Thy name is a boat, Paandoeranga, to destroy this Rakshas-mind, Paandoeranga.
I am pining for Thy grace, Paandoeranga, I am thirsting for Thy mercy Paandoeranga.
Reveal Thy true form, Paandoeranga, let me behold it, Paandoeranga.
Let my mind be fixed, Paandoeranga, at Thy lotus feet, Paandoeranga.
Let me utilise this body, Paandoeranga, in Thy service always, Paandoeranga.
This is my fervent prayer, Paandoeranga, do not forsake me, Paandoeranga.
Thou art everything, Paandoeranga, Thou doest everything, Paandoeranga.
Thou art just, Paandoeranga, Thou art Dharma, Paandoeranga.
Thou art my sole refuge, Paandoeranga, Thou art my father, Goeroe, Paandoeranga.
Thou art my very Praana, Paandoeranga, Thou art my very soul, Paandoeranga.
Come here, my dear Krishna Kanahai
Mai tere khatir hridaya andar building banayi.
For you my dear kaga udaya,
Sugar-candy butter sadileri tere rijhaya
So much delay, so much delay, tum kyon laghayi
Mai tere khatir hridaya andar building banayi.
Remembering every day asoe bahaya,
Come to house, my dear, aarati phiraya,
Why far, why far, rahe Kanahai,
Mai tere khatir hridaya andar building banayi.
Raama Krishna Govinda Raadhe Krishna Govinda Gopala Krishna Govinda Krishna Krishna Govinda Govinda Govinda Govinda bhaja Govinda Baanki Bihaari Govinda Brij Bihaari Govinda Shyaama Bihaari Govinda Koenj Bihaari Govinda Krishna Moeraari Govinda Audh Bihaari Govinda Govinda Govinda Govinda bhaja Govinda Gam Ganapati Govinda Boem Mahaadeva Govinda Kliem Krishna Govinda Raama Raama Govinda Hoem Hanoemantha Govinda Aim Sarasvatie Govinda Doem Doergaa Govinda Kriem Kaalie Govinda Hriem Maayaa Govinda Shrie Lakshmie Govinda God is Truth Govinda God is Bliss Govinda God is Peace Govinda God is Knowledge Govinda God is Love Govinda God is Light Govinda Control the mind Govinda Control the senses Govinda Realise the Self Govinda This is the teaching Govinda Of all the Vedas Govinda Of all the scriptures Govinda Goal of life Govinda Is God-realisation Govinda Never forget this Govinda Attain this Govinda Through faith devotion Govinda Through meditation Govinda Through sravan manan Govinda Through tapas Yoga Govinda Through mantra writing Govinda Through likhit japa Govinda Through selfless service Govinda Through viveka vichaara Govinda Practise ahimsaa Govinda Speak the truth Govinda Control anger Govinda Through kshamaa Govinda Observe brahmacharya Govinda Observe mauna Govinda Serve, love, give
Govinda Serve the poor Govinda Serve the parents Govinda Nurse the sick Govinda Do charity Govinda Be kind, be pure Govinda Be good, do good Govinda Be cheerful Govinda Be courageous Govinda Be tolerant Govinda Be patient Govinda Bc forgiving Govinda Be liberal Govinda Be moderate
Govinda In eating, drinking Govinda In sexual matters Govinda In everything Govinda Be regular Govinda Get up at 4 a.m. Govinda Brahmamoehoerta Govinda Enquire: Who am I? Govinda Do vichaara Govinda This is very important Govinda To attain success Govinda There is no pleasure Govinda In the sensual objects Govinda This is the world Govinda Of pain and death Govinda Do not be duped Govinda By the mind and senses Govinda Do not study Govinda Herbert Spencer Govinda This will make you Govinda An atheist Govinda This will produce Govinda Wrong samskaaras Govinda Study daily Govinda Gieta Oepanishads Govinda This will help you Govinda To realise the Self Govinda Do not smoke Govinda Do not drink Govinda Do not speak Govinda Vulgar words Govinda Do not fake bribes Govinda This is bad Govinda This is very bad Govinda This is very very bad Govinda It will spoil Govinda Your name, character Govinda This will throw you Govinda In lower birth Govinda To have a bad name Govinda Is more than death Govinda It is very shameful Govinda It is disgraceful Govinda It is ignominious Govinda It is heaven-closing Govinda Time is precious Govinda Do not waste a second Govinda Utilise it Govinda In japa, kiertan Govinda In meditation Govinda
Soenaaja soenaaja soenaaja Krishna Toe Gietaavaalaa gnyaana soenaaja Krishna
Luister, Krishna, gij die ons de Gietaa en de wijsheid gaf. (Gietaa: Bhagavad Gietaa, Het Lied van de Heer.)
