Saileelamrutha

 See what dark alleys your mind leads you to Away from the bright sunshine your heart led to How long will you continue regurgitating others opinions How long will you listen to the vitriolic speech of the deranged How long will you deny the existence of divinity How long will you hate and keep your blood boiling For where is the limit to this denial, Should you deny your own source of light? Then what remains of you and everything around you? Can you even imagine being alive in the here and now Get out now while you still can, From the meanderings of the crazy mind Follow the path of the heart to the Guru's feet And then will you arrive at the destination of bliss!

Om Jai Sai Ram! I recently read a quote by the great sage Bhagavan Shree Ramana Maharishi : “Surrender is a mighty prayer”. It is also the most difficult form of prayer I feel. All highly enlightened souls whether they pursued bhakthi (Devotion) or Jnana (Knowledge) have arrived at this conclusion. The supreme incarnation of Lord Dattatreya Shree Shirdi Sai Baba has said “Why fear when I’m here?”. He has also said “ I am ever living to help and guide all who come to me, who surrender to me and who seek refuge in me.” Another incarnation of Lord Dattatreya Shree Swami Samarth has said “Why do you worry? I am right behind you!” (Bihu na ko, me thujha patishi aahe). We read these statements often when we visit the temple or read books on great saints. Look at any religion and God has always assured that he will protect his devotees. The stories of great Devotees like Markandeya, Dhruva, Ashtavakra and Prahlada are living testament to this. There is a famous Sufi song, where the devote...

Om Jai Sai Ram! This world is verily like a pit infested with poisonous snakes. Circumstances in life are like deadly reptiles which evoke a plethora of negative emotions in us. One is forever dying a slow death in this pit expecting happiness from it. All it gives is pain followed by more pain. Heart ache and pain are rife. However, when the Sadguru appears above us and covers the dark pit with his effulgent radience, we realize that the snakes are an illusion. We mistake the ropes for snakes and we suffer endlessly. The Sadguru can make us forget this illusory snake pit and lead us to the garden of blissful paradise which is our original home. Often us devotees are drowned in a quagmire of problems which overwhelm us at every turn. If we turn to the Sadguru and happily clasp his lotus feet isntead of trying to be cleaver, the problems vanish like darkness before light. The storm which seemed life threatening goes away at the Sadguru's command to give way to life giving sun shi...

When the huge armies of Jarasansha, Poundraka and Shalva stood Marvelling at the beauty of Mother Rukmini near the temple of the mother of the universe You appeared like a lion snatching it's prey from cowardly jackals You quelled Rukmi's arrogance and put him in his place You satisfied the innermost prayer of Mother Rukmini And made her your consort at your hallowed city of Dwaraka The worldly life is like swimming in an ocean of fire Happiness here seems unattainable and elusive People you love the most tend to hurt you with their words and deeds Why oh why did I ever fall in love oh slayer of Mura A thousand serrated arrows of unrequited wishes pierce my soul Speaking my mind against this injustice only results in pain more foul Give me the strength to detach from these wordly attachments And let my tongue sing your gloried and hear your divine sport Happiness lies only at your feet and nowhere else This was realised by Rantideva, Amb...

The King of kings came in the guise of a fakir And threw open the coffers of his treasure to the faithful With patience the apostle of love earned this wealth And like a philanthropist started distributing the wealth The self made billionaire among billionaires went about Looking for a spiritual son to continue the good work Then came a young gentleman dressed impeccably dressed He became the rightful heir to the wealth of the universe The care taker of the universe said, come take this wealth Not recognizing the treasure's worth I walked towards the cunning merchants After haggling with the merchants long and hard I bought the wares that I did not need I ran after the counterfeit money that was required To do transactions with the merchants of the world Forgetting the real treasure trove hidden near the neem tree I ran after ephemeral treasure which excites the sense organs I gave myself away without prudence to the people of the world I got o...

My Sadguru came home yesterday I was pining for the him day by day I tread a thorny path bereft of any shoes Every person I meet seems to have a forked tongue Insults hurled one after the other hurt My body like a million serrated arrows Your lover does not get respected amidst the merchants of the world Always the lover is trod upon By the cruel beings of the world Not a single shoulder to lean on No one to turn to in these depressing times I pined for the arrival of the Sadguru Whose acceptance alone matters in this world You came to my house blessing one and all Tears of pain were replaced by those of happiness As I clung to the treasure trove of the Sadguru's feet I realized that nothing else really matters in the world The dreary mountain of expectations of happiness from the world vanished To make room for the spotless brilliance of the Sadguru's grace

As I walked into the office, pondering over what would make me feel better. That made me realize that I was not feeling good. I was feeling blue. Why I wondered? I changed the question a little. What is it that has made me feel bad. I realized that there was something that I wanted badly. Something that I would have really enjoyed had it happened. It has not happened yet. And unfortunately, every day I am somehow reminded of that fact. Today somehow I wanted to bring a closure to the issue. How do I do it I wondered. I then saw the calendar lying on my desk. There was a saying of Lord Sainath before today's date. It was "Poverty is better than Kingship. The lord is always with the poor". I had always understood this statement to allude to Sainath's fakiri (medicant lifestyle) . Haven't poets sung time and again looking at Baba's magnificent form "You wear the garb of a fakir but in reality you are the emperor of emperors. You are the almighty God who...

