[Guruvayur/Guruvayoor] Nama is powerful than Nami

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Hare Krishna ,

 

Amazing ! gives one more confidence in nama japam

 

Rgds

Sandhya

 

--- kezhoor <kezhoor wrote:

 

> Namasthe,

>

> om namo bhagavathe vasudevaaya! om namo bhagavathe

> vasudevaaya; om

> namo bhagavathe vasudevaaya;

>

> That was a really a nice one!

>

> with regards,

> Geetha.

>

>

> guruvayur , " hparamu "

> <param wrote:

> >

> > I read a beautiful story in the Malayalam Astro

> Spiritual

> > Magazine " Jyotisha Ratnam " a few months ago.

> Reproduced below is a

> bad

> > translation of mine of the wonderful story.

> >

> >

> > Once the great sage Narada was passing through a

> Village. There he

> > happened to meet a boy of 15 or 16 years old

> afflicted with severe

> > leprosy. There were wounds all over his body and

> pus oozing from

> his

> > wounds. Nobody could go near him because of the

> bad stench. The

> sage

> > took compassion on him and went near him. The boy

> cried to the

> sage -

> > " Great one, see my condition, everybody has

> deserted me - my

> family,

> > friends, relatives do not care for me any more.

> Even the Lord has

> > decided to shun me, Please save me or give me

> death. " .

> >

> > Narada replied - " Dear one, I am going to Sri

> Vaikunta, I'll

> appeal

> > to the Merciful Lord Narayana and I'm sure he

> being the ocean of

> > compassion will bring relief to you, you are

> certain to be healed " .

> > The boy replied with tears in his eyes - " I am

> anxiously waiting

> for

> > your return. Please use your good offices with the

> Lord to give me

> > relief "

> >

> > Narada left the place and straight away went to

> Sri Vaikunta. There

> he

> > narrated the episode to Lord Narayana. The Lord

> replied - " Narada,

> > great is your compassion and concern for the boy,

> but such are the

> > horrendous crimes he commited in his past birth

> that he has to

> suffer

> > for those in this way only. He is destined to

> suffer this entire

> life.

> > There is no way out Narada, otherwise it'll be a

> violation of the

> laws

> > of Karma "

> >

> > Narada said - " Lord, he is such a young boy, he

> life is yet to

> begin,

> > I agree that he has done bad Karma in his past

> life, but is not

> this

> > punishment too cruel, have mercy on him Lord " .

> Lord Narayana

> replied -

> > " Sorry Narada, I cannot help him, because the

> magnitude of his bad

> > deeds in the past birth are so big to give him

> even an iota of

> relief "

> >

> > After a lengthy argument, Narada left Sri Vaikunta

> dejected unable

> to

> > convince the Lord to help the boy. He did not know

> what to tell the

> > boy who would be anxiously waiting for him. First

> he decided that

> > he'll avoid the boy, later he thought that would

> be too cruel to

> the

> > boy already suffering at the hands of fate. He

> went to the Village,

> > seeing the sage coming, the boys eyes shone

> brightly - " Great Sage,

> > what good news do you bring for me ? "

> >

> > Narada thought for a while, he did not know what

> to say, after some

> > time he gathered himself and told the boy " Dear

> one, you are sure

> to

> > be saved shortly, all you have to do is Chant

> " HARE KRISHNA HARE

> > KRISHNA , KRISHNA KRISHNA HARE HARE, HARE RAMA

> HARE RAMA, RAMA RAMA

> > HARE HARE " as many times as possible a day with

> utmost devotion.

> If

> > you do this sincerely thinking of the Lord

> Narayana, it is only a

> > matter of time before you are free from your

> sickness " . The boy

> > profusely thanked Narada and Narada left the place

> with a sense of

> > shame in his helplessness.

> >

> > A few years later Narada was passing through the

> same village. A

> young

> > man in his early twenties, with a shining face and

> resplendence all

> > over his body came running towards him and

> prostrated before him .

> > There were tears in his eyes and he said to Narads

> - " Great one,

> I'm

> > indebted to you for a million births " . Narada said

> ' " Who are you,

> my

> > son , what help have I done to you " . The boy

> replied - " I am the

> > boy whom you met a few years ago afflicted with

> leprosy, as per

> your

> > advice , I chanted the Maha Mantra and I got cured

> completely in a

> few

> > months time, Now I'm leading a happy family life "

> . Narada replied -

> "

> > Thank Lord Narayana, be indebted to him for the

> rest of your life,

> and

> > Chant his Name " . The young man replied - " Not

> even an hour passes

> > without my remembrance of him, Chanting his name

> has become like

> > breathing to me " . Narada gave his blessings to the

> young man and

> left

> > for Sri Vaikunta.

