Poojyashree Shree Amma's Vedhanaadham - The Sound For The Soul-March 2008!

Bharath is a very special land and contained within it are sacred places and rivers. Devotees born in this sacred Bharath ensure that they propagate bhakti in all corners of the country. This is the precise reason why the fragrance of bhakti can be felt all around our country.

Guruji amma has a special reverence for Meera and in the coming issues, we will enjoy Meera's bhakthi and devoution

We must all listen to Satsangam as enjoyed with full concentration by Parikshit and that alone is sufficient to attain liberation or mukthi. Similarly Dudha Rao gave Meera the only ever lasting wealth of Satsangam or association with the devotees of the Lord. We must try to fill this wealth as much as possbile and Aandal also confirms this in her Thirupaavai verses. As Dudha Rao was a devotee of the Lord Krishna, the people who come and meet him always engaged in discussions about Krishna. So Meera never had any doubts as whom to meditate , Rama, Krishna or Narayana. There are no confusions if we stick to one and only Lord. Like a child who will not switch from school to school on a daily basis, we should do 'Eka Bhakthi' or associate ourselves to one Lord.

Meera had no confusions as she was clearly bent on doing Krishna bhakthi. If we resort to bhakthi to remove our confusions then at time bhakthi itself becomes a source of confusion. We will run from pillar to post in ascertaining whom we need to attach to and could lead to atheism as well. Meera had in her heart that Krishna was her only Lord even at that tender age. This does not mean she hated others. She concluded that Krishna was the only Lord and that other devas are inherent in His body. She started listening to Krishna leelas and as she listened more and more, she was approached by a sathguru. The benefit of satsangam is that sathgurus will come in search of our destinations.

All the devotees had assembled in Dudha Rao's place to celebrate the day of the birth of Lord Krishna (Gokulashtami). As a crown jewell, Rai Dasar was also present who would only accept Giridhari Gopala (Krishna) as his only Lord. Bhakthas according to their bhavas or desires would get attached to different forms or stages of the Lord. Even the azhwars declare that they were not born when Krishna was born but pray to Him to give him the same eternal happiness whilst when he had descended on this planet. All the mahatmas including Dudha Rao started to sing bhajans or songs in praise of Krishna.

As we do more and more bhajans, the Lord is coming closer and closer and hence all the mahatmas and devotees request us to keep up the bhajans continuously. Even Kapilar explains to His mother that my devotees who sing my praise alone are enjoying life in this planet and the rest are all suffering. If doubts and fear arise in our minds, we should continue to chant and do bhajans and everything will vanish in no time. There is a devotee of GurujiAmma who for any trouble will sing Amma's bhajans and all his troubles would vanish in no time. This is true even today and he is able to overcome all troubles. Faith alone wins and the intensity of faith totally depends on us alone. Rai Das and others began to sing the glories of the Lord.

We must do namajapam in such a way that word coming out of ego, fear and hatred disappear altogether. Namajapam or chanting of the names of the Lord should be our only priority and we should forget or not pay importance to the rest of the things in life. If we totally engage our mind with the Lord and sing bhajans everybody will be able to enjoy the Lord and so did the mahatmas who had congregated in Dudha Rao's place. It took a while before the mahatmas concluded the bhajans and the small child Meera was patiently listening to all of them. Generally kids will not be able to bear hunger but as how Parikshit had overcome hunger, sleep and thirst by listening to the stories of the Lord so was Meera able to conquer at a tender age.

Vaikundam or the abode of the Lord is nothing but the place where devotees exist. At the end of bhajans, devotees began to rest and fed Meera as well. The little girl was overjoyed and wanted to go near and touch and feel Giridhara Gopala. The girl was able to see the difference in the Lord when the mahatmas sang bhajans. This is the strength of satsangam and the Lord becomes happier during those bhajan singing sessions. Can the kids feel this difference in the Lord? The answer is yes because they dont have any vices in their hearts. Meera was trying to look around to ask for permission to touch and feel the Lord. Since no one was around, she decided to go near and feel Giridhara Gopala even if it arouses anger from the devotees.

RadheKrishna to be continued...

|| RadheKrishna ||