A Discussion on Bhajagovindam : ( 19/01/2013. )

================================================================ Chaturdasha Manjarika Stotram PART III – Slokas : 14-27 “Where Is Happiness?” ================================================================ Sunday, 03 Sep 2023. 05:30.  Song - 19: The Source of Happiness ================================================================ Song - 19: The Source of Happiness 1 yogarato vaa bhogarato vaa  = Whether reveling in restraint or enjoyment, 2 sangarato vaa sanga- viheenah;  = whether in company or in solitude, 3 yasya brahmani ramate chittam  = so long as he revels in the Self within, 4 nandati nandati nandaty-eva. =  he alone truly enjoys, without any doubt. ============================================================== Thus far we have traced both Dispassion and Desire to its first principles. We have  seen the importance of going back to the very roots of these. Without having clarity of  thought on such matters, we can easily make incorrect asse...

======================================================================== Chaturdasha Manjarika Stotram PART III – Slokas : 14-27 “Where Is Happiness?” ======================================================================== Tuesday, 11 Jun  2023. 05:30.  Song - 18 : The Man of True Dispassion ======================================================================= Song - 18 : The Man of True Dispassion 1  sura mandira taru moola nivaasah = sheltering in temples or under some trees, 2  shayyaa bhootalam ajinam vaasah; = sleeping on the naked ground, wearing only  a deerskin, 3  sarva parigraha bhoga tyaagah + thus renouncing all idea of possession and  thirst to enjoy, 4  kasya sukham na karoti viraagah. = to whom will not dispassion bring happiness? ========================================================================= At last, after having seen failed attempts since verse 14, we have a description of  the true Vairagi or man of dispassion....

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======================================================================== Chaturdasha Manjarika Stotram PART III – Slokas : 14-27 “Where Is Happiness?” ======================================================================== Monday, 15 May,  2023. 06:00.  Song - 16: Fooled by Austerity ========================================================================= Swami Chinmayananda : The role of the mother is central. That is how great men of the past were made — a Shivaji, an Einstein, a Tagore, a Mahatma Gandhi. It is always the mother at home who gives the values and ideals to the child, who molds the mental thinking of the child. In molding their children, mothers have the opportunity to positively influence the mothers and fathers of the future. It is crucial for us all to recognise the importance of the mothers' role. The children of today are going to be the leaders of tomorrow. And we must supply them with a vision. Happy Mothers' Day! Tag your mother or a woman who has sha...

Swami Chinmayananda : Sannyasa is renunciation of all ego-centric activities and all anxieties or cravings for fruits of actions. These two effects would be natural in one who is striving diligently in the world as an expression of his love for the Lord, and only to dedicate in the end all the results unto the Lord as "offering". King Janaka was one such phenomenal example! First word that comes to your mind when you hear ‘’Sannyasa’’? Tell us in the comments! 👇🏽  ========================================================================= Friday, April 14, 2023. 06:00.  Song - 15 : Fooled by Desire ========================================================================= Chaturdasha Manjarika Stotram PART III – Slokas : 14-27 “Where Is Happiness?” ========================================================================= Song - 15 : Fooled by Desire : 1  angam galitam palitam mundam   =  With body worn out; head turned grey; 2  dashana viheenam jaatam t...

======================================================================== Tuesday, March 07, 2023. 06:00.  Stotram - 14 : The Abuse of Outward Symbols ========================================================================= Chaturdasha Manjarika Stotram PART III – Slokas : 14-27 “Where Is Happiness?” ========================================================================= Swami Chinmayananda Dispassion will develop only when one finds that objects no more gives any joy. Let us burn our dependency on objects this Holi and fill our lives with the color of contentment. HAPPY HOLI! - Swami Chinmayananda ========================================================================= HERE WE BEGIN the 14 Stotrams that are attributed to the 14 disciples who were  accompanying Shankaracharya on that day when he met the old Samskrit Acharya. The  literary qualities of the Master have found their way to the disciples with natural ease. ===================================================...

Kedarnath : Image before inaguration : Swami Sri Adi Sankaracharta ========================================================================= Tuesday, January 24, 2023. 06:00.  Slokam - 13: Surrendering Our Worries ======================================================================== Inaguration : Slokam-13 1 kaa te kaantaa dhanagata chintaa = Why worry about wife, wealth, etc.? 2 vaatula kim tava naasti niyantaa; = O distracted one! Is there not for you the One  who ordains (rules or commands)? 3 trijagati sajjana sangatir- ekaa = In the three worlds it is the association with  good people alone 4 bhavati bhava-arnava tarane naukaa. = that can serve as a boat to cross the sea of change (birth and death). --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bhashyam (Vyakyanam) : Man’s Universal Need For Support  : 1 Sri Shankaracharya now addresses the deap-seated need felt in the human psyche...