A DIVINE MESSAGE
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2016 Holi
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Philosophy
Arti of Shri Ram |
Kripalu Leelamritam
Guru Entices Devotion |
Philosophy
Lord Ram Arti This is Lord Ram’s birthday is falls on 15th of April. In order to praise Lord Ram, saint Tulasi Das Ji Maharaj wrote a beautiful arti. Let us learn its meaning. This year when we sing it, let us sing it with greater understanding and with sentiments to go with those words.
श्री राम चंद्र कृपालु भजमन हरण भाव भय दारुणम् । नवकंज लोचन कंज मुख कर कंज पद कन्जारुणम् ॥1॥
Śrīrāmacandra kr̥pālu bhaju mana haraṇa bhavabhaya dāruṇam. Navakañja lōcana, kañjamukha kara kañjapada kañjāruṇam.1.
O mind! Remember the ever so merciful Shri Ram, who eliminates the fear of death from the minds of the devotees forever. His eyes, face, palms and soles are a ravishing pink color just like the lotus flower.
कंदर्प अगणित अमित छवी नव नील नीरज सुन्दरम् । पट्पीत मानहु तडित रूचि शुचि नौमी जनक सुतावरम् ॥2॥
Kandarpa agaṇita amita chabi nava nīla nīraja sundaram. Paṭapīta mānahuṁ taṛita rūci-śucī naumi janaka sutāvara
His beauty dulls the beauty of myriads of Cupids. The splendor of His unique blue complexion exceeds the beauty of new water laden clouds. His yellow silk clothes have a bright illuminating shine. He is the groom of the purest, pristine daughter of King Janak.
भजु दीन बंधु दिनेश दानव दैत्य वंश निकंदनम् । रघुनंद आनंद कंद कौशल चंद दशरथ नन्दनम् ॥3॥
Bhaju dīna bandhu dinēśa dānava daityavanśanikandanam. Raghunanda ānandakanda kōśala canda daśaratha nandanam.3.
Sing the glories of Shri Ram who is the supporter of the destitute, who exudes brightness like that of the Sun, who is the destroyer of demons. He is the descendant of the illustrious Raghu clan, the ocean of bliss, the moon of the Koshal dynasty and the son of King Dasharath.
सिर मुकुट कुण्डल तिलक चारु उदारू अंग विभूषणं । आजानु भुज शर चाप धर संग्राम जित खर-धूषणम् ॥4॥
Sira mukuṭa kuṇḍala tilaka cāru udāru aṅga vibhūṣaṇam. Ājānubhuja śara cāpadhara saṅgrāma-jita-khara dūṣaṇam.4.
Sing the glories of Shri Ram whose head is adorned with a crown, forehead with a beautiful mark (Tilak) and whose beautifully curved body looks magnificent. He has a splendid personality, with His long arms, embellished with a bow and arrow, reaching up to his knees. He is the conqueror of the mighty demons Khar and Dooshan.
इति वदति तुलसीदास शंकर शेष मुनि मन रंजनम् । मम हृदय कुंज निवास कुरु कामादी खल दल गंजनम् ॥5॥
Iti vadati tulasīdāsa śaṅkara śēṣa muni manarañjanam. Mama hr̥dayakañja nivāsa kuru kāmādi khaladalagañjanam.5.
Saint Tulasidas Ji says, “O joy of Lord Shankar, Sheshnag and other sages! O destroyer of the enemies of the mind, passion etc., please dwell in my heart”.
गोस्वामी तुलसीदास
Gōsvāmī tulasīdāsa
श्री राम चंद्र कृपालु भजमन हरण भाव भय दारुणम् । नवकंज लोचन कंज मुख कर कंज पद कन्जारुणम् ॥1॥
Śrīrāmacandra kr̥pālu bhaju mana haraṇa bhavabhaya dāruṇam. Navakañja lōcana, kañjamukha kara kañjapada kañjāruṇam.1.
