Bhakthi Related Thread

[Ancient Indian]

Sri Rama Nama Ramayanam by GBKP

 

[Ancient Indian]

I am listening to chinese music these days. . .

 

[Ancient Indian]

Some good excerpts from sivanandalahari,

1) What is bhakti?

Just as the ankola fruit falling from the tree rejoins it or a piece of iron is drawn to
magnet, so also thoughts, after rising up, lose themselves in their original source. This is
bhakti. The original source of thoughts is the feet of the Lord, Isvara. Love of His Feet
forms bhakti. (Verse 61)

(2) Fruit of bhakti:

The thick cloud of bhakti, formed in the transcendental sky of the Lord’s Feet, pours
down a rain of Bliss (ananda) and fills the lake of mind to overflowing. Only then the jiva,
always transmigrating to no useful end, has his real purpose fulfilled. (Verse 76)

(3) Where to place bhakti?

Devotion to gods, who have themselves their origin and end, can similarly result in
fruits with origin and end. In order to be in Bliss everlasting, our devotion must be directed
to its source, namely the Feet of the ever blissful Lord. (Verse 83)

(4) Bhakti is a matter only for experience and not for words:

How can Logic or other polemics be of real use? Can the ghatapatas (favourite examples
of the logicians, meaning the pot and the cloth) save you in a crisis? Why then waste
yourself thinking of them and on discussion? Stop exercising the vocal organs and giving
them pain. Think of the Feet of the Lord and drink the nectar! (Verse 6)

(5) Immortality is the fruit of Devotion:

At the sight of him who in his heart has fixed the Lord’s Feet, Death is reminded of his
bygone disastrous encounter with Markandeya and flees away. All other gods worship only
Siva, placing their crowned heads at His feet. Such involuntary worship is only natural to
Siva. Goddess Liberation, His consort, always remains part of Him. (Verse 65)

P.S. @pmaitra , Can you change the thread title back to " Bhakthi related Thread. . . "?
Thread title is not apt for the thread content.

 

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Nice documentary. . . . . . . ..

 

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Happy Shivarathri

 

[Kunal Biswas]

A Very Happy Shivarathri !

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[asingh10]

KhatuShyam a manifestation of Barbareek, son of Ghatotkacha grandson of Bhima

Lord Krishna, pleased with Barbareek's great sacrifice, granted him the boon that when Kaliyug descends, he would be worshipped as Khatushyam ji

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khatushyam

 

[TheSeeker]

Atma-Shatakam by Adi Sankara

Video contains translation

 

[TheSeeker]

Hymn of Samadhi by Swami Vivekananda
where he describes the experience of Nirvikalpa Samadhi

(Translated from Bengali)

Lo! The sun is not, nor the comely moon,
All light extinct; in the great void of space
Floats shadow-like the image-universe.

In the void of mind involute, there floats
The fleeting universe, rises and floats,
Sinks again, ceaseless, in the current "I".

Slowly, slowly, the shadow-multitude
Entered the primal womb, and flowed ceaseless,
The only current, the "I am", "I am".

Lo! 'Tis stopped, ev'n that current flows no more,
Void merged into void — beyond speech and mind!
Whose heart understands, he verily does

 

[asingh10]

O Sheronwali - Suhaag 1979 song

 

[OneGrimPilgrim]

want to ask, anybody here who does a more-or-less regular jap of and has observed any immediate or over a period of time effects of:

1. MahaMrityunjay Mantra?
2. Durga Kavacham?

@Ancient Indian @TheSeeker @asingh10

 

[TheSeeker]

Unfortunately I have not been able to do regular japa so can't answer ur question

My friend who more or less regularly does "siddha
kunjika" has often talked about different type of symbolic dreams...

Would like to know ur experiences if its ok with you

 

[Ancient Indian]

want to ask, anybody here who does a more-or-less regular jap of and has observed any immediate or over a period of time effects of:

1. MahaMrityunjay Mantra?
2. Durga Kavacham?

@Ancient Indian @TheSeeker @asingh10

You won't get much effect if you do two jap at same time.

You need to pick your personal god and then do only it's puja. If you focus on only one god/goddess, you will get results by the end of the first month itself.
And you need to follow yama and niyama too.

 

[OneGrimPilgrim]

You won't get much effect if you do two jap at same time.

You need to pick your personal god and then do only it's puja. If you focus on only one god/goddess, you will get results by the end of the first month itself.
And you need to follow yama and niyama too.

i understand that. i wanted to know experience of any member with any of the aforementioned.

 

[OneGrimPilgrim]

“Lord Ram gave Hanuman a quizzical look and said, "What are you, a monkey or a man?" Hanuman bowed his head reverently, folded his hands and said, "When I do not know who I am, I serve You and when I do know who I am, You and I are One.”

― Tulsidas, Ramcharitmanas

beautiful! @Ancient Indian

 

[Ancient Indian]

“Lord Ram gave Hanuman a quizzical look and said, "What are you, a monkey or a man?" Hanuman bowed his head reverently, folded his hands and said, "When I do not know who I am, I serve You and when I do know who I am, You and I are One.”

― Tulsidas, Ramcharitmanas

beautiful! @Ancient Indian

During the exile time, the trio used to visit places.

When they three walk one after other, Rama takes front and Sita ma walks in middle and Laxman watches back. Laxman can have a glimpse of Rama only when Sita ma is not obstructing his view.

This represents the classic prakrit and purusha phenomenon.

A seeker can only see purusha when prakritihi gives him chance.

 

[hit&run]

My favourite Bakthi Couplets. By Greatest of all Bakths, the divine poet Sant Tulsidas Ji

When soul is unsettled and energy has gone haywire. This settles in no time.



Sunhau Raam Ab Kahou Niketa

Jahan Basahou Siya Lakhan Sameta.