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November 26,2013.Day 312. BHAGAVAD GITA - As It Is.Original by His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada. Chapter 8.TEXT :15

Chapter 8. Attaining the Supreme

TEXT 15

mam upetya punar janma
duhkhalayam asasvatam
napnuvanti mahatmanah
samsiddhim paramam gatah

SYNONYMS

mam--unto Me; upetya--achieving; punah--again; janma--birth;duhkha-alayam--a place of miseries; asasvatam--temporary; na--never;apnuvanti--attain; maha-atmanah--the great souls; samsiddhim--perfection; paramam--ultimate; gatah--achieved.

TRANSLATION

After attaining Me, the great souls, who are yogis in devotion, never return to this temporary world, which is full of miseries, because they have attained the highest perfection.

PURPORT

Since this temporary material world is full of the miseries of birth, old age, disease and death, naturally he who achieves the highest perfection and attains the supreme planet, Krsnaloka, Goloka Vrndavana, does not wish to return. The supreme planet is described in Vedic literature as beyond our material vision, and it is considered the highest goal. Themahatmas (great souls) receive transcendental messages from the realized devotees and thus gradually develop devotional service in Krsna consciousness and become so absorbed in transcendental service that they no longer desire elevation to any of the material planets, nor do they even want to be transferred to any spiritual planet. They only want Krsna's association and nothing else. Such great souls in Krsna consciousness attain the highest perfection of life. In other words, they are the supreme souls.

November 26,2013.Day 236 Srimad Valmiki Ramayan - The First Epic Poem Of India. (Continued)

Bala Kanda - The Youthful Majesties

CHAPTER 27 (Continued)

VishvAmitra endows Rama with supernatural missiles

The nature of some astra-s - missiles

There are some verses that depict the nature of these astra-s. A few of them are given under. Though we may not actually acquire a projectile power with these verses, they may at least detail what these missiles are. The source of these verses is untraceable, but they are said to be in puraaNaa-s, and Shiva informs Sage Narada, about the missiles as below:

brahmaastram

vaantam vahni samaayuktam vyomahaalaa samanvitam |
meSha dvayam danta yutam haalaahalam ataH param |
ghana aadyam vaayu puurvam ca danta yuktam athaanvitam |
saram R^ikSha poaryaayam bhaantam bhR^igu mataH param ||
ambaram vaayu sa~NyuktaH ari mardanam apyutaH |
pradiiptam atha avaktavyam paramam ca padam tataH |
tat ete pade prayoktavye gaayatryaa madhyamam tataH |
pada trayam prayoktavyam etat brahma astram iiritam ||

"It contains air, fire and cosmic poison, two goat-like fangs, full of poison, weighty, emits air, contains mercury, fiery, sparkling, sky is filled with air, enemy-killing, greatly radiant and it is projected with three hymns, Gayatri at its centre, it is known as brahma-astra

kaala cakram

karuNam maayayaa yuktam vaantam vaaruNa sa~Nyutam |
yuupaantam vahninaa yuktam modhasaagni rathaa triyuk |
dhaantam kaala aatmane iti etat cakraa eti param tataH |
phaDantam eSha mantrastu kaala cakram prakiitritam ||

"Renders a piteous state of the enemy, full with magical powers, ending in air, and water filled, ends in craters with fire, generates fire and and it is known as Time disc"

viShNu cakram

taara puurvam ca hR^idayam bhaagyaat antau vana aadimaH |
caNDiisha yukta aaShaaDha tiivra tejasa iti api |
paryaayam lakSha sa~NkhyaayaaH aareti ca padam tataH |
bhiiShayeti api vaktavyam viShNu cakram idam viduH ||

"It first sparkles with cosmic holes, contains high degree radiance, revolves with one lakh revolutions per foot, very panicking is its projection"

इति वाल्मीकि रामायणे आदि काव्ये बाल काण्डे सप्तविंशः सर्गः

Thus, this is the (end of) 27th chapter in Bala Kanda of Valmiki Ramayana, the First Epic poem of India.

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November 25,2013.Day 235 Srimad Valmiki Ramayan - The First Epic Poem Of India. (Continued)

Bala Kanda - The Youthful Majesties

CHAPTER 27 (Continued)

VishvAmitra endows Rama with supernatural missiles

एतान् राम महाबाहो काम रूपान् महाबलान् |
गृहाण परमोदारान् क्षिप्रम् एव नृपात्मज || १-२७-२१

21. mahaabaahuH = dextrous one; nR^ipaatmaja = prince; kaama ruupaan = disguise-wizards; mahaabalaan = greatly powered ones parama udaaraan = highly, providential ones; raama = Rama; etaan = them the missiles; kSipram eva = forthwith, thus; gR^ihaaNa = take them.

