Guest guest Posted November 4, 2004 Report Share Posted November 4, 2004 Kavita ji, Ugram = Angry Veeram = Fighting Maha Vishnum = self explanatory Jvalantam = Emitting fire Sarvatomukham = faces in all directions Nrisimham = Self explanatory Bhisanam = Terrible Bhadram = Auspicious Mrtyu mrtyum namamy aham = The death of death Shad ji, Excellent story! Clearly, Narasimha always protects! Our devotion matters more to God than anything else. My uncle told me a story about how Krishna went as the Pandavas' messenger to Dritharashtra's court. He stayed at Vidura's house. Vidura's wife was so overwhelmed that she was with Krishna that, she started peeling bananas, eating the fruit, and offering Him the peels! Krisnha however ate them with relish. When Vidura saw this, he was furious. He snatched the bananas from his wife's hands, and removing the peels, offered the fruit to Him. krishna refused them, and when Vidura enquired, Krishna said, "O Vidura! Your wife offered Me peels, but she did it with affection. You are offering the real fruit, but with anger, and so I cannot accept the same." What is offered is perhaps not as important as how it is offered. You must have seen the Sarvato Bhadra Chakra analysis I generally do. You know how it all started? Well, I once went to Vedanta Book House in Bangalore, which is reputed for good religious and jyotish books. I wanted to see if I could get something on the Sudarshana Chakra methods highlighted by Rishi Parashara in BPHS. I asked the book seller, and he told me that he did not have anything on Sudarshana Chakra, but he did have someting called Sarvato Bhadra Chakra. As I have said before, I recite the Narasimha Mantra mentioned above whenever I am driving. Since I had just stepped into the shop, I immediately recognized the words Sarvato and Bhadra, and decided immediately to buy the book! ===== Balaji Narasimhan * http://www.sherlock-holmes.com/balaji.htm Author, Sherlock Holmes: Solutions from the Sussex Downs Editor, The Partial Art of Detection ===== Check out the new Front Page. www. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 4, 2004 Report Share Posted November 4, 2004 Thank you that helps... it feels better to know the meaning of a manta and then chanting it rather than just saying it.... , Balaji Narasimhan <sherlockbalaji> wrote: > Kavita ji, > > Ugram = Angry > Veeram = Fighting > Maha Vishnum = self explanatory > Jvalantam = Emitting fire > Sarvatomukham = faces in all directions > Nrisimham = Self explanatory > Bhisanam = Terrible > Bhadram = Auspicious > Mrtyu mrtyum namamy aham = The death of death > > Shad ji, > > Excellent story! Clearly, Narasimha always protects! > > Our devotion matters more to God than anything else. My uncle > told me a story about how Krishna went as the Pandavas' > messenger to Dritharashtra's court. He stayed at Vidura's house. > Vidura's wife was so overwhelmed that she was with Krishna that, > she started peeling bananas, eating the fruit, and offering Him > the peels! Krisnha however ate them with relish. > > When Vidura saw this, he was furious. He snatched the bananas > from his wife's hands, and removing the peels, offered the fruit > to Him. krishna refused them, and when Vidura enquired, Krishna > said, "O Vidura! Your wife offered Me peels, but she did it with > affection. You are offering the real fruit, but with anger, and > so I cannot accept the same." > > What is offered is perhaps not as important as how it is > offered. > > You must have seen the Sarvato Bhadra Chakra analysis I > generally do. You know how it all started? > > Well, I once went to Vedanta Book House in Bangalore, which is > reputed for good religious and jyotish books. I wanted to see if > I could get something on the Sudarshana Chakra methods > highlighted by Rishi Parashara in BPHS. I asked the book seller, > and he told me that he did not have anything on Sudarshana > Chakra, but he did have someting called Sarvato Bhadra Chakra. > > As I have said before, I recite the Narasimha Mantra mentioned > above whenever I am driving. Since I had just stepped into the > shop, I immediately recognized the words Sarvato and Bhadra, and > decided immediately to buy the book! > > > ===== > Balaji Narasimhan * http://www.sherlock-holmes.com/balaji.htm > Author, Sherlock Holmes: Solutions from the Sussex Downs > Editor, The Partial Art of Detection > ===== > > > > > > Check out the new Front Page. > www. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 4, 2004 Report Share Posted November 4, 2004 Dear Balaji, nice Banana story You made a good point! The whole purpose of tapasya, chanting, meditation, initiation, everything has the goal that we might achieve devotion to God! This is all what counts! As you said it is more important in which attitude and consciousness one offers something to the Lord, everything anyway belongs to Him - what actually can we offer Him?! This is why He is aclled Bhagavan... what really pleases Him is our devotion. I was told from a sadhi in our Vaishnava line that Narasimhadev as single deity should only be worshipped by sannyasis or highly qualified brahmins. A householder and common as we are should always worship Him together with Prahlad or Lakshmi devi. It is said that Prahlad and Lakshmi alone can tame Him, in case we do any offenses, to not receive any stronger reactions. Jay Narasimhadev! All the best, Shad , Balaji Narasimhan <sherlockbalaji> wrote: > Kavita ji, > > Ugram = Angry > Veeram = Fighting > Maha Vishnum = self explanatory > Jvalantam = Emitting fire > Sarvatomukham = faces in all directions > Nrisimham = Self explanatory > Bhisanam = Terrible > Bhadram = Auspicious > Mrtyu mrtyum namamy aham = The death of death > > Shad ji, > > Excellent story! Clearly, Narasimha always protects! > > Our devotion matters more to God than anything else. My uncle > told me a story about how Krishna went as the Pandavas' > messenger to Dritharashtra's court. He stayed at Vidura's house. > Vidura's wife was so overwhelmed that she was with Krishna that, > she started peeling bananas, eating the fruit, and offering Him > the peels! Krisnha however ate them with relish. > > When Vidura saw this, he was furious. He snatched the bananas > from his wife's hands, and removing the peels, offered the fruit > to Him. krishna refused them, and when Vidura enquired, Krishna > said, "O Vidura! Your wife offered Me peels, but she did it with > affection. You are offering the real fruit, but with anger, and > so I cannot accept the same." > > What is offered is perhaps not as important as how it is > offered. > > You must have seen the Sarvato Bhadra Chakra analysis I > generally do. You know how it all started? > > Well, I once went to Vedanta Book House in Bangalore, which is > reputed for good religious and jyotish books. I wanted to see if > I could get something on the Sudarshana Chakra methods > highlighted by Rishi Parashara in BPHS. I asked the book seller, > and he told me that he did not have anything on Sudarshana > Chakra, but he did have someting called Sarvato Bhadra Chakra. > > As I have said before, I recite the Narasimha Mantra mentioned > above whenever I am driving. Since I had just stepped into the > shop, I immediately recognized the words Sarvato and Bhadra, and > decided immediately to buy the book! > > > ===== > Balaji Narasimhan * http://www.sherlock-holmes.com/balaji.htm > Author, Sherlock Holmes: Solutions from the Sussex Downs > Editor, The Partial Art of Detection > ===== > > > > > > Check out the new Front Page. > www. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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