Wood and Water
Hare Krishna, with love and confidence I share these two very interesting verses of the CC, Madhya, 15, 134 and 135:
TEXT 134
'dāru'-jala'-rūpe kṛṣṇa prakaṭa samprati
'daraśana'-'snāne' kare jīvera mukati
SYNONYMS
dāru—wood; jala—water; rūpe—in the forms of; kṛṣṇa—Lord Kṛṣṇa; prakaṭa—manifested; samprati—at the present moment; daraśana—by seeing; snāne—by bathing; kare—does; jīvera mukati—the deliverance of the conditioned souls.
TRANSLATION
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, "In this Age of Kali, Kṛṣṇa is manifest in two forms-wood and water. Thus He helps conditioned souls to become liberated by seeing the wood and bathing in the water.
TEXT 135
'dāru-brahma'-rūpe--sākṣāt śrī-puruṣottama
bhāgīrathī hana sākṣāt 'jala-brahma'-sama
SYNONYMS
dāru-brahma-rūpe—in the form of Brahman as wood; sākṣāt—directly; śrī-puruṣottama—Lord Jagannātha; bhāgīrathī—the River Ganges; hana—is; sākṣāt—directly; jala-brahma-sama—the Supreme in the form of water.
TRANSLATION
"Lord Jagannātha is the Supreme Lord Himself in the form of wood, and the River Ganges is the Supreme Lord Himself in the form of water.
PURPORT
The Vedas enjoin, sarvaṁ khalv idaṁ brahma: everything is the energy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the Supreme Brahman or Paraṁ Brahman. Parasyabrahmaṇaḥ śaktis tathedam akhilaṁ jagat: everything is a manifestation of the energy of the Supreme Brahman. Since the energy and energetic are identical, actually everything is Kṛṣṇa, Paraṁ Brahman. Bhagavad-gītā (9.4) confirms this:
mayā tatam idaṁ sarvaṁ
jagad avyakta-mūrtinā
mat-sthāni sarva-bhūtāni
na cāhaṁ teṣv avasthitaḥ
"By Me, in My unmanifested form, this entire universe is pervaded. All beings are in Me, but I am not in them."
Kṛṣṇa is spread throughout the whole universe in His impersonal form. Since everything is a manifestation of the Lord's energy, the Lord can manifest Himself through any energy. In this age, the Lord is manifest through wood as Lord Jagannātha, and He is manifest through water as the River Ganges. Therefore Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu ordered the two brothers-Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya and Vidyā-vācaspati-to worship Lord Jagannātha and the River Ganges.
Link to this page: https://prabhupadabooks.com/cc/madhya/15/135
Now I have introduced in my routine to watch a DVD every day that I have of the Puri, Chandan yatra, Snana yatra, Ratha yatra and Hera Pañchami festivals, and I also watch the video of Artika to Ganga Mata in Varanasi and I read the prayers every day Mother Ganga, here I share them:
Sri Ganga Stotram: Prayer to Mother Ganga, By Adi Sankaracharya
1) Oh, goddess Ganga! You are the divine river of heaven. You are the one who saves us from the three worlds. You are pure and restless. You adorn the head of Lord Shiva. Oh mother! May my mind always rest on your lotus feet.
2) Mother Bhagirathi! You give happiness to everyone. The meaning of your sacred waters is praised in the Vedas. I am ignorant and I am not able to understand its importance. Oh, Devi! You are full of mercy. Please protect me.
3) Oh, Devi! Your waters are as sacred as the charanamrite of Sri Hari. Your waves are white like snow, the moon and pearls. Please wash all my sins and help me cross the ocean of samsara.
4) Oh, Mother! Those who participate in your pure waters, reach without a doubt the highest state. Oh, Mother Ganga! Yama, the Lord of death cannot harm your devotees.
5) Oh, Jahnavi! Your waters flowing through the Himalayas make them even more beautiful. You are the mother of Bhishma and the daughter of sage Jahnu. You are the savior of the one who falls from his path, and that is why you are venerated in the three worlds.
6) Oh, Mother! You fulfill all the wishes of your devotees. Those who bow before you do not have to suffer. Oh, bargain! You are restless to merge with the ocean, just like a young man eager to meet his beloved.
7) Oh, Mother! Those who bathe in your waters do not have to be born again. Oh Jahnavi! You are in the highest esteem. You destroy the sins of your devotees and save them from hell.
8) Oh, Jahnavi! You are full of compassion. You purify your devotees with your holy waters. Your feet are adorned with the jewels of Indra's crown. Those who seek refuge in you get the blessing of happiness.
9) Or Bhagavati! Take away my illnesses, sorrows, difficulties, sins and bad attitudes. You are the essence of the three worlds and you are like a necklace around the Earth. Or Devi! You are the only refuge of mine in Samsara.
10) Oh, Ganga! Those who seek happiness love you. You are the source of happiness for Alakapuri and the source of eternal bliss. Those who reside on its banks are as privileged as those who live in Vaikuntha.
11) Oh, Devi! It is better to live in your waters, like turtles or fish, or on your banks like a poor chandala, than to live far from you like a rich king.
12) Oh, Goddess of the Universe! Purify us! Oh, daughter of Jahnu muni! Who recites this Ganga Stotram every day, certainly achieves success.
13) People who have devotion to Mother Ganga, always achieve happiness and achieve liberation. This beautiful and lyrical Gangastuti is a source of supreme happiness.
14) This prayer, Sri Ganga Stotram, written by Sri Adi Shankaracharya, devotee of Lord Siva, purifies us and fulfills all our desires.
