Saturday, February 12, 2005
BHIKSHU GEETHAM -UDHAVA MUKTHI
BHIKSHU GEETHAM – UDHAVA MUKTHI
Sri Math Bhagavatham 11:23
11th Skandam 23rd Adhyayam
The story tells the life history of a Brahmin true devotee, who keeps himself patient, in the midst of all difficulties. It elaborately deals with accepting the insults caused by others, as the blessings in disguise. Even for the holy people (Sadhu’s), the insults caused by people of crude and crooked mentality is unbearable. The world usually starts ill-treating the true Sadhu’s. Without knowing their true identity, people thinking themselves as people of high status, starts insulting at the true Sadhu’s. Udhavar is a very great devotee of Krishna Bhagavan. Krishna Bhagavan preached him about the divine qualities, which can make a man to become godlike in nature. Udhavar asked, “Oh! Bhagavan, the insults and deprive caused by people of crude and crooked mentality is unbearable. In this regard, I am having a very strong doubt about this illusion of insult. You are the right person, who can clear all my doubts. I want to know about the motive, attitude, severity of this kind of Guna (character) namely, patience.
To this Krishna Bhagavan replied, “ Dear student of Brihaspathi (Guru for Deva’s), the question asked by you is of good to all. The insults caused by crude and crooked people, by means of their words, actions is unbearable to calm down, by one’s own sustained efforts. The pain caused by the wounding coming from the bad words of cruel people is unbearable in comparison to the physical pain caused by them. The external wound may get cured. But the internal wound caused by the hurting, insults, bad words of cruel people will always leave a scar in our mind. This scar remains a permanent wounding. The pain caused by this insult is much more than physical suffering. Absolutely, keeping patience in the midst of insults, hurting, is a tough task. Let me tell you the story of a young revered Brahmin saint. The word Bhikshu means a saint, who accepts the offerings as given by others in replace to the divine glory of Bhagavan, which is showered by him to one and all in the world. The work done by him is Nama Pracharam. He preaches the divine Leela’s of Bhagavan and makes the people around him filled with divine joy. He carries with him nothing, except an unquenchable, undefeatable, un-surmountable treasure namely, the Bhagavath Bhakthi. The Bhagavath Bhakthi carried by him is incomparable to any worldly things. The true saint keeps in him bounded the Bhagavan. The Bhagavan creates the worldly things. He is omnipresent, omnipotent, all pervasive, all-powerful, who only gives and nourishes the entire world. A true devotee of Bhagavan, by his un-swerved meditation of Nama Japam and seeking the divine Anugragham, keeps himself one with the Bhagavan always. The Bhagavan is all pervasive and nothing can keep him bounded. But, Bhagavan is kept bounded by the unconditional divine love- Premai, as shed by true devotee. The all-pervasive, uncontrollable Bhagavan keeps himself bounded with the true devotee’s heart. The true Mahatma’s heart is fully occupied by the Nama Japam of Bhagavan and he never lets anyone to enter into it. With the blessings and Manthropadesam got form a Sathguru, one’s mind is allotted a seat to take Bhagavan into his body. True Mahatma’s heart is filled with only Bhagavan. All his actions are aimed at making people, to understand the glory of Nama Japam and the divine mercy of Bhagavan, namely Karunyam, which is showered unconditionally on to us. The Bhagavan and the Bhaktha’s becomes inseparable from each other. For the sake of a true Bhaktha, Bhagavan is ready to leave the entire divine abode of him, namely Vaikundam. All the Bhagavath Avatharam’s (incarnations of Bhagavan in various forms, to save the good people and to destroy the evil things) are only for the divine unconditional love of Bhaktha’s. The unconditional divine love –Premai and unconditional surrender to Bhagavan through Nama Japam – Saranagathi, as done by the true Bhaktha, keeps Bhagavan himself to take incarnations. All the Avatharam’s of Bhagavan are only for the Bhaktha’s to enjoy the divine mercy of Bhagavan in various forms. Bhagavan becomes inseparable from Bhaktha’s. A true devotee of Bhagavan keeps his mind fully devoted to Bhagavan through the chanting of Namam. He leaves everything. He doesn’t care for any luxuries, or any royal majestic powers or mystical powers. He even abandons the four kind of Mukthi- Moksham –Liberation.
