JEWELS of "GEETHA"....No:4

SWAMI SANDEEP CHAITANYAJI

"Tam eva sharanam gachcha sarva bhawena Baratha,
Tat prasadath param shantim sthanam prapsyasi shaswatham".

Lord Krishna said that the wise man goes about his activities without losing the "Ananda", let us imagine that we are such wisemen. Even if this is so, the world is separate from us. It isolates us and the isolation causes fear in us. So the Lord Who is the creator and the sustainer of this world does become the cause of the fear because isolation from this world means isolation from the Lord. As the Taittiriya Upanishad describes the Lord as the cause of fear:

"Bhisha asmat vatha: pavathe, bhishodethi surya:,
Bhisha asmat agnischa indrascha, mrityur dhavathi panchama ithi."

"Out of His fear Wind blows, out of His fear the Sun rises,Out of His fear runs Fire as also Indra and Death,the fifth." It is clear that the Lord is a cause of fear for us also.In the Sreemad Bhagawatham also the Lord clearly states that:
"Mad bhayad vathi vathoyam,Surya sthapathi Mad bhayad,
Varshathindro dahatyagnir Mrityuscharathi Mad bhayad"-3/26/42.
The same Upanishad is totally repeated by Him here to make the thing doubly True. So it is not a surprise that we too have the sense of fear from Him. The Lord who is separate from us definitely becomes the cause of fear because He is the ordainer of the results of our deeds. Fear crops up wherever there is even the slightest division. So what shall we do ? In answer to this question the Lord Krishna says.................................

" Maya Tatam idam sarvam, jagat avyaktha murthina,
Masthani Sarva Bhoothani, Na cha Aham teshu avasthitha:."--9/4

[This whole world is pervaded by Me, by My unmanifest form. All beings exist in Me, but I do not dwell in them.]

The Lord says that He is present in all the creations. Upanishad also says ..."Isha Vasyam idam sarvam........." that every thing is made up of Him. He is the creator and the materials for creation as well, just as the spider builds its web, God has created the entire Jagat. But He says that He is in the unmanifest form and that is why we are not seeing Him in every things around us. He is the Paramatma and we are all Jeeva Atmas, and He is present in us in ever so infinitesimal measure. We are all pervaded by Him.So why to think that He is the cause of fear for us.When we are the part and parcel of the Jagadheeswar, because the Lord has created us and for that matter this whole Jagat by His own materials as there was nothing in this Jagat before the creations started.There was only Sree Krishna and Krishna alone. God says that His existence does not depend upon the materials of this world, but their existence depends upon Him. They are what they are in virtue of the Lord. the Self underlying them all. Hence the world abides in the Lord and the Lord is not separate from us, the "Self". So the individual (Jeeva), the world (Jagat), and the Lord (Ishwara), are not really three separate entities-- they are one. There is not even the slightest separation from we individuals, the Lord and the World and hence the Lord or the World cannot be a sourcve of fear for us.

And why should one have a fear for the God. Some say a devotional man to be God Fearing,but we should say that he is God Loving. One has to be devoted to Him and actually Love Him,instead of having a fear for Him. When we do some wrong deeds, we sure have to have a fear of the results, such deeds will deliver to us. And stop doing such an act and just devote our time for the worship of our beloved Gods. Good or bad our own Karmas have their Phalams and these phalams are not controlled by the Lord. So let us be free to Love Him instead of fearing Him. Perhaps that is what He meant when He said that I do not dwell in them. And all the Universe is in His stomach at the time of the Maha Pralaya and He said that all beings exist in Me. When we understand the Atma Tatwam, the knowledge of the Self, we Jeeva Atmas will have a tendency to unite with the Param Atma, that is Sree Krishna. All the Bhajans and Namasankeerthanams on Sree Guruvayurappa will take us towards this Knowledge of the Self, which could take us to His Param Dham.

Hare Rama Hare Rama, Rama Rama Hare, Hare,
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna Hare Hare.

JEWELS of "GEETHA"....No:3

MAHATMA SRI SRI KRISHNA PREMI MAHARAJ (ANNA)

"Krodath bhavathi sammoha:, sammohath smruthi vibrama:,
smruthi bramsaad buddhi naasho, buddhi naasad pranashyathi."

