Ramanand Sagar's Ramayan & Shri Krishna CC#5 DONE! - Page 15

And here goes one last thing before I log off... I wanted to share these vids anyway but now in the context of the superb discussions that Aishicakes and Nishicakes (lolz can I call you that 😛) have prompted, they are even more relevant. It's a two-parter of a bhajan by Narendra Chanchal, who among us northerners is a household name because of the Devi Maa bhajans he sings - lolz when we get to those festivals discussions Anisha mentioned, I don't think I'd be able to discuss my Navratri celebrations without mentioning him. Anyway, in this bhajan he tells the story of Raskhan, a Pathan from Kabul who became a great devotee of Shri Krishna during the 1600s. When I get time next week or week after I'll translate the whole thing (unless somebody is kind enough to do it for me before then... Deeps? Shivang bhaiya? 😆), but basically the story goes that one day, he went to a paan stall in Kabul and saw a portrait of little Kanha, fell in love with him, wondered why he's shoe-less, and decided that he was gonna find this adorable kid and put a pair of shoes on him. He made them, went about searching for him, got ostracized from his community for becoming so attached to a Hindu figure and when he reached Vrindavan, he was treated just as badly for being an outsider. He was abused and left on the roadside near the temple since they wouldn't let him in, and - you guessed it - Shri Krishna himself came to him and fulfilled his wish and made him the great poet-saint he is known as today. The most significant line that reminded me of our current discussions is the last one, where he says "... apni bhakti ki shakti se nirakaar saakaar karo" - you too should persevere like Raskhan and with the strength of your devotion, give the formless one a form. That kind of further solidifies that the forms God takes are of our choosing, just so we can cultivate love and devotion for him - they're different for each person because they represent God's devotion towards us!Like Tulsidas's "jaaki rahi bhaavna jaisi, prabhu murati tin dekhi taisi" when everyone at the swayamvar sees Shri Ram as they want to see him - and also in the Maharaas, "tribhuvan ka swami bhakton ka das hai!" 😍 Anyway enough of my rant, here are the vids... enjoy!!!


[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlpWlDL7sRI[/YOUTUBE]

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeJ6rANlyXk[/YOUTUBE]


And here is an example of Raskhan's beautiful poetry, RJ had used it in SK in the scene where the elder gopis make Shri Krishna - the master of the whole universe -dance for a bowl of buttermilk... subtitles are there, so enjoy!!!:

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYU4CgS5yTI[/YOUTUBE]

Originally posted by: Dpka1415

wwwooooohhhhooooo.. loved dis shade the most !!!

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u chose the cutest pics ... 👏👏👏👏👏

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Originally posted by: lola610

Ok technically not home yet cuz had to go to a relatives pooja after class n by the time home i'll be real tired. Then this wknd is a study one so if u see me on here shoo me off :P But for not since i'm not driving i will try to get some replies out cuz i luv y'all that much lol :)

@deeps-the fanfic was simply ADORABLE, you incorporated each bro's personality beautifully. Hats off yaar now you've spoilt me n i want 10 more! Ati sundar!

@aish-hi sweets! Hope you had an awesome bday! So heres my take on your friend's ques. I'm taking an hon seminar on bhaktiyog n this was the topic of our 1st class since only 3/20of us are desi though thw prof is a brit by mistake lol mlre on that later. Anywho the thing is, all of us can say that we're gonna pray to a formless impersonal absolute -nirakaar bhakti - but very few of us can actually do that right. Its like when you go to kirtan n there are tnose people who go "yeah yeah, i'm singing in my head". But their mind could be going on a world tour n back, God only knows. Similarly if we say that we're going to pray to one formless God, but our minds aren't "there" yet cuz we are conscious of the body and all it sees/smells/tastes/etc, then how are we ever going to cultivate devotion? We would just get all confused at what God might be, and give up on prayer altogether. So instead, our great saints n sages came up with this tradition of saakaar bhakti so we could think of God as anything we want in order to be able to love him. It could be as simple as a shaligram or as complex as those vishwaroop portraits - the form depends on whatever the believer wants, as long as its something you can have feelings for. What on the surface is so confusing to these people is actually the most beautiful thing about our tradition, the complete freedom it gives its followers so much so that even God's appearance and name are for you to choose!

