Guest guest Posted March 4, 2006 Report Share Posted March 4, 2006 Friends My mother has a serious allergy problem for the past three years. non stop coughing. she also has irregular heart beat. all the medicines that we humanly know has been tried and eliminated. we desperately want her to stop coughing for one day. I politely request all my friends to pray to the Lord Almighty to cure her cough and get some relief. I strongly believe in the miracles of the Lord Almighty and request everybody to please say a prayer for her to get better. any suggestion, prayers or medicine related will be helpful. thank you for listening. Om Namo Bhagavathe vasudevaya snehapurvam vimala Krishna Prasad <rkrishp99 wrote: Note: Please read the Introduction if you have not already read it) Namaste. Sloka No. 25 (Ref. nArAyaNIyaM : 96 - 9): kashcid-kleshArjitArtha-kShaya-vimala-matir-nudyamAno janoughaiH prAgevaM prAha vipro na khalu mama janaH kAla-karma-grahA vA / ceto me dukha-hetus-tadiha guNagaNaM bhAvayat-sarva-kArI- tyuktvA shAnto gatastvAM mama ca kuru vibho tAdR^ishIM citta-shAntiM // Tr. (with added notes): Once a Brahmin, who had acquired great wealth through hard work, happened to lose it all. His experience (generated in him discrimination and renunciation, and ) attaining purity of mind thereby, (he took to the life of an avadhUta (or all-renouncing naked ascetic). Persecuted by the populace (for his strange ways of life) he said: 'The cause of my sufferings is neither these people, nor time nor karma, nor planets. My own mind is the cause of my misery. (Itself a product of the Gunas of prakriti), it causes all actions to be done and superimposes these and other products of the gunas (on the Atman)'. Thinking thus, he remained at peace. Oh Lord! Deign to give me also that kind of mental poise! Comment: Here is a practical advaitic philosophy of action in daily life. This portion of the bhagavatam is called BhikShu Gita. There the Bhikshu (renunciate) mentions 24 persons and things as his guru and also mentions what each of the 24 stood for, in his understanding. A brief reference to this is found in an introduction to avadhuta-gita in http://www.za.spiritweb.org/Spirit/avadhut-gita.html For the Bikshu Gita itself in original one can go to Bhagavatam Skanda 11, Ch.7 Sloka 32 to end of Ch.9. Sloka No. 26 (Ref. nArAyaNIyaM : 96 - 10): elaH prAg-urvashIM praty-ati-vivasha-manAH sevamAnash-ciraM tAM gADhaM nirvidya bhUyo yuvati-sukham-idaM kShudram-eveti gAyan / tvad-bhaktiM prApya pUrNaH sukha-taram-acarat tadvad-uddhUya sangaM bhaktottamsaM kriyA mAM pavana-purapate hanta me rundhi rogAn // Tr. King Pururavas, the son of Ila, was deeply involved in a love affair with Urvasi, a heavenly damsel. After spending a long time in her company, he developed a mood of extreme renunciation and came to the realization that the so-called sex-enjoyment is most trivial and wretched. Attaining to devotion for Thee, and through that to life's fulfillment, he moved about happily, singing Thy glory. Likewise, Oh Lord of Guruvayoor, uprooting all my sensuous tendencies, make me the best of Thy devotees, and free me from all my ailments! Comment. We should remember that it is the Lord's solemn promise to all humanity, 'na me bhaktaH praNashyati' (My devotee never perishes), in Gita IX – 31. One should understand this promise carefully. There are many devotees whose physical and mental suffering in the world is all too obvious. Then what does this promise of God mean? It means 'My devotee never perishes – in the absolute sense'. That is, there is no slip-up for him in the spiritual ladder. Maybe the Lord doubtless takes care of our mundane needs also, as it did happen in the case of Bhattatiri himself. His ailment was cured miraculously. But that should be taken as nectar flowing from His Grace and not as 'fulfillment of one's demands'. In fact, to expect Him to recompense us for our 'devotion' is not 'devotion'. Sloka No. 27 (Ref. nArAyaNIyaM : 99 - 5): no jAto jAyamAno'pi ca samadhigatas-tvan-mahimno'vasAnaM deva shreyAmsi vidvAn pratimuhur-api te nAma shamsAmi viShNo / taM tvAM samstaumi nAnA-vidha-nuti-vacanAir-asya loka-trayasyA- pyUrdhvaM vibhrAjamAne viracita-vasatiM tatra vaikuNTha-loke // Tr. Oh Lord Vishnu! No one either born till now or yet to be born, could possibly know Thy greatness in its fullness. What is possible at all to do – and that I am trying – is to chant Thy name again and again, knowing that it promotes one's spiritual evolution. With numerous hymns of praise I am therefore invoking Thee, who resides in the glorious sphere of Vaikuntha that transcends all the three material worlds. Comment. A sahasra-nAma is a litany of one thousand names (of God). sahasra is one thousand and nAma is name. There are plenty of them, at least one for each particular divinity. These long, 'streamlined' poems, are densely packed with meaning -- apparfently endless recitals of the Lord's names, glories and splendours, with no sacrifice of poetic elegance and grace. The rhythmic sound effects and the elevating moods that these can produce must be heard and experienced to be believed. Every sahasra-nAma describes the Lord's infinite qualities in several ways and each description is only a fragmentary rendering of his ananta kalyANa-guNa (infinite number of auspicious attributes). Everywhere we see the same majesty of encyclopaedic exhaustiveness. To recite these, to be immersed in their meaning, is to be in the company of the Lord. (To be continued) ===== Prof. V. Krishnamurthy My website on Science and Spirituality is http://www.geocities.com/profvk/ You can access my book on Gems from the Ocean of Hindu Thought Vision and Practice, and my father R. Visvanatha Sastri's manuscripts from the site. ===================================================================== -- Krishna Prasad .. Yad yad aacarati sreshtah, tad tad eva itaro janah. As the Gita puts it, consistency of purpose and a spirit of dedication and, if necessary, sacrifice, should characterize the new spirit. We Must THE CULTURED GIVES HAPPINESS WHEREVER THEY GO, THE UN-CULTURED WHENEVER THEY GO! - Swami Chinmayanada Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 5, 2006 Report Share Posted March 5, 2006 Dear Vimala, I am really sorry by the plight of your mother.If it is some chest congestion then taking Tulsi leaves with or without water and with pepper powder in black tea in the morn will hv some good effect.No cold things shuld be taken.Further as it is said 'Vaidyo Narayana Hari' recite Vishnu Sahsranamam for 21 days 5 times daily and your mother shuld hear that.Dedicated and sincere prayers must make your mother get relief of her problem.God Bless. agraman. vee krishnan <vee_krishnan wrote: Friends My mother has a serious allergy problem for the past three years. non stop coughing. she also has irregular heart beat. all the medicines that we humanly know has been tried and eliminated. we desperately want her to stop coughing for one day. I politely request all my friends to pray to the Lord Almighty to cure her cough and get some relief. I strongly believe in the miracles of the Lord Almighty and request everybody to please say a prayer for her to get better. any suggestion, prayers or medicine related will be helpful. thank you for listening. Om Namo Bhagavathe vasudevaya snehapurvam vimala Krishna Prasad <rkrishp99 wrote: Note: Please read the Introduction if you have not already read it) Namaste. Sloka No. 25 (Ref. nArAyaNIyaM : 96 - 9): kashcid-kleshArjitArtha-kShaya-vimala-matir-nudyamAno janoughaiH prAgevaM prAha vipro na khalu mama janaH kAla-karma-grahA vA / ceto me dukha-hetus-tadiha guNagaNaM bhAvayat-sarva-kArI- tyuktvA shAnto gatastvAM mama ca kuru vibho tAdR^ishIM citta-shAntiM // Tr. (with added notes): Once a Brahmin, who had acquired great wealth through hard work, happened to lose it all. His experience (generated in him discrimination and renunciation, and ) attaining purity of mind thereby, (he took to the life of an avadhUta (or all-renouncing naked ascetic). Persecuted by the populace (for his strange ways of life) he said: 'The cause of my sufferings is neither these people, nor time nor karma, nor planets. My own mind is the cause of my misery. (Itself a product of the Gunas of prakriti), it causes all actions to be done and superimposes these and other products of the gunas (on the Atman)'. Thinking thus, he remained at peace. Oh Lord! Deign to give me also that kind of mental poise! Comment: Here is a practical advaitic philosophy of action in daily life. This portion of the bhagavatam is called BhikShu Gita. There the Bhikshu (renunciate) mentions 24 persons and things as his guru and also mentions what each of the 24 stood for, in his understanding. A brief reference to this is found in an introduction to avadhuta-gita in http://www.za.spiritweb.org/Spirit/avadhut-gita.html For the Bikshu Gita itself in original one can go to Bhagavatam Skanda 11, Ch.7 Sloka 32 to end of Ch.9. Sloka No. 26 (Ref. nArAyaNIyaM : 96 - 10): elaH prAg-urvashIM praty-ati-vivasha-manAH sevamAnash-ciraM tAM gADhaM nirvidya bhUyo yuvati-sukham-idaM kShudram-eveti gAyan / tvad-bhaktiM prApya pUrNaH sukha-taram-acarat tadvad-uddhUya sangaM bhaktottamsaM kriyA mAM pavana-purapate hanta me rundhi rogAn // Tr. King Pururavas, the son of Ila, was deeply involved in a love affair with Urvasi, a heavenly damsel. After spending a long time in her company, he developed a mood of extreme renunciation and came to the realization that the so-called sex-enjoyment is most trivial and wretched. Attaining to devotion for Thee, and through that to life's fulfillment, he moved about happily, singing Thy glory. Likewise, Oh Lord of Guruvayoor, uprooting all my sensuous tendencies, make me the best of Thy devotees, and free me from all my ailments! Comment. We should remember that it is the Lord's solemn promise to all humanity, 'na me bhaktaH praNashyati' (My devotee never perishes), in Gita IX – 31. One should understand this promise carefully. There are many devotees whose physical and mental suffering in the world is all too obvious. Then what does this promise of God mean? It means 'My devotee never perishes – in the absolute sense'. That is, there is no slip-up for him in the spiritual ladder. Maybe the Lord doubtless takes care of our mundane needs also, as it did happen in the case of Bhattatiri himself. His ailment was cured miraculously. But that should be taken as nectar flowing from His Grace and not as 'fulfillment of one's demands'. In fact, to expect Him to recompense us for our 'devotion' is not 'devotion'. Sloka No. 27 (Ref. nArAyaNIyaM : 99 - 5): no jAto jAyamAno'pi ca samadhigatas-tvan-mahimno'vasAnaM deva shreyAmsi vidvAn pratimuhur-api te nAma shamsAmi viShNo / taM tvAM samstaumi nAnA-vidha-nuti-vacanAir-asya loka-trayasyA- pyUrdhvaM vibhrAjamAne viracita-vasatiM tatra vaikuNTha-loke // Tr. Oh Lord Vishnu! No one either born till now or yet to be born, could possibly know Thy greatness in its fullness. What is possible at all to do – and that I am trying – is to chant Thy name again and again, knowing that it promotes one's spiritual evolution. With numerous hymns of praise I am therefore invoking Thee, who resides in the glorious sphere of Vaikuntha that transcends all the three material worlds. Comment. A sahasra-nAma is a litany of one thousand names (of God). sahasra is one thousand and nAma is name. There are plenty of them, at least one for each particular divinity. These long, 'streamlined' poems, are densely packed with meaning -- apparfently endless recitals of the Lord's names, glories and splendours, with no sacrifice of poetic elegance and grace. The rhythmic sound effects and the elevating moods that these can produce must be heard and experienced to be believed. Every sahasra-nAma describes the Lord's infinite qualities in several ways and each description is only a fragmentary rendering of his ananta kalyANa-guNa (infinite number of auspicious attributes). Everywhere we see the same majesty of encyclopaedic exhaustiveness. To recite these, to be immersed in their meaning, is to be in the company of the Lord. (To be continued) ===== Prof. V. Krishnamurthy My website on Science and Spirituality is http://www.geocities.com/profvk/ You can access my book on Gems from the Ocean of Hindu Thought Vision and Practice, and my father R. Visvanatha Sastri's manuscripts from the site. ===================================================================== -- Krishna Prasad .. Yad yad aacarati sreshtah, tad tad eva itaro janah. As the Gita puts it, consistency of purpose and a spirit of dedication and, if necessary, sacrifice, should characterize the new spirit. We Must THE CULTURED GIVES HAPPINESS WHEREVER THEY GO, THE UN-CULTURED WHENEVER THEY GO! - Swami Chinmayanada Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2006 Report Share Posted March 6, 2006 May Lord Guruvayurappan Bless You ! vee krishnan <vee_krishnan Sent by: guruvayur: 03/04/2006 11:00 PM Please respond to guruvayur guruvayur cc: Re: [Guruvayur/Guruvayoor] prayer request Friends My mother has a serious allergy problem for the past three years. non stop coughing. she also has irregular heart beat. all the medicines that we humanly know has been tried and eliminated. we desperately want her to stop coughing for one day. I politely request all my friends to pray to the Lord Almighty to cure her cough and get some relief. I strongly believe in the miracles of the Lord Almighty and request everybody to please say a prayer for her to get better. any suggestion, prayers or medicine related will be helpful. thank you for listening. Om Namo Bhagavathe vasudevaya snehapurvam vimala Krishna Prasad <rkrishp99 wrote: Note: Please read the Introduction if you have not already read it) Namaste. Sloka No. 25 (Ref. nArAyaNIyaM : 96 - 9): kashcid-kleshArjitArtha-kShaya-vimala-matir-nudyamAno janoughaiH prAgevaM prAha vipro na khalu mama janaH kAla-karma-grahA vA / ceto me dukha-hetus-tadiha guNagaNaM bhAvayat-sarva-kArI- tyuktvA shAnto gatastvAM mama ca kuru vibho tAdR^ishIM citta-shAntiM // Tr. (with added notes): Once a Brahmin, who had acquired great wealth through hard work, happened to lose it all. His experience (generated in him discrimination and renunciation, and ) attaining purity of mind thereby, (he took to the life of an avadhUta (or all-renouncing naked ascetic). Persecuted by the populace (for his strange ways of life) he said: 'The cause of my sufferings is neither these people, nor time nor karma, nor planets. My own mind is the cause of my misery. (Itself a product of the Gunas of prakriti), it causes all actions to be done and superimposes these and other products of the gunas (on the Atman)'. Thinking thus, he remained at peace. Oh Lord! Deign to give me also that kind of mental poise! Comment: Here is a practical advaitic philosophy of action in daily life. This portion of the bhagavatam is called BhikShu Gita. There the Bhikshu (renunciate) mentions 24 persons and things as his guru and also mentions what each of the 24 stood for, in his understanding. A brief reference to this is found in an introduction to avadhuta-gita in http://www.za.spiritweb.org/Spirit/avadhut-gita.html For the Bikshu Gita itself in original one can go to Bhagavatam Skanda 11, Ch.7 Sloka 32 to end of Ch.9. Sloka No. 26 (Ref. nArAyaNIyaM : 96 - 10): elaH prAg-urvashIM praty-ati-vivasha-manAH sevamAnash-ciraM tAM gADhaM nirvidya bhUyo yuvati-sukham-idaM kShudram-eveti gAyan / tvad-bhaktiM prApya pUrNaH sukha-taram-acarat tadvad-uddhUya sangaM bhaktottamsaM kriyA mAM pavana-purapate hanta me rundhi rogAn // Tr. King Pururavas, the son of Ila, was deeply involved in a love affair with Urvasi, a heavenly damsel. After spending a long time in her company, he developed a mood of extreme renunciation and came to the realization that the so-called sex-enjoyment is most trivial and wretched. Attaining to devotion for Thee, and through that to life's fulfillment, he moved about happily, singing Thy glory. Likewise, Oh Lord of Guruvayoor, uprooting all my sensuous tendencies, make me the best of Thy devotees, and free me from all my ailments! Comment. We should remember that it is the Lord's solemn promise to all humanity, 'na me bhaktaH praNashyati' (My devotee never perishes), in Gita IX ? 31. One should understand this promise carefully. There are many devotees whose physical and mental suffering in the world is all too obvious. Then what does this promise of God mean? It means 'My devotee never perishes ? in the absolute sense'. That is, there is no slip-up for him in the spiritual ladder. Maybe the Lord doubtless takes care of our mundane needs also, as it did happen in the case of Bhattatiri himself. His ailment was cured miraculously. But that should be taken as nectar flowing from His Grace and not as 'fulfillment of one's demands'. In fact, to expect Him to recompense us for our 'devotion' is not 'devotion'. Sloka No. 27 (Ref. nArAyaNIyaM : 99 - 5): no jAto jAyamAno'pi ca samadhigatas-tvan-mahimno'vasAnaM deva shreyAmsi vidvAn pratimuhur-api te nAma shamsAmi viShNo / taM tvAM samstaumi nAnA-vidha-nuti-vacanAir-asya loka-trayasyA- pyUrdhvaM vibhrAjamAne viracita-vasatiM tatra vaikuNTha-loke // Tr. Oh Lord Vishnu! No one either born till now or yet to be born, could possibly know Thy greatness in its fullness. What is possible at all to do ? and that I am trying ? is to chant Thy name again and again, knowing that it promotes one's spiritual evolution. With numerous hymns of praise I am therefore invoking Thee, who resides in the glorious sphere of Vaikuntha that transcends all the three material worlds. Comment. A sahasra-nAma is a litany of one thousand names (of God). sahasra is one thousand and nAma is name. There are plenty of them, at least one for each particular divinity. These long, 'streamlined' poems, are densely packed with meaning -- apparfently endless recitals of the Lord's names, glories and splendours, with no sacrifice of poetic elegance and grace. The rhythmic sound effects and the elevating moods that these can produce must be heard and experienced to be believed. Every sahasra-nAma describes the Lord's infinite qualities in several ways and each description is only a fragmentary rendering of his ananta kalyANa-guNa (infinite number of auspicious attributes). Everywhere we see the same majesty of encyclopaedic exhaustiveness. To recite these, to be immersed in their meaning, is to be in the company of the Lord. (To be continued) ===== Prof. V. Krishnamurthy My website on Science and Spirituality is http://www.geocities.com/profvk/ You can access my book on Gems from the Ocean of Hindu Thought Vision and Practice, and my father R. Visvanatha Sastri's manuscripts from the site. ===================================================================== -- Krishna Prasad .. Yad yad aacarati sreshtah, tad tad eva itaro janah. As the Gita puts it, consistency of purpose and a spirit of dedication and, if necessary, sacrifice, should characterize the new spirit. We Must THE CULTURED GIVES HAPPINESS WHEREVER THEY GO, THE UN-CULTURED WHENEVER THEY GO! - Swami Chinmayanada Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2006 Report Share Posted March 6, 2006 Dear Vimala Can you tell your mother to read narayaneeyam daily. There is 100 chaptor.So read one chaptor daily with full belief in god Guruvayoorappa. Om Namo Bhagavathe vasudevaya Krishna --- vee krishnan <vee_krishnan wrote: > Friends > > My mother has a serious allergy problem for the past > three years. non stop coughing. she also has > irregular heart beat. all the medicines that we > humanly know has been tried and eliminated. > > we desperately want her to stop coughing for one > day. > > I politely request all my friends to pray to the > Lord Almighty to cure her cough and get some relief. > > I strongly believe in the miracles of the Lord > Almighty and request everybody to please say a > prayer for her to get better. > > any suggestion, prayers or medicine related will > be helpful. thank you for listening. > > Om Namo Bhagavathe vasudevaya > > snehapurvam > > vimala > > > Krishna > > Prasad <rkrishp99 wrote: > Note: Please read the Introduction if you have not > already read it) > > Namaste. > > Sloka No. 25 (Ref. nArAyaNIyaM : 96 - 9): > kashcid-kleshArjitArtha-kShaya-vimala-matir-nudyamAno > janoughaiH > prAgevaM prAha vipro na khalu mama janaH > kAla-karma-grahA vA / > ceto me dukha-hetus-tadiha guNagaNaM > bhAvayat-sarva-kArI- > tyuktvA shAnto gatastvAM mama ca kuru vibho > tAdR^ishIM > citta-shAntiM // > > Tr. (with added notes): Once a Brahmin, who had > acquired great > wealth through hard work, happened to lose it all. > His > experience (generated in him discrimination and > renunciation, > and ) attaining purity of mind thereby, (he took to > the life of > an avadhUta (or all-renouncing naked ascetic). > Persecuted by the > populace (for his strange ways of life) he said: > 'The cause of > my sufferings is neither these people, nor time nor > karma, nor > planets. My own mind is the cause of my misery. > (Itself a > product of the Gunas of prakriti), it causes all > actions to be > done and superimposes these and other products of > the gunas (on > the Atman)'. Thinking thus, he remained at peace. Oh > Lord! Deign > to give me also that kind of mental poise! > > Comment: Here is a practical advaitic philosophy of > action in > daily life. This portion of the bhagavatam is called > BhikShu > Gita. There the Bhikshu (renunciate) mentions 24 > persons and > things as his guru and also mentions what each of > the 24 stood > for, in his understanding. A brief reference to this > is found > in an introduction to avadhuta-gita in > http://www.za.spiritweb.org/Spirit/avadhut-gita.html > > For the Bikshu Gita itself in original one can go to > Bhagavatam > Skanda 11, Ch.7 Sloka 32 to end of Ch.9. > > Sloka No. 26 (Ref. nArAyaNIyaM : 96 - 10): > > elaH prAg-urvashIM praty-ati-vivasha-manAH > sevamAnash-ciraM tAM > gADhaM nirvidya bhUyo yuvati-sukham-idaM > kShudram-eveti gAyan / > tvad-bhaktiM prApya pUrNaH sukha-taram-acarat > tadvad-uddhUya > sangaM > bhaktottamsaM kriyA mAM pavana-purapate hanta me > rundhi rogAn // > > Tr. King Pururavas, the son of Ila, was deeply > involved in a > love affair with Urvasi, a heavenly damsel. After > spending a > long time in her company, he developed a mood of > extreme > renunciation and came to the realization that the > so-called > sex-enjoyment is most trivial and wretched. > Attaining to > devotion for Thee, and through that to life's > fulfillment, he > moved about happily, singing Thy glory. Likewise, Oh > Lord of > Guruvayoor, uprooting all my sensuous tendencies, > make me the > best of Thy devotees, and free me from all my > ailments! > > Comment. We should remember that it is the Lord's > solemn promise > to all humanity, 'na me bhaktaH praNashyati' (My > devotee never > perishes), in Gita IX – 31. One should understand > this promise > carefully. There are many devotees whose physical > and mental > suffering in the world is all too obvious. Then what > does this > promise of God mean? It means 'My devotee never > perishes – in > the absolute sense'. That is, there is no slip-up > for him in the > spiritual ladder. Maybe the Lord doubtless takes > care of our > mundane needs also, as it did happen in the case of > Bhattatiri > himself. His ailment was cured miraculously. But > that should be > taken as nectar flowing from His Grace and not as > 'fulfillment > of one's demands'. In fact, to expect Him to > recompense us for > our 'devotion' is not 'devotion'. > > Sloka No. 27 (Ref. nArAyaNIyaM : 99 - 5): > > no jAto jAyamAno'pi ca > samadhigatas-tvan-mahimno'vasAnaM > deva shreyAmsi vidvAn pratimuhur-api te nAma > shamsAmi viShNo / > taM tvAM samstaumi nAnA-vidha-nuti-vacanAir-asya > loka-trayasyA- > pyUrdhvaM vibhrAjamAne viracita-vasatiM tatra > vaikuNTha-loke // > > Tr. Oh Lord Vishnu! No one either born till now or > yet to be > born, could possibly know Thy greatness in its > fullness. What is > possible at all to do – and that I am trying – is to > chant Thy > name again and again, knowing that it promotes one's > spiritual > evolution. With numerous hymns of praise I am > therefore invoking > Thee, who resides in the glorious sphere of > Vaikuntha that > transcends all the three material worlds. > > Comment. A sahasra-nAma is a litany of one thousand > names (of > God). sahasra is one thousand and nAma is name. > There are plenty > of them, at least one for each particular divinity. > These long, > 'streamlined' poems, are densely packed with meaning > -- > apparfently endless recitals of the Lord's names, > glories and > splendours, with no sacrifice of poetic elegance and > grace. The > rhythmic sound effects and the elevating moods that > these can > produce must be heard and experienced to be > believed. Every > sahasra-nAma describes the Lord's infinite qualities > in several > ways and each description is only a fragmentary > rendering of his > ananta kalyANa-guNa (infinite number of auspicious > attributes). > Everywhere we see the same majesty of encyclopaedic > exhaustiveness. To recite these, to be immersed in > their > meaning, is to be in the company of the Lord. > (To be continued) > > ===== > Prof. V. Krishnamurthy > My website on Science and Spirituality is > http://www.geocities.com/profvk/ > === message truncated === Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest guest Posted March 7, 2006 Report Share Posted March 7, 2006 !! Sri Rama Jayam !! Dear Vimala ji, Please do not leave the light of hope & faith in Guruvayoorappan ! He is the sole guaranteer of " AYUR-AROGYA-SAUKHYAM " . Continue trying to do the best to your dear Mother. No doubt you will emotionally challenged every now & then. I firmly believe that Krishna will reach to your family & overcome this hard time. " Devotion grows high under such extreme conditions. " Our prayers are there for you as always ! Hare Krishna Hare Rama guruvayur [guruvayur ]On Behalf Of perunelly krishnakumar Monday, March 06, 2006 10:55 PM guruvayur Re: [Guruvayur/Guruvayoor] prayer request Dear Vimala Can you tell your mother to read narayaneeyam daily. There is 100 chaptor.So read one chaptor daily with full belief in god Guruvayoorappa. Om Namo Bhagavathe vasudevaya Krishna --- vee krishnan <vee_krishnan wrote: > Friends > > My mother has a serious allergy problem for the past > three years. non stop coughing. she also has > irregular heart beat. all the medicines that we > humanly know has been tried and eliminated. > > we desperately want her to stop coughing for one > day. > > I politely request all my friends to pray to the > Lord Almighty to cure her cough and get some relief. > > I strongly believe in the miracles of the Lord > Almighty and request everybody to please say a > prayer for her to get better. > > any suggestion, prayers or medicine related will > be helpful. thank you for listening. > > Om Namo Bhagavathe vasudevaya > > snehapurvam > > vimala > > > Krishna > > Prasad <rkrishp99 wrote: > Note: Please read the Introduction if you have not > already read it) > > Namaste. > > Sloka No. 25 (Ref. nArAyaNIyaM : 96 - 9): > kashcid-kleshArjitArtha-kShaya-vimala-matir-nudyamAno > janoughaiH > prAgevaM prAha vipro na khalu mama janaH > kAla-karma-grahA vA / > ceto me dukha-hetus-tadiha guNagaNaM > bhAvayat-sarva-kArI- > tyuktvA shAnto gatastvAM mama ca kuru vibho > tAdR^ishIM > citta-shAntiM // > > Tr. (with added notes): Once a Brahmin, who had > acquired great > wealth through hard work, happened to lose it all. > His > experience (generated in him discrimination and > renunciation, > and ) attaining purity of mind thereby, (he took to > the life of > an avadhUta (or all-renouncing naked ascetic). > Persecuted by the > populace (for his strange ways of life) he said: > 'The cause of > my sufferings is neither these people, nor time nor > karma, nor > planets. My own mind is the cause of my misery. > (Itself a > product of the Gunas of prakriti), it causes all > actions to be > done and superimposes these and other products of > the gunas (on > the Atman)'. Thinking thus, he remained at peace. Oh > Lord! Deign > to give me also that kind of mental poise! > > Comment: Here is a practical advaitic philosophy of > action in > daily life. This portion of the bhagavatam is called > BhikShu > Gita. There the Bhikshu (renunciate) mentions 24 > persons and > things as his guru and also mentions what each of > the 24 stood > for, in his understanding. A brief reference to this > is found > in an introduction to avadhuta-gita in > http://www.za.spiritweb.org/Spirit/avadhut-gita.html > > For the Bikshu Gita itself in original one can go to > Bhagavatam > Skanda 11, Ch.7 Sloka 32 to end of Ch.9. > > Sloka No. 26 (Ref. nArAyaNIyaM : 96 - 10): > > elaH prAg-urvashIM praty-ati-vivasha-manAH > sevamAnash-ciraM tAM > gADhaM nirvidya bhUyo yuvati-sukham-idaM > kShudram-eveti gAyan / > tvad-bhaktiM prApya pUrNaH sukha-taram-acarat > tadvad-uddhUya > sangaM > bhaktottamsaM kriyA mAM pavana-purapate hanta me > rundhi rogAn // > > Tr. King Pururavas, the son of Ila, was deeply > involved in a > love affair with Urvasi, a heavenly damsel. After > spending a > long time in her company, he developed a mood of > extreme > renunciation and came to the realization that the > so-called > sex-enjoyment is most trivial and wretched. > Attaining to > devotion for Thee, and through that to life's > fulfillment, he > moved about happily, singing Thy glory. Likewise, Oh > Lord of > Guruvayoor, uprooting all my sensuous tendencies, > make me the > best of Thy devotees, and free me from all my > ailments! > > Comment. We should remember that it is the Lord's > solemn promise > to all humanity, 'na me bhaktaH praNashyati' (My > devotee never > perishes), in Gita IX - 31. One should understand > this promise > carefully. There are many devotees whose physical > and mental > suffering in the world is all too obvious. Then what > does this > promise of God mean? It means 'My devotee never > perishes - in > the absolute sense'. That is, there is no slip-up > for him in the > spiritual ladder. Maybe the Lord doubtless takes > care of our > mundane needs also, as it did happen in the case of > Bhattatiri > himself. His ailment was cured miraculously. But > that should be > taken as nectar flowing from His Grace and not as > 'fulfillment > of one's demands'. In fact, to expect Him to > recompense us for > our 'devotion' is not 'devotion'. > > Sloka No. 27 (Ref. nArAyaNIyaM : 99 - 5): > > no jAto jAyamAno'pi ca > samadhigatas-tvan-mahimno'vasAnaM > deva shreyAmsi vidvAn pratimuhur-api te nAma > shamsAmi viShNo / > taM tvAM samstaumi nAnA-vidha-nuti-vacanAir-asya > loka-trayasyA- > pyUrdhvaM vibhrAjamAne viracita-vasatiM tatra > vaikuNTha-loke // > > Tr. Oh Lord Vishnu! No one either born till now or > yet to be > born, could possibly know Thy greatness in its > fullness. What is > possible at all to do - and that I am trying - is to > chant Thy > name again and again, knowing that it promotes one's > spiritual > evolution. With numerous hymns of praise I am > therefore invoking > Thee, who resides in the glorious sphere of > Vaikuntha that > transcends all the three material worlds. > > Comment. A sahasra-nAma is a litany of one thousand > names (of > God). sahasra is one thousand and nAma is name. > There are plenty > of them, at least one for each particular divinity. > These long, > 'streamlined' poems, are densely packed with meaning > -- > apparfently endless recitals of the Lord's names, > glories and > splendours, with no sacrifice of poetic elegance and > grace. The > rhythmic sound effects and the elevating moods that > these can > produce must be heard and experienced to be > believed. Every > sahasra-nAma describes the Lord's infinite qualities > in several > ways and each description is only a fragmentary > rendering of his > ananta kalyANa-guNa (infinite number of auspicious > attributes). > Everywhere we see the same majesty of encyclopaedic > exhaustiveness. To recite these, to be immersed in > their > meaning, is to be in the company of the Lord. > (To be continued) > > ===== > Prof. V. Krishnamurthy > My website on Science and Spirituality is > http://www.geocities.com/profvk/ > === message truncated === Om Namo Narayanaya: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 7, 2006 Report Share Posted March 7, 2006 Dwetha Narayaneeyam sruthishushajanusha nityatha varnanena ......... is the only medicine which can cure any illness. perunelly krishnakumar <krishnaijk Sent by: guruvayur: 03/06/2006 10:55 PM Please respond to guruvayur guruvayur cc: Re: [Guruvayur/Guruvayoor] prayer request Dear Vimala Can you tell your mother to read narayaneeyam daily. There is 100 chaptor.So read one chaptor daily with full belief in god Guruvayoorappa. Om Namo Bhagavathe vasudevaya Krishna --- vee krishnan <vee_krishnan wrote: > Friends > > My mother has a serious allergy problem for the past > three years. non stop coughing. she also has > irregular heart beat. all the medicines that we > humanly know has been tried and eliminated. > > we desperately want her to stop coughing for one > day. > > I politely request all my friends to pray to the > Lord Almighty to cure her cough and get some relief. > > I strongly believe in the miracles of the Lord > Almighty and request everybody to please say a > prayer for her to get better. > > any suggestion, prayers or medicine related will > be helpful. thank you for listening. > > Om Namo Bhagavathe vasudevaya > > snehapurvam > > vimala > > > Krishna > > Prasad <rkrishp99 wrote: > Note: Please read the Introduction if you have not > already read it) > > Namaste. > > Sloka No. 25 (Ref. nArAyaNIyaM : 96 - 9): > kashcid-kleshArjitArtha-kShaya-vimala-matir-nudyamAno > janoughaiH > prAgevaM prAha vipro na khalu mama janaH > kAla-karma-grahA vA / > ceto me dukha-hetus-tadiha guNagaNaM > bhAvayat-sarva-kArI- > tyuktvA shAnto gatastvAM mama ca kuru vibho > tAdR^ishIM > citta-shAntiM // > > Tr. (with added notes): Once a Brahmin, who had > acquired great > wealth through hard work, happened to lose it all. > His > experience (generated in him discrimination and > renunciation, > and ) attaining purity of mind thereby, (he took to > the life of > an avadhUta (or all-renouncing naked ascetic). > Persecuted by the > populace (for his strange ways of life) he said: > 'The cause of > my sufferings is neither these people, nor time nor > karma, nor > planets. My own mind is the cause of my misery. > (Itself a > product of the Gunas of prakriti), it causes all > actions to be > done and superimposes these and other products of > the gunas (on > the Atman)'. Thinking thus, he remained at peace. Oh > Lord! Deign > to give me also that kind of mental poise! > > Comment: Here is a practical advaitic philosophy of > action in > daily life. This portion of the bhagavatam is called > BhikShu > Gita. There the Bhikshu (renunciate) mentions 24 > persons and > things as his guru and also mentions what each of > the 24 stood > for, in his understanding. A brief reference to this > is found > in an introduction to avadhuta-gita in > http://www.za.spiritweb.org/Spirit/avadhut-gita.html > > For the Bikshu Gita itself in original one can go to > Bhagavatam > Skanda 11, Ch.7 Sloka 32 to end of Ch.9. > > Sloka No. 26 (Ref. nArAyaNIyaM : 96 - 10): > > elaH prAg-urvashIM praty-ati-vivasha-manAH > sevamAnash-ciraM tAM > gADhaM nirvidya bhUyo yuvati-sukham-idaM > kShudram-eveti gAyan / > tvad-bhaktiM prApya pUrNaH sukha-taram-acarat > tadvad-uddhUya > sangaM > bhaktottamsaM kriyA mAM pavana-purapate hanta me > rundhi rogAn // > > Tr. King Pururavas, the son of Ila, was deeply > involved in a > love affair with Urvasi, a heavenly damsel. After > spending a > long time in her company, he developed a mood of > extreme > renunciation and came to the realization that the > so-called > sex-enjoyment is most trivial and wretched. > Attaining to > devotion for Thee, and through that to life's > fulfillment, he > moved about happily, singing Thy glory. Likewise, Oh > Lord of > Guruvayoor, uprooting all my sensuous tendencies, > make me the > best of Thy devotees, and free me from all my > ailments! > > Comment. We should remember that it is the Lord's > solemn promise > to all humanity, 'na me bhaktaH praNashyati' (My > devotee never > perishes), in Gita IX ? 