Lord Krishna said "Mana eva manushyanam karanam banda mokshayo:..." the human mind is the cause of bondage and liberation. What He meant was that the actual Self or the "Atma" is always Free and Full. The bondage we experience in our life is the imagination of our own Minds.The limitations and the inadequacies we encounter in our lives are illusions of our minds. Self is always in the Poorna state and will never be inadequate. Likewise there is no need for us to ask for freedom from any thing,because our Atma is always free and liberated already, only our lack of understanding that Truth, is the cause of our bondage -feeling. Once we acquire that Self Knowledge, our Minds will feel that Fullness and Freedom . In this connection the Lord Krishna says...................

"Prajahati yada kaman sarvan Partha manogatan,
Atmanyeva Atman: tushta: sthitha pragnyastadochyathe."-2/55
[O Partha,when one gives up all the desires arising in the mind.satisfied in the Self by the knowledge of the Self,then one is called "Sthitha Pragnya:" - the Wise Man.]

"Atma" is free from any modifications and so free from any limitations. The Atma residing in a lean or fat human body or that residing in a bird or an animal is the same. It is free from the limitations of space and time. Atma is limitless, "ananda", full and complete in itself. And the one who knows the Self, the one who is self-realised, is also full in himself--Atmanyeva atmana: tushta:. Such a person is fully self- satisfied in his life.He is happy, not because of any reason but because of the knowledge that the Self or the Atma is the abode of happiness.He abides in the "Ananda" or endless Fullness that is the Self and is totally content within the Self, independent of any external gain. Hence he has no more desires left in his mind, or all the desires drop off from him--"Prajahati yada kaman..." .

Our minds are with full of desires to do well,or better than the others-full with the one-up-manship,when some desires get fulfilled the new desires are coming in and hence never with out the desires.But the desires to achieve something-so that one can be happier and more secure than what one is- cannot remain in the wake of the knowledge that one is happiness itself. It is the nature of us to be happy.So whatever desires are left , are an expression of fullness and are not for creating a better situation for oneself. So one remains happy whether the desire is fulfilled or not. The Lord Krishna says ....

"Na me Parthasthi karthavyam trishu lokeshu kimchan,
Nanavapthamavapthavyam vartha eva cha karmani"

O Partha, there is nothing in the three worlds that is to be done as duty by me. There is nothing unobtained or to be obtained ; and yet I do engage in action.The wisemen also continue with their day to day activities without losing the "Ananda" . They engage in their duties, but are dropping their desires from their minds or dont care for the fulfilled or unfulfilled desires that are in the minds. Krishna says those desires will themselves drop off from the self-realised wisemen.

"Aasakthi" on the material world is the breeding gound for desires in our minds. We have the family,kith and kins in our minds always. Even when we go to the temples and are in front of the dieties, we think of the material world and even pray Gods for the achievements of this and that. Krishna says that we have to get rid of these desires from our minds to become a true realised person. It is true that this is not easy,our minds can never get rid of these desires. But what we can do is to redirect these desires or Asakthi towards the Lord Krishna Himself. Let us desire about Him only, then our wordly desires will disappear from our minds slowly,but surely. So when we keep thinking about Krishna and His Leelas and keep chanting His names always, we get no time for the mundane matters and at the end of this Yoga we naturally would have realised about the Self.
JAI JAI SREE RADHE, JAI JAI SREE RADHE, JAI JAI SREE RADHE.

JEWELS of "GEETHA"....No:2

Kanchi Sankaracharya....Priyaval

" Samoham Sarva Bhoodeshu, Na Me Dveshyosthi Na Priya:,
Ye Bhajanthi Tu Mam Bhakthya, Mayi Te Teshu Chapyaham"

To cross this "Sansara Sagaram" and to avoid a re-birth into this world,one has to take Sree Krishna's Charanamrutam.It is the means for "Moksham".

"Akalamrityuharanam,Sarvapapavinasanam,
SreeKrishna Charanamrutham Pithwa Punarjanmam Na Labyathe".

