A Request !!

[Guest guest]

!! Sri Rama Jayam !!

 

Hello Veena & Group,

 

Your mail is a big appreciation. A lot of thanks.

 

Group,

 

It's only due to Krishna's grace & all your well wishes that I am able to start

with GITA dhyanam & a small outline on GITA mahatmyam.

Still, I am seeing that not many responses are captured in the domain.

It's easily understandable to me the non-availability of sufficient time as the

most IMP reason for such low responses.

That's why, I wish to have a more open communication with you all.

Please help me simplify this responsibility in a more effective way.

I have an idea to share.

With all your accepatance, I & Veena can add put effort to restructure the flow

of our textual discourse.

We shall put the subtopics under each main topic & make it available to you all

in 1 or 2 days.

Then, we expect that a team of 3 to 4 members be identified, so that one

subtopic each be assigned to the respective team.

This will help all of us to interact (at personal level also !!) & share

effectively, & indirectly the flow of discussion will be maintained & perfectly

directed, so that we all be on the same page.

Interested members plz project your acceptance, so that this be executed well in

time.

 

Let me assume that, now I can expect all your responses quickly.

 

Thanks.

 

Hare Krishna ...

Hare Rama .....

 

 

 

 

 

 

Veena Nair [nairvee]

Saturday, April 23, 2005 5:33 AM

PS, Vinod K (GE Energy)

Re: [Guruvayur/Guruvayoor] GITA Mahatmyam - 1

 

 

Om Namo Narayanaya..

Thanks Vinod. I was planning to call you to talk abt your plans in this regard.

Very happy to see your mails on the Geeta. God bless.

Veena.

 

 

On 4/22/05, PS, Vinod K (GE Energy) < vinod.ps wrote:

 

 

 

!! Sri Rama Jayam !!

 

GITA Mahatmyam

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1) Krishna as Jagadguru -

 

" Shravanam kirtanam vishno smaranam paada sevanam

archanam vandanam dasyam sakhyam atma nivedanam "

 

In Srimad-Bhagavatam, the Sri Prahlada, a great spiritual authority, says,

" Hearing and chanting about the transcendental holy name, form, qualities,

paraphernalia, and pastimes of Lord Vishnu [Krishna/Narayana/Rama..],

remembering them, serving the lotus feet of the Lord, offering the Lord

respectful worship . . . , offering prayers to the Lord, becoming His servant,

considering the Lord one's best friend, and surrendering everything unto Him (in

other words, serving Him with the body, mind, and words)-these nine processes

(or nine topmost Yogas) are accepted as pure devotional service. One who has

dedicated his/her life to the service of Krishna through these nine methods

should be understood to be the most learned person, for he has acquired complete

knowledge. "

GITA, in a nutshell, reveals this subtle philosophy of Krishna science that the

supreme Lord sings to the mankind.

Trying to put the shlokas & their meaning of Gita Mahatmya, which will unfold

the very basic question of the need to read, hear & understand Gita.

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" Gita shastram idam punyam yah pateth prayatah puman vishnoh padam avapnoti

bhaya-shokadi varjitah " (Gita-mahatmya 1)

(1) - He who studies this Gita scripture with humility is freed from fear and

misery and attains the feet of Lord Vishnu.

" Gita adhyaana-shilasya pranayama-paraasya cha naiva santi he paapani purva

janme kritani cha " (Gita-mahatmya 2)

(2) - That person who is in the habit of reading the Gita and who is also

devoted to practising pranayama (breathing exercises) is not touched by sins,

even those done in the previous birth.

" Mala nirmochanam pumsam jala snanam dine dine sakrid gitambhaasi snanam samsara

mala nashanam " (Gita-mahatmya 3)

(3) - Human beings must bath in water every day to get rid of the dirt (of the

body), but bathing in the water of the Gita once is enough to get rid of the

dirt of this samsara (cycle of birth and death).

" Gita sugita kartavya kim anyaih shastra vistaraih ya svyam padama nabhaayasa

mukha padmad vinih srita " (Gita-mahatmya 4)

(4) - This Gita which has come out of the lotus-like face of the Lord (He who

has the lotus in His navel) and which is so melodious, should be studied. There

is no need to study any other scriptures in detail.

" Bharat amrita sarvasam vishnor vaktrad vini sritam gita gangodakam pitva punar

janma na vidyate " (Gita-mahatmya 5)

(5) - After drinking the water of the Gita which is the nectar of the entire

Bharata (the epic Mahabharata) and which has come out of the mouth of Vishnu,

there is no more birth (in this world).

" Sarvopanishado gavo dogdha gopala nandanah partho vatsah sudhir bhokta dugdham

gita amritam mahat " (Gita-mahatmya 6)

(6) - All the Upanishads are the cows, the one who milks the cows is Krishna,

Arjuna (Partha) is the calf. Men of purified intellect are the enjoyers; the

milk is the great nectar of the Gita. The only scripture is the song of the son

of Devaki. The only deity is the son of Devaki. The only mantra is His Names.

The only action is the service of That Deity.

" Ekam sastram devaki-putra-gitam eko devo devaki-putra eva eko mantras tasya

namani yani karmapy ekam tasya devasya seva " (Gita-mahatmya 7)

(7) ekam sastram devaki-putra-gitam: let there be one scripture only,one common

scripture, for the whole world-Bhagavad-gita.

And Eko devo devaki-putra eva: let there be one God only for the whole world -

Sri Krishna.

Eko mantras tasya namani: And one hymn, one mantra, one prayer only-the chanting

of His name:

[Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare

Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare. ]

Karmapy ekam tasya devasya seva: And let there be one work only-the service of

the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

Lord Shiva in Gita Mahatmya, states that " Only one God - Krishna, the son of

Devaki " (Verse 7).

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(....To be continued .....)

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Sarvatra Govinda naama Sankirtanam !! .............Govinda

!!................Govinda !!

Hare Krishna ...

Hare Rama ......

Sri Krishnarpanamastu ....

 

Om Namo Narayanaya: