Yersterday was Ekadasi, the day of Lord Hari. I decided to go Nirjal, after hearing from a class by Mahanidhi Maharaj, that one can follow the fast and then give away the merits to someone who is ailing or troubled. So, though i myself am an impoverished needy soul, yearning for that sidelong glance of mercy, i prayed that the merits of my fasting be passed on to two souls who are in need of a boost in their spiritual life. Talking about mercy and coincidences, how often i have heard that there are no coincidences in Krishna consciousness. Yesterday i understood that it is so true.Because of this sankalpa that i made of passing the merits to others in need in the morning, while i was hearing another class by HH Mahanidhi Swami again, only this time in the night, i chanced (or was it planned) on his glorification of the Radha Kripa Kataksha Stuti. He was repeatedly mentioning the Phala Sruti or the benefits of reciting Radha Sahasranama and the the Radha Kripa Kataksha stava Raja prayer on certain days. One of those happened to be ekadasi. I realized that even a faulty little endeavor from a person so full of ego goes a long way. Krishna does take ten steps towards you and here was Guru revealing more than one way to get benedictions for austerities.In pursuit of that bhakti that the self realized hanker after, here is the Phala Sruti:
The aspirant who recites this hymn on the full-moon day, on the eighth day of the waxing moon, and on the tenth, eleventh and thirteenth days of the waxing and waning moons, achieves the fruition of his desires and, by the grace of Sri Radhika´s compassionate sidelong glance, bhakti characterized by prema sprouts in his heart.
Do you think i wasted any time then, in reciting this stuti?
Here it is in full http://saranagati.net/index.php?S=3&Article=70
Thursday, January 8, 2009
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Hare Krishna,
Everyday we hear so many things but how much do we retain from it. Writing it down is said to make a longer, lasting impression on our minds. Purity in hearing can be attributed to purity in thoughts and eventually purity in actions. Writing down what we hear makes us retrieve the information when the circumstance demands an appropriate action. it makes us introspect and act in a way pleasing to Guru and Kishna. This is my attempt to have a place where i can share my thoughts and realizations of impressions that words of great souls have made on my mind. In this journey i envision growing as a more wholesome person where my thoughts will always match my actions. I pray to Srimati Radharani and the Guru Parampara to please bless me in this endeavor.
Everyday we hear so many things but how much do we retain from it. Writing it down is said to make a longer, lasting impression on our minds. Purity in hearing can be attributed to purity in thoughts and eventually purity in actions. Writing down what we hear makes us retrieve the information when the circumstance demands an appropriate action. it makes us introspect and act in a way pleasing to Guru and Kishna. This is my attempt to have a place where i can share my thoughts and realizations of impressions that words of great souls have made on my mind. In this journey i envision growing as a more wholesome person where my thoughts will always match my actions. I pray to Srimati Radharani and the Guru Parampara to please bless me in this endeavor.
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