Guest guest Posted August 28, 2009 Report Share Posted August 28, 2009 Njanappaana 56 Sakthi kootaathe naamangal eppozhum Bhakthi poondu japikkenam nammuteSiddhi kaalam kazhivolam ee vannam Sradhayote vasikkenam evarumKaanaakunna charachara jaathiye Naanam kaivittu kooppi sthuthikkanamHarishaasru paripluthanaayittu Purushaadikalokke sahichudan Sajjanangale kaanunna nerath Lajja koodaathe veenu namikkanamBhakthi thannil muzhuki chamanjudan Mathane ppole nritham kunikkanamPaarilinagane sancharicheedumbol Praarabdhangal ashesham ozhinjidum Until we become unconscious or until death, we should chant naamam with out attachment or desire and we have to lead our life carefully (with out digressing from the path of devotion) (lines one through four). With out hesitation we should pay our respect to all animate and inanimate beings we see (lines five and six). When we see sajjanaas or good people, with out any hesitation, and tolerating any harsh words or action, we should pay respect to them with eyes filled with tears (of joy) (lines 7-10). Immersed in Bhakthi one should dance like a drunkard (lines 11, 12). In this (material) world when we travel like this, we will be free from all the results of our past karmaas (that are ripe for reaping the fruits) (prarabdha karmaas) (lines 13, 14). Even if we have done limitless papaas, if we do Naamasankeertthanam with out any material desire, Bhagavaan will free us from all the results of the paapaas. Also poet says that we have to be careful not to accumulate any more paapa karmaas. If we do karmaas with renunciation of fruits, it will not bind us and we have to be very careful not to digress from the blessed path of spirituality. Poonthaanam further explains how we should see Bhagavaan's chaitanyam in all animate and inanimate things so that we can do pranaamam or namaskaar with out hesitation to everything we see in this world. Since Bhgavaan dwells in anything and everything, we are actually paying obeisance to the Bhagavaan in people, things and places. Our way of greeting others with folded hands definitely expresses our respect to the Bhagavaan in others. What about sajjanaas? We have to respect them all the more because association with sajjanaas helps us tremendously on our spiritual advancement. Bhagavaan him self praises saajjnaas in Bhgavatham: " Fire, sun, moon, stars, earth, water, sky, wind, words, mind or any other beings do not destroy paapam as soon as sajjanaas do " - " naagnir na sooryo na cha chandrathaarakana bhoorjalam kham,svasanotha vaang mana: upaasithaa bhedakrutho haranthyakham vipaschithognanthi muhurtha sevaya " . The famous story of how Narada's nearness made positive influence on several animals illustrates the importance of the association of sajjanas. Once Narada asked Vishnu Bhagavan about sajjana samsargam or association with enlightened people. Vishnu Bhagavan told him to go to earth and meet a worm which would explain the importance. Narada reached there and as soon as he saw the worm the worm fell dead. He came back and Vishnu Bhagavaan asked him to go a new born calf on earth which will explain what he wanted to know. As soon as Narada went near it, it also fell dead. Again Narada came back and this time Bhgavaan asked him to go a palace where a new baby was born who would explain Narada about sajjana samsargam. Narada reached the palace and to his surprise the new born welcomed him and told him (nobody else could hear or understand the language of the new born) that the worm and calf he visited earlier were only him. Just the proximity of an enlightened soul like Narada was enough for the liberation of both worm and calf from their janmaas and now he got the most precious human life. If you fry your mind in the fire of Bhakthi, that mind will see everything and do everything with Lord as the center. A devotee immersed in devotion may even dance in ecstasy. Noble souls like Chaithanya Mahaprabhu, Sree Ramakrishna Paramahamsa etc have done that. Ordinary people may even think that they are out of their mind. Intense devotion to God makes them forget about everything around and Poonthaanam says that if one has such intense devotion he will not be subjected to any sufferings, even the results of the (ripe and ready to be experienced) praarabdha karmaas. In other words, single minded devotion will erase all our praarabdha karmaas and in Kaliyugam just by chanting Bhagavaan's naamam Poonthaanam assures that we can change the fate or " ready to be reaped " results of our past karmaas. Dharmaputhra asked Bheeshma, What is the best way for one to cross this ocean of life and escape from this never ending cycle of birth and death? Bhishma told him: Jagath prabhum deva devamanantham Purushotthama: shtuvannaama sahasrena purushaa: sathathothhitha: 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! Sachidaananda! naaraayana! Hare! Samasthaaparaadham Kshamaswa Sreekrishnaarpanamasthu Regards and prayers savitri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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