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Dear Devotees : It is mypleasure to forward HH Sri RangapriyA
Swamy's anugraha BhAshaNam on Sri Jayanthy.
Thank you Sri Bharat for forwardign .
V.S
----- Original Message -----
From: kbharat
Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 3:13 AM
Subject: [rangapriya] (rangapriya)Swamiji's Janmashthami Message

From: Archana Ravindar <ravindar@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

Date: Fri, 02 Sep 2005 10:40:32 +0530


Last saturday, Swamiji spoke in the context of Krishna
jayanthi and
janmastami. It is believed that the lord's advent can
be celebrated on
the day adorned by the astami thithi or the rohini
star. Both are
equally auspicious.
Swamiji said that while we perform the final Arathi on
this occasion,
the following two slokas from Srimad Bhagavatham are
to be recited-
DevakyAm deva rUpiNyAm VISHNU: sarva guhAsaya:
aavirAsIdh yathA prAchyAm disIndhuriva pushkala:
(The verse that actually describes the advent)
and
rUpam yath tath prAhu: avyaktham aadhyam
Brahma jyOthirnirguNam nirvikAram I
satthAmAthram nirvisEsham nirIham
sa tvam SaakshAth Vishnu: adhyAthm adhIpa:
are to be recited.
(Spoken by devaki praising the lord's virtues)
(For transliteration of these verses: refer
http://www.ramanuja.org/sv/bhakti/archives/sep98/0076.html)

And while reciting these verses the meaning of the
word "Krishna" should
be deeply meditated upon. Krishna commonly means one
who is of a dark
complexion. But in this context Krishna means one who
attracts all jivas
onto Himself. The other meaning of Krishna can be got
by splitting the
word into two halves "Kr" and "Shna" which
collectively means
"satchidananda" or pure bliss, one who is ananda
swaroopa.
If one asks Why is Krshna so attractive? he or she
should rather ponder
upon what is it in krishna that doesnt attract anyone.
To begin with He
has the most charming personality. He adorns the
fragrant Tulsi garland
that overwhelms one's senses. With His bewitching
pitambara He fills the
eyes with His beautiful form bent in three places. He
is the most
renowned flute player that the universe has ever
known. He fills the
ears with soul filling music arising from His Venu. To
top it all, HE
adorns a peacock feather which can be perhaps said to
be unique only to
krishna and no other god. It is not that the lord is
not capable of
wearing anything more grand as a crown. The simple
peacock feather hints
at the tattvas hidden in the upanishads. The feather
is comprised of so
many different colors which is what makes it visually
attractive. This
aspect of the feather signifies maya which succeeds in
pulling one down
to the level of the prakriti from the realm of pure
bliss. This powerful
Maya is however nothing but an ornament to the lord.
He is in full
command of it and controls it. Further the feather
contains three orbs
that symbolize the three mandalas known to the Yogis
who contemplate on
the Lord. The central piece in the peacock feather
resembles the pranava
akaara which hints that Krishna is the same lord that
Vedas glorify as
Paramatma. The feather thus forms a very pure symbol
signifying the
various aspects of the lord. So pure that the breeze
that comes aloft
the feather succeeds in purifying one removing all
his/her sins. This
auspicious day should be spent in silence
contemplating on His form and
leelas without indulging in mundane activities.
Srimathe Rangapriya Mahadeshikaya nama:




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