DEEKSHA [INITIATION]

IN Hindu tradition there are several ways of deeksha or initiation. dekksha is given by guru except in case of one of the mantra deeksha ie Gayatri usually. mantra deeksa can also be given by GURU. student has to repeat this mantra for several years daily to understand the trufh that,s mentioned in our sastras.nayana deeksa is given through just by mere glance of guru. this also called nayana deeksa.or matsya deeksa. fishes lays eggs in the river and goes for swim in search of their food. meanwhile it just gives a glance towards, it,s eggs. and the young ones hatch out, sucessfully. another deeksa is kukuta deeksa or  sparsa deeksa. wherein hen sits on the eggs gives them warmth and young ones hatch out. then thre is smarana deeksa like that of the tortoise. tortoise lays eggs on shores and goes into the sea. later it just thinks what will happen to the eggson the shore? will they get food? tortise by  merely  thinking alone the young one hatch out. then there is pada deeksa . one can get deeksa through guru,s pada or legs. in case of SAINT KABIRDAS HE GOT PADA DEEKSA FROM HIS TEACHER  swami Ramananda. kabir thought  a wonderful way to get pada deeksa of guru. his teacher used to take bath in  Ganges at early hours it was ptch dark. kabir slept on the footstepos of  Ganga. guru trampled upon  Kbir and said  SHIVA-SHIVA! immediately thanked swamiji and wrote several poems or dohas which is valued till today.This does not mean other deeksas cannot be given. several gurus decides his own way of deeksa to his disciple.   incidently Totakacharya  recieved sparsa deeksa from his teacher ADI SHANKARA. This shows our  Guru shishya parampara was always intact in hindu tradition.

lift me up from samsara sagara

shri krishna  rukminikantha, gopijana manohara, samsara sagare magnam mamuddhara jagath guro!------This is an invocation to SRI KRISHNA from gopalapurvatapani upanisad.. this is one of the rare one which i have not come across.  here the saint is  addressing krishna,the beloved spouse of Rukmini, the captivator of the hearts of gopis, oh! lord of the universe lift me up from this samsara [births and deaths] as i am submerged deeply. Here author  says that due to my previous karmas i have taken the birth. as such even in the womb of my mother i was uncomfortable. ofcourse even after birth i had to face sukha and dukhas, which afer all were temporary as these were based upon  my vishaya vasnas. which any way doesn,t give me immense happiness. now i find that only supreme lord can lift me up from the world of plurality. so i sincerely pray to you  to mlift me up so that i can understand  the supreme reality.Jagat guro stands for Krishna the supreme teacher who gave Arjuna the upanishadic sara in Baghavath Geeta.

sadhana panchakam

in the first verse ADISHANKARA says study the vedas  daily,perform actions with karma sanyasa attitude.[mostly shastras ordain certain karmas to be done]dedicate karmas that you do as worship unto the lord.Renounce those that are too much attached to you. wash away your sins from your heart. recognise that the pleasures of sense-objects[samsara vishayas] are riddled with pain. seek the self with consistent vicharas and interest. Escape from bondage of home. here home means body, mind and intelect.we always take shelter in body,mind or intelect, which are really inert. they get the chetanatwam only due to brahman. or atma which is the supreme reality.. These are some of the sadhanas that should be done before dhyana or contemplation.

SEEK GOVIND SEEK GOVIND

भागवत गीता  किंचित अधीता ,गंगा जल  लव कनिका  पीता , सकृदपि  येन    मुरा आरी समर्चा ,क्रियते तस्य यमेंन न  चर्चा , भज  गोविन्दम भज गोविन्दम गोविन्दम भज मूड मथे -------THIS 20TH VERSE FROM BHAJAGOVINDAM, IS ATTRIBUTED TO HAVE BEEN GIVEN OUT BY ANANDAGIRI , ONE OF THE SHISHYA OF ADI SHANKARA.TWELVE VERSES OF BHAJAGOVINDAM IS CALLED DWADASHA MANJARI IS AUTHORED BY SHANKARA HIMSELF. REST OF THE18 VERSES ARE COMMENTED BY HIS DIFFT SHISHYAS OF HIS TIME.----------------------------------------------------------IN UR LIFE TIME READ AND UNDERSTAND AT LEAST SOME IMPORTANT PORTIONS OF BAGAVATGEEA.ATLEAST HAVE A SIP OF GANGA JAL.ATLEAST WORSHIP MURARI ONCE ,THEN WHERE IS THE DISCUSSION OR QUARREL WITH YAMA ,LORD OF DEATH.----HAVE INTELECTUAL DISCIPLINE BY REFLECTING UPON MAHAVAKYAS OF GEETA, HAVE CONTINUOUS FLOW OF POSITVE THOUGHTS LIKE GANGA PRAVAHA[CONTINOUS FLOW OF WATER WITHOUT INTERRUPTION] PRAY AND SURRENDER UNTO MUARI[KILLER OF DEMON MURA] WHICH IS OUR OWN AHANKARA OR EGO. IF SOME OF THES THINGS ARE FOLLOWED THEN THERE IS NO WORRY OR DISPUTE WITH YAMA OR LORD OF DEATH. WHICH  MEANS U ARE FREE FROM SAMSARA, AND UR THOGHTS ARE ALWAYS ABOUT SUPREME LORD. THEREFORE BHAJA GOVINDAM U FOOL INSTEAD OF WASTING UR LIFE IN UNNECESSARY ARGUMENTS.

ABOUT BHAGAVAN

AISVARYASYA SAMAGRASYA VITTASYA YASHAH  SRIYAHAH     JNYANA VIJNYANASCHAPI SHANNAAM BHAGHA ITEERANA.     IN our shastras lord is defined  as one who controls wealth. He must have a good name evrywhere. He must have good personality. He must have deep knowledge on all secular matters. He must have atma jnaana. this sloka apears in yogavasishtam, where Rama asks vasishta to define ishvara.

SATKARMAJANYAM

This body is the result of action done in the past. The human birth is the finest in the creation. IN THIS BIRTH, we have choice to evolve or devolve.We are endowed with a subtle intellect that can discriminate between right and wrong, real and unreal etc. and attain the supreme truth. This human birth is surely the result of good actions done in the past. Knowing it's uniqueness one should not waste this precious birth but achieve the purpose for which we gained this body.This is called satkarmajanyam in sanskrit.