October 6, 2011
Speech of HH Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Swamiji on Vijaya Dashami Day – October 6, 2011 – Mysore
Jaya Guru Datta
“Sita Mata is Durga Parameshwari, Agni Putri, Bhoomi Putri, Maithili, Ayonija, Swayambhu (self-born) because she is Jaganmata, Mother of the Universe. She concealed her Universal Form and emerged as Agni Putri (child of Fire). Such a Sita Mata gave darshan to Hanuman first in the Ashoka Vana. At first she acted suspicious that he may be Ravana in disguise because of Maya tactics. Rama and Sita both displayed human qualities like that. Rama is very virtuous as described in the Valmiki Ramayana. Rama was endowed with sixteen virtues, as enumerated by Sage Narada. His history is flawless. He was very great yet ordinary. Such a Rama was associated with Mother Goddess who incarnated as Ayonija. Such a Sita Mata as Adi Parashakti killed Shatakanta (100 headed) and Dasakanta (10 headed) Ravana and another Ravana (Mairavana) in Patala. There were 3 Ravanas one underground, one on earth, and one in the sky. The killing of these three happened only by Mother’s grace. Rama born as a human on earth would not have been able to achieve this without Sita being instrumental. Shatakantha Ravana was harder to kill. That is why Sita took the form as Kalika Parameshwari to destroy him. Hanuman also assumed his Universal Form and gave darshan to Sita Mata with his five faces when he appeared in the sky. Swamiji has given this story in the discourse on Hanuman. Hanuman’s tail itself formed like a ladder. The entire monkey army along with the armies of Rama and Lakshmana climbed that ladder to reach the sky to take part in the battle.
The Rama-Ravana battle is most wondrous and incomparable. It is a most unique battle. Rock candy is as sweet as rock candy. Nothing can be compared with it. Vishnu with His total Satva guna had to incarnate to destroy the demon possessed with the combination of Rajo guna and Tamo guna. Sita Mata provided the cause. Otherwise it would not have happened.
The Ramayana is not just a story. It is not a cinema. The characters are real. They all come alive in front of us. Each incident actually occurred. In the Mahabharata, Draupadi is Adi Parashakti who had the 5 elements incorporated into her and whom she kept under her control. Durga Parameshwari’s role is very important in the Mahabharata. All these have to be understood properly. Parvati questions Siva to explain the secret. Brahma also had to learn how to do Creation. The source for all is Parameshwari, Lalita Para Bhattarika, Tripurasundari.
Creation is filled with Energy. We complain of a lack of energy. That energy means Durga Parameshwari. She is like fire, water, and solid ‘jada’. Why is she like this? She creates the Universe. She is filled with compassion. In any Purana, Shakti Durgi is worshipped. As the Earth, as Knowledge, as the Intellect, she exists in all, both moving and non-moving things. That is why we worship Her during the Navavarana Puja during Navaratri. Bindu is invisible. But we are visible. So we keep a visible symbol. We have hunger, sleep, desire, anger, wealth. To remove a thorn, we use another thorn that is even sharper. We cannot remove a thorn with our fingers.
If a leader of a nation or some dignitary comes, someone of an equal status should greet and invite him. The same way a thorn should be removed with another thorn, not with a hammer.
For overcoming Tamo guna (darkness of ignorance, laziness, dullness), we need Satva guna (purity, wisdom, nobility). For this Jaganmata Adi Parashakti has to be invoked. Draupadi’s vastrapaharanam (disrobing in public) was the root cause for the Kurukshetra battle in the Mahabharata. If such a heinous crime had not occurred, the fury that is required to engage in a battle would not have arisen among the Pandavas. Those with Tamo guna will only be vanquished by those who are strong in Satva guna. Only Shakti can stimulate the ones with Satva guna into the required fierce action to overpower and conquer to destroy the evil ones.
In each and every story Adi Parashakti is the root cause. Siva tells Parvati in story form. Everything is filled with Energy; the entire Creation, not just the Earth. She created the sound syllables. During Daksha Yajna, she immolated herself and stimulated the fury in Siva. The 54 letters of the alphabet emerged from her dead body’s pieces. She is all. She is in every single atom and particle.
