Mera Bharat Mahaan !! but impoverished !

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Namaste. _/\_

 

He on whom I am going to bestow my grace, I slowly deprive him of all

his wealth. When his wealth is gone, his friends, kith and kin desert

him, making him sink into utmost sorrow and despair.

 

- The Bhagavatam 10.88.8

 

When his further efforts to gain wealth also fail, thanks to My will,

he becomes filled with dispassion and gets associated with My

devotees. On such a one I bestow My grace.

 

- The Bhagavatam 10.88.9

 

"yasyAhamanugRhNami vittaM tasya harAmyaham,

karoti bandhu vicchedaM sa tu duHkhena jIvati.

santApeSvapi kaunteya yadi mAM na parityajet,

dadAmyahaM svIya padaM devAnAmapi durlabham."

 

Lord Krishna gave similar message again to Arjuna in Padma Purana:

 

"He on whom I am going to bestow My grace, I take away all his wealth,

separate him from his family and friends, so that he may live his life

in utter sorrow bereft of all his possessions.

 

Though fully distressed with his material conditions, if he doesnot

give up My devotion in this suffering state, I extend to that sincere

devotee My own abode which is impssible to attain even by celestial

beings."

 

A great devotee of Lord Krishna, Queen Kunti devi has addressed to

Lord very wisely as 'akiJcana vittAtya' and 'akiJcana-gocaraM'-

 

SB 1.8.26:

 

My Lord, Your Lordship can easily be realized,

 

"but only by those who are materially exhausted". ('akiJcana-gocaraM')

 

One who is on the path of material progress, trying to improve

himself with respectable lineage, great opulence, high education

and bodily beauty, cannot approach You with sincere feeling.

 

SB 1.8.27:

 

My obeisances are unto You,

 

"who are the wealth of the materially impoverished". ('akiJcana

vittAtya')

 

You have nothing to do with the actions and reactions of the material

modes of nature. You are self-satisfied, and therefore You are the

most gentle and are Master of the monists.

 

SB 1.8.25:

 

I wish that all those calamities would happen again and again

 

"so that we could see You again and again",

 

for seeing You means that we will no longer see repeated births and

deaths.

 

Jaya Sri Radhey!

 

, pyari_h <no_reply> wrote:

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> Namaste _/\_ all. Happy Guru-vaar.

>

> Let us reflect upon the teachings of Adi Jagadguru

> Sri Shankara Bhagavatpada's 'Bhaja Govindam':