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

========================================================================= Chaturdasha Manjarika Stotram PART III – Songs: 14-27 “Where Is Happiness?” ========================================================================= Monday, 23 Oct 2023. 05:30. Song - 20: Taking the First Few Steps ======================================================================== 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." ======================================================================== 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. ======...

================================================================ 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...