When we die, we merge in Her. It happens only when all our karma is finished. Nishkama karma, desireless action alone will finish our karma. If we ask for a 100 boons, She gives us 1 or 2 immediately. She ultimately satisfies all of our desires. We create a huge list. In some janma you will realize how many things you had asked for. For all pending desires to be fulfilled, you have to keep on taking births. You must exhaust all desires. Mukti, liberation is not so easy to attain. If today a desire is not fulfilled, you adjust, and then you forget that you had asked for it. But Mother Goddess remembers. All the desires are computerized. Not even one is left out. Everything is registered. She will grant every single desire. You have no choice but to experience the result, even if you forgot that you had asked for it. For you to experience them, you have to keep taking births. Swamiji sings the bhajan, ‘Janmaniki moolamu ..’ which explains this secret behind our repeated births and the reasons thereof.
Now the guru has taught you the secret; he has given the explanation. He forces us to do nishkama karma. You keep asking for things. They keep getting recorded. You did not desire janmas (births). But they happen because of your pending desires. They cause the repeated births. Be very careful.
Never hurt anyone. Be very alert and cautious. Tejo Vadha (belittling others) must be avoided. Never insult or put down others. Never keep harping on other people’s weaknesses. It will come back to you. It will boomerang. Their mistakes will accrue to you.
You visit someone. You end up giving them a lot of pain. You steal their precious items. You destroy or damage their things out of disrespect. These are small things. The same way you act even in big things in life. You must not wander recklessly or talk rudely. We have to always show courtesy.
Concerning desires also, we have to show courtesy. We have to show concern while asking, and have to be thoughtful and courteous. Just because someone is soft and nice, we should not take advantage. With Mother Goddess it happens. With our unsteady minds we inflict mental torture even upon God. We must correct ourselves.
Remember the Savitri-Satyavan story. Savitri cleverly asked Lord Yama for a son. He was then forced to revive her husband. Only pray for compassion. Then you do not get caught in the wheel of desires. You may not get another chance. Pray for strength to endure difficulties. Pray for Jnana, spiritual knowledge. Acknowledge that you are under an illusion, that you are ignorant. Ask for forgiveness. Show humility and pray for knowledge. Pray for peace, patience, joy, and contentment. Pray to be raised from your lowly state. These are the things that you should ask for.
When you ask God to give you a feast, you must first ask for water. If you only ask for the big meal, He gives it to you. But after eating it, you will suffer with unbearable thirst. He is not going to come back to serve you water. That is why brahmins always ask for water first. They do the ritual with water before commencing their meal. That is a safe method. But we do not do that. We get tempted and we eat mirchi (hot pepper) bajjis, and vadas with onions because we cannot resist their aroma. Then we are stuck with an intense thirst. If there is no water available, we suffer and die. You should always ask first for what is most important, such as grace, compassion, and devotion.
We have such unsteady and foolish minds. We keep on asking for stuff. It is only finally that we come to our senses and begin to feel ashamed of our behavior. It is only then that we realize that what we really should be asking for is mercy. We ask for a basket full of trivialities and forget the really important ones. And then when you finally realize your mistake, you get scared.
Simply ask to maintain yourself, your position, and to be able to perform your duties. That is all.
‘Tvamasmin kaarya niryoge pramaanam hari sattama
Hanuman yatnamaasthaaya duhkha kshaya karo bhava’ –this is the mantra with which Sita Mata prayed to Hanuman for karya siddhi, for the accomplishment of the task. We need 9 crores of japa for the new Hanuman Mantra. For the video launched on YouTube on Vijaya Dashami day, it should be viewed 10 million times before the 70’ statue of Hanuman in Mysore ashrama is inaugurated. Today the Bhoomi Puja was performed for its construction. This is very auspicious and significant that the same day the video SGS Hanuman was also uploaded on YouTube. This is making history. That is why perhaps Swamiji has re-scheduled the Raft Festival for tomorrow.
