Give your love, and He’ll shower you with grace..........the way is in the company of saints only

Nama Article 22nd August 2008

 

Haripath - Sant Gnyaneshwar

 

Meaning

 

You may perform the rites of sacrifice, or follow the eight-fold path of yoga, But neither will bring you to peace in the current age; These are only tiresome activities of the mind, And usually bring only pride.

 

Without, true, heart-felt love for God, You'll not attain knowledge of Him. How is it possible to experience union with Him, without the Guru's grace?

 

Without the discipline of sadhana, He cannot be attained. In order to receive, one must know how to give; Give your love, and He'll shower you with grace.

 

Jnanadev says: I tell from my own experience that to cross the ocean of birth and death, the way is in the company of saints only.

 

Transliteration

 

yoga yaaga vidhii yeNe.n nohe siddhi . vaayaa.nchi upaadhi daMbhadharma .. 1..

bhaave.nviiNa deva na kaLe niHsa.ndeha . guruviiNa anubhava kaisaa kaLe .. 2..

tapeviiNa daivata didhalyaaviiNa praapta . gujeviiNa hita koNa saa.nge .. 3..

GYaanadeva maarga dR^ishhTaa.ntaachii maata . saadhuuche sa.ngatii taruNopaaya .. 4..

 

Abhang

 

योगयागविधी येणे नोहे सिद्धी ।

वायाची उपाधी दंभ धर्म ॥ १ ॥

भावेविण देव न कळे नि:संदेह ।

गुरुविण अनुभव कैसा कळे ॥ २ ॥

तपेविण दैवत दिधल्याविण प्राप्त ।

गुजेविण हित कोण सांगे ॥ ३ ॥

ज्ञानदेव सांगे दृष्टांताची मात ।

साधूचे संगती तरणोपाय ॥ ४ ॥

 

Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

 

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