"These missiles are, oh, dextrous prince, disguise-wizards, greatly powered, and highly providential ones, oh, Rama, you may take them forthwith." So said sage Vishvamitra to Rama. [1-27-21]

स्थितः तु प्राङ्मुखो भूत्वा शुचिर् मुनिवरः तदा |
ददौ रामाय सुप्रीतो मंत्र ग्रामम् अनुत्तमम् || १-२७-२२

22. tadaa = then; muni varaH = sage, pre-eminent; shuciH = becoming purified - on performing his personal holy depuration; praan mukhaH sthitaH tu = east, facing, on staying, but; bhuutvaa = on becoming; su priitaH = verily, gladdened; raamaaya = to Rama; anuttamam mantra graamam = extraordinary, hymns, village - a mixed collection; dadau = gave.

That pre-eminent sage Vishvamitra on performing his personal holy depuration then gave the assortment of extraordinary hymns to Rama facing eastward. [1-27-22]

सर्व संग्रहणम् एषाम् दैवतैः अपि दुर्लभम् |
तानि अस्त्राणि तदा विप्रो राघवाय न्यवेदत् ||१-२७-२३

23. eSaam sarva sangrahaNam = of which hymns, total, comprehending; daivataiH api [saango paa~Na vidhinaa = sections and subsections of procedures];durhlabham = for gods, even, impossible [by their sections and subsections]; taani astraaNi = such, missiles - hymns of missiles; tadaa vipraH raaghavaaya nyavedat = then, that Brahman, to Raghava, dedicated.

The comprehension of which invoking hymns of the missiles is impossible even to gods with their sections and subsections of procedures, that Brahman dedicated such hymns to Raghava. [1-27-24]

 

जपतः तु मुनेः तस्य विश्वामित्रस्य धीमतः |
उपतस्थुः महा अर्हाणि सर्वाणि अस्त्राणि राघवम् || १-२७-२४

24. dhiimataH tasya vishvaamitrasya muneH = intelligent one, that, Vishvamitra, the saint; japataH tu = on chanting, but; mahaa arhaaNi = highly, venerable ones; astraaNi sarvaani = missiles, all of them; raaghavam upa tasthuH = at Raghava, came nigh of - stood accessible to.

While that intelligent saint Vishvamitra chanted the hymns, all of those highly venerable missiles came nigh and stood accessible to Raghava in their astral form. [1-27-24]

ऊचुः च मुदिता रामम् सर्वे प्रांजलयः तदा |
इमे च परमोदार किंकराः तव राघव || १-२७-२५
यद् यद् इच्छसि भद्रन् ते तत् सर्वम् करवाम वै |

25, 26a. parama udaaraH = highly, obliging ones - missiles; [parama udaaraa = oh, most, noble Rama]; sarve = all of the missiles; tadaa praanjalayaH = then, with palm-fold; muditaaH ca = gladdened, also; raamam uucuH = to Rama, spoke; raaghava = oh, Rama; ime tava kinkaraaH = these are - here are, your, thralls - servants[ yat yat icChasi = what, what, you wish [whatever you wish us to do]; tat sarvam karavaama vai = that, all, we do, indeed; bhadram te = safe, you be.

All of those highly obliging missiles in astral bodies, gladdening to come under the aegis of Rama, then spoke to him making palms-fold, "here are your thralls, Sire, we are here to accomplish whatever you bid us to do, let safety be with you." So said the deities presiding over the missiles to Rama. [1-27-25]

ततो राम प्रसन्न आत्मा तैः इति उक्तो महाबलैः || १-२७-२६
प्रतिगृह्य च काकुत्स्थः समालभ्य च पाणिना |
मनसा मे भविष्यध्वम् इति तानि अभ्यचोदयत् || १-२७-२७

26b, 27. tataH = then; prasanna aatmaa raamaH = with a pleased, soul, Rama; prati gR^iihya = having received them; sam aalabhya ca paaNinaa = well, patted, also, with palm; kaakutsthaH = Kakutstha Rama; taiH mahaa balaiH = to those, mightily, forceful ones; iti uktaH = this way, said; manasaa me bhaviSyadhvam = in cognisance, of mine, be manifested; iti taan abhya codayat = thus, them, verily, motivated - sent them off.

On receiving them with a pleased heart, then Rama patted them with his palm, and that Rama of Kakutstha-s also spoke this way to those mightily forceful missiles in ethereal bodies saying, "you may manifest yourselves in my cognisance whenever I need you," and he motivated them to take leave and to come back at his beck and call. [1-27-26b, 27]

ततः प्रीत मना रामो विश्वामित्रम् महामुनिम् |
अभिवाद्य महातेजा गमनाय उपचक्रमे || १-२७-२८

28. tataH = then; mahaa tejaa = highly, resplendent Rama; priita manaa = with thankful, heart; vishvaamitram mahaa munim abhivaadya = to Vishvamitra, great sage, revering him; gamanaaya = to journey on; upacakrame = readied himself.