And what about His Adharamrutham. His Adharamrutham is the "Bhagawath Geetha",we can call it the "Geethamrutham".Will it prevent us from dying ? No, but more than that, it will make us free from the fear of Death. Actually, we all suffer from the fear of Death,because we lack the knowledge of the Self, the knowledge that no one can avoid death and become a "Mrityunjaya".That is why Krishna called us Agathasun,not yet dead, but sure to follow the "Gathasun" one day.So why to fear about the Death ? Lord Krishna says instead, we should try to know about the SELF. In this connection He says.......
"Vedavinasinam Nityam Ya enam ajam avyayam,
Katham sa purusha: Partha, Kam Ghatayathi Hanti Kam"-2/21
[ O Partha, the one who knows this (self) that is beyond death,free from modifications,unborn,and undecaying; how and whom can such a person kill or cause anyone to kill ?]
Lord Krishna says we are not the body which is made up of the "Panch Bhoothas". Our bodies are only temporary abodes for "The Souls". This body grows, becomes old and finally disintegrates into the earth as it is made up of the five elements of this Nature. But the Soul or the SELF is beyond death, It is indistructable, and it is changeless. Unlike the body, it is Unborn,does not grow, and it is free from modifications. This is the basic Aatma Tatwam one should know and the ones who know this can not kill anyone or cause anyone to be killed.Lord Krishna tells Arjuna that he should get up and fight the war and should not think that he is killing any body. If he knew the Atma Tatwam, he can not kill any one soul on earth.
Lord Krishna suggests that this body of ours is not at all eternal,which we can see. Just in hours of the last breath,it starts decaying badly. But as long as the Soul was there it was alive and kicking.But just at the end of the last breath,the eyes are not seeing anymore,the ears are not hearing,and the sense organs are not functioning any more.So the Atma Chaitanyam which was living in this body was keeping all the organs in tact. So the eternal thing in us is the Soul, which we call the SELF. This self can not be killed by any one,not even by ourselves. It is Avyayam according to Krishna,whereas the body undergoes modifications from the birth upto the end of the life.The process of "Aging" is only for this mortal body and not for the self.
Doership is in the intellect and not in the Self. The phenomena of birth and death and other modifications happen in the body and not in the Self. Since "ATMA" the Self is free from modifications, it cannot be the doer of any actions because the doer undergoes modifications. So "ATMA" cannot be the killer. Since the modifications of birth,death etc. are not in the Self it cannot be killed or even hurt. The knower of "ATMA" is "ATMA" himself and so such a one cannot himself kill anyone nor can he become the cause of killing. So "ATMA" cannot be the source of fear or sorrow. Knowing the Self that is the abode of fearlessness; one becomnes fearless, free from the fear of Death.

Om shanti:,Om shanti:,Om shanti: Om.

JEWELS of "GEETHA" - No:1

Sadguru Swami Dayananda Saraswatiji

"Paritranaya Sadhunam Vinasaya cha Dushkrutham,
Dhrma Samsthapanarthaya, Sambhawami Yuge Yuge."

In the "Bhagawath Geetha", each one of the 700 verses,including the questions and doubts raised by Arjuna,is a Jewel, if we consider the Geetha as the Crown of the Spiritual Wisdom of India,they are the jewels of that Crown. It is the essence of the Vedas and Upanishads and forms part of the "Pramanams" of our Sanadana Dharma. Every one of Arjuna's doubts is relevant to us, as these doubts are there in our minds too. Arjuna says " Chanchalam hi manaha krishna pramadhi balavad drudam" and our minds are also fickle and wavering,it travels fast and unsteadily,reaching the far-east to the far-west in no time and it blows like the wind to all directions.Lord Krishna's answers to Arjuna are very much for our rescue. The Lord Krishna describes in depth what we have to do, what is Karmayoga,Gnana Yoga and Bhakthi Yoga for us in the Bhagawath Geetha.To pick up some of the jewels from this jewellery,is a tough task. But Mahatmas and Sadgurus like Sri Swami Dayananda Saraswati of the Arsha Vidya Gurukulam of Coimbatore,have chosen the essential ten verses of the Geetha,from "Asochyan anwasochastwam.." to "......Ma sucha:" between which the Geetha unfolds itself into the Knowledge of the self as the "Fearless" and "Full". This Self knowledge or the knowledge of the self is the essence of Bhagawath Geetha. Our "Life" is the "journey of purification",by doing our Karmas in proper Dharmic ways we purify our minds and then the Karma becomes a "Yoga" and as one gets committed to the life of Karmayoga,he becomes a "Muni" or a contemplative one.One acquires a mastery of the mind because the likes and dislikes are neutralised. A mind free from reactions, is an abiding mind,the mind and the sense organs become conductive to the pursuit of knowledge ,and one becomes a Sanyasi, this Sanyasa is,- in the absolute sense ,an abidance in the knowledge of the SELF. So let us try to understand the Self by dwelling into the ten essential verses of the Bhagawath Geetha, the Geetha sung by Lord Krishna Himself.

