Guest guest Posted August 2, 2009 Report Share Posted August 2, 2009 Njanappaana 31Ennellam pukazhtheedunnu mattullor Ennathathenthinu naam paranjeedunnu?Kaalaminnu kaliyugamallayo BhaarathamipradeshavumallayoNammalellam naranmaarumallayo Chemme nannai niroopippenellarumHari naamangalillathe pokayo Narakangalil pedi kurakayoNaavu koodaathe janmamathaakayo Namukkinni vinaasamillaykayoKashtam kashtam! Niroopanam koodaathe Chuttu thinnunnu janmam pazhuthe naam!Why should we tell that others are praising us like this? (first two lines ) Don't we know that this kaalam is Kaliyugam, this land is Bhaaratham and we are all human beings? (lines three, four and five) Are we short of Hari's or Bhagavan's names? Are we not afraid of different types of hells? Are we born with out tongue in this janma? Do we believe that we will never be perished? (line seven, eight, nine and ten) We all should think about this in detail (chemme nannai niroopippinellaarum- line six). Alas! alas! (kashtam! Kashtam!) with out proper contemplation (niroopanam kootaathe) we are wasting our lives in vain (last line). In this stanza poet blames us for wasting our precious lives by going after transient pleasures. He asks: what is the use of saying over and over again about how people in the other worlds praise us? We do not deserve any respect from anybody unless we live up to the expectations of those people and our own mother land. They pay respect to us thinking that we are fortunate to be bron in this punya karmakshethra and we will make use of the great opportunity God bestowed on us. Poet is wondering what is wrong with all of us! We are intelligent enough to know from the scriptures that this is Kaliyuga and it is easy to attain salvation in Kaliiyuga Bhaaratha just by doing Naamasankeerthanam. Kali Santharanopanishad tells us explicitly that in Kaliyuga only Naamasankeerthanam is the solution to all problems. ( " Kalau naasthyeva naasthyeva naasthyeva gathiranyadha " ) Why are we hesitating to chant Naamas? Is there any shortage of divine names? Vishnu shasranaamam has thousand names and we can choose any one that appeals to our mind. We can choose the simple " Rama " namam or a complicated one like " Vishvaksena " . Are we not afraid of the sufferings in the hell? If we are not afraid of hell, we should not desire heaven also. We should have " samabhaavana " or we should see both sukham (happiness) and dukham (sorrow) alike. Are we not afraid of the fruits of bad karmaas? Bad Karmaas will only give rise to suffering. Why are we going deep into the samsaara (materialism) by sowing wrong seeds and still expect to reap good fruits? Why is the tongue that is used for non-stop talking become hesitant to chant divine names of Bhagavan? We act as if we do not have tongue when it comes to Naamasankeerthanam. We are shy to chant loudly because of the powerful ego. But don't we have the power of discrimination (bestowed on us by Lord) to know that once namasankeerthanam is started, power of naamam will easily take over the power of ego and our mind will get purified. Do we think that our body is eternal? If we realize how uncertain our life is and if we contemplate how helpless we are when death comes and knocks on our door, we should not waste not even one moment of our life. He sympathizes with those people who completely forget about this truth and wastes their life going after transient material pleasures with out ever turning their mind towards God. In this context, let us remember what Sage Narada sked Bhagavan and Bhagavaan's reply. Sage Narada asked Lord where His permanent abode was. Is it Vaikundham? Is it Golokam? Is it Bhoomi? Bhagavan said: " Naham vasami Vaikundhe, Na yogi hrudaye ravau, Math bhaktha: yathra gaayanthi thathra thishtaami Narada " - he would not reside in Vaikunta, the celestial abode, nor in the hearts of great tapasvis [sages], nor permeate in the Solar system, but would stand in attention wherever His devotees do sing His name [sankeertanam]. Bhaktha Mirabai says: " This treasure of Bhagavaan's naamam, none can rob, this treasure does not reduce if you draw from it, and in fact, it grows at a compound rate " . Let us draw the power of Bhagavaan's namam from divine treasure- house of His names by chanting them along with Shri Poonthaanam and millions of other devotees around the world. Krishna! Krishna! Mukunda! Janardana! Krishna! Govinda! Naaraayana! Hare!Achyuthaananda! Govinda! Maadhava!Sachidaananda! Naaraayana! Hare!Samathaaparaadham kshamaswa.Sreekrishnaarpanamasthu Regards and prayerssavitri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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