> >

> > Narada asked the lord - " Lord , you told me that

> there is no

> respite

> > for the boy and see now, he is completely cured

> and is leading a

> happy

> > life, why did you tell me a lie that you will not

> save him " . The

> Lord

> > replied - " Narada, why should I lie to you, if

> there is any power

> on

> > which can save him it is me, I've decided that he

> should suffer for

> > his bad Karma, tell me what mischief you done or

> are you telling me

> a

> > false story "

> >

> > Narada then narrated to the Lord all he told the

> boy was to chant

> the

> > Maha Mantra and nothing else.

> >

> > The Lord went to a deep silence for a while and

> told - " Narada, I

> > never knew that my name was so powerful, powerful

> than me, powerful

> > than my sankalpa "

> >

> > HARE KRISHNA,

> >

> > Regards

> > Parameswaran.H

> >

>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Dear all,

Radhe Krishna!

 

It is an episode which illustrates that "NAMA-SANKEERTANAM" is the

panacea for all problems and ills afflicting this world. It is said

in Bhagavatam and Narayaneeyam that whatever was being achieved by

Tapas in Kritha Yuga, Yajnas in Treta Yuga, floral offerings and poojas

in the Dwapara Yuga is achieved by simple worship of the Lord by just

chanting His names, in Kali Yuga. For Namasankeertanam, there are no

restrictions or any ritualistic vedic practices to be followed.

Anybody can do it at any time, while travelling, commuting to office,

while taking bath or anything else one does. This blessing of the

Jeevas getting rid of their problems and finally gaining salvation

when their term in this world comes to an end, just by chanting the

names of the Lord is special to Kaliyuga. Poet Bhattatiri, in his

Narayaneeyam, in dasakam 92, sloka 6 says,

 

Jatah Treta-krithadau, api cha kila kalau sambhavam kamayanthe !

Deivat thathreiva jatan, vishaya-visha-raseih ma Vibho, vanchaya-asman!!

 

"Those who were born in the Treta and Kritha Yugas desire for birth

again in Kali-yuga (because it is much easier to get salvation in this

Yuga just by chanting His names.) We are fortunate to have born in

this Yuga just by our destinies. God! Kindly do not offer temptations

to us by showing sensual pleasure (and creating interest in them) and

trap us, (diverting our minds from You)!"

 

It is my humble opinion that all Hindus, following the tenets of our

religion, should fix up a time like the Sandhyas (say, 5. 45 to 6.

30) morning and evening and devote this time only to chanting His

names. After all, the Sandhyas are meant only for worshipping the

Lord, and unfortunately people do not realise this. Here is

something we all should learn from other religions, like Christians

going to Church every sunday and muslims doing "namaz" five times a day

stopping all other work. It was really amazing to see a muslim

traveller in the train I was travelling once, when he pulled out a

bed-sheet with a mariner's compass stitched on that, spread it on the

floor of the train, determined the direction, and did his namaz facing

west!

 

I was one travelling in the train from Mughal Sarai to Allahabad. It

was a nice experience to see people in the compartment reading out

Vishnu Sahasranama in unison!

 

Let us just chant "Namo Narayana", "Hare Krishna", " Muruga, Muruga,"

"Namassivaya" or any other mantra we like, depending upon each one's

favourite God. One need not be boisterous or causing disturbance to

others when we do this. We can quietly do in in our minds.

 

Love

K.V. Gopalakrishna.

 

"

 

 

 

sandhya wrote:

 

 

Hare Krishna ,

 

Amazing ! gives one more confidence in nama japam

 

Rgds

Sandhya

 

--- kezhoor <kezhoor >

wrote:

 

> Namasthe,

>

> om namo bhagavathe vasudevaaya! om namo bhagavathe

> vasudevaaya; om

> namo bhagavathe vasudevaaya;

>

> That was a really a nice one!

>

> with regards,

> Geetha.

>

>

> guruvayur ,

"hparamu"

> <param wrote:

> >

> > I read a beautiful story in the Malayalam Astro

> Spiritual

> > Magazine "Jyotisha Ratnam" a few months ago.

> Reproduced below is a

> bad

> > translation of mine of the wonderful story.

> >

> >

> > Once the great sage Narada was passing through a

> Village. There he

> > happened to meet a boy of 15 or 16 years old

> afflicted with severe

> > leprosy. There were wounds all over his body and

> pus oozing from

> his

> > wounds. Nobody could go near him because of the

> bad stench. The

> sage

> > took compassion on him and went near him. The boy

> cried to the

> sage -

> > "Great one, see my condition, everybody has

> deserted me - my

> family,

> > friends, relatives do not care for me any more.

