Why Shout in Anger

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A Hindu saint who was visiting river Ganges to take bath found a group of family members on the banks, shouting in anger at each other. He turned to his disciples smiled and asked.

'Why do people shout in anger shout at each other?'

Disciples thought for a while, one of them said, 'Because we lose our calm, we shout.'

'But, why should you shout when the other person is just next to you? You can as well tell him what you have to say in a soft manner.' asked the saint

Disciples gave some other answers but none satisfied the other disciples.

Finally the saint explained, .

'When two people are angry at each other, their hearts distance a lot. To cover that distance they must shout to be able to hear each other. The angrier they are, the stronger they will have to shout to hear each other to cover that great distance.

What happens when two people fall in love? They don't shout at each other but talk softly, Because their hearts are very close. The distance between them is either nonexistent or very small...'

The saint continued, 'When they love each other even more, what happens? They do not speak, only whisper and they get even closer to each other in their love. Finally they even need not whisper, they only look at each other and that's all. That is how close two people are when they love each other.'

He looked at his disciples and said.

'So when you argue do not let your hearts get distant, Do not say words that distance each other more, Or else there will come a day when the distance is so great that you will not find the path to return.

Ganesh chaturti

Why do we celebrate Ganesh Chaturti.

Ganesh Chaturti is celebrated worldwide in honuor of Lord Ganesha and to celebrate his birth. Traditionally celebrations are held on the fourth day of the first fortnight (shukla chaturti) in the month of Bhaadrapada in the Hindu callender usually August or September. This time of the year is most auspicious because of Ganesha’s astronomical position, His energy is most powerful. Sri Ganesh is the most revered of all Hindu Gods. He is vighanharta and master of Ridhi – Sidhi. This simply means that He is the remover of all obstacles. Prayers to Lord Ganesha or penance made for Him ensures success, knowledge and learning, wealth and prosperity.

The festival generally lasts 10 days, ending on the fourteenth day of the fortnight (Anant Chaturdashi). Ganesh Chaturti is celebrated by families at home and by group worship in temples.The festival begins with the selection and installation of clay Murtis of Lord Ganesha. Preparations begin weeks in advance.

In the consecration ceremony, the Hindu priest (Pundit) performs Prana Pratishta to invite ganesha into the Murtis. This is followed by 16 step Shodashopachara ritual during which coconuts, durva (dubh) grass flowers and other items are offered to the Murtis.

Throughout the ceremony Bhajans and prayers are chanted, and aartis are performed by friends and families.Sri Ganesh’s love for sweets is evident. Traditionally 21 laddu’s are offered to Lord Ganesh at one time. 

On each night of the celebration, there is singing of bhajans, chanting of prayers, aartis and most importantly discourses presented by the Vyas (leader) of the temple. These discourses are meant to educate devotees of our way of life based on our Hindu texts, so that we become more knowledgeable in Sanatan Dharma, and when this knowledge is applied to our daily lives we become wiser and better people. There is also Parsad, food and drink for everyone.

At the end of the festival, on the last day, we have the Ganesh Visarjan. All the Murtis are now taken to the river, or the ocean where there is flowing water. Here offerings are made to the Murtis, bhajans are sung by Kirtan Mandalis, smashing of the coconuts are done by the leader Pundit. The coconuts have a special ability of absorbing your karma. Smashing the coconuts is called a sacrifice to have a transformation. This is the most powerful way that you can celebrate this special fourth moon of Ganesha.

Scientifically it is said that on immersion of the Murtis the water is purified. The flowing water reaches far and wide and many people benefit from it. This water evaporates also, hence making the atmosphere sattvik.

Krishna Janam Ashtami

The festival of Krishna Janamastami is the celebration of Lord Krishna's Awaraar.

Krishna, the eighth incarnation of Lord Vishnu, is the Purna Kakaki Avataar or most perfect manifestation of God. 

Has anyone felt the divine presence Of Shri Krishna the presence of the lord is in the air?

Heis defending us in our life at all times.  Tell me using your  intelligence?  What will you ask for ok don't tell me.

There is a Kahani that states.....

An old woman was carrying a bundle of dry wood through the forest. 

Somehow or other the bundle, which was very heavy, fell to the ground. She became very disturbed and began to call on God, saying, "God help me." Suddenly God appeared and said, "What do you want?" 

She said, "please help me to put this bundle back on my head." 

So this is our foolishness. When God comes to give benediction, we simply ask Him to load us down again with all these material bundles.  

We have been given hands to work for anything material.

Some they only want in life in fact it's a known fact since ancient times many all they do is ask and ask.

Few who realizes Ask for the lord to bless us so we can be a Blessings to others.

Few ask the lord to keep Honouring him he will honour us.  

Govinda Radhay

As we go through the corridors of life it won't be perfect.

When somebody told me that he has failed in his exams, my question is,

*"Is it a law that you will pass every time?"*

When someone told me that my boyfriend broke up with me, my question is,

*"Is it a rule that you will have successful relationships everywhere?"*

When somebody asked me why am I in depression, my question is,

*"Is it compulsory to have confidence all the time?"*

When someone cried to me about his huge business loss due to his wrong decision, my question is,

*"Is it possible that you take all right decisions?"*

The fact is our expectation that life has to be perfect/permanent is the biggest reason of our unhappiness.

One has to understand the law of impermanence of nature.

After each sunny day, there has to be a dark night, after each birth there have to be certain deaths, for the full moon to come again it has to pass through no moon. 

In this imperfection of nature, there is perfection.

So *stop taking your failures and bad part of your life soooo personally or intensely,* even God does not like to give you pain but its the cycle through which you have to pass. 

Prepare yourself for one more fight after each fall because even failures cannot be permanent...!

Kirtan.......

Bada Chitta Chora Brindavana Sanchara
Gopala Gopala Hey Murali Gopala
Bada Chitta Chora Brindavana Sanchara
Govardhanoddhara Gopala Bala
Gopi Manohara Radhe Gopala

 

The birthday of Krishna falls on the Astami of Krishna Paksh (the eighth day of the dark fortnight) in the month of shravana (August-September).

 

Significance:-

 

There is a tradition among the hindus, that whenever the wicked annoy and persecute the righteous, god undertakes an incarnation, not only to protect them, but also to save the world from destruction, due to their evil deeds.

Yada Yada

Krishna the incarnation of lord vishnu was born with this purpose.

The Story of Krishna Birth...

Mother Earth, unable to bear the burden of sins committed by evil kings and rulers,appealed to Brahma, the Creator for help. Brahma prayed to the Supreme Lord Vishnu.

Prabhu Ji Mere Awo.........