He who has knowledge of Self is a real wealthy man A multimillionaire or a king is a poor man. He who has devotion is a real wealthy man A doctor or a advocate is a poor man An engeneer or a banker is a poor man
Soenaaja soenaaja soenaaja Krishna Toe Gietaavaalaa gnyaana soenaaja Krishna
He who has control of mind is Lord of all Lords He who is desireless is king of all kings He who is full of this is better than all bhajanies He who is “I” less is the emperor of emperors He who is fashionless is raajaah of all raajaahs. He who is fearless is shah of all shahs He who has knowledge is maula of maulas (Arabische titel) He who has knowledge is a most happy man He who has devotion is bahadoer of all bahadoers. (bahadoer: Persisch woord; een krijger) He who has devotion is a most happy man
Soenaaja soenaaja soenaaja Krishna Toe Gietaavaalaa gnyaana soenaaja Krishna
Serve, love, give, purify, meditate, realise. Be good, do good, be kind, be compassionate. Dien, bemin, geef, zuiver, mediteer, realiseer. Wees goed, doe goed, wees vriendelijk, wees meedogend. Enquire: "Who am l ?" know the Self and be free. Onderzoek: "Wie ben ik?" ken het Zelf en wees vrij. Find the Knower, find the Hearer, find the Seer. Vind de Kenner, vind de Luisteraar, vind de Ziener. Adapt, adjust, accomodate. Bear insult, bear injury, highest Saadhanaa. Pas aan, stem af, val in. Verdraag belediging, kwade bejegening: hoogste oefening. Devotion, dedication and discipline, Devotie, toewijding en discipline, Discrimination, dispassion, determination, Onderscheidingsvermogen, onthechting, vastberadenheid, Viveka, Vairaagya and Vichaara, Onderscheidingsvermogen, onthechting, onderzoek, Aspiration, renunciation, meditation, Verwachting, verzaking, meditatie, Service, sacrifice and sublimation, Dienstbetoon, offerzin en sublimatie. Shaanto, Shaanti, Satvichaara, Rust, vrede, onderzoek van de Werkelijkheid, Seclusion, solitude and silence; Afzondering, eenzaamheid en stilte; This leads to Self-realisation. Dit leidt tot Zelfverwerkelijking. Simplify, purify, intensify. Vereenvoudig, zuiver, intensiveer. Simplify your life and purify your heart. Vereenvoudig je leven en zuiver je hart. Intensify your Saadhanaa and meditation. Intensiveer je oefening en meditatie. Intensify your Vairaagya and Mumukshutva. Intensiveer je onthechting en verlangen naar verlichting. Intensify your dispassion and aspiration. Intensiveer je onthechting en verwachting. Detach attach, detach attach. Detach attach, detach attach. Onthecht hecht, onthecht hecht. Onthecht hecht, onthecht hecht Detach the mind from the objects, attach it to the Lord. Onthecht de geest van de voorwerpen, hecht hem aan de Heer. D.I.N. D.I.N. D.I.N. D.H.N. D.H.N. D.H.N. Do it now, do it now, do it now. Doe het nu. doe het nu, doe het nu. Seek, find, enter and rest. Zoek, vind, treed binnen en rust. This is the way. this is the truth, this is Life Divine. Dit is de weg. dit is de waarheid, dit is goddelijk leven. Introspect, integrate and intune. Kijk naar binnen, versmelt en stem af. Om Tat Sat, Om Tat Sat, Om Tat Sat Om Om Shaantih Om Shaantih Om Shaantih Om (Tat: Dat; Sat: dat wat is; Shaanti: vrede.)
Sri Swami Sivananda speaks on "You are the Master of your own Destiny"
https://youtu.be/tomzepwxoLY
"Courage is thy birthright, but not fear; peace is thy divine
heritage, but not restlessness. Immortality is thy birthright, but not
mortality; strength, but not weakness; health, but not disease; bliss,
but not sorrow; knowledge, but not ignorance.
Pain, sorrow and ignorance are illusory; these cannot live. Bliss, joy and knowledge are true; these cannot die.
You
are the architect of your own fate. You are the master of your own
destiny. You can do and undo things. You sow an action and reap a
tendency. You sow a tendency and reap a habit. You sow a habit and reap
your character. You sow your character and reap your destiny. Therefore,
destiny is your own creation. You can undo it if you like-destiny is a
bundle of habits.
Purushartha is self-exertion. Purushartha can
give you anything. Change your habits. Change the mode of thinking. You
can conquer destiny. You are now thinking: "I am the body." Start the
spiritual anti-current and think: "I am immortal, diseaseless, sexless
Atman." You can conquer death and attain the immortal seat of supreme
splendour.
By virtuous deeds and right thoughts you can disarm
destiny. You have a free-will to act. By self-exertion, Ratnakar became
Valmiki. By self-exertion, Markandeya conquered death. By self-exertion
alone did Uddalaka attain Nirvikalpa Samadhi (higher realisation). By
self-exertion, Savitri brought back her husband (Satyavan) to life.
Therefore,
apply yourself tenaciously, O Prema, to Atmic enquiry and meditation.
Be vigilant and diligent. Kill the thoughts and desires. Overcome
tomorrow's evil by today's self-exertion. Destroy unholy desires (Asubha
Vasanas) through holy desires (Subha Vasanas). Slay unholy thoughts by
holy thoughts, and gain victory over your destiny.
Do not yield
to fatalism. Do not become impotent. Stand like a lion. Exert and attain
independence or Atma Svarajya. There is a magazine of power within you.
There is a vast ocean of knowledge within you. All faculties are latent
in you. Unfold them and become a Jivanmukta (liberated soul).
Positive
overcomes the negative. This is the immutable law of nature.
Purushartha (self-exertion) is a mightier power. Purushartha is the lion
or the elephant. Prarabdha (destiny) is the cat or the jackal. God
helps those who help themselves. Vasishtha asked Rama to do Purushartha.
Fatalism will certainly induce inertia and laziness. Therefore, gird up
your loins and exert yourself to the utmost, O Prema.
May you
all attain Self-realisation or Brahma Jnana in this very birth! May you
all live immersed in the ocean of bliss in an illumined state! May you
shine as liberated sages! " = check sivananda 92
3.Jaya Sarasvati, Jaya Sarasvati, Jaya Sarasvati, Pahimam Sri Sarasvati, Sri Sarasvati, Sri Sarasvati, Rakshamam.
