No Laughing Matter

Embodiments of Love! 

While studying Narada Bhakti sutram 15, I was watching Mahabharat episode 77 and 78; at one stage the ferocious attack by Bhisma pitamahar on day 9 of Kurukshetra, kills many soldiers of Pandava army; Krishna gets irritated and calls for his Divine Disc to kill Bhisma; Bhisma immediately drops his bow and welcomes Vasudeva Krishnan to kill himself; I see a clear demarcation of valour and bhakti

in the same way, in the barrack Drishtathyumna insults Bhisma stating Bhisma’s presence and his boon of death at his will is the major impediment towards Pandavas’ success; Arjuna warns Drishtathyumna not to insult the great grandfather of Bharat; Drishtathyumna retaliates asking if he should touch Bhisma’s feet; for this Krishna replies, “ There cannot be a better worship than falling at  Bhisma’s feet and getting his blessings”

Mahabharat is such a wonderful epic; whenever I lose my manliness, internally I turn to the epic to resurrect the fallen caliber!

Narada Bhakti Sutram 15

तल्लक्षणनि वाच्यते नानामतभेदात्

tal-lakshanani vacyante nana-mata-bhedat

tat -- of it (devotional service);

lakshanani -- the characteristics;

vacyante -- are enunciated;

nana -- various;

mata -- of theories;

bhedat -- according to the differences.

Now the characteristics of devotional service will be described according to various authoritative opinions.

What I understand is that Devotion/bhakti/Love, you call the intimate bond by any name; words are no match to  reality; it is something like a poor, breast feeding mother, sharing the only half a glass of milk available to her for the whole day, with her elder daughter. No scale can measure that love and describe in words!

धन्यवाद:

See you in the next episode

With lots of love

श्वस्ति , मङ्गलं भूयात्

राजगोपालः

rajagopal

05.06.2012