Sree Bhagawan Uvacha:
"Asochyan Anwasochastwam pragnya vadamscha bhashase,
Gatasunagatasumscha nanusochanti Panditha:"........2-11

[The Bhagawan said: "You are are grieving for those who should not be grieved for. Yet you speak the words of wisdom. The wise do not grieve over the dead or the living."]

After Krishna took his chariot to the battle field,Arjuna saw the enemies,they were all the relatives and he thought he had to kill all of them to get the kingdom.He did not like such a kingdom. The prospect of death of the members of both the armies which consisted of the relatives,friends,kith and kin and Gurus caused grief in the heart of Arjuna. He could not imagine that he would be the killer of all of them before becoming the king.So he could not accept Krishna's instruction of getting up and fighting. Arjuna told Krishna that He was asking him to kill his near and dear ones. Then the Lord said that there was no room for grief, this suggested that grief is not a legitimate feeling. It arised from not knowing the real nature of the Self,from the false notion of the Self.He said the wisemen did not grieve for the Gatasu- the dead or the Agatasu--the ones living,but about to go,Arjuna did not know this truth and yet he talked words like a wiseman.Lord Krishna told Arjuna that one should do his Dharma and Arjuna being a Kshatriya, his dharma was to fight the war and not to turn the back to enemies. And the wisemen should know that they can not kill any one and the bodies are there to die one day,whether you kill or not.
Perhaps Krishna is suggesting us that we should not worry for any thing,simply we should do what our dharma tells us to do. The Varnashrama dharma is intented here. Grief is not the nature of us,but Happiness is,so the most natural thing for us to do is to remain HAPPY IN LIFE.

Jai Jai Sree Radhe, Jai Jai Sree Radhe, Jai Jai Sree Radhe.

AN INVOCATION

A PRAYER to God for Health and Wealth:

Om Bhadram Karnebhi: Shrunuyama Deva,Bhadram Pashyema Akshabhirya Jatra,
Stirair Angair Sthushthuvagum Sasthanoobhirvyashema Deva Hitam Yadayu:,
Swasthina Indro Vriddhasrava:,Swasthina: Poosha Viswaveda:,
Swasthinas Tharkshyo Arishtanemi:, Swasthino Brihaspathir Dadhatu:
OM SHANTI:,SHANTI:,SHANTI:

This is a special prayer appearing in the "Prasna Upanishad" of the Adharva Veda. Although the earlier posts in this Blog have maintained that one need not pray for anything in front of the God as He knows what is needed by us and one needs only to sing the Glories of the God in front of Him,this prayer is special, because it prays for good health to enable one to sing the glories of Him loudly and clearly. Even when a stranger does some favours to us, we say "Thank You" and shall we not do the same to the Lord when He has given us all that is with us now ? Shall we not sing the "Krishna Sthuthi" with our words ? Shall we not sing His Leelas loudly ?

God has given us the two ears to listen to His Katha,He could have made them deaf,but we are now hearing because He has not made them deaf, and we have to hear all that is auspicious, all His Glories and Leelas, so let us say "Thank You, my Lord"-"bhadram karnebhi:,shrunuyama deva". Like wise we have two eyes, thanks to the God,He's not made them blind,we can go to the temples and see His Archavatara Murthies with full satisfaction to our eyes. We can utilize our eyes to see all the auspicious things in the World, His abhishekam,His alankaram,His deepa aradhanas,His chariot procession etc."bhadram pashyema akshabhirya jatra"

Let us pray God to give us good limbs, unbroken limbs-Stirair Angair- to enable us to run to Guruvayoor every day with unbroken legs, good hands to pluck flowers for His Pushanjali every day. Let Him give us good toungue to loudly chant His Names and sing His glories all the times. Let all our body parts be in unbroken state so that we can thank Him for the Goods He has given us, for the Hitam He has bestowed on us.Let us express our gratitude in no uncertain manner with full Praises on Him,for which let Him give us good Minds and good words. May we enjoy the life given to us by Him,with body of strong limbs, may He give us long life to extent our Namasankeerthanams on Him, until our life lasts.

