Speeches of HH Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Swamiji – Sri Hanuman Jayanthi and Sri Dattatreya Jayanthi – Mysore – December 13, 2024
dīnabandhuṁ kr̥pāsindhuṁ sarvakāraṇa kāraṇaṁ
sarva rakṣākaraṁ vandē smartr̥gāmī sanōvatu
Who is Deena Bandhu? We are all Deena bandhus, because we don’t know anything about Atman or Brahman. We have studied something about it, but cannot understand it. We are all deena bandhus.
We commit all kinds of mistakes because we like our body. We think our body is Atman. From beginning to end, we are struggling about and protecting the body because the body gives happiness and sorrow, health as well as ill health. That is why we think the body is Atman. Those who think the body is atman will be relegated to hell. Those who think the body is everything will certainly go to hell. All shastras, all smritis and even all faiths said so. Vedas were born first then was born everything else. Our Dharma was born first and then followed many other Dharmas.
Our Dharma – the source Dharma – says that Atman is eternal, body is not. Who taught us this first? Our first Guru Dattatreya.
So, Datta is always the relative to the deena – the needy, the helpless. He is our protector and savior.
Datta has many names. Rama, Krishna, Shiva, etc. Does not matter. Shiva bhaktas, Krishna bhaktas, Rama bhaktas, Raja Rajeshvari bhaktas are all Datta devotees. Datta gives respect to Raja Rajeshwari, Sri Chakra.
Wherever there is Datta, Shiva, and Sri Chakra are there. This world itself is Sri Chakra. All the angles and corners of the Sri Chakra represent this world. It is the abode of the Mother, in the bindu is Mother seated. Mother has no form. Datta worships Mother. So, wherever there is Datta, there is Sri Vidya Upasana and Shiva Puja.
Datta is, in fact, guru to all the Gods. Rama regretted He could not have Darshan of Datta before the exile. But Sage Atri assured Him that Datta would attend the coronation of Sri Rama. Datta is avadhoota, He will be unrecognizable. He may be in any color sari, or rags, or wear a hat, or wear something else. He is not always with a clean-shaven head. He will appear in myriad forms, not exactly as we see in the photos. That is the tattva of Paramatma.
Dattatreya hare krishna unmatta ananda dayaka
digambara mune bala pishacha jnana sagara
The Lord appears in so many forms. We see a mad man walking, but we should not hurt him. Datta may be in any form. He may be in our home; He may be the boy working in our home. We never know. We should have the feeling that Paramatma who is all-pervading is not just in one form. He is in all forms.
Dattapeetham has Dattatreya, Hanuman and the holy Bhagavad Gita that teaches us how to live. We worship Jaganmata. Dattapeettam has these main aspects.
Hanuman Chalisa chanting is going on in Nada Mantapa. I was there since 3am. I am there now too, I am in a human form as a man and as a woman, slightly aged. But just don’t go there and hug all the aged people!
I am there now. Those who are participating in that Yajna are so fortunate. They are doing Tapas. Some 100-200 left midway. If you cannot do this small tapasya, you cannot even ascend to heaven. Those who gave up midway – have you no shame? You do it out of love for the body or hunger or thirst. All these are fleeting.
Use the energy you have for mukti. Do not ask for relief from body pains. You fight them yourself with medicines. Those things come and go. We should not ask Swamiji for this: Swamiji, my back hurts a lot, please help me, I am not able to chant.
That is why Swamiji is asking you to chant to give relief from these pains.
The devatas are appearing as aches and diseases to hold you back from your sadhana, for they are jealous of you getting moksha and higher planes.
The greats who did tapasya went through so much hardship and suffering. But they overcame those and won. That is why they attained Salvation.
This body is just a kshetra. We should use this kshetra and learn who kshetrajna is. God gave you this body, buddhi, memory, strength, some money, relatives, children, spouse, house, etc. What else do you need? the house and people are not eternal. Don’t hanker after them.
The one who has passed away looks back for only one year for you to give them offerings (water and other offerings). After that they merge into other lokas. They have no relation to us. They are here, you can call them. They are floating here in space. Even though they’ve attained jeevan mukti, they are floating here, it is up to them, they can come and go as they wish.
They do not come here for you, their spouse, or child, or lover. All relations are only for the body. Once the body is gone, there is no relation. Atman has no relation. Since you will not believe Me, you will know when you die and go there too.
There is rebirth of course. The mind of the jeevatma does take birth, but they will not have the memory of past life. If the donkey outside has that memory of past life, it will come after you as a relative from past life, calling, “Uncle! Uncle!!”. So, the memory of past life does not follow us into the next. That is God’s creation.
Worship Datta to understand all this, if not you will not understand what I am saying.
Vamsi announced that we are building a shed on Godavari Ghat for ancestral rituals. It is not a lot of money, anyone with some money can sponsor it fully. We don’t have to announce it, but we did so everyone can participate. Already, half of the amount has been signed up for.
Now, those who have registered for prasadam come and form a line to receive it. Others go to Hanuman temple, as pujas and events are going there.
Speech in the evening after conclusion of Ahoratra Hanuman Chalisa Parayana
Rama Lakshmana Janaki – Jai Bolo Hanuman Ki!!!
Now, when you go home you will not be sleepy. You will be exhausted and may feel sleepy from that, but not your normal deep sleep. You will be very happy. This divine power is flowing in all your nadis now by the grace of the Lord. Sins and passions are removed by chanting the Hanuman Chalisa. This is related to Guru Tattva. Datta is blessing us.
There are many here from Guntur, Akiveedu regions. They are all old like Me, but so strong, they did not sleep. It is said that old people cannot sleep, but some old people sleep very soundly. Whatever that may be, everyone sat here and chanted throughout.
There are people from many places here, many joined as the program proceeded. This is a Maha Yajna. Tulasidas ji gave us this Hanuman Chalisa in a condensed form in a way that Ramayana features nicely in this. We also sang this in Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, as well as English. Children are trying to sing in English as well.
A devotee by name Harishankar composed the Chalisa in English. Swamiji directed Sheetal Prasad to teach the Chalisa in English to devotees.
Hanuman Chalisa is a maha mantra that is dear to Me. I sang with you countless times, I sang in various places. It is so surprising that people that are prone to deep slumber too participated today. It shows their love for Swamiji.
Guinness World Record is only an excuse for the chanting. The intent was for you to destroy sins and gain energy. There is a certain fruit for a certain amount of chanting. Knowing those calculations will still be daunting for us to chant for long periods. But the Guinness World Record was a good motivator for you to chant.
Many devotees including members of KSHT Dallas, Yoga Sangeeta supported this event. Once again I bless all these committees. You may go now, no need to come back to chant after break (like you’ve been doing during chanting).
Tomorrow, those who registered for chanting will get a Hanuman pendant.
You get a 10 hour break now. Go sleep well. Eat hot food well.