Speech of HH Sri Datta Vijayananda Teertha Swamiji – March 20, 2011 – Mysore
SRI GANESHAYA NAMAHA SRISARASWATHYE NAMAHA SRIPADAVALLABHA NARASIMHA SARASWATHI SRIGURUDATTATREYAYA NAMAHA:
Uttara phalguni : Valli Subramanya kalyanam is a very special programme which is performed with lot of pomp and gaiety and we have witnessed the the ceremonial festival and saw the pictures in web site . In the ashram we all witnessed the Tailabhishekam to KALAGNISHAMANADATTATREYA.
In the afternoon we have witnessed the “Charukesi Raga sagara “ a very powerful and special tune very special to Sri Swamiji was witnessed by all of us and salutation at sadgurudeva lotus feet for blessing us with this special programme for world peace and tranquility .
Nadupalani event is special :Believe in god is to that extent that he is present and answers to the prayers of the ardent devotees who throng to this temple in lakhs and shower their love and faith and get themselves tested on all counts and please the god .
God Loves a soul he will be put to many tests in many ways and makes him win in all the tests too such is the grace of god and especially Dattatreya who is a god of tests and keeps his disciples on toes always and relentlessly tests his disciples .Our sadgurudeva too is like that and he tests disciple who are close to him and in the process gives the strength to withstand the effects of those tests and in process makes us tougher and stronger. We have to just attend to the tests and it is upto the god to take us through the course of the test and make us winners.
We all joined the school of Gurudeva and are always tested in many ways .We cannot say please do not test us too .Datta means tests .He is god of tests and very tough to understand .Similarly our sadgurudeva sri swamiji too.
Once a disciple requested his Gurudeva to come to his home and grace him and in the process the gurudeva has accepted his invitation and said will come tomorrow to his house for Bhiksha .The disciple in anticipation made elaborate arrangements and cooked food and many special dishes and was waiting when his gurudeva will grace his home .But to his anxiety noon passed and evening set in.
But in noon a Dog has come thrice and wanted to intrude into his home and have food but this disciple has made his efforts to curb this dog and also bet him and was later shunted out with a stick .The dog ran away in pain and agony . The disciple too has not taken any food and all he could do is throw all the food into the dust bin and food cooked was all wasted. He too had not taken any food.
The disciple later went to his gurudeva and asked why he did not come and to his astonishment saw his gurudeva in bandage and pain. Then gurudeva said who said I have not come to your house I came in the noon but you have stopped me thrice and also bet me and shunted me out listening to the plight the disciple was dumb struck and was feeling bad for his behavior .Instead of feeding the dog you have chosen to dump the food to dustbin and said he has no sympathy on animals.
True in gurusampradaya we do not know when, how, where the gurudeva comes in which form but when needed we have the divine darshana .We need to do penance on gurudeva only and not get disturbed to petty issues or quarrels or allegations or any disturbances as all these are tools to test the disciple .Like we do fasting but our entire focus will be on food and we feel we missed the meal and many tasty dishes for the day .The normal focus shall be on our penance like mantra japa and focus our attention on the divine feet always .
In our ancient tradition we have one day break to our system as that will cleanse our system and gives rest to the system and also get recharged too by such a practice .Like in a month each week has Chaturdhi(4th day :week 1),Ekadasi(11th day:week:2 ),Poornami (15 day :week 3 ),Amavasya (last day of the month) Thus four days we rest the digestive system and fast in these days .We get real fruits if we focus our attention on the penance rather on other aspects which yield no fruits .True sadhana is important (SADHANA = PENANCE )
We need to be alert always and on toes and get ready to face any test .We need to control our mind and use it in a refined way .This process is possible by ourselves and no one will help us as controlling the mind is of utmost importance and we incur no sin as we have channelized / tuned the mind in a proper way. In the earlier story had the disciple used his intellect he would have fed the dog with food and won the test too but here the gurudeva has taught him an important lesson too of utmost value.
We need to use this intellect always and at all points in good bad and ugly times too .Sadgurudeva gives you all pleasures but in this process tests us and puts us in many illusions but later shows the path for liberation ,that is sadgurudeva siddhantha (principle).He decides when to give bhakti ;bhukti ;and mukti .Hence we need to do more severe penance to attain the goal set by sadgurudeva .
