A poem a day to keep all agonies away!

[Visalakshi Ramani]

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# 96.[FONT=comic sans ms,sans-serif] ParihAram.

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[FONT=comic sans ms,sans-serif]A brahmin owns a beautiful garden and takes the credit for maintaining it -even though all the hard word is done by his gardeners.

He kills a cow in mad anger when it ruins his garden but shifts the blame to Indra, who is the god of our hands.

Indra comes disguised as an old man and makes the brahmin realize his folly.

He tells the brahmin, "You take the credit for maintaining the garden, for planting all the trees in beautiful rows and for making beautiful paths to walk through in the garden even though all these jobs have been done by the gardeners. You have killed a cow with your own hands but you want to shift the burden of the sin to Indra's shoulders. Why?"

The brahmins realizes his folly, hangs his head in shame and tries to do parihAram - even though killing the cow was purely unintentional.[/FONT]

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

# 72. NAVA VIDHA BHAKTI.



There are nine different form of loving God - namely the nine forms of Bhakti.

They vary depending on which of our 'Indriams' we employ in doing Bhakti.

The first form of the 'nava vidha bhakti' is 'Sravanam' or listening to the glories of our dear Lord. King Pareekshit attained mukthi by his sravnam of BhAgavata MahA purAnam sung by Suka muni in just seven days.

The second form of bhakti is 'Keerthanam' or singing the Lord's glory.
Suka muni sang the glory of Lord in BhAgavadam and everyone who listened to it benefited immensely.

The third form of bhakthi is 'Smaranam' the continual remembrance of God's names and form. Bhakta PrahlAd is the best example for this form of Bhakti. In spite of the dire threats and cruel punishments imposed on him by his father, he never failed to utter the name of Sri Hari even for a second!

The fourth form of bhakti is 'pAda sEvA' . Lakshmi Devi is the most blessed in this form of bhakti as She is continuously doing pAda SEvA to Lord Vishnu.

The fifth form of bhakti is 'Archanai' to God with pure and fresh flowers. Pruthu maharAj was famous for doing Archanai to his dear Lord.

The sixth form is 'Vandanam' or do saAshtAnga namaskAram. AkrUrar got Lord's blessings by doing Vanadanam.

The seventh form of bhakti is 'DAsyam' - to be a humble servant of the Lord. None can beat HanumAn in his spirit of DAsyam and the services rendered to Lord.

The eighth form of bhakti is 'Sakhyam' or friendship with Lord - based on equality with Him. PandavAs and especially ArjunA is the most famous for Sakhya bAvam to Lord.

The ninth form of bhakti is 'Atma nivEdhanam' or total surrender to the Lord's lotus feet. MahA Bali became the best example for this kind of Bakti, by offering to God everything he possessed including his bloated ego!

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

#97. ஈஸ்வரன்.


“உலகில் உள்ள பொருட்கள் அனைத்துமே
உண்மையில் ஈஸ்வரனின் ஸ்வரூபங்களே!”
உபதேசித்தார் பெரும் குரு நாதர் ஒருவர்;
உபதேசம் பெற்றான் அவருடைய சீடன்.

எல்லோரும் ஈஸ்வரர்களே என்பதால்
எல்லையில்லா மகிழ்ச்சியுடன் அவன்
செல்லும்போது எதிரே வந்தான் ஒரு
பொல்லாத யானை மேல் அமர்ந்த பாகன்.

“விலகுங்கள்! விலகுங்கள்!” என்று பாகன்
விலாப் புடைக்கக் கத்திய போதிலும்;
விலகவில்லை கொஞ்சமும் அந்தச் சீடன்
விரும்பி யானையின் அருகிலேயே வந்தான்!

“நானும் ஈஸ்வரன், யானையும் ஈஸ்வரன்,
நான் ஏன் அஞ்சிப் பாதை விலகவேண்டும்?”
நடந்து வந்த யானை துதிக்கையால் தூக்கி.
நாலு வட்டங்கள் சுழற்றி வீசிச் சென்றது!

நல்ல வேளையாக உயிர் போகவில்லை!
நல்ல காயங்களுடனே தப்பிவிட்டான்.
நடந்ததைத் தன் குருவிடம் சொல்லவே,
நகைக்கலானார் அவர் விழுந்து விழுந்து!

