Shlok4

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Lets do with 4th Shlok. The 4th Shlok is as follows:

Mana Wasana Dushta Kama Na Ye Re I
Mana Sarwatha Pap Buddhi Nako Re II
Mana Dharmata Niti Sodu Nako Ho I
Mana Antari Sar Wichar Raho II

Swami tells 4 basic and simple instruction to human mind in this Shlok. First 3 of them are nagging instructions (things that should NOT be done) and the last is the postive insisting one.

First instruction : Wicked desires (Dushta Wasana) are never useful.
This is a very important fact that any mind full of wicked desires can never think of something positive for any one. Thus he will get accumulated with the negativity that will result him with the obvious effect. The one who makes a trap for someone (generally) gets entrapped in the same !

Second instruction : Never have thought of committing sin in mind.
Conceptually sin is every that thing that goes opposit to the law of nature. At personal level every thought that tends an individual to something not obvious and correct (i.e. against law of nature) is sin.
Committing sin can be seen at 3 levels : physical, vocal and mental. Beating someone is Physical sin. Abusing someone is vocal sin and planning conspiracy against someone is mental sin.
Swami, the very humble man, requests human mind to keep away from committing any of these sins and ever.

Third instruction : Do not go away from the holy thought in life
'Niti' is the positive thought of obvious correctness that is inspired by the nature which in turn is created by the Lord. Never ever do away from 'Niti'. Try and see that the holy thought of 'Niti' is always EXERCISED (i.e. not by chance, but by efforts). The link lies in Second Instruction, the way committing sin takes one against nature; exercising 'Niti' ensures one go by the nature.

Fourth instruction : Always keep wisdom (Sar Wichar) of good & bad, true & false, holy & unholy, natural & unnatural, proper & improper, mortal & immortal awake in mind.
An alarm of above mentioned wisdom is extremely essential and important to meet above three instructions. And every man who wants to become 'Sadhak' (student of sprituals) can always and certainly acquire the wisdom by practice.

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Shlok3

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Today we shall try to discuss and learn about Shlok3 which is as follows:



Prabhate Mani Ram Chintit Java I

Pudhe Vaikhari Ram Aadhi Wadava II

Sadachar Ha Thor Sandu Naye To I

Jani Tochi To Manavi Dhanya Hoto II



Swami tells us two important things for our betterment in life.

One, about starting the day. He guides us to start our day, every day, by remebering and thinking Lord Shri Ram. Then He tells us to transform Lord's remebrance into our voice (Vaikhari) i.e. pronounce and take name of Lord Shri Ram by one's mouth. By this deed we connect our self with the Lord and that help us stay connected during entire day. This connection gives us devine feeling of being with the Lord and His grace.



Second, simply great advice is about our deeds (Achar). It is advised that we should make continuous efforts for ensuring whatever deeds we do are good and ethical (Sat) in turn our entire life will be filled by good deeds (Sat+Achar=Sadachar). Now why Sadachar? Its because every human being is generating his account of deeds (Karma) during his/her life and shall be offerred with respective results in future life by nature (meaning of nature here is Panch Mahabhoot : 5 elements of univers : Water, Air, Fire, Devine Brightness & Space occupied by Sky). Thus all situations of one's in his/her future are based on or as a result of his/her past deeds. This is as scientific as anything. This is law of nature. Isn't global warming a result of what manking has done to the earth? In short keeping ourself doing ethically good deeds shall keep us rewarded (Dhanya) in future.

We can explot this thought to every aspect and level of human life and can realise the wisdom behind the same.

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Shlok 2

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Lets go through second Shlok today. Its as follows:

Mana Sajjana Bhakti Panthechi Jawe I

Tari Shrihari Pawijeto Swabhawe II

Jani Nindya Te Sarwa Sodoni Dyawe I

Jani Wandya Te Sarva Bhave Karawe II

Sadguru Samarth Ramdas Swami teaches us to guide our mind with generic Dos and Donts here. It is very important to note that the mind (Mana) is used with adjective Gentle (Sajjana). That means originally the state of mind of a human is gentle, streight forward, simple and true. If it is not directed with right Dos and prevented from Donts, it may loose its status of being gentle (Sajjana). In order to maintain this state of mind it is advised to direct our mind in the path of prayer (Bhakti Panth). And of course prayer (Bhakti) towards Lord Shriram.

The result of this direction of Bhakti to our mind is explained in second line of this Shlok. i.e. If we direct our mind in the path of prayer (Bhakti) we shall obviously get to the Lord (Shrihari). These are two simple lines that have great capability of changing one's life from within and for a noble cause.

Now to achieve this consistently and while being in inevitable public/social life another two lines speak simple rule of thumb. Third line tells that train our mind to avoid/prevent/resist/refrain from those things which are identified as BAD by the (Indian) society. And finally on the other hand, fourth line tells that accept/practise/remain with those things which are idnetified as GOOD by the (Indian) society.

Mentioning "(Indian)" as prefix to society has an intention. In India, series of Saints have guided and offerred virtues of Indian Phylosophy in simple notes in order to keep Indian people and Indian society thereby on right track that endevors the Lord. These great saints of India have embibed GOOD and BAD (Saar & Asar) into social psycho to keep a positive drive and balance in human being. Thus those characteristics identified by Indian Society are expected here. We many a times find that values of Indian Soceity are not same with the other ones.

I shall cut short this subject here as this is not the aim of the blog and summarise the meaning of Shlok that one should continously pray the Lord and that he should select from dos and donts for his own based on its social impact and acceptance.

May Samarth Ramdas Swami gives us with the strength to follow the said path.

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Shlok - 1

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It took far long to get started on actual discussion of the Manache Shlok. Ram Karta !

We shall discuss the first Shlok which is obviously a prayer to the god. The Shlok is as follows:

Ganadhish jo ish sarwa gunancha I

Mularambh arambh to nirgunacha II

Namu sharada mul chatwar wacha I

Gamu panth aanat ya raghawacha II 1 II

Lets prey the god Ganapati, who is the leader of all (ganadhish), who is the lord of serveral devine virtues (uttam gun), who is starting element of non-physical existance (nirgun). We pray to lord Ganapati to seek success in our task (of setting us on to a life of betterment). We then pray Ma saraswati, who is the pioneer energy to the universe for its operation which is in the form of four sound levels (chatwar wacha : para, pashyanti, madhyma and waikhari).

With the prayer to Ganadhish and Sharada (after understanding their forms : knowledge and energy resp.) we seek their grace (aashirwad) to enable us go by the ideal life (as demonstrated by lord Ram in his awataar). We wish to walk our life by the path (panth) as shown by Lord Ram (raghav) and enlessly (aanant).



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