Whatever be
the Supreme Knowledge we gain gradually over a period of our spiritual pursuit,
we use rather consciously or unconsciously, the word “Thank God!” for the
benevolences received from the Almighty. Because it is the trait in our blood
learnt from our parents in our childhood. Even at the higher stage of
understanding all pervading ’ One Consciousness’, the grateful acknowledgement in the form of
“Thank God” continues to be used in the
execution of worldly transactions.
Let us see
how ‘thanks giving’ to the Almighty, for bestowing this wonderful human birth,
is nicely expressed by Annamacharya, in his sankeertana, “Hari Hari Ni Maya
Mahima”. As we have known already,
‘devotion with total surrender’ is the best way to realise the Almighty within
us.
And at one time it so happened that, the Almighty within made me get up from the bed at 12.30 in the mid night (to be meticulous, the night of 9/10 May 2015) and sing in my cell with full depth on account of melting of heart for Him, with rolling of tears. You will perceive this change in tenor of my voice below, - from the words " malasi antalo" in the midst of the lyric. This is called “bhava -avesa” and “ardrata” in telugu. I can only explain it as ‘melting of heart with tears rolling’ on account of deep merging with the Almighty. The transformation of my voice enabling for devotional singing is the Almighty’s gift only!
Thes text of the sankeertana is furnished below:-
And at one time it so happened that, the Almighty within made me get up from the bed at 12.30 in the mid night (to be meticulous, the night of 9/10 May 2015) and sing in my cell with full depth on account of melting of heart for Him, with rolling of tears. You will perceive this change in tenor of my voice below, - from the words " malasi antalo" in the midst of the lyric. This is called “bhava -avesa” and “ardrata” in telugu. I can only explain it as ‘melting of heart with tears rolling’ on account of deep merging with the Almighty. The transformation of my voice enabling for devotional singing is the Almighty’s gift only!
Thes text of the sankeertana is furnished below:-
‘O Almighty! (Hari), You have bestowed me with benevolence to understand gradually, your ‘power of Illusion’. I am thankful to you. You are my Deity, my Mother, my Father, my Guru; You are my ‘Prana’ ( life-force) You are ruling over me with attention! This is enough for me in this life span. Since only You are in my constant vision whether with closed eyes or open ones, what more I require in this life?
‘O Lord! Let
me try to understand gradually, the mode of the play of Illusion. I regard You as my Deity, father and
everything. But in the very next moment,
I forget this on account of Your Illusion.
As if in a dream, I forget everything and start worrying much with a
feeling of having lost something. There is no respite from this Illusion.
‘Sometimes I
salute to You quite frequently, and sometimes I pray eulogising You as my Lord.
Sometimes I believe You as the Creator of this whole Universe. I am elated (inflated)
and proud with strong conviction with a feeling that You are on my side. Then I
start dwindling, resulting in untold grief.
There is no respite from this Illusion.
‘O Lord! By
visualizing Your Majestic stature, I firmly believe that You will certainly
grace Your benevolence upon me. This act of Yours, I visualize as a wonder in
all the worlds. O Lord! I have Your
blessings. Now I am Blissful. And this is
perpetual. I am thankful to You, O my Lord!’….
How much
relaxing it is, in the thought of the
Almighty within, the source of everything. Merge with that! You have a
disillusioned spriteful living on this earth!
(Backbone of Indian Non Dualistic Philosophy)
(14.11.2015)
Om Shanti!
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