Badrinath ~ Dattatreya Rama Rao Parvatikarji Maharaj

 

  Swami Parvatikarji Maharaj  in Badrinath

Vina Maharajji

Vina Maharajji  Badrinath Dham

                      Swami Parvatikarji Maharaj and Baba Sripadji Sri Badrinathji c. 1975

    Swami Dattatreya Rama Rao Parvatikarji (1916-1990), is seen here
playing his 'