New: bhaja-govindamAll contenthive-129948krhive-196917steemzzanhive-166405hive-180932hive-185836hive-183959photographyuncommonlabhive-183397hive-150122hive-144064hive-101145hive-188619hive-145157bitcoinkrsuccesshive-184714hive-193637hive-103599hive-139150hive-180301hive-109690TrendingNewHotLikerssgsposts (63)in spirituality • 7 years agoBHAJA GOVINDAM 32: SERVING GURU IS THE ONLY METHOD TO EXIT SAMSARA (VERSE 31)Guru caraṇāmbhuja nirbharabhaktaḥ saṃsārād-acirād-bhava muktaḥ | Sendriya mānasa niyamādevaṃ drakṣyasi nija hṛdayasthaṃ devam || 31 || Meaning- If total devotion is developed towards…sgsposts (63)in spirituality • 7 years agoBHAJA GOVINDAM 31: THE EIGHT LIMBS OF YOGA SHOULD BE PRACTICED DAILY (VERSE 30)Prāṇāyāmaṃ pratyāhāraṃ nityānitya viveka vicāram | Jāpyasameta samādhi vidhānaṃ kurva vadhānaṃ mahad-avadhānam || 30 || Meaning - Pranayama, pratyāhara (sense-withdrawal), wisely segregating…sgsposts (63)in spirituality • 7 years agoBHAJA GOVINDAM 30: WEALTH ONLY BRINGS SORROWS; NOT JOY (VERSE 29)Arthamanarthaṃ bhāvaya nityaṃ nāsti tataḥ sukha leśaḥ satyam | Putrādapi dhanabhājāṃ bhītiḥ sarvatraiṣā vihitā rītiḥ || 29 || Meaning - Understand that troubles and difficulties arise from…sgsposts (63)in spirituality • 7 years agoBHAJA GOVINDAM 29: UNCONTROLLED DESIRES LEADS TO DISEASE AND EARLY DEATH (VERSE 28)Sukhataḥ kriyate rāmābhogaḥ paścāddhanta śarīre rogaḥ | Yadyapi loke maraṇaṃ śaraṇaṃ tadapi na muñcati pāpācaraṇam || 29 || Meaning- He who craves for lustful desires and yields to it, will…sgsposts (63)in spirituality • 7 years agoBHAJA GOVINDAM 28: THE FOUR EASY PATHS FOR SPIRITUAL UPLIFTMENT (VERSE 27)Geyaṃ gītā nāma sahasraṃ dhyeyaṃ śrīpati rūpam-ajasram | Neyaṃ sajjana saṅge cittaṃ deyaṃ dīnajanāya ca vittam || 27 || Meaning - Regularly chant the verses from Bhagavad Gita and the…sgsposts (63)in spirituality • 7 years agoBHAJA GOVINDAM 27: GIVE UP DESIRES, ANGER, DELUSION AND GREED (VERSE 26)Kāmaṃ krodhaṃ lobhaṃ mohaṃ tyaktvātmānaṃ paśyati soham | Ātmaṅñnāna vihīnā mūdhāḥ te pacyante naraka nigūdhāḥ || 26 || Meaning - Give up desires, lust, anger, greed and delusion. Ponder about…sgsposts (63)in spirituality • 7 years agoBhaja Govindam 26: It is impossible to reach God if filled with feelings of hatred (Verse 25)Śatrau mitre putre bandhau mā kuru yatna vigraha sandhau | Sarvasminnapi paśyātmānaṃ sarvatrot-sṛja bhedāṅñānam || 25 || Meaning - Do not waste your energy in developing enmity with your enemy…sgsposts (63)in spirituality • 7 years agoBhaja Govindam 25: Give up differences of every form (Verse 24)Tvayi mayi sarvatraiko viṣṇuḥ vyarthaṃ kupyasi mayyasahiṣṇuḥ | Bhava samacittaḥ sarvatra tvaṃ vāñchasyacirād-yadi viṣṇutvam || 24 || Meaning - It is only Lord Vishnu who dwells within me, within…sgsposts (63)in spirituality • 7 years agoBhaja Govindam 24: Through Self-analysis understand this world is unreal (Verse 23)kastvaṃ kohaṃ kuta āyātaḥ kā me jananī ko me tātaḥ | iti paribhāvaya nija saṃsāraṃ visvaṃ tyaktvā svapna vicāram || 23 || Meaning - ‘Who am I? Who are you? How did I enter this universe? Who is…sgsposts (63)in spirituality • 7 years agoBhaja Govindam 23: Behaviour of Avadhootas and Self-realized persons (Verse 