32 - Shri Ram Chandra Kripalu Bhajman‏

श्रीरामचंद्र कृपालु भजु मन
श्रीरामचंद्र कृपालु भजु मन हरण भवभय दारुणं,
नवकंज लोचन, कंजमुख कर, कंज पद कंजारुणं.
कंदर्प अगणित अमित छवि नव नील नीरज सुन्दरम,
पट पीत मानहु तडित रूचि-शुची नौमी, जनक सुतावरं.
भजु दीनबंधु दिनेश दानव दैत्य वंष निकन्दनं,
रघुनंद आनंद कंद कोशल चन्द्र दशरथ नंदनम.
सिर मुकुट कुंडल तिलक चारू उदारु अंग विभुशनम,
आजानुभुज शर चाप-धर, संग्राम-जित-खर दूषणं.
इति वदति तुलसीदास, शंकर शेष मुनि-मन-रंजनं,
मम ह्रदय कंज निवास कुरु, कामादि खल-दल-गंजनं.

Shri Ram Chandra Kripalu Bhajman

Shri Ram Chandra kripalu bhaju man haran bhaw bhay daarunam

Navkanj lochan, kanj mukh, kar kanj pad kanjaarunam

Shri Ram Chandra kripalu bhaju man haran bhaw bhay darunam

Kandarp aganit amit chavi nav neel neeraj sundaram

Pat peet maanahu tadit ruchi shuchi naumi Janaka suta varam

Shri Ram Chandra kripalu bhaju man haran bhaw bhay darunam

Bhaju deenbandhu dinesh danav daitya vansha nikandanam

Raghunand anand kand Kowshal chand Dasharath nanadanam

Shri Ram Chandra kripalu bhaju man haran bhaw bhay darunam

Sira mukut kundal tilak chaaru udaru ang vibhushanam

Aajaanu bhuj shar chaap dhar, sangram jit khara dushanam

Shri Ram Chandra kripalu bhaju man haran bhaw bhay darunam

Iti vadati Tulasidas Shankar Sesh muni man ranjanam

Mam hriday kanj nivaas kuru, kaamaadi khal dal ganjanam

Shri Ram Chandra kripalu bhaju man haran bhaw bhay darunam

Attempted translation…..

Shri Ram Chandra (Prabhu) kripalu (Kripa aur daya karne waale) bhaju man haran bhaw (jeevan) bhay (dukh) darunam (harne waale)

He moorakh chanchal man, kyu nahi us dayaalu Prabhu Parmaatma ko bhaj le, jo jeevan ke dukh ko harne wala hay, sukh ko dene waala hay !

Nav (new, bud) kanj (kamal) lochan (eyes), kanj mukh (lips), kar (hands) kanj pad (feet) kanj arunam (red).

Us Prabhu ki aankhe, mukh, haath aur pad naveen lal kamal ke phool ki tarah komal aur pyaara hay !

Kandarp (Cupid, Kamdev, source of Love) aganit (uncountable) amit (ever presence) chavi (personality, body) nav neel (blue) neeraj (Kamal, Lotus) sundaram (beautiful)

Us Prabhu ko bhaj, jo jeevan mein prem aur anand ka sagar hay, jin ke roop aneko Kaamdevo se bhi sundar hay, anant hay, sarv vyaapak hay, Jo neel kamal ki tarah mulaayam hay !

Pata (Cloth) peet (yellow) maanahu (like) tadit (Lightening) ruchi (kiran) shuchi (moon) naumi (namaskar)  Janaka suta (Sita Mata) varam (husband)

Jin ke peele pitaambar bijli ki tarah chamak rahe hay, Jo Chandrama ke kirno ki tarah sheetal hay, Us Siya Pati Shri Ram ko may Namaskaar karta Hu !

