Dattatreya + Hare Krishna + Nada

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Datta means " gift " Dattatreya is one who has gifted

Himself to the world.

 

Swamiji is the physical avatara of Lord Dattatreya.

His true form is that of the Akshara Parabrahma (the

monosyllabic bija that is uncaused, eternal,

beginningless, spontaneous, and contains all other

bijas, or seed letters, within it), the Omkara. The

Omkara dissolves all other phenomenon and absorbs

everything within itself.

 

Through His music He gives himself to you (the world),

in the form of Nada (Ganapati), his real form.

 

Contemplate on this: In the heart of all beings,

resounds the Omkara Nada, which is the truest form of

Ganapati Sachchidananda Swamiji. Meditation on His

holy feet from which the waters of the Jnana Ganga are

ever flowing outwards, reverberating with the sound of

the Omkara Nada, is true Nada Upasana (NadOpasana).

The knowledge of this Nada is also the real Jnana, by

which all that needs to be known, is known. Through

Nada Upasana, the mind is dissolved and merged into

Nada, which is none other than Sada Shiva.

 

One who knows this becomes silent, as (s)he is

absorbed into that great silence, most certainly. A

mind thus fixed on this Nada becomes one-pointed,

quite surely.

 

This was the fate of the Gopikas who heard the sound

of Krishna's flute.

 

 

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CHAPTER 10: THE YOGA OF HIS OPULENCE

 

On His Identity

 

(1) The Supreme Lord said: 'Again indeed, o mighty

armed one, just hear My supreme instruction about that

which to you, who are so dear to Me, I say to your

benefit.

 

(2) Nor the number of theists, nor the great wise know

My origin; I am certainly the source of the godly and

the great sages in all respect. (3) He who knows Me as

the Unborn One without a beginning and also knows Me

as the great Lord of the world, is not deluded among

mortals and is delivered from all reactions to sin.

(4-5) Intelligence, knowledge, composure, forgiveness,

truthfulness, control over the senses and the mind,

happiness, sorrow, birth, death, fear and fearlessness

also, nonviolence, equilibrium, contentment,

austerity, charity, fame and infamy are the different

aspects to the living being that are arranged by Me.

(6) From the mind of the seven great sages [Marîci,

Atri, Angirâ, Pulastya, Pulaha, Kratu and Vasishthha]

before and the four Manus [the progenitors

Svâyambhuva, Svârocisha, Raivata and Uttama] who also

stem from Me, all of the population born in this world

has originated. (7) Anyone who factually knows that

all this opulence and unification of consciousness is

also of Me, will be undivided in his engagement of

devotional service, of that there is no doubt. (8) I

am the source of all, from Me everything emanates,

thus knowing the intelligent ones with love in their

hearts become devoted to Me. (9) With the full of

their minds and lives set on Me, they enlighten one

another talking about Me constantly and derive

contentment and delight therefrom. (10) To those who

are always engaged in the loving ecstasy of devotional

service I give that oneness of intelligence by which

they come to Me. (11) For them surely, to show special

mercy, I, situated in their hearts, dispel the

darkness born from ignorance with the shining light of

knowledge.'

 

(12-13) Arjuna said: 'The supreme spirit, the supreme

abode, the purest of the supreme You are, the original

personality, the transcendental Lord, the unborn One

and the greatest. Of You all the great sages among the

godly like Nârada and Asita, Devala and Vyâsa are

speaking and indeed You are now explaining it to me.

(14) All this that You have told me, o Krishna, I

accept as the truth; surely is this revelation of Your

Supreme Lordship not known by the godly nor by the

godless. (15) Surely You know Yourself personally by

Yourself, o greatest One and origin of all, Lord of

all beings, God of the gods and master of the

Universe. (16) For You are the One to tell in detail

about the Divine of Your opulences by which, pervading

all these worlds, You remain. (17) How can I know You,

o Yoga, always think of You and in what and what form

are You to be remembered by me, o supreme Lord? (18) O

killer of the atheists, what again is the opulence of

Your Yoga as I surely cannot hear enough of the

description of the nectar.'

 

(19) The Supreme Personality said: 'Yes, I will surely

tell you about the divine of My personal splendor the

principal, o best of the Kurus, as there is no limit

to My extent. (20) I am, o Arjuna, the soul in the

heart of all living beings; I am the origin also, the

middle and as well indeed the end of all existing.

