Enlightening Discourse on Swami Abhedananda,Shivananda, Greatness of Chennai,Namakirtan about Kaliyuga - Part-6

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Radhe Krishna To all,

 

Discourse contd.....

 

Swami Abhedananda's life illustrates his simplicity, his deep Bhakti and his

single minded attachment to the Mahamantra. All these are remarkable features.

 

Today is the 100th birth anniversary of Swami Abhedananda. The Aazhwaars and the

Nayanmars have all shown only one path for us. What is it? All of them, from the

outset, have shown only the path of Namakirtan.

 

The very first sloka of Srimad Bhagavatam ends with 'satyam param dheemahi'. The

Bhagavatam says, " dheemahi " – let us all get together and meditate. 'Param

dheemahi' – what does 'param' mean? 'Param' means the highest: 'Para shakti'

– the most powerful. So,

the Bhagavatam says,

'let us meditate on the highest.' How should that 'param' be? 'Satyam param

dheemahi'. What does 'satyam' (Truth) mean? That which does not undergo any

change: one which does not vary over a period of time: one that remains the same

always and is not subject to destruction.

 

That is verily 'satyam' (Truth). 'Let us all meditate on that one Supreme

Truth'. Thus, does Srimad Bhagavatam gives the call to all of us.

 

" Janmaadasya yatho anvaayadhitarahschaarteshvabhijna svaraat

tene Brhama hrudaaya aadhi kavaye muhyanti yat soorayah " || (1:1:1)

 

It is verily the very first sloka of the Bhagavatam that Poet Kamban writes as

the opening sloka in his Ramayan. He translated the Valmiki Ramayan into the

Tamizh language.

 

Valmiki Ramayan begins with 'Tapaswaadhyaya niratam tapasvi vaagvidaam varam|

Naaradam

paripappraccha Valmiki muni pungavam'.

 

Should not Kamban have taken up this sloka of the Ramayan first for his Tamizh

version? But the very first sloka of Kamba Ramayan is the exact translation of

the first sloka of the Bhagavatam. Here, no particular Deity is referred. It

says, 'Let us bow down to that One Supreme which is the cause of creation,

sustenance and destruction of this world, but (Itself) does not undergo any

change and carries out all these verily as a Lila.' The Bhagavatam says, 'satyam

param dheemahi' – let us all meditate on that Supreme Truth.

 

!!! Will Continue !!!

 

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