Bhaju (pray to) deenbandhu (friend of the unfortunates) dinesh (Sun) danav daitya (evil) vansha nikandanam (destroy)

He man, Us Prabhu ko bhaj jo dukhiaro ko sahayta karta hay. Jaise suraj andhkaar ko naash karta hay, usi tarah Prabhu ka naam hamaare andar ke shatruwo ko naash karta hay !

Raghunand (Knight of the Raghus) anand kand (source of happiness) Kowshal (Kaushalya) chand (son) Dasharath nandanam (son)

Wahi Prabhu jo Raghu Kul ke Bhooshan, sukh aur anand ke saagar, Kaushalya aur Dashrath ke pyaara laadla hay !

Sira (head) mukut (Crown) kundal (earlings) tilak (teeka) chaaru (beautiful)  udaru (simple) ang (body) vibhushanam (ornaments)

If you can imagine Him, Sir par mukut hay, kaano mein kundal hay, maathe par tilak hay, un ki sahaj sundar chavi aneko sundar gahno se susajjit hay !

Aajaanu (long) bhuj (hands) shar (arrow) chaap (bow) dhar, sangram (war) jit (win) khara dushanam (Ravan’s brothers)

Apne lambe lambe haatho mein dhanush baan liye hay, jinho ne Khar aur Dooshan jaise rakshaso ko hara diya.

Iti vadati (says) Tulasidas Shankar Sesh muni man ranjanam (happiness)

Mam (my) hriday (heart) kanj nivaas (stay) kuru, kaamaadi khal dal (the seven Shatrus) ganjanam (destroy)

Tulsidas ji kahte hay, jo Prabhu Shankar Bhagwan, Shesh Naag aur Rishi Muniyo ke man mein baste hay, un ke man ko aanandit karte hay, He Prabhu ! Mere man mein vaas kijiy aur mere andar ke Kaam, Krodh, Lobh, Moh aadi shatruwo ko naash kijiye!

31 - Bakre Ka Bali - Part 1

The humble bakra (Goat) is much sought after at Christmas and party times. The price of the Bakra goes up 50% to 100% during Christmas in Fiji.

One other time the Bakra is needed is when a sacrifice or Bali is to be offered.

Belief in the local Ojha, Sufi, or the witch doctor has been prevalent over centuries, and sadly, quite a good percent of the population still continue to believe in them.

The Ojha ji commands so much respect in many communities that people would much rather take their sick relatives to a Ojha than to a G.P.

All the great religions of the world preach that SarvShaktiMaan God is the only one worth praying to. Many people do not agree with this, but then, many people strongly believe that there is no God. We are not here to deprive anyone of their wishes and choices.

Generally speaking, people who do not believe in God or any supernatural powers are those who have a lot of money, those who have reasonable formal education, people in professional of semi-professional positions, or people who possess a lot of physical strength.

When the successful business fails, money starts to run out, professional carreers and social standing starts to flop, physical strength is slowly diminishing, health of the loved ones is not so good, the once happy family is suddenly falling apart....these same, seemingly strong, people are seen in the very front of the queue at prayer houses all over the world.

Deen Dayaalu, Karuna Nidhaan Prabhu Ji smilingly accepts all his devotees !

Der se aaye, drust aaye, aaye to sahi !!!

30 - Kauravas were Doomed to Lose - Part 2

EIGHTEEN (18) is a significant number in Indian Mythlogy & Scriptures.

18 Days of Mahabharata War
18 Adhyays (Chapters) in the Bhagvat Gita.
18 armies (11 on Kauravs side and 7 on Pandavas side)
18 Maharathis (7 on Kauravs side and 11 on Pandavas side)


Recently there was the 18 day uprising in Egypt. While this may be a co-incidence, there is no co-incidence in the Mahabharata War being of 18 Days.

