Guru Gita verses (continued)

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                                                  Jaya Guru Datta

 

                                               Shree GuruBhyo Namaha

 

from yesterday:

 

" Guru paadokam paanam...............

 

you should meditate upon the image of your Guru

continuously at all times and in all states.Singing

in praise of Guru should be treated as daily worship.

 

now today:

Pujya Sri Swamiji explains:

" Meditation upon Guru,singing the glory of the Guru

are most important "

 

" Sva deshi-kasyaiva ca naama kirtanam

Bhavet-anantasya Shivasya kirtanam

Sva deshi-kasyaiva ca rupa cintanam

Bhavet-anantasya Shivasya cintanam "

 

the singing in praise of one's Guru amounts to singing

the glory of the infinite Shiva.Meditating upon the image

of Guru is equivalent to meditating upon the infinite Shiva.

 

Meditation on the image of Guru,singing the various attributes

of Guru should go on continuously.That is meditation upon Shiva and

singing the glory of Shiva.That is the infinite meditation.That is the

meditation upon Vishnu and the chant of His glory.

 

Here there is another secret.Whenever the glory of any deity is sung,

if there is no mention of Guru either at the beginning or at the end,that

cannot be called a prayer at all.Only after singing the glory of Ganapathi,

Saraswati (Devi) and Guru,should singing of any other deity be done.

 

(this last point is especially important for Bhajan & Satsangh Groups.Some years

back Sri Swamiji had given instructions how to conduct Satsangh sesssions.

 

Light a lamp,chant AUM three times,sing Bhajans in this order,then follow with

Shiva,Vishnu,Hanuman,Datta or any other deities.Then stop and read from a

text,aSookti,Swamiji'sspeeches and explain the meaning of at least one Bhajan.

 

" Bhajans must be sung by one person leading and others following the lead

singer.

 Do not worry how good your voice is or how good your Raga is,what is most

important

 is your Bhavana while singing. " ) 

 

Sri Guru Datta