Sages and saints realised the Ultimate as 'Nitya - Suddha - Buddha - Mukta - Sat - Chit - Brahma - Ananda - Chaitanya Stithi' the state of Formless, Attributeless, All Pervading 'Supreme Consciousness' being termed as 'Nirakara Nirguna Parabrahma', the Almighty! And they attained that state through deep meditation - Nirvikalpa Samadhi. Some have taken the path of envisioning the Supreme Consciousness in 'Manifested Form' - termed as 'Sakara Sadguna Parabrahma' and realised it through total surrender in deep devotion.
The poet savant Annamacharya extolled the second path as easier one to follow even by the common man, saying any one could realise the Almighty by regularly chanting His Name and by Worship, Dedication, Devotion to Him. This aspect is detailed in his sankeertana, "Oho Nilichina Dokatidiye"......
'O My Men! There is only one thing that is Stable and Permanent in this world. That is 'Sakara Parabrahma' - the Awareness of the Almighty in Form continuing through ages till date, though all the rest in this creation is unstable and transitory.
'Of the various forms of incarnation, He was the Lord Krishna in the period of Mahabharata. Chanting of His name relieves one from all negative karmas of sins. Devotional surrender to Him drives away ignorance in the devotee.
'Praise of the Almighty fulfils everybody just as deriving of satisfaction in the sumptuous dining of a festive gathering. The regular worship of Him is the ladder to Liberation.
'The Offerings of vow to the Lord have the power of annihilation of all sins. And the grace of the Almighty saves one from the engagements of the sansara (worldly problems) like the hold (for grip) of a stout branch of a tree'..........
We find copious examples of the saints, to name a few - Sankaracharya, Sri Krishna Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Ramakrishna Paramahansa, Ramana Maharshi, Eknath, Ramdas, Tyagaraja, Annamacharya; who have attained Salvation through devout worship of the Almighty in Form. Total surrender to the Almighty in Form leads to Realisation of the Formless!
The poet savant Annamacharya extolled the second path as easier one to follow even by the common man, saying any one could realise the Almighty by regularly chanting His Name and by Worship, Dedication, Devotion to Him. This aspect is detailed in his sankeertana, "Oho Nilichina Dokatidiye"......
'O My Men! There is only one thing that is Stable and Permanent in this world. That is 'Sakara Parabrahma' - the Awareness of the Almighty in Form continuing through ages till date, though all the rest in this creation is unstable and transitory.
'Of the various forms of incarnation, He was the Lord Krishna in the period of Mahabharata. Chanting of His name relieves one from all negative karmas of sins. Devotional surrender to Him drives away ignorance in the devotee.
'Praise of the Almighty fulfils everybody just as deriving of satisfaction in the sumptuous dining of a festive gathering. The regular worship of Him is the ladder to Liberation.
'The Offerings of vow to the Lord have the power of annihilation of all sins. And the grace of the Almighty saves one from the engagements of the sansara (worldly problems) like the hold (for grip) of a stout branch of a tree'..........
We find copious examples of the saints, to name a few - Sankaracharya, Sri Krishna Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Ramakrishna Paramahansa, Ramana Maharshi, Eknath, Ramdas, Tyagaraja, Annamacharya; who have attained Salvation through devout worship of the Almighty in Form. Total surrender to the Almighty in Form leads to Realisation of the Formless!
'Sakarra Saguna Brahma'
Om Shanti!
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