IF ONE IS ADVANCED IN KNOWLEDGE, HE MUST ALWAYS BE PREPARED TO SACRIFICE ANYTHING FOR A BETTER CAUSE, 15th Aug

Bhagvatam: IF ONE IS ADVANCED IN KNOWLEDGE, HE MUST ALWAYS BE PREPARED TO SACRIFICE ANYTHING FOR A BETTER CAUSE. AT THE PRESENT MOMENT THE ENTIRE WORLD IS IN A DANGEROUS POSITION UNDER THE SPELL OF A GODLESS CIVILIZATION. 

As described in this chapter, after Indra obtained the body of Dadhichi, a thunderbolt was prepared from Dadhichi's bones, and a fight took place between Vrträsura and the demigods.

Following the order of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the demigods approached Dadhichi Muni and begged for his body. 

Dadhichi Muni, just to hear from the demigods about the principles of religion, jokingly refused to relinquish his body, but for higher purposes he thereafter agreed to give it up, for after death the body is usually eaten by low animals like dogs and jackals. Dadhichi Muni first merged his gross body made of five elements into the original stock of five elements and then engaged his soul at the lotus feet of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. 

Thus he gave up his gross body. With the help of Vishvakarmä, the demigods then prepared a thunderbolt from Dadhichi's bones. Armed with the thunderbolt weapon, they prepared themselves to fight and got up on the backs of elephants.

At the end of Satya-yuga and the beginning of Tretä-yuga, a great fight took place between the demigods and the asuras. Unable to tolerate the effulgence of the demigods, the asuras fled the battle, leaving Vrträsura, their commander in chief, to fight for himself. 

Vrträsura, however, seeing the demons fleeing, instructed them in the importance of fighting and dying in the battlefield. One who is victorious in battle gains material possessions, and one who dies in the battlefield attains a residence at once in the celestial heavens. In either way, the fighter benefits.

The demigods replied: O exalted brähmana, pious persons like you, whose activities are praiseworthy, are very kind and affectionate to people in general. What can't such pious souls give for the benefit of others? They can give everything, including their bodies.

TRANSLATION

Those who are too self-interested beg something from others, not knowing of others' pain. But if the beggar knew the difficulty of the giver, he would not ask for anything. Similarly, he who is able to give charity does not know the beggar's difficulty, for otherwise he would not refuse to give the beggar anything he might want as charity.

PURPORT

This verse describes two people—one who gives charity and one who begs for it. 

A beggar should not ask charity from a person who is in difficulty. Similarly, one who is able to give charity should not deny a beggar. These are the moral instructions of the shästra. Chänakya Pandita says, san-nimitte varam tyägo vinäshe niyate sati: everything within this material world will be destroyed, and therefore one should use everything for good purposes. 

If one is advanced in knowledge, he must always be prepared to sacrifice anything for a better cause. At the present moment the entire world is in a dangerous position under the spell of a godless civilization. 

The Krshna consciousness movement needs many exalted, learned persons who will sacrifice their lives to revive God consciousness throughout the world. We therefore invite all men and women advanced in knowledge to join the Krshna consciousness movement and sacrifice their lives for the great cause of reviving the God consciousness of human society.

REAL HAPPINESS CAN BE ACHIEVED ONLY UPON SURRENDER TO LORD #Blog0075

REAL HAPPINESS CAN BE ACHIEVED ONLY UPON SURRENDER TO LORD  

प्रसन्नता होती क्या है

संसार के सुख की कामना करोगे तो वह तो किसी और के ऊपर आश्रित है - वस्तु या व्यक्ति

वस्तु या व्यक्ति नहीं हो तो आप दुखी

प्रसन्नता वास्तव में होती है : “जिसे आप से कोई ले न सके”, जिसका remote control किसी दूसरे के हाथ में न हो , तो प्रत्येक पल वर्धमान हो

और ये केवल भगवान की कामना करने से ही मिल सकती है  क्योंकि केवल वही एक सच्चा साथी है हमेशा हमेशा के लिए 

WHAT IS HAPPINESS?   