It is true that our taking birth in this Janma without any defects in the body, purely depends on the Karmas we have performed in our previous births. One has to experience the Karma Phalas oneself. But if we pray Lord Guruvayurappa, He will answer to our prayers and definitely change our destiny. Arjuna was destined to be beheaded by the Brahma Astra sent towards him by Karna, but Lord Krishna pressed his chariot down and the Brahmastra took Arjunas crown on his head instead of his head, and changed his destiny and saved his head. (Had this coined the famous saying in Tamil..."Came for the head,went with the headgear"..?).Because He is capable of doing,not doing or doing differently--- "Karthum,Akarthum va Anyatha Karthum Shakthi". We surely know that the kind of Karmas we might have performed in our previous births and this birth also, we should have born deaf,dumb or crippled in this birth. But Krishna has shown His Karuna on us and Has made us with "Stirair Angair"-strong limbs. He has bestowed His Deva Hitam on us,and for this Hitam we have to Thank Him with our own mouths loudly and chant His names all the times.

Let us also pray Indra,who has ever increasing vigour.to bestow prosperity on us, may Poosha the Knower of all.also bring to us the prosperity, may Garuda, the obstructor of mis fortunes prevent us from misfortunes and give us enough fortune to enable us to do the Namasankeerthanams of the Lord, may Guru Brihaspathi give us the knowledge and prosperity,and guide us to the Lord Krishna. Let us Pray for PEACE.

OM SHANTI: OM SHANTI: OM SHANTI: OM.

ESA VASYAM

Jai Jai Sree Radhe, Jai Jai Sree Radhe, Jai Jai Sree Radhe.

"Om Purnam Adah Purnam Idam,Purnat Purnam Udachyate
Purnasya Purnam Adaya,Purnam Eva Avashishyate"

Once Kanchi Sankaracharya(Periyaval)was asked, "was he the Jagatguru,Guru for the entire Jagat".With his own Divine Politeness the saint replied that he was not the Guru for the entire Jagat,but the whole Jagat was Guru for him and hence he was called Jagatguru.Another Mahatma went further saying that the whole Jagat is not only Guru to him but is God to him.In fact, for us, every thing in this world is GOD that is why we worship this Earth as Bhoomi Devi,Sun,Moon and Stars in the Sky as Devatas,Water in Ganga , Yamuna and other Punya Rivers as Maha Thirthams,Tulasi as Goddess,Hanuman as God,Snakes as Naga Devatas and we invoke Gods in stone statues or Panch Loha Vigrahams.

Our religion is the Sanadana Dharmam,whose begining is not known to Human kind,we only know that it existed from the times of Vedas.Our religion's Pramanam is Vedam and Upanishads ,Upanishads are called the Vedanthams,not the end of the Vedams but positionally coming at the later parts of the Vedam.To some estimates there are thousands of Upanishads,but the Puranikas could retrieve just 100 of the Upanishads, out of this ,Mahatmas consider some 10,like Esa,Keno,Mundaka etc.as very important upanishads.Esa upanishad is so called as the first Mantram of this upanishad starts with the word "Esa".This is perhaps the shortest of the upanishads, after the Mandukya Upanishad, with just 19 stanzas,but knowing Esa upanishad is equivalent to knowing the whole of Vedams and Upanishads together.Let us try to understand the first Mantram here.