Lord Naraysn assured him that he would soon be born on earth to annihilate tyrannical forces. 

One such evil force was Kamsa, the ruler of Mathura (in northern India, now in Uttar Pradesh state) and his people were utterly terrified of him. 

On the day Kamsa's sisterDevaki was married off to Vasudeva, an akashvani or voice from the sky was heard prophesying that Devaki's 8th son would be the destroyer of Kamsa. 

The frightened Kamsa immediately unsheathed his sword to kill his sister but Vasudeva intervened and implored Kamsa to spare his bride, and promised to hand over every new born child to him. Kamsa relented but imprisoned both Devaki and her husband Vasudeva.

When Devaki gave birth to her first child, Kamsa came to the prison cell and slaughtered the newborn. In this way, he killed the first six sons of Devaki. Even before her 8th child was born, Devaki and Vasudeva started lamenting its fate and theirs. 

Then suddenly Lord Vishnu appeared before them and said he himself was coming to rescue them and the people of Mathura. He asked Vasudeva to carry him to the house of his friend, the cowherd chief Nanda in Gokula right after his birth, where Nanda's wife Yashoda had given birth to a daughter. 

He was to exchange his boy and bring Yashoda's baby daughter back to the prison. Vishnu assured them that "nothing shall bar your path".

At midnight on ashtami, the divine baby was born in Kamsa's prison. Remembering the divine instructions, Vasudeva clasped the child to his bosom and started for Gokula, but found that his legs were in chains. He jerked his legs and was unfettered! The massiveiron-barred doors unlocked and opened up.

 

While crossing river Yamuna, Vasudeva held his baby high over his head. The rain fell in torrents and the river was in spate. But the water made way for Vasudeva and miraculously a five-mouthed snake followed him from behind and provided shelter over the baby

When Vasudeva reached Gokula, he found the door of Nanda's house open. He exchanged the babies and hurried back to the prison of Kamsa with the baby girl. 

Early in the morning, all the people at Gokula rejoiced the birth of Nanda's beautiful male child. Vasudeva came back to Mathura and as he entered, the doors of the prison closed themselves.When Kamsa came to know about the birth, he rushed inside the prison and tried to kill the baby. 

The seventh child was "Yoga-Maya" who slipped out of the hands of kamsa, warned him of his death.

Lord Sri Krishna said in the Gita: "To protect the righteous, to destroy the sinful and to reinstate morals, I am born again and again in every age"; now, you get a special meaning. In every age, the Lord takes birth on this earth to destroy evil and protect dharma.

Nice story right?  

Adymstic meaning....

If Sri krishna(The lord) has to be discovered in our heart, the mind(Devaki) and Intellect(Vasudev) must integrate.

Six impurities----desire, anger, greed, delusion, intoxication&jealousy must be given up.

One must rise above the spiritual powers(Yoga-maya).  The 7th 

Finally the lord is born and he kills the EGO(Kamsa).

The promise he has made must be fulfilled

The verse in Devanagari script—

यदा यदा हि धर्मस्य ग्लानिर्भवति भारत । 

अभ्युत्थानमधर्मस्य तदात्मानं सृजाम्यहम् ॥४-७॥ 

परित्राणाय साधूनां विनाशाय च दुष्कृताम् । 

धर्मसंस्थापनार्थाय सम्भवामि युगे युगे ॥४-८॥

The verse in Roman script—

Yada yada hi dharmasya glanirbhavati bharata

Abhythanamadharmasya tadatmanam srijamyaham

Paritranaya sadhunang vinashay cha dushkritam

Dharmasangsthapanarthay sambhabami yuge yuge

The meaning of these two slokas is—[1]

Whenever there is decay of righteousness, O Bharata,

And there is exaltation of unrighteousness, then I Myself come forth ;

For the protection of the good, for the destruction of evil-doers, 

For the sake of firmly establishing righteousness, I am born from age to age.

Swami Vivekananda's translation—

This is how Swami Vivekananda himself translated the solkas—

 "Whenever virtue subsides and wickedness prevails, I manifest Myself. To establish virtue, to destroy evil, to save the good I come from Yuga (age) to Yuga."

Ramayan says"

jab jab hoi dharam ki hani

badhahi asur adham abhimani

tab tab prabhu dhare vividh

sharira

harhi kripanidhi sajjan pira."

दोहा :-
विप्र धेनु सुर संत हित लीन्ह मनुज अवतार |
निज इच्चा निर्मित तनु माया गुण गोपार ||

Beautiful messages !

💬 Stay away from Anger. It hurts ..Only You!

💬 If you are right then there is no need to get angry..

💬 And if you are wrong then you don't have any right to get angry.

💬 Patience with family is love..

💬 Patience with others is respect..

💬 Patience with self is confidence and Patience with GOD is faith..

💬 Never Think Hard about the PAST, It brings Tears...

💬 Don't think more about the FUTURE, It brings Fear..

💬 Live this Moment with a Smile, It brings Cheer..

💬 Every test in our life makes us bitter or better,

💬 Every problem comes to make us or break us,

💬 The choice is ours whether we become victims or victorious.

💬 Beautiful things are not always good but good things are always beautiful......

Kirtan.......

Chitta Chora Yashoda Ke Bal Navanitha Chora Gopal
Gopal Gopal Gopal Govardhana Dhara Gopal
Gopal Gopal Gopal Gopal Govardhana Dhara Gopal

Krishna is the stealer of the devotee's heart.
As the child of Yashoda, He stole butter and He held
aloft the Govardhana mountain

Most beautiful stated.  

Radha asked Krishna "Why do people call you a thief? 

Krishna said, "I am a thief and thats why thay call me thief. 

Radha" What do you steal?" 

Krishna said, "when I was babay I stole everyone's heart. 

When I grew a little I stole butter. 

When I grew more I stole Gopis' dresses. 

Now I am in such a love with my devotees that I have started a new kind of stealing. Radha asked, "Whats that?" 

Krishna said ,"Now I steal the sins of the devotees!". 

Radha again asked, "Wow! where are these devotees?" Krishna said, They are all in front of the narrator me that means you are the chosen devotees.

Gopala Gopala Nacho Gopala
Nacho Nacho Sai Nandalala (2)
Ruma Jhuma Ruma Jhuma Nacho Gopala
Nacho Nacho Sai Nandalala (2)

Mahabharata

Insights from the Mahabharata – Krishna & Karna

–          In any ordinary story it is inconceivable, that at one time the ‘hero’ is treated like the ‘villain’ or the ‘villain’ treated like a ‘hero.’

–          Alas, The Mahabharata is no ordinary ‘story’ per se.  It is an ‘Irony,’ or as some appropriately call it Krishna’s ‘Swan Song, ‘and most importantly historical fact.