WORLDLY HAPPINESS IS DEPENDENT ON SOMEBODY OR SOMETHING   

IF YOU REMOVE THAT SOMEBODY OR SOMETHING THAT HAPPINESS IS GONE   

REAL HAPPINESS IS WHAT CANNOT BE TAKEN AWAY FROM YOU 

REAL HAPPINESS IS REMOTE CONTROL OF WHICH IS NOT IN HANDS OF SOMEBODY 

OR SOMETHING ELSE 

AND 

SUCH REAL HAPPINESS IS ALWAYS ON THE UP   

REAL HAPPINESS CAN BE ACHIEVED ONLY UPON SURRENDER TO LORD  

GITA SHLOKA 4.33: The purpose of all sacrifices is to arrive at the status of complete knowledge, then to gain release from material miseries, and, ultimately, to engage in loving transcendental service to the Supreme Lord (Krsna consciousness),13th Aug

GITA SHLOKA 4.33: The purpose of all sacrifices is to arrive at the status of complete knowledge, then to gain release from material miseries, and, ultimately, to engage in loving transcendental service to the Supreme Lord (Krsna consciousness).

GITA SHLOKA 4.33

TRANSLATION

O chastiser of the enemy, the sacrifice of knowledge is greater than the sacrifice of material possessions. O son of Prtha, after all, the sacrifice of work culminates in transcendental knowledge.

PURPORT

The purpose of all sacrifices is to arrive at the status of complete knowledge, then to gain release from material miseries, and, ultimately, to engage in loving transcendental service to the Supreme Lord (Krsna consciousness).

Nonetheless, there is a mystery about all these different activities of sacrifice, and one should know this mystery.

Sacrifices sometimes take different forms according to the particular faith of the performer.

When one's faith reaches the stage of transcendental knowledge, the performer of sacrifices should be considered more advanced than those who simply sacrifice material possessions without such knowledge, for without attainment of knowledge, sacrifices remain on the material platform and bestow no spiritual benefit.

Real knowledge culminates in Krsna consciousness, the highest stage of transcendental knowledge.

Without the elevation of knowledge, sacrifices are simply material activities.

When, however, they are elevated to the level of transcendental knowledge, all such activities enter onto the spiritual platform.

Depending on differences in consciousness, sacrificial activities are sometimes called karma-kanda, fruitive activities, and sometimes jnana-kanda, knowledge in the pursuit of truth.

It is better when the end is knowledge.

MAY THAT SUPREME PERSONALITY OF GODHEAD PROTECT ME AT ALL TIMES WITH HIS EIGHT ARMS, 12th Aug

Bhagvatam: MAY THAT SUPREME PERSONALITY OF GODHEAD PROTECT ME AT ALL TIMES WITH HIS EIGHT ARMS. THROUGH AHANGRAHOPÄSANÄ ONE DOES NOT BECOME GOD, BUT HE THINKS OF HIMSELF AS QUALITATIVELY ONE WITH THE SUPREME. HUMAN DUTY IS TO ALWAYS SEEK THE MERCY OF THE LORD IN ORDER TO BE PROTECTED BY HIM IN ALL CIRCUMSTANCES.

TRANSLATION

The Supreme Lord, who sits on the back of the bird Garuda, touching him with His lotus feet, holds eight weapons—the conchshell, disc, shield, sword, club, arrows, bow and ropes.

May that Supreme Personality of Godhead protect me at all times with His eight arms.

He is all-powerful because He fully possesses the eight mystic powers [animä, laghimä, etc.]

PURPORT

Thinking oneself one with the Supreme is called ahangrahopäsanä.

Through ahangrahopäsanä one does not become God, but he thinks of himself as qualitatively one with the Supreme.

Understanding that as a spirit soul he is equal in quality to the supreme soul the way the water of a river is of the same nature as the water of the sea, one should meditate upon the Supreme Lord, as described in this verse, and seek His protection.

The living entities are always subordinate to the Supreme.

Consequently their duty is to always seek the mercy of the Lord in order to be protected by Him in all circumstances.

