sefroth77 Posted May 31, 2004 Report Share Posted May 31, 2004 Near the End of His life Shankara wrote a verse which is often neglected by his followers, yet was for those who might miss the actual purport of the vedas. In the proper mood of Lord Shiva he wrote, "WORSHIP GOVINDA(another name of krishna, WORSHIP GOVINDA, WORSHIP GOVINDA, you intellectual fools, at the end of your life all your grammatical arguments will not help you. In the Shiva purana also quotes the Supreme Lord ordering Lord Shiva: "in kali-yuga mislead the people in general by propounding imaginary meanings from the vedas to bewilder them. " how the Supreme Lord(Vishnu) ordered Lord Shiva tp appear in Kali-yuga to delude atheists and produce a philosophy and texts to HIDE the Supreme Being and to make Shiva seem superior, is explained in the Padma Purana(6.71.89-116). Thus we find in these verses confirmation that it was Lord Shiva wgo appeared in the Age Of Kali as Shankaracharya at the request of the Supreme. Shankaracharya MAIN task is to STOP the spread of Buddhism. Post Extras: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 31, 2004 Report Share Posted May 31, 2004 very good, this is the real recipe and medicine of kali yuga, not negating sastra and concocting something new Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barney Posted May 31, 2004 Report Share Posted May 31, 2004 intellectual fools than be ignorant fools worshiping Govinda alone. No true Hindu would compel another Hindu to only pay respect to Govinda. Govinda, krishna or Gopala are only names given to the manifestation of Supreme Brahman in Duwarapa Yug and without him there is no Krishna, Vishnu or any other manifestation. Do not be over zealous by you ignorance. I have nothing against you for loving Govinda who is called by many other names but you do not have the right to call other Hindus fools for having faith in Shiva, Durga, Ganesha, Murugan or Naayanana. You are blinded by the love for your Guru and so are others who believe in their own Gurus. Next time be respectful to others belief. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 31, 2004 Report Share Posted May 31, 2004 Govinda, krishna or Gopala are only names given to the manifestation of Supreme Brahman in Duwarapa Yug again you say this thing without demonstration... shakaracharya, who is the one who founded the school who was saying that brahman was the ultimate reality, now it is saying confidentially that brahman has a personal source, krsna, govinda, gopala......... why simply not accept it? or please demonstrate logically and scripturally that sri shankara acharya's wrong you do not have the right to call other Hindus fools for having faith in Shiva, Durga, Ganesha, Murugan or Naayanana. narayana is vishnu, krsna, govinda (please study hinduism, this is a very basic information) and other devatas are servants of the supreme. The fact is that you, saying that all the forms are not really existent but product of brahman, are really insulting them and who worships them if brahman is the only transcendental reality you are actually insulting who believes that also krsna, siva, ganesh, durga, narayana are transcendental You are blinded by the love for your Guru and so are others who believe in their own Gurus. vedic religions are based on having a present teacher who represents god to teach us transcendence.. even god when he comes as avatara takes a guru to show us the right behaviour... the fact that you have no guidance is demonstrated by your mistakes on the basics (that narayana is a different personality from govinda), from the fact that you cannot demonstrate what you say (that the ultimate reality is impersonal), and because you think to praise hindus when you insult them (to say that their beloved krsna,siva, ganesh, durga... have not separated personal eternal and transcendental existence but they are simply images projected by impersonal brahman with no real existence) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 31, 2004 Report Share Posted May 31, 2004 a real hindu is not envious of Sri Govinda!