4.Jaya Guru, Siva Guru, Hari Guru Ram Jagat Guru, Param Guru, Sat Guru Shyam. Adi Guru, Advaita Guru, Ananda Guru Om Chid Guru, Chidghana Guru, Chinmaya Guru Om.
Come, come, come, come, O Dear Lord! Save us, save us from mrityoe samsaara.
Art Thou not ocean of mercy and love? Hath Thou not saved Dhroeva, Prahlaad? Art Thou not shining in the chamber of our hearts? Art Thou not glittering in our sparkling eyes? Art Thou not beaming in the glowing faces? Art Thou not throbbing in the beats of our hearts? Art Thou not flowing along the breath in the nose? Art Thou not the Saakshi of our wandering minds? Now, then, O Lord, fill my heart with prem, prem, prem.
Am I not singing Thy Name Raam Raam Raam? Am I not chanting Thy Name OM OM OM? Am I not working, breathing and living for Thee in every second of my life? Am I not feeling Thy presence everywhere? In trees and flowers, stones and chairs, In birds and dogs, in sun, moon and stars? Now, then, O Lord, fill my heart with prem, prem, prem.
Song of eighteen ities by Swami Sivananda(sivananda bhajan.7)
https://youtu.be/O3yOsAZ341c
SONG OF EIGHTEEN ITIES
Serenity, regularity, absence of vanity, Sincerity, simplicity, veracity, Equanimity, fixity, non-irritability, Adaptability, humility, tenacity, Integrity, nobility, magnanimity, Charity, generosity, purity, Practise daily these eighteen ities. You will soon attain immortality. Brahman is the only real entity, Mr. So and so is a false non-entity. You will abide in Eternity and Infinity. You will behold unity in diversity. You cannot attain this in the university.
Song of Instructions by Swami Sivananda(Sivananda bhajan.6)
https://youtu.be/qdag-Ugza9A
SONG OF INSTRUCTIONS
Mohana bansivaale tumko lakhom pranaam Tumko lakhom pranaam Shankara bholevaale tumko lakhom pranaam Tumko lakhom pranaam pyaare kroro pranaam Bhajo Raadhe Govind Raadhe Govinda bhajo Raadhe Govind Radhe Govinda bhajo Sitaa Govind Hari bolo bolo bhai Raadhe Govind Hare Krishna Hare Raam Raadhe Govind
Honderdduizenden
keren buig ik voor jou, de charmante fluitspeler, de gever van
zaligheid, die wordt gekenmerkt door een uiterste eenvoud. Voor jou buig
ik miljoenen keren. Zing met devotie de Namen van de Ultieme Werkelijkheid, broeder.
Get up at 4 a.m. Brahmamuhurta, Get up at 4 a.m. japo Raam Raam, Get up at 4 a.m. do Brahma vichaara, Get up at 4 a.m. enquire: 'Who am I?' Get up at 4 a.m. practise Yogaabhyaasa, Observe mauna daily for two hours, Fast on ekaadaashi, take milk and fruits, Study daily one chapter of Gitaa, Do regular charity, one-tenth income, Rely on your own self, give up servants, Do kirtan at night, have satsang. Speak the truth at all costs, preserve virya, Satyam vada, Dharmam chara, observe brahmacharya, Ahimsaa paramo Dharma, love one and all, Never hurt others' feelings, be kind to all, Control anger by kshamaa, develop vishva prem.
Song of Karma Yogi by Swami Sivananda(Sivananda bhajan.4)
https://youtu.be/ebrDK9_69Q8
SONG OF A KARMA YOGI
Hari ke premi Hari Hari bolo. Aavo pyaare milkar gaavo. Hari charaname dhyaana lagaavo. Doekhame soekhame Hari Hari bolo. Abhimaan tyaago seva kaaro. Naaraayana Naaraayana Naaraayana Naaraayana.
Give up brahmin, sannyaas abhimaan. Give up male-female, sex abhimaan. Give up doctor, judge abhimaan. Give up raajah, zamindaar abhimaan. Relinquish pandit, scientist abhimaan. Crush this professor, engineer abhimaan. Kill this collector, tahsildaar abhimaan. Kill this vairaagya, seva abhimaan. Kill this tyaagi, kartritva ahhimaan. Naaraayana Naaraayana Naaraayana Naaraayana.
Remember always Hari Hari Hari Hari. Sing always Sietaaraam, Raadheshyaam. See good in every face. Share what you have with others. Devolop nicely adaptability. Serve always with Naaraayana bhaav. Scrutinize always your inner motives. Work without egoism. Cultivate nimitta-bhaav. Give up expectation of fruits. Surrender always fruits to the Lord. Have ecqual vision and balanced mind. Selfless work will purify your heart. Then you will get knowledge of Self. Naaraayana Naaraayana Naaraayana Naaraayana.
Song of Joy by Swami Sivananda(Sivananda bhajan.3)
https://youtu.be/r6m2uTueEvU
SONG OF JOY By Swami Sivananda
Within you is hidden God. Within you is immortal Soul. Kill this little I, die to live, Lead the Divine Life. Within you is the fountain of joy. Within you is the ocean of bliss. Rest peacefully in your own Aatma And drink the nectar of immortality
Song of admonition by Swami Sivananda (Sivananda bhajan.1)
https://youtu.be/Q2MsbUoJtnE
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Song Of Admonition
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare.
