SambhavAmi Yuge Yuge

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Namaste:

 

yada yada hi dharmasya glanir bhavati bharata

abhyutthanam adharmasya tadatmanam srjamy aham

 

PARITRAANAAYA SADHUNAAM VINAASHAAYA CHA DUSHKRITAAM

DHARMASANSTHAAPANAADHAAYA SAMBHAVAMI YUGE YUGE

(Chapter 4 Verses 7 & 8)

 

These two verses are often quoted verses from Gita and the musical

rendering of these verses are also great to listen. Sri Nair in of

the discussions has used the phrase, "SambhavAmi Yuge Yuge" to make

an important point.

 

At the minimum, whenever this verse ringing on your ears, that is the

moment to remember that there is no fixed period of time for the

manifestation of God! It cannot be positively asserted that He will

manifest Himself in a particular Yuga or age, in a Particular year

and month, and on a particular date. Nor is there any rule to show

how many times, and in how many forms, will the Lord appear in a

particular Yuga.

 

For instance, during the Satyayuga, when Hiranyakasipu ruled over the

world, vice and immorality prevailed; innocent men were tyrannized

over and people were forced to abandon all forms of spiritual

practice like meditation, Japa, austerities, worship, recital of

sacred texts, performance of sacrifices, charity etc. The gods were

cudgeled out of their abodes in heaven and were driven from pillar to

post like flocks of sheep. A devotee like Prahlada was subjected to

various forms of persecution. That was the moment when God suddenly

appeared as a man-lion and rescuing Prahlada from the grip of his

tyrannical father, established virtue and righteousness on a solid

foundation. Similar conditions prevailed on the occasion of other

manifestations of the Lord as well.

 

The word `Sadhunam' in this verse stands for those who observe the

rules of non-violence, truth, non-thieving, continence, etc, which

have a universal application, and duly perform duties pertaining to

their order in society and stage in life, such as the performance of

sacrifices, charity and austerities, teaching and governance of the

people, etc, who are naturally disposed to do good to others, who are

the infinite repositories of all forms of virtue, and the very

embodiments of right conduct and are by nature devotees of God, given

to the devout practices of hearing, chanting and remembrance of God's

name; form, virtues, glory and sports, etc. And "protection of the

virtuous" means deliverance of such persons from the terrible wrongs

of wicked and evil-minded men, bestowing on them the highest

spiritual state after their death and conferring on them the highest

good by wiping out the entire stock of their accumulated sins through

His very sight etc, and enacting divine sports so that by hearing and

chanting, and reflecting and meditating on them people may find an

easy way to redemption.

 

The word `Duskrtam' stands for the antithesis of a `Sadhu' as

described above. It refers to wicked men possessing a demoniac

disposition, who persecute innocent and virtuous men and devotees of

God, are repositories of vices like lying, hypocrisy, theft, adultery

etc, who are unbelievers by nature, and are engaged in amassing

wealth by objectionable methods, and with whom it has become a habit

to wage war against God and the Vedas and other scriptures.

And "destruction of evil-doers" means chastising such wicked and evil-

minded people with a view to freeing them from the clutches of evil

and sin, and depriving them of their body by means of war or any

other expedient, directly or through the instrumentality of other

beings.

 

It is true God is powerful enough to accomplish anything He likes by

His mere will, without manifesting Himself; in fact He does so. But

when He manifests Himself in a visible form, He does so as an act of

special Grace, with a view to affording people the rare opportunity

of liberating themselves through His sight and touch as well as

through direct exchange of words with Him, and also with a view to

conferring on His loving devotees the proud privilege of

participation in and enjoyment of His Divine Sports. People can

easily cross the ocean of transmigration through constant remembrance

of His enchanting form revealed in such manifestations, and through

the hearing and chanting of and meditation on His Name, virtues,

glory, exalted nature and the Divine Sports enacted by Him. This

process of wholesale liberation of souls in bondage cannot be set in

motion unless the Lord appears in person amidst us.

 

The glories of the Lord can be best understood if we can visually see

the drama of the Lord's incarnations in the Universe. Actually even

better is to see "SambhavAmi Yuge Yuge" in the format of a classical

dance drama with live classical Carnatic music. Those who live in the

Washington Metropolitan area, you can avail of this great opportunity

by paying a very nominal entrance fee $10.00 (the entire collection

goes to the benefit of Sri SivaVishnu Temple in Lanham, Maryland).

The production and direction of "SambhavAmi Yuge Yuge" was done by

Srimathy Mrinalini Sadananda (wife of our beloved Sri Sadanandaji).

Sadaji is well known to the advaitin list members and Chinmaya

Mission Circle, but in Washington Metropolitan he is always

recognized as the "husband of Mrinalini."

 

The "SambhavAmi Yuge Yuge" dance drama will be held on Saturday, 3rd

May, 2003 at 7 PM at Watkins Mill High School, Gathersburg, MD

(details are available at URL: http://www.ssvt.org/)> Those in

Washington Metropolitan shouldn't miss the opportunity to witness

the "SambhavAmi Yuge Yuge"

 

Warmest regards,

 

Ram Chandran

[Guest guest]

Hello,

 

advaitin, "Ram Chandran" <rchandran@c...>

> May, 2003 at 7 PM at Watkins Mill High School, Gathersburg, MD

> (details are available at URL: http://www.ssvt.org/)> Those in

> Washington Metropolitan shouldn't miss the opportunity to witness

> the "SambhavAmi Yuge Yuge"

 

I attended this program and it was simply wonderful. My whole family

enjoyed this whole show. Our big applause and congratulations to

Smt. Mrinalini Sadananda and thanks to Sri Ram Chandran for letting

me know.

 

Regards,

Guruprasad