namasmarana, worship...

There was a middle-class household in a small town where the wife was daily pleading with the husband to spend some little time in prayer and reverential worship of God. The husband refused to yield, for, as he said, he had no time to spare for such pastimes which are best taken up during old age, when the process of earning and spending receives a natural setback and there will be ample leisure. The pious lady could not derive any consolation from this reply. She could only wait for some more auspicious opportunity when her advice would fall on receptive ears.

Meanwhile, the husband was affected by a serious illness and he was bedridden for a few weeks. The doctors advised him to take some tablets thrice a day. The wife accepted the task of administering the tablets and kept them with her; however, she did not give him even one.

The husband was put out by her intransigence. He demanded the tablets, but she was firm in her resolve. In reply to his question, “Are you conspiring to kill me?” she said, “Wait, wait, why hurry to take the medicine so soon? Let the illness become more serious. Why all this haste? Go slow, go slow. There is enough time, as you said when I wanted you to pray and do Namasmarana.” The husband realised that his stand was foolish. So, he mended his ways, and cured himself of both types of illness.

be affectionate ,share care, love for the family and ppl sorrounded

How do you account for your remarkable accomplishment in life?" Queen Victoria of England asked Helen Keller. "How do you explain the fact that even though you were both blind and deaf, you were able to accomplish so much?"

Ms. Keller's answer is a tribute to her dedicated teacher. "If it had not been for Anne Sullivan, the name of Helen Keller would have remained unknown."

"Little Annie" Sullivan, as she was called when she was young, was no stranger to hardship. She was almost sightless herself (due to a childhood fever) and was, at one time, diagnosed as hopelessly "insane" by her caregivers. She was locked in the basement of a mental institution outside of Boston. On occasions, Little Annie would violently attack anyone who came near her, and most of the time she generally ignored everyone in her presence.

However, one elderly nurse believed there was hope. She made it her mission to show love to the child and started visiting Little Annie everyday. For the most part, the child did not acknowledge the nurse's presence, but that did not deter her for continuing her visits. The kindly woman left cookies for her and spoke words of love and encouragement everyday. She believed Little Annie could recover, if only she was shown love.

Eventually, doctors did notice a change in the girl. Where they once witnessed anger and hostility, they now noted an emerging gentleness and love. They moved her upstairs where she continued to improve. Then, the day finally came when this seemingly "hopeless" child was released.

Anne Sullivan grew into a young woman with a desire to help others, as she, herself was helped by the kindly nurse. It was she who saw the great potential in Helen Keller. She loved her, disciplined her, played with her, taught her a sign-alphabet, pushed her and worked with her until the flickering candle that was her life became a beacon of light to the world.

Anne Sullivan worked wonders in Helen's life; but it was the loving nurse who first believed in Little Annie and painstakingly transformed an uncommunicative child into a compassionate teacher.

"If it had not been for Anne Sullivan, the name of Helen Keller would have remained unknown." But if it had not been for a kind and dedicated nurse, the name of Anne Sullivan would have remained unknown.

These three great souls formed their own chain of love. But how far back does the chain of redemption extend? And how far forward will it lead? When we seek to reach out and help others, we become an integral part of a chain of love that can extend through the generations.

Therefore, on any day, it is okay if we skip our breakfast or dinner, a TV show or a friendly get together, but let us never miss an opportunity to love. For we may never know what a single and nameless act of compassion of ours could do in transforming not one but many lives.

Love is powerful. Providing a glass of drinking water to a needy; offering medical help to one who is in crisis; or simply lending a listening ear to a troubled friend – every such act maybe small but their implications are much more than we can often imagine. We can never overestimate the power of love in action. It is a fire that, once lit, burns forever.

Happiness isss...........

Wat exactly the fake happiness? Suppose a person buys a gold ring thinking it to be made of gold, because the salesperson said so. Actually, the ring is made of brass and simply plated with gold. So, after a while, the gold covering comes off and all that remains is the brass ring! Clearly, the buyer has been taken for a ride. In the happiness market too, there is the genuine stuff and umpteen fakes.