We eat food but it is the god that makes the food digest assimilate and grace us else we fall sick .We do all this as we have within us god seated in our heart who is giving us this power and he is all pervading in us and all powerful .We chant many slokas but when time comes sadgurudeva protects us.
At home we have a trikish situation: World war starts from our home .Today is her husband birthday and the wife with full love and efforts makes a sweet dish and knowing this the husband too feels happy .Now time comes when they sit on the table the real war erupts as the husband tastes the sweet and feels it is not upto the mark and makes remarks that hurts his wife .Out of anger he pours/throws dish on her or floor.
Another incident we normally observe in our daily life is we look into ourselves many a times in the mirror thinking rather we are good or bad and try to do necessary makeup .Be it man or women today fashion is the mantra for current generation and in spite of all efforts we curse ourselves which is very bad as “Atma nindana(self curse) is bad “ .We can make atma parisilana (Internal analysis of ourselves ) which is better and gives us tips in our next attempt and areas of improvement .Be honest and truthful but that shall not hurt the people too .There is a way to express your feelings and put forth in a pleasing way than hurting them .Though we plan big god delivers what we need .”MAN PROPOSES GOD DISPOSES “
Look at japan ,an earth quake is common in those areas and they are habituated to it but a tsunami of such a magnitude swept them off to dust though they excelled in the field of science and technology .The land vanished and buildings diminished normal life got disturbed wealth is lost many lost their life abruptly and all this is natural calamity anger of mother goddess .But amidst us is a person who have survived this havoc and is sitting in this ashrama and listening to this discourse .
He is Ramarayudu a soft ware professional who went to japan on an assignment but has seen the natural destruction with his eye .He was panicking and praying to sri swamiji and somehow messaged to Puttugam his status .In no time he was contacted by sadgurudeva and was blessed and was saved but sadgurudeva said though he is happy he is safe was sad as many lost their life’s abruptly .Sadgurudeva said a week back in the same ashrama “NARAYANA ,NARAYANA and Pat his back .This happened when Ram thread ceremony(UPANAYANAM) took place in the ashrama .That time ram was not aware why he was patted on his back .Now he knew all this is to save him from the terrible death trap .
Time is moving and is doing the job as we are running our house daily .Time though is unpredictable for few special souls like our sadgurudeva who can transform themselves to make many great events unfold. Look at our sadgurudeva he is so normal born in Mekedatu and his ancestors are from bommeparthi what a miracle all this grandeur we are all enjoying is his hard efforts and and the divine manifestation .
We need to restrain our emotions and hold on to our penance .when we are in difficulty always seek solace in nama japa / smaranam (recapitulation) on keerthana (song) .This brings us solace from pain and agony .The difficult time is passed and we are left unhurt and we are fully protected by our sadhana and penance .This makes us tough tougher and toughest.
Look at the people we are in current generation 21 century and we also dream of next century and discuss how situation is then but which we can never experience as we only live for 100 years maximum. This sort of unwarranted and unwanted discussions lead to many confusions and peril and self destruction and downfall .Instead make use of the time available and do the penance and tread the path laid by sadgurudeva and get liberated .
Look even though we are modern look at people at Nadupalani ,their devotion ,commitment and penance .A devotee pierces many rods into his lips ,cheeks ,etc but still never experiences any pain and circumvates the sanctum sanctorum with ease and later removes them with ease and applies sacred vibhuthi and get total relief .Such is the commitment of the devotees in these times and we all get perplexed looking at this and understand the panchabhutas (space,air,fire,water and earth )are same and constant .They have not lost their identity too.Such is the devotion and they are not afraid of the after effects to the body as they feel the body is of god head .Looking at the devotin we all get astonished .True sadhana has to be learnt from them .
Later sri balaswamiji said that chanting “OM NAMO HANUMATHE NAMAHA” always brings immence benefits to the person undertaking the penance and protects him from all sufferings and gives enormous strength .This mantra brings peace to the globe and tranquility.
Guru is siva and vishnu .Let us always stay focused on the goals set and tread the path laid down by sadgurudeva. OM NAMO HANUMATHE NAMAHA.
Courtesy: Sharath