Guest guest Posted March 7, 2010 Report Share Posted March 7, 2010 Dear Kalavakuri garu, Molla Ramayanamu can be viewed at http://www.andhrabharati.com/itihAsamulu/rAmAyaNamu/ Sincerely Udaya Rao - Sat, 6 Mar 2010 10:58:23 +0000 (UTC) www.telugubhakti.com Digest Number 1598 Telugu Bhakti Pages Messages In This Digest (5 Messages) 1. Enlightening Discourse on Swami Abhedananda,Shivananda, Greatness of Ravishankar Gopal 2a. SHUBODAYAM... sai ankita 3. Blog on Shirdi Sai cherukuri pratap 4. Scientist Turned Vedantin - Benefit of a Darshan of Sri Bhagavan Ram Prasanth Jalasutram 5. Plz get me this links Mohan krishna View All Topics | Create New Topic Messages 1. Enlightening Discourse on Swami Abhedananda,Shivananda, Greatness of Posted by: " Ravishankar Gopal " ravishankar_g ravishankar_g Fri Mar 5, 2010 10:06 am (PST) Radhe Krishna To all, Discourse contd..... Thiagaraja, in one of his kirtans, questions Rama, " Evaruni? " – Who are you, Rama? Bhaktas can be broadly classified into Saivites and Vaishnavites. These are the two prominent branches in our religion. The chief Mantra of the Saivites is the five lettered 'anchaakshara') " Namasivaya " . This Mantra Namasivaya enjoys the glory of Lord Siva Himself giving upadesa of it to Saint Manickkavaasagar at Tirupperundruai. The chief Mantra of the Vaishnavites is the eight lettered ('ashtaakshara') " Narayana " . This Mantra enjoys the glory of Lord Narayana Himself giving upadesa of it to Saint Thirumangaiaazhwar. This Aazhwaar says, 'Chant 'Narayana' while in trouble, also while not in trouble.' Thiagaraja swami asks Rama, " Oh, Rama! Who are you? Are you Lord Siva? Or, Lord Madhava? " Thiagaraja himself goes on to explain, " If the 'jivaakshara' 'ra' is removed from Narayana, it would sound 'Nayana' which means one who has no way out ('gati'). If the letter 'ma' that is the 'jivaakshara' in the Mantra Namasivaya is removed from it, it would sound as ‘Nasivaya’ which means inauspicious. Taking the letter 'Ra' from Narayana and 'Ma' from Namasivaya your Name 'Rama' has been coined. Thus, one who chants 'Rama' receives the blessings of both Lord Narayana and Lord Siva. " Adhyatma Ramayan speaks of the fate of one who chants Ram Naam. It describes the beauty of Rama. Rama was extremely handsome. He would go to the court on learning that his father Dasaratha desired to see him. Dasaratha was extremely fond of his son Rama. Rama would wear a Paduka (foot wear) while walking to the court of his father. At the entrance to the court he would remove the Paduka, as it is not respectful to enter the court wearing the Paduka when Sumantra the esteemed minister, Vasishtta the family Guru, great Vedic Scholars, his own great father Dasaratha and several other great people were present. Rama would look compassionately at the Paduka with the thought, 'did not this Paduka protect my feet from dust, thorns, etc. but I am unable to take it into the court. I have to leave it at the entrance.' The 'kataksha' (benevolent glance) of Rama placed the Paduka on the throne for fourteen years! If the gracious glance of Rama could place the 'jada' (insentient) Paduka on the throne can one speak of the blessings that we would enjoy if it were to fall on us? The only way to receive His 'kataksha' is Rama Nama kirtan. The only aim of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu was to make all perform the Mahamantra kirtan. Let me narrate an incident from the life of Mahaprabhu. Srivasa Pandit, an aged man, was deeply devoted to Mahaprabhu. He lived life in strict accordance with scriptural injunctions. Every evening Mahaprabhu would visit his home along with several highly learned scholars. He would then begin Namakirtan and the whole night would verily be a heaven. Mahaprabhu would sing and dance the whole night in bhav. When he did Namakirtan in deep bhav, one would wonder if he were Rama or Krishna or Matsya or Koorma or Nrisimha. The several aspects of God would be exhibited in him. I have already said that a good work always faces oppositions. In the same manner, the neighbor of Srivasa Pandit lodged a complaint with the king that due to the noisy bhajan all through the night none in the neighborhood could sleep peacefully. The king, at once, sent an order banning bhajan in Srivasa Pandit's house. The order said, 'if anyone dared to perform bhajan, against the order, he would be arrested immediately.' This order deeply disturbed Srivasa Pandit. Nevertheless, he was too scared to inform Mahaprabhu about this order. Why? He wondered how Mahaprabhu would react to this. One should exercise caution in moving with a Sadhu. A crow and a hawk might sit side by side. But when they open out their wings and fly, the crow can fly only to a very limited height while the hawk would fly away high into the sky. Mahans may live amidst us. All said and done our mind cannot move higher than the matters concerning our family, office, etc. while Mahans' minds would reach very great heights. They wander in very high plane. Therefore, Srivasa Pandit was too scared to inform Mahaprabhu about the king’s order and request him to stop conducting bhajan in his house. At the same time he was jittery that as a result of Mahaprabhu's Namakirtan here, the king might arrest and drag him on the street in chains. The very thought of this made him nervous. He had lived very respectfully in this Town all these years and to face such dishonor at this age! He felt caught between the devil and the deep sea. !!! Will Continue !!! 1. US - Namadwaar Inaugural Ceremony 2. Namadwaar message read out by Hon. Mayor, Manvel, Texas UPCOMING: SATSANGS IN SINGAPORE & MALAYSIA By Dr. A. Bhagyanathan March 12-16 : Singapore March, 12 , 7 pm, Talk on " Glory of Hinduism " at Macpherson Community Centre, Singapore March 13 - overnight: Mahashivaratri Lectures at Geyland Siva Temple March 14, 6.30-8.00 p.m. Lecturre with Mahamantra Kirtan with Singapore GOD Satsang at Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple March 15 Lecture on " What is your True Strength? " , at Global Indian International School March 18-20 : Malaysia March, 19 Youth Program at Kuala Lampur GOD Satsang March 20 morning: Satsang and lecture at an orphanage March 20 6pm: Mass Prayer with Mahamantra at GOD Satsang Malaysia Center, No. 11A Jalan USJ 11/1J 47620 UEP Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. -- Regards & Chant The Maha mantra: Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Source: http://www.namadwaar.org/home.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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