smaranam
12 November 2013, 04:44 AM
|| om namo bhagavate vAsudevAya ||
vasudeva sutam devam kauMsa chANura mardanam
devaki paramAnandam kRshNam vande jagat-gurum ||
he kRshNA karuNA-sindhu dIna-bandhU jagat-pate
gopesha gopikA kAnta rAdhA-kAnta namostute ||
kRshNAya vAsudevAya haraye paramAtmane
praNatah: klesha-nAshAya govindAya namo namah: ||
sacchidAnanda rUpAya vishvatpatyAdi hetave
tApatraya vinAshAya govindAya vayam numah: ||
praNAm
Following are some selected quotes (tikA) from [and notes on] the famous compilation of Shri Ramchandra Keshav Dongre-ji Maharaj's discources (talk, lectures, kathA saptAha) on Shrimad BhAgavat mahApurAN, originally in GujarAthi, translations in Hindi & Marathi, and now out of print in either.
These are selected mostly from the BhAgvat MahAtmya, Canto 1 chapter 1, and Canto 10 of Shrimad BhAgavat (although Maharaj comments on all cantos in his talks).
However, these need not be just content posts. Comments are also welcome.
About Shri Ramchandra Keshav Dongre Maharaj:
Dongre Maharaj's grandfather was a dhArmic vedic agnihotri brAmhaNa from Maharashtra, who lived in Karnataka.
He later moved to Gujarath and since then the family settled there.
As Ramchandra grew up he took immense interest in the Vedic philosophy, literature and practices that surrounded him. Soon he was very much popular and respected as "father" in Gujarath as he went from place to place doing Bhagvat katha saptAha (7-day program) and discourses. Later his popularity did not stay confined to Gujarath and Maharashtra alone, but spread all over India. He follows in the footsteps of major AchArya and takes sAra (gist) and amRta (nectar of immortality) from them and the scriptures.
More on this site: http://www.keshavkripa.com/index-2.html
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BhAgvat TikA (commentary):
The goal acc. to Maharaj (& Vallabhacharya), is to attain Ananda (bliss) of BhagvAn. JIva (individual living entity) has sat (existence), chit(sentience,knowledge,cognizance) to some extent, but practically no Ananda (happiness, bliss). Ananda is present in full measure in BhagvAn. He can be the constant supplier of ample Ananda to those who turm to Him.
* "Ishvar jeev ko apnAkar jab apne svarUp kA dAn karte hain, tabhI jeev pUrNa hotA hai."
Only when Ishvar (Supreme Lord and Universal Controller) accepts the jIva under His wing and donates His own nature (svarUpa) to the jIva, does the jIVa become complete.
* "JiskA dnyAna (jn~ana) nitya TiktA hai, useeko Ananda miltA hai."
One whose spiritual knowledge (jn~ana) stays permanent and eternal, unwavering, alone gains Ananda(bliss).
* "Nar NArAyaNa kA aMsha hai, atah: nar ko nArAyaN me hi samA jAnA chAhiye. Shri NArAyaN ko pehechAnkar unme leen hone kA sAdhan yaha bhAgvat shAstra hai."
Nar (human) is a fractional part of NArAyaNa the Supreme Lord. Therefore, the individual human should blend into/align with NArAyaNa alone (the source).
The tool or means to understand, recognize and blend back into, go back to NArAyaNa is this scripture and science called BhAgvat.
[NOTE: Here, we see the phrase 'samA jAnA' as merge into, blend into, which is very frequently talked about in spiritual circles.
Just so we don't get carried away by words, this can mean losing self-made preferences, image and profile of oneself. There really is no one I in the body. I can be this transient personality, which has nothing to do with the last or next life. I can be what I am to Bhagavan. I can be a different thing in relation to different entities with whom interaction occurs. When one forgets the concept of I,me (even in terms of devotion), and simply gets engrossed in the Supreme's glory, the journey is complete, and NArAyaNa is the source as well as the sink (destination).]
* "BhAgvat arthAt bhagvAn se milne-milAne kA sAdhan."
Definition/meaning of BhAgvat: A means or instrument to meet the Supreme Lord [like river meets ocean] and introduce Him to others (or help others meet Him).