1) SARUPYA – RUPAM – Becoming in shape as that of Bhagavan. Taking the shape of Bhagavan. (Shape)
2) SAMIBYA – SAMEEBAM – Proximity – being in close connection or living nearer to Bhagavan. (Nearer to Bhagavan)
3) SALOKYA – LOKAM – Living in the divine abode of Bhagavan, namely Vaikundam, seated one among the Bhagavan in his empire’s kingdom. (Location – divine abode)
4) SAYUGYA – YUG – become one with Bhagavan. Removing duality and becoming one with Bhagavan. (Mixing with Bhagavan and becoming one with Bhagavan)
The four kind of Mukthi – Moksham, namely SARUPYA, SAMIBYA, SALOKYA, SAYUGYA are of supreme divine pleasure, which is aspired even by Rishi’s and Yogi’s who do extreme Tapa’s (vigorous strenuous sacrifice) for many years. The Bhagavan is caught easily by unconditional true divine love, by the constant chanting of Nama Japam. The Gopi’s, who lived in Vraja Bhoomi, attained Krishna Anugraham, very easily. For them each and every thing, each and every one, every action performed, each word spoken or heard, all seemed to be of Krishna Swarupam (incarnation of Krishna Bhagavan in human and other worldly forms). To them flowers, tree’s, rivers, ocean, fruit, milk, milkman, milkmaid, calves, cow, sticks, bamboo, buildings, etc., and all seemed to be of Krishna Bhagavan himself. They did all homely works. They never performed austerity. They never abandoned any worldly pleasures and luxuries. But in turn, they enjoyed all the worldly pleasures as the divine pleasures as given by Krishna Bhagavan himself. To them, sitting, sleeping, walking, running, taking care of husband, children, elderly people, looking after cow and calves, etc., and all routine works, itself become as divine sacrifices, performed with fire namely Yagna. The word Yagna means sacrifice. The Gopi’s sacrificed each and every emotions, that affected them namely, angry, jealousy, hatred, love, escapism, selfishness, possessiveness, unbearable thirst, uncontrollable emotions, hidden sorrows, restlessness, wavering, fear, tension, anxiety, etc., or by what ever words you want to call those emotions, to them it is only Krishna Prasatham (gift of Krishna Bhagavan).
They surrendered whatever emotion comes to them, on to Bhagavan Krishna through the chanting of Nama Japam. By their un swerved, unconditional divine love they kept their body, mind, soul united with Bhagavan at all times and enjoyed the true divine joy of Atma- namely Atma Anubhavam, continuously.
So Bhagavan and the Bhaktha have become inseparable to each other. To the Bhaktha’s the Bhagavan is so dearer just as the soul. Krishna Bhagavan is the soul, which kept moving of these bodies of Bhaktha’s namely Gopi’s. The Nama Japam is the simple seed, which can keep our self, united with Bhagavan at all times, by all means. This unision of our mind with Bhagavan, becoming one with Bhagavan is YUG – YOGAM, and a person who achieved perfection in keeping himself united with the Bhagavan, at all times is a Yogi. Gopi’s attained the true state of Yoga Bhagavan, without knowing anything of what they acquired through constant meditation of Nama Japam. The Nama Japam silently gives all the hidden true divine joys to us, without our control and knowledge. The Rishi’s and Yogi’s, who does Tapa’s for hundreds and hundreds of years, could not enjoy the Bhagavan in the human form, as enjoyed by Gopi’s. Bhagavan is approachable by true divine love. He is untouchable and in comparable to the qualities of wisdom, knowledge, power, Tapa’s, Yogam etc., All the path’s of Bhakthi whether it is of Karma (actions) or Yoga (unison) or Gnana (knowledge), ultimately they will only lead to Premai – unconditional divine love on to Bhagavan. The Gopi’s, who doesn’t know even to distinguish between right and left hand, has acquired the possession of Bhagavan and kept himself tied to their knots in the Sari’s. The Gopi’s kept Bhagavan tied in the knot’s of their Sari’s. Accepting their true divine love through constant meditation and Nama japam, the Bhagavan who is uncontrollable by any force, kept him bonded. The true saint carries with him, this kind of treasure. Bhikshu – A true devotee (saint) who goes for Bhiksha – begging done for the purification of mankind, by singing the glory of Bhagavan. The true Mahatma carries with him, the Bhagavan himself. Then what is the need for him to carry any other objects? He keeps himself burden less. His mind, body, soul, word, deeds are filled with the divine joy of Bhagavath Bhakthi. He cares for nothing. He roams around the world, to destroy the sins and evil’s, through the chanting of Nama Japam and by the praising of Bhagavan’s divine glories. Bhikshu’s life is taken care by Bhagavan himself. The food, shelter, dress, amenities, luxuries, or whatever worldly pleasures belonging to this material world and that of divine pleasures as enjoyed in the divine abode of Bhagavan, namely Vaikundam, is taken care by Bhagavan himself. A true Mahatma (Bhikshu) doesn’t care for either material pleasures or divine pleasures. He constantly meditates on the divine glory of Bhagavan’s Namam and the divine mercy of Bhagavan in keeping each and everybody in a blissful divine filled life.