The lover treads a lonely track Seeking the beloved on a thorny path Blow after blow from serrated arrows to the heart The mendicants at the infirmary of the lovelorn are clueless Unrequited remains most of the wishes of the lover Wounds and abrasions seem to be without reason This mad quest of the lover few understand and fewer speak about A taboo it is considered in this world full of businessmen How much more pain can the lover bear No one, not even the beloved understands The murshid asks me to quit anger and stop fretting over painful memories My fakir soothed my aching heart and wiped the hot tears streaking down my chin Now at least realize what is real and what is unreal, Said he Remove this wall of difference between you and me!

I sat still near the fakir Until I was driven to find a beloved "Is it prudent to bet my life's happiness on another?" Thinking thus I spent many a lonely days journeying the world Until the beloved came to my arms and pleased me I lost all judgement and prudence and fell hopelessly in love Every day I walked on shards of glass to reach the beloved's embrace Pain welled in the heart at regular intervals with hot tears streaming And sometimes the walk was weary and drab Without a shoulder to lean on or to weep As my bleeding and battered feet walked on I saw your neem tree in a soft clearing The fakir said "Live like a lotus in water" "Remember my name and cease this capricious journey" "Seek the beloved within and live happily" "This outer journey is the most crooked ever"! "Some call him Allah, Others Ram" "But remember his name and remain calm" As I wept at the fakir's lotus feet and fell asleep I re...

I left my bolster to make a name in the world I  left the shade of the neem tree to walk in the hot sun Barefoot I walked in the burning sand of the desert of desires Until I reached your city known for it's immense wealth Leaving the cool shelter of the neem tree I went Out looking to build a nest in an arid desert Full of conniving merchants and mirages of all sorts Disappointed several times, in seeking shelter I walked on Until I finally found the beloved in a palatial mansion I emptied the wine cup in my heart to fill her intoxicating love I cleaned and built a palace of pure love for her to stay in And invited her to leave her mansion and stay in my palace forever She then coaxed me to leave the palace and live in her mansion Much to my consternation I rebelled like one forced to give up drink After staying a few days in the mansion, I found that The beloved kicked me out to suffer the burning longing of separation With insults and abuses hurled one...

I lost all prudence and decency The moment I entered your temple Drunk and intoxicated in love I forgot to clothe myself in the cold winter nights   Lost forever in your contemplation The kids in the street jeer and leer at this crazy fakir And yet I sit outside the temple gates waiting for them to open And for you to cast your loving glance on me "You will do that, won't you?" I cry myself hoarse  Asking the beloved for a reply time and again Against the rustling sounds of the eastern wind  I hear the hurried footsteps of the fakir coming towards me  Wear the clothes of discrimination urges the fakir Providing me the tattered kafni which provides immense warmth "Cease looking outside!" Said the fakir "Seek the beloved deep inside , and forge an everlasting alliance of infinite love" I went to the lake seeking the inner reflection To find the loving deep blue eyes of the fakir staring right  back at me

Without prudence I took the plunge The moment I beheld your beautiful form Without thinking I ran straight Into the burning bush of love Without fear I jumped off the cliff Taking the leap of faith towards you However, the moment your presence is away from me I feel the pangs of separation every moment What madness is this that has besieged me I feel breathless without your divine presence I look towards the sun, the moon and the stars For a sign from my beloved expressing desire to meet me I wait for that moment at dusk when heaven meets the earth in a warm embrace Did not Rumi feel the pain of a Knife plunging through his heart When Shams of Tabrez walked away from Konya unannounced I run around not knowing where to find you and In the midst of the forest I meet the Fakir Impeccable features of a God in the guise of a mendicant Deep eyes which are the very two eyes of Motherly affection The fakir asked me to stop running around and look within "...

I am going towards the heavenly retreat of Bhagavan Shreedhara I am going to the Green Paradise nestled in the Malnad region Where one can see God's finest creation on the canvass of life Where Yogis go to attain liberation after much strife Where flows the nectar of emancipation from the sacred mount To counter the draught called worldy afflictions rose the stream Where Bhagavan Shreedhara's pristine presence permeates everywhere Where Bhagavan's blessings penetrates every pore of your body Look deeply and you will see this place is blessed by Sage Vasishta The Guru of Shree Rama Samartha by whose will creation exists Look deeply and you will see the mighty armed Samartha Ramadasa The eleventh incarnation of Maha Rudra and the son of Anjana and Kesari Bhagavan Shreedhara's worshipful service at the feet of the Samartha Led to the great Avadhuta's merging in eternal consciousness of Sarangadhara Look deeply and you will see the Vaijayanthi Ma...