That highly resplendent Rama revered sage Vishvamitra with a thankful heart and readied himself for further journey. [1-27-26]

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November 25,2013.Day 311. BHAGAVAD GITA - As It Is.Original by His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada. Chapter 8.TEXT :14

Chapter 8. Attaining the Supreme

TEXT 14

ananya-cetah satatam 
yo mam smarati nityasah 
tasyaham sulabhah partha 
nitya-yuktasya yoginah

SYNONYMS

ananya-cetah--without deviation; satatam--always; yah--anyone;mam--Me (Krsna); smarati--remembers; nityasah--regularly; tasya--to him; aham--I am; su-labhah--very easy to achieve; partha--O son of Prtha; nitya--regularly; yuktasya--engaged; yoginah--of the devotee.

TRANSLATION

For one who remembers Me without deviation, I am easy to obtain, O son of Prtha, because of his constant engagement in devotional service.

PURPORT

In this verse the bhakti-yoga of the unalloyed devotees of the Supreme Godhead is described. The proceeding verses mention four different kinds of devotees--the distressed, the inquisitive, those who seek material gain, and the speculative philosophers. Different processes of liberation from material entanglement have also been described: karma-yoga, jnana-yoga, and hatha-yoga. But here bhakti-yoga, without any mixture of these, is mentioned. In bhakti-yoga the devotees desire nothing but Krsna. The pure bhakti devotee does not desire promotion to heavenly planets, nor does he seek salvation or liberation from material entanglement. A pure devotee does not desire anything. In the Caitanya-caritamrta the pure devotee is called niskama, which means he has no desire for self-interest. Perfect peace belongs to him alone, not to them who strive for personal gain. The pure devotee only wants to please the Supreme Lord, and so the Lord says that for anyone who is unflinchingly devoted to Him, He is easy to attain. The devotee can render service to any of the transcendental forms of the Supreme Lord, and he meets with none of the problems that plague the practitioners of other yogas. Bhakti-yoga is very simple and pure and easy to perform. One can begin by simply chanting Hare Krsna. Krsna is very merciful to those who engage in His service, and He helps in various ways that devotee who has fully surrendered to Him so that he can understand Him as He is. The Lord gives such a devotee sufficient intelligence so that ultimately the devotee can attain Him in His spiritual kingdom. 
The special qualification of the pure devotee is that he is always thinking of Krsna without considering the time or place. There should be no impediments. He should be able to carry out his service anywhere and at any time. Some say that the devotee should remain in holy places like Vrndavana or some holy town where the Lord lived, but a pure devotee can live anywhere and create the atmosphere of Vrndavana by his devotional service. It was Sri Advaita who told Lord Caitanya, "Wherever You are, O Lord--there is Vrndavana." 
A pure devotee constantly remembers Krsna and meditates upon Him. These are qualifications of the pure devotee for whom the Lord is most easily attainable. Bhakti-yoga is the system that the Gita recommends above all others. Generally, the bhakti-yogis are engaged in five different ways: 1) santa-bhakta, engaged in devotional service in neutrality; 2)dasya-bhakta, engaged in devotional service as servant; 3) sakhya-bhakta, engaged as friend; 4) vatsalya-bhakta, engaged as parent; and 5) madhurya-bhakta, engaged as conjugal lover of the Supreme Lord. In any of these ways, the pure devotee is always constantly engaged in the transcendental loving service of the Supreme Lord and cannot forget the Supreme Lord, and so for him the Lord is easily attained. A pure devotee cannot forget the Supreme Lord for a moment, and similarly, the Supreme Lord cannot forget His pure devotee for a moment. This is the great blessing of the Krsna conscious process of chanting the maha-mantra--Hare Krsna.

 

November 23,2013.Day 234 Srimad Valmiki Ramayan - The First Epic Poem Of India. (Continued)

Bala Kanda - The Youthful Majesties

CHAPTER 27 (Continued)

VishvAmitra endows Rama with supernatural missiles

वैद्याधरम् महा अस्त्रम् च नन्दनम् नाम नामतः || १-२७-१३
असि रत्नम् महाबाहो ददामि नृवरात्मज |

13b, 14a. mahaabaahuH = mighty armed one; nR^I vara aatmaja = best, king's, son, [the prince]; vaidyaadharam = Vaidyadhara named as; mahaa astram ca= great, missile, also; naamataH nandanam = Nandana; naama = by name, Nandana, named as; asi ratnam = sword, gemlike one; dadaami = I am giving.