Is there not a nobler mission than eating, drinking and sleeping? It is difficult to get a human birth, therefore try your best to realise in this birth. Fie on that wretch, woe to that man Who wastes all his life in sensual pleasures. Time sweeps away, kings and barons, Where is Yudhishthira? Where is Ashoka Where is Shakespeare? Where is Valmiki? Where is Napoleon? Where is Shivaji? Where is Gandhi, where is Jinnah?
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare.
Be up and doing in Yogic Sadhan, you will enjoy Supreme Bliss. Be up and doing in Brahma Vichar, you will attain Immortality Kaivalya Moksha Can you expect real Santi if you waste your time in idle gossiping? Can you enjoy Supreme Peace if you waste your time In novels newspapers? In fights and quarrels? In scandal, backbiting?
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare.
Am I not Thou? Art Thou not I? One alone is, therefore true. When the mind melts in the silence, you will have Self-realisation. What have you learnt, tell me frankly from the Bihar and Quetta earthquakes? Have you got now real Vairag? Do you practise Japa and Kirtan? Here is a challenge to non-believers of the Hindu theory of transmigration: Have you not heard the thrilling narratives of Santi Devi, of her past life? Can you expect real Santi if you waste your time in cards and cinemas cards and smoking? When your throat is choked at the time of death, who will help you for your salvation?
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare.
Krishna krishna kahiye uthi bhor
bhor kiran ke saath krishna kah
van mein nache mor
pakshi ke kalrav mein vandan
vandan lehrein karti
vandan karti bahe sameerein behti
gaayen hain pag bhartin
krishna krishna kah putra jaga ke mata hoye vibhore
gun gun kar ke krishna krishna kahe
bhanware dol rahe hain
krishna krishna kah kamal pushpa sab
pankhudi khol rahe hain
vandan ki abha faili hain
dekho charon ore
phool toot ke dhara pe bikhare
isi bhanti hai vandan
doob ke mukh par os padi hai
mahak utha hai chandan
koyal kook ke vandan karti
hans kare kilore .
MARA GHAT MA BIRAJTA, SRINATHJI (Krishna stotra/bhajan.162)
https://youtu.be/Xp0yfRxequ8
MARA GHAT MA BIRAJTA, SRINATHJI YAHMUNAJI MAHAPRABHUJI, MARU MANDU CHHE GOKUL VANARA VAN, MARA TAN NA AANGANIYA MA TULSI NA VAN, MARA PRAAN JIVAN, MARA GHAT MA...
MARA AATAM NA AANGANE SRI MAHAPRABHUJI, MARI AANKHO DISE GIRDHARI RE DHARI, MARU TANMAN THAYU JENE VARI RE RE VARI, MARA SHYAM MURARI, MARA GHAT MA...
MARA PRAAN THAKI MANE VAISHNAV VHALA, NIT KARTA SRINATHJI NE KAALA RE VAALA, MEIN TAU VALLABH PRABHUJI NA KIDHA CHHE DARSHAN, MARU MOHI LIDHU MAN, MARA GHAT MA...
HUN TO NITYA VITHALAVARANI SEVAARE KARUN, HUN TO AATHE SAMAA KERI ZHAANKI RE KARUN, ME TO CHITADUN SRINATHJINE CHARANE DHARYUN, JEEVAN SAFAL KARYUN, MARA GHAT MA...
ME TO BHAKTIRE MAARAGA KERO SANGA RE SAADHYO ME TO PUSHTIRE MAARAGA KERO SANGA RE SAADHYO, MANE DHOD KIRTANA KERO RANGA RE LAAGYO, ME TO LAALAANI LAALI KERO RANGA RE MAAGYO, KE HIRLO HAATHA LAAGYO, MARA GHAT MA...
AAVO JIVANMA LAHAAVO FARI KADI NAA MALE, VAAREVAARE MAANAVA DEHA KADEE NAA MALE, FERO LAKHA RE CHORAASINO MAARO RE FADE, MANE MOHAN MALE, MARA GHAT MA...
SRINATHJI BOLO, SHRI YAHMUNAJI BOLO, SHRI KRISHNA JI BOLO, SHRI RADHA JI BOLO, MARA GHAT MA... ==
Tara vina shyam mane ekladu lage(Krishna stotra/bhajan.161)
== https://youtu.be/kO31dHZaNPQ
https://youtu.be/J332lVWdLUE
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taaraa vinaa shyaam mane eklaḍu laage raas ramvaa ne velo aavaje taaraa vinaa shyaam
sharad poonam ni raatdi chaandani khili chhe bali baat ni tu naa aave to shyaam raasa jaame naa shyaam raas ramvaa ne velo aav aav aav shyaam raas ramvaa ne velo aavaje taaraa vinaa shyaam
garbe ghum ti gopiyon suni chhe gokul ni sheriyo suni suni sheriyo maa gokul ni galiyon maa raasa ramvaa ne velo aav aav aav shyaam raasa ramvaa ne velo aavaje taaraa vinaa shyaam
anga anga ranga chhe aananda no ranga kem jaaye taara sanga no paayal jhankaar suni rudiaan naad suni raasa ramvaa ne velo aav aav aav shyaam raasa ramvaa ne velo aavaje taaraa vinaa shyaam =
कृष्ण उठत, कृष्ण चलत, कृष्ण शाम-भोर है। कृष्ण बुद्धि,कृष्ण चित्त,कृष्ण मन विभोर है॥ कृष्ण रात्रि,कृष्ण दिवस,कृष्ण स्वप्न-शयन है। कृष्ण काल,कृष्ण कला,कृष्ण मास-अयन है॥ कृष्ण शब्द, कृष्ण अर्थ, कृष्ण ही परमार्थ है। कृष्ण कर्म, कृष्ण भाग्य, कृष्ण ही पुरुषार्थ है॥ कृष्ण स्नेह, कृष्ण राग, कृष्ण ही अनुराग है। कृष्ण कली, कृष्ण कुसुम, कृष्ण ही पराग है॥ कृष्ण भोग, कृष्ण त्याग, कृष्ण तत्व-ज्ञान है। कृष्ण भक्ति, कृष्ण प्रेम, कृष्ण ही विज्ञान है॥ कृष्ण स्वर्ग, कृष्ण मोक्ष, कृष्ण परम साध्य है। कृष्ण जीव,कृष्ण ब्रह्म, कृष्ण ही आराध्य है !!
