Guest guest Posted January 25, 2002 Report Share Posted January 25, 2002 hello Friends Could anyone tell me where Can I find information about Adi Sanakarar, please. Love Anbu --- Vivekananda Centre <vivekananda wrote: > Commentary on the Bhaja Govindam of Shanakra by > Gopi Krishna... > > > Sloka 8 > > Kaa Te Kaantaa Kaste Putrah > Samsaaroyamateeva Vichitrah > Kasya Tvam Kah Kuta Aayaatah > Tattvam Chintaya Tadiha Bhraatah > > ... Bhaja Govindam, Bhaja Govindam > > > Meaning: > > Kaa - who is, Te - your, Kaantaa - wife, Kah - who > is, Te - your, Putrah - > son, Samsaarah Ayah - this Samsaara, Ateeva - > supremely, Vichitrah - > (indeed) wonderful, Kasya - of whom, Tvam - are you, > Kah (Tvam) - who are > you, Kutah - from where, Aayaatah - have come, > Tattvam - of that Truth, > Chintaya - think, Tad Iha - that here alone, > Bhraatah - O Brother. > > Substance: > > Who is your wife? Who is your son? Very strange is > this family bond or > samsaara. Of whom are you? From where have you come? > O Brother, ponder over > that Truth here. > > Commentary: > > If one starts reflecting on the course of worldly > life, which is a great > mysterious enigma, one is faced with questions like, > whence did one come, > where was one previously, who is one's wife, one's > son and other relations > and what is the existence of oneself and the > relation or the bond between > one and another, etc. Starting with these simple > questions, one will be > puzzled by many more such questions and the reasons > for one's anxiety and > attachment. As one keeps on contemplating and > meditating on such questions, > the delusion will vanish and one will be at peace. > One will understand that > the body is perishable and the soul is imperishable > and one should not > become victim of erroneous attachments and the > transient nature of these > relations. These bonds may teach us or influence us > to be tolerant, > understand the limits of one's freedom, necessity of > sharing, relieve from > the selfishness and save us from many such negative > aspects, but if one > looks at the other side, it may lead us to get > entangled in worldly > attachments and become the root cause for our > anxieties and worries. So as > to get over these pitfalls, one has to learn to live > life with detachment at > home itself. The only possible antidote for the > follies of delusion is > complete surrender to Lord and through intelligent > enquiry choose " shreyas " > instead of " preyas " . Naturally, the first questions > is who am I?, then who > is my wife? who is my son?, etc. On simple analysis, > one understands that > one's wife is another's daughter or sister or some > such relation. Having > born independently, in the journey from birth to > death, one acquires many > such relations and bonds and when the death > descends, all these relations > vanish in thin air. Ultimately, one realises the > truth that one belongs only > to the Divine Father or Mother and nobody else. All > relations other than the > relation with the Main Source of Universe is false, > causes unhappiness, > anxiety and worry. > > Sri Adi Sankaracharya asks his younger brothers in > this sloka to > ponder over the weakness of extreme attachment to > things of the world > outside and the futility that it brings ultimately. > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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