31. One should understand > this promise > carefully. There are many devotees whose physical > and mental > suffering in the world is all too obvious. Then what > does this > promise of God mean? It means 'My devotee never > perishes ? in > the absolute sense'. That is, there is no slip-up > for him in the > spiritual ladder. Maybe the Lord doubtless takes > care of our > mundane needs also, as it did happen in the case of > Bhattatiri > himself. His ailment was cured miraculously. But > that should be > taken as nectar flowing from His Grace and not as > 'fulfillment > of one's demands'. In fact, to expect Him to > recompense us for > our 'devotion' is not 'devotion'. > > Sloka No. 27 (Ref. nArAyaNIyaM : 99 - 5): > > no jAto jAyamAno'pi ca > samadhigatas-tvan-mahimno'vasAnaM > deva shreyAmsi vidvAn pratimuhur-api te nAma > shamsAmi viShNo / > taM tvAM samstaumi nAnA-vidha-nuti-vacanAir-asya > loka-trayasyA- > pyUrdhvaM vibhrAjamAne viracita-vasatiM tatra > vaikuNTha-loke // > > Tr. Oh Lord Vishnu! No one either born till now or > yet to be > born, could possibly know Thy greatness in its > fullness. What is > possible at all to do ? and that I am trying ? is to > chant Thy > name again and again, knowing that it promotes one's > spiritual > evolution. With numerous hymns of praise I am > therefore invoking > Thee, who resides in the glorious sphere of > Vaikuntha that > transcends all the three material worlds. > > Comment. A sahasra-nAma is a litany of one thousand > names (of > God). sahasra is one thousand and nAma is name. > There are plenty > of them, at least one for each particular divinity. > These long, > 'streamlined' poems, are densely packed with meaning > -- > apparfently endless recitals of the Lord's names, > glories and > splendours, with no sacrifice of poetic elegance and > grace. The > rhythmic sound effects and the elevating moods that > these can > produce must be heard and experienced to be > believed. Every > sahasra-nAma describes the Lord's infinite qualities > in several > ways and each description is only a fragmentary > rendering of his > ananta kalyANa-guNa (infinite number of auspicious > attributes). > Everywhere we see the same majesty of encyclopaedic > exhaustiveness. To recite these, to be immersed in > their > meaning, is to be in the company of the Lord. > (To be continued) > > ===== > Prof. V. Krishnamurthy > My website on Science and Spirituality is > http://www.geocities.com/profvk/ > === message truncated === Om Namo Narayanaya: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 7, 2006 Report Share Posted March 7, 2006 NARAYANA NARAYANA NARAYANA If it is due to any substance in the food she takes regularly, a total change could give relief. e.g. take wheat instead of rice etc. let the vegetables be changed. If the allergy is due to atmosphere, a change of place will help to find. how about a visit to our LORD at Guruvayoor? It will help to have a change of place and food too. Keep attempting with all your might. Mix it up with 'narayana'. There isn't anything one can achieve. All are well within your reach-provided you keep 'YOGESWARA KRISHNA' with you and 'YOU' become 'ARJUNA'(keep your attempts consistently and persistently) Regards Balagopal NARAYANA NARAYANA NARAYANA --- vee krishnan <vee_krishnan wrote: Friends My mother has a serious allergy problem for the past three years. non stop coughing. she also has irregular heart beat. all the medicines that we humanly know has been tried and eliminated. we desperately want her to stop coughing for one day. I politely request all my friends to pray to the Lord Almighty to cure her cough and get some relief. I strongly believe in the miracles of the Lord Almighty and request everybody to please say a prayer for her to get better. any suggestion, prayers or medicine related will be helpful. thank you for listening. Om Namo Bhagavathe vasudevaya snehapurvam vimala Krishna Prasad <rkrishp99 wrote: Note: Please read the Introduction if you have not already read it) Namaste. Sloka No. 25 (Ref. nArAyaNIyaM : 96 - 9): kashcid-kleshArjitArtha-kShaya-vimala-matir-nudyamAno janoughaiH prAgevaM prAha vipro na khalu mama janaH kAla-karma-grahA vA / ceto me dukha-hetus-tadiha guNagaNaM bhAvayat-sarva-kArI- tyuktvA shAnto gatastvAM mama ca kuru vibho tAdR^ishIM citta-shAntiM // Tr. (with added notes): Once a Brahmin, who had acquired great wealth through hard work, happened to lose it all. His experience (generated in him discrimination and renunciation, and ) attaining purity of mind thereby, (he took to the life of an avadhUta (or all-renouncing naked ascetic). Persecuted by the populace (for his strange ways of life) he said: 'The cause of my sufferings is neither these people, nor time nor karma, nor planets. My own mind is the cause of my misery. (Itself a product of the Gunas of prakriti), it causes all actions to be done and superimposes these and other products of the gunas (on the Atman)'. Thinking thus, he remained at peace. Oh Lord! Deign to give me also that kind of mental poise! Comment: Here is a practical advaitic philosophy of action in daily life. This portion of the bhagavatam is called BhikShu Gita. There the Bhikshu (renunciate) mentions 24 persons and things as his guru and also mentions what each of the 24 stood for, in his understanding. A brief reference to this is found in an introduction to avadhuta-gita in http://www.za.spiritweb.org/Spirit/avadhut-gita.html For the Bikshu Gita itself in original one can go to Bhagavatam Skanda 11, Ch.7 Sloka 32 to end of Ch.9. Sloka No. 26 (Ref. nArAyaNIyaM : 96 - 10): elaH prAg-urvashIM praty-ati-vivasha-manAH sevamAnash-ciraM tAM gADhaM nirvidya bhUyo yuvati-sukham-idaM kShudram-eveti gAyan / tvad-bhaktiM prApya pUrNaH sukha-taram-acarat tadvad-uddhUya sangaM bhaktottamsaM kriyA mAM pavana-purapate hanta me rundhi rogAn // Tr. King Pururavas, the son of Ila, was deeply involved in a love affair with Urvasi, a heavenly damsel. After spending a long time in her company, he developed a mood of extreme renunciation and came to the realization that the so-called sex-enjoyment is most trivial and wretched. Attaining to devotion for Thee, and through that to life's fulfillment, he moved about happily, singing Thy glory. Likewise, Oh Lord of Guruvayoor, uprooting all my sensuous tendencies, make me the best of Thy devotees, and free me from all my ailments! Comment. We should remember that it is the Lord's solemn promise to all humanity, 'na me bhaktaH praNashyati' (My devotee never perishes), in Gita IX – 31. One should understand this promise carefully. There are many devotees whose physical and mental suffering in the world is all too obvious. Then what does this promise of God mean? It means 'My devotee never perishes – in the absolute sense'. That is, there is no slip-up for him in the spiritual ladder. Maybe the Lord doubtless takes care of our mundane needs also, as it did happen in the case of Bhattatiri himself. His ailment was cured miraculously. But that should be taken as nectar flowing from His Grace and not as 'fulfillment of one's demands'. In fact, to expect Him to recompense us for our 'devotion' is not 'devotion'. Sloka No. 27 (Ref. nArAyaNIyaM : 99 - 5): no jAto jAyamAno'pi ca samadhigatas-tvan-mahimno'vasAnaM deva shreyAmsi vidvAn pratimuhur-api te nAma shamsAmi viShNo / taM tvAM samstaumi nAnA-vidha-nuti-vacanAir-asya loka-trayasyA- pyUrdhvaM vibhrAjamAne viracita-vasatiM tatra vaikuNTha-loke // Tr. Oh Lord Vishnu! No one either born till now or yet to be born, could possibly know Thy greatness in its fullness. What is possible at all to do – and that I am trying – is to chant Thy name again and again, knowing that it promotes one's spiritual evolution. With numerous hymns of praise I am therefore invoking Thee, who resides in the glorious sphere of Vaikuntha