Received to-day from Sri Ganesan to pass on to all .Regards, Alan


> Namaskar.

>
> A new Tamil translation of Adi Sankara's ATMABODHA
with a commentary
> was sent to the
> Ashram. After glancing through it, Bhagavan sent it
to the library. It
> was noticed that Bhagavan
> did not seem pleased with the translation. Sending
for a copy of
> ATMABODHA [Sanskrit] from
> the library, Bhagavan began looking intently into it
and after two days,
> rendered two slokas
> into Tamil verse and showed them to the devotees.
Overjoyed at seeing
> Bhagavan's translation
> they asked Him to finish the whole work. Although
Bhagavan said, "Why,
> why ?" he wrote
> some more, saying, "Though I feel disinclined to
compose more verses,
> one after another comes
> and stands in front of me. What am I to do ?"
>
> Little by little, the verses continued till all of
them, were
> translated. Addressing Sri Muruganar,
> Bhagavan with a smile said, "How is it I feel I have
read this
> [translation] before ? Is it possible
> that someone has already written this ?" Muruganar
answered, "No one
> has ever written it in
> Venba metre. What surprise is there, if one verse
after another occurs
> to Bhagavan ? It is said that
> in every Kalpa the Vedas appeared as though they were
standing before
> Brahma. This also is
> like that".
>
>
> (The following story was quoted by Sri
Muruganar,
> supporting his statement)
>
>
> Saint Jayadeva's story is found in Panduranga Bhakta Viajayam.
After writing the
> Gita Govindam, Sri Jayadeva
> wrote Bhagavatham, also in Sanskrit . On hearing about that,
the King appealed
> to Jayadeva to read the
> Gita Govindam in his Court Hall; and so, he began reading it.
People who heard
> him were so impressed with
> the writing and with his discourses that his fame spread in
all directions and
> people came in large numbers
> to hear him. Lord Jagannatha, the presiding diety pf Puri,
was eager to listen
> to him, too. So, He came in
> disguise of a Brahmin one day while the discourse was going on
and entered the
> Court Hall of the King. After
> blessing the King, he said, "Sir, I am a resident of Gokula
Brindavan. I am a
> Pundit well versed in all Sastras.
> I have been searching all the world over for someone who could
discuss the
> Sastras with me on equal terms,
> but so far I have not found any one. I am, therefore, itching
for a discussion.
> I learned that Jayadeva was
> with you; and, so I came here. Where is he ?" When people
pointed out Jayadeva
> to him, He said,
> disdainfully : "Oh ! You are Jayadeva. Let me see. Let us
discuss any one of
> the Sastras you have studied",
> and, looking at him steadily, said : "What is that in your
hands ?" Without
> waiting for a reply, He snatched
> the book from his hands and said : "Oho ! This is Bhagavatham.
So, you are a
> Pouranika (one who gives
> discourses on the Epics) ? Who wrote this ?" With fear and
devotion, Jayadeva
> replied : "Sir ! I am not a
> Pundit to hold discussions with you. I humbly seek the
blessings of elders like
> you. Though I do not have
> the courage to say before you that I wrote this book, still as
it will be a
> fault not to tell you the truth, I admit
> that I am its author". The Brahmin pretended surprised and
said : "What ! If
> it is you who wrote it, tell me, how could I have learnt
all its contents
> by heart ?" So saying, and without opening the book, He began
> repeating the contents quickly, chapter by chapter. The King
and the audience
> were amazed ! Realising
> that the Lord Jagannatha Himself had come in that form to
shower His Grace on
> him, Jayadeva prayed
> to Him to reveal His real Form. The Lord pleased with his
stotras (verses of
> praise), showed Himself
> in the various Forms in which Jayadeva had invoked Him in his
stotras, blessed
> him and
> disappeared."

> Love,
> Ganesan.
>
>
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>
>

=====
alan





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