18 is derived from the sum of 11 + 7.
11 is derived from the sum of 5 + 5 + 1
Ekadasi means 1 + 10 which equals 11. Ekadasi Vrat is for the control of our 10 Indriyas + 1 Mun.
 What is 11, what is 7, what is 5 & what is 1 ?
We already discussed about 7 being the "Saat Shatrus" - Kaam, Krodh, Lobh. Moh, Maya, etc

5 are the five Gyan Indriyas (Sight, Hearing, Touch, Taste & Smell)
The other 5 are the Karam Indriyas (Tongue, Feet, Hands, Genital of excretion & Genitals of reproduction)

1 is the lone Chanchal Mun

The Kauravas had 11 Achauni Sena (Armies) and 7 Maharathis (Commanders). The 7 Maharathis are the Saat Shatrus. So the 7 Shatrus (Kaam, Krodh, Lobh, etc) were in control of the 10 Indriyas + the Chanchal Mun.

The Pandavas had 7 Achauni Sena and 11 Maharathis. So the 10 Indriyas + the Mun (11) were in control of the 7 Shatrus.

All the religious scriptures (Hindu, Islam, Christian, Sikh, etc) preach that the Mun should be in control of the 10 Indriyas, and together they (11) should be able to control and subdue the 7 Shatrus. If the 7 Shatrus rule the 10 Indriyas and the mun, then the person is heading for self destruction.

Abhimaani, agyaani Duryodhan, apne kaamnaao, krodh, lobh (Shatruwo) ko apne Mun aur Indriyo par raaj karne deta hay. Gyani Satguru Shri Krishna ko chord kar Narayani Sena ko chuna tha ! Ant mein (in the end) apne ander ka shatru, Mun aur Indriyo par kaabu, kabja kar ke jeevan ko dukh may bana diya. Kuruchetra ka yudh (Jeevan ka safar) ko paar na kar paaya aur haar jaata hay.

Gyani Satguru (Shri Krishna) ke sandharbh mein, satsangh se, mun (Arjun) aur un ke das (10) Maharathis (Indriya), kathin parishram kar ke (with immense effort) apne 7 Achauni Sena (7 Shatru) ko bas mein kar ke Kuruchetra ka yudh (Jeevan ke dukh) ko jhel kar bhaw saagar paar kar jaate hay.

28 - Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra

Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2011 07:27:38 +1100
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महामृत्युंजय मंत्र

Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra, is a verse of the Rigveda (RV 7.59.12)

Also known as the Mrita-Sanjivini mantra

त्रयम्बकं यजामहे सुगन्धिं पुष्टिवर्धनम् ।

उर्वारुकमिव बन्धनान् म्रुत्योर्मुक्षिय मामृतात् ॥

Tryambakaṃ Yajaamahe sugandhiṃ puṣṭi-vardhanam

Urvaarukam iva bandhanaan mṛityor mukshiya maamṛtaat

Word to Word Meaning of Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra

Tryambakam = the three-eyed one

Yajaamahe = We worship, adore, honor, revere

Sugandhim = sweet smelling, fragrant

Pushti = A well-nourished condition, thriving, prosperous, fullness of life

Vardhanam = One who nourishes, strengthens, causes to increase (in health, wealth, well-being); who gladdens, exhilarates, and restores health; a good gardener

Urvaarukam = rock melon like fruit

Iva = like, just as

Bandhanaan = stem (of the gourd)

Mrityor = From death

Mukshiya = Free us, liberate us

Ma = not

Amritaat = Immortality, emancipation

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Simple Translation

Hum, us teen aankh waale Maha Gyaani Bhagwaan Shiv ke saamne, shraddha aur bhakti se saadhana karte hay, praathna karte hay.

Jaise maali (gardener) powdhe ko seech kar ke us mein sugandhit phool ugaa deta hay, he Prabhu ! apne gyan, buddhi, vivek se hamara bhi jeewan sugandhit, khushhaal, anand may bana do. Hum jeewan ko samajh sake. Accha aur bura mein antar jaan sake.