Which leads me to Anisha's topic. Gotta thank you big time for encouraging such meaningful discussions here hun, you are really an asset to this CC... Plz keep at it, luv it! To me, being a Hindu is all about that pluralism, tne freedom to worship who we want, how we want with virtually no chance of being wrong. That and the easy availibility of 2nd chances rather than eternal hellfires. More later, phone's dying. But thanks again, looking fwd to more great discussions like this!

Good night guys! *hugs*

Originally posted by: lola610

And here goes one last thing before I log off... I wanted to share these vids anyway but now in the context of the superb discussions that Aishicakes and Nishicakes (lolz can I call you that 😛) have prompted, they are even more relevant. It's a two-parter of a bhajan by Narendra Chanchal, who among us northerners is a household name because of the Devi Maa bhajans he sings - lolz when we get to those festivals discussions Anisha mentioned, I don't think I'd be able to discuss my Navratri celebrations without mentioning him. Anyway, in this bhajan he tells the story of Raskhan, a Pathan from Kabul who became a great devotee of Shri Krishna during the 1600s. When I get time next week or week after I'll translate the whole thing (unless somebody is kind enough to do it for me before then... Deeps? Shivang bhaiya? 😆), but basically the story goes that one day, he went to a paan stall in Kabul and saw a portrait of little Kanha, fell in love with him, wondered why he's shoe-less, and decided that he was gonna find this adorable kid and put a pair of shoes on him. He made them, went about searching for him, got ostracized from his community for becoming so attached to a Hindu figure and when he reached Vrindavan, he was treated just as badly for being an outsider. He was abused and left on the roadside near the temple since they wouldn't let him in, and - you guessed it - Shri Krishna himself came to him and fulfilled his wish and made him the great poet-saint he is known as today. The most significant line that reminded me of our current discussions is the last one, where he says "... nirakaar saakaar karo" - you too should persevere like Raskhan and with the strength of your devotion, give the formless one a form. That kind of further solidifies that the forms God takes are of our choosing, just so we can cultivate love and devotion for him - they're different for each person because they represent God's devotion towards us!Like Tulsidas's "jaaki rahi bhaavna jaisi, prabhu murati tin dekhi taisi" when everyone at the swayamvar sees Shri Ram as they want to see him - and also in the Maharaas, "tribhuvan ka swami bhakton ka das hai!" 😍 Anyway enough of my rant, here are the vids... enjoy!!!


[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlpWlDL7sRI[/YOUTUBE]

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeJ6rANlyXk[/YOUTUBE]


And here is an example of Raskhan's beautiful poetry, RJ had used it in SK in the scene where the elder gopis make Shri Krishna - the master of the whole universe -dance for a bowl of buttermilk... subtitles are there, so enjoy!!!:

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYU4CgS5yTI[/YOUTUBE]

Originally posted by: ...PARiNA...

woooooooooow deepika ................. this is just too guuuud !!!!
stunning !!!
sooooooooo soooooooo soooooooooo beautiful !!!

Originally posted by: JanakiRaghunath

OMG!!!! Amazing creations, Deeps!👏👏👏 Really lovely work, love both of them, esp the Sita Swayamvar one, really nice work!😃 Am adding it into my slideshow! It's soooo pretty!😍

Hey Guys,

Here is a creation I want to share with all of you.....Soni made it for me upon my req. Isn't it lovely?⭐️ Really beautiful work!👏

Feel Free to Use😉

-Janu

Wow I missed a few hours because of homework and this CC moves 5 pages LOL. Will reply to everyone soon, gotta study right now. Beautiful siggies though <3 I skimmed through them and each one members posted were just gorgeous. Keep up the creativity guys!

Anisha - thank you so much! You too, you have great knowledge! And she didn't know that you had SK DVD's LOL she was talking to lola. But since you have them, feel free to post any pictures when you find time :)