We know not how death whisks us away; Why not at least recite this simple chant of ' Hare Rama '||

Nama Article 30th October 2017

Sant Samartha Ramdas

 

तुझें बाळ तारुण्य गेलें निघोनी |

कळेना कसे लोक जाती मरोनी ||

करीसी मुलाची स्वहस्तें क्रिया रे |

हरे राम हा मंत्र सोपा जपा रे ||

 

Your childhood and youth have now slipped by,

We know not how death whisks us away;

You may have to perform the obsequies of your own child;

Why not at least recite this simple chant of ' Hare Rama '||

Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

 

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

What friends and kinsmen will you have then? Why not at least recite this simple chant of ' Hare Rama '||

Nama Article 29th October 2017

Sant Samartha Ramdas

 

कफें कंठ हा रुद्ध होईल जेव्हां |

अकस्मात तो प्राण जाईल तेंव्हां ||

तुला कोण तेथें सखे सोयरे रे |

हरे राम हा मंत्र सोपा जपा रे ||

 

When your throat will get blocked by secretions,

Unexpectedly will the life end;

What friends and kinsmen will you have then?

Why not at least recite this simple chant of ' Hare Rama '||

Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

 

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

Betake yourselves to Me seated in your (very) heart by Chanting the Divine Names.

Nama Article 28th October 2017

Srimad Bhagavatham 11:13:33

एवं विमृश्य गुणतो मनसस् त्र्य्-अवस्था

मन्-मायया मयि कृता इति निश्चितार्थाः

सञ्छिद्य हार्दम् अनुमान-सद्-उक्ति-तीक्ष्ण-

ज्ञानासिना भजत माखिल-संशयाधिम्

 

Pondering thus and arriving at the following conclusion about the nature of the Self that the three states of the mind (referred to heretofore and) traceable to the (three) Gunas (or modes of Prakrti) are superimposed on Me (appearing as the Jiva) by My deluding potency (veiling My true nature), cut at the root of egotism, the basis of all doubts (as to whether the soul is different from the body etc., or one with it, whether it is one or there is a plurality of souls and so on) with the sword of wisdom whetted by reasoning, the precepts of saints and the Sruti texts, and betake yourselves to Me seated in your (very) heart by Chanting the Divine Names.

Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

 

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

And hence they long to have some way that is devoid of even the simplest austerities, but, at the same time, is capable of yielding noble results in this Kaliyuga.

Nama Article 27th October 2017

Sri Sri Krishna Premi Swamigal - Vaishnava Samhita

Kalidharmaniroopanam Vol. I, Book 1 , Chapter 1. Shloka 36 & 37

 

मन्दाः सुमन्द-मतयो मन्द-भाग्याः कलौ नराः ।

तस्मान्न शक्रुवन्त्येव विधातुं नियमान् बहून् ॥

तस्मान्नियमसामान्य निरपेक्षं महाफलं ।

धर्मं कमपि लोकेस्मिन् प्रतिक्षन्ते नराः किल ॥

 

Mandah Sumandamatayo Mandabhagyah Kalau Narah

Tasmat Nashaknuvantyeva Vidhatum Niyaman Bahoon.

Tasmat Niyamasamanya Nirapeksham Mahaphalam

Dharmam Kamapi Lokesmin Pratikshante Narah Kila

 

People born in this Kaliyuga are lazy, slow-witted and unfortunate. Hence they will not come forward to observe the various kinds of strict austerities.

 

And hence they long to have some way that is devoid of even the simplest austerities, but, at the same time, is capable of yielding noble results in this Kaliyuga.

Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

 

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

Just as the darkness of night in a house is dispelled by a lamp, the evil effects of Kali are shattered by the singing of My Names.

Nama Article 26th October 2017

Sri Sri Krishna Premi Swamigal - Vaishnava Samhita

Kalidharmaniroopanam Vol. I, Book 1 , Chapter 1. Shloka 35

यधा रात्रौ तमो गेहे दीपेनैव निवार्यते ।

एवं मन्नामगानेन कलि दोषं विनाशयेत् ॥

 

Yatha Ratrau Tamo Gehe Deepenaiva Nivaryate

Evam Mannamaganena Kalidosham Vinashayet

 

Just as the darkness of night in a house is dispelled by a lamp, the

evil effects of Kali are shattered by the singing of My Names.

Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

 

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

Tremors will afflict the whole body; Why not at least recite this simple chant of ' Hare Rama '||

Nama Article 25th October 2017

Sant Samartha Ramdas

 

खुळे हस्तपादादि हे भग्न होती |

दिठी मंद होऊनियां कर्ण जाती ||

तनू कंप सर्वांगिं होती कळा रे |

हरे राम हा मंत्र सोपा जपा रे ||

 

The madly active limbs will shatter,

All senses,like hearing will fade and fail;

Tremors will afflict the whole body;

Why not at least recite this simple chant of ' Hare Rama '||

Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

 

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

Ignore the vices of Kali and look for its merits. In this Kaliyuga any individual can easily win Me over simply through the chanting of My Divine Names (Nama-Kirtan).

Nama Article 24th October 2017

Sri Sri Krishna Premi Swamigal - Vaishnava Samhita

Kalidharmaniroopanam Vol. I, Book 1 , Chapter 1. Shloka 33 & 34

 

प्रवर्तते यथाकालं कालधर्माविरोधतः ।

ममाज्ञया कलिश्चायं पापाचारपरायणः ॥

 

तस्यापि दोषान् सन्त्यज्य गुनमेव हि पश्यत ।

यत्र सङ्कीर्तनेनैव वशङ्कुर्यान्नरोपि माम् ॥

 

Pravartate Yathakalam Kaladharma Virodhatah

Mamagnyaya Kalischayam Papachara Parayanah

Tasyapi Doshan Santyajya Gunamevahi Pashyata

Yatra Sankirtanenaiva Vashankuryat Naropimam

 

Shri Bhagavan said:

This Kali, promoting all evil deeds, has rightly come into vogue in its prescribed time according to My orders

 

Ignore the vices of Kali and look for its merits. In this Kaliyuga any individual can easily win Me over simply through the chanting of My Divine Names (Nama-Kirtan).

Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

 

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