Kakri (rock melon) pak jaane ke baad apne aap daali se alag ho jaata hay, us mein se ek sugandh aata hay, sansaar ko nimantran deta hay ki aao mere raseele phal ko khao aur anand prapt karo. Usi tarah, gyan buddhi vivek se – jab hamaara bhi jaane ka samay ho to sansaar se, pariwaar se koi lagaao na rahe. Apni sansaarik sampati chordne mein dukh na ho.

  

Hindu scripture, like all other holy books, has enormous lessons for a wonderful happy life. Guru jano ki kripa se, Prabhu ki asheervaad se - whatever I understand I try to explain in my tooti-footi words. Please do not misinterpret this as Updesh - I'm not trying to lecture you ! This is not an Adesh - I'm not trying to order you around ! Please accept this as a beautiful Sandesh - a message of happiness, freedom and a small step towards the ultimate goal !

 
Guru Ji baar baar samjha rahe hay, bata rahe hay, gyan baat rahe hay, lekin mere mun mein utna hi gaya jo mere choti buddhi samajh saki

So I can, and I will, only tell you what I have understood. This may not be the best you have heard, please forgive me and my little brain !

Muskuraate raho !

27 - Notes from Bhagvat Gita 1/1

27 - Notes from Bhagvat Gita 1/1

Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2011 01:03:13 +1100
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As you all know, the great Bhagvat Gita begins with Raja Dhritrastra asking the divya darshi Sanjay what is happenning in the war between Pandavas & Kauravas.
 धर्मक्षेत्रे कुरुक्षेत्रे समवेता युयुत्सवः ।
मामकाः पाण्डवाश्चैव किमकुर्वत सन्जय ॥ 1

Dhritrashtra hamara man hay. Agyanta ke andhkaar mein fasaa hua man andhaa hota hay. Dhritrastra agyan ka roop hay. Sanjay saiyam ka roop hay. Agyani log saiyam ke sahaare dekhte aur sunte hay, kisi aur ke sahare, apni buddhi se kam sochte hay.

Dhritrashtra jaanta hay ki bhagwaan hay (Sri Krishna ko jaanta hay aur maanta hay - bilkul hamaari tarah) lekin jab tak un se utpann mohroopi Duryodhan jiwit hay - tab tak un ki drishti sadeo Kauravo par hi rahti hay.

Kaurav vikaar hay, hamaare jiwan mein jo buri cheezein hay, saat shatru aur un ke pariwaar hi Kaurav hay.

Jab tak Kaurav (vikaar) aur Duryodhan (moh) jiwit hay, tab tak Prabhu mein man nahi lagta. Jayse hi sabhi Kaurav (vikaar) aur Duryodhan (moh) maare jaate hay, Dhritrashtra, Prabhu ki khoj mein, shanti, sukh, anand ki talaash mein ban (jungle) ko chala jaata hay.

Ham bhi jab tak moh ke bas mein, agyanta ke adheen, kewal apne pariwaar ke baare mein sochenge, us se aage kuch dikhaai nahi deta, to ham bhi Dhritrashtra ki tarah hay.

Jis din pariwaar laat lagaayga, aur pata chalega ki ye sab apne liye ji rahe hay, tab moh tootega, tab Vikaar marega, aur tab hi Prabhu ki khoj mein man lagega. Us se pahle aam aadmi kuch karne waala nahi hay.

Gyaani to pahle se thoda thoda gyan haasil kar ke batorta rahta hay, jamaa karta rahta hay. Jab bura din aata hay to unke paas gyan ki gadda (mattress) hota hay, neeche girne par gadda jyada chot lagne se bachaata hay.


Sant kahte hay......Jaago, jaago , jaago.....

 

Hindu scripture, like all other holy books, has enormous lessons for a wonderful happy life. Guru jano ki kripa se, Prabhu ki asheervaad se - whatever I understand I try to explain in my tooti-footi words. Please do not misinterpret this as Updesh - I'm not trying to lecture you ! This is not an Adesh - I'm not trying to order you around ! Please accept this as a beautiful Sandesh - a message of happiness, freedom and a small step towards the ultimate goal !