“யானையும் ஈஸ்வரன்தான்! அதுவும் சரி.
நீயும் ஈஸ்வரன்தான் ஒப்புக் கொள்கின்றேன்.
யானையின் மேல் அமர்ந்த இன்னொரு ஈஸ்வரன்
நீங்கிச் செல்லும்படிச்சொன்னது கேட்கவில்லையா ?”

சொற்களின் பொருளை அறிவதால் மட்டும்
சொல்லப்பட்ட கருத்துக்கள் புரிந்து விடாது.
கருத்தினைப் புரிந்து கொண்டால் மட்டுமே
கற்றதன் பயன் நமக்குத் தப்பாது கிடைக்கும்.

வாழ்க வளமுடன்,
விசாலாக்ஷி ரமணி.

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

# 97.[FONT=comic sans ms,sans-serif]All are Eshwars!
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[FONT=comic sans ms,sans-serif]A man learns from his Guru that all the things are forms of God. He is very happy that he as well as all the others are forms of Gods or Eshwars.

While returning home, he comes across an angry elephant. The mahout warns him to keep away but the man does not listen. He tells to himself, "I am an Eshwar and the elephant is another Eshwar. Why would one Eshwar harm another Eshwar?"

Foolishly he goes near the elephant, ignoring the warnings of the mahout.He is lifted, swirled round and thrown away by the angry elephant.

He escapes with many injuries and is very angry. His Guru tells him that even though he and the elephant were both Eshwars, so was the mahout to told him to keep away from the elephant!

We should not take the words at their face value, but should realize the real message being conveyed.
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[Visalakshi Ramani]

# 73. THE MENTAL ATTITUDES.



Love expresses itself in various forms. The intense love for God is bhakti. It is expressed differently depending on the mental make up of the bhaktAs.

BhaktAs of S'Anta bhAvam are peaceful, unperturbed, ripe and sweet like BhEshma pitAmahar.

BhaktAs in 'DAsya BhAvam' imagine themselves as the servants of God and are quite happy with their lot.They find happiness and satisfaction in serving God. HanumAn is the best example for DHAsya BhAvam.

BhaktAs in 'Sakhya BHAvam' imagine themselves to be close friends of God. PAndavAs are the best examples for this bhakti bhAvA.

BhaktAs in 'VAtsalya BhAvam" imagine themselves to be the parent of God Himself and love Him as a parent does his / her child. The best examle for this kind of Bhakti bhAvam is YasOdA.

The best bhakti BHAvam is 'MAdhurya BhAvam'. In this bhAvam the Lord is imagined as the lover and the bahthA as the girl pining for her lover. The paramAtmA is personified as the lover and the JeevAtma as the lovelorn lady. The bhaktAs who have excelled in this bhAvA are MeerA, AndAl and Jeya Dev.

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

#98. கனியாத பக்தி.


“ஹரியும் சிவனும் ஒண்ணு ; இதை
அறியாதவன் வாயில் மண்ணு !”
என்று கூறுவார் முன்னோர்கள்;
என்றாலும் சிலர் கேட்பதில்லை.

கனியாத பக்தி உடைய ஒருவன்,
தனியாக சிவபிரானை மட்டுமே
கனிவோடு தொழுது வந்ததான்;
பணியான் வேறொரு கடவுளை.

ஒரு நாள் சிவனே நேரில் தோன்றி
“ஒன்றே தெய்வம் என்றறியாயோ?”
என்ற போதிலும் மீண்டும் அவன்
எந்தக் கடவுளையும் வணங்கவில்லை.

சங்கர நாராயணனாய் வந்தபோதும்,
சங்கரனை மட்டுமே வணங்கினான்;
ஹரியை விடுத்து விட்டான் அவன்;
ஹரனாலும் மாற்ற முடியவில்லை.

தீவிர பக்தியும், மாறாத வெறுப்பும்,
தூண்டிவிட்டது மற்றவர்களையும்!
“விஷ்ணு! விஷ்ணு!” என்ற நாமத்தை
வெறுப்பேற்ற வேண்டிக் கூறலாயினர்.