"Esa Vasyam Idam Sarvam,Yat Kincha Jagatyam Jagat,
Tena Tyaktena Bhunchithaha Ma Gridhah Kasya Svid Dhanam"

In this material world, all the things look real and alike for the human beings. But Adi Shankaracharya had written that "Brahmam Satyam and Jagat Mitya"
only the Lord is Satyam and all other things are His Maya. Here in this Upanishad,

which is a part of the Shukla Yajur Veda,and which is the Spiritual Wisdom of this Universe,it is stated that all that is animate and inanimate in this Jagat,live and inert objects of this world,is controlled and owned by God.God has created the entire Jagat,the elements and compounds of this Prapancham,by His own materials,as the spider builds its web,and hence He pervades through the entire Universe.In the Bhagawat Geetha,Lord Krishna has clearly stated that He is the Creator of this world and the one who understands this reality is the Bhuddhi Jeevi. Hence He resides in every creations--Idam Sarvam Esa Vasyam.He also controls the whole Jagat,including the Devatas. In the Bhagawatham He says......

"Mad Bhayath Vathi Vathoyam,Surya sthapathi Mad Bhayath,
Varshathi Indro,Dahathi Agnir,Mrityu Charathi Mad Bhayath"

So it is needless to write that the human beings are also controlled by Him.That is not to say that we can not enjoy things here.In fact the Isopanishad says you do enjoy the things given to you by Him which is available and needed for your life and given to you by this Jagat.--Yat Kincha Jagatyam Jagat-Tena Tyakthena Bhunchita.The question arises in our mind as to what is given to us and what is not..Sukham/Dukham.This is decided by our own Karmas in the previous Janma or to some lesser extent in this life itself.We are to be born as Wealthy or Poor,will be decided by our Sat Karmas and Asat Karmas in our earlier lives. As Lord Krishna said in the Bhagawatham...

"Karmana Jayathe Janthu:,Karmanaiva Vileeyathe,
Sukham,Dukham,Bhayam,Kshemam Karmanaiva Abhipadyathe"

So in this life let us enjoy only what is barely needed for us,let us not greed for others wealth. Let others live with what are given to them.Let us not snatch others property or belongings.We should accept only that is necessary for us and which are set aside for, by our quota and should not accept other things which are set aside for others by Him.--"Ma Gridhah Kasya Svid Dhanam"

This world is God in every parts of it,let us worship it,
God has given us enough,Let us enjoy it,
Let us not covet for others wealth,
Let us be happy and be content with what is available to us
Let us leave other things to Lord Sree Krishna.

The First Mantra of Esopanishad is like a big ocean,can be interpreted in millions of ways, it is like a Ganga which is vast,but just as taking bath in a corner of Ganga will purify us,any small attempt to understand this Mantra should give immence satisfaction to our mind.Towards this goal,if this post has thrown any light ,even in an infinitesimal measure, the purpose is served.

