Sri Krishna Jayanthi Celebrations !

[Guest guest]

Jaya Sri Radhey! Namaste all.

Thanks for the beautiful club picture.

 

"parAkRta namad bandhaM

paraMbarahma narAkRtiM

saundarya sAra sarvasvaM

vande nandAtmajaM mahaH"

 

(gUDArtha dIpika, Ch.14. Sri Madhusudana Sarasvati)

 

I adore the great Personality, the Son of Nanda,

Who removes all the bondage of those that worship (Him),

Who is the Supreme Brahman in the form of a Human being,

and Who is all that is the Essence of beauty.

 

"dhyAnAbhyAsa vazIkRtena manasA

tannirguNaM niSkriyaM

jyotiH kiMcana yogino yadi paraM

pazyanti pazyantu te,

asmAkaM tu tadeva locana

camatkArAya bhUyAcciraM

kAlindI pulineSu yat kimapi

tannIlaM maho dhAvati!"

 

(Advaitacarya Sri Mudhusudana Sarasvati- Gudaartha dipika)

 

Meaning:

 

If the yogis with their MINDS

which have been brought UNDER CONTROL

through the practice of MEDITATION,

SEE and REALIZE SOME such TRANSCENDENTAL LIGHT

that is WITHOUT DIVINE FORM, QUALITIES and EXPLOITS,

LET THEM SEE!! BUT,

 

for FILLING OUR BLESSED EYES with

STRANGE ASTONISHMENT and RAPTURE

LET THERE BE FOREVER that

INDESCRIBABLE BLUE FORM OF LIGHT ALONE,

WHICH RUNS about HITHER and THITHER on

the SANDY BEACHES of the KALINDI (YAMUNA) RIVER!!!

 

"vaMzI vibhUSita karAn nava nIradAbhAt

pItAMbarAd aruNabiMba phal AdharoSThAt,

pUrNendu sundara mukhAd aravinda netrAt

kRSNAt paraM kimapi tattvam ahaM na jAne!"

 

I DO NOT KNOW ANY ABSOLUTE REALITY

BEYOND THAT OF LORD KRISHNA,

WHOSE Delicate Hands are adorned with Divine Flute,

WHOSE BLUE Bodily luster is that of a fresh rain-cloud,

WHOSE Silken Attire is the Golden yellow robe,

WHOSE Delicious Lips are like the red, ripened fruit,

WHOSE Charming Face is beautiful like the cool full moon, and

WHOSE Loving eyes are like the petals of blooming lotus flower!!!

 

Jaya Sri Radhey!

[Guest guest]

Jaya Sri Radhey! Namaste all.

 

Happy preparations for the grand, joyful celebration of

Sri Krishna Janmashtami'!

 

'vasudeva sutaM devaM kamsa cANUra mardanam

devakI paramAnandaM kRSNaM vande jagad guruM'

 

I humbly prostrate to the Spiritual Master of the universe,

Lord Krishna, Who is the darling Son of King Vasudeva,

Who destroyed the evil Kamsa and Canura demon, and

Who is the Supreme Joy of Mother Devaki devi.

 

The Blessed Lord said:

 

"In this whole vast universe there is nothing higher than I.

All the worlds have their rest in Me,

as many pearls upon a string.

I am the taste of living waters

and the light of the Sun and the Moon.

I am OM, the sacred word of the Vedas,

sound in silence, heroism in men.

I am the pure fragrance that comes from the earth

and the brightness of fire I am.

I am the life of all living beings,

and the austere life of those who train their souls.

And I am from the everlasting seed of eternal life.

I am the intelligence of the intelligent.

I am the beauty of the beautiful."

 

 

- from The Bhagavad Gita, p.74, translated by Juan Mascaro, published

by Penguin Books Ltd. (1973).

 

Jaya Sri Radhey!

[Guest guest]

Sri Radhakrishnabhyam Namah!

Namaste dear devotees!

 

These two songs written by the Rasik Saint Sura Das describes the

Bliss of Vraja-vasis during Lord Krishna's Appearance as the Son of

Nanada Maharaj and Mother Yasoda.

 

The Poet-Saint, in the words of John S. Hawley's translation, takes

the audience to Braj settings and glorifies the devotional ecstasy of

Lord's loving devotees.

 

(S 642.11-12)

 

"Braj has been blessed with a Headman's Son"-

 

this news traveled to everyone

And how they were filled with joy.

 

The WORTHY astrologers of Gokul,

Knowing that the MERITS OF THE FAMILY'S PAST

had established a pillar that time would not shake,

Searched out the moment ordained in the skies

and CHANTED the sounds of the VEDAS.

 

When the BRAJ WOMEN heard, THEY ALL CAME RUNNING,

dressed as always, in a simple way,

But They decked Themselves with Their newest clothes

and applied mascara to Their eyes.

 

Their forehead marks all set in place,

new blouses on Their bosoms, necklaces on Their breasts,

With braceleted hands They sat about

to decorate a golden OFFERING plate.

 

They raised Their blessings beneath dangling earrings

and hair that HASTE HAD LEFT HALF-BRAIDED,

As SWEAT RAINED DOWN from Their hard-working brows

like droplets sprinkling from CLOUDS.

 

Their faces flushed a ROSY RED,

vermillion was daubed in the parts of Their hair,

 

And the breeze began to LOOSEN THEIR COLORFUL,

brilliant sarees- BUT THEN, WHAT DID THEY CARE?

 

(S 639)

 

" I've HURRIED on over, for the news has come:

 

Yasoda's a Mother,given birth to a SON.

The courtyard THROBS WITH SONGS OF ACCLAIM,

AND WHAT AM I TO SAY AT THE SIGHT Of SUCH A SCENE?

 

Jewels strewn thick cover the earth;

EVERYONE'S DANCING, FROM AGED TO INFANTS;

the air is stirred in a SWIRL OF DIRT AND CURDS;

COWHERDS AND HERDSWOMEN CROWD AT THE DOOR

WITH EVEN MORE PRAISES -- WHAT AM I TO SAY?

 

Sur Das's LORD IS THE ONE WHO KNOWS EACH MOOD

AND GIVES THE WORLD ITS JOY-- AS NANDA'S LITTLE BOY. "

 

This song conveys the sense of wonder about the devotional feelings

of the poor, dumbfounded Gopi, who has no words to say but falters

with emotion.

 

But the Poet assures that the LORD IS OMNISCIENT (ANTARYAMI: "the One

Who knows each mood ) and HE DISPENSES THE JOY WITH EQUALLY GENERAL

EASE (gives its joy).

 

God here is not only LORD of the World but HE IS NANDA'S LITTLE BOY.

 

All glories to NAND KE ANAND (The Joy of Nanda) and

YASODA KI LAL (Baby Boy of Yasoda) !!!

 

Jaya Sri Radhey!