–          Krishna is the sole actor & everyone else is indeed his pawn/puppet

–          Everything perishes in this epic, except for the Gita.

–          Now some may ask why write about Krishna & Karna?

–          It is because; Krishna is the thread that runs through the Mahabharata along with his alter egos, ‘Vyasa Dev’ & Arjuna.

–          Without Karna by his side, Duryodhana would not have waged war against the Pandavas. As there would be no answer to the ‘Wielder of the Gandiva Bow’ – Prince Arjun

–          As we shall see, something more links Krishna & Karna

–          In the words of my Guru, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar :

–          Maha = Great, Bharat = Brilliance, Gita = Song/Harmony, War = Disharmony

–          ‘The Great Brilliance of Life is having Disharmony (Warring Pandavas-Kurus) all around you, but being able to keep the Harmony within (Krishna gives the Gita to Arjun in the middle of the battlefield between the 2 armies)

 

Scene from the MahaBharat War:

Karna attaches an arrow to his bow, pulls back and releases – the arrow is aimed at Arjun’s heart.  Krishna, Arjun’s Charioteer, drives by sheer force the chariot into the ground several feet.  The arrow hits Arjun’s headgear and knocks it off. Missing its target – Arjuna’s heart.

Krishna yells, “Wow! Nice shot, Karna.”

Arjuna asks Krishna, ‘Why are you praising Karna?’

Krishna tells Arjun, ‘Look at you! You have Lord Hanuman on the flag of this chariot. You have me as your charioteer. You received the blessings of Ma Durga and your Guru, Dronacharya before the battle, have a loving Mother and an aristocratic heritage. This Karna has nobody, his own charioteer, Salya belittles him, his own Guru (Parusurama) cursed him, his Mother abandoned him when he was born and he has no known heritage.  Yet, look at the battle he’s giving you. Without me and Lord Hanuman on this chariot, where would you be?’

 

This is a question that is fit for every one of us. ‘Where would you be?’  Where would anyone of us be without God’s grace? We are not the doer. So, when Arjun is upset because of Krishna’s praise of Karna – Krishna reminds him that he is not the doer.  One way or another, Krishna removed all of Arjuna’s obstacles throughout his life.  Krishna, via Dronacharya, eliminated Ekalavya as a future threat.  Krishna, via Indra, made Karna give up his golden impenetrable armor.  Krishna, via Ghatocatcha(Bhima’s Son), made Karna use his deadly dart reserved for Arjuna. To Which Krishna laughed and laughed. When asked why he was laughing by Arjuna. Krishna said, one minute ago – Karna could not be defeated even by the Gods, but, right now he has become human for the first time.  Prior to that, Krishna would drive the chariot in such a way as to avoid Karna’s side of the field. 

Whereas, all of Arjuna’s obstacles were removed one by one – Karna’s odds were stacked against him one by one.                 

 

                                              Krishna/Karna

 

–          Immediately after Krishna’s birth, he was transported across the river by his father, Vasudeva to be brought up by his step-parents – Nanda & Yasoda

–          Immediately after Karna’s birth, his Mother – Kunti placed him in a basket on the river. He was transported to his step-parents – Adhiratha & Radha – by the watchful eye of his father, Surya Dev

 

–          Karna’s given name was – Vasusena

–          Krishna was also called – Vasudeva

 

–          Krishna’s mother was Devaki, his Step-Mother – Yasoda, His Chief Wife – Rukmini, yet he is remembered mostly for his lila with Radha. ‘Radha-Krishna’

–          Karna’s birth mother was Kunti, and even after finding out she was his mother – He told Krishna that he will not be called – Kaunteya – son of Kunti, but will be remembered as Radheya – Son of Radha. Till date, the Mahabharata refers to Karna as ‘Radheya’

 

–          Karna’s prowess was most feared by the Pandavas

–          Krishna’s presence was most feared by the Kurus

 

–          Krishna was asked by his people – Yadavas- to become, King. Krishna refused and Ugrasena was King of the Yadavas.

–          Krishna asked Karna to become Emperor of India (BharataVarsha- Extending to Pakistan, Bangladesh & Afghanistan at the time), thereby preventing the MahaBharat War.  Krishna argued that Karna being elder to both Yudhisthira & Duryodhana – he would be the rightful heir to the throne. Karna refused the Kingdom on account of principle

 

–          Krishna/Karna were both looked upon as ‘Outsiders’ in the Mahabharat war

 

–          Krishna/Karna were often pre-judged and ridiculed by others. Krishna as a ‘Cowherd’ and Karna belonging to the ‘Suta’ caste

 

–          Krishna/Karna exhibited 100% loyalty to Arjuna/Duryodhana respectively

 

–          Karna made a vow not to fight in the Mahabharat War as long as Bhishma Dev was on the field (Bhishma Dev had disrespected Karna numerous times and Karna had enough. They say that Bhishma did this purposely as he did not want to see the two brothers – Karna/Arjun fight each other. As he was their Grandfather.)

–          Krishna broke his vow of not picking up a weapon during the War, when he impulsively rushed at Bhishma Dev with his Chakra

 

–          Krishna/Karna never sought titles, wealth or accolades of praise. Both were extremely generous to their family and friends

 

–          Krishna vowed to Kunti that all 5 Pandavas were under his protection

–          Karna vowed to Kunti that he would spare the lives of 4 Pandavas and battle Arjuna (In the War, Karna had a chance to kill – Yudhisthira, Bhima, Nakula & Sahadeva at different intervals. Yet, he spared their lives)

 

–          Krishna was born in the Kshatriya caste, yet he played the role of Arjuna’s charioteer in the War

–          Karna was raised in the Suta (Charioteer) caste, yet he played the role of a Kshatriya in the War

 

–          When Yudhisthira found out the truth about Karna’s heritage after he died and that he was his elder brother – Yudhisthira wanted to give up the Kingdom to Bhima and retire to the forest.  All the Pandavas mourned deeply at Karna’s fate

–          When Yudhisthira found out that Krishna had left the world and Dwaraka had sunk into the sea, he gave up his Kingdom to Pariskhit & the Pandavas mourned deeply.  The Pandavas retired thereafter

 

–          Krishna/Karna both wanted Yudhisthira to become Emperor. Karna called Yudhisthira the embodiment of ‘Truth’ and that he deserved the Kingdom

 

–          Karna was cursed to his Death by his Guru – Rishi Parusharam for deceiving him for being a Brahmin (In actuality, Parusharam knew about Karna’s true heritage – however, he also knew the big picture that was to be played out later. Aside from that – along w/ Bhishma Dev, Karna was his favorite disciple)

–          Krishna was cursed to his Death by Gandhari as she felt he allowed the War to unfold and could have done more to prevent it.