Lord Dattatreya
Dattatreya
Jayanti is a Hindu festival celebrated to commemorate the birthday of
Lord Dattatreya who was a popular sage. This festival occurs in December
or January during Margasheersha month on the full moon day. Dattatreya
is regarded as the avatar of Lord Vishnu, Shiva and Brahma. On this day,
in human form the trinity God appeared on earth to guide humanness. On
Margasheersha purnima day, people worship and carry out procession.
दिगंबरा दिगंबरा
श्रीपादवल्लभ दिगंबरा
दत्तचरण माहेर सुखाचे
दत्तभजन भोजन मोक्षाचे
कवच लाभता दत्तकृपेचे
कळिकाळाचे भय न जरा
हा उत्पत्ति-स्थिति-लयकर्ता
योगज्ञान-उद्गाता, त्राता
दत्तचरित मधु गाता गाता
भवसागर हा पार करा
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https://youtu.be/vI3slLkjzs8
Dattatreya Jayanthi
By
Sri Swami Sivananda
Om Namo Bhagavate Dattatreyaya
DATTATREYA
Jayanthi falls during December-January on the full moon day of the
month of Margaseersha. His story is told as follows.
Anusuya is
quoted as the model of chastity. She was the wife of Atri Maharishi, a
great sage and one of the seven foremost seers and sages. She was well
established in the Pativrata Dharma, the main elements of which are
devotion to husband and regard of him as God Himself. She did severe
austerities for a very long time in order to beget sons equal to Brahma,
Vishnu and Shiva, the Hindu Trinity.
Once, Saraswathi, Lakshmi
and Parvati requested their husbands (the Trimurtis) to test the
Pativrata Dharma of Anusuya, by asking her to give them alms with an
unclothed body.
Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva came to know of the
austerity and desire of Anusuya. So, they agreed to their wives’
request, as they knew that by agreeing to it, they would also be
fulfilling Anusuya’s wish. They put on the garb of Sannyasins and
appeared before Anusuya, asking her to give them alms as specified by
their wives. Anusuya was in a great dilemma. She could not say “No” to
the Sannyasins. And she had to maintain her Pativrata Dharma also, which
she would be violating if she appeared naked before men other than her
own husband. She meditated on the form of her husband, took refuge at
his feet and sprinkled over the three Sannyasins a few drops of water
used for washing the feet of her husband. Immediately the Trimurtis were
transformed into three babies on account of the glory of her chastity.
At the same time, there was accumulation of milk in her breast. She
thought that these children were her own and fed them with the milk, in a
nude state and cradled them. She was eagerly expecting the arrival of
her husband who had gone to have a bath.
As soon as Atri Rishi
returned home, Anusuya related all that had happened during his absence,
placed the three children at his feet and worshipped him. But, Atri
knew all this already through his divine vision. He embraced all the
three children. They became one child, with two feet, one trunk, three
heads and six hands. Atri Rishi blessed his wife and informed her that
the Trimurtis themselves had assumed the forms of the three children to
gratify her wish.
In the meantime, Narada went to Saraswathi,
Lakshmi and Parvati and informed them that their husbands had been
turned into children through the power of the Pativrata Dharma of
Anusuya and that they would not return unless they asked for their
husbands as alms from Rishi Atri. Thus Saraswathi, Lakshmi and Parvati
assumed the form of ordinary women, appeared before Atri and asked for
their own husbands as alms. Atri duly honoured the three ladies and,
with folded palms, prayed to them that his wish and the wish of Anusuya
should be fulfilled.
Then, the Trimurtis appeared in their true
form before Atri and said, “This child will be a great sage according to
your word and will be equal to us, according to the wish of Anusuya.
The child will bear the name of Dattatreya.” Saying this they
disappeared.
The child Dattatreya soon attained manhood. As he
had the rays of the Trimurtis and as he was a great man of the highest
wisdom, all the Rishis and ascetics worshipped him. He was gentle,
peaceful and amiable. He was an Avadhuta—an ascetic who always remains
naked. He preached the Truth of Vedanta. Dattatreya taught his Avadhuta
Gita to Lord Subramanya. This is a wonderful book which contains the
truths and secrets of Vedanta and the experiences of Self-realisation.
Once,
while he was roaming happily in a forest, he met King Yadu, who, on
seeing Dattatreya so happy, asked him the secret of his happiness and
the name of his Guru.
Dattatreya said, “The Self alone is my
Guru. Yet, I have learnt wisdom from twenty-four other individuals and
objects. So they, too, are also my Gurus.”
