SAMARPANA

[Guest guest]

Jaya Guru Datta !

 

 

 

 

 

In Guru Gita, it is said that a spiritual aspirant should offer seats, beds,

clothes, ornaments, vehicles, and other things that pleases Sadguru. Debe

honrar al Guru; debe dedicarle toda su vida. We often observe that most of

us follow this custom of visiting Sadguru with our offerings in various

forms. But how many of us actually put out of our mind what has been

offered at the Holy feet ?

 

 

 

 

 

Here is an interesting incident that was narrated by Pujya Sri Swamiji

before leaving for Switzerland on 11th June 2009 at Bangalore ashrama.

 

 

 

 

 

Once a devotee offered a saree to Sri Swamiji. Sri Swamiji gave the same

saree to another devotee as Prasada. Out of delight, the lady who received

the prasada from Swamiji wore the saree immediately and attended the puja.

 

 

 

Often Sadguru leelas are so dramatic. It so happened that both these ladies

sat next to each other during the puja and the lady who offered the saree

noticed that her offering was given away to someone. Being annoyed with

this, she started to pester the devotee and said she had offered that saree

after performing a vrata and out of love and affection for Swamiji and

started weird enquiries like if this lady is a Sumangali (married woman) or

not, if her husband is alive or not (to ensure that the saree she offered is

not worn by a widow) and so on.

 

 

 

 

 

After the Puja, during the discourse, Sri Swamiji, who wanted to speak on a

different topic, unintentionally started to talk on the topic of Samarpana

and offering and said anything that is offered at the holy feet of sadguru

is like an offering put in the homa kunda (fire pit). Once ghee is put in

the fire, you cannot find the same in it. Similarly offerings made to

Sadguru should not be investigated. Don’t think again and again on what you

have given Him.

 

 

 

With this speech of Sri Swamiji, this devotee realized her mistake. A

transformation has taken place in this lady who apolozised the other devotee

for her actions and comments. This is a real incident that has taken place

in the ashrama.

 

 

 

I’m sure we too might have behaved in a similar fashion on our offerings and

have been striked straight in the heart by our ‘Silent Teacher’. What deeply

touches is His compassion that constantly creates significant positive

changes in His Followers and reforms the hearts of devotees with His

speeches and actions.

 

 

 

May Sri Swamiji bless us all to rise above the ego and show the path of

selfless samarpana !!

 

 

 

Sri Guru Datta !

Bala