TRANSLATION

The Supreme indestructible Lord is ascertained through the performance of ritualistic sacrifices and is therefore known as Yajneshvara. In His incarnation as Lord Boar, He raised the planet earth from the water at the bottom of the universe and kept it on His pointed tusks. May that Lord protect me from rogues on the street. May Parashuräma protect me on the tops of mountains, and may the elder brother of Bharata, Lord Räma Chandra, along with His brother Lakshmana, protect me in foreign countries.

PURPORT

There are three Rämas. One Räma is Parashuräma (Jämadägnya), another Räma is Lord Räma Chandra, and a third Räma is Lord Balaräma. In this verse the words rämo'dri-küteshv atha indicate Lord Parashuräma. The brother of Bharata Mahäräja and Lakshmana is Lord Räma Chandra.

May Lord Näräyana protect me from unnecessarily following false religious systems and falling from my duties due to madness. May the Lord in His appearance as Nara protect me from unnecessary pride. May Lord Dattätreya, the master of all mystic power, protect me from falling while performing bhakti-yoga, and may Lord Kapila, the master of all good qualities, protect me from the material bondage of fruitive activities.

TRANSLATION

May Sanat-kumära protect me from lusty desires. As I begin some auspicious activity, may Lord Hayagriva protect me from being an offender by neglecting to offer respectful obeisances to the Supreme Lord. May Devarshi Närada protect me from committing offenses in worshiping the Deity, and may Lord Kürma, the tortoise, protect me from falling to the unlimited hellish planets.

PURPORT

Lusty desires are very strong in everyone, and they are the greatest impediment to the discharge of devotional service. Therefore those who are very much influenced by lusty desires are advised to take shelter of Sanat-kumära, the great brahmachäri devotee. 

Närada Muni, who is the guide for archana, is the author of the Närada Pancharätra, which prescribes the regulative principles for worshiping the Deity. 

Everyone engaged in Deity worship, whether at home or in the temple, should always seek the mercy of Devarshi Närada in order to avoid the thirty-two offenses while worshiping the Deity. These offenses in Deity worship are mentioned in The Nectar of Devotion.

GITA SHLOKA 4.30,4.31,4.32: The human form of life is the only life by which one may get out of this entanglement. Highest kind of happiness that a man can achieve is to be promoted to the spiritual planets by practice of Krsna consciousness. A life of Krsna consciousness is therefore the solution to all the problems of material existence,12th Aug

The human form of life is the only life by which one may get out of this entanglement. Highest kind of happiness that a man can achieve is to be promoted to the spiritual planets by practice of Krsna consciousness. A life of Krsna consciousness is therefore the solution to all the problems of material existence.

GITA SHLOKA 4.30 

TRANSLATION

All these performers who know the meaning of sacrifice become cleansed of sinful reaction, and, having tasted the nectar of the remnants of such sacrifice, they go to the supreme eternal atmosphere.

PURPORT

From the foregoing explanation of different types of sacrifice (namely sacrifice of one's possessions, study of the Vedas or philosophical doctrines, and performance of the yoga system), it is found that the common aim of all is to control the senses.

Sense gratification is the root cause of material existence; therefore, unless and until one is situated on a platform apart from sense gratification, there is no chance of being elevated to the eternal platform of full knowledge, full bliss and full life.

This platform is in the eternal atmosphere, or Brahman atmosphere.

All the above-mentioned sacrifices help one to become cleansed of the sinful reactions of material existence.

By this advancement in life, one not only becomes happy and opulent in this life, but also, at the end, he enters into the eternal kingdom of God, either merging into the impersonal Brahman or associating with the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna.

Gita shloka 4.31

TRANSLATION

O best of the Kuru dynasty, without sacrifice one can never live happily on this planet or in this life: what then of the next?

PURPORT

Whatever form of material existence one is in, one is invariably ignorant of his real situation.

In other words, existence in the material world is due to the multiple reactions to our sinful lives.

Ignorance is the cause of sinful life, and sinful life is the cause of one's dragging on in material existence.

