Nama Article-119

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Dear All,

 

Excerpts from a discourse by our Sri Sri Muralidhara

Swamiji

 

 

Sri Viswadhikendra Saraswati Swamigal (Athma

Bodendral) one day called Sri Bhagavan Nama Bodendra

Saraswati Swamigal and asked him to go out to the

world and spread the greatness of the Divine Name of

God. He said, ‘the Vidwans are well learned and would

question the statement that mere Divine Name can lead

to liberation. You are to properly argue with them

based on Shastras and establish the greatness of

Bhagavan Nama.”

 

He instructed his disciple to go to Puri Kshetra and

meet a Mahan by the name Lakshmidhara Kavi in order to

obtain the book “Bhagavan Nama Kaumudi” which dealt

with the greatness of Bhagavan Nama. The Guru asked

him to write Granthas based on this Text.

 

 

Adhering to his guru’s words, Bodendra Saraswati set

out to Puri. It was about midnight when he reached

Lakshmidhara Kavi’s home. Not willing to disturb the

household at night, the ascetic rested in the pyol

outside the house.

 

That night, a strange incident happened. A Brahmin

accompanied by a woman, whose form and features does

not resemble a Brahmin lady in those days, knocked the

door of Sri Lakshmidhara Kavi. A young man came out of

the house and enquired what they wanted. The visitor

said that he had a doubt that he wanted clarified from

Lakshmidhara Kavi. The young man said that he was

Lakshmidhara Kavi ‘s son, Jagannatha Kavi. He said

that his father was out of town. However he had taught

him all the Shastras and that he could clarify the

visitor’s doubt. The Brahmin said, ‘I hail from South

India . I went on a pilgrimage to the north and when I

returned, could not find my wife. She was abducted. It

is just now that I found her. However, she does not

have the form and features of a Brahmin anymore. I

wanted to know if I could lead a family life with this

lady again.” Jagannatha Kavi immediately said,

‘Tomorrow morning, take her to the pond adjoining the

Jagannath Temple . Dip her in the pond chanting the

“Rama” Nama thrice. When she emerges, she will be

purified and you can lead family life with her again.

His mother, who peeped from the house, corrected him

saying that, uttering Rama Nama once would do!

 

Sri Bodendra was taken aback witnessing this incident.

He immediately introduced himself to them and

requested them for the book and studied it thoroughly.

 

 

The next morning, the whole city was gathered around

the pond adjoining the temple. The Brahmin brought the

lady and dipped her in the pond chanting the Taraka

Mantra. To everyone’s surprise, when the woman emerged

out of water, she had shed her current form, and had

exactly the same form and features when she lived with

the Brahmin earlier, clearly illustrating the power of

the Rama Nama. To prove that she had been purified by

the Rama Nama, Sri Bodendra Swamigal asked her to cook

the meals for the day, and he himself partook of it.

 

Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

 

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

 

Regards

 

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