The fake stuff is the temporary happiness that is available in plenty in the transient world, while the genuine stuff as I call it is ‘bliss’, is available only when one unites with God. By giving the human form to us, God in His infinite mercy is giving all of us a chance to become one with Him and enjoy permanent bliss.

But man does not understand that, and, misled by the mind [which is very good at selling fakes], he gets duped and goes around looking for permanent happiness in an impermanent world. Man thinks he can get God in this world on his terms, and that is the fundamental mistake he is making. And that mistake is being made because man insists on being spiritually ignorant.  

Ashtapadi 19-8

Smara-Garala-Khandanam Mama Shirasi Mandanam

Dehi Pada-Pallavam Udaram
Jvalati Mayi Daruno Madana-Kadanaruno
Haratu Tad-upahita-vikaram ||8||

Sri Jayadeva - Ashtapadi reveals the  True Essence of Love between Sri Radha and Sri Krishna.  Sri Geetha Govinda Mahakavyam declares the beautiful blend and unison of Jeevathma with Paramatma.

When Jayadevar got the inspiration to write the beautiful lines ’Smara Garala  Kandanam Mama Shirsi Mandanam Dhehi Padha Pallavam Udharam ….’ He abruptly threw away his pen  with a wavering mind and got up from his seat.  He did not want to continue writing.  His eyes were filled with tears and he started to cry like a child, ‘What a sin I have committed….Lord…Apacharam…Apacharam. How  could I write these lines? How an ardent devotee –  Sri Radha could keep her feet on Lord Krishna's head?.   He is the Supreme Lord.‘  He thought, a devotee can keep Lord’s feet on his/ her  head but it is never possible a devotee’s feet on Lord’s Head.  The whole night he could not sleep thinking of the sin he had committed.  After seeing her husband’s restlessness Smt.Padmavathy - the wife of Jayadevar went to pray to Lord.  She sincerely prayed to Lord to help her husband complete the compositions  of Ashtapadi without any break.  Jayadevar was tormented by the thought of his ignorance and felt terrible.

The next day morning, the King Krouvcha invited Jayadevar to His palace.  Jayadevar  finished his morning abulations , prayers to Lord and  left to palace.  Smt.Padmavathy sent off her husband, closed the doors and engaged herself in her routines.

After a few minutes, she heard somebody knocking at the door.  She opened the door and saw Jayadevar standing in front of her.  Without asking anything he replied to her that he was not feeling well.  It was too hot outside and he was feeling giddiness.  On  half way to palace he returned home.  He instructed Padmavathy to bring some hot oil to take bath.  She was shocked to hear this from her husband.  That day was Ekadashi, an auspicious day to worship Lord Hari and Tuesday usually Jayadevar observed Ekadashi by  fasting sincerely.  Moreover, He had his morning abulations and prayers already.  But she was not in a position ask anything to him.  As a sincere wife, Padmavathy brought  hot oil and Jayadevar asked her to rub the oil on his head.  She sang a song in her melodious tune and rubbed the hot oil in his head.

Srirama Jaya Jaya……Seetha Manohara…

Karunya Sagara Karuna nidhey Jaya Jaya

According to Dharma and Sastras, taking oil bath on an Ekadashi day is inauspicious.  Sastras say that an ordinary person’s hand should not rest on the head of  a King, A shishya should not place his hands on his Guru’s head  and a wife should not place her hand on her husband's head.  She felt terribly wrong.  Jayadevar instructed Padmavathy to bring the ‘Grantham’ (olachuvadi – the writing materials in olden days )in which he used to write 'Ashtapadi'.   Padmavathy brought it to her husband and he started writing the same lines.

Smara Garala Khandanam…… Mama Shirasi Mandanam…Dehi Padha pallavam Udharam’

The meaning of the lines goes on like this, 'Hey Radhey keep your feet on my head, in order to make me happy  I am burning with the desires for you.  I am totally  in love with you'.

Immediately after his bath, Jayadevar instructed Padmavathy to serve the previous day's cooked rice (Pazhayasadam).  It was a total strange behaviour she could expect from him.    Usually, they both observed Ekadashi sincerely and didn’t keep any previous day’s leftovers on the day of Ekadashi.  However, she had kept  the previous day's handfull of cooked rice .  He advised her to feed him.   He had a mouthful and asked her to take the rest of the rice and went out. 