 Hamaare Guru Jan ki Jay Ho !

Guru Ji baar baar samjha rahe hay, bata rahe hay, gyan baat rahe hay, lekin mere mun mein utna hi gaya jo mere choti buddhi samajh saki

So I can, and I will, only tell you what I have understood. This may not be the best you have heard, please forgive me and my little brain !

Muskuraate raho !

26 - Parmanand - The Eternal Bliss

The great Kavi (poet) Tulsidas Ji uses the katha of Manu & Satrupa to show how the ultimate happiness, the eternal bliss can be achieved by human beings when they attain the state of a Brahman.

Hindu scriptures are not a source of guidance for Hindus only but for all mankind. According to Hindu scriptures Brahman is a state of complete freedom (Nirvana, enlightenment) attained by any human being.

Manu in Sanskrit means Mind. Satrupa in sankrit means Truth or True Form.

When the Mind is ruled by Truth only then one is free of all the 7 Shatrus - Kaam, Krodh, lobh, Moh...etc
 

करहिं अहार साक फल कंदा। सुमिरहिं ब्रह्म सच्चिदानंदा।। (1/144/1)

Karahi ahaar saak fal kanda; Sumirahi Brahma Satchidananda.
Eating Saak (bhaaji) fruits and root crops (Kanda), they meditate to the source of ultimate happiness and bliss. (A bit hard to mediate with food made from the carcass of dead animals !)

In email 12 - Chatnaar Vriksha the concept of GOD and religions was somewhat explained. Sitting under the shady tree are us the humans. The shade is the knowledge (gyan) that gives us shanti in times of turmoil. The shady tree is the religion or the Gods under which we align ourselves. Most of us cannot or do not want to see beyond the tree. When the TRUTH is revealed to the Yogi & Sadhu, only then do they realise that there is something beyond the tree that provides the shade - The Sun.

संभु बिरंचि बिष्नु भगवाना। उपजहिं जासु अंस तें नाना।।

Sambhu Biranchi Vishnu bhagwana; Upjahi jaasu ans te nana.

Who are they meditating to ? Jis ke ans se Brahma (Biranchi) Vishnu aur Mahesh (Sambhu) janam lete hay ! Someone who is beyond and above Brahma, Vishnu, Mahesh, Krishna, Ram, Sai, Nanak, Jesus, Mohammed. When one achieves the free state of Brahman one lifts oneself above the petty divisions of caste, race, colour, sects, sex, religions, etc.  If your enmity is based on any of these divisions then we have a loooong way to go to achieve the Brahman state.

Why do we have so many Gods, dieties, semi Gods & Demi Gods ? There is only One God. The rest are just ways to get to HIM.

Hindu scripture, like all other holy books, has enormous lessons for a wonderful happy life. Guru jano ki kripa se, Prabhu ki asheervaad se - whatever I understand I try to explain in my tooti-footi words. Please do not misinterpret this as Updesh - I'm not trying to lecture you ! This is not an Adesh - I'm not trying to order you around ! Please accept this as a beautiful Sandesh - a message of happiness, freedom and a small step towards the ultimate goal !

Hamaare Guru Jan ki Jay Ho !
Guru Ji baar baar samjha rahe hay, bata rahe hay, gyan baat rahe hay, lekin mere mun mein utna hi gaya jo mere choti buddhi samajh saki


Muskuraate raho !

So I can, and I will, only tell you what I have understood. This may not be the best you have heard, please forgive me and my little brain !