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 31, 2004 Report Share Posted May 31, 2004 TEXT 1 bhajagovindam bhajagovindam govindam bhajamuudhamate sampraapte sannihite kaale nahi nahi rakshati dukrijnkarane Worship Govinda, Worship Govinda, Worship Govinda. Oh fool! Rules of Grammar will not save you at the time of your death. TEXT 2 mudha jahiihi dhanaagamatrishhnaam kuru sadbuddhim manasi vitrishhnaam yallabhase nijakarmopaattam vittam tena vinodaya chittam Oh fool! Give up your thirst to amass wealth, devote your mind to thoughts to the Real. Be content with what comes through actions already performed in the past. TEXT 3 naariistanabhara naabhiidesham drishhtvaa maagaamohaavesham etanmaamsaavasaadi vikaaram manasi vichintaya vaaram vaaram Do not get drowned in delusion by going wild with passions and lust by seeing a woman's navel and chest. Bodies are flesh, fat and blood. Do not fail to remember this again and again in your mind. TEXT 4 naliniidalagata jalamatitaralam tadvajjiivitamatishayachapalam viddhi vyaadhyabhimaanagrastam lokam shokahatam cha samastam Uncertain is the life of man as rain drops on a lotus leaf. Know that the whole world remains a prey to disease, ego and grief. TEXT 5 yaavadvittopaarjana saktah staavannija parivaaro raktah pashchaajjiivati jarjara dehe vaartaam koapi na prichchhati gehe So long as a man is fit and able to support his family, see the affection all those around him show. But no one at home cares to even have a word with him when his body totters due to old age. TEXT 6 yaavatpavano nivasati dehe taavatprichchhati kushalam gehe gatavati vaayau dehaapaaye bhaaryaa bibhyati tasminkaaye When one is alive, his family members enquire kindly about his welfare. But when the soul departs from the body, even his wife runs away in fear of the corpse. TEXT 7 baalastaavatkriidaasaktah tarunastaavattaruniisaktah vriddhastaavachchintaasaktah pare brahmani koapi na saktah Childhood is lost in play. Youth is lost by attachment to woman. Old age passes away by thinking over many past things. Alas! Hardly is there anyone who yearns to be lost in Parabrahman. TEXT 8 kaate kaantaa kaste putrah samsaaro.ayamatiiva vichitrah kasya tvam kah kuta aayaatah tattvam chintaya tadiha bhraatah Who is your wife? Who is your son? Strange is this samsara. Of whom are you? Where have you come from? Brother, ponder over these truths. TEXT 9 satsangatve nissngatvam nissangatve nirmohatvam nirmohatve nishchalatattvam nishcalatattve jiivanmuktih From Satsanga comes non-attachment, from non-attachment comes freedom from delusion, which leads to self-settledness. From self-settledness comes Jivan Mukti (liberation). TEXT 10 vayasigate kah kaamavikaarah shushhke niire kah kaasaarah kshiinevitte kah parivaarah gyaate tattve kah samsaarah What good is lust when youth has fled? What use is a lake which has no water? Where are the relatives when wealth is gone? Where is samsara (the continuaiton of birth and death) when the Truth is known? TEXT 11 maa kuru dhana jana yauvana garvam harati nimeshhaatkaalah sarvam maayaamayamidamakhilaM hitvaa brahmapadaM tvaM pravisha viditvaa Do not boast of wealth, friends, and youth. Each one of these are destroyed within a minute. Free yourself from the illusion of the world of Maya and attain the timeless Truth. TEXT 12 dinayaaminyau saayam praatah shishiravasantau punaraayaatah kaalah kriidati gachchhatyaayuh tadapi na mujncatyaashaavaayuh Daylight and darkness, dusk and dawn, winter and springtime come and go. Time plays and life ebbs away. But the storm of desire never leaves. TEXT 13 dvaadashamajnjarikaabhirasheshhah kathito vaiyaakaranasyaishhah upadesho bhuudvidyaanipunaih shriimachchhankarabhagavachchharanarih This bouquet of twelve verses was imparted to a grammarian by the all-knowing Shankara, adored as the bhagavadpada. TEXT 14 kaate kaantaa dhana gatachintaa vaatula kim tava naasti niyantaa trijagati sajjanasam gatiraikaa bhavati bhavaarnavatarane naukaa Oh mad man! Why this engrossment in thoughts of wealth? Is there no one to guide you? There is only one thing in three worlds that can save you from the ocean of samsara. Get into that boat of satsangha (knowledge of the Truth) quickly. TEXT 15 jatilo mundii lujnchhitakeshah kaashhaayaambarabahukritaveshhah pashyannapi cana pashyati muudhah udaranimittam bahukritaveshhah There are many who go with matted locks, many who have clean shaven heads, many whose hairs have been plucked out; some are clothed in saffron, yet others in various colors --- all just for a livelihood. Seeing truth revealed before them, still the foolish ones see it not. TEXT 16 angam galitam palitam mundam dashanavihiinam jatam tundam vriddho yaati grihiitvaa dandam tadapi na mujncatyaashaapindam Strength has left the old man's body; his head has become bald, his gums toothless and leaning on crutches. Even then the attachment is strong and he clings firmly to fruitless hope. TEXT 17 agre vahnih prishhthebhaanuh raatrau chubukasamarpitajaanuh karatalabhikshastarutalavaasah