The human form of life is the only loophole by which one may get out of this entanglement.

The Vedas, therefore, give us a chance for escape by pointing out the paths of religion, economic comfort, regulated sense gratification and, at last, the means to get out of the miserable condition entirely.

The path of religion, or the different kinds of sacrifice recommended above, automatically solves our economic problems.

By performance of yajna we can have enough food, enough milk, etc.—even if there is a so-called increase of population.

When the body is fully supplied, naturally the next stage is to satisfy the senses.

The Vedas prescribe, therefore, sacred marriage for regulated sense gratification.

Thereby one is gradually elevated to the platform of release from material bondage, and the highest perfection of liberated life is to associate with the Supreme Lord.

Perfection is achieved by performance of yajna (sacrifice), as described above.

Now, if a person is not inclined to perform yajna according to the Vedas, how can he expect a happy life? There are different grades of material comforts in different heavenly planets, and in all cases there is immense happiness for persons engaged in different kinds of yajna.

But the highest kind of happiness that a man can achieve is to be promoted to the spiritual planets by practice of Krsna consciousness.

A life of Krsna consciousness is therefore the solution to all the problems of material existence.

Bhagvatam: HOW INDRA, THE KING OF HEAVEN, WAS VICTORIOUS OVER THE SOLDIERS OF THE DEMONS, USING THE SHIELD OF THE VISHNU MANTRA,11th Aug

Bhagvatam: HOW INDRA, THE KING OF HEAVEN, WAS VICTORIOUS OVER THE SOLDIERS OF THE DEMONS, USING THE SHIELD OF THE VISHNU MANTRA.

This chapter describes how Indra, the King of heaven, was victorious over the soldiers of the demons, and it also describes the shield of the Vishnu mantra.

To take protection from this shield, one must first touch kusha grass and wash one's mouth with ächamana-mantras. One should observe silence and then place the eight-syllable Vishnu mantra on the parts of his body and place the twelve-syllable mantra on his hands. 

The eight-syllable mantra is om namo näräyanäya. This mantra should be distributed all over the front and back of the body. The twelve-syllable mantra, which begins with the pranava, omkära, is om namo bhagavate väsudeväya. One syllable should be placed on each of the fingers and should be preceded by the pranava, omkära. 

Thereafter, one must chant om vishnave namam, which is a six-syllable mantra. One must progressively place the syllables of the mantra on the heart, the head, between the two eyebrows, on the shikhä and between the eyes, and then one should chant mam asträya phat and with this mantra protect himself from all directions. Nädevo devam archayet: one who has not risen to the level of a deva cannot chant this mantra. According to this direction of the shästra, one must think himself qualitatively nondifferent from the Supreme.

After finishing this dedication, one must offer a prayer to the eight-armed Lord Vishnu, who sits on the shoulders of Garudadeva. One also has to think of the fish incarnation, Vämana, Kürma, Nrsimha, Varäha, Parashuräma, Räma Chandra (the elder brother of Lakshmana). Nara-Näräyana, Dattätreya (an empowered incarnation), Kapila, Sanat-kumära, Hayagriva, Näradadeva (the incarnation of a devotee). Dhanvantari, Rshabhadeva, Yajna, Balaräma, Vyäsadeva, Buddhadeva and Keshava. 

One should also think of Govinda, the master of Vrndävana, and one should think of Näräyana, the master of the spiritual sky. One should think of Madhusüdana, Tridhämä, Mädhava, Hrshikesha, Padmanäbha, Janärdana, Dämodara and Vishveshvara, as well as the Supreme Personality of Godhead Krshna Himself. 

After offering prayers to the Lord's personal expansions known as the svämsha and shaktyävesha-avatäras, one should pray to the weapons of Lord Näräyana, such as the Sudarshana, gadä, shankha, khadga and bow.

After explaining this process, Sukadeva Gosvämi told Mahäräja Parikshit how Vishvarüpa, the brother of Vrträsura, described the glories of the Näräyana-kavacha to Indra.