The Bhagavan provides and keeps all living and non-living things, in a blissful way. He is showering his grace to one and all, in all the worlds. But, we keep our self, covered and not to enjoy the divine pleasure, as showered by him, by our Ego namely ‘I ness and ‘my ness. To remove this ever lasting illusion or Maya, namely ‘I ness and ‘my ness, we need a Sathguru who can guide us to that motive. The Sathguru gives the Manthropadesam. The Manthropadesam given by the Sathguru is the protection for our life, at all times and it is the only guiding force, which will keep us in the path of light, amidst of darkness. When a Shishya (student) is taken by the Sathguru, and given Manthropadesam means, from that time, from that moment it self, a new life begins for him. He enters into a new divine filled life. The Manthropadesam – Namam – Radhekrishna, as given by our Sathguru, Poojya Shri Shri Amma is the protection for us.
RADHEKRISHNA..RADHEKRISHNA..RADHEKRISHNA..
TO CONTINUE IN NEXT ISSUE....
Sri Math Bhagavatham 11:23
11th Skandam 23rd Adhyayam
The story tells the life history of a Brahmin true devotee, who keeps himself patient, in the midst of all difficulties. It elaborately deals with accepting the insults caused by others, as the blessings in disguise. Even for the holy people (Sadhu’s), the insults caused by people of crude and crooked mentality is unbearable. The world usually starts ill-treating the true Sadhu’s. Without knowing their true identity, people thinking themselves as people of high status, starts insulting at the true Sadhu’s. Udhavar is a very great devotee of Krishna Bhagavan. Krishna Bhagavan preached him about the divine qualities, which can make a man to become godlike in nature. Udhavar asked, “Oh! Bhagavan, the insults and deprive caused by people of crude and crooked mentality is unbearable. In this regard, I am having a very strong doubt about this illusion of insult. You are the right person, who can clear all my doubts. I want to know about the motive, attitude, severity of this kind of Guna (character) namely, patience.