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Hare Krishna, with love and confidence I share these two very interesting verses of the CC, Madhya, 15, 134 and 135:
TEXT 134
'dāru'-jala'-rūpe kṛṣṇa prakaṭa samprati
'daraśana'-'snāne' kare jīvera mukati
SYNONYMS
dāru—wood; jala—water; rūpe—in the forms of; kṛṣṇa—Lord Kṛṣṇa; prakaṭa—manifested; samprati—at the present moment; daraśana—by seeing; snāne—by bathing; kare—does; jīvera mukati—the deliverance of the conditioned souls.
TRANSLATION
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, "In this Age of Kali, Kṛṣṇa is manifest in two forms-wood and water. Thus He helps conditioned souls to become liberated by seeing the wood and bathing in the water.
TEXT 135
'dāru-brahma'-rūpe--sākṣāt śrī-puruṣottama
bhāgīrathī hana sākṣāt 'jala-brahma'-sama
SYNONYMS
dāru-brahma-rūpe—in the form of Brahman as wood; sākṣāt—directly; śrī-puruṣottama—Lord Jagannātha; bhāgīrathī—the River Ganges; hana—is; sākṣāt—directly; jala-brahma-sama—the Supreme in the form of water.
TRANSLATION
"Lord Jagannātha is the Supreme Lord Himself in the form of wood, and the River Ganges is the Supreme Lord Himself in the form of water.
PURPORT
The Vedas enjoin, sarvaṁ khalv idaṁ brahma: everything is the energy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the Supreme Brahman or Paraṁ Brahman. Parasyabrahmaṇaḥ śaktis tathedam akhilaṁ jagat: everything is a manifestation of the energy of the Supreme Brahman. Since the energy and energetic are identical, actually everything is Kṛṣṇa, Paraṁ Brahman. Bhagavad-gītā (9.4) confirms this:
mayā tatam idaṁ sarvaṁ
jagad avyakta-mūrtinā
mat-sthāni sarva-bhūtāni
na cāhaṁ teṣv avasthitaḥ
"By Me, in My unmanifested form, this entire universe is pervaded. All beings are in Me, but I am not in them."
Kṛṣṇa is spread throughout the whole universe in His impersonal form. Since everything is a manifestation of the Lord's energy, the Lord can manifest Himself through any energy. In this age, the Lord is manifest through wood as Lord Jagannātha, and He is manifest through water as the River Ganges. Therefore Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu ordered the two brothers-Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya and Vidyā-vācaspati-to worship Lord Jagannātha and the River Ganges.
Link to this page: https://prabhupadabooks.com/cc/madhya/15/135
Now I have introduced in my routine to watch a DVD every day that I have of the Puri, Chandan yatra, Snana yatra, Ratha yatra and Hera Pañchami festivals, and I also watch the video of Artika to Ganga Mata in Varanasi and I read the prayers every day Mother Ganga, here I share them:
Sri Ganga Stotram: Prayer to Mother Ganga, By Adi Sankaracharya
1) Oh, goddess Ganga! You are the divine river of heaven. You are the one who saves us from the three worlds. You are pure and restless. You adorn the head of Lord Shiva. Oh mother! May my mind always rest on your lotus feet.
2) Mother Bhagirathi! You give happiness to everyone. The meaning of your sacred waters is praised in the Vedas. I am ignorant and I am not able to understand its importance. Oh, Devi! You are full of mercy. Please protect me.
3) Oh, Devi! Your waters are as sacred as the charanamrite of Sri Hari. Your waves are white like snow, the moon and pearls. Please wash all my sins and help me cross the ocean of samsara.
4) Oh, Mother! Those who participate in your pure waters, reach without a doubt the highest state. Oh, Mother Ganga! Yama, the Lord of death cannot harm your devotees.
5) Oh, Jahnavi! Your waters flowing through the Himalayas make them even more beautiful. You are the mother of Bhishma and the daughter of sage Jahnu. You are the savior of the one who falls from his path, and that is why you are venerated in the three worlds.
6) Oh, Mother! You fulfill all the wishes of your devotees. Those who bow before you do not have to suffer. Oh, bargain! You are restless to merge with the ocean, just like a young man eager to meet his beloved.
7) Oh, Mother! Those who bathe in your waters do not have to be born again. Oh Jahnavi! You are in the highest esteem. You destroy the sins of your devotees and save them from hell.
8) Oh, Jahnavi! You are full of compassion. You purify your devotees with your holy waters. Your feet are adorned with the jewels of Indra's crown. Those who seek refuge in you get the blessing of happiness.
9) Or Bhagavati! Take away my illnesses, sorrows, difficulties, sins and bad attitudes. You are the essence of the three worlds and you are like a necklace around the Earth. Or Devi! You are the only refuge of mine in Samsara.
10) Oh, Ganga! Those who seek happiness love you. You are the source of happiness for Alakapuri and the source of eternal bliss. Those who reside on its banks are as privileged as those who live in Vaikuntha.
11) Oh, Devi! It is better to live in your waters, like turtles or fish, or on your banks like a poor chandala, than to live far from you like a rich king.
12) Oh, Goddess of the Universe! Purify us! Oh, daughter of Jahnu muni! Who recites this Ganga Stotram every day, certainly achieves success.
13) People who have devotion to Mother Ganga, always achieve happiness and achieve liberation. This beautiful and lyrical Gangastuti is a source of supreme happiness.
14) This prayer, Sri Ganga Stotram, written by Sri Adi Shankaracharya, devotee of Lord Siva, purifies us and fulfills all our desires.
www.fflv.org https://haripadadasa.blogspot.com
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