Enlightening Discourse on Swami Abhedananda,Shivananda, Greatness of Chennai,Namakirtan about Kaliyuga - Part-2

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Discourse contd.....

 

Vallalar says, 'vaazhyadi vaazhaiyaaga vanda Jnaniyar koottam'

– by this he means

that Jnanis have been coming down the Ages in this country.

 

There is yet another perception to these words of Vallalar. When we look into

the ancestral line of a Mahan we find that there had been other Mahans in that

lineage at intervals. Just as a banana sapling comes up from the older one, so

too, in a family tree of a Mahan we find several Mahans sprouting up, at

intervals. It is in this manner that Swami Sivananda had come down in the

lineage of Sri Appayya Dikshitar. Great Mahans Appayya Dikshitar and Neelakanta

Deekshitar belong to the same lineage. Appayya Deekshitar was a great Siva

Bhakta. Swami Sivananda

had verily come down in

this lineage.

 

We deem Chennai as a mere city. But it is also a great Kshetra (Holy city). We

find Lord Kapaleeshwara in Mylapore and Lord Parthasarathy in Tiruallikenni

(Triplicane), here. Further, when we move towards Mahabalipuram, we find Lord

Nitya Kalyana Perumal in Tiruvidanthai, Lord Sthalasayana Perumal in

Mahabalipuram. Holy Towns like Tiruvanmiyur, Tirvottriyur, Tirumazhisai,

Tiruvallur, Tiruninravur are all found around Chennai. Thus, this city of

Chennai is surrounded by great Kshetras. All these are verily great Holy places,

sung by the Nayanmars and Azhwars. It is verily amidst these Holy places that

the city of Chennai has been formed.

 

Chennai city enjoys several great historical background. The area known today as

Vellacherry was originally known as Vellvi-cherry. Over a period of time it has

transformed to Vella-cherry. ‘Vellvi’ means Yaga-yajna. Countless

yaga-yajnas had been performed in Vellvi-cherry, the area

known today as Vellacherry. Inside the campus of the Indian Institute of

Technology (I.I.T) in Chennai is a Siva Temple. A very significant incident took

place in this Temple.

 

Man is very vigilant while speaking to another. He does not speak out his real

feelings. He utters words contrary to his feelings within. He hesitates to speak

his true feelings. He keeps his real feelings hidden. It is only when man loses

his sense of balance that his real feelings deep within come out into the open.

The insane does not think before he speaks. 'ull-onru vaitthu puram-onru

pesuvaar uravu kalavaamai vendum' (says Vallalar)– let me not have the company

of one who speaks contrary to his real feelings within. It is said that an

insane man is unable to hide his true feelings. Out come all his inner feelings.

The Mahan Appayya Deekshitar came across this in a book. As soon as he read that

the real feelings of the heart come out only in one who is insane, he

decided to conduct 'Atma pariksha' (test of the Atma). He thought, 'I keep

calling myself a Siva Bhakta and the whole world calls me Siva Bhakta. Am I

really a Siva Bhakta or am I only wearing this mask? Let me test this.’

 

!!! Will Continue !!!

 

 

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