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ne:thi, ne:thi, neither this nor that, said seers, the path of Jnana, making tough his trot.
'Dismantle' the sheaths, find your real identity,
Pure knowledge, shrouded in ignorance,
My heart let out a sigh, Ah! is that really me?
You are but a servitor of that Supreme,
Beloved of Krishna, that's your identity,
In total surrender, forget all else,
My heart let out a blissful sigh, yes, that's me!
Beloved of Krishna, whom I adore,
What more can I seek as an identity?
I need no introduction, no other validation,
I let out a sigh of belonging, Yes, that's me!
- By ninananda, Hyderabad
3. BHAKTI-LOVE AMBROSIA
CHAPTER II - DELECTABILITY and dumps serene manners, to show new airs
KRISHNA
Karma is humdrum grind and Jnana a long
exacting wait. Yoga is discipline
of mind and muscle. But Bhakti is a song
of love and dance in drenching rapture rain.
Bhakti is better than the other soul
searching methods.There're no two steps, O belles
in pure Bhakti: effort and fruits. It's goal,
it's path and it's the deliverance as well.
The fruits of Karma are the volatile
heavenly joys that last untill don't rot
those drupes. Conceit and vanity defile
- Continued from page 37
Ve:da consists of two parts. The ‘pu:rva
bha:ga’ dictates the activities/karma part while the
‘uththarabha:ga’ states the true nature of a:thma and
Bhagava:n. People who perfected in practicing karma
and derived complete knowledge realized that it is not
the karmas that bestowed them with the result but it is from Telugu SVB article.
actually Bhagava:n that awards the results. And also,
jna:nis who knew the nature of God understood that
Bhagava:n is the ‘sa:dhanam’ and He is the One to be
The Divine Fragrance !
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In Bhakti there's no Saadhana, no will,
no skill...it's just a dip in purest love...
that's all...you listen to the cosmic trill,
see light and feel like swing'ng on tranquil bough.
Jnana is ultimate, some say. But pious
Bhakti too burns the wick of wisdom light
in heart, destroys desires, silences chaos
and leads towards the niche of sweet delight."
An infant prince goes missing in the woods,
lands in a hermitage, let us assume;
becomes a saint and thinks he's from sainthood.
Yet fact remains the he's from royal womb.
When comes to know his blood and real forbears,
peels off the saffron cloths, leaves hermitage
and flairs akin to royal lineage.
Likewise O dames you're veiled by false
identity that you're just blood and flesh.
Tear off that pall and shun the sensual calls
to fast reclaim your natal home, afresh.
A man goes on some business to far
away domains. But lo, though moves aloof;
his home is home, awaits with doors ajar
to give him rest and peace under it's roof.
(…. To be continued…. )
- By Mahathi, India
reached. Krushna alone is the ‘sana:thana dharma’.
Dharma is the sa:dhanam. To achieve what we want,
the karma jna:na and bhakthi are not the sa:dhanas
(means). Krushna is the eternal dharma, who is the
means/sa:dhana that awards the results.
-By Ramanujamma Mudumbai, USA, translated
Jai Srimannarayana !
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