In 'Atma Bandhu - Soul Mate' post of 23.08.2015, heart - melting, tear trickling 'old man story' being dealt with, with some elaboration along with my oil painting made me to postpone befitting Sankeertana of Annamacharya with it's detailed explanation on that day due to the thought of too lengthy space occupation. So we are going to relish that beautiful sankeertana today. It is "Itaramu Lanniyu Nada Mantramule, Enchi Chuchinanu Intanu, Hitavagu Bandugu (Well Wishing Mate) Yishwaru Dokkade, Itanini Maruvakumi Jivatma !". I earnestly exhort the seekers to invariably go through the 'old man story' of Atma Bandhu to make a comprehensive gamut of ' Subject (Prelude) - Sankeertana (Gist) - Story (Illustration) - Song (Audio) - Scene (Visual)'. Annamacharya addresses the Individual Soul by way of counselling alarm against falling into the trap of illusory happenings of this world.
'O Jivatma (Individual Soul) ! Only the Almighty (Eswara) is the perfect well wishing soul mate.
All others are transitory like windfall fortunes appearing and vanishing intermittently. Don't forget this truth.
'O Jivatma ! When a being is carried away in flux - in abysmal pit of births and deaths, it's only the Almighty who is never abandoning mate. He accompanies through thick and thin equally. In one's days of pleasures in heaven, He doesn't shorten one's duration there and turn away. When in the tortures of hell, He does not pretend ignorance of it and desert. Down on this mundane world as well as up in the heavens above He is the eternal Almighty Within. So, He is never to be forgotten.
O Jivatma ! When by misfortune of karmic results (karma phalas) one has to take the births of beasts, birds or insects, all the wisdom of human birth would be lost. Even in such a situation one's non deserting mate is the Almighty only. When one is depressed in difficult days of problems and worries, He is the only mate who does not abandon. From womb to tomb, cradle to grave, - through all stages of life, childhood, youth, and old age and even thereafter, He is the non deserting Soul Mate. And He is the Almighty Within. Keep in your mind that He is same Vishnu who had taken ten incarnations (Dasavatara) for upholding Dharma (Righteousness) on this earth.
'O Jivatma ! When you were exhausted in the amorous pleasures of youth, He took care of your life forces (Prana). During the performance of Karmas in this world and in reaping their results in the other worlds (hell or heaven), He is the only mate. For those who are conscious of his Divinity and seek his refuge / shelter He is the Protector and Benefactor. Trust and Venerate the Almighty Within for Liberation.'
Annamacharya's lyrics are eternal springs of divine knowledge that sweetly drench all seekers of this world in spiritual manna. Let's have awakening realisation about the purely short lived 'coming together in one moment and going far away in another moment' nature of various objects floating on gushing flood waters and apply this reality to the mundane attachments and detachments of earthly beings - kin, relatives, friends, other living beings and objects. This awareness makes us to close in towards - The Almighty Within, Soul Mate, Hitavagu Bandu, Atma Bandhu !
Old Man's Atma Bandhu (Soul Mate)
Divine Persuit - 23.08.15 & 08.02.'16
Om Shanti!
P S :- Yesterday one soul phoned, 'Sir, I am unable to find Divinepersuit with name except Om Shanti.' I replied with a smile,'Om Shanti, My Name and Form have become Incognito in all deeds including charitable ones. (Avoiding photo)
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