A " Spiritual Sharing " from Sri Ganesan

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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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