25 - CHANCHAL MAN

CHANCHAL MAN 

Sabhi grantho ka kendra (focus) hamara chanchal man hay. Hindi scripture mein Indra ko man kaha gaya hay. Puraano ki kathaon mein dekhiye. Indra swarg  mein raj karta hay, ayesh aur aaraam (worldly pleaures) mein kho jaata hay, Prabhu ko bhool jaata hay. Raakshas, Asur log kathin tap kar ke, siddhi (enlightenment) prapt kar ke Brahma, Vishnu, Mahesh se vardaan maang kar Indra se swarg ko jeet lete hay. Indra bhaag kar Prabhu ke paas jaate hay, Prabhu koi na koi upaaye nikaal kar swarg fir Indra to de dete hay. (Sounds familiar ? )

All the great granths of the world constantly teach us how to control our mind.

Ramayan ki pahli prasangh Shiv Ji se shuruwaat hoti hay - RCM Doha 48 mein. The reason for starting the Ramayan with Shiv Ji is given in Doha 104


Man se vikaar (7 shatru) ko hatao to man swatch, nirmal, vimal ho jaayega.
Man ke saath mein Satya (truth) hoga, shradha (dedication) hogi, tabhi sukh ki prapti hogi.

Raja Manu (Man) Rani Satroopa (satya) ke saath mein bahut bahut samay tak tap kiya (shradha se) - tab Prabhu (Param Anand) ka darshan huwa !

दो0-प्रथमहिं मै कहि सिव चरित बूझा मरमु तुम्हार।

Pratham hi may kahi Shiv charit, Boojha maram tumhaar;
सुचि सेवक तुम्ह राम के रहित समस्त बिकार।।104।।

Suchi sewak tumh Ram ke, Rahit samast vikaar.

Bhardwaaj Muni (Bhakt) ne Yagyavalakya Muni (Guru) se Ram Ji ke baare mein poocha tha (Doha 46) , par unho ne Shiv Ji ke katha se uttar diya - Kyu ?

Us jamaane mein Shiv bhakt, Krishna Bhakt, Ram Bhakt, Vishnu Bhakt, etc...apne Ist Deo ko sab se bada maante the, Aur kisi bhagwan par vishwaas nahi tha. Bahut jhagra maar peet hota tha - Abhi bhi bahut se log apne Prabhu ko sab se uncha maante hay, doosre Prabhu ko neecha ya ghatiya maante hay.

Jab tak sabhi Prabhu ko Ek hi na pahchaanane lago, sammaan (respect) karne lago, tab tak man swatch nahi huwa. SAB KA MAALIK EK !

Yahaan samjhaate hay Yagyavalakya Ji ki Shiv Ji ki katha sunaa kar may ne aap ke maram (dil ki baat, man ki gati) ko jaan liya. Ram bhakt hote huwe aap ne Shiv katha itni priti se, shradha se suni, may jaan gaya aap ek swatch, nirmal man waale, vikaar rahit, sacche Prabhu bhakt ho.

दो0-एहि बिधि बीतें बरष षट सहस बारि आहार।

Yahi bidhi beete barash shat, Sahas baari aahaar;
संबत सप्त सहस्त्र पुनि रहे समीर अधार।।144।।

Sambat sapt sahastra puni, Rahe Sameer adhaar.


 

भगत बछल प्रभु कृपानिधाना। बिस्वबास प्रगटे भगवाना।।

Bhakt bacchal Prabhu Kripa Nidhaana, Vishwa vaas pragate Bhagwaana.

Hindu scripture, like all other holy books, has enormous lessons for a wonderful happy life. Guru jano ki kripa se, Prabhu ki asheervaad se - whatever I understand I try to explain in my tooti-footi words. Please do not misinterpret this as Updesh - I'm not trying to lecture you ! This is not an Adesh - I'm not trying to order you around ! Please accept this as a beautiful Sandesh - a message of happiness, freedom and a small step towards the ultimate goal !

Hamaare Guru Jan ki Jay Ho !
Guru Ji baar baar samjha rahe hay, bata rahe hay, gyan baat rahe hay, lekin mere mun mein utna hi gaya jo mere choti buddhi samajh saki

Muskuraate raho !

So I can, and I will, only tell you what I have understood. This may not be the best you have heard, please forgive me and my little brain !