GITA SHLOKA 4.27 soul which is attached to sense enjoyment, it is called parag-atma BUT pratyag atma is the ultimate goal. This pratyag atma is a withdrawal from activities in matter,9th Aug

GITA SHLOKA 4.27 soul which is attached to sense enjoyment, it is called parag-atma BUT pratyag atma is the ultimate goal. This pratyag atma is a withdrawal from activities in matter.

TRANSLATION

Those who are interested in self-realization, in terms of mind and sense control, offer the functions of all the senses, as well as the vital force [breath], as oblations into the fire of the controlled mind.

PURPORT

The yoga system conceived by Patanjali is referred to herein.

In the Yoga-sutra of Patanjali, the soul is called pratyag-atma and parag-atma.

As long as the soul is attached to sense enjoyment, it is called parag-atma.

The soul is subjected to the functions of ten kinds of air at work within the body, and this is perceived through the breathing system.

The Patanjala system of yoga instructs one on how to control the functions of the body's air in a technical manner so that ultimately all the functions of the air within become favorable for purifying the soul of material attachment.

According to this yoga system, pratyag atma is the ultimate goal.

This pratyag atma is a withdrawal from activities in matter.

The senses interact with the sense objects, like the ear for hearing, eyes for seeing, nose for smelling, tongue for tasting, hand for touching, and all of them are thus engaged in activities outside the self.

They are called the functions of the prana-vayu.

The apana-vayu goes downwards, vyana-vayu acts to shrink and expand, samana-vayu adjusts equilibrium, udana-vayu goes upwards—and when one is enlightened, one engages all these in searching for self-realization.

Bhagvatam: IF ONE IS ADVANCED IN THE SCIENCE OF KRSHNA CONSCIOUSNESS, REGARDLESS OF HIS POSITION IN HUMAN SOCIETY, HE MAY BECOME A SPIRITUAL MASTER, 10th Aug

Bhagvatam: IF ONE IS ADVANCED IN THE SCIENCE OF KRSHNA CONSCIOUSNESS, REGARDLESS OF HIS POSITION IN HUMAN SOCIETY, HE MAY BECOME A SPIRITUAL MASTER

TRANSLATION

The demigods continued: Do not fear criticism for being younger than us. Such etiquette does not apply in regard to Vedic mantras. Except in relationship to Vedic mantras, seniority is determined by age, but one may offer respectful obeisances even to a younger person who is advanced in chanting Vedic mantras. Therefore although you are junior in relationship to us, you may become our priest without hesitation.

PURPORT

It is said, vrddhatvam vayasä vinä: one may be senior without being advanced in age. Even if one is not old, one gains seniority if he is senior in knowledge. Vishvarüpa was junior in relationship to the demigods because he was their nephew, but the demigods wanted to accept him as their priest, and therefore he would have to accept obeisances from them. 

The demigods explained that this should not be a cause for hesitation; he could become their priest because he was advanced in Vedic knowledge. Similarly, Chänakya Pandita advises, nichäd apy uttamam jnänam: one may accept education from a member of a lower social order. The brähmanas, the members of the most elevated varna, are teachers, but a person in a lower family, such as a family of kshatriyas, vaishyas or even shüdras, may be accepted as a teacher if he has knowledge. Sri Chaitanya Mahäprabhu approved of this when He expressed this opinion before Rämänanda Räya (Cc. Madhya 8.128):

It does not matter whether one is a brähmana, shüdra, grhastha or sannyäsi. These are all material designations. A spiritually advanced person has nothing to do with such designations. Therefore, if one is advanced in the science of Krshna consciousness, regardless of his position in human society, he may become a spiritual master.

GOD IS LOVE and LOVE SHOWS THE WAY #Blog0074

GOD IS LOVE & LOVE SHOWS THE WAY

"चिर जीवो भूतल ये जोड़ी"

The saints / pure devotees have such a pure love that they bless even the Lord couple (Radhe Krishna)

In fact pure love does not care for self but only for the comfort of the beloved.