 

–          Draupadi called Krishna her Sakha (Brother) & loved him openly. (Raksha-Bandha supposedly came from Draupadi-Krishna.  Krishna cut his finger from the Sudarshan Chakra and Draupadi immediately tore a piece of cloth from her favorite sari that she was wearing, soaked it in water and  rapidly wrapped it around his finger to stop the bleeding. When Krishna said, ‘That is your favorite Sari!’. Draupadi smiled and shrugged her shoulders as if it was no big deal. Krishna was touched by this – hence when she was being stripped by Dushashana in the Assembly Hall – Krishna by his maya supplied Draupadi with never ending Saris.)

–          Draupadi loved Karna secretly. He was her hidden crush. Karna along with Duryodhana asked Dushashana to strip  Draupadi of her sari in the Assembly Hall.  Which Krishna replenished one by one (Bhima had once told Yudhisthira, ‘Brother, do not give Krishna your sins. He multiplies everything.’)

 

–          Prior to the War, Krishna was looked upon with great respect and reverence.  Even among the Yadavas, they knew Krishna was great, nay The Greatest…yet, they didn’t know his Divinity.  Very few knew for sure who Krishna was.

–          After the War, many Rishis and people were angry with Krishna as they felt he could have prevented the atrocity and millions of deaths.

–          Prior to the War, Karna was looked upon as an instigator and right-hand man of Duryodhana – jealous of the Pandavas

–          After the war, Karna was looked upon with reverence by the Pandavas, Dhritarashtra & Gandhari. For his endless sacrifice & they were all sad that Karna had to face such ignonimity his whole life

 

–          By Birth, Karna had a closer relationship to Arjuna (Brothers) than Krishna had with Arjuna (Cousins)

–          But Spiritually, Krishna-Arjuna are the closest. They were the ancient twin Rishis same souled – Nara & Narayana

–          Krishna/Karna had an enormous amount of respect for each other.  Karna somehow knew about Krishna’s divinity and surrendered himself to his Lila.  Whereas, Karna surrendered to Krishna & gained glory – Ashwattama could not accept the manner in which his father, Dronacharya was slayed and unleashed a vicious guerrilla warfare against the Panchalas – men, women & children. Ending up being a bigger villain than Duryodhana

 

–          Krishna asked Karna how he knew the Pandavas would Win the MahaBharat War.  To which Karna responded, ‘Kurukshethra is a sacrificial field. Arjuna is the Head Priest, You-Krishna are the presiding deity. Myself (Karna), Bhishma Dev, Dronacharya and Duryodhana are the sacrifice.’

–          Krishna/Karna both sacrificed their lives for the Pandavas

–          Krishna ended their conversation by telling Karna, ‘You are the best of the Pandavas.’

–          The last tidbit is this, all the letters of K-A-R-N-A are in the word KRISHNA.

–          KARNA is the creation of Krishna to show the world the true meaning of sacrifice and to accept your fate. And in spite of all the bad luck or bad times you come across maintain: Your Spirituality, Your Generosity, Your Nobility, Your Dignity and Your Self- Respect and Respect for others.

–          The most telling aspect of Karna’s character comes when Sri Krishna offers him the Emperorship of India – and without so much of a blink of an eye – Karna turns it down as a matter of principle.

–          Karna tells Krishna, “What am I to do with the Throne? Am I to die of old age on a Throne? No, my death will be on the battlefield like a true Warrior.  There is no Glory, being King – there is Glory dying a Hero’s death – I am after Glory, not the Throne or Gold.”

–          Karna proceeds to tell Krishna, “Do not give me anything.  Whatever, I get I will give to Duryodhana.  If you give me the Kingdom, I will give it to Duryodhana. So, please don’t offer me that, as Yudhisthira deserves the Kingdom. He is fit to be the Emperor of Bharata as the very embodiment of Truth. The Pandavas are under your protection, they will Win the War.”

–          It is said that at Draupadi’s Swayamvara (The most skilled Warrior Wins the Princess as his Wife) if Karna had Won Draupadi’s hand – he would have given her to Duryodhana.

–          Krishna/Karna – Everything they did they did for others, not for themselves. Two selfless souls always acting for the betterment for others, while needing nothing themselves is Freedom. 

Pride is the Prime Obstruction in Spirituality

Pride is the Prime Obstruction in Spirituality

The shastras set out in detail the way to succeed in worldly life as well as in spirituality. We, however, treat the former as pressing, the latter as a matter of leisure and convenience. Both require guidance by a knowledgeable person. One capable of giving guidance in spirituality is called sadguru. He alone can be guided adequately who concedes his ignorance. It is personal pride, ego, that prevents us from going to God in submission while, strangely enough, even in petty worldly matters we prefer a ‘specialist’ in the particular field!

We think that the world in which we live is a real one because it is tangible, experienceable, to human senses and logic, whereas the other, spiritual world is unreal, being only inferable. Isn’t it funny that we remain addicted to worldly life discounting our repeated experience that altogether it is far from happy, is indeed, full of misery and disappointment? It is evidently duplicity, then, to plead lack of experience and experimental proof for not taking to spirituality.

‘We conduct our life in a very straightforward manner, without deceit, dishonesty, or sin; where, then, is the need to do anything by way of spiritual quest?’ This is a question posed by some. It should be understood that however pure worldly life may be, it cannot lead to the divine unless it is completely divested of ‘self’ or ego, that is, unless all doership is assigned to the Lord. The ‘body-am-I’ feeling is identical with ego, and rises from desire. He who kills, annihilates desire alone qualifies for divine knowledge.

It is most harmful to be a pseudo-saint; it is by far better to honestly remain a plain, well-behaved householder. Our contentment or otherwise depends on the nature of our outlook on life. What really counts in spiritual progress is, not worldly splendour or prosperity, but the balanced, composed outlook on the world and on life; and the sole way to achieve a steady mind is constant awareness of God.

The ‘body-am-I’ feeling make’s one behave in a very strange manner. Such a person disdains worshipping the tangible image of God as militating against his habit, and a thing out of tune with the times. He decries nama-smarana as being too simple to be effective; and he disapproves of ‘anna-daan’ as indiscriminate free feeding of the undeserving !

Unbroken Contentment in Nama, Sadguru’s Grace

Unbroken Contentment in Nama, Sadguru’s Grace

One who keeps his mind riveted at the feet of Rama has really no other sadhana to perform. No one can escape the destined travails of the body, but a Ramabhakta will not feel troubled by them. You, who have now found a sadguru, may rest assured you have nothing further to strive for, beyond maintaining faith in Rama. The true sign of a sadguru is that he, and whoever becomes his, find complete peace and contentment in nama alone.