காதில் அப்பெயர் விழாமல் இருக்க,
காதில் இரண்டு மணிகளை அணிந்து,
காதுகளை ஆட்டிச் சப்தம் செய்தவன்,
கண்டா கர்ணன் எனப் பெயர் பெற்றான்.

கண்டா கர்ணனைப் போன்றே பல
கண்மூடித்தனமான வேறு பக்தர்களும்
இறைவனிடம் காட்டும் வினோத பக்தியில்,
வெறுப்பே விருப்பையும்விட அதிகம்!

வாழ்க வளமுடன்,
விசாலாக்ஷி ரமணி.

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

# 98.[FONT=comic sans ms,sans-serif]Unripe Bhakti.
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A man worships only SivA and hates the very name of VishnU.SivA himself tells the man that both He and Hari are one and the same God.The man does not listen even to SivA.

Then SivA appears as SankaranArAynA. Even then the man worships only the half that is sankarA and ignores the half that is nArAyanA.

His vinoda bhakti amuses everyone. Just to irritate him people keep calling out the name of VishnU. He wears two bells on his ears and keeps ringing them so that he won't hear the name of VishnU.

His name now gets changed to GantA Karnan.

There are many people in whose bkakti, hatred predominates the love for God.
This kind of vinOda bhakti is unripe bhakti! [/FONT]

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

# 74. ASHTA SIDHDHIS.


If all the seven chakrAs in a human body are activated through Yoga SAdanA in the prescribed form, the person develops various special powers known as Ashta Siddhid. He can perfrom many miracles, not possible for a normal human being.

The ability to reduce the size of one's body to an atom is called "animA"

The ability to increase the size of the body to resemble a huge mountain is called "mahimA"

The ability to become as heavy as an elephant is called "garimA".

The ability to become as light as a feather is 'lagimA"

The ability to reach any desired destination is "prApthi".

The ability to get any desired object is called "prAkAmyA".

The ability to become like a God in his powers is called "Esathvam".

The ability to conquer and win over anybody's mind is "vasathvam".

Of all the persons who had ashta sidhdhis, HanumAn is the best -

since He never once used the powers for His own sake and always used them for the sake of the others.

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

[FONT=comic sans ms,sans-serif]Dear friends,

The much awaited month of MArgazhi is here again!

I attend the Ushath kAla pUja in our colony temple, where we sing ThiruppAvai and ThiruvembAvai everyday.

So I will be away from home 6 A.m to 8 A.M.

The scheduled power cut in our area is from 10 A.M. to 12 noon. That means I will be able to post my regular threads only after 12 noon-for the next one month.

Alternately I can post my regular threads the previous night itself. This is what I intend to do.

Happy MArgazhi and Happy pAvai nOnbu!

yours sincerely,
Visalakshi Ramani.[/FONT]

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

#99. யார் பொய்யன்?


கிணற்றிலேயே பிறந்து அந்தக்
கிணற்றிலேயே வாழ்ந்து வந்தது,
வெளியேறி ஒரு முறையேனும்
வெளி உலகைக் காணாத தவளை.

ஒரு நாள் பெய்த பெரு மழையில்,
பெருகிய வெள்ளத்துடன் வந்து
விழுந்தது கிணற்றில், வெளியே
வெகுநாள் வாழ்ந்த வேறு தவளை.

அறிமுகம் நன்றாக முடிந்தபின்,
அதிசய வெளி உலகைப் பற்றி
அளக்கலானது புதுத் தவளை.
ஆச்சரியப்பட்ட கிணற்றுத் தவளை,

“உலகம் எவ்வளவு பெரியது?” என
உற்சாகத்தோடு அதைக் கேட்டது.
முன்னங்கால்களை நன்கு விரித்து
“இவ்வளவு பெரியதா?” என்றது.

“இதையும் விடப் பெரியது!” என,
இங்கிருந்து அங்கு தாவிவிட்டு,
“இவ்வளவு பெரியதா?” என்றது.
“இன்னும் மிகப் பெரியது” எனவே,

“இதைவிடப் பெரியதாக ஏதும்
இருக்கவே முடியாது; அறிவேன்!
பொய்கள் சொல்லுகின்றாய் நீ;
போய்விடு இங்கிருந்து, உடனே”

விரிந்த நோக்கம் இல்லாதவனும்கூட,
விவரமில்லா இந்தத் தவளை போன்றே,
தனக்குத் தெரியாததே இல்லையெனத்
தம்பட்டம் அடித்துக் கொள்கின்றான்!

வாழ்க வளமுடன்,
விசாலாக்ஷி ரமணி.

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

# 99. [FONT=comic sans ms,sans-serif]Who is the liar?

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[FONT=comic sans ms,sans-serif]The story is a conversation between the two frogs, one of which had lived in a well all his life and the other which had lived in a big lake.

During a heavy rain a frog which had lived in a big lake and had seen the wide world got washed into a well.

The frog dwelling in the well wanted to know from where he had come. The new frog described the lake he had lived in and the surrounding areas.

The frog in the well asked how big was the world. It opened up both its front legs and asked whether the world was that big?

Then it jumped from one side of the well to the other and asked whether the world was that big.When the new frog said that the world was much bigger than he could describe or show, the frog in the well got annoyed and branded the other frog as a liar!

Even among people, those who think that they know everything, tell the others that they are liars![/FONT]

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

# 75. EVERYTHING IS HIM.



KrishnA is everything seen by us and He is in everyone living in the world.
But He is best remembered by those which are the best among the things.

All the alphabets start with அ, अ ,అ, A etc. KrishnA is the 'akAram' among the alphabets.The most superior of all the 'mantrAs' is the 'pranavam' or

'OM'. It is KrishnA who resides in the OM.

Among all the kings who had ruled the earth, He is Manu;
among all the revered rushis He is dEvarishi nAradA and brughu;
among all the asurAs He is PrahlAd;
among all the pasUs He is KAmadEnU;
among all the birds that soar in the sky He is GarudA;
among all the snakes He is the AnanthA;
among all the rivers that flow He is GangA;
among all the brahmins He is Bali;
among all the yAgAs and yagnAs He is the easiest and most effective japa yagnA;
among all the soldiers He is arjunA;
among all the baktAs He is udhdhavA.

He is the 'balam' of all 'balavAns' and 'tejas' of all 'tejasvees' .
Whatever is the best in the world, is a projection of His glory, His beauty, His strength and His form.

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

#100. பூரண சரணாகதி.


ஒரு சிறந்த இறை பக்தனுக்கும்,
ஒரு சலவைத் தொழிலாளிக்கும்

வலுத்து விட்ட வாக்குவாதம்
வம்புச் சண்டையில் முடியவே;

துவைக்கலானான் அப்பக்தனையும்
துணிகளைப் போலவே வண்ணான்.

“கண்ணா! கண்ணா!” என்று பக்தன்
கதறுவது கேட்டதும் எழுந்தான்,

ஒய்யாரமாக வைகுண்டத்திலே
ஓய்வு எடுத்துக்கொண்டிருந்தவன்.

நான்கடிகள் நடந்து சென்றவன்,
மீண்டும் வந்து அமர்ந்துவிடவே,

நாயகனிடம் விவரம் கேட்டாள்,
நானிலம் வணங்கும் இலக்குமி.

“நானே செல்ல வேண்டியதில்லை;
தானே திருப்பி அடிக்கத் துணிந்தவன்,

தன்னையே காத்துக் கொள்வான்;
என்னை எதிர்பார்க்க மாட்டான்!”

சரணாகதியும் பலன்கள் தரும்
பூரணமாக இருந்தால் மட்டுமே.

போராடியவரை பாஞ்சாலிக்குமே
புடவைகள் தரவில்லையே கண்ணன்.

வாழ்க வளமுடன்,
விசாலாக்ஷி ரமணி.

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

[FONT=comic sans ms,sans-serif]# 100. CharanAgathi.

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[FONT=comic sans ms,sans-serif]A quarrel broke out between a Krishna bakthA and a washer man.At first it was a verbal fight. But very soon it became a fist fight. Naturally the washer man was better equipped for the exchange of blows than the Krishna bhaktA.