OM SHANTI, OM SHANTI, OM SHANTI

SREE KRISHNAMRUTAM

Murali Krishna with Radha Rani

What is the substance that gives sweetness to sugar..? Or which part of sugar is sweet and which part is not sweet...? It is a common knowledge that every thing in sugar is sweet or it's the nature of sugar to be sweet. Like-wise, Krishna is the personification of Sweetness. His Charanamrutam itself is sweet so His Padams must be sweet indeed. And from the Padam to the Thiru Mudi all the parts of Krishna are sweet and hence it is the Nature of the Lord to be sweet always. Or Madhuram is the swaroopam of Sri Krishna . So it is not surprising that Sri Vallabhacharyaji Maharaj has found that Krishna's Adharam is sweet,Vadanam is sweet,or Nayanam is sweet. Krishna's Adharam is not only sweet, but also it is Amrutam, that is why the Gopies of Vrindavanam were longing for His Adharamrutam and Krishna's Flute (Sanika) was always drinking Krishna's Adharamrutam. Sri Vallabhacharyaji Maharaj was trying to find out which part of Krishna is not sweet while listing each and every Angam of Sri Krishna, but concluded each and every Stanza of his Madhurashtakam saying that the whole world created by Krishna is Sweet,because it was created by Sri Krishna by His own parts and the whole of Krishna is Madhuram.
"Adharam Madhuram Vadanam Madhuram
Nayanam Madhuram Hasitham Madhuram
Hrudayam Madhuram Gamanam Madhuram
Madhuradhipatherakhilam Madhuram "
When we get our wishes fulfilled we consider it is sweet and we do get our prayers answered by Lord Krishna just by the Kadaksham of His and it is but natural that Krishna's Nayanams (eyes) are sweet. His Heart is so Kind that even though He knows that we are going to Him with all the Sins perpetuated by us He has a soft feeling for us and He showers His Karuna for us, is not the Heart sweet..? His birth place is also Madhura and no wonder the whole of Universe is made by Krishna and hence Sweet.
"Vachanam Madhuram Charitham Madhuram
Vasanam Madhuram Valitham Madhuram
Chalitham Madhuram Bramitham Madhuram
Madhuradhipatherakhilam Madhuram"
Arjuna will vouch for Krishna's Vachanam as he has seen through out the Bhagawath Geetha, though the Geetha contained Karma Yoga,Gnana Yoga and Bhakthi Yoga all in the form of Upadesam how sweetly it was told to Arjuna by the Lord. And even in the case of Ashwathama when Krishna told Arjuna..." Brahma bandur Na Hanthavya Aathathayee Vadharhana:
Mayaivo abaya mamnatham Paripahya Anusasanam" ............How sweet !!!!
All the Bala Leelas of Krishna from the Poothana Moksham at the age of 7 days , Shakada Bamgam and Trinavarta Moksham before the age of 3 months, Navaneetha Chora Leelas at the age of only 18 months,and the Viswa Roopa Darshanam for Mother Yasoda and the Brahma's Leela and Kaliya Mardanam and the Indra Mana Bangam and the Govardhanodhharanam,to say a few are all sweets in each one of them. In fact the whole Charitham of Krishna is Sweet. And the Chalitham,of Bange Bihari is sweet as He is the "Natavara Vapu:" He is the Natana Priyan so, as He walks the sweetness of His chalanam is apparent. When the Universe created by Him is sweet each and every movement of Him is naturally sweet.
"Venur Madhuro Renur Madhura:
Panir Madhura: Padau Madhurao
Nrutyam Madhuram Sagyam Madhuram
Madhura adhipathe rakhilam Madhuram"
In the Venugeetham the environment is described as the "Sharat Swacha Jalam Padmakara Sugandhina" which is self explanatory and tells the sweetness of the area. And when in such an atmosphere,Krishna with "Barhapeedam Natavara Vapu: Karnayor Karnikaram........Rantran Venor Adhara Sudhaya poorayan gopavrindair...." starts His Venu Geetham the Music coming out of His Flute has to be sweet,nothing but sweet.
The streets of Vrindavanam where Krishna's Pada Renus are wide spread are the play grounds for the Gopies , who never miss the chance of taking the Renu on their heads,this is the area of their Rasa Nrutyam with Krishna whose Hands are held close to those of the Gopies and their feet move in unison with those of Krishna in a rhythmic manner,all this scenes are so sweet to imagine.The friendship with Krishna is so sweet,and so rare to get,only a continuous Namasankeerthanam can give one the closeness to Sree Krishna. The ultimate union with the Lord must be so sweet but one has to sweat it out to get there because the Mahatmas say that Krishna may give Mukthi easily but will give Bhakthi only if one is eligible for it. So to attain that Ultimate Sweetness of the Madhuradhipathi we have to continue chanting His Names and singing His Leelas all the times.
"Geetham Madhuram Peetham Madhuram
Bhuktham Madhuram Suptham Madhuram,
Roopam Madhuram Tilakam Madhuram
Madhura Adhipathe Akhilam Madhuram"
Krishna Gadha and His Geetham are so sweet to His Bhakthas that they forget the daily Mundane things and even the phyiscal needs and go on chanting His songs all the times.This Leelamrutam is their life saving drinks without which they can not survive in this world. They forget to eat their food and eat only His Prasadams for the needs of their bodies,that too get the strength to sing His songs. They live as long as they want in this world,even the Yama Dharma Raja can not come near to them even if they are at the end of their lives as per their Grahas. Because the Swaroopam of Sree Krishna is with in their hearts which provides them the sweet ness of their lives.The body of Krishna with the Hari Chandanam applied is the sweetest thing one can see with his eyes.
"Karanam Madhuram Tharanam Madhuram,
Haranam Madhuram Smaranam Madhuram,
Vamitham Madhuram Shamitham Madhuram,
Madhura Adhipathe Akhilam Madhuram"