Surrender wholly to Rama; rest assured that He will shower His grace on you. Leave the body to its lot, keeping the mind at peace and in happiness. Everything in the perceptible world should be treated as shadowy, unreal; and the mind should always be held fixed at the feet of Rama. Ask of God nothing but the love of nama; Rama will assuredly shower His grace on you. Never let anything disturb your peace of mind. Hold to nama dearly, just as a miser clings to money. While not chanting nama, one should feel restless like a fish out of water.

There is no sadhana but tacit obedience to the sadguru. There is no need to mortify the body by undertaking the trouble of any other sadhana. Only keep the mind fixed in Rama and in nama, day and night. One who trusts in Rama and Rama alone, will not expect danger of any kind from any quarter.

One who treats Rama as the only true friend and succour will never feel fear, nor anxiety, nor pain of any kind. There is no better service to one’s self than serving Rama. He alone achieves the real aim and purpose of human life who surrenders his mind in its entirety to God. To ascribe all doership to Rama destroys all possible cause for anxiety. Chanting nama ceaselessly will impart a sense of satiation. Contemplating nama without cessation, living in the presence of God, and implicitly obeying the sadguru — these constitute the mark of a true disciple. There is no other way to attain permanent contentment. One who firmly adheres to these things need do no other sadhana ; for him God is never far. Never for a moment think that anything but nama will secure your ultimate interest. Seek not to find me in anything but nama, for it is in nama that I reside; indeed, I am one with nama.

A Contented Mind Signifies Divine Grace

A Contented Mind Signifies Divine Grace

Our body is made of the five primal elements. We should realize which of these is my true self, the true ‘I’. It is clear that ‘I’ is not, unlike these elements, perishable. The real ‘I’ comes from the eternal Cosmic Soul, and therefore this ‘I’ tries to return to the original Reality, to recover the eternal existence, together with its unfailing state of happiness. When we feel devoid of this happiness, we can conclude that there is something wrong somewhere. God created man with a seed of His own potential in him, in order to perfect an imperfect and unhappy world. This could be done if We know what detracts from the innate happiness. When we know that a certain road is infested by highwaymen, we travel with a certain preparedness. One who is a true devotee is undaunted by obstacles; he does not mind trouble, for he works for God. An actor may play the part of a king in a drama, but cannot, in his heart of hearts, forget that he is a hireling. Similarly, we should play our part in the world with full awareness of our true position. We, however, fall a prey to the illusion that material things are lasting, and, getting ensnared into attachment for them, attach unjustified importance to self-pride. Also, we imagine that happiness lies in something that we do not possess, and therefore pine for what is not. We crave for evanescent sensual pleasures, and are pained when we discover their shallowness. He is truly wise who realizes the intrinsic value of things. Pundits and scholars talk about paramartha in bombastic terms and scare the common man into feeling that paramartha is a thing beyond his reach. This feeling is obviously fallacious. Paramartha is, indeed, essential, even indispensable, for every human being. It encompasses all branches of knowledge, just as the many rooms in a house are covered by a single roof. The shastras prescribe rules to be observed, the object being to discipline the mind and body. Add nama to this, and forge a link which puts you directly in touch with God. Remember that man is born, not for perishable worldly objectives but for nothing less than the attainment of the Eternal Reality, and its attribute of pure, permanent bliss, and lasting and unperturbable contentment. To live in nama- smarana is the easiest way to realize that condition

Nama Alone Can Lead to True Contentment

Nama Alone Can Lead to True Contentment

Man commits an error or sin, and implores God for pardon. It is evidently futile to expect such pardon if the sin is persisted in. Pardon is almost taken for granted; if the significance of the word pardon is properly understood the word would not be used so lightly. It is plainly an attempt to cheat God, who, however, sees everything, including our innermost thoughts. God is so great, indeed, that He cannot be encompassed by our logical argument nor our puny intellect. He can only be propitiated by utter submission; and I would exhort you to adopt such submission. Contentment is entirely independent of external circumstances. Reading the scriptures, committing book after book to memory, listening to learned discourses, none of these can give contentment unless put into practice. Nama is a necessary complement. So, completely surrender yourself to God, and repeat His name with love and persistence. A moneyless pilgrim of Pandharpur was trudging wearily on the way to that place when a motor car drew up. Seated inside was an obviously rich man, with liveried servants. The party, it seemed, was also bound to the same place. The poor pilgrim thought to himself, ‘Here I am, devout and sincere, making my way with difficulty, while this man, grown rich with his dishonest dealings, rides in a luxurious car! How unjust of you, O Lord!’ Just then the car door opened, and out came the ‘rich’ man, supporting himself with great difficulty, leaning on two of his servants because he was lame. Then it occurred to the poor pilgrim that it was better by far to be poor and to have two sound legs to trudge on, rather than be rich and lame and drive in a car. Generally we fancy that a man who has something that we lack must be happier than ourselves. This is evidently a fallacious fancy, for the other man may be having a handicap unimagined by us. And if the other man thinks that he is happy with his possession, he may well be under a delusion, like a drunken fellow. To be contented with the prevailing situation is the only way to loosen the grip of the attractions of the world. Let us therefore accept whatever situation it pleases God to keep us in; this will definitely hold the upsurge of both pleasure and pain in check.

Firm Faith is a Powerful Force

Firm Faith is a Powerful Force

If we keep firm faith in God while doing our duty conscientiously, we need never have any occasion for pain, sorrow, or regret. This firm faith has helped so many people and seen them through trying circumstances.

The greatest advantage of saguna-bhakti is that the approach being through love, our emotions experience an upsurge when we bow at the feet of Rama. At such moments we should earnestly pray to Him, saying, “O Rama, I now have no ally, no support, but You; so now call me Yours. Doubtless I am the home of drawbacks and defects, but pray do not discard me on that count, for, unworthy as I may be, I approach You with utter surrender.”

We must possess the patience, the tolerance, that can only come from firm faith in God. Such a person will ever be trusted by the whole world. People will even set God aside and adore such a person. Worldly life led in firm faith in God is bound to be replete with happiness. Grieve not about what happened yesterday, nor worry about what may come tomorrow; live joyfully, unconcernedly, in the present, doing your duty; whenever you can withdraw your mind from the humdrum of life do so, and devote yourself to nama-smarana, eschewing idle talk.

