Srimad Bhagavad Gita- AdhyAya 4: Jnana Yoga :Shlokas 21,22

 

निराशीर्यतचित्तात्मा त्यक्तसर्वपरिग्रहः ।

शारीरं कॆवलं कर्म कुर्वन्नाप्नॊति किल्बिषम् ॥४.२१॥

 

nirAshIryatachittAtmA tyaktasarvaparigrahaH |

shArIraM kEvalaM karma kurvannApnOti kilbiSham ||4.21||

 

He, who has no desires, has controlled his mind and will and is divested of attachment, does not incur any sin by doing what is barely necessary for maintaining the body.

God, Everywhere..

Not only within us, wherever we desire, we can see the presence of God, says Krishna:

tejaḥ śrīḥ kīrtir aiśvaryaḿ

hrīs tyāg aḥ saubhagaḿ bhagaḥ

vīryaḿ titikṣā vijñāna� ��

yatra yatra sa me 'ḿśakaḥ

Tejas means well composed personality, deep personality like an ocean. Though such persons are very quiet, one hesitates to confront them. It is such a personality that commands much respect.

Sri means glow, beauty. A charming stance that makes you feel seeing the person again and again. Such is the attraction of the charm and personality!

Hri means hesitation. Hesitation to do bad deeds, to boast about oneself. Feeling embarrassed even when others praise or condemn you. It is one of the faces of goodness.

Tyaaga means sharing with others, whatever one has. Reserving our life for the welfare of others. When there is need, being ready for sacrifice is a noble quality.

Saubhaga means good fortune. Fortunate state, wherein whatever is touched turns into gold, works done turn in piety. It is a lucky life of laughter and joy.

Bhaga means, a special capacity of the personality of winning everyone and standing above everyone.

Virya means power, strength. Might of making others bow down.

Titiksa means tolerance. A balanced view of tolerating the conflict of pain and pleasure. Patience in facing difficulties. Self confidence in facing social slander and abuses without losing confidence.

The last, eleventh is vijñāna. It is the peak of knowledge. A profound scholarship that can understand things in all details and open out the deep secrets of the world.

These are the qualities that elevate a man. A person having even one quality among these is respected by the society as a great person.

One is bright, another is detestable. One is rich, another is poor. One is vijñāni, another is dumb! Why is it so? Why this disparity?

These qualities are nobody’s personal property. These belong to God. In which person God’s presence is more, in him these qualities get more enhanced expression.

God is present there. Because of his eminence, such a power emerged in that specific person. That is why people respect that. Bhagavan is the one who has given that power. People are just the media for the expression of God’s power.

Sri Krishnarpanamastu!

Na Aham Karta! Hari Karta!

Akshaya Triteeya

Akshaya Triteeya is the Yugadi Day for Tretaayuga

(Kartheeka Shukla Navami – Kruthayuga Yugadi

Maagha Amaavasye – Dwaparayuga Yugaadi

Bhadrapada Krishna Trayodashi – Kaliyuga Yugadi

Chaitra Shukla paadya -  Starting Day of Srushti)

• This is one “swayamssidda” auspious day.  There are 3 1/2 muhoorthas termed as “Swayamsidda”.  Vijayadashami, Yugaadi, and Akshayatruteeya and on balipadyami half muhoortha.  On these days, dinashuddi, Vaarashuddi, Nakshatra, karanaadi shuddi need not be enquired.  We can perform Upanayana,  Aksharaabhyaasa, devara prathiste,  Borewell digging, annaprashana etc. without looking for Panchanga.   Akshaya Triteeya day,  tarpana adhikarigalu should give Tarpana as it is  yugadhi day.

• On Akshaya Triteeya Day snaana, japa, homa, svaadhyaaya, pitru tarpana, daana all will give Akshaya phala.
• It is on this day that Sri Vedavyasa devaru began his composition of Sri Mahabharatha.
• It is on this day that Paandavaas received Akshaya Paathra from Sri Krishna paramathma
• This is the Day on which Paramathma made the srusti ofMandodari  (One among the Pancha pathivratheyaru)with the Gandha
• It is on this day that Sudama (Kuchela) visited Srikrishna carrying Avalakki with the intention of asking something.    But could not ask anything with Sri Krishna.

• The significance of the three and half auspicious days is that there is no need to look for auspicious time. Each second on the day is highly auspicious. The day is chosen for marriages, house warming, opening of new business and shops and for making investment in property and valuable items like gold, platinum, diamonds etc.
• As per traditional Hindu astrology, the Sun (Surya) and Moon (Chandra) are astrologically believed to be at their most exalted position on the day.

Courtesy: Narahari Sumadhwa-Sumadhwaseva.

हरि सर्वोत्तम || वायु जीवोत्तम ||

Harikathamrutasaara [HKMS]: 14-16

Our life is like a war field. The difficulties arising in every moment in our battle for life are like the opposing army which one faces on the battle field.

Solution:

The solution to this problem is to remember the lotus feet of the lord and offer all shubha-mishra-ashubha karma at his lotus feet without expecting any fruit [phala] for the same. 

The karmas that we do must be done in order to please the Paramatma. When we do so all our difficulties will vanish immediately.