She cried to Lord.   She sincerely prayed to Lord, Jayadevar  was terribly  affected by something and he was not in a normal state of mind   .  She wanted her husband in his old form when he returned. ....

Jaydevar arrived home and explained about his meeting with the king.  He asked his wife  to bring all the pooja materials for the afternoon.  She surprisingly asked him ‘Why did you come early? Just now only you left to  the Palace.’  Jayadevar astonishingly replied that she was thinking of him all the time, so  it made her think like that.  He consoled her that she must have fallen asleep and dreamt.  She cried to Jayadevar and started to explain everything about his oil bath, writing on the Grantham (Olachuvadi) to complete ashtapadi, eating yesterday’s cooked rice  etc.. He became confused and  rushed to pick the Grantham, to check the writings of Ashtapadi with the oil finger print on it.   He was firmly beleived that Padmavathy was mistaken and was lying to him.   He did not want to read  the lines  completely.

Smara Garala Kandanam…… Mama Shirasi Mandanam…dehi mudha pallavam

His face reddened with anger.   How Padmavathy dared to do this? How could she write these futile lines about Lord Krishna.    In a rage he  took the sword to cut off her head.  He felt  that she committed a great sin and was not worthy to live in this Earth. In a sudden rage, forcefully lifted the sword to shove off her head,  Alas !!  The sword was forcefully taken away by somebody.  To his amazement, Lord Krishna was standing in front of him.

Shanku, Chakra, Gadha, Vanamala, Kausthubam, Pattu Peethambaram, with the brightness of thousands of Adithyas together…

Jayadevar was shocked to see the Lord in front of him.  He forgot to worship Lord instead, he  started to complain about Padmavathy like a child.   He complained to Lord that  She had lied to him.  Lord Krishna replied Padmavathy did not lie and  explained to him that it was not his talent that made him write Ashtapadi.    The Lord also revealed the truth that he did complete the composition. 

Lord Krishna explains to them that when He was a child, his  mother Yasoda packed the previous day's  cooked rice with curd and buttermilk before leaving home in order to take care of the cattle.  Everytime, he missed the opportunity to taste the food which she packed.  Because most of the time it was eaten by his friends.  Yasoda force her son to take oil bath by heating the oil with all the herbs.  He lost that opportunity too.  So He sincerely wanted to have these from the hands of Padmavathy after seeing her.  He felt his mother's attitude in Padmavathy.   Lord Krishna asked Jayadevar  ‘ Did I do any mistake?  I heartily wish to have oil bath and Thayir Sadam from her hand,  Did I make any crime?’.   Jayadevar cried  and in a sudden rush fell on the feet of  Padmavathy.

Jayadevar started mumbling to Padmavathy that she was the most blessed one on this Earth. Padmavathy had the opportunity to serve the Lord well and She had the heartfelt dharshan of Him.   She had all the blessings of Lord and Lord declared that Padamavathy was more superior than Jayadevar. Padmavathy’s utmost faith and devotion to Lord made  Jayadevar think that she was superior to him.  After seeing this devotion and respect of Jayadevar, Lord Krishna  replied that this was the same  case with Him and Radha.  Sri Radha Rani’s devotion and faith made Krishna fall in love with her, an unlimited and unconditional love towards Sri Radha. 

Radhey Krishna !!

Ekadasi

Fasting on the auspicious days of Ekadashi should be followed with certain prescribed rules in the scriptures.  The sacred scriptures describe the results of overlapped Ekadashi Vrutham or observance of the same without following the rules prescribed in the sacred texts.   It also illustrates the commendable rewards by observing Ekadashi with utmost faith and devotion.

Brahma Puranam says:

Purvam Thwaya Sabharyena Dasami Shesa Samyutha
Kruta Cha Ekadashi Rajan Tasya Idham Karanam Matham

Maithreya speaks to King Dhrutharashtra, as an answer to his question about why his 100 sons were killed at the Krukshetra war.   Maithreya narrates; King Dhrutharashtra had the pain of separation from his children for the reason that overlapped Ekadashi fast. 