For one who is immersed in love for God no advice or precept is necessary. Nowhere in the puranas is a mention of Lord Krishna having delivered to the gopis any philosophical discourse. There was never a need, for the gopis were steeped in the love of the Lord. Such love can be obtained only by nama-smarana. So, I say, live in nama and enjoy contentment and bliss in life. Take my word for it, God will shower His grace on you.

The activities we indulge in pursuit of worldly pleasures only yield mixed happiness and pain. Progeny, wealth, prosperity of various kinds, respect in the world, acquisition of material knowledge – these and such other things can never yield unalloyed, permanent bliss and contentment. The twin-sided coin of pleasure and pain will be our invariable lot. One who lives in ceaseless nama-smarana, one who is unaware of anything else, is ever supported by God. He alone can be called a true theist who is entrenched in the firm conviction that God is the real doer.

Surrender to Rama as the Sole Support

Surrender to Rama as the Sole Support

That life in the world needs thinking of God as the basis, is amply evident. If one only looks to one’s own experience, one will have to agree that all the grandeur and prosperity of today can only be attributed to Rama’s grace. We should therefore always remember that everything that happens is by His direction and will, that we should feel neither pride nor regret of doership of anything. If a feeling of pride does crop up, recollect Rama, and He will see that, that feeling is overcome. Pride of doership rears its head in times of ‘success’ or pleasing happenings, while, in times of undesired happenings, ‘fate’ comes in handy for blame. So take care that the feeling of pride is completely destroyed. The Lord cannot be propitiated so long as there is the smallest vestige of pride of doership. So think of Rama at all times, in all actions.

He is ever happy who attributes all doership to Rama; while one who takes doership on himself is paving the way to misery sooner or later. So let us ascribe everything to Rama and enjoy contentedness. Surrender utterly to Him, and thus freed, go through life with a light heart. Ask Him for nothing but love for nama-smarana.

Rest contented in the conviction that whatever happens is by God’s will. Be not disgusted with unpleasant happenings, nor elated with pleasant ones. This will gradually wear out the desire for or against anything, and efface all feeling of self-importance. So, I exhort you, put implicit faith in Rama. In utmost humility, vow to be happy in whatever circumstances He places you. He is ever eager ,to help us, but we, in self- pride, think it below dignity to ask His help. He can most certainly grant anything you can possibly ask for; but I would caution you to ask for nothing that may go against your ultimate good.

Ramadasa Swami acquired the appellation ‘Samartha’ because he became an unreservedly devoted servant of Rama. One who ceases looking up to worldly esteem and dedicates himself to the service of Rama will easily rule over the world. Old persons should dedicate themselves to upasana, while younger people should make it a point never to miss doing their duty, and keep constant awareness of God; this is the surest, the sole means of becoming contented.

Do You Feel a Desperate Need for God?

Do You Feel a Desperate Need for God?

A certain man started on a journey, well-equipped with the things he expected to need. Being a habitual betel leaf and tobacco chewer, he carried those accessories, too. After a while the train started, he took out the tobacco kit and proceeded to making ready the chew when, to his chagrin, he discovered that the lime box had been left out. He repeatedly searched his baggage but failed to find it. His longing for the chew whetted, he was almost beside himself; when he heard the sound of anything dropping on the floor, he thought it was the lime box. When anyone made as if to speak, he imagined that it was to ask if he wanted lime. How desperate one feels when one desires a certain thing with real longing!

Do we want God with the same degree of desperation? There are a hundred things about which we know the minutest detail – the wife and children and other things animate and inanimate; have we ever felt equally keen about the gods we worship every day? In this state of affairs, how can we expect love for God to arise in ourselves?

If we are really keen for the love of God, we must give up our great regard for worldly things and affairs. Not that we should disregard them and neglect practical needs and duties, but the keen attraction that we feel today for sensual pleasures and conveniences should be applied instead to God. There should arise a burning need for God, who should be a sine qua non for living.

Constant or frequent association leads to love, and love leads to yearning. This is a matter of common experience. For instance, we meet a congenial co-passenger in a journey; we sit with him, talk with him, perhaps share the meal with him. When his station arrives and he prepares to get off the train, we feel sorry to have to part, we express regret for briefness of the companionship. Far much more love will ensue if we keep constant company of nama. So maintain constant repetition of nama, and entrench yourself in the conviction that you are nobody, that it is God who is the doer in all happenings. Even what happens through you is prompted by Rama. He will surely rush to your succour if you earnestly call on Him to do so.

A slave to the senses

A Slave to Sensual Pleasures

The body is the abode of all unhappiness, and a body in pain or illness is the climax of suffering. Body and pain are, indeed, inseparable, as are sugar and its whiteness. Even an able-bodied person cannot forget pain as a possibility. Just as the body has a shadow, equally unavoidable is the presence or possibility of illness. Even divine incarnations like Rama and Krishna had ultimately to discard the body. One cannot guarantee the well-being of one’s own body; and yet people lament over the death of a person. The threat of illness always makes one uneasy. The body has to bear pain itself; there is no proxy, nor can one take over another’s pain as proxy.

Whatever one has done so far has been in the interest of prapancha, that is, the body and matters related to it, or, in other words, sensual interests. Worldly authority of one kind or another, children, wealth, worldly action, popular acclaim – these are but different forms of sensual selfishness, and they invariably lead to sorrow. Every effort made so far has aimed at one earthly gain or another, imagining that it would bring one type of pleasure or another, but they are all illusory.

We should always remember that people are selfish by nature; not only they are basically not grateful for favours done, but quite likely to snarl if, on an occasion, we do not oblige them. Attachment to prapancha is no less perilous than clasping fire to the bosom. Naturally, therefore, all the trouble we have taken so far has failed to produce the happiness we strove for. However deep we probe into worldly activities, we shall never discover the pure, lasting happiness that we look for. Failure, sorrow, can be the only outcome.

Therefore we never come across nor hear of a person who has achieved lasting bliss through any worldly means. It is common experience that one has to adopt a servile attitude to one from whom we expect something; and one who becomes servile to sensual pleasures naturally loses true happiness. We get the fruit of the plant that we assiduously water and manure. Worldly life and sensuous pleasures are what we strive for; how can this yield contentment? A bitter fruit will not taste sweet however much you roll it in sugar; so, too, sensuous pleasures can never yield lasting happiness.

Happiness lies within us

Happiness Lies within Us

Happiness rises from within ourselves; it cannot come from the world around. Attempts to extract it from outside of ourselves is therefore doomed to failure.

The world is what you make of it; it depends on how you look on it. The electric lights in the house are operated by switches. If the source of electricity develops a fault, no manipulation of the switches will operate the lights unless and until the fault at the source is set right. 