Whereas in the world there is no pure love - hence though it is "love" but because it is "not pure", there is a lot of selfishness - "what would I get" - and therefore this love is extremely short lived but this same worldly love, if converted towards Lord & therefore the welfare of all His beings, becomes pure & surely attracts Lord who then pulls devotee out of this worldly birth death cycle,old age & disease & takes him/her back to Godhead.

Getting to such a pure love, which automatically attracts God, is the purpose of human life.    

"इबादत बेशक एक मकाम तक ले जाती है मगर आगे मोहब्बत रास्ता दिखाती है"

Prayer can take you only upto a certain point - beyond which only love can take you.

"जितना प्यार पाया है तुमसे 

उससे और अधिक पाने को जी चाहता है 

और जाने क्या खूबी है तुममे सनम 

कि हर रिश्ता तुमसे निभाने को जी चाहता है"

"न मेहनत से ,न अदब से  

न किसी पुरुषार्थ से मिलती है  

मोहब्बत वो दौलत है, जो सिर्फ तेरी रहमत से मिलती है"

HOW CAN ANYONE WHO LOVES GOD HATE ANY OF HIS CHILDREN ?

Bhagvatam: IF A GOVERNMENT WORSHIPS THE BRÄHMANAS, THE COWS AND KRSHNA, IT IS NEVER DEFEATED ANYWHERE; OTHERWISE IT MUST ALWAYS BE DEFEATED AND CONDEMNED EVERYWHERE,9th Aug

Bhagvatam: IF A GOVERNMENT WORSHIPS THE BRÄHMANAS, THE COWS AND KRSHNA, IT IS NEVER DEFEATED ANYWHERE; OTHERWISE IT MUST ALWAYS BE DEFEATED AND CONDEMNED EVERYWHERE.

TRANSLATION

Because of their firm determination to follow the instructions of Sukrächärya, his disciples, the demons, are now unconcerned about the demigods. In fact, kings or others who have determined faith in the mercy of brähmanas, cows and the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krshna, and who always worship these three are always strong in their position.

PURPORT

From the instructions of Lord Brahmä it is understood that everyone should very faithfully worship the brähmanas, the Supreme Personality of Godhead and the cows.

The Supreme Personality of Godhead is go-brähmana-hitäya ca: He is always very kind to cows and brähmanas.

Therefore one who worships Govinda must satisfy Him by worshiping the brähmanas and cows.

If a government worships the brähmanas, the cows and Krshna, Govinda, it is never defeated anywhere; otherwise it must always be defeated and condemned everywhere.

At the present moment, all over the world, governments have no respect for brähmanas, cows and Govinda, and consequently there are chaotic conditions all over the world.

In summary, although the demigods were very powerful in material opulence, the demons defeated them in battle because the demigods had behaved disrespectfully toward a brähmana, Brhaspati, who was their spiritual master.

TRANSLATION

O demigods, I (Lord Brahma) instruct you to approach Vishvarüpa, the son of Tvashtä, and accept him as your guru. He is a pure and very powerful brähmana undergoing austerity and penances. Pleased by your worship, he will fulfill your desires, provided that you tolerate his being inclined to side with the demons.

PURPORT

Lord Brahmä advised the demigods to accept the son of Tvashtä as their spiritual master although he was always inclined toward the benefit of the asuras.

Srila Sukadeva Gosvämi continued: Thus advised by Lord Brahmä and relieved of their anxiety, all the demigods went to the sage Vishvarüpa, the son of Tvashtä. My dear King, they embraced him and spoke as follows.

The demigods said: Beloved Vishvarüpa, may there be all good fortune for you. We, the demigods, have come to your äshrama as your guests. Please try to fulfill our desires according to the time, since we are on the level of your parents.

O brähmana, the highest duty of a son, even though he has sons of his own, is to serve his parents, and what to speak of a son who is a brahmachäri?

