Guest guest Posted August 19, 2009 Report Share Posted August 19, 2009 Njanappaana 47 Enthinithra paranju visheshicchum Chinthicheeduvin aavolam ellaarumKarmathinte valippavum ororo Janmangal palathum kazhijnennathumKaalaminnu kaliyugamaayathum Bharatha khandathinte valippavumAthil vannu pirannathum ithranaal Pazhuthe thanne poya prakaaravum Aayussinte pramaanamillathathum Aarogyathotirikkunna avasthayumInnu naamasankeerthanam kondutan Vannu kootum purushaartham ennathumIniyulla naraka bhayangalum Innu vendum niroopanam okkeyum Why did I say all these things in detail (line one)? Think (about these points as much as possible (line two) : about the large amount of karmaas you did (line 3), about numerous births you took previous to this human birth (line 4), about the fact that this is Kaliyuga (line 5), about how big our country Bharatha is (line 6), about the fact that we are born here (line 7), about how we wasted our time (line 8), about our ignorance of how long we will live (line9), about how we are able to keep our health (line 10), about how naamasankeerthanam will bless us with (all four) purushaarthaas (lines 11, 12), about the fearful hell (line 13). (Please ) think about all these today (line 14) Poonthaanam used many lines to describe about all different kinds of ignorant people and how they waste their time. The second line tells us why he took the trouble to explain all these. Just to make us think about all he said before and in addition to think deeply about eleven important points he tells after the second line. Let us take about karma and it's effects. We came through so many janmaas and could not attain salvation. But now we have got human life and we should strive to get salvation in this precious janma with out wasting a moment. Human form is the most convenient life form to get salvation. Kaliyuga is the most suitable time to attain moksham easily. Kaamya karmam or karmam expecting results is the root of this universe. Now let us look what prompts us to do karma? We can see that desire is behind every kaamya karma. Unless the desire behind the karma is removed, we cannot escape from this cycle. " Kaamyaanaam karmanaam nyaasam sanyaasam kavayo: vidu: " - " Kowledgeable people say that sanyaasam is offering all the kaamya karmaas (karmaas expecting results) at the feet of the Lord. " Poet says in the third line that we came through many janmaas. May be we have gone though many janmaas as humans. Bhagavaan says in Gita: " After several janmmas, only realized souls come to me. " So we should think that this present janma is the saadhya janmam or salvation is possible in this life itself, and strive towards that goal. He reminds us again about our fortunate birth in Kaliyuga Bharatha, about how uncertain life is and how important it is to use every second of it wisely by thinking God through the most easy method of Naamasankeerthanam. Poonthannam says that Naamasankeerthanam will not only remove sins, but also bless us with dharma, artha, kaama and moksha. What is purushaartha? Here Purusha can mean either Paramaathma Chaithanyam or human being and artha here means objective or goal. So purushaartha means objectives of uniting with Purusha or objectives of man. If we take the first meaning of Purusha, the meaning of Purushartha becomes moksha and if we take the second meaning, it will include Dharma, Artha and Kama and moksha. The order of words dharma, artha, kama ad moksha are viewed differently by different scholars. One of the explanations I like best is Swami Dayanada Saraswathi's where he puts Dharma first " because the pursuit of security or artha and pleasures or kama, need to be governed by ethical standards.Artha comes second and kama comes third. Moksha is ranked last because it becomes a different pursuit only when one has realized the limitations inherent in the first three pursuits. " Poonthanam tells us that we can lead a dharmic life and work for artha or security of life in a dharmic way, desire for the righteous pleasures of life and if we incorporate Naamasnakeerthanam in our daily life, power of Naamam will bless to realize the limitations of the first three pursuits and lead us to salvation. Poonthaanam is telling this from his own experience. Let us chant Bhagavaan's divine names along with Shri Poonthaanam and millions of devotees around the world. Krishna! Krishna! Mukunda! Janaardana! Krishna! Govinda! Naaraayana! Hare! Achyuthaananda! Govinda! Maadhava! Sachindaananda!Naarayana! Hare! Samasthaaparadham kshamaswa Sreekrishnaarpanamsthu Regards and prayers savitri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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