Similarly, it is no use seeking happiness from things and persons unless you yourself adopt a cheerful, generous attitude to the world. The water of the oceans is brinish in taste all over. 

So, too, the people in the world are similar all over. Therefore, our happiness is a mathematical function of our own attitude, not of other persons or things.

The sole way, therefore, is to adapt our attitude to the world. God has gifted man with the unique faculty of discrimination. Making full use of this faculty, we should adopt good things and disregard unwholesome things and thoughts. It may not be easy for many to do whatever is good. 

The royal road to happiness, therefore, is to use the faculty of discrimination and accordingly, do things, as far as possible, which are wholesome, and avoid those that are otherwise, and to think of God all the while. 

To expect happiness from other persons or worldly things is fundamentally unreasonable. On the one hand, we do not toe the line with the world because it is sinuous and unpredictable; nor, on the other, do we determinedly walk in the way of God; how, then, can we expect happiness? 

So look for it within yourself, and not where it lies not.

The Lord, recounting His various manifestations in the world, cites the mind as one of them. Therefore we cannot reorient the mind without the assistance of God. So attach yourself fast to God, and rest contented. Keep the mind ceaselessly fixed on God, and contentment will automatically follow. 

Worldly opulence and grandeur never bring true contentment, because everyone lacks one thing or another and that he feels, is something that is necessary to complete his happiness. 

Remember that God gives enough to everyone to fill his needs; and it is for us to feel contentment with whatever comes.

Contentment

Sri Brahmachaithanya Pravachan-Aug.22

August 22, 2016

Contentment is the True Gift of God

Righteous-minded persons often ask themselves, “I behave very properly, never slander anyone; and yet I have many kinds of difficulties in life, whereas many persons whose behaviour is far from proper have all amenities and happiness. 

How is this justified?” 

That one who loathes nama seems to live in enjoyment, while another, an adherent of it, has to face misery and difficulties – how can this come from God who is celebrated for just dispensation?

If we probe deep into the matter, we discover that though those people apparently enjoy many sources of ‘pleasure’, they are far from happy at heart, far from having true peace of mind. 

Suppose a man stands at a road junction; he sees one road in excellent condition, but not leading to his destination, while the other is in a very unattractive state but is the one leading to the desired place; which one should he choose?

The Bhagavadgeeta speaks of two types of sadhakas: the advanced, and the ordinary. 

Those whose desires are moderate and well-controlled, belong to the ‘advanced’ class. The others, like most of us, who still have plenty of desires and lack control over the senses, but, at the same time, desire to attain to God, belong to karma-marga. 

The first type of people follow a path of a subtle, superior type; the path for us, the common people, is more obvious, but easy in all ways. 

The former achieve the destination quickly, the others scale the height slowly, laboriously, step by step. So the ordinary man should cater to his desires in a proper way and remain contented with what he gets, remembering that since everything in the world is the result of God’s will, what he gets is also His will.

If you ask, say, a dozen people the cause of their being discontented in life, they will cite diverse reasons. 

The obvious conclusion is that there is no single worldly thing that will bring universal satisfaction. 

Contentment is, indeed, an unusual thing that cannot be learnt from prapancha, for, there is always something that everyone, whether he is a prince or a pauper, feels he lacks, and that to his mind, causes discontentment. 

Contentment is, indeed, a truly divine gift, and it is earned by keeping constantly in remembrance of God.

The one wrong

One day a school teacher wrote on the board the following:

9×1=7

9×2=18

9×3=27

9×4=36

9×5=45

9×6=54

9×7=63

9×8=72

9×9=81

9×10=90

When she was done, she looked to the students and they were all laughing at her, because of the first equation which was wrong, and then the teacher said the following;

I wrote that first one wrong on purpose, because I wanted you to learn something important. This was for you to know how the world out there will treat you. 

You can see that I wrote RIGHT 9 times, but none of You congratulated me for it, But you all laughed and criticized me because of one wrong thing I did.

So this is the lesson:

The world will never appreciate the good u do a million times, but will criticize the one wrong thing you do...But should you stop there?

Blind man and Lamp

There once was a blind man in a small town who always carried a lighted lamp in his hand whenever he went out at night.

On one dark night he was going out with his lighted lamp in his hand and a group of men were passing that way.  They saw the blind man and made fun of him.  They said,” O Blind man, why do you carry the lighted lamp?  You are blind and cannot see anything?”

The blind man politely said, “This lamp is not for me, but for you people who have eyes.  You may not see me coming and bump into me.”

What a great story of other-centered attitude and lifestyle!  Perhaps that blind man carried that lamp ultimately for himself but in caring for himself, he cared for others, too.  The Scripture says in “Love your neighbor as yourself.”

I believe a little bit of inconveniencing self and a little bit of consideration for others would make this life more pleasant to live.

Moral:

Think twice before you speak.

Have a blessed day!

1st verse of Bhaj Govindam

Short Messages from Sringeri Jagadgurus: Sringeri Jagadguru narrates story of how Bhakti is more important than Grammar

A Rough Translation:

Everyone can get Bhagavad Kripa (God's grace) irrespective of who they are or how they live or whatever be their qualifications. Whether one is a pandit (educated) or not does not matter.

There is no relation between pAndityam (education) and Bhagavad Kripai (God's grace). Once a pandit used to worship Bhagavan (God) as "Vishnave Namaha." "Vishnave Namaha" was the grammatically correct way of worshipping. 

Another person who did not know grammar worshipped God as "Vishnaya Namaha." According to grammar, "Vishnaya Namaha" was wrong. But he did not know grammar and continued to worship as "Vishnaya Namaha." Meanwhile, the pandit correctly worshipped as "Vishnave Namaha"

Later, both of them attained Bhagavad sannidhyam. But the pandit was not happy that the other person also got Bhagavad sannidhyam. He thought that while it was correct for him to have come there, it was not correct for the other person to have come there, since that person was worshipping the wrong way. 

The pandit went to Bhagavan and said that while Bhagavan had given him His sthana because he was worshipping correctly, why did He give His sthana to the other person who was worshipping incorrectly? Was that just?

Bhagavan replied:

MUrkho vadati viShNAya 
vidvAn vadati viShNave |
ubhayoH sadRRisham puNyam
bhAvagraahI janaardanaH ||

"Whether you said Vishnave or he said Vishnaya, I did not consider the grammar into account. I only saw the Bhakti in both of your hearts and hence gave both of you My sthana."

