Guest guest Posted November 28, 2005 Report Share Posted November 28, 2005 Once when Adi Shankara was staying in Benares, he noticed an old Brahmin in a house reciting some rules of Grammar.( crying out 'dunkrinkarane ! ) Shankara entered that house and said that reciting Grammar rules will not help him at the end. ADI SHANKARA BURST INTO THIS SONG Bhaja Govindam, Bhaja Govindam Bhaja Govindam, Muda mathe Samprapthe Sannihithe kale Nahi Nahi rakshathi DhuMkhrum Karane! Sing the glory of Lord Govinda, utter the name of Lord Govinda; Oh, you ignorant person. You should go on uttering the name of the Lord. It will not be possible for you to do so when death faces you and you are close to it. Reciting the rules of grammar cannot save you. However, we must all pray before doing Yogasana : yogena cittasya padena v˜c˜ malaÕ þarŸrasya ca vaidyakena | yo'p˜karottaÕ pravaraÕ munŸn˜Õ patañjaliÕ pr˜ñjalir˜nato'smi || With joined hands, I stay bowed to Patanjali-the preeminent among the sages, who removed the impurities of the mind by (explaining) yoga, of the speech by (commenting on) grammar and of the body by (expounding) medicine. Hari Aum! ( sorry! i exceeded my quota! no more posts for the day ! i promise) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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