Thanks Girish.I checked and it is informative.

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--- girishv <girishv wrote: > There's

a lot of good information available at

> www.advaita-vedanta.org/avhp

>

> hope this helps.

>

> girish

>

> On Fri, 25 Jan 2002, [iso-8859-1] Robin Hood wrote:

>

> > 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.

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >