"Visrujya Lajyaam" - without shyness!
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• September 21, 2002
"Visrujya lajjãm yodiite Mannãmãni nirantaram" - this sloka is chanted by Bhãgavatas. This purãna slokam says that one should perform Nãmasankirtanam without shyness or embarrassment. But is this not a "purãna slokam" (ancient sloka)? Does this mean that even in ancient days there were people who hesitated (due to shyness) to perform Nãmasankirtanam? Answer: ^^^^^^^ Nobody has said, a. do dhyana without any embarrassment, b. perform dharma `anushtãnãs' without any embarrassment, c. do yoga without any embarrassment, OR d. do Vedanta vichãra without any embarrassment.' Why then say, `do Nãmasankirtanam without any embarrassment?' Why such an advice for performance of Nãmasankirtan alone? There is no doubt that, those who have become `patiita' and `brashta'(those who have spent a wayward life) are not `adhikãriis' (deserving candidates) for the other mãrgas. But however, even they are `adhikãriis' for Bhagavan Nãmakirtanam! If they are told, "you also have a way out(gati), you can cross this ocean of samsãra through Bhagavan Nãmakirtanam, or Bhagavan Nãma will purify you" they might hesitate saying thus: "Can we, who have committed innumerable sins, utter the pavitra(pure) Bhagavan Nãma? " So, the "bhãvãrta" (the true import) of this sloka is that, one need not hesitate or feel shy on these grounds. Just shake away this inhibition & shyness and perform Kirtanam boldly and joyfully! Radhe Krishna -------------------------------------------------------------- - SrImate rAmAnujAya namaH - To Post a message, send it to: bhakti-list@yahoogroups.com Group Home: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bhakti-list Archives: http://ramanuja.org/sv/bhakti/archives/ Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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