The Hanuman Murti is being sculpted and brought to life near Allagadda village. It is difficult to bring the huge rock here. They are sculpting it in the quarry itself. It is a special rock that will retain its color in sunshine or in rain. It is just like the Dattatreya Murti consecrated in Ganagapura. The black stone gets patchy in sun and rain. Marble is likely to split. Pure granite may chip and it cannot be repaired if chipped and discolored. This stone is good with rain. It will be a 45’ tall Murti. The base will be about 30’. It will be a total of about 70’, an inch or two shorter than the Pradhana Devata (the main deity) Sri Datta Venkateshwara gopuram (temple tower over the sanctum sanctorum).
I need at least one crore (10 million) views before the consecration. You must watch at least nine times a day. It is only two minutes long. The total duration for 9 views is still less than one view of the Shatashloki Ramayana.
You must still continue to watch the Shatashloki Ramayana. You should not stop it abruptly. The sound of Swamiji’s voice will keep traveling in space. You should make it happen. Now you must do more views. You have to keep clearing the viewing history and delete the cookies for the view count to register. You can view on IPhones and computers. It is best if you view early in the morning between 4 and 5 am. If you keep it on repeat and watch it, it may benefit you, but it will not benefit Swamiji because the views then will not get counted. Do most of your viewing on weekends. No cinemas or serials anymore. Even television viewing is now given up. It is beneficial for the world. The video contains a total of 24 stutis (prayers). The Tvamasmin Mantra gives peace. It removes ego and restlessness. The world needs it.
People who serve others are like devatas (angels), but the ill mistreat the ones who serve them. It is very wrong. My helpers who remain inside and serve me, look after me like my own mother. They are very precious to me. You must never shout at people and blame them. It is Tejo Vadha – it destroys their confidence and morale. We do it because of our inner enemies, greed, rage, jealousy, ***, delusion, and desire plus our ego. We must re-direct our anger, its energy in a positive direction. This mantra will melt and destroy all negative energies. I once got very angry in London. When I get angry I never shout. I remain very silent instead. My name is adjustment guru. If we hurt a leg or get burnt, we adjust, limp, and tolerate. I go to the computer and start composing poetry when I get angry. Then I become calm. If the poetry does not turn out well, then I direct the anger at myself. You must give up unnecessary anger. When the mind and heart are strong, but the body is weak, then people get angry. They make false threats. Only peaceful people will benefit from this mantra.
This is a historical effort.
Before coming for bhajans when I checked, we had not completed 7 lakh views. I was disappointed. Just before I commenced the bhajans, someone whispered in my ear that 7 lakh views were completed. It made me very happy. It filled me with energy. Because of my disappointment, I kept rejecting the videos that they had prepared, working day and night for over a week, Prasad, Pramod, Jaitra, Kiran, Ramu, Vasu, Dhanush, and Srinivas and Nagaraj a little bit. Bala Swamiji also participated a little bit. They worked very hard. They do not know video making. They showed me 5 projects. I was getting irritated and itchy. I said they were not nice when they were all completely done. This version is good. It was entirely done only today. Vijaya Dashami of this year will not come again. I want to release this today.
Kabirdas told his wife to go with him to heaven. She did not believe him. She told him that she could not go because the buffalo had just given birth to a calf and she wanted to drink the special milk product 'Junnu'. She thought that by going to heaven, he meant sitting under a tree meditating or chanting God's names. But she actually saw a celestial chariot come down from the heavens to take her husband. Like that, we must not lose a precious opportunity for trivial excuses.
Prasad, show them on the video screen where I fell, while chanting the Shatashloki Ramayana and where Hanuman helped me. It looks small in the picture, but it was really a huge mountain. Prasad and Neela were out of their minds when they saw that I had fallen and disappeared. Edgar and Sudha know what happened. Antony, Babaji and these two, they arranged that trip. It was 30 seconds of Maya. Nobody goes there. It is too dangerous. But I went there.
If you have no computer to view the videos, then go to an Internet Cafe, or you can pay here for us to set up viewing on your behalf. If you cannot watch, sponsor some poor students to watch on your behalf. That will help their education.”
Sri Guru Datta
Courtesy: Smt. Hira Duvvuri