To this Krishna Bhagavan replied, “ Dear student of Brihaspathi (Guru for Deva’s), the question asked by you is of good to all. The insults caused by crude and crooked people, by means of their words, actions is unbearable to calm down, by one’s own sustained efforts. The pain caused by the wounding coming from the bad words of cruel people is unbearable in comparison to the physical pain caused by them. The external wound may get cured. But the internal wound caused by the hurting, insults, bad words of cruel people will always leave a scar in our mind. This scar remains a permanent wounding. The pain caused by this insult is much more than physical suffering. Absolutely, keeping patience in the midst of insults, hurting, is a tough task. Let me tell you the story of a young revered Brahmin saint. The word Bhikshu means a saint, who accepts the offerings as given by others in replace to the divine glory of Bhagavan, which is showered by him to one and all in the world. The work done by him is Nama Pracharam. He preaches the divine Leela’s of Bhagavan and makes the people around him filled with divine joy. He carries with him nothing, except an unquenchable, undefeatable, un-surmountable treasure namely, the Bhagavath Bhakthi. The Bhagavath Bhakthi carried by him is incomparable to any worldly things. The true saint keeps in him bounded the Bhagavan. The Bhagavan creates the worldly things. He is omnipresent, omnipotent, all pervasive, all-powerful, who only gives and nourishes the entire world. A true devotee of Bhagavan, by his un-swerved meditation of Nama Japam and seeking the divine Anugragham, keeps himself one with the Bhagavan always. The Bhagavan is all pervasive and nothing can keep him bounded. But, Bhagavan is kept bounded by the unconditional divine love- Premai, as shed by true devotee. The all-pervasive, uncontrollable Bhagavan keeps himself bounded with the true devotee’s heart. The true Mahatma’s heart is fully occupied by the Nama Japam of Bhagavan and he never lets anyone to enter into it. With the blessings and Manthropadesam got form a Sathguru, one’s mind is allotted a seat to take Bhagavan into his body. True Mahatma’s heart is filled with only Bhagavan. All his actions are aimed at making people, to understand the glory of Nama Japam and the divine mercy of Bhagavan, namely Karunyam, which is showered unconditionally on to us. The Bhagavan and the Bhaktha’s becomes inseparable from each other. For the sake of a true Bhaktha, Bhagavan is ready to leave the entire divine abode of him, namely Vaikundam. All the Bhagavath Avatharam’s (incarnations of Bhagavan in various forms, to save the good people and to destroy the evil things) are only for the divine unconditional love of Bhaktha’s. The unconditional divine love –Premai and unconditional surrender to Bhagavan through Nama Japam – Saranagathi, as done by the true Bhaktha, keeps Bhagavan himself to take incarnations. All the Avatharam’s of Bhagavan are only for the Bhaktha’s to enjoy the divine mercy of Bhagavan in various forms. Bhagavan becomes inseparable from Bhaktha’s. A true devotee of Bhagavan keeps his mind fully devoted to Bhagavan through the chanting of Namam. He leaves everything. He doesn’t care for any luxuries, or any royal majestic powers or mystical powers. He even abandons the four kind of Mukthi- Moksham –Liberation.
1) SARUPYA – RUPAM – Becoming in shape as that of Bhagavan. Taking the shape of Bhagavan. (Shape)
2) SAMIBYA – SAMEEBAM – Proximity – being in close connection or living nearer to Bhagavan. (Nearer to Bhagavan)
3) SALOKYA – LOKAM – Living in the divine abode of Bhagavan, namely Vaikundam, seated one among the Bhagavan in his empire’s kingdom. (Location – divine abode)
4) SAYUGYA – YUG – become one with Bhagavan. Removing duality and becoming one with Bhagavan. (Mixing with Bhagavan and becoming one with Bhagavan)
The four kind of Mukthi – Moksham, namely SARUPYA, SAMIBYA, SALOKYA, SAYUGYA are of supreme divine pleasure, which is aspired even by Rishi’s and Yogi’s who do extreme Tapa’s (vigorous strenuous sacrifice) for many years. The Bhagavan is caught easily by unconditional true divine love, by the constant chanting of Nama Japam. The Gopi’s, who lived in Vraja Bhoomi, attained Krishna Anugraham, very easily. For them each and every thing, each and every one, every action performed, each word spoken or heard, all seemed to be of Krishna Swarupam (incarnation of Krishna Bhagavan in human and other worldly forms). To them flowers, tree’s, rivers, ocean, fruit, milk, milkman, milkmaid, calves, cow, sticks, bamboo, buildings, etc., and all seemed to be of Krishna Bhagavan himself. They did all homely works. They never performed austerity. They never abandoned any worldly pleasures and luxuries. But in turn, they enjoyed all the worldly pleasures as the divine pleasures as given by Krishna Bhagavan himself. To them, sitting, sleeping, walking, running, taking care of husband, children, elderly people, looking after cow and calves, etc., and all routine works, itself become as divine sacrifices, performed with fire namely Yagna. The word Yagna means sacrifice. The Gopi’s sacrificed each and every emotions, that affected them namely, angry, jealousy, hatred, love, escapism, selfishness, possessiveness, unbearable thirst, uncontrollable emotions, hidden sorrows, restlessness, wavering, fear, tension, anxiety, etc., or by what ever words you want to call those emotions, to them it is only Krishna Prasatham (gift of Krishna Bhagavan).