To be a Karmayogi is first step in Bhagawath Bhakthi,when we do our Karma's according to the Dharmas we are given the chance to do the Bhagawath Bhakthi by the Lord who can help us cross this Samsara Sagaram. That is why The Tharanam is also Madhuram.But one has to be always on the Hari Smaranam for the Madhuradhipathi to help us cross this Samsara Sagaram. Thus this Smaranam also is sweet.
"Gunja Madhura Mala Madhura,
Yamuna Madhura viji Madhura,
Salilam Madhuram Kamalam Madhuram,
Madhura Adhipathe Akhilam Madhuram"

"Gopi Madhura Leela Madhura,
Yuktham Madhuram,Bhuktham Madhuram,
Dhrushtam Madhuram Shishtam Madhuram,
Madhura Adhipathe Akhilam Madhuram"

"Gopa Madhura Gavo Madhura,
Yashtir Madhura,Shrushtir Madhura,
Dalitham Madhuram Falitham Madhuram,
MADHURA ADHIPATHER AKHILAM MADHURAM."

Before the creations started only Sree Krishna was present and how did He create this Universe and how did He get the materials for the creation? There were no building blocks or materials available outside Himself and we can assume that He has created the world from His own body materials. That is the reason why we Hindus invoke Gods in every available material in this world,because all these materials are parts of the Lord Himself. In the Bhagawath Geetha , Lord Krishna has clearly said those who see Him in every creation are the "Uttama Bhakthas". In the South Indian Temple of Chidambaram, even the "Space" is worshipped as Bhagawan !! (Chidambara Rahasyam).So " SARVAM KRISHNA MAYAM JAGAT". Krishna is sweet, Krishna is Aanandam and hence Vallabhacharyaji Maharaj sings "Madhuradhipatherakhilam Madhuram"

Sarvam Sree Krishnamrutam.

SREEMAD SIMHASANESHWARI

Sree Durga Mataji of Durgadi Killa,Kalyan

In the tranquil atmosphere of the mount of Durga,at Kalyan near Mumbai is the divine abode of the Durga Mataji, who is the SHIPRA PRASADINI for millions of Her Bhakthas who visit Her on a regular basis. Only a 5 minutes drive from the Kalyan Railway station,once you reach there, it is an entirely different Divine World. At the base , you take coconut,garlands and flowers for Durga Mataji from the handful of florists and pass through the beautiful Arch and climb up a few steps and take permission from the Ganapathi Pappa and a few more climbs ,you will be at the Sree Koil of Durgaji. The serene surroundings welcome you with pleasant breeze and with the sounding of the temple bells,you enter the Sanctum Sanctorum of Sree Mataji.Then you are face to face with the beautiful statue of the Goddess Durga and if you have done nothing wrong in this world,you need not be afraid of the wide open eyes of the Mataji. These eyes will only shower Her Karuna to the real Bhakthas. Keep watching Her eyes for some time and they will start talking to you. Other Devatas may take time to give their Prasadams to the bhakthas, but here Mataji will bless Her children instantly,hence She is the Shipra Prasadini.This Mataji was worshipped by Chatrapathi Sivaji Maharaj and Mataji had blessed the King with a golden Sword. You do the poojas, offer your prayers,do the Sashtanga Namaskar to the Goddess and do seven parikramas of Her temple and Mataji would have already blessed you with all that is prayed for. For many decades now, one ardent devotee of Her performs Laksharchana on all the Tuesdays and on the Pournami day of the month of Kumbham (Masi Masam - Mid February to mid march) and on these days Durga Mataji will have- "Koti Surya Sama Prabha"-the brightness of a ten million rising Suns !! And on these days after the Maha Arathi,she distributes the Maha Prasadams to all the devotees and eyes full of the Divya Mangala Darshan of Durga Mataji and this ardent devotee's blessings,all the bhaktha's wishes get fulfilled. Some bhakthas continue their Rahu Kala songs at the temple on Tuesdays. And let the Navaratri come, it's a special fesstival season for Durgaji. The whole premises will adorn a festive look with eye catching lightings and decorations. And Mataji will have Nava Vidha Bhavam on all the nine days of Navaratri and there will be thousands of bhakthas in serpentine lines for the Darshan often taking hours of standing in the queue.Durga Mataji is so charming that a devotee visiting Her for the first time will come back to Her again and again and will become Her regular and ardent Devotee for the rest his/her life.

JAI MATAJI