Saturday, July 27, 2024

We spend our time always serving Him or always thinking of Him in some way or the other, either by chanting His Name, or listening to His katha

 Source : Madhuramurali English Edition

 When Lord Rama completed His avatara on earth and returned to Vaikunta, He invited all - even a mosquito to accompany Him. But Hanumanji refused! He asked, "Do we have Rama katha in Vaikunta? Do we have bhajan, Nama kirtana, and Divyanama there? If not, I do not wish to come to Vaikunta!"

What does this mean? It means that wherever we find all these is where Vaikunta truly is!

What is Vaikunta? Just pause to think.

When we travel in a train, what do we observe? Some are moving around selling tea, calling out, "Chaaya! Chaaya!"

Another is selling water, while yet another is selling food. We find one person reading the newspaper, another chatting away with co- travelers, others playing cards, and so on.

But instead, how has Bhagavan placed us? We are blessed to chant Nama, listen to stories about Him, and serve Him. We are linked to Him constantly, in one way or another! There is one thing certain in our life. His krupa (grace). That alone is His krupa.

"tanmanaskA: tadAlApA: tadvich EshTA: tadAtmikA: tadguNAneva gAyantyo nAtmAgArANi sasmaru:" This is how the Gopis are. Always thinking of Him, singing His praises, ever remembering Him.

And we have been blessed with this! That is only 'krupa'! If one has been blessed with this kind of life, then Moksha or Vaikunta is not something that is to be endeavored for. Can there be any doubt that we shall certainly be blessed with it?

We spend our time always serving Him or always thinking of Him in some way or the other, either by chanting His Name, or listening to His katha, or doing puja, or going to kshetras connected with Him. Even when we get together, we talk only about Him. We do not know of any other talk. Even if anyone speaks about something else, we do not enjoy it. There is someone who has transformed us like this! Prostrations to Him. What is the name of that 'someone'? It is GURUNATHA! Is it not indeed Guru Krupa that transforms one's life in this manner? Valmiki was a hunter who plundered and killed people. Such a one was completely transformed by the grace of his Guru, Sage Narada.

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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