[Guruvayur/Guruvayoor] Bhagavan Sri Balaji Asked Bismillah Khan to Play Shahnai !!!!

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This is a story of Bismillah Khan meeting Balaji and telling it to his uncle despite his advice not to tell any one. There was another story of Bismillah Khan meeting Krishna on the train, playing Shenai for him and then telling about it to Hari Prasad Caurasia - how he came up with the new raga Kanaih. 1) How was Bismillah Khan, a muslim, allowed in to Balaji temple? 2) In which year did he play the new raga? 3) Why did he tell others repeatedly though the advice is not to tell? 4) After such overwhelming experiences, was their any change in his lifestyle? Did he play any Krishna devotional songs? 5) Who is promoting his CDs? Is there a vested interest to attract Hindus to buy his CDs by propagating such stories? Abhilash Nair <abhilash_ramachandran wrote: Note: forwarded message attached. Wed, 13 Sep 2006 17:52:06 -0700 (PDT)suda sangaran <sudmailFwd: Bhagavan Sri Balaji Asked Bismillah Khan to Play Shahnai !!!!abhilash_ramachandran, jeyakumar72,krisnagitaNote: forwarded message attached. Want to be your own boss? Learn how on Small Business. From: "srikrishnadasa_rajeev" <srikrishnadasa_rajeevWed, 13 Sep 2006 08:45:00 -0000 Bhagavan Sri Balaji Asked Bismillah Khan to Play

Shahnai !!!! Hare Krishna . Dandavat Pranam to Bhagavan Sri Krishna and all Vaishnavas, The following incident was revealed by Ustad Bismillah Khan to the editor of Illustrated Weekly of India . Bismillah Khan was born in a family of musicians . His ancestors were court musicians in the princely states of Bhojpur, now in Bihar state. His father was a shehnai player in the court of Maharaja Keshav Prasad Singh of Dumraon Estate now in Bihar . Bismillah detested studies, so he played marbles on the streets of Benaras. He spent most of his time in the corridor of the house where he could hear his uncles playing the shehnai . Sometimes he even played marbles to the shehnai's tunes. Bismilla Khan's uncle Ali Bux used to go to the nearby Jadau Sri Balaji (Maha-Vishnu) temple every morning . There, he played the shehnai for the entire day to earn four rupees a month . Sometimes

Bismillah followed uncle Ali in the morning, listen to his music, get engrossed and bewildered . After the mornings sessions at the Jadau temple, uncle and nephew walked towards the Balaji temple. A room was reserved for Ali Bux. He prasticed there for about five hours daily. When Ali Bux finished prasticing he found Bismillah sitting beside him, listening to him and hungry as well. Never did Bismillah disturb his uncle . They returned home each day after these morning sessions for lunch.Bismillah often wondered why his Uncle went to the room in the Balaji temple to practise while he could practise at home without being disturbed. Unable to suppress his curiosity he asked his uncle one day. Uncle Ali stroked his locks and answered, "You will learn it one day." Bismillah was quick to ask, "But, Mamu when will I start playing shehnai ?Why talk about when;

you are going to start today," he said. That evening uncle Ali took Bismillah to the Jadau Maha-Vishnu temple, and after the evening shehnai recital to the room in the Balaji temple where he had practised for over 18 years. Finally, uncle Ali granted Bismillah Khan the permission to practise there . However Uncle Ali cawith a note of caution " In this temple , if you happen to experience or see anything extraordinary , don't say to any one " .Overjoyed, Bismillah practised in the room for 4 to 6 hours. Oblivious to the changes taking place outside the four walls he experimented and discovered new heights and depths of musical scales and melodies. Bismillah was overtaken by the thirst to perfect his music. One day Bismillah khan was engrossed in his shahanai practice at 4:00a.m in the premises of Balaji temple, all alone. Suddenly he realised that some one was sitting next to him. It was none other than Bhagavan Balaji Himself !!!. Shocked and astonished, Bismillah Khan remained still . Then Sri . Balaji smiled and said "Pay.."... . But Khan was still too shocked to continue. Then Bhagavan Balaji smiled and disappeared. Later that day Bismillah Khan went to Ali who is his Guru and Uncle ;

narrated to him what he has experienced in Balaji temple . Uncle slapped him on the cheek and "Did I not tell you not to say any thing to any one" ...?If any one watched the Video about Ustad Bismillah Khan on Doordarshan some 10 years ago, you would have heard him refer to it again. Mysterious are the ways of Bhagavan Narayana when it comes to blessing His devotees. "VICHITHRA-ROOPASTHWAT-KHALU-ANUGRAHAH." (Dasakam 87, Sloka 7-- Narayaneeyam) . Bhagavan doesn't go by caste, creed or religion. "BHAKTI" is the only criterion. All Glories to Bhagavan Sri Krishna ! . Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya!!! SriKrishnaDasa Rajeev

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