This is what Bhagavan sees.We should worship God with Bhakti and nothing else is more important. This is what God said in Bhagavad Gita too:

patraṁ puṣpaṁ phalaṁ toyaṁ 
yo me bhaktyā prayacchati 
tad ahaṁ bhakty-upahṛtam 
aśnāmi prayatātmanaḥ

When you go for God's puja, God does not see how much milk or naivedyam or flower you bring. God only sees people who have come with Bhakti bhava. A person who gives lot of milk or flowers without any Bhakti does not get God's grace. But with Bhakti, even if you submit a Bilva leaf, God becomes satisfied. That is why God said:

patram puspam phalam toyam 
yo me bhaktya prayacchati

Whatever you submit with Bhakti, God receives. And whatever you give without Bhakti, God does not take.
Hence Bhakti is very important.

bhaktyā mām abhijānāti 
yāvān yaś cāsmi tattvataḥ
(Bhagavad Gita)

Hence, for generations and generations the Bhagavad Bhakti that had guided us in our lives, that Bhakti is very essential to guide us properly in our lives.

In the very first verse of "Mohamugara"( BhajaGovindam), Adi SankarAcArya declares mere knowledge of grammar will not come to one's rescue when the end of one's mortal life is approaching.

He exhorts humans to take/ repeat  the name of the  Lord.  Merely by taking the Lord's name at the end of one's life, one can get release from SamsARa. 

Where is the guarantee that at the last moment one's bodily and mental faculties will be functional? Do not people die in accident or comA? Where Is the time for them to take the name of The Lord. 

How does one know which is his 'antakAla? If one is not accustomed  to offer devotion to God( be it his Ishta DevatA or to any god) during one's lifetime, how can one offer Bhakti at the last moment? All of us are not AjAmila to receive divine grace and Mukti. Bhakti is not a Sunday engagement as in some  religion. Bhakti has to be a way of  life. 

Jayadrat

JAI SHREE KRISHNA ------------------

SUPROBHAT -------------------------------

PRONAM / NAMASTE ----------------

"When Krishna was trying to save Arjuna, from the arrows of Duryodhana during his battle with king Jayadratha, one arrow came so fast that it was going to hit Arjuna right in between his eyebrows, Mahabharat tells us and at that time, all Krishna did was to step down half a foot and the moment He did that, the entire chariot went half a foot down and the arrow just grazed Arjuna’s mukut and went flying by just like that.

When Krishna decided that king Jayadratha had to be killed, he was one and a half mile away and half the formation had been killed and Krishna told Arjuna, "Very simple. I would make the situation such that the clouds would cover the sun."

This is cheating. Isn’t it? The clouds would cover the Sun and all the Kauravas would put all their weapons down and say, "Very good. Now everything is done. Now Jayadratha will live and Arjuna must fulfill his promise because if he does not kill the king, he must leap into the fire and kill himself."

So Arjuna looked at Krishna and Krishna said, "Can you do only one favor? When I make the clouds dark, I would suddenly let them go away and the Sun will come. You are one mile away from Jayadratha. Can you aim at him? Can you shoot one arrow that will kill him?"

Arjuna said, "With You, I can do anything." With the blessings of Krishna, anything is possible. So at the right opportune moment when Krishna was one mile away and it is 5.30 in the evening and all the Kauravas are thinking, little bit more and Arjuna is dead.

Krishna suddenly makes all the clouds come and the Sun goes. They see that the sun is gone and they say, "We have made it!"

Jayadratha who is one mile away gets the message that he is saved. Very happy.

He gets off his chariot and Krishna makes all the clouds go and all of a sudden, Kauravas say, "Wait a minute. This is not the time to end", but before their bewilderment can go, Krishna says, "Shoot!

Nimitta maatram bhava savyasaachin!"

Now this time Arjuna shoots with full confidence with Krishna having determined his destiny and with that faith and because he was one in line with the vision of the Lord, Arjuna finds his target and the force of the arrow is so great that it takes off the head of Jayadratha and sends it to the lap of his father miles away.

Moral of the story:

When one follows Krishna’s instructions with faith and without envy, he becomes liberated.

He becomes liberated from his destiny.

He comes under the full shelter of Krishna’s protection.

Then his destiny changes. Whatever might be your destiny in your material life, the moment you come to Krishna consciousness, it is Krishna’s realm. He determines your destiny.

If destiny is greater than Krishna, then destiny is the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

So never should we think that Krishna cannot change destiny.

For His devotees, He is willing to break His own rules!

Bhakta Vatsal Sri Krishna Ki Jai.........

Description of Kaliyug

A beautiful description of Current period called as Kaliyuga . Worth sharing . 

WHAT IS KALIYUGA????

What is Kaliyuga and what will happen during Kaliyuga?-asked The four Pandavas
(except Yudhishthira who was not present)

Krishna smiled and said "let me demonstrate you the situation of Kaliyuga"

He took a bow and four arrows and shot them in four directions, and ordered the four Pandavas to bring them back. Each of the four Pandavas went in four different directions to search for the arrows.

Arjuna- when he picked the arrow, he heard a very sweet voice.. he turned back and saw a cuckoo was singing bhajans in very spellbinding voice but was also eating flesh of a live rabbit which was in great pain.
Arjuna was very surprised to see such a gory act by such a divine bird ...he left the place immediately.

Bhima picked the arrow from a place where five wells were situated, the four wells were surrounding a single well. The four wells were overflowing with very sweet water as if they were not able to hold water and surprisingly the well in the middle of these four overflowing wells was completely empty. Bhima was also puzzled at this sight.

Nakula was returning to the place after picking up the arrow he stopped at a place where a cow was about to give birth. After giving birth the cow started licking the calf but continued to lick it even after the calf was clean, with great difficulty people were able to separate them and by that time the calf was injured badly. Nakula was puzzled by the behaviour of such calm animal.

Sahdev picked an arrow which fell near a mountain and saw a big boulder falling, the boulder was crushing the rocks and big trees on his way down, but the same boulder was stopped by a small plant. Sahdev was also amazed at this sight.

All the Pandavas asked the meaning of these incidents from Krishna who smiled and started explaining

-- In Kaliyuga the  priests will have very sweet voice and will also have great knowledge but they will exploit devotees the same way cuckoo was doing with rabbit.

--In Kaliyuga poor will live among rich, those rich will have enormous amount of wealth which will actually overflow but they will not offer a single penny to the poor same as the four well didn't had a single drop of water for the empty well.

--In Kaliyuga parents will love their children so much that their love will actually spoil them and will destroy their lives similar to the love shown by cow to her newborn calf.

--In Kaliyuga people will fall in terms of character like the boulder from the mountain and they will not be stopped by anyone at the end only the name of God will be able to hold them from doom like the little plant held the boulder from further fall.

That's the explanation of Kaliyuga from Lord Krishna to Pandavas.....

Very True

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