"Oh, mighty armed son of the best king, I am giving a great missile named Vaidyadhara by its name, and a gem of sword named Nandana. [1-27-13b, 14a]

गान्धर्वम् अस्त्रम् दयितम् मोहनम् नाम नामतः || १-२७-१४
प्रस्वापनम् प्रशमनम् दद्मि सौंयम् च राघव |

14b, 15a. raaghava = Raghava; gaandharvam astram = Gandharva's, missiles; naamataH = by name; mohanam naama = mohana, named as; dayitam = liked very much by Gandharva-s; prasvaapana = Prasvapana [Inducer of Sleep]; saumyam prashamanam ca = gentle, Prashamana, [Pacifier,] also.

"Thus, the missile which is very much liked by Gandharva-s, namely Mohana, [The Stupefier,] the missile called Prasvapana [The Inducer of Sleep,] and the gentle Prashamana, [The Pacifier of enemy's anger.] [1-27-14b, 15a]

 

वर्षणम् शोषणम् चैव संतापन विलापने || १-२७-१५
मादनम् चैव दुर्धर्षम् कन्दर्प दयितम् तथा |
गान्धर्वम् अस्त्रम् दयितम् मानवम् नाम नामतः || १-२७-१६
पैशाचम् अस्त्रम् दयितम् मोहनम् नाम नामतः |
प्रतीच्छ नरशार्दूल राजपुत्र महायशः || १-२७-१७

15b, 16, 17. mahaa yashaH = oh, highly fortunate one; nara shaarduula = manly-tiger; raja putra = prince; varSaNam = Varshana [Rainer,] missile;shoSaNam = shoshana [Drainer,] missile; santaapana vilaapane = santaapana [Humidifier,] vilaapana [Weep-inducer.]; gaandharvam astram dayitam = gandharva, missile, fond one; naamataH maanavam naama = by name Manava [Humane,] named; tathaa = likewise; durdharsham = unassailable one; kandarpa dayitam maadanam = Manmadha's, dear missile, an intoxicator; naamataH mohanam naama = by name Mohana [Rager,] named missile; dayitam = a dear missile [of pishaaca-s say, monsters; = paishaacam astram = pertaining to pishaaca-s, say monster's, missile; pratiicCha = take them.

"Oh, highly fortunate Rama, takes these missiles namely, varshaNa, [the Rainer,] shoshana [the Drainer,] santaapana [the Humidifier,] vilaapana [the Weep-inducer,] and oh, prince, an unassailable intoxicator and a dear missile of Manmatha, namely Mohana [The Intoxicator,] and another the fond missile of gandharva-s namely maanava by its name, [The Humane missile,] and oh, tigerly man, a missile dear one to pishaaca-s, monsters, namely paishaca [The Monster missile.] [1-27-15, 16, 17]

तामसम् नरशार्दूल सौमनम् च महाबलम् |
संवर्तम् चैव दुर्धर्षम् मौसलम् च नृपात्मज || १-२७-१८
सत्यम् अस्त्रम् महाबाहो तथा मायामयम् परम् |
सौरम् तेजःप्रभम् नाम पर तेजो अपकर्षणम् || १-२७-१९
सोम अस्त्रम् शिशिरम् नाम त्वाष्ट्रम् अस्त्रम् सुदारुरणम् |
दारुणम् च भगस्य अपि शितेषुम् अथ मानवम् || १-२७-२०

17b, 18, 19, 20. nara shaarduula = manly-tiger; nR^ipa aatmaja = prince; mahaa balam taamasam = greatly powered, taamasa missile; saumanam ca = saumana, also; durdharsham = indomitable one; samvartam = samvarta missile; caiva = also, like that; mausalam ca = mausala, also; satyam astram = satyam missile; param = then; maayaa mayam = maayaa-maya; mahaabaahuH = oh, mighty-armed one; tathaa = like that; sauram = of Solar; tejaH prabham = teja-prabha [Radiator]; naama = named; para tejaH apa karSaNam = others, brilliance, sequestrator of; shishiram naama = shishira [Cooler,] named; soma astram = Moon's, missile; su daaruNam = very, deadly one; tvaaSTram astram = tvaShta's; [sudaamana = sudaamana named] missile; bhagasya api = of Bhaga, even; daaruNam ca= dangerous, also; shiteshum = shiteshu missile; atha maanavam = then, Maanava missile - of Manu the earlier ruler of mankinbd; I will give.

"Oh, manly-tiger Rama, greatly powered taamasa and saumana missiles, the indomitable missiles like samvarta, mausala, satya, and then the maaya-maya missile; like that oh, mighty armed Rama, a solar missile the sequestrator of others' brilliance namely teja-prabha; next, the missile of Moon-god named shishira [The Cooler]; and a very deadly missile of tvaSTa namely sudaamana; and even the dangerous missile of bhaga namely shita-iSu, these and the maanava missile of Manu, the earliest ruler of mankind, I will be giving. [1-27-17b, 18, 19, 20]

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