Sunday, 5 August 2012
Monday, 30 July 2012
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Drunk Elephant
while he resided at Ghuman, in the Punjab, a king asked him to demonstrate a miracle as a show of his spiritual potency. Namdev refused, saying that to do so would be to interfere in God's ways. For refusing the request, the king had Namdev thrown at the feet of a drunken elephant, to be crushed to death. But Namdev was saved by the Lord.
Sunday, 8 July 2012
Monday, 2 July 2012
Samadhi Che Abhang
After composing 'Amritanubhava', Dnyaneshwar went to visit the holy places along with Namdeo and other saints of his time. In his Abhangas known as "Tirthawali" Namdeo has given a graphic description of this their visit to the holy places from which we know that Dnyaneshwar had visited many holy places of his day.
After completing their visits to the holy places, Dnyaneshwar felt that the mission of his life was over. He therefore, expressed his intention to take live Samadhi. When all his colleagues knew about this they felt sorry that this ocean of knowledge was leaving them; but Dnyaneshwar was firm on his decision.
Ultimately, on the 13th day of the second half of Kartik in Shaka 1218 Dnyaneshwar Maharaj took live Samadhi at Alandi. An account of this heartrending incident is graphically pictured by Namdeo in his Abhangas known as "Samadheeche Abhanga". After setting of this Sun of Knowledge, pitch darkness spread before the eyes of Dnyaneshwara's brothers and sister. After the departure of Dnyaneshwar, they also therefore decided to end their existence in this world and within a year's time from the Samadhi of Dnyaneshwar Maharaj they all left this perishable world.
Body as Frying Pan
In Alandi there was a Brahmin named Visoba Chati. He was very orthodox and used to ridicule the Sadhus and sages. Once Nivrittinath expressed his desire to Muktabai to eat "Mande" which are required to be baked on a frying pan. So Muktabai went round the village for buying a pan; Vosoba, who was wicked, had informed all the potters in the village not to give the pan to Muktabai and hence she could not get it in the whole village. She came home empty-handed and was sobbing, because she thought that Nivrittinath, her eldest brother, would get annoyed at this. When Dnyaneshwar knew about this he consoled Muktabai and by the power of Yoga, he kindled the fire inside his stomach and told Muktabai to bake the "Mande" on his back which was as red hot as the frying pan.
Sat-Chit-Anand baba
The mention of Newase is found in Dnyaneshwari, where this exquisite book was written. As these children(Gyandev and Siblings) were entering Newase, they found that one person was lying dead and his wife was lamenting bitterly by the side of his corpse. Dnyaneshwar asked as to what was the name of the person and on being told that it was Sat-chit-ananda, he said that a person bearing that name could never be lifeless. He therefore touched that lifeless body with his nectar like hand and asked the person to get up, when Sat-Chit-Anandababa at once got up as if from sleep. This same Sat-Chit-Anandbaba later on worked as the scribe of Dnyaneshwari, when Dnyaneshwar dictated his great book.
Sunday, 1 July 2012
How Pandharpur Was Created - Namdev
- Pandharpur was created first, only then Vishnu’s city in heaven.
- Pandharpur was in existence even when nothing else with or without life existed.
- The Bhima was there even when the Ganges and the Godavari were yet to be born.
- Blessed is the auspicious Pandharpur that stands on the banks of the Bhima.
- Pandharpur remains undisturbed even when the rest of the world goes to pieces.
- Its foundation is nothing less than the wheel of Vishnu and it is indestructible.
O Lord, I have seen with my eyes this Pandharpur, says Nama. Namadev ( in Mate)
Amolika Ratna by Sant Dnyaneshwar Maharaj
अमोलिक रत्न जोडले रे तुज | का रे
ब्रह्मबीज नोळखसी amolika ratna jodale re tuza | kaa re
Brahmabeeja nolakhasi न बुडे न कळे न भिये चोरा |
ते वस्तु चतुरा सेवीजेसू na bude na kale na
bhiye choraa | te vastu chaturaa sevijesoo ज्ञानदेवो
म्हणे अविनाश जोडले | आणूनी
ठेविले गुरुमुखी Dnyaanadevo mhane avinaasha jodale |
aanooni thevile Gurumukhi
ब्रह्मबीज नोळखसी amolika ratna jodale re tuza | kaa re
Brahmabeeja nolakhasi न बुडे न कळे न भिये चोरा |
ते वस्तु चतुरा सेवीजेसू na bude na kale na
bhiye choraa | te vastu chaturaa sevijesoo ज्ञानदेवो
म्हणे अविनाश जोडले | आणूनी
ठेविले गुरुमुखी Dnyaanadevo mhane avinaasha jodale |
aanooni thevile Gurumukhi