> Even the Lord has

> > decided to shun me, Please save me or give me

> death.".

> >

> > Narada replied - " Dear one, I am going to Sri

> Vaikunta, I'll

> appeal

> > to the Merciful Lord Narayana and I'm sure he

> being the ocean of

> > compassion will bring relief to you, you are

> certain to be healed".

> > The boy replied with tears in his eyes - " I am

> anxiously waiting

> for

> > your return. Please use your good offices with the

> Lord to give me

> > relief"

> >

> > Narada left the place and straight away went to

> Sri Vaikunta. There

> he

> > narrated the episode to Lord Narayana. The Lord

> replied - " Narada,

> > great is your compassion and concern for the boy,

> but such are the

> > horrendous crimes he commited in his past birth

> that he has to

> suffer

> > for those in this way only. He is destined to

> suffer this entire

> life.

> > There is no way out Narada, otherwise it'll be a

> violation of the

> laws

> > of Karma"

> >

> > Narada said - "Lord, he is such a young boy, he

> life is yet to

> begin,

> > I agree that he has done bad Karma in his past

> life, but is not

> this

> > punishment too cruel, have mercy on him Lord".

> Lord Narayana

> replied -

> > "Sorry Narada, I cannot help him, because the

> magnitude of his bad

> > deeds in the past birth are so big to give him

> even an iota of

> relief"

> >

> > After a lengthy argument, Narada left Sri Vaikunta

> dejected unable

> to

> > convince the Lord to help the boy. He did not know

> what to tell the

> > boy who would be anxiously waiting for him. First

> he decided that

> > he'll avoid the boy, later he thought that would

> be too cruel to

> the

> > boy already suffering at the hands of fate. He

> went to the Village,

> > seeing the sage coming, the boys eyes shone

> brightly - "Great Sage,

> > what good news do you bring for me ? "

> >

> > Narada thought for a while, he did not know what

> to say, after some

> > time he gathered himself and told the boy " Dear

> one, you are sure

> to

> > be saved shortly, all you have to do is Chant

> "HARE KRISHNA HARE

> > KRISHNA , KRISHNA KRISHNA HARE HARE, HARE RAMA

> HARE RAMA, RAMA RAMA

> > HARE HARE " as many times as possible a day with

> utmost devotion.

> If

> > you do this sincerely thinking of the Lord

> Narayana, it is only a

> > matter of time before you are free from your

> sickness" . The boy

> > profusely thanked Narada and Narada left the place

> with a sense of

> > shame in his helplessness.

> >

> > A few years later Narada was passing through the

> same village. A

> young

> > man in his early twenties, with a shining face and

> resplendence all

> > over his body came running towards him and

> prostrated before him .

> > There were tears in his eyes and he said to Narads

> - "Great one,

> I'm

> > indebted to you for a million births". Narada said

> ' "Who are you,

> my

> > son , what help have I done to you " . The boy

> replied - " I am the

> > boy whom you met a few years ago afflicted with

> leprosy, as per

> your

> > advice , I chanted the Maha Mantra and I got cured

> completely in a

> few

> > months time, Now I'm leading a happy family life"

> . Narada replied -

> "

> > Thank Lord Narayana, be indebted to him for the

> rest of your life,

> and

> > Chant his Name ". The young man replied - "Not

> even an hour passes

> > without my remembrance of him, Chanting his name

> has become like

> > breathing to me". Narada gave his blessings to the

> young man and

> left

> > for Sri Vaikunta.

> >

> > Narada asked the lord - "Lord , you told me that

> there is no

> respite

> > for the boy and see now, he is completely cured

> and is leading a

> happy

> > life, why did you tell me a lie that you will not

> save him". The

> Lord

> > replied - "Narada, why should I lie to you, if

> there is any power

> on

> > which can save him it is me, I've decided that he

> should suffer for

> > his bad Karma, tell me what mischief you done or

> are you telling me

> a

> > false story"

> >

> > Narada then narrated to the Lord all he told the

> boy was to chant

> the

> > Maha Mantra and nothing else.

> >

> > The Lord went to a deep silence for a while and

> told - "Narada, I

> > never knew that my name was so powerful, powerful

> than me, powerful

> > than my sankalpa "

> >

> > HARE KRISHNA,

> >

> > Regards

> > Parameswaran.H

> >

>

>

>

>

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