Enlightening Discourse on Swami Abhedananda,Shivananda, Greatness of Chennai,Namakirtan about Kaliyuga - Part-16

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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 HareHare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare HareSource: http://www.namadwaar.org/home.php