SRI RAMANA GITA STUDY GROUP Cont'd

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INVOCATION Cont'd

 

Krishna Bhikshu Trans.

 

 

2 . This Sri Ramana Gita is the purer Ganges.

 

It arises from the greater Lord of the Hill, Sri Ramana Muni;

and flows out,the path being the voice of the poet Ganapathi;

cleansing,at every step,the worst errors;

and reaches the sea, the devotees heart .

 

Here begins:-

 

THE RAMANA GITA

Composed by Ganapathi Muni

Translation by Sri Visvanatha swami and Prof.k.Swaminathan

 

 

1. I bow to Maharshi Ramana,

Karttikeya, Son of Shiva

In human form

And set forth his teaching

in this lucid work.

 

2 & 3. In the year 1913, Common Era,

The 29th of a cold December night

When all devotees were seated round

With attentive minds,

I asked Bhagavan Maharshi for definite answers

To certain questions.

 

 

 

Note:Karttikeya is Skanda a son of Lord Shiva.

Ganapati Muni, drawing on the Puranas , saw Ramana as an embodiment of Skanda

come to slay the

Demon Ego, Taraka .

 

v.9: Hearing these questions of mine, Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi, to

dispel my doubts, and

in the plenitude of his Grace, spoke thus:

 

First Question

 

v.4 Is Mukti to be had by mere discrimination between the Real and the Unreal,

or are there other

means for the ending of bondage?

 

Answer

 

v.10 Abidance in the Self alone releases one from all bonds.

 

Discrimination between the Real and the Unreal leads to non-attachment.

 

Note:In the original text the questions are grouped together and so are the

answers .To make it

easier to follow, here the questions and answers are juxtaposed and placed

together.

 

To be continued with the Second Question.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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atma_vichara, "anupadayachi"

<anupadayachi@h...> wrote:

atma_vichara, Alan Jacobs

<alanadamsjacobs> wrote:

> INVOCATION Cont'd

>

> Krishna Bhikshu Trans.

>

>

> 2 . This Sri Ramana Gita is the purer Ganges.

>

> It arises from the greater Lord of the Hill, Sri Ramana Muni;

> and flows out,the path being the voice of the poet Ganapathi;

> cleansing,at every step,the worst errors;

> and reaches the sea, the devotees heart .

>

> Here begins:-

>

> THE RAMANA GITA

> Composed by Ganapathi Muni

> Translation by Sri Visvanatha swami and Prof.k.Swaminathan

>

>

> 1. I bow to Maharshi Ramana,

> Karttikeya, Son of Shiva

> In human form

> And set forth his teaching

> in this lucid work.

>

> 2 & 3. In the year 1913, Common Era,

> The 29th of a cold December night

> When all devotees were seated round

> With attentive minds,

> I asked Bhagavan Maharshi for definite answers

> To certain questions.

>

>

> Note:Karttikeya is Skanda a son of Lord Shiva.

> Ganapati Muni, drawing on the Puranas , saw Ramana as an

embodiment of Skanda come to slay the

> Demon Ego, Taraka .

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[[Commentary –AR Natarajan

Ganapati muni describes Ramana as the human embodiment of the

divinity , Kartikeya, the pre-eminent teacher of the Self. This

reference is based on the repeated visions the Muni had. The

Munilater extols Ramana's divinity in chapters eleven and

eighteen……. Kartikeya is referred to as Sanatakumara in Chandogya

Upanishad, and as teacher of Brahma-vidya to the great sage Narada.

Ramana is cast in the same role, as his divine purpose was

visualised by the Muni to be the same.]]

 

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> v.9:Hearing these questions of mine, Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi,

>to dispel my doubts, and

> in the plenitude of his Grace, spoke thus:

>

> First Question

>

> v.4 Is Mukti to be had by mere discrimination between the Real

and the Unreal, or are there other

> means for the ending of bondage?

>

> Answer

>

> v.10 Abidance in the Self alone releases one from all bonds.

>

> Discrimination between the Real and the Unreal leads to non-

attachment.

>

> Note:In the original text the questions are grouped together and

so are the answers .To make it

> easier to follow, here the questions and answers are juxtaposed

and placed together.

>

> To be continued with the Second Question.

>

>

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