Impressed by Pundareeka's devotion, Lord Krishna came to give darshan to him. At the time He came, Pundareeka was serving his parents. When Krishna called out, Pundareeka asked him to wait as he was doing his duty which was above everything else. The Lord asked where should He stand. Pundareeka gave him an 'ittige' or a brick to stand on. Krishna gladly accepts whatever is offered with devotion. He stood on the brick as 'Vittala' and continues to do so even today at Pandarpur.
The primary lesson from this is devoted service to parents is a man's biggest duty.
Another meaning of 'ittige' in sanskrit means 'day'. That is give each day to the Lord. Let him be with us throughout. Each brick builds the 'yagna kunda'. Similarly every day builds the yagna called 'life'. The havis we offer in that fire is our bhakti. This is the significance of 'brick'.
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
Bheda-Abheda
Pancha Bheda- 5 Fold Differences: Acharya Madhwa tells us that there is bheda among the following.
- Jeeva(atma)-Isha(paramatma)
- Jeeva-Jeeva
- Jeeva-Jada(matter)
- Jada-Jada
- Jada-Isha
Isha is only one. ie. there is only One supreme God (Vishnu) so there is no question of differences there. It's important to realise that there is actually abheda or oneness among his many infinite forms.
There is no oneness among the atma and paramatma. The jeeva is identical i.e. it is also sat-chit-ananda atma like the paramatma but the big difference is that while the gnana and ananda of the atma is dependant on the paramatma, He is not dependant on anyone. Everyone is under his control but there is none who can control Him. He is full of gnana- ananda at all times at all places in all forms
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