BHAJA GOVINDAM - 20. Swami Sri Adi Sankaracharya.

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Chaturdasha Manjarika Stotram

PART III – Songs: 14-27

“Where Is Happiness?”

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Monday, 23 Oct 2023. 05:30.

Song - 20: Taking the First Few Steps

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Song - 20: Taking the First Few Steps

"Bhagavad geetaa kinchid adheetaa gangaa jala lava kanikaa peetaa; 

sakrid-api yena muraari-sam-archaa kriyate tasya yamena na charchaa."

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1 bhagavad geetaa kinchid adheetaa   = To one who has studied the Gita even a little,

2 gangaa jala lava kanikaa peetaa;      = who has sipped even a drop of Ganges water,

3 sakrid-api yena muraari-sam-archaa = who has worshipped Lord Murari even once,

4 kriyate tasya yamena na charchaa.   = he has no quarrel with Yama at the time of death.

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It is interesting to note that from here to the end of this poem, the verses begin to

alternate – some blow hot and some blow cool on the ordinary man of the world. The “hot”

verse chides his existing ways; the”cool” one offers a helping hand out of the mess. This is 

what a Master of Shankaracharyaji’s calibre can achieve. Verse 9 was the last “cool” verse 

we came across. There are a few more before the poem closes.

Small Beginnings…

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Shankaracharya lovingly invites the one who has not done anything yet for his 

spiritual salvation, to come forward and do ‘at least something small’ as a start. He is aware 

that once a person makes a start and begins to derive some benefit, he will continue 

without needing further external help.

Three items of commonly practised spiritual Sadhana are mentioned in the first 

three Padas as a welcoming invitation to start the spiritual path. We note that the three 

items of Sadhana mentioned are each from a different path of Yoga, as noted below:

i) Jnana Yoga: A little study of the Gita or any other well-known scripture.

ii) Karma Yoga: Going on pilgrimage and bathing just once in the holy rivers of India.

iii) Bhakti Yoga: Visiting the great temples and doing Pooja even once.

In this way, the Master Teacher sets out an integrated approach to spiritual 

development at the very outset. We are asked to make a start with these even in the 

smallest way. Of course, any Teacher knows that it is from small beginnings that big things 

can develop in due course. Through them one is placed firmly on a journey that could well 

end with attainment of the supreme Bliss.

…Lead to a Great Ending!

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Once the journey is begun, the momentum starts building up. The most important 

thing is to start moving in the right direction. The reward of making such a journey is that 

one attains Liberation from this cycle of birth and death. Thereafter there is no more any 

fear of Death – no more “quarrel or discussion” with Lord Yama, the Lord of Death!

The Teacher describes the glorious end in a very indirect, almost humorous, manner. 

When the moment of death comes to such a person, Lord Yama does not have to come to 

fetch him or drag him away unwillingly. One does not have to make a desperate appeal to 

Yama to allow him a few more years of life. There is no pleading, arguing or quarrelling with 

Yama! The man himself willingly packs up and waits for Yama to take him away happily!

Acharyaji gave us the example of a young man who daily chanted his prayers at 

home from a prayer book. One day he had to make a long journey and was stranded in a 

thick forest. At the normal time of his prayer, he did not have his book to chant from. So he 

decided that he should chant the alphabets to God. He did so, and asked God to put them 

together as He pleased to form the correct words of the prayer he usually chanted.

The spirit of this song is that if we take one small step towards God, He will hasten 

towards us with ten large steps of His! Look how a mother teaches a child to open its mouth 

by applying honey to his lips – that is how the Sage “tempts” the new seeker.

Acharyaji was truly amazing in his dramatization of these two anecdotes, and the 

class was roaring with laughter when Acharyaji imitated the child sucking honey! In this way, 

we were always reminded that learning Vedanta could be a lot of fun.

The subject of Liberation, which popped up its head unexpectedly here, is taken up 

for its full definition and explanation in the next song…

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Next

Song - 21: What is Liberation?

To be continued

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###OPINION: PEOPLE OF BHARATHAM POSITIVE:

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1. SANATANA DHARMA, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS HINDUISM IS ETERNAL, WHOLE UNIVERSE IS EXISTING IN THIS TRUTH

2.  EVER EXISTING

3.  THERE IS NO SPACE FOR ADHARMA

4. ALL DEMONIC ELEMENTS DEMOLISHED BY DHARMA

5. SO NO QUESTION EVIL ASURIC DEMONIC FRAGMENT'S BARKING, THEY WILL BE   ULTIMATELY BURNED AND DESTROYED BY NATURE.

6. PURE CONSCIOUSNESS IS DIVINE AND SUPREME, ALL OTHERS MEANINGLESS

7. NATURE IS ABOVE ALL, EVER EXISTING, ALL OTHERS MEANINGLESS.

8. THE CONTENT OF SO-CALLED HOLY BOOK IS NO HOLY AT ALL, AS IT PREACHES HATRED AND DESTRUCTION OF OTHER MANKIND, RELIGIOUS CONVERSIONS AND LIES OF UNCIVILIZED MATERIALS

9. CHRISTIANITY IS EQUALLY DEMONSTRATED CRUELTY, THE SO CALLED HOLY BOOK FULL OF LIES

10. BOTH ARE NOT RELIGIONS BUT SAMPRADAYA (ILLITERATE MAN MADE, NOT BASED ON DHARMA

11. THE CULTURE OF BHARATHAM BASED ON UPANISHADS AND FULL OF  REALISATION TEXTS ARE PRODUCED BY GREAT RISHIS OF BHARATHAM

12. IN THIS MATERIALISTIC DESTRUCTIVE MINDED UNIVERSE, NO RELIGIONS COMPARABLE OR ABOVE SANATANA DHARMA OF BHARATHAM.

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Opinion : 

1.( i.n.d.i.a.)all stupid "GHAMMANDY"union of idiots, dynasty rascals, feudalists, congress, communists, latest announcement the caste census, is dangerous and divisive Hindus politics, and Muslim Christians vote bank politics, people of Bharat awake and stop this attempt by kick these parties out of politics.( nehru of congress used this Adharma since independence followed by dynasty politics indira,rajiv,italian bahu, and now her stupid son and daughter) 

1.1. Congress, a donkey party, its so called daydreaming stupid leader Rahul Vinci, Rahul Gandi, frequent visit to foreign countries, to abuse PM of this Nation, and Sanatana Dharma -exceeded all limits this time, his party and his family to be "condemned" and kicked away from politics, people should awake and realize the danger.

2. Congress & Communists destroyed this holy Nation Sanatana Dharama; the imported stupid secularism degenerated this Nation Ancient Culture and Civilization

3. Till 2014 nation was ruled by corrupt idiots,and all regions too, Dynasty rule dominated than Nation interests.

4. Brushing away mainstream population sides and Muslims and Christians become political parties vote banks.

5. Communists openly abused our ancient culture, Upanishads, Ramayana, Mahabharata, Bhagavtham and daites.

6. The communists next donkey group, latest stunt of America visit and the comedy programmed namely Kerala sabha!? these buggers destroyed Kerala in all and joining with radical Islam soon they will be eliminated, people of Kerala get up from donkey thoughts, otherwise Kerala shrink to extinct in all way.

7. Communists are danger to our civilization, their lunatic theories disappeared throughout the world, Time has come crush them, and eliminate them from our nation, they are danger to this holy nation.

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NOTE:

1. POLITICIANS (THOSE IGNORANT AND DEMONIC NATURED) ARE NOT THE AUTHORITY TO OPEN THEIR UGLY FOUL MOUTH AND UTTER NONSENSE UPON SANATHANA DHARMAM.

2. THE NONSENSE COMMENDY ALLIANCE ARE NOT THE AUTHORITY ON SANATHA DHARMAM.

3. DK, DMK. AIADMKA AND ALL NONSENSE POLITICIANS BEWARE YOU WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY WASHED OUT SOON.

4. COMMUNISTS AND CONGRESS ARE THE ENEMY TO MANKIND DESTROY THEM.

5.ALL SANATHANA DHARMAM FOLLOWERS (WHICH EVER YOUR POLITICAL INTEREST BE: YOUR POLITICAL MINDSET) TAKE AN OATH THAT YOU STAND AGAINST ALL EVIL MINDSET AGAINST SANATHANA DHARMAM!!!

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######6. CRUSH THE ANTI NATIONAL ELEMENTS SUCH AS CONGRESS, COMMUNISTS, LEFT LIBERALS, URBAN NAXALS, TAMILNADU REGIONAL ANTI NATIONAL CUM ANTI SOCIAL POLITICAL PARTIES (DK, DMK, AIADMK, ALL SILLY SELF-APPOINTED CASTE GROUPS), NEVER ALLOW THESE BUGGERS RAISE THER VOICE/HEADS. CRUSH THEM UNDER YOUR FEET.

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JAI HIND
JAI BHARATHAM

VANDHE MADHARAM
BHARAT MATHA KI JAI.

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