tadapi na mujncatyaashaapaashah Behold there lies the man who sits warming up his body with the fire in front and the sun at the back; at night he curls up the body to keep out of the cold; he eats his beggar's food from the bowl of his hand and sleeps beneath the tree. Still in his heart, he is a wretched puppet at the hands of passions. TEXT 18 kurute gangaasaagaragamanam vrataparipaalanamathavaa daanam gyaanavihinah sarvamatena muktim na bhajati janmashatena One may go to the Ganga, observe fasts, and give away riches in charity! Yet, devoid of jnana, nothing can give mukthi even at the end of a hundred births. TEXT 19 sura mandira taru muula nivaasah shayyaa bhuutala majinam vaasah sarva parigraha bhoga tyaagah kasya sukham na karoti viraagah Take your residence in a temple or below a tree, wear the deerskin for the dress, and sleep with mother earth as your bed. Give up all attachments and renounce all comforts. Blessed with such vairagya, could any fail to be content? TEXT 20 yogarato vaabhogaratovaa sangarato vaa sangaviihinah yasya brahmani ramate chittam nandati nandati nandatyeva One may take delight in yoga or bhoga, may have attachment or detachment. But only he whose mind steadily delights in Brahman enjoys bliss, no one else. TEXT 21 bhagavad giitaa kijnchidadhiitaa gangaa jalalava kanikaapiitaa sakridapi yena muraari samarchaa kriyate tasya yamena na charchaa Let a man read but a little from the Bhagavad-Gita, drink just a drop of water from the Ganga, worship Murari (Krishna) just once. He then will have no altercation with Yama (the lord of death). TEXT 22 punarapi jananam punarapi maranam punarapi jananii jathare shayanam iha samsaare bahudustaare kripayaa apaare paahi muraare Born again, death again, birth again to stay in the mother's womb! It is indeed hard to cross this boundless ocean of samsara. Oh Murari! Redeem me through Thy mercy. TEXT 23 rathyaa charpata virachita kanthah punyaapunya vivarjita panthah yogii yoganiyojita chitto ramate baalonmattavadeva There is no shortage of clothing for a monk so long as there are rags cast off the road. Freed from vice and virtue, onward he wanders. One who lives in communion with God enjoys bliss, pure and uncontaminated, like a child and as someone intoxicated. TEXT 24 kastvam ko.aham kuta aayaatah kaa me jananii ko me taatah iti paribhaavaya sarvamasaaram vishvam tyaktvaa svapna vichaaram Who are you? Who am I? From where do I come? Who is my mother, who is my father? Ponder thus, look at everything as essence-less and give up the world as an idle dream. TEXT 25 tvayi mayi chaanyatraiko vishhnuh vyartham kupyasi mayyasahishhnuh bhava samachittah sarvatra tvam vaajnchhasyachiraadyadi vishhnutvam In me, in you and in everything, none but the same Vishnu dwells. Your anger and impatience is meaningless. If you wish to attain the quality of Vishnu soon, have Sama Bhaava always. TEXT 26 shatrau mitre putre bandhau maa kuru yatnam vigrahasandhau sarvasminnapi pashyaatmaanam sarvatrotsrija bhedaagyaanam Do not waste your efforts to win the love of or to fight against friend and foe, children and relatives. See yourself in everyone and give up all feelings of duality completely. TEXT 27 kaamam krodham lobham moham tyaktvaa atmaanam bhaavaya ko aham aatmagyaana vihiinaa muudhaah te pachyante narakaniguudhaah Give up lust, anger, infatuation, and greed. Ponder over your real nature. Fools are they who are blind to the Self. Cast into hell they suffer there endlessly. TEXT 28 geyam giitaa naama sahasram dhyeyam shriipati ruupamajasram neyam sajjana sange chittam deyam diinajanaaya cha vittam Regularly recite from the Bhagavad-Gita, meditate on Vishnu in your heart, and chant His thousand glories. Take delight to be with the noble and the holy. Distribute your wealth in charity to the poor and the needy. TEXT 29 sukhatah kriyate raamaabhogah pashchaaddhanta shariire rogah yadyapi loke maranam sharanam tadapi na mujnchati paapaacharanam He who yields to lust for pleasure leaves his body a prey to disease. Though death brings an end to everything, man does not give up the sinful path. TEXT 30 arthamanartham bhaavaya nityam naastitatah sukhaleshah satyam putraadapi dhana bhaajaam bhiitih sarvatraishhaa vihiaa riitih Wealth is not welfare, truly there is no joy in it. Reflect thus at all times. A rich man fears even his own son. This is the way of wealth everywhere. TEXT 31 praanaayaamam pratyaahaaram nityaanitya vivekavichaaram jaapyasameta samaadhividhaanam kurvavadhaanam mahadavadhaanam Regulate the pranas (life airs within), remain