Baktha called out for KrishnA's help. God was about to help him, but He found that the bhakthA had started returning the blows of the washer man.

God sat back saying to Lakshmi dEvi that the bhaktA can take care of himself now. He does not come to help us, unless we surrender totally. Even to droupathi, He did not give the sari, until she stopped struggling and surrendered to Him totally.[/FONT]

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

# 76. FOUR TYPES OF BHAKTAS.



Man does 'bhakti' to God seeking riches and many other blessings in return. May be one in a thousand persons worship God, just for the love of god, without seeking anything in return.

Every temple big or small, is flooded with the 'bhakta janA'. PujAs are being performed continuously. Why then is the world so bad - in spite of all these bhaktAs?

KrishnA himself answer this question. He the creator, knows the nature of our mind and the bundles of desires stored in there- better than any one else!

KrishnA says that there are four grades of bhaktAs - divided according to their mental make up and attitudes.

The fourth and the lowest category of bhakttAs desire to enjoy all the pleasures of the world. The aim of their prayers and pujAs is to get every possible 'bhogam' in the world.

The third category of bhaktAs desire to amass great wealth and stick on to it. So they always pray for more and more wealth and that it should never leave them.

The second category of bhaktAs seek vivEkam - the ability to distinguish between the real and the unreal, the brahmam and mAyA. The desire only 'gnAnam' , 'vivekam', 'vairAgyam'.

The first and the best category of bhaktas is the 'gnAni'. He has conquered his mind and senses; he has destroyed his 'ahankAram' and 'mamakAram' and he is immersed in 'Atma anubhavam'.

God is ready to give us anything we ask for. If we go to a multimillionaire and return with a worthless gift, it is our fault...not his!

 

[Nara]

.....KrishnA says that there are four grades of bhaktAs

Dear Mrs. VR. please permit me to add a few comments that may add value.

Lord Sri Krishna talks of four types of sinners and four types of Bhakthas in chapter 7 of Srimat Bhagavat Geetha. In verse #15 he describes the four kinds of sinners.

• Level 1 sinner: People with no knowledge about Sri Krishna, but attached to material pleasures, they know not, what they know not (मूढाः)
• Level 2 sinner: People who realize Sri Krishna is Ishwara, yet due to ignorance of the lord's infinite compassion, stay away from him -- these are worse than level 1 because they know, yet they act as though they know not (नरधमाः)
• Level 3 sinner: People who know very well that Lord Sri Krishna is Iswara, but are persuaded by the false logic of others (मायया अपहृतज्ञानाः)
• Level 4 sinner: People who by nature hate Lord Sri Krishna (आसुरं भावं आश्रिताः)

Then, in verse 16, Lord Sri Krishna describes four categories of devotees thus:

• Level 1 devotee: One who who has lost his wealth, and, in order to regain it, shows devotion to Lord Sri Krishna (आर्तः)
• Level 2 devotee: One who is poor, but shows devotion to Lord Sri Krishna to gain material wealth (अर्थार्थी)
• Level 3 devotee: One who covets pure knowledge through devotion to Lord Sri Krishna (जिज्ञासु)
• Level 4 devotee: One who fully understands the true relationship between Jeeva and Iswara and, completely and unconditionally surrenders to Lord Sri Krishna, seeking nothing but eternal service to him in return (ज्ञानी)

Lord Sri Krishna then declares, in the next verse # 17 and 18, that the fourth level devotees are the best, and that he, Lord Sri Krishna himself, is indebted to them as without their devotion, his greatness will not be fully understood.

Verse #18 is particularly poignant where Lord Sri Krishna says he is firm in his conviction that the fourth kind of devotee is even greater than he himself, they are verily his own atma, and he mere a body to them.

उदाराः सर्व एवैते ज्ञानी त्वात्मैव मे मतम् ।
आस्थितः स हि युक्तात्मा मामेवानुत्तमां गतिम् ॥
​

Cheers!

p.s. the above is based in SV interpretation, smarthas may object to some of it.

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

Dear Shree. Nara,

Thank you for adding more useful information and enhancing the value of the poem.

I try to make the poems as simple as possible since the readers are bound to be a mixed group of people. At times I am not able to write everything in great detail.