O mind! Remember the ever so merciful Shri Ram, who eliminates the fear of death from the minds of the devotees forever. His eyes, face, palms and soles are a ravishing pink color just like the lotus flower.
कंदर्प अगणित अमित छवी नव नील नीरज सुन्दरम् । पट्पीत मानहु तडित रूचि शुचि नौमी जनक सुतावरम् ॥2॥
Kandarpa agaṇita amita chabi nava nīla nīraja sundaram. Paṭapīta mānahuṁ taṛita rūci-śucī naumi janaka sutāvara
His beauty dulls the beauty of myriads of Cupids. The splendor of His unique blue complexion exceeds the beauty of new water laden clouds. His yellow silk clothes have a bright illuminating shine. He is the groom of the purest, pristine daughter of King Janak.
भजु दीन बंधु दिनेश दानव दैत्य वंश निकंदनम् । रघुनंद आनंद कंद कौशल चंद दशरथ नन्दनम् ॥3॥
Bhaju dīna bandhu dinēśa dānava daityavanśanikandanam. Raghunanda ānandakanda kōśala canda daśaratha nandanam.3.
Sing the glories of Shri Ram who is the supporter of the destitute, who exudes brightness like that of the Sun, who is the destroyer of demons. He is the descendant of the illustrious Raghu clan, the ocean of bliss, the moon of the Koshal dynasty and the son of King Dasharath.
सिर मुकुट कुण्डल तिलक चारु उदारू अंग विभूषणं । आजानु भुज शर चाप धर संग्राम जित खर-धूषणम् ॥4॥
Sira mukuṭa kuṇḍala tilaka cāru udāru aṅga vibhūṣaṇam. Ājānubhuja śara cāpadhara saṅgrāma-jita-khara dūṣaṇam.4.
Sing the glories of Shri Ram whose head is adorned with a crown, forehead with a beautiful mark (Tilak) and whose beautifully curved body looks magnificent. He has a splendid personality, with His long arms, embellished with a bow and arrow, reaching up to his knees. He is the conqueror of the mighty demons Khar and Dooshan.
इति वदति तुलसीदास शंकर शेष मुनि मन रंजनम् । मम हृदय कुंज निवास कुरु कामादी खल दल गंजनम् ॥5॥
Iti vadati tulasīdāsa śaṅkara śēṣa muni manarañjanam. Mama hr̥dayakañja nivāsa kuru kāmādi khaladalagañjanam.5.
Saint Tulasidas Ji says, “O joy of Lord Shankar, Sheshnag and other sages! O destroyer of the enemies of the mind, passion etc., please dwell in my heart”.
गोस्वामी तुलसीदास
Gōsvāmī tulasīdāsa
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Kripalu Leelamritam
Shri Maharaj Ji Climbed on a tall tree
This is a story of Shri Maharaj Ji during his younger days. One of Shri Maharaj Ji’s devotees in Agra, was an old lady by the name of Susheela Ji who used to live with her only son. Her husband had died few years ago. She had immense love for Shri Maharaj Ji and treated Him as her son.
One day, her biological son died unexpectantly. She was heart-broken. As she sat crying and mourning her son, Shri Maharaj ji reached her house un-announced (as was usual in those days). Shri Maharaj Ji entered the room and placed his head on her lap and said, “why do you grieve mother, am I not your son?” Moved by this loving gesture, she broke down and tears of joy started flowing down her face. She was filled with motherly sentiments towards Shri Maharaj Ji.
But as we all know, Shri Maharaj Ji has only one objective; to turn material beings towards God and bless them with divine love bliss. He does not establish material relations with anyone.
Knowing her dedication and love towards Him, Shri Maharaj Ji wanted to grace her. But as per God’s own laws, grace can only be granted to the deserving souls. One can become deserving of God’s grace, only when one’s mind is completely purified and mind can only be purified by practicing devotion. Shri Maharaj Ji wanted to give her the same message, but instead of saying anything to her directly, he decided to play a very loving pastime (“leela”).
