How to realise/reach Lord Narayana
Wednesday 13 January 2010
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The slOka( declared in brahmAnda purAnam and varAha purAnam ) written in Telugu language that you see in the header of this page transliterated to English is:
which means...
"In this Universe there is no sacred place equivalent to Venkatadri(i.e.,There is no place in the whole Universe which is more auspicious than the hill Venkatachala). There is no God equivalent to Lord Venkateswara neither in the past nor in the future going to be(i.e.,There is no Archa murti (worshippable form) in all the three times (present,past and future) whose glories are comparable to the Lord of Venkatachala)"
What are the factors that keep us from realising Lord Narayana, the Supreme One? The first one is our confusion of the atma with the body. We think that both are one and the same. The second factor that keeps us from Him is the confusion over who the Lord is.
We confuse ourselves and think of ourselves as God. How do we get rid of these confusions? To be rid of such thoughts, we must know what atma means. We should know what its lakshanas are, said Adur Asuri Madhavachari in a discourse.
A look at what the Upanishads say in this regard becomes imperative. The Upanishads talk of Bhokta, Bhogyam and Prerita. The Jiva is indicated by the word ‘bhokta.’ In other words, the individual soul is the bhokta. Bhogyam is achetana, non-sentient. The bhokta is the one who enjoys the bhogyam. The bhogyam is, therefore, that which is enjoyed. Prerita is Lord Narayana, according to whose will the bhokta enjoys whatever is to be enjoyed.
These three -- bhokta, bhogyam and Prerita -- are known as Tattva Trayam. Unless we understand what is meant by Tattva Trayam, we cannot proceed further on the path that leads us to Narayana.
When the Lord took the Trivikrama avatara He showed that all the worlds were His, by encompassing the entire span of all the worlds with His giant steps. The Lord is not partial in His apportionment of benefits. When the milky ocean was churned, and the nectar was obtained, He gave nectar to the Devas and not to the Asuras. So then it may be objected that He was partial in this instance. But the answer to this objection would be that the Lord has always made it clear that He shall always protect the sadhus and vanquish those who cause harm to the sadhus. The asuras were out to harm sages and those who did penance. And so the Lord had justification for giving the nectar to the Devas and not to the Asuras.
How do we stop arriving at fallacious conclusions and how do we tread the right path to reach Him? We have to be free from anyathaa gnana and vipareetha gnana. Only through instruction from Acharyas can we acquire the required knowledge.
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We confuse ourselves and think of ourselves as God. How do we get rid of these confusions? To be rid of such thoughts, we must know what atma means. We should know what its lakshanas are, said Adur Asuri Madhavachari in a discourse.
A look at what the Upanishads say in this regard becomes imperative. The Upanishads talk of Bhokta, Bhogyam and Prerita. The Jiva is indicated by the word ‘bhokta.’ In other words, the individual soul is the bhokta. Bhogyam is achetana, non-sentient. The bhokta is the one who enjoys the bhogyam. The bhogyam is, therefore, that which is enjoyed. Prerita is Lord Narayana, according to whose will the bhokta enjoys whatever is to be enjoyed.
These three -- bhokta, bhogyam and Prerita -- are known as Tattva Trayam. Unless we understand what is meant by Tattva Trayam, we cannot proceed further on the path that leads us to Narayana.
When the Lord took the Trivikrama avatara He showed that all the worlds were His, by encompassing the entire span of all the worlds with His giant steps. The Lord is not partial in His apportionment of benefits. When the milky ocean was churned, and the nectar was obtained, He gave nectar to the Devas and not to the Asuras. So then it may be objected that He was partial in this instance. But the answer to this objection would be that the Lord has always made it clear that He shall always protect the sadhus and vanquish those who cause harm to the sadhus. The asuras were out to harm sages and those who did penance. And so the Lord had justification for giving the nectar to the Devas and not to the Asuras.
How do we stop arriving at fallacious conclusions and how do we tread the right path to reach Him? We have to be free from anyathaa gnana and vipareetha gnana. Only through instruction from Acharyas can we acquire the required knowledge.
UTSAVA MURTHY OF LORD SRI MALAYAPPA(VENKATESWARA) WITH SRIDEVI AND BHUDEVI
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"vEnkatAdri samam sthAnam brahmAndE nAsti kinchana,
vEnkatEsa samO dEvO na bhUtO na bhavishyati"
vEnkatEsa samO dEvO na bhUtO na bhavishyati"
which means...
"In this Universe there is no sacred place equivalent to Venkatadri(i.e.,There is no place in the whole Universe which is more auspicious than the hill Venkatachala). There is no God equivalent to Lord Venkateswara neither in the past nor in the future going to be(i.e.,There is no Archa murti (worshippable form) in all the three times (present,past and future) whose glories are comparable to the Lord of Venkatachala)"
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