TRANSLATION

The ächärya, the spiritual master who teaches all the Vedic knowledge and gives initiation by offering the sacred thread, is the personification of all the Vedas. Similarly, a father personifies Lord Brahmä; a brother, King Indra; a mother, the planet earth; and a sister, mercy. A guest personifies religious principles, an invited guest personifies the demigod Agni, and all living entities personify Lord Vishnu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

PURPORT

According to the moral instructions of Chänakya Pandita, ätmavat sarva-bhüteshu: one should observe all living entities to be on the same level as oneself. This means that no one should be neglected as inferior; because Paramätmä is seated in everyone's body, everyone should be respected as a temple of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. This verse describes the different ways in which one should respect a guru, a father, a brother, a sister, a guest and so on.

GITA-SHLOKA-4.25 Factual sacrifice means to satisfy the Supreme Lord Krishna, who is also known as Yajna. Such a person (doing factual sacrifice) is the first-class yogi; but he does not lose his individual existence,7th Aug

GITA-SHLOKA-4.25 Factual sacrifice means to satisfy the Supreme Lord Krishna, who is also known as Yajna. Such a person (doing factual sacrifice) is the first-class yogi; but he does not lose his individual existence.

TRANSLATION

Some yogis perfectly worship the demigods by offering different sacrifices to them, and some of them offer sacrifices in the fire of the Supreme Brahman.

PURPORT

As described above, a person engaged in discharging duties in Krsna consciousness is also called a perfect yogi or a first-class mystic.

But there are others also, who perform similar sacrifices in the worship of demigods, and still others who sacrifice to the Supreme Brahman, or the impersonal feature of the Supreme Lord.

So there are different kinds of sacrifices in terms of different categories.

Such different categories of sacrifice by different types of performers only superficially demark varieties of sacrifice.

Factual sacrifice means to satisfy the Supreme Lord, Visnu, who is also known as Yajna.

All the different varieties of sacrifice can be placed within two primary divisions: namely, sacrifice of worldly possessions and sacrifice in pursuit of transcendental knowledge.

Those who are in Krsna consciousness sacrifice all material possessions for the satisfaction of the Supreme Lord, while others, who want some temporary material happiness, sacrifice their material possessions to satisfy demigods such as Indra, the sun-god, etc.

And others, who are impersonalists, sacrifice their identity by merging into the existence of impersonal Brahman.

The demigods are powerful living entities appointed by the Supreme Lord for the maintenance and supervision of all material functions like the heating, watering and lighting of the universe.

Those who are interested in material benefits worship the demigods by various sacrifices according to the Vedic rituals.

They are called bahv-isvara-vadi, or believers in many gods.

But others, who worship the impersonal feature of the Absolute Truth and regard the forms of the demigods as temporary, sacrifice their individual selves in the supreme fire and thus end their individual existences by merging into the existence of the Supreme.

Such impersonalists spend their time in philosophical speculation to understand the transcendental nature of the Supreme.

In other words, the fruitive workers sacrifice their material possessions for material enjoyment, whereas the impersonalist sacrifices his material designations with a view to merging into the existence of the Supreme.

For the impersonalist, the fire altar of sacrifice is the Supreme Brahman, and the offering is the self being consumed by the fire of Brahman.

The Krsna conscious person, like Arjuna, however, sacrifices everything for the satisfaction of Krsna, and thus all his material possessions as well as his own self—everything—is sacrificed for Krsna.

Thus, he is the first-class yogi; but he does not lose his individual existence.

Vinod Agarwal Bhajan lyrics गोविंद चले आओ, गोपाल चले आओ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOiAi42cdlE