But you and the other knowledgeable persons in the Forum are most welcome to give your explanation. Each of these concepts can be elaborated to several pages.

I have heard Swami Dayananda Saraswathi talk for hours about a single sloka in Bhagavat Geeta!

Hope to see you more ofter in this thread with more explanations,

with infinite gratitude and regards, :angel:
V.R.

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

#101. சிறு தவளை.


வனவாசம் செய்யும்போது ராமன்,
தனது தாகத்தைத் தணிக்கவேண்டி;

அம்பையும், வில்லையும் மண்ணில்
ஆடாமல் பதித்துவிட்டுச் சென்றான்.

வந்து பார்க்கையில், மண்ணில்
சிந்தும் ரத்தத்தில் சிறு தவளை.

வில் ஊடுருவியதால் அதற்கு
விளைந்து விட்டது விபரீதம்!

“ஒரு குரல் கொடுத்திருந்தால்
ஒரு கொலை நிகழ்ந்திராதே!”

மறுகிய மனத்துடன் ராமன்,
மரணம் தழுவும் தவளையிடம்

மனம் வருந்திக் கேட்கவே,
மறுமொழி பகர்ந்தது அது.

“யார் எனக்குத் தீங்கு செய்தாலும்
யாரை நான் அழைப்பேனோ,

அவனே எனக்குத் தீங்கிழைத்தால்,
யாரிடம் சொல்வேன் நான்?”

தெய்வம் உதவிடும் நமக்கு,
மற்றவர் தொல்லை செய்தால்!

தெய்வமே தொல்லை செய்தால்,
மற்று எவர் உதவுவார் நமக்கு ?

வாழ்க வளமுடன்,
விசாலாக்ஷி ரமணி.

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

[FONT=comic sans ms,sans-serif]# 101. The Tiny Frog.
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[FONT=comic sans ms,sans-serif]During His vanavAsam Rama planted his bow on the ground - while going for a drink of water. The edge of the bow pierced through a frog by mistake.

When RAmA returned, He found the tiny frog dripping blood and in severe pain. He felt very sad and asked the frog," Why didn't you croak to let me know of your presence? This accident could have been easily averted then!"

The frog replied in a feeble voice,"When the others harm me, I call out your name. When you yourself harm me,whose name can I call out?"

When the world punishes us, we can seek asylum in the lotus feet of the Lord.
When the Lord himself punishes us, who can save us?

"When God is with us, no one can harm us.
When God is against us, no one can save us!"[/FONT]

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

# 77. THE CONCH AND THE DEAF EARS.



I asked my guru one day, "Why does the protector of the creation - VishnU-

carry a lotus flower, a conch, a mace and a discus?"

My guru was pleased with my question and replied with a smile.

"God will present the lovely lotus flower to everyone treading on the path of dharmA.

He will blow his conch and warn the person who commits occasional mistakes.

He will give a light blow or a gentle knock with His mace, if the person continues in the path of adharmA.

If His warnings fall on deaf ears, He will use His discus. Which of these do you want to get?"

We are not fools to prefer sour fruits to ripe sweet ones

nor the conch, the mace and the discus to the lovely lotus flower!

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

#102. எளியவன்!


ஊரையே தன் ஆட்சிக்குள் கொண்ட
ஊர்ப் பெரியவரிடம் பணி புரிந்தான்,

அன்பும், அடக்கமும் கொண்டிருந்த
தன்மையுள்ள வேலையாள் ஒருவன்.

நன்கு விளைந்த இலந்தைப் பழங்கள்,
நான்கு, ஐந்து கிடைத்திடவே, அதைத்

தானே உண்ணாமல் துணியில் சுற்றித்
தன் எஜமானனிடம் எடுத்துச் சென்றான்.

வாயில் சிந்தும் சிறு புன்னகையுடனும்,
கையில் ஒரு பொதியுடனும் கண்டதும்,

அருகில் அழைத்து விசாரித்தவரிடம்,
பெருமையுடன் அளித்தான் பழங்களை.

விரும்பி உண்ணும் எஜமானைப் போலவே
விளங்குபவர் நம் இறைவனும் அறிவீர்!