They surrendered whatever emotion comes to them, on to Bhagavan Krishna through the chanting of Nama Japam. By their un swerved, unconditional divine love they kept their body, mind, soul united with Bhagavan at all times and enjoyed the true divine joy of Atma- namely Atma Anubhavam, continuously.
So Bhagavan and the Bhaktha have become inseparable to each other. To the Bhaktha’s the Bhagavan is so dearer just as the soul. Krishna Bhagavan is the soul, which kept moving of these bodies of Bhaktha’s namely Gopi’s. The Nama Japam is the simple seed, which can keep our self, united with Bhagavan at all times, by all means. This unision of our mind with Bhagavan, becoming one with Bhagavan is YUG – YOGAM, and a person who achieved perfection in keeping himself united with the Bhagavan, at all times is a Yogi. Gopi’s attained the true state of Yoga Bhagavan, without knowing anything of what they acquired through constant meditation of Nama Japam. The Nama Japam silently gives all the hidden true divine joys to us, without our control and knowledge. The Rishi’s and Yogi’s, who does Tapa’s for hundreds and hundreds of years, could not enjoy the Bhagavan in the human form, as enjoyed by Gopi’s. Bhagavan is approachable by true divine love. He is untouchable and in comparable to the qualities of wisdom, knowledge, power, Tapa’s, Yogam etc., All the path’s of Bhakthi whether it is of Karma (actions) or Yoga (unison) or Gnana (knowledge), ultimately they will only lead to Premai – unconditional divine love on to Bhagavan. The Gopi’s, who doesn’t know even to distinguish between right and left hand, has acquired the possession of Bhagavan and kept himself tied to their knots in the Sari’s. The Gopi’s kept Bhagavan tied in the knot’s of their Sari’s. Accepting their true divine love through constant meditation and Nama japam, the Bhagavan who is uncontrollable by any force, kept him bonded. The true saint carries with him, this kind of treasure. Bhikshu – A true devotee (saint) who goes for Bhiksha – begging done for the purification of mankind, by singing the glory of Bhagavan. The true Mahatma carries with him, the Bhagavan himself. Then what is the need for him to carry any other objects? He keeps himself burden less. His mind, body, soul, word, deeds are filled with the divine joy of Bhagavath Bhakthi. He cares for nothing. He roams around the world, to destroy the sins and evil’s, through the chanting of Nama Japam and by the praising of Bhagavan’s divine glories. Bhikshu’s life is taken care by Bhagavan himself. The food, shelter, dress, amenities, luxuries, or whatever worldly pleasures belonging to this material world and that of divine pleasures as enjoyed in the divine abode of Bhagavan, namely Vaikundam, is taken care by Bhagavan himself. A true Mahatma (Bhikshu) doesn’t care for either material pleasures or divine pleasures. He constantly meditates on the divine glory of Bhagavan’s Namam and the divine mercy of Bhagavan in keeping each and everybody in a blissful divine filled life.
The Bhagavan provides and keeps all living and non-living things, in a blissful way. He is showering his grace to one and all, in all the worlds. But, we keep our self, covered and not to enjoy the divine pleasure, as showered by him, by our Ego namely ‘I ness and ‘my ness. To remove this ever lasting illusion or Maya, namely ‘I ness and ‘my ness, we need a Sathguru who can guide us to that motive. The Sathguru gives the Manthropadesam. The Manthropadesam given by the Sathguru is the protection for our life, at all times and it is the only guiding force, which will keep us in the path of light, amidst of darkness. When a Shishya (student) is taken by the Sathguru, and given Manthropadesam means, from that time, from that moment it self, a new life begins for him. He enters into a new divine filled life. The Manthropadesam – Namam – Radhekrishna, as given by our Sathguru, Poojya Shri Shri Amma is the protection for us.
RADHEKRISHNA..RADHEKRISHNA..RADHEKRISHNA..
TO CONTINUE IN NEXT ISSUE....