गोविंद चले आओ, गोपाल चले आओ

गोविंद चले आओ, गोपाल चले आओ, हे मुरलीधर माधव, नंदलाल चले आओ

हे आनंद घन मोहन रसराज चले आओ,

अखियाँ भर भर आई सांवरिया, भीगी जाए मोरी चुनरिया

प्यारे काली घटा भी झूमके बरसे, मैं कैसे आऊं तेरी नगरिया 

पनघट पे मैं जब भी जाऊँ, राह तकूँ पर चैन न पाऊं,

सखियां मेरी हंसी उड़ाएं, पांव फिसल के छलके गगरिया,

सपनों में भी आ आकर तुम, दिल को जलाते हो हरदम,

तड़पू जैसे जल बिन मछली, हाय लेकिन ली ना तुमने खबरिया,

राह तकूँ पर आ नहीं पाऊं, सारी दुनिया जाग रही है ,

काली रात है डर भी लागे, छम छम बैरन बोले पायलिया

गोविंद चले आओ, गोपाल चले आओ, हे मुरलीधर माधव, नंदलाल चले आओ, 

तू नहीं मेरा मगर, तुमसे मोहब्बत है, तो है

अगर यह रस्मो रिवाजों से बगावत है, तो है

सच को मैंने सच कहा जब कह दिया तो कह दिया

यह जमाने की नजर में यह हिमाकत है तो है (हिमाकत =Foolishness)

क्यों दुनिया की नजर में प्यार करना किसी मूर्खता से कम नहीं है और जो बुद्धि का इस्तेमाल करें वो प्यार कर भी नहीं सकता

कब कहा मैंने कि वह मिल जाए, मैं उसे

लेकिन दूर ना हो जाए वह इतनी हसरत है तो है

गैर ना हो जाए वह इतनी हसरत है तो है

जल गया परवाना तो शम्मा की इसमें क्या खता

रात भर जलना जलाना उसकी किस्मत है, तो है

यार बनके जालिमों सा वह सताता है मुझे

फिर भी उस जालिम पर मरना अपनी फितरत है, तो है

दूर थे और दूर है हरदम जमीन और आसमान

दूरीयों के बाद भी, दोनों में कुरबत है तो है

(वो कौन सा पल है जब ज़मीन और आसमान आमने सामने नहीं होते)

(कुरबत ,i.e., सामीप्य, nearness)

मेरा शौक देख, इंतजार देख, मेरे अरमान देख, कह क्या रहे हैं यह

काश मेरे नसीब में एक और मुलाकात होती, फिर वही बात हो फिर वही रात हो

आ जाओ ओ रस पूरीत सावन मेरी प्रीति की जीवन मोरी (base)

सब व्यवधान समेट लो मनहर अब नेक रखो ना दूरी (व्यवधान=problems, नेक =even a little)

हे मेरे चिरंतन धर्म, अंतर स्थित के मर्म, चितहू के नागर चोर (चितहू =heart)

तुम बिन सुना है सब ओर

दिल की हस्ती भी अजीब हस्ती है, यह लूटने वाले को ही तरसती है

इस विरह निशा में मेरे सुधाकर (moon), तुम ज्योति सुधा सरसाओ

प्राणों की पीड़ा को हर लो हे सुरभित यौवन

(सुरभित यौवन = Fragrant ever Youthful)

आओ मेरे मोहन हीए के फूल, मत जाओ भूल, आओ मम मधुमत मन के भ्रमर

(हीए=heart, मम =mine, मधुमत =honey)

प्रिय तुम बिन सूना है सब ओर

गोविंद चले आओ

प्रीतम को कब लाएगा यह मेरा इंतजारे सनम

राहों में ही बीत रहा यह जीवन हसीन तोहफा सनम

प्यारे आओ तो फिर से हो जाए यह जीवन उमंगों का संगम

क्षण क्षण प्रतीक्षा में बीत रहा कब होगा खतम इंतजारे सनम

मरने से पहले आंखें मेरी चाहें तेरा दीदारे सनम

जाती बार वो कह गए अब हम सिर्फ ख्वाबों में आएंगे

ए सखी जा कर कह दे उन्हें कि वह वादा तो करें, हम जिंदगी भर के लिए सो जाएंगे

तेरी जगह कोई और होता तो कहां उसका मेरे दिल पर कोई जोर होता

अपनी अदा पे तुम्हें बहुत गरूर है, आंखों के तीर सहना भी हमको मंजूर है

लेकिन एक बात तुमसे कहनी जरूर है कि “इश्क में तुमसे मिलना रस्में फितूर है”

गोविंद चले आओ गोपाल चले आओ, हे मुरलीधर माधव, नंदलाल चले आओ

 

Vinod Agarwal Bhajan lyrics

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