Speech of HH Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Swamiji on Subrahmanya Swami Prathistha in the morning after release of the cd Velugu Bata (Path of Light) – February 17, 2014 – Eluru
Jaya Guru Datta
Om namo hanumate namaha
Om Subrahmanyaya namaha
Sri Ganesaya namaha
Sri Saraswatyai namaha
Sripada Vallabha
Narasimha Saraswati
Sri Guru Dattatreyaya namaha
Velugu Bata – This is the basis for Hindu Dharma. No one is there to chant these prayers in this modern day, or to teach us. Foreigners who once appreciated and praised our beliefs now come to our country and convert our people in multitudes to other religions. They have no such traditions as ours, of wearing kumkum or flowers, or any of these valuable daily customs. No traditions are there for them, except to eat full meals and say just trust in God. That is all. They are coming and claiming that we are on our own converting to Christianity and that it is not their doing.
There is significance in this photo. Swamiji’s nose is big here. Swamiji will breathe you in and protect you in His stomach. I was surprised to see this picture of mine with such a large nose. The Sun is also pictured here.
Those who are undisciplined will not get rewarded; instead, they will receive scolding from Swamiji. Give up your blind beliefs. A swami once had a donkey as a pet. It was believed that if that donkey kicks, cancer will be cured. So everyone lined up and got kicked. Cancer was not cured. Even the injuries from the kicks were not healed.
Follow Hindu Dharma. Respect other religions.
No need to go from temple to temple. God is within. Serve Guru to realize the God within. Please help the poor. Give to the needy. Because our wealthy and influential persons were looking down upon and insulting the downtrodden, our situation today has become so bad. It happened in the past, yes, but now, those who are converting people to other religions are using the past bad experiences to influence the minds of gullible people. Today, such atrocities of untouchability are not occurring. If we help our needy and destitute, and if we help our own community, those who are trying to convert to other religions will not gain an upper hand. It is unfair to quote old grievances to manipulate people.
You cannot claim yourself to be a Christian, being a convert, because you are still afraid, you wear tilaka, go to temples, and wear flowers. You are very afraid in your heart. You are poking yourselves in your eyes. Hindu dharma says that all humans are the same. You must honour and follow Hindu dharma. You must adhere to your own religion. People are acting as they please. A convert is never a pure Christian. His heart will never change. The converts call us and our Gods as ghosts.
You cannot change your ancestry. Do not simply lament that conversions are occurring. Do something to stop it. It is not foreigners who are building temples here. It is our own converts who are doing this. The British and the Islamic rulers divided us and ruled successfully. They simply created internal quarrels amongst us. They are people who chop off the hands of the sculptors who carved beautiful sculptures for them. Such people are being worshiped by us. You give excuses and never visit temples. They insist on your visiting their congregations regularly. You follow that. Do they get you visas? Why should they not render help, without selfishly converting people to their religions? I have travelled in Christian countries a lot. Pure Christians are pure souls. The people who resort to conversions here are extremely selfish, and mean-minded. Like animals people marry and keep having children. They are manipulating our intelligence and our strength to serve their own ends. They have robbed us. Now they have introduced chanting namaha and puja in their religions. Is this in the Bible? Now they say, mary mataya namaha. Yes, I agree, Christ is an Avadhooota, but only 2000 years ago. Do you even know our ancient history? How old and enduring our beliefs are and how priceless our traditions are? Do you know how the land mass was, before it got split into bits as we see it today? Gondwana is Jambu Dveepa of ancient times. Rama rules such a kingdom. That land mass we remember in our puja Sankalpa. You must recognize the greatness of our history.
Read good books, read the Bhakti Mala, which is now 37 years old. No one here knows how old the magazine is, but you know the history of the movies. No one here knows the dhyana shloka printed in it. You do not know in how many languages it gets printed. You must READ BHAKTI MALA. Swamiji has to cure your diseases, get your children married, and yet, you do not know Guru Charitra, the life and mission of Swamiji. It is a small booklet available in so many different languages. How many languages, in the entire world? No, not seven. You do not even know.
In 1976 on Saraswati Puja day during the Navaratri celebrations, while Swamiji was abroad, Bhaktimala magazine was inaugurated. Every one of you MUST subscribe to this magazine. All speeches of Swamiji are recorded. The audio is preserved. My tongue is sharp as a sword. I use it very carefully. Every word I speak will come true. I scold out of love. I came here out of love. Do not misuse my love. I am trying to protect. I may vanish. I cannot say. I come here making such great effort only out of my love for you. I can easily go to America and get the funds needed for completing my projects. The Indian devotees who are there are ready to give up their lives for me.
Please preserve and protect our dharma. Teach your children. We will become the minority if we do not take action. Then we will have to fight for reservations for seats in educational institutions and for jobs. We can worship our own God. God is one. Why should we go to another God to offer worship? Some only say, I offer worship to Sadguru. It is okay to respect others and to offer them hospitality. But do not destroy yourselves in the process.
All the devotees of Lord Subrahmanya, led by Bala Swamiji have done a wonderful job here. Subrahmanya protects and nourishes Satva Guna. He grants health, spiritual knowledge, courage, strength, and prosperity. He is more beautiful here than even Lord Hanuman. This statue is of granite but looks like black marble. Our own sculptors have made this. Participate in Saswata Seva Nitya puja, Annadana, and Archana Sevas.
Sri Guru Datta