He who is boundless and timeless Was bound in the womb of an imprisoned princess He by whose radiance shine the sun, moon and the Stars Was born on Earth when the Sun had set His dusky face radiated light all around All animals bathed in his immeasurable love Unable to contain their emotions The clouds burst forth into Thunderous showers The Yamuna sensing the Lord's presence Overflowed towards Mathura in  spate He who wills creation, appeared On the 8th day When the star Rohini was ascendent The birds seem to sing in joyous abandon The trees seemed to dance to their tunes All animals felt a benign energy pulsating through their bodies They came towards the Prison to catch a glimpse of their creator The noble father longed to hold his son and caress him Off fell the chains which from doing so had prevented him! The alert guards slept as though in a trance Indeed what is impossible for him who makes the cosmos dance! The lord who pervades everything...

ಅಸ್ಯ ಶ್ರೀಬೃಹಸ್ಪತಿ ಕವಚಮಹಾ ಮಂತ್ರಸ್ಯ, ಈಶ್ವರ ಋಷಿಃ, ಅನುಷ್ಟುಪ್ ಛಂದಃ, ಬೃಹಸ್ಪತಿರ್ದೇವತಾ, ಗಂ ಬೀಜಂ, ಶ್ರೀಂ ಶಕ್ತಿಃ, ಕ್ಲೀಂ ಕೀಲಕಮ್, ಬೃಹಸ್ಪತಿ ಪ್ರಸಾದ ಸಿದ್ಧ್ಯರ್ಥೇ ಜಪೇ ವಿನಿಯೋಗಃ || *ಧ್ಯಾನಮ್ *ಅಭೀಷ್ಟಫಲದಂ ವಂದೇ ಸರ್ವಙ್ಞಂ ಸುರಪೂಜಿತಮ್ | ಅಕ್ಷಮಾಲಾಧರಂ ಶಾಂತಂ ಪ್ರಣಮಾಮಿ ಬೃಹಸ್ಪತಿಮ್ || ಅಥ ಬೃಹಸ್ಪತಿ ಕವಚಮ್ ಬೃಹಸ್ಪತಿಃ ಶಿರಃ ಪಾತು ಲಲಾಟಂ ಪಾತು ಮೇ ಗುರುಃ | ಕರ್ಣೌ ಸುರಗುರುಃ ಪಾತು ನೇತ್ರೇ ಮೇಭೀಷ್ಟದಾಯಕಃ || 1 || ಜಿಹ್ವಾಂ ಪಾತು ಸುರಾಚಾರ್ಯಃ ನಾಸಂ ಮೇ ವೇದಪಾರಗಃ | ಮುಖಂ ಮೇ ಪಾತು ಸರ್ವಙ್ಞಃ ಕಂಠಂ ಮೇ ದೇವತಾಗುರುಃ || 2 || ಭುಜಾ ವಂಗೀರಸಃ ಪಾತು ಕರೌ ಪಾತು ಶುಭಪ್ರದಃ | ಸ್ತನೌ ಮೇ ಪಾತು ವಾಗೀಶಃ ಕುಕ್ಷಿಂ ಮೇ ಶುಭಲಕ್ಷಣಃ || 3 || ನಾಭಿಂ ದೇವಗುರುಃ ಪಾತು ಮಧ್ಯಂ ಪಾತು ಸುಖಪ್ರದಃ | ಕಟಿಂ ಪಾತು ಜಗದ್ವಂದ್ಯಃ ಊರೂ ಮೇ ಪಾತು ವಾಕ್ಪತಿಃ || 4 || ಜಾನುಜಂಘೇ ಸುರಾಚಾರ್ಯಃ ಪಾದೌ ವಿಶ್ವಾತ್ಮಕಃ ಸದಾ | ಅನ್ಯಾನಿ ಯಾನಿ ಚಾಂಗಾನಿ ರಕ್ಷೇನ್ಮೇ ಸರ್ವತೋ ಗುರುಃ || 5 || *ಫಲಶೃತಿಃ *ಇತ್ಯೇತತ್ಕವಚಂ ದಿವ್ಯಂ ತ್ರಿಸಂಧ್ಯಂ ಯಃ ಪಠೇನ್ನರಃ | ಸರ್ವಾನ್ ಕಾಮಾನವಾಪ್ನೋತಿ ಸರ್ವತ್ರ ವಿಜಯೀ ಭವೇತ್ || || ಇತಿ ಶ್ರೀ ಬೃಹಸ್ಪತಿ ಕವಚಮ್ ||