that transcends all the three material worlds. Comment. A sahasra-nAma is a litany of one thousand names (of God). sahasra is one thousand and nAma is name. There are plenty of them, at least one for each particular divinity. These long, 'streamlined' poems, are densely packed with meaning -- apparfently endless recitals of the Lord's names, glories and splendours, with no sacrifice of poetic elegance and grace. The rhythmic sound effects and the elevating moods that these can produce must be heard and experienced to be believed. Every sahasra-nAma describes the Lord's infinite qualities in several ways and each description is only a fragmentary rendering of his ananta kalyANa-guNa (infinite number of auspicious attributes). Everywhere we see the same majesty of encyclopaedic exhaustiveness. To recite these, to be immersed in their meaning, is to be in the company of the Lord. (To be continued) ===== Prof. V. Krishnamurthy My website on Science and Spirituality is http://www.geocities.com/profvk/ You can access my book on Gems from the Ocean of Hindu Thought Vision and Practice, and my father R. Visvanatha Sastri's manuscripts from the site. ===================================================================== -- Krishna Prasad .. Yad yad aacarati sreshtah, tad tad eva itaro janah. As the Gita puts it, consistency of purpose and a spirit of dedication and, if necessary, sacrifice, should characterize the new spirit. We Must THE CULTURED GIVES HAPPINESS WHEREVER THEY GO, THE UN-CULTURED WHENEVER THEY GO! - Swami Chinmayanada Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 7, 2006 Report Share Posted March 7, 2006 Dear group member, " Sarvam Krishna Mayam " We all are praying for your mothers health. Gurupuvana puresan will cure all illness. Leave all to him. Please chant his name always. Atotal submission is needed from ourside. Then be relax he will take care of everything. Sarvam krishnarpanam. before taking any food or medicine, pray and submit to him. he is one in you. he will rescue your mother from all illness. Mail Bring photos to life! New PhotoMail makes sharing a breeze. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 7, 2006 Report Share Posted March 7, 2006 Ohm Namo Narrayanaya; Ohm Namo Bhagavathea Vasudevaya Dear Vimalaji, You belive in the master docter who is ata Guruvayoor. He give sound to Chembai, Recovered Anjam Krishnan Namboodiri and Malliyoor Shankaran Namboodiri from Stomak decease. Recovered so many known and unknown persons. If you have faith on him he will survive you and your beloved ones. regards Keerthi Kumar v Menon --- " PS, Vinod K (GE Infra, Energy) " <vinod.ps wrote: > !! Sri Rama Jayam !! > > Dear Vimala ji, > > Please do not leave the light of hope & faith in > Guruvayoorappan ! > He is the sole guaranteer of " AYUR-AROGYA-SAUKHYAM " . > > Continue trying to do the best to your dear Mother. > No doubt you will emotionally challenged every now & > then. > I firmly believe that Krishna will reach to your > family & overcome this hard time. > " Devotion grows high under such extreme conditions. " > > Our prayers are there for you as always ! > > Hare Krishna > Hare Rama > > > > > guruvayur > [guruvayur ]On > Behalf Of perunelly krishnakumar > Monday, March 06, 2006 10:55 PM > guruvayur > Re: [Guruvayur/Guruvayoor] prayer request > > > Dear Vimala > > Can you tell your mother to read narayaneeyam daily. > There is 100 chaptor.So read one chaptor daily with > full belief in god Guruvayoorappa. > > Om Namo Bhagavathe vasudevaya > > Krishna > > --- vee krishnan <vee_krishnan wrote: > > > Friends > > > > My mother has a serious allergy problem for the > past > > three years. non stop coughing. she also has > > irregular heart beat. all the medicines that we > > humanly know has been tried and eliminated. > > > > we desperately want her to stop coughing for one > > day. > > > > I politely request all my friends to pray to the > > Lord Almighty to cure her cough and get some > relief. > > > > I strongly believe in the miracles of the Lord > > Almighty and request everybody to please say a > > prayer for her to get better. > > > > any suggestion, prayers or medicine related will > > be helpful. thank you for listening. > > > > Om Namo Bhagavathe vasudevaya > > > > snehapurvam > > > > vimala > > > > > > Krishna > > > > Prasad <rkrishp99 wrote: > > Note: Please read the Introduction if you have > not > > already read it) > > > > Namaste. > > > > Sloka No. 25 (Ref. nArAyaNIyaM : 96 - 9): > > > kashcid-kleshArjitArtha-kShaya-vimala-matir-nudyamAno > > janoughaiH > > prAgevaM prAha vipro na khalu mama janaH > > kAla-karma-grahA vA / > > ceto me dukha-hetus-tadiha guNagaNaM > > bhAvayat-sarva-kArI- > > tyuktvA shAnto gatastvAM mama ca kuru vibho > > tAdR^ishIM > > citta-shAntiM // > > > > Tr. (with added notes): Once a Brahmin, who had > > acquired great > > wealth through hard work, happened to lose it all. > > His > > experience (generated in him discrimination and > > renunciation, > > and ) attaining purity of mind thereby, (he took > to > > the life of > > an avadhUta (or all-renouncing naked ascetic). > > Persecuted by the > > populace (for his strange ways of life) he said: > > 'The cause of > > my sufferings is neither these people, nor time > nor > > karma, nor > > planets. My own mind is the cause of my misery. > > (Itself a > > product of the Gunas of prakriti), it causes all > > actions to be > > done and superimposes these and other products of > > the gunas (on > > the Atman)'. Thinking thus, he remained at peace. > Oh > > Lord! Deign > > to give me also that kind of mental poise! > > > > Comment: Here is a practical advaitic philosophy > of > > action in > > daily life. This portion of the bhagavatam is > called > > BhikShu > > Gita. There the Bhikshu (renunciate) mentions 24 > > persons and > > things as his guru and also mentions what each of > > the 24 stood > > for, in his understanding. A brief reference to > this > > is found > > in an introduction to avadhuta-gita in > > > http://www.za.spiritweb.org/Spirit/avadhut-gita.html > > > > For the Bikshu Gita itself in original one can go > to > > Bhagavatam > > Skanda 11, Ch.7 Sloka 32 to end of Ch.9. > > > > Sloka No. 26 (Ref. nArAyaNIyaM : 96 - 10): > > > > elaH prAg-urvashIM praty-ati-vivasha-manAH > > sevamAnash-ciraM tAM > > gADhaM nirvidya bhUyo yuvati-sukham-idaM > > kShudram-eveti gAyan / > > tvad-bhaktiM prApya pUrNaH sukha-taram-acarat > > tadvad-uddhUya > > sangaM > > bhaktottamsaM kriyA mAM pavana-purapate hanta me > > rundhi rogAn // > > > > Tr. King Pururavas, the son of Ila, was deeply > > involved in a > > love affair with Urvasi, a heavenly damsel. After > > spending a > > long time in her company, he developed a mood of > > extreme > > renunciation and came to the realization that the > > so-called > > sex-enjoyment is most trivial and wretched. > > Attaining to > > devotion for Thee, and through that to life's > > fulfillment, he > > moved about happily, singing Thy glory. Likewise, > Oh > > Lord of > > Guruvayoor, uprooting all my sensuous tendencies, > > make me the > > best of Thy devotees, and free me from all my > > ailments! > > > > Comment. We should remember that it is the Lord's > > solemn promise > > to all humanity, 'na me bhaktaH praNashyati' (My > > devotee never > > perishes), in Gita IX - 31. One should understand > > this promise > > carefully. There