One day, her biological son died unexpectantly. She was heart-broken. As she sat crying and mourning her son, Shri Maharaj ji reached her house un-announced (as was usual in those days). Shri Maharaj Ji entered the room and placed his head on her lap and said, “why do you grieve mother, am I not your son?” Moved by this loving gesture, she broke down and tears of joy started flowing down her face. She was filled with motherly sentiments towards Shri Maharaj Ji.
But as we all know, Shri Maharaj Ji has only one objective; to turn material beings towards God and bless them with divine love bliss. He does not establish material relations with anyone.
Knowing her dedication and love towards Him, Shri Maharaj Ji wanted to grace her. But as per God’s own laws, grace can only be granted to the deserving souls. One can become deserving of God’s grace, only when one’s mind is completely purified and mind can only be purified by practicing devotion. Shri Maharaj Ji wanted to give her the same message, but instead of saying anything to her directly, he decided to play a very loving pastime (“leela”).
The window kept imploring for Maharaj Ji to come down
He ran out of the door and disappeared into the backyard. She came behind Him, shouting, “son wait, where are you going”. He started climbing a tall tree in her backyard and shouted back saying, “I am not your material son. I am your spiritual son. Promise me that you will spend two hours every day performing devotion”. She thought he was joking and asked Him to climb down, to which he repeated his original statement. This time she realized that he was serious and started begging Him to climb down. At this Shri Maharaj Ji climbed even higher and said, if you do not promise me now, I will jump.
She was caught in a strange dilemma. She wanted Shri Maharaj Ji to climb down, but she was not ready to accept his condition for climbing down. She could not bring herself to commit to spending two hours every day to do Sadhana. Seeing her unrelenting attitude, Shri Maharaj Ji climbed up even further and said, I will really jump down if you do not accept my condition and you will lose your second son as well, if you are so obstinate. She was torn between her motherly love for Shri Maharaj Ji and her inability to commit to spending couple of hours doing sadhana every day. Finally, when she saw that Shri Maharaj Ji had almost reached the top of the tree and was about to jump off, her motherly love, overpowered her resistance and she promised Him that she would do two hours of devotion every day. Hearing this Shri Maharaj Ji quickly came down.
Moral of the story: God is omnipresent, yet he cannot be realized by the material mind and senses. Spiritual aspirants have to practice devotion to cleanse their mind. Once their mind is completely cleansed, the Guru can grace them with divine mind and senses and grant divine love. Only then one can perceive God with their senses.
Due to material attachments, people are not readily inclined towards practicing devotion. All glories to our spiritual master who does not leave any stone unturned to coax, cajole, nudge, prod and even force people into performing devotion, to enable them attain their ultimate goal.
She was caught in a strange dilemma. She wanted Shri Maharaj Ji to climb down, but she was not ready to accept his condition for climbing down. She could not bring herself to commit to spending two hours every day to do Sadhana. Seeing her unrelenting attitude, Shri Maharaj Ji climbed up even further and said, I will really jump down if you do not accept my condition and you will lose your second son as well, if you are so obstinate. She was torn between her motherly love for Shri Maharaj Ji and her inability to commit to spending couple of hours doing sadhana every day. Finally, when she saw that Shri Maharaj Ji had almost reached the top of the tree and was about to jump off, her motherly love, overpowered her resistance and she promised Him that she would do two hours of devotion every day. Hearing this Shri Maharaj Ji quickly came down.
Moral of the story: God is omnipresent, yet he cannot be realized by the material mind and senses. Spiritual aspirants have to practice devotion to cleanse their mind. Once their mind is completely cleansed, the Guru can grace them with divine mind and senses and grant divine love. Only then one can perceive God with their senses.
Due to material attachments, people are not readily inclined towards practicing devotion. All glories to our spiritual master who does not leave any stone unturned to coax, cajole, nudge, prod and even force people into performing devotion, to enable them attain their ultimate goal.
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