||Om Gam Ganapataye Namaha|| ||Om Shree Saraswatyay Namaha|| ||Om Shree Kuladevatyay Namaha|| ||Om Shree Samartha Sadguru Sainaathaya Namaha || || Om Namaha Shivaaya || Blessed is he who worships the beloved and is able to see him in all forms. Time and again several seers and prophets have come forth help mankind realize their full potential. According to Advaita, the one who has realized his self, is one with the almighty Parabrahman, for his ego will dissolve in the vast,unbounded ocean called God. One such avatar (Incarnation) was Bhagavan Shree Ramana Maharishi. I recently came upon an interesting conversation between Bhagavan and a devotee. It is deep and pithy! There is enough water here to quench anyone's thirst! D: The Upanishads say, I am told, that he alone knows the Atman whom the Atman chooses. Why should the Atman choose at all? If it choo ses, why some particular person? M: When the sun rises, some buds alone blossom, not all. Do you blame the sun for th...

|| Om Gam Ganapataye Namaha || Om Shree Saraswatyay Namaha || Om Shree Kuladevatyay Namaha || Om Shree Sainaathaya Namaha || Shree Rama Samartha || Om Namaha Shivaaya || I recently came upon a very good article in a community on facebook. It listed several Mantras, chanting which can help one in all round development. I believe that chanting of Mantras is similar to auto suggestion and affirmation. It can work wonders in one's life! As the saying goes, "Thoughts are things!". Therefore think positively, chant positive mantras, harness the power of good thoughts and prosper :) . I share this hoping that it may bring peace, harmony and prosperity on one and all. Mantra for a Child This mantra may be recited for getting a child, or for childless couples, who want a child. Mantra: Devaki-sut Govinda Vasudeva Jagatpate Dehi me tanayam Krishna Tvaamaham sharanam gataha Meaning: O Son of Devaki and Vasudeva, the Lord of the Universe O Krishna! give me a so...

|| Om Gam Ganapataye Namaha || ||Om Shree Saraswatyay Namaha || ||Om Shree Chandralambayay Namaha || ||Om Shree Kuladevatyay Namaha || ||Om Shree Samartha Sadguru Sainathaya Namaha || ||Om Namaha Shivaaya || Om! I first meditate on the single tusked Lambodhara. He is the manifestation of that Hiranyagarbha (Golden egg state of the Universe before it was projected by the thought of God). He is the one manifest being who appeared as many. He is the source of all intelligence and leader of the heavenly army of Ganas (Attendants of Lord Shiva). His name is taken before beginning any auspicious task. Hence I beseech him to help me sing his glory. I then bow before Mother Saraswathi from whom the Vedas originated. All knowledge comes from her feet and flows like the subtle river which flows unseen to the naked eye.I then bow before Samartha Sadguru Sainath Maharaj. He is verily a manifestation of Lord Dattatreya, who roams the earth ever willing to help those who surrender to him. He appe...

|| Om Gam Ganapataye Namaha || Om Shree Saraswatyay Namaha || Om Shree Kuladevatyay Namaha || Om Shree Chandralambyay Namaha || Om Shree Gurubhyo Namaha || || Om Namaha Shivaaya || Blessed are those, who remember the single tusked, elephant headed Lord of the Ganas. For their every obstacle is destroyed by his mere grace. He is the primordial power who was born from the womb of the Universal Mother and the God of God's Lord Shiva. By worshiping him alone, the consort of Parvathi destroyed the three celestial cities of the Asuras with his unerring arrow. I then bow before that God of God's to destroy all my shortcomings with his divine blessings. I bow to Lord Shiva and Mother Parvati who are the very embodiment of Prakruthi (Environment) and Purusha(Cosmic consciousness). I then bow before Mother Saraswathi, with her vermillon mark and divine musical instrument the veena has given birth to the Vedas. I then bow before my family diety Mother Chandrala Parameshwari, whose very...

As I looked around at the many universes before me I started to question what really exists around me The advice of the vedic seers stood like a sentinel Negate everything around you that is unreal Keep negating the unreal around you Keep saying no Not this! Not this! (Neti Neti) Universe after universe started disappearing Soon I too drowned in the turbulent waters Then there appeared the Son of Anasuya Dressed in the garb of a Fakir! Contemplating on his own infinite nature he stood there Like sunlight he came and cleared the thick fog Hallaj too saw this vision in a trance Once established in this vision, he stuck to his stance With three Gunas and forms combined he stood there The eternal Guru, the only reality Sadguru Datta alone is real All else including "I" is illusory! -Shree GuruDeva Datta! -Shree Satchitananda Sadguru Sainath Maharaj Ki Jai! Bow to Shree Sai! Peace be to all!