are many devotees whose physical > > and mental > > suffering in the world is all too obvious. Then > what > > does this > > promise of God mean? It means 'My devotee never > > perishes - in > > the absolute sense'. That is, there is no slip-up > > for him in the > > spiritual ladder. Maybe the Lord doubtless takes > > care of our > > mundane needs also, as it did happen in the case > of > > Bhattatiri > > himself. His ailment was cured miraculously. But > > that should be > > taken as nectar flowing from His Grace and not as > > 'fulfillment > > of one's demands'. In fact, to expect Him to > > recompense us for > > our 'devotion' is not 'devotion'. > === message truncated === Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2006 Report Share Posted March 9, 2006 Dear Ms. Krishnan, Kindly read the following shloka which i have attached on Raghavendra swami 11 times everyday or preferably by your mother in the morning and offer some prasad (fruits is also okay). After she is cured kindly take her to the closest Raghavendra Matham, wherever you are located and light two lamps with ghee ,or you may also go to Mantralayam. She will be definitely cured. vee krishnan <vee_krishnan wrote: Friends My mother has a serious allergy problem for the past three years. non stop coughing. she also has irregular heart beat. all the medicines that we humanly know has been tried and eliminated. we desperately want her to stop coughing for one day. I politely request all my friends to pray to the Lord Almighty to cure her cough and get some relief. I strongly believe in the miracles of the Lord Almighty and request everybody to please say a prayer for her to get better. any suggestion, prayers or medicine related will be helpful. thank you for listening. Om Namo Bhagavathe vasudevaya snehapurvam vimala Krishna Prasad <rkrishp99 wrote: Note: Please read the Introduction if you have not already read it) Namaste. Sloka No. 25 (Ref. nArAyaNIyaM : 96 - 9): kashcid-kleshArjitArtha-kShaya-vimala-matir-nudyamAno janoughaiH prAgevaM prAha vipro na khalu mama janaH kAla-karma-grahA vA / ceto me dukha-hetus-tadiha guNagaNaM bhAvayat-sarva-kArI- tyuktvA shAnto gatastvAM mama ca kuru vibho tAdR^ishIM citta-shAntiM // Tr. (with added notes): Once a Brahmin, who had acquired great wealth through hard work, happened to lose it all. His experience (generated in him discrimination and renunciation, and ) attaining purity of mind thereby, (he took to the life of an avadhUta (or all-renouncing naked ascetic). Persecuted by the populace (for his strange ways of life) he said: 'The cause of my sufferings is neither these people, nor time nor karma, nor planets. My own mind is the cause of my misery. (Itself a product of the Gunas of prakriti), it causes all actions to be done and superimposes these and other products of the gunas (on the Atman)'. Thinking thus, he remained at peace. Oh Lord! Deign to give me also that kind of mental poise! Comment: Here is a practical advaitic philosophy of action in daily life. This portion of the bhagavatam is called BhikShu Gita. There the Bhikshu (renunciate) mentions 24 persons and things as his guru and also mentions what each of the 24 stood for, in his understanding. A brief reference to this is found in an introduction to avadhuta-gita in http://www.za.spiritweb.org/Spirit/avadhut-gita.html For the Bikshu Gita itself in original one can go to Bhagavatam Skanda 11, Ch.7 Sloka 32 to end of Ch.9. Sloka No. 26 (Ref. nArAyaNIyaM : 96 - 10): elaH prAg-urvashIM praty-ati-vivasha-manAH sevamAnash-ciraM tAM gADhaM nirvidya bhUyo yuvati-sukham-idaM kShudram-eveti gAyan / tvad-bhaktiM prApya pUrNaH sukha-taram-acarat tadvad-uddhUya sangaM bhaktottamsaM kriyA mAM pavana-purapate hanta me rundhi rogAn // Tr. King Pururavas, the son of Ila, was deeply involved in a love affair with Urvasi, a heavenly damsel. After spending a long time in her company, he developed a mood of extreme renunciation and came to the realization that the so-called sex-enjoyment is most trivial and wretched. Attaining to devotion for Thee, and through that to life's fulfillment, he moved about happily, singing Thy glory. Likewise, Oh Lord of Guruvayoor, uprooting all my sensuous tendencies, make me the best of Thy devotees, and free me from all my ailments! Comment. We should remember that it is the Lord's solemn promise to all humanity, 'na me bhaktaH praNashyati' (My devotee never perishes), in Gita IX – 31. One should understand this promise carefully. There are many devotees whose physical and mental suffering in the world is all too obvious. Then what does this promise of God mean? It means 'My devotee never perishes – in the absolute sense'. That is, there is no slip-up for him in the spiritual ladder. Maybe the Lord doubtless takes care of our mundane needs also, as it did happen in the case of Bhattatiri himself. His ailment was cured miraculously. But that should be taken as nectar flowing from His Grace and not as 'fulfillment of one's demands'. In fact, to expect Him to recompense us for our 'devotion' is not 'devotion'. Sloka No. 27 (Ref. nArAyaNIyaM : 99 - 5): no jAto jAyamAno'pi ca samadhigatas-tvan-mahimno'vasAnaM deva shreyAmsi vidvAn pratimuhur-api te nAma shamsAmi viShNo / taM tvAM samstaumi nAnA-vidha-nuti-vacanAir-asya loka-trayasyA- pyUrdhvaM vibhrAjamAne viracita-vasatiM tatra vaikuNTha-loke // Tr. Oh Lord Vishnu! No one either born till now or yet to be born, could possibly know Thy greatness in its fullness. What is possible at all to do – and that I am trying – is to chant Thy name again and again, knowing that it promotes one's spiritual evolution. With numerous hymns of praise I am therefore invoking Thee, who resides in the glorious sphere of Vaikuntha that transcends all the three material worlds. Comment. A sahasra-nAma is a litany of one thousand names (of God). sahasra is one thousand and nAma is name. There are plenty of them, at least one for each particular divinity. These long, 'streamlined' poems, are densely packed with meaning -- apparfently endless recitals of the Lord's names, glories and splendours, with no sacrifice of poetic elegance and grace. The rhythmic sound effects and the elevating moods that these can produce must be heard and experienced to be believed. Every sahasra-nAma describes the Lord's infinite qualities in several ways and each description is only a fragmentary rendering of his ananta kalyANa-guNa (infinite number of auspicious attributes). Everywhere we see the same majesty of encyclopaedic exhaustiveness. To recite these, to be immersed in their meaning, is to be in the company of the Lord. (To be continued) ===== Prof. V. Krishnamurthy My website on Science and Spirituality is http://www.geocities.com/profvk/ You can access my book on Gems from the Ocean of Hindu Thought Vision and Practice, and my father R. Visvanatha Sastri's manuscripts from the site. ===================================================================== -- Krishna Prasad .. Yad yad aacarati sreshtah, tad tad eva itaro janah. As the Gita puts it, consistency of purpose and a spirit of dedication and, if necessary, sacrifice, should characterize the new spirit. We Must THE CULTURED GIVES HAPPINESS WHEREVER THEY GO, THE UN-CULTURED WHENEVER THEY GO! - Swami Chinmayanada Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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