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vasudeva sutam devam kauMsa chANura mardanam
devaki paramAnandam kRshNam vande jagat-gurum ||
he kRshNA karuNA-sindhu dIna-bandhU jagat-pate
gopesha gopikA kAnta rAdhA-kAnta namostute ||
kRshNAya vAsudevAya haraye paramAtmane
praNatah: klesha-nAshAya govindAya namo namah: ||
sacchidAnanda rUpAya vishvatpatyAdi hetave
tApatraya vinAshAya govindAya vayam numah: ||
praNAm
Following are some selected quotes (tikA) from [and notes on] the famous compilation of Shri Ramchandra Keshav Dongre-ji Maharaj's discources (talk, lectures, kathA saptAha) on Shrimad BhAgavat mahApurAN, originally in GujarAthi, translations in Hindi & Marathi, and now out of print in either.
These are selected mostly from the BhAgvat MahAtmya, Canto 1 chapter 1, and Canto 10 of Shrimad BhAgavat (although Maharaj comments on all cantos in his talks).
However, these need not be just content posts. Comments are also welcome.
About Shri Ramchandra Keshav Dongre Maharaj:
Dongre Maharaj's grandfather was a dhArmic vedic agnihotri brAmhaNa from Maharashtra, who lived in Karnataka.
He later moved to Gujarath and since then the family settled there.
As Ramchandra grew up he took immense interest in the Vedic philosophy, literature and practices that surrounded him. Soon he was very much popular and respected as "father" in Gujarath as he went from place to place doing Bhagvat katha saptAha (7-day program) and discourses. Later his popularity did not stay confined to Gujarath and Maharashtra alone, but spread all over India. He follows in the footsteps of major AchArya and takes sAra (gist) and amRta (nectar of immortality) from them and the scriptures.
More on this site: http://www.keshavkripa.com/index-2.html
-------
BhAgvat TikA (commentary):
The goal acc. to Maharaj (& Vallabhacharya), is to attain Ananda (bliss) of BhagvAn. JIva (individual living entity) has sat (existence), chit(sentience,knowledge,cognizance) to some extent, but practically no Ananda (happiness, bliss). Ananda is present in full measure in BhagvAn. He can be the constant supplier of ample Ananda to those who turm to Him.
* "Ishvar jeev ko apnAkar jab apne svarUp kA dAn karte hain, tabhI jeev pUrNa hotA hai."
Only when Ishvar (Supreme Lord and Universal Controller) accepts the jIva under His wing and donates His own nature (svarUpa) to the jIva, does the jIVa become complete.
* "JiskA dnyAna (jn~ana) nitya TiktA hai, useeko Ananda miltA hai."
One whose spiritual knowledge (jn~ana) stays permanent and eternal, unwavering, alone gains Ananda(bliss).
* "Nar NArAyaNa kA aMsha hai, atah: nar ko nArAyaN me hi samA jAnA chAhiye. Shri NArAyaN ko pehechAnkar unme leen hone kA sAdhan yaha bhAgvat shAstra hai."
Nar (human) is a fractional part of NArAyaNa the Supreme Lord. Therefore, the individual human should blend into/align with NArAyaNa alone (the source).
The tool or means to understand, recognize and blend back into, go back to NArAyaNa is this scripture and science called BhAgvat.
[NOTE: Here, we see the phrase 'samA jAnA' as merge into, blend into, which is very frequently talked about in spiritual circles.
Just so we don't get carried away by words, this can mean losing self-made preferences, image and profile of oneself. There really is no one I in the body. I can be this transient personality, which has nothing to do with the last or next life. I can be what I am to Bhagavan. I can be a different thing in relation to different entities with whom interaction occurs. When one forgets the concept of I,me (even in terms of devotion), and simply gets engrossed in the Supreme's glory, the journey is complete, and NArAyaNa is the source as well as the sink (destination).]
* "BhAgvat arthAt bhagvAn se milne-milAne kA sAdhan."
Definition/meaning of BhAgvat: A means or instrument to meet the Supreme Lord [like river meets ocean] and introduce Him to others (or help others meet Him).
continued...