22)rathyā carpaṭa viracita kanthaḥ puṇyāpuṇya vivarjita panthaḥ | yogī yoga niyojita cittaḥ ramate bālonmattavadeva || 22 || Meaning- The yogi very happily wears discarded and torn rags. He walks…sgsposts (63)in spirituality • 7 years agoBhaja Govindam 21: Pious people do not reach hell (Verse 20)Bhagavadgītā kiñcidadhītā gaṅgā jalalava kaṇikā pītā | Sakṛdapi yena murārī samarcā kriyate tasya yamena na carcā || 20 || Meaning - The person who has read at least a bit of the…sgsposts (63)in spirituality • 7 years agoBhaja Govindam 20: Qualities of Yogi immersed in supreme bliss (Verse 19)Yogarato vā bhogarato vā sangarato vā sangavihīnaḥ | Yasya brahmaṇi ramate cittaṃ nandati nandati nandatyeva || 19 || Meaning- One may take delight either in Yoga or in comforts of this world…sgsposts (63)in spirituality • 7 years agoBhaja Govindam 19: Detachment alone gives real happiness (Verse 18)Suramandira taru mūla nivāsaḥ śayyā bhūtalam-ajinaṃ vāsaḥ | Sarva parigraha bhogatyāgaḥ kasya sukhaṃ na karoti virāgaḥ || 18 || Meaning of the hymn- Reside in some temple or beneath a…sgsposts (63)in spirituality • 7 years agoBhaja Govindam 18: Spiritual Knowledge is the pre-requisite for liberation (Verse 17)kurute gaṅgā sāgara gamanaṃ vrata paripālanam-athavā dānam | jñāna vihīnaḥ sarvamatena bhajati na muktiṃ janma śatena || 17 || Meaning of the hymn- A person may go to the banks of River Ganga…sgsposts (63)in spirituality • 7 years agoBhaja Govindam 17: Mighty is the power wielded by desires (Verse 16)Agre vahniḥ pṛṣṭhe bhānuḥ rātrau cubuka samarpita jānuḥ | Karatala bhikṣas-tarutala vāsaḥ tadapi na muñcaty-āśā pāśaḥ || 16 || Meaning - Even that person, who sleeps beneath a…sgsposts (63)in spirituality • 7 years agoBhaja Govindam 16: Practise mind and desire control when in youth (Verse 15)Aṅgaṃ galitaṃ palitaṃ muṇdaṃ daśana vihīnaṃ jātaṃ tuṇdam | Vṛddho yāti gṛhītvā daṇdaṃ tadapi na muñcatyāśā piṇdam || 15 || Meaning- Even though the person has become old…sgsposts (63)in spirituality • 7 years agoBhaja Govindam 15: Be careful of those who impersonate Sanyasis (Verse 14)Jaṭilo muṇdī luñjita keśaḥ kāshāyāmbara bahukṛta veṣaḥ | Paśyannapi ca na paśyati mūdhaḥ udara nimittaṃ bahukṛta veṣaḥ || 14 || Meaning - There are many who wear matted locks or…sgsposts (63)in spirituality • 7 years agoBhaja Govindam 14: Satsang is the only boat to cross ocean called samsara (Verse 13)Kāte kāntā dhana gata cintā vātula kiṃ tava nāsti niyantā | Trijagati sajjana sangatirekā bhavati bhavārṇava taraṇe naukā || 13 || Meaning - O whimsical mad man! Why are your thoughts and…sgsposts (63)in spirituality • 7 years agoBhaja Govindam 13: Wheel of time endlessly rotates depleting our life-span (Verse 12)Dina yāminyau sāyaṃ prātaḥ śiśira vasantau punarāyātaḥ | Kālaḥ kridati gacchatyāyuḥ tadapi na muñcatyāś́āvāyuḥ || 12 || Meaning – Day- night, dawn- dusk, spring- winter keep recurring…sgsposts (63)in spirituality • 7 years agoBhaja Govindam 12: Arrogance and egoism distance us from wisdom (Verse 11)Mā kuru dhanajana yauvana garvaṃ harati nimesāt-kālaḥ sarvam | Māyāmayamidam-akhilaṃ hitvā brahmapadaṃ tvaṃ praviśa viditvā || 11 || Meaning - Let not money, power over people, and youth…
