Guest guest Posted August 29, 2008 Report Share Posted August 29, 2008 Bharatha Pradakshina Today: Gaya (Bihar) Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa On compassion of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu & Sri Nitai Prabhu – Why & how to make everyone chant the holy name! 'Worldly people will never listen to you if you ask them to renounce everything and devote themselves whole-heartedly to God. Therefore Chaitanya and Nitai, after some deliberation, made an arrangement to attract the worldly. They would say to such persons, 'Come, repeat the name of Hari, and you shall have a delicious soup of magur fish and the embrace of a young woman.' Many people, attracted by the fish and the woman, would chant the name of God. After tasting a little of the nectar of God's hallowed name, they would soon realize that the 'fish soup' really meant the tears they shed for love of God, while the 'young woman' signified the earth. The embrace of the woman meant rolling on the ground in the rapture of divine love. " Nitai would employ any means to make people repeat Hari's name. Chaitanya said: 'The name of God has very great sanctity. It may not produce an immediate result, but one day it must bear fruit. It is like a seed that has been left on the cornice of a building. After many days the house crumbles, and the seed falls on the earth, germinates, and at last bears fruit.' Source: Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna How Kalipada was saved by Thakur Kalipada was one of those wayward souls who were saved by the Master. He was a out-and-out bohemian, a debauchee, and a drunkard. One day, he knelt down and clasped the Master’s feet, saying: ‘Sir, you are a saviour. Please save my life.’ ‘Oh, no, no!’ said Sri Ramakrishna, ‘chant the name of the Lord. You will get liberation.’ Kalipada then said: ‘Sir, I am a wicked man and a drunkard. I do not even have time to chant the Lord’s name. You are an ocean of mercy. Kindly save a ruffian such as I, who is devoid of disciplines and righteousness.’ Meanwhile, Kalipada firmly held on to the Master’s feet. Sri Ramakrishna could not find any way out of his predicament, so he asked Kalipada to stick out his tongue and then wrote a mantram on it. The Master said: ‘Henceforth your tongue will automatically repeat this mantram.’ On October 24, 1885, while staying at the Shyampukur house, Sri Ramakrishna explained the mystery of japam to the devotees: ‘Japam means silently repeating God’s name in solitude. When you chant His name with single-minded devotion you can see God’s form and realize Him. Suppose there is a piece of timber sunk in the water of the Ganga (river) and fastened with a chain to the bank. You proceed link by link, holding to the chain, and you dive into the water and follow the chain. Finally you are able to reach the timber. In the same way, by repeating God’s name you become absorbed in Him and finally Realize Him.’ Kalipada listened to the Master, but he had already received the boon that his tongue would repeat the mantram effortlessly. He smiled and said to the devotees: ‘Ours is the grand teacher! We are not asked to practise meditation, austerity, and other disciplines. [Read the great compassion fully - http://hinduism.co.za/drunkard.htm] Source: They live with God Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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