எளியவருக்கு அவன் மிகவும் எளியவன்!
வலியவருக்கு அவன் மிகவும் வலியவன்!

கள்ளம் இல்லா உள்ளமே அவனுக்கு
வெள்ளையான வெண்ணையாகும்!

வாழ்க வளமுடன்,
விசாலாக்ஷி ரமணி.

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

[FONT=comic sans ms,sans-serif]# 102. Our petty offerings.
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[FONT=comic sans ms,sans-serif]A humble and honest man worked under a rich and powerful master - who had control over his whole village.

One day the man-servant got some fresh bear fruits (elatham pazham) which he did not taste, as he wanted to offer them to his master.

He had a mixed feeling since his master was a man of great importance, whether he would make fun of him for offering such cheap fruits.

Contrary to his fears, the master is very pleased with him and the fruits he had offered.

God, who is and who has everything we see in the universe, also feels pleased with us in the same way, with our petty offerings.[/FONT]

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

# 1. WHO IS THE BEST?


In a pitch dark night, the fire-fly exclaimed in self-praise," Who is there to provide light for the world immersed in darkness?
What will happen to the world, but for my presence here?"

The twinkling stars laughed at the fire-fly and said," In our presence you will hardly be noticed! What make you feel so proud?"

Now it was the turn of the silver moon to laugh at the twinkling stars. "Now that I have risen, you will all become invisible! No need to boast about yourselves and feel so proud."

The red Sun rose in the east. His bright golden rays replaced the dull light of the moon. There was no trace of the boasting fire-fly and the proud twinkling stars!

Never feel proud about your youth, wealth and beauty! There are many people in the world who are more beautiful, richer and more youthful than you!

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

#103. பக்தி,பகுத்தறிவு.


மூவுலக சஞ்சாரியான நாரதர்
முன் நிற்கக் கண்டார் இருவரை.

இருவருமே நல்ல தபஸ்விகள்,
இறையைக் காண விழைபவர்கள்.

“வைகுண்டத்திலிருந்தா வருகின்றீர்?
வைகுண்டநாதன் என்ன செய்கின்றார்?”

நாரதர் சிரித்துவிட்டுச் சொன்னார்,
“நாரணனுக்கு எல்லாமே விளையாட்டு!

யானைகளையும், ஒட்டகங்களையும்,
யாராலுமே செய்ய முடியாதபடி, அவர்

ஊசியின் சிறு கண்ணின் வழியே
உள்ளே புகச் செய்கின்றார், ஆஹா!”

முதலாம் யோகி பரம பக்தர்,
முழு விசுவாசம் உடையவர்.

“செய்வார்! செய்வார்! அவர்தான்
செய்ய வல்லவர் அற்புதங்களை!”

இரண்டாமவர் பகுத்தறிவுவாதி;
இளநகை புரிந்தார் அப்போது.

“யானையாவது? ஊசிக் காதாவது?
யாருக்கு காது குத்துகின்றீர்கள்?”

“முடியும்” என்றால் எல்லாம் முடியும்;
“முடியாது” என்றால் எதுவும் முடியாது!

“உருவம்” என்றால் உண்டு உருவம்;
“அருவம்” என்றால் வெறும் அருவமே.

நாம் விரும்புகின்றபடியே தன்னை,
நமக்குக் வெளிக்காட்டுவான் இறைவன்!

வாழ்க வளமுடன்,
விசாலாக்ஷி ரமணி.

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

[FONT=comic sans ms,sans-serif]# 103. Paripoorna Bhakti.
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[FONT=comic sans ms,sans-serif]Narada was returning from Vaikuntam. He met two true thapasvis on the way. They were doing penance with the idea of getting BhagavAn's dharshan.

They asked whether NAradA was returning from Vaikuntam . When nAradA said that he was in fact retuning after having dharshan of Lord NArayanA.

The tapasvis asked him what the God was doing there?
NAradA told them that God NArAyanA was passing elephants and camels through the eye of a needle.

One of the two tapasvis beleives Narada as he had paripoorna bhakti and said that nothing is impossible for the Lord.

The other tapasvi used his common sense and hence doubted NAradA.

In the world also half the people doubt the powers of God, while the other half believes that anything is possible for God.[/FONT]