Dattatreya then mentioned the names of his twenty-four Gurus and spoke of the wisdom that he had learnt from each as follows:
“The
names of my twenty-four Gurus are earth, water, fire, sky, moon, sun,
pigeon, python, ocean, moth, honey-gatherers (black bee), bees,
elephant, deer, fish, the dancing-girl Pingala, raven, child, maiden,
serpent, arrow-maker, spider and beetle.
1. I learnt patience and doing good to others from the earth.
2. From water, I learnt the quality of purity.
3. I learnt from air to be without attachment though I move with many people in this world.
4. From fire I learnt to glow with the splendour of Self-knowledge and austerity.
5. I learnt from the sky that the Self is all-pervading and yet it has no contact with any object.
6.
I learnt from the moon that the Self is always perfect and changeless
and it is only the limiting adjuncts that cast shadows over it.
7.
Just as a sun reflected in various pots of water appears as so many
different reflections, so also Brahman appears different because of the
bodies caused by the reflection through the mind. This is the lesson I
have learnt from the sun.
8. I once saw a pair of pigeons with
their young birds. A fowler spread a net and caught the young birds. The
mother pigeon was very much attached to her children. She fell into the
net and was caught. From this I have learnt that attachment is the root
cause of earthly bondage.
9. The python does not move about for
its food. It remains contented with whatever it gets, lying in one
place. From this I learnt to be unmindful of food and to be contented
with whatever I get to eat.
10. Just as the ocean remains
unmoved, even though hundreds of rivers flow into it, so also the wise
man should remain unmoved among all the various sorts of temptations,
difficulties and troubles.
11. To control the sense of sight and to fix the mind on the Self, is the lesson I learnt from the moth.
12.
I take a little food from one house and a little from another house and
thus appease my hunger. I am not a burden on the householder. This I
learnt from the black bee which gathers honey from various flowers.
13.
Bees collect honey with great trouble, but a hunter comes along and
takes the honey away easily. From this I learnt that it is useless to
hoard things.
14. The male elephant, blinded by lust, falls into a
pit covered with grass, even at the sight of a female elephant.
Therefore, one should destroy lust.
15. The deer is enticed and trapped by the hunter through its love of music. Therefore, one should never listen to lewd songs.
16.
Just as a fish that is covetous of food falls an easy victim to the
bait, so also the man who is greedy for food loses his independence and
easily gets ruined.
17. There was a dancing girl named Pingala.
Being tired of looking for customers, one night she became hopeless. She
had to be contented with what traffic she had that day and retired to a
sound sleep. I learnt from this fallen woman the lesson that the
abandonment of hope leads to contentment.
18. A raven picked up a
piece of flesh. It was pursued and beaten by other birds. It dropped
the piece of flesh and attained peace and rest. From this I learnt that a
man in the world undergoes all sorts of troubles and miseries when he
runs after sensual pleasures and that he becomes as happy as the bird
when he abandons them.
19. The child who sucks milk is free from
all cares, worries and anxieties, and is always cheerful. I learnt the
virtue of cheerfulness from the child.
20. The maiden was husking
paddy. Her bangles made much noise and there were visitors from her
husband’s house. To silence the bangles, she removed them, one by one.
Even when there were just two, they produced some noise. When she had
only one, it did not make any noise, and she was happy. I learnt from
the maiden that living among many would create discord, disturbance,
dispute and quarrel. Even among two there might be unnecessary words or
strife. The ascetic or the Sannyasin should remain alone in solitude.
21.
A serpent does not build its own hole. It dwells in the holes dug out
by others. Even so, an ascetic should not build a home for himself. He
should live in a temple or a cave built by others.
22. I learnt from the arrow-maker the quality of intense concentration of mind.
23.
The spider pours out of its mouth long threads and weaves them into
cobwebs. Then it gets itself entangled in the net of its own making.
Even so, man makes a net of his own ideas and gets entangled in it. The
wise man should, therefore, abandon all worldly thoughts and think of
Brahman only.
24. The beetle catches hold of a worm, puts it in
its nest and gives it a sting. The poor worm, always fearing the return
of the beetle and sting, and thinking constantly of the beetle, becomes a
beetle itself. I learnt from the beetle and the worm to turn myself
into the Self by contemplating constantly on It; thus I gave up all
attachment to the body and attained liberation.”
The king was
highly impressed by listening to these enlightening words of Lord
Dattatreya. He abandoned the world and practised constant meditation on
the Self.
Dattatreya was absolutely free from intolerance or
prejudice of any kind. He learnt wisdom from whatever source it came.
All seekers after wisdom should follow the example of Dattatreya.
On
Dattatreya Jayanthi, get up at Brahmamuhurta and meditate. Fast and
pray throughout the day. Do not mix with anybody. Live in total
seclusion. Forget the body. Identify yourself with the blissful Self.
Study Dattatreya’s glorious works, namely, the Avadhuta Gita and the
Jivanmukta Gita. Worship Lord Dattatreya’s (or, your own Guru’s) form.
Take wholesome resolves that you will follow the great teachings of Lord
Dattatreya. You will realise the Self very soon.
May you all
enjoy the choicest blessings of Lord Dattatreya, and may you all attain
the highest goal, Self-realisation in this very birth!
