Saturday, June 6, 2020

LORD IS THE PROTECTOR #Blog0014




Lord, the Protector

कौन कहता है कि मिटाने की साजिशें होती ही नहीं हमें
पर ये उनकी निगाहें नाज है कि मुकम्मल नहीं होती

“Who says that there are no efforts in this world to demean me
But it is His grace that such efforts don’t fructify”

कन्हैया समर्थ है, सदा सर्वदा रक्षा करने के लिए, सर्वत्र रक्षा करने के लिए

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कहां करे रसखान को कोई दुष्ट लबार

पथराखन जब आप हों, जब आप माखन चाखन हार”

(दुष्ट – wicked, लबार – gossip monger, a wayward person, पथराखन – Guide

None can harm one, if You are one's guide

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"जिसके सिर ऊपर तू स्वामी सो दुख कैसे पाए

जो तेरे रंग राते स्वामी

तिनका जन्म मरण दुख नासा”

whosoever is under Your protection, how can he get any sorrow? In fact , you even take him/her out of cruel birth death cycle


राते=attracted, तिनका जन्म मरण दुख नासा – their birth death cycle is vanquished (by You)

click this video 1

click this video 2

click this video 3

click this video 4


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Psalm 91:1-16 GNT

Whoever goes to the LORD for safety, whoever remains under the protection of the Almighty, can say to him, 

“You are my defender and protector. You are my God; in you I trust.” 

He will keep you safe from all hidden dangers and from all deadly diseases. He will cover you with his wings; you will be safe in his care; his faithfulness will protect and defend you. 

You need not fear any dangers at night or sudden attacks during the day or the plagues that strike in the dark or the evils that kill in daylight. 

A thousand may fall dead beside you, ten thousand all around you, but you will not be harmed. You will look and see how the wicked are punished. 

You have made the LORD your defender, the Most High your protector, and so no disaster will strike you, no violence will come near your home. 

God will put his angels in charge of you to protect you wherever you go. They will hold you up with their hands to keep you from hurting your feet on the stones. You will trample down lions and snakes, fierce lions and poisonous snakes. 

God says, “I will save those who love me and will protect those who acknowledge me as LORD. When they call to me, I will answer them; when they are in trouble, I will be with them. I will rescue them and honor them. I will reward them with long life; I will save them.”


Standby link (in case youtube link does not work):

video 1:
Kahat Kabir | Part 11 | Shree Hita Ambrish Ji | New Delhi | 2019

video 2:
जिसके सिर ऊपर तू स्वामी | Jiske Sir Uper Tu Swami | Waheguru Simran | WINGS BHAKTI

video 3:
Jiske Sir Oopar Tu Swami By Anuradha Paudwal [Full Song] I Jiske Sir Oopar Tu Swami

video 4:
So Dukh Kaisa Paave - Bhai Ravinder Singh Ji - New Shabad Gurbani Kirtan 2021 - Best Records



Friday, June 5, 2020

LORD CHAITANYA MAHAPRABHU SHIKSHTAKA चैतन्य महाप्रभु की 8 शिक्षायें in 8 shlokas #Blog0013



चैतन्य महाप्रभु की 8 शिक्षायें  
Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu's Shikshtaka

Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu left only eight verses, called Shikshtaka. These eight verses  clearly reveal His mission and precepts. These supremely valuable  prayers are translated herein.

1. Glory to the Sri Krsna sankirtana, which cleanses the heart of all the dust accumulated for years and extinguishes the fire of conditional life, of repeated birth and death. This sankirtana movement is the prime  benediction for humanity at large because it spreads the rays of the benediction moon. It is the life of all transcendental knowledge. It  increases the ocean of transcendental bliss, and it enables us to fully taste the nectar for which we are always anxious.

2. O my Lord, Your holy name alone can render all benediction to living beings, and thus You have hundreds and millions of names like Krsna and Govinda. In these transcendental names You have invested all Your  transcendental energies. There are not even hard and fast rules for chanting these names. O my Lord, out of kindness You enable us to easily approach You by Your holy names, but I am so unfortunate that I have no attraction for them.

3. One should chant the holy name of the Lord in a humble state of mind,  thinking oneself lower than the straw in the street; one should be more  tolerant than a tree, devoid of all sense of false prestige and should be ready to offer all respect to others. In such a state of mind one can chant the holy name of the Lord constantly.

4. O almighty Lord, I have no desire to accumulate wealth, nor do I desire beautiful women, nor do I want any number of followers. I only want Your causeless devotional service birth after birth.

5. O son of Mahäräja Nanda [Krsna], I am Your eternal servitor, yet somehow or other I have fallen into the ocean of birth and death. Please pick me up from this ocean of death and place me as one of the atoms at Your lotus feet.

6. O my Lord, when will my eyes be decorated with tears of love flowing constantly when I chant Your holy name? When will my voice choke up,  and when will the hairs of my body stand on end at the recitation of  Your name?

7. O Govinda! Feeling Your separation, I am considering a moment to be like twelve years or more. Tears are flowing from my eyes like torrents of rain, and I am feeling all vacant in the world in Your absence.

8. I know no one but Krsna as my Lord, and He shall remain so even if He handles me roughly by His embrace or makes me brokenhearted by not being present before me. He is completely free to do anything and everything, for He is always my worshipful Lord unconditionally.



http://www.prabhupada-books.de/chaitanya/siksastakam_en.html 

Prabhupad - has shloka in Hindi also


https://vaniquotes.org/wiki/8_verses_of_Sri_Caitanya_Mahaprabhu%E2%80%99s_Siksastaka with each sanskrit word meaning also


https://krishna.org/original-sri-caitanya-caritamrta-pdf-books/












Thursday, June 4, 2020

EVERY ACTION OF DEVOTEE IS BHAKTI #Blog0012


Every action of Devotee is Bhakti

भक्त का हर कार्य एक पूजा है


वो कौन सी जाँ है, वो कौन सी शह है, जिसमे जलवये यार ना हो, दीदार का शौक है तो नज़र पैदा कर


There is nothing in this entire Creation which does not demonstrate His presence - all we need is the divine sight (नज़र पैदा कर) - which of course can only be granted as a boon by Lord to His pure devotees. 

 

कौन है तैय्यार जो जलवाये यार देखे, ये इश्क़ का कलमा है साहब, मौलवी नहीं मजनू चाहिए   


Who is ready to see His Omnipotence, Omnipresence & Omniscience – this is the gatha of True Love – we need a true lover, not a priest

 

ना जाऊँ द्वारका, ना जाऊँ काशी, मैं जहां बिठाऊँ आसन, वहीं मेरा अभिलाषी  

https://youtu.be/IN4upURdXTU?t=1578 



As long as my purpose is pure ,i.e., no other desire than to love Lord (निष्काम भक्ति), I do not need to go to any pilgrimage -  wherever I am, Lord is present there.


This is the desired ideal goal of love bonding with God that His Omnipresence is 'felt' by the bhakt anytime anywhere, not restricted to time & place.

 

It also means that the worship is not limited to 5/15/30 minutes or so but भक्त का रोम रोम (each particle of his body) भक्ति में विलीन (immersed) है, आठों याम (24x7).

 

The golden gist is that

 

भक्त का हर कार्य एक पूजा है

 

न कि पूजा एक कार्य बन कर रह गयी है


AND THIS IS WHAT IS ULTIMATELY REQUIRED BY LORD FOR ACHIEVING LIFE'S PURPOSE.


Standby link (in case youtube link does not work)

Mujhe Aap Ne Bulaya by Vinod Agarwal Krishna Bhajan Devotional Songs In Hindi Eagle Devotional.mp4