SRISHTI TALES

We continue our Manasik Yatra of Vrindavana through the parikrama of Govardhana giri. Today we will be taking our first steps in the circumambulation of the divine hill in this new episode narrated by Dr. Ojaswita Chaturvedi.

Perumal's beautiful thirumeni entices us and make us fall in love with him in a trancelike state. An acharya will direct us through the path of conscious and disciplined bhakthi. In any Vaishnava Sampradaya, acharya bhakthi or bhaagavatha bhakthi is highly valued than Perumal bhakthi. Knowing all the secrets, Madhurakavi azhwar had his devotion exclusive to Nammazhwar and avoided having even a glimpse of Adhipiran. Penpillai tells another story of same kind where Ramanuja's sishya Vaduganambigal was uninterested about Namperumal's arrival and was more concerned with acharya kainkaryam.

She had given up hope in her loved ones. She had lost her physical and mental strength. Achyuthaa..., Govindaa..., Pundareekaakshaa.... murmured her lips thinking of Lord Krishna. His names rescued her even before the Lord. Veda paatti's beautiful narration of Draupadi's story makes us wonder. Do we chant Lord Vishnu's names at least during our difficult times? Let's request the Lord to make us mindful to chant his names always. Hari while waking up, Kesava while walking, Govinda while eating, Sri Rama while doing all other tasks and Madhava before sleeping.

We continue our Manasik Yatra of Vrindavana through the tales that happened at Govardhana giri. Together we unravel  a new secret of vrindavana in this new episode narrated by Dr. Ojaswita Chaturvedi.

He shook the confidence of Ravana and warned him by showing a brief demonstration of what would happen to Lanka with Ram's arrival. He was aware of Ram's feelings, therefore chose the right words to convey an information precisely without aggravating his anxiety. He gave a light of hope to Rama and Sita. The Mighty Rama bhaktha, Anjaniputra Hanuman did everything perfectly and meticulously from the start till the end of the mission of finding Devi Sita. He did all of Rama's and Sita's kainkaryam in the same manner. That's why he is known as Siriya Thiruvadi.

We continue our Manasik Yatra of Vrindavana with another shining star of Vraja mandala - Govardhana mountain. How did the mountain appear in this holy land?  Let's unravel a new secret of Vrindavana in this new episode narrated by Dr. Ojaswita Chaturvedi.

Sri Rama was indifferent towards Kousalya and Kaikeyi, Lakshmana and Gugan, Bharatha and Sugreeva, and monkeys and squirrels. Fort or forest, city or jungle, all were the same to him. He was unruffled in every circumstance. Sriman Narayana took the poorna avatar of a human to teach us how to lead a dharmic human life with essential values and principles. Let's all develop those good virtues and benefit in life.

We continue our yatra through Yamunaji who stands as the testimonial to the various pastimes of krishna at Vrindavana.

Krishna staged a play to grant moksha to one of his ardent devotees of Gokulam. However the situation appeared like the devotee was engaged in a serious play. Penpillai discusses about Dadhipandan's concern for Lord Krishna. She emphasizes that we should not just care about our own well-being, but also about the interest of the Lord to whom we are devoted.

Penpillai laments for not being a credulous devotee of Vaithamaanidhi Perumal. The Supreme God Sriman Narayana is found in 5 states. Para, vyuha, vibhava, antaryami and archa. A strong belief of a devotee makes the Lord to peform miracles. Prahlad's resolute faith compelled the lord to appear from an achetana (the pillar) revealing his antaryami state to the world. While all the other Gods are bound by Lord Vishnu's words, Lord Vishnu is bound by the words of a bhaktha. Hence, he is also called as Sonna Vannam Seidha Perumal (did as told by a devotee).