Kamada Ekadashi Importance, Puja Vidhi, Vrat Benefits, and Vrat Katha
Kamada Ekadashi Vrat
Kamada Ekadashi Vrat
1st
April 2023
Saturday
Kamada Ekadashi
Kamada Ekadashi on Saturday, April 1, 2023
On 2nd Apr, Parana Time - 01:40 PMto 04:10 PM
On Parana Day Hari Vasara End Moment - 10:50 AM
Ekadashi Tithi Begins - 01:58 AMon Apr 01, 2023
Ekadashi Tithi Ends - 04:19 AMon Apr 02, 2023
Kamada Ekadashi Parana
Vaishnava Kamada Ekadashi on Sunday, April 2, 2023
On 3rd Apr, Parana Time for Vaishnava Ekadashi - 06:09 AMto 06:24 AM
On Parana Day Dwadashi End Moment - 06:24 AM
Ekadashi Tithi Begins - 01:58 AMon Apr 01, 2023
Ekadashi Tithi Ends - 04:19 AMon Apr 02, 2023
Kamada Ekadashi Vrat : Some Important Points
While observing Kamada Ekadashi it would be good if you know some very
important facts related to this day. To turn this grand day in your favour, keep
these points in mind and let Kamada Ekadashi Vrat do wonders for you:
Begin and spend your day with a clear mind and pure and pious thoughts
Stay away from taking alcohol and non-vegetarian food while observing Kamada Ekadashi
Vrat
Avoid eating wheat, barley and Moong Dal; though, you can take fruits, nuts, and
milk
Observe the day of Kamada Ekadashi by worshiping Lord Vishnu. He will definitely
grant the fulfilment of your wishes.
KAMADA EKADASHI
Sri Suta Goswami said, "Oh sages, let me offer my humble and respectful
obeisances unto the Supreme Lord Hari, Bhagavan Sri Krishna, the son of
Devaki and Vasudeva, by whose mercy I can describe the fast day that
removes all kinds of sins.
It was to the devoted Yudhisthira that Lord Krishna glorified the
twenty-four primary Ekadasis, which destroy sin, and now I shall recount
one of those narrations to you.
Great-learned sages have selected these twenty-four narrations from the eighteen Puranas, for they are truly sublime.
Yudhishthira Maharaja said, 'Oh Lord Krishna, Oh Vasudeva, please accept
my humble obeisances. Please describe to me the Ekadasi that occurs
during the light part of the month of Chaitra [March-April].
What is its name, and what are its glories?'
Lord Sri Krishna replied, 'Oh Yudhishthira, please listen to Me
attentively as I relate the ancient history of this sacred Ekadasi, a
history Vasishtha Muni once related to King Dilipa, the
great-grandfather of Lord Ramachandra.
King Dilipa asked the great sage Vasishtha, "Oh wise brahmana, I wish to
hear about the Ekadasi that comes during the light part of the month of
Chaitra.
Please describe it to me."
Vasishtha Muni replied, "Oh king, your inquiry is glories. Gladly shall I
tell you what you wish to know. The Ekadasi that occurs during the
light fortnight of Chaitra is named Kamada Ekadasi. It consumes all
sins, as a forest fire consumes a supply of dry firewood. It is very
purifying, and it bestows the highest merit upon one who faithfully
observes it.
Oh king, now hear an ancient history which is so meritorious that it
removes all one's sins simply by being heard. Once, long ago, there
existed a city-state named Ratnapura, which was decorated with gold and
jewels and in which sharp-fanged snakes would enjoy intoxication. King
Pundarika was the ruler of this most beautiful kingdom, which numbered
many Gandharvas, Kinnaras, and Apsaras among its citizens. Among the
Gandharvas were Lalit and his wife Lalita, who was an especially lovely
dancer. These two were intensely attracted to each other, and their home
was full of great wealth and fine food.
Lalita loved her husband dearly, and likewise Lalit constantly thought of her within his heart.
Once, at the court of King Pundarika, many Gandharvas were dancing and
Lalit was singing alone, without his wife. He could not help thinking
about her as he sang, and because of this distraction he lost track of
the song's meter and melody. Indeed, Lalit sang the ending of his song
improperly, and one of the envious snakes who was in attendance at the
king's court complained to the king that Lalit was absorbed in thinking
of his wife instead of his sovereign. The king became furious upon
hearing this, and his eyes turned crimson with rage.
Suddenly he shouted, 'Oh foolish knave, because you were lustfully
thinking of a woman instead of reverently thinking of your king as you
performed your court duties, I curse you to at once become a cannibal!
Oh king, Lalit immediately became a fearful cannibal, a great man-eating
demon whose appearance terrified everyone. His arms were eight miles
long, his mouth was as big as a huge cave, his eyes were as awesome as
the sun and moon, his nostrils resembled enormous pits in the earth, his
neck was a veritable mountain, his hips were four miles wide, and his
gigantic body stood a full sixty-four miles high. Thus poor Lalit, the
loving Gandharva singer, had to suffer the reaction of his offense
against King Pundarika.
Seeing her husband suffering as a horrible cannibal, Lalita became
overwhelmed with grief. She thought, 'Now that my dear husband is
suffering the effects of the kings' curse, what is to be my lot?
What should I do? Where should I go?'
In this way Lalita grieved day and night.
Instead of enjoying life as a Gandharvas wife, she had to wander
everywhere in the thick jungle with her monstrous husband, who had
fallen completely under the spell of the king's curse and was wholly
engaged in terrible sinful activities.
He wandered fitfully across forbidding region, a once-beautiful Gandharva now reduced to the ghastly behaviour of a man-eater.
Utterly distraught to see her dear husband suffer so much in his
dreadful condition, Lalita began to cry as she followed his mad
journeying.
By good fortune, however, Lalita came upon the sage Shringi one day.
