for this person. If the person, on the other hand, dies talking about wealth or worried about debt he/she is leaving behind, he is born to be with that wealth and to complete the task of taking care of those matters. The last wish has to have a chance to be fulfilled. Even though Gandhiji was famous for boasting that he would live up to 125 years, he changed his refrain as partition became a reality. He openly began to say that he would not live long any more. Just the day before he died, that Thursday, Gandhi said, "If tomorrow when someone shoots at me, if I do not die with the name of God in my mouth, then know that I am a hypocrite". And Gandhiji died with the name of Shri rAma calmly and instantly. Gandhiji, who drew his inspiration and guidance from the GitA, is an example of that stanza. I will look up and give you the reference later. Your commentary illustrates the point in an old setting given by the AzvAr of tiruvarangam. vandhanam. naha svIkurvaka asmAt krupAm: Cause us, wherefore, be endowed with Grace. Viswanathan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 17, 2002 Report Share Posted June 17, 2002 Sri Parthasarathi thunai Srimathe Ramanujaya Namaha Dear Sri Vishvanathan, Thanks for your note. It was nice to read your mail quoting the BG and also life history of Gandhi. It was also nice to read your quoting of thirupugazh which matches with the explanations to alwar's pasurams. Adiyen Ramanuja Dasyai Sumithra varadarajan. Visu9 wrote: Shri rAmAnujasya sharanam prapadhyE vaNakkam dAshyai Sow Sumithra Varadarajan AvarkaLE. Reading about saying the nAmAs of bhagavAn, I remember a stanza in the GItA, where krushNa Himself says that one is reborn or freed as the case may be to be able to consummate his or her thought at the time of death. That is, if one dies, say, uttering the name of gOvindA at the time of death, then samsAra stops for this person. If the person, on the other hand, dies talking about wealth or worried about debt he/she is leaving behind, he is born to be with that wealth and to complete the task of taking care of those matters. The last wish has to have a chance to be fulfilled. Even though Gandhiji was famous for boasting that he would live up to 125 years, he changed his refrain as partition became a reality. He openly began to say that he would not live long any more. Just the day before he died, that Thursday, Gandhi said, "If tomorrow when someone shoots at me, if I do not die with the name of God in my mouth, then know that I am a hypocrite". And Gandhiji died with the name of Shri rAma calmly and instantly. Gandhiji, who drew his inspiration and guidance from the GitA, is an example of that stanza. I will look up and give you the reference later. Your commentary illustrates the point in an old setting given by the AzvAr of tiruvarangam. vandhanam. naha svIkurvaka asmAt krupAm: Cause us, wherefore, be endowed with Grace. Viswanathan ----------------------------- - SrImate rAmAnujAya namaH - To Post a message, send it to: bhakti-list Group Home: bhakti-list Archives: http://ramanuja.org/sv/bhakti/archives/ Your use of is subject to Sign-up for Video Highlights of 2002 FIFA World Cup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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