(21) Of the Âdityas [Diti was the daughter of Daksha

and wife of Kas'yapa], I am Vishnu, of all the

luminaries I am the radiant sun, Marîci [a Prajâpati,

a father of mankind, and father of Kas'yapa] of the

Maruts [the flashing gods] I am and of the divisions

of the year [the constellations or of what is fixed] I

am the Moon. (22) Of all the Vedas I am the Sâma-veda

[the songs], of the godly I am Indra [or Vâsava], the

king of heaven, of the senses I am the mind and I am

also the living force of all creatures. (23) Of all

the Rudras [the dreadful, ones] I am S'iva [or

S'ankara]; also am I Vittes'a [the treasurer] of the

Yakshas [attendants of Kuvera, the heavenly treasurer]

and Râkshasas [the demons], of the Vasus [the deities

of nature] I am fire and of all the mountains I am

mount Meru [the one central to all] as well. (24) Know

Me as the chief of all priests, Brihaspati [the priest

of Indra], o son of Prithâ, of all military commanders

I am Kârtikeya [skanda, the god of war and son of

S'iva and Pârvatî] and of all bodies of water I am the

ocean. (25) Of the great wise I am Bhrighu [one of the

ten Mahârishis to the first Manu], of the spoken I am

the Pranava, of sacrifices I am japa

[mantra-meditation with beads] and of the things

immovable I am the Himalayas. (26) Of the trees I am

the As'vattha [banyan or one with no specific

property], of all seers among the godly I am Nârada,

of the celestial beings [Gandharvas] I am Cittaratha

[the best singer] and of the perfected ones I am

Kapila Muni [a Vishnu avatâr, son of Devahûti].

 

(27) Know Me as Uccaihs'ravâ among the horses who came

forth from the churning of the ocean to get the nectar

and as Airâvata among the elephants; among men I am

the one at the top [the king]. (28) Of all weapons I

am the thunderbolt, of the cows I am the Surabhi [the

plentiful one] and I am Cupid, the cause of begetting

children; of the serpents I am Vâsuki [with whom the

ocean was churned]. (29) Of the Nâgas [the snakelike]

I am Ananta [supporting Vishnu], of all aquatics I am

[the demigod] Varuna, of the ancestors I am Aryamâ [an

Âditya] and of all the regulators I am also Yama, the

controller of death. (30) Of the Daityas [non-theist

sons of Diti who churned the ocean] I am Prahlâda, of

what rules I am the Time, of the animals the lion and

of the birds I am Garuda [Vainateya]. (31) Of all that

purifies I am the wind, I am Râma [a Vishnu avatâr] of

the armed ones, of all fish I am the shark, and also

am I of the flowing rivers the Ganges ['the daughter

of Jahnu'].

 

(32) Of the multitude I am [as said] the beginning,

the end and the middle and also I am surely, o Arjuna,

the spiritual knowledge of all education and the

dialectic of all argumentation. (33) Of the letters I

am the first one [the A], of the compound words I am

the dual one and certainly am I the eternal of Time

and the Creator facing all directions [brahmâ]. (34) I

am as well the all-devouring death and generation to

that what is predestined and fame, beauty and fine

speech I am of women as also memory, intelligence,

firmness and patience. (35) Of the Sâma-veda-hymns I

am the Brihat-sâma [the metrical], of all poetry I am

the Gâyatrî [a purification mantra], of the months I

am the one in Sagittarius and of all seasons I am the

spring. (36) Of the fallacious I am the gambling, I am

the splendor of everything splendid, I am the victory

of all adventure and the strength of the strong I am.

(37) Of the Vrishnis I am Vâsudeva [Krishna], of the

Pândavas I am Arjuna, of the sages I am Vyâsa [the

compiler of the Vedas] and of all great thinkers I am

Usanâ [the teacher of the atheists]. (38) Of the means

of suppression I am the clout, I am the morality of

those who seek victory, the silence I am of all

secrets, and of those concerned with knowing I am the

knowledge.

 

(39) Of whatever that of all the beings may exist I am

the source, o Arjuna; nothing of the moving and

unmoving exists without Me. (40) There is no limit to

my divine opulences, o conqueror of the enemies, all

this I spoke of is but an example of the expanse of My

wealth. (41) Whatever of power that has existence and

is of beauty and glory indeed, all those you must

certainly know as being born as a part of My splendor.

(42) But what of your knowing the many of this, o

Arjuna, by one part I am in the position of pervading

the entirety of this universe.

 

 

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Gurorangripadme ManaScenna Lagnam tata: kim! tata: kim! tata: kim! tata: kim!?

Sarva Kartha, Sarva Dhartha, Sarva Hartha, Mangalam!

Satchidananda, Satchidananda, Satchidananda Mangalam!

Tasmai Sri Guru-murthaye Nama Idam Sri Dakshinamurtaye!

 

Ata Nityo Narayanaha, Brahma Narayanaha, Sivascha Narayanaha, Kalascha

Narayanaha. Disascha Narayanaha, Vidisascha Narayanaha, Urdwamscha Narayanaha,

Adhascha Narayanaha, Antar-bahischa-Narayana.Narayana Eh Vedam Sarvam, Yat

BhootamYacchha Bhavyam.Nish-kalango Niranjano Nirvikalpo Nirakyadhas,suddhho

Deva Eko Narayanaha, Na dwiteeyosthi kaschit,ya evam Vedas Vishnu reva Bhavati,

Sa Vishnureva Bhavathi, Etat yajur veda sirodeeyathe.

 

~*Om * Ayim * Hreem * Sreem * Siva * Rama * Anagha * Dattaya * Namaha*~