Thursday, March 6, 2008

Only if I deem you to be a sinner can I offer any expiation rites for it!

Nama Article 7th March 2008
 
Mahashivaratri Greetings to all !!
 

Excerpts from a discourse by our Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji

 

In the village of Tiruvisanallur in South India lived Sridharayyãvãl, a Mahatma. He followed Bhãgavata Dharma and was a great Siva Bhakta. He performed incessant japa of Siva Nãma (Name of Lord Siva). A native of Mysore he later he moved to Tiruvisanallur and lived there. He was an adept in all the Shastrãs. Sri Sadasiva Brahmendra, Sri Bhagavan Nãma Bodendra, Sridharayyavãl were all contemporaries. Sridharayãvãl was deeply compassionate.

 

Once, a householder came searching for Sridharayãvãl to learn about the expiation ceremony to be performed for a sin that he had committed. But, Ayyãvãl (Sridharayãvãl) sent him away to find somebody else for this. The householder asked him the reason for sending him away thus. Sridharayãvãl explained, "Everything in the world appears to be 'Sivaswaroopa' (very form of Siva). Only if I deem you to be a sinner can I offer any expiation rites for it!" and sent him away.

 

Sri Bhagawan Naama Bodendra Saraswathi Swamigal

 

A single Divine Name is so powerful that one cannot commit as many sins as it can erase even if he were to take a vow to commit only sins.

 

Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

 

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

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