unaffected by external influences and discriminate between the real and the fleeting. Chant the holy name of God and silence the turbulent mind. Perform these with care, with extreme care. TEXT 32 gurucharanaambuja nirbhara bhakatah samsaaraadachiraadbhava muktah sendriyamaanasa niyamaadevam drakshyasi nija hridayastham devam Oh devotee of the lotus feet of the Guru! May thou be soon free from Samsara. Through disciplined senses and controlled mind, thou shalt come to experience the indwelling Lord of your heart! TEXT 33 muudhah kashchana vaiyaakarano dukrijnkaranaadhyayana dhurinah shriimachchhamkara bhagavachchhishhyai bodhita aasichchhodhitakaranah Thus was a silly grammarian lost in rules cleansed of his narrow vision and shown the Light by Shankara's apostles. TEXT 34 bhajagovindam bhajagovindam govindam bhajamuudhamate naamasmaranaadanyamupaayam nahi pashyaamo bhavatarane Worship Govinda, worship Govinda, worship Govinda, Oh fool! Other than chanting the Lord's names, there is no other way to cross the life's ocean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 31, 2004 Report Share Posted May 31, 2004 if someone has critics .. better to take the song point per point and do it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 31, 2004 Report Share Posted May 31, 2004 or he's simply an "intellectual fool" /images/graemlins/smile.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sefroth77 Posted May 31, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2004 Its Not me who is calling others fools, Its Adi Shankaracharya who wrote calling people who do not worship govinda as fools. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 31, 2004 Report Share Posted May 31, 2004 Jealousy and love for your own things are making you talk and write incoherent. It is not the Lord that you love. It is "my Lord" that you are infatuated with. Lord is not main but "my" is main. It is emotional love of your ego. Shankara did not see any difference between Hari and Hara. He taught that one who knowsHari-Hara as one knows Brahman. It is Shankara's greatness that he wrote verses on Govinda, Dakshinamurty, Shiva, Durga, Ganesha, kARTIKEYA WITH EQUAL DEVOTION. Not only Bhaja Govindam, which is perhaps one of the finest of Shankara's compositions, but also the Yantra at Tirupati was written by Shankara. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 31, 2004 Report Share Posted May 31, 2004 "In the Shiva purana also quotes the Supreme Lord ordering Lord Shiva: "in kali-yuga mislead the people in general by propounding imaginary meanings from the vedas to bewilder them. " Can you please show the verse from the Shiva Purana? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 31, 2004 Report Share Posted May 31, 2004 the most important thing is that sri sankara acharya teaches that the ultimate object of wosrhip is the personal form of god and not brahman one canno be devotee of brahman the "mudhas" of the song are the ones who think that brahman is the ultimate reality and the forms are maya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 31, 2004 Report Share Posted May 31, 2004 From what I've read, Adi Shankara was from the 'Smarta' denomination of Hinduism. He was not a Shaivite or Vaishnavite, though some people like to make out he was Shaivite. The Smarta's believe all gods are manifestations of the one God (Brahman) in the Saguna aspect (as Ishwar - personal god). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 1, 2004 Report Share Posted June 1, 2004 sri shankaracharya only apparently belongs to a sect or a caste, he's transcendental and he says openly what is his idea: WORSHIP GOVINDA other considerations are speculations Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 1, 2004 Report Share Posted June 1, 2004 "In the Shiva purana also quotes the Supreme Lord ordering Lord Shiva: "in kali-yuga mislead the people in general by propounding imaginary meanings from the vedas to bewilder them. " Can you please show the verse from the Shiva Purana? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 2, 2004 Report Share Posted June 2, 2004 Dakshinamurthi Stotram Dvadasalinga Stotram Sivapradha Kshamapana Stotram Bhavani Bhujanga Stotra Anatma Sri Vigarhana So, please you do not speculate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 2, 2004 Report Share Posted June 2, 2004 ..but the last instruction is WORSHIP GOVINDA if you do not follow you are the speculator.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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