Guest guest Posted May 6, 2007 Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 Sri Govindaya Nama: Karma that has started bearing results is called prarabda. When one starts chanting the names of the lord, reactions of karma that have not started bearing fruit is burnt away. But prarabda karma is not burnt away because it is integrated with the gross body and destroying the karma would also destroy the body causing disturbance to natural order of material world. That is why generally it is not possible to magically change one's diseased condition. But we also have countless legends which tell of great devotees being able to change the effect of even prarabda karma by their intensity of sankalpa and lord's grace. Sankara took sannyasa and thereby conquered death that would have come from the clutches the crocodile. He was able to remove the utter poverty of the brahmin family by singing kanakadharastavam. Similar accounts are recounted in the lives of Tukkaram, Tulasi Dasa, Purandara Dasa, Thyagaraja etc. In the life of Caitanya Mahaprabhu who lived as recently as 500 years ago countless such instances are related. No need to tell about Puranic anecdotes related to Prahalad, Draupathy etc. This gives hope to one who is suffering from intense pains of this material world that the names rama, krishna and govinda will bring relief and auspiciousness when chanted with intensity and total surrender. Ahhh...imagining that irresistible "new car" smell? Check out new cars at Autos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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