He was sitting on the peak of the famous Vindhyachala Hill.
Approaching him, she immediately offered the ascetic her respectful obeisances.
The sage noticed her bowing down before him and said, 'Oh most beautiful one, who are you?
Whose daughter are you, and why have you come here? Please tell me everything in truth.
Lalita replied, 'Oh great age, I am the daughter of the great Gandharva Viradhanva, and my name is Lalita.
I roam the forests and plains with my dear husband, whom King Pundarika has cursed to become a man-eating demon.
Oh brahmana, I am greatly aggrieved to see his ferocious form and terribly sinful activities.
Oh master, please tell me how I can perform some act of atonement on behalf of my husband.
What pious act can I perform to free him from this demonic form, Oh best of brahmanas?
'The sage replied, 'Oh heavenly maiden, there is an Ekadasi named Kamada
that occurs in the light fortnight of the month of Chaitra.
It is coming up soon.
Whoever fasts on this day has all his desires fulfilled.
If you observe this Ekadasi fast according to its rules and regulations
and give the merit you thus earn to your husband, he will be freed from
the curse at once.'
Lalita was overjoyed to hear these words from the sage.
Lalita faithfully observed the fast of Kamada Ekadasi according to the
instructions of the sage Shringi, and on Dvadasi she appeared before him
and the Deity of Lord Vasudeva and said, 'I have faithfully observed
the fast of Kamada Ekadasi.
By the merit earned through my observance of this fast, let my husband
be free from the curse that has turned him into a demoniac cannibal.
May the merit I have gained thus free him from misery.'
As soon as Lalita finished speaking, her husband, who stood nearby, was at once freed from the king's curse.
He immediately regained his original form as the Gandharva Lalit, a
handsome heavenly singer adorned with many beautiful ornaments.
Now, with his wife Lalita, he could enjoy even more opulence than before.
All this was accomplished by the power and glory of Kamada Ekadasi.
At last the Gandharva couple boarded a celestial airplane and ascended to heaven.
Lord Sri Krishna continued, 'Oh Yudhishthira, best of kings, anyone who
hears this wonderful narration should certainly observe holy Kamada
Ekadasi to the best of his ability, such great merit does it bestow upon
the faithful devotee.
I have therefore described its glories to you for the benefit of all humanity.
There is no better Ekadasi than Kamada Ekadasi.
It can eradicate even the sin of k
illing a brhmana, and it also nullifies demoniac curses and cleanses the consciousness.
In all the three worlds, among movable and immovable living entities, there is no better day
Time - Ekadashi which comes between Holika Dahan and Chaitra Navratri is known as Papmochani Ekadashi. It falls before Yugadi and it is the last Ekadashi of the year.
Papmochani
Ekadashi is observed during Krishna Paksha of Chaitra month according
to North Indian Purnimant calendar and Krishna Paksha of Phalguna month
according to South Indian Amavasyant calendar. However both North Indian
and South Indian observe it on the same day.
पापनाशिनी एकादशी
तिथि और नक्षत्र के योग से बनने वाली एकादशियों मे
पापनाशिनी एकादशी का महत्त्व पूर्ण स्थान है।किसी महीने के शुक्ल पक्ष की
द्वादशी को जब पुष्य नक्षत्र हो तो उसे पापनाशिनी कहा जाता है।
कथा ---- जया आदि तिथि नक्षत्र के योग से बनने वाली एकादशियों की भाँति
पापनाशिनी एकादशी का वर्णन भी भगवान महादेव ने ही देवर्षि नारद से किया
था।इसकी महत्ता को देखते हुए राजा ककुस्थ ; नहुष ; गाधि आदि ने भी इसका
व्रत किया था।उन लोगों को जो ख्याति एवं सिद्धि प्राप्त हुई थी ; उसमे इस
पापनाशिनी एकादशी का महनीय योगदान था।
विधि ---- अन्य एकादशियों की भाँति इस एकादशी का भी विधि विधान है।इसमे भी श्रद्धा भक्ति के साथ भगवान विष्णु का पूजन किया जाता है।
माहात्म्य ---- इसके नाम से ही स्पष्ट है कि यह प्रबल पापनाशिनी है।इसका
व्रत करने से भगवान पूर्ण सन्तुष्ट हो जाते हैं और अपने भक्त को प्रत्यक्ष
दर्शन भी दे देते हैं।इस दिन जो पुण्यकर्म किया जाता है ; उसका अनन्त फल
होता है।इस तिथि के सेवन से मनुष्य के सात जन्मों के कायिक ; वाचिक एवं
मानसिक पापों का विनाश हो जाता है।अकेले इस एकादशी के व्रत से ही एक सहस्र
एकादशियों के व्रत का पुण्यफल प्राप्त हो जाता है।इस दिन स्नान दान आदि जो
किया जाता है ; उसका अक्षय फल होता है।
Papmochani Ekadashi Vrat
पापमोचिनी एकादशी मुहूर्त एवं पारण समय-Papmochani Ekadashi Muhurat n Paran Time 2023
पापमोचिनी एकादशी : 18 मार्च 2023, शनिवार
चैत्र कृष्ण एकादशी का प्रारंभ- 17 मार्च 2023, शुक्रवार को 02.06 पी एम से
पापमोचिनी एकादशी का समापन- 18 मार्च 2023, शनिवार को 11:13 ए एम पर।
पारण/ व्रत तोड़ने का समय- 19 मार्च 2023, रविवार को 06:27 ए एम से 08:07 ए एम पर।