Dasamey Ekadashim Purvam Samuposya Janardhana:
Abhyarchithas Thwaya Devi Thasyedha Karmana: Phalam

In the above verses Sage Valmiki describes to Devi Sita, the reason she had been impeled by Lord Rama from his Kingdom Ayodha to the woodland while she was pregnant with Lava and Kusha.

Gangodhakasya Sampurnam Yatha Thyajyam Ghatam Bhaveth
Suravindhu Samyuktham Tat Sarvam Madyatham Vrajeth

A cup of holy water of river Ganges which has been mixed with a drop of wine is not fit for consumption, just like the overlapped Eakadashi fast.

Garuda Puranam says:

Viddham Ekadashim Vipras Thyajanthey Yetham Manishina:
Thasyam Upositho Yathi Daridryam Dukham Yeva Cha

The end result of not following the Ekadashi Vrutham according to the prescribed rule results in Poverty and Misery.

Dwaparanthe Tu Gandhari Kuru Vansa Vivardhini
Karishyathi Cha Senani Mudha Bhavad Sikhi-Dhwaja
Thena Putra Satham Tasya Nasam Ishyathy Asamsayam

Dasamy Ekadashi Yatra Thatra Sannihitho Sura:
Dwadasy Ekadashi Yatra Thatra Sannihitho Hari:

In Dwapara Yuga, Gandhari who was the mother of 100 sons had to witness the death of her 100 sons and suffered the severe pain of separation.  The above verses describe the importance of observance of fast on Dashami and Ekadashi also the presence of Sura.  Further more describes the presence of Lord Sriman Narayana on Ekadashi and Dwadashi days.

Kurma Puranam says:Ekadasyam Uposyaiva Dwadasyam Paranam Smrtham
Trayodasyam Na Tat Kuryad Dwadasa Dwadasi-kshayath

One should observe complete fast on the Ekadashi day and break his/her fast  (Paranam) on Dwadashi day at the prescribed time, should not break fast on Tryodashi day or unprescribed time.

Skandhapuranam says:

Jagare Padmanabhasya Puranam Padathe Tu Ya:
Janma Koti Sukrutham Papam Dahathe Thularasi Vath

 Whoever worships Lord Hari – The Supreme Lord and recite Puranas and sacred scriptures would acquire the meritorious rewards, all their sins would burn into ashes like a cotton ball in the fire.

all masters of our mouth

Once upon a time an old man spread rumors that his neighbor was a thief.
As a result, the young man was arrested.
Days later the young man was proven innocent.
After been released he sued the old man for wrongly accusing him.

In court the old man told the Judge: 'They were just comments, didn't harm anyone..'

The judge, before passing sentence on the case, told the old man:
'Write all the things you said about him on a piece of paper.
Cut them up and on the way home, throw the pieces of paper out.
Tomorrow, come back to hear the sentence.'

The next day, the judge told the old man: 'Before receiving the sentence,
you will have to go out and gather all the pieces of paper that you threw out yesterday.'

The old man said: 'I can't do that! The wind spread them and

I won't know where to find them.'

The judge then replied: 'The same way, simple comments may destroy
the honor of a man to such an extent that one is not able to fix  it.
"If you can't speak well of someone, rather don't say anything"

'Let's all be masters of our mouths, so that we won't be slaves of our words.'

God and Existenance

Not real but exists

How often we discuss ...this -God doesn't kill anyone...and his existenance..
God is real. how are you alive right now? certainly not by evolution

as a person who's spent a lot of time thinking about this. your belief is based on assumptions, and false ones at that.

You see, a church is like a club for christians to gather. they pick a head representative (the pastor) to research the bible and educate them on what they think is right. but sometimes the head representative is influenced by an unknown/invisible evil (Satan) and thats how god's image becomes, in your words, non-loving.

if you don't believe in God, that's your prerogative, but make sure you actually understand what you're believing before you go proclaiming it everywhere.

Life iss..

a great proof that god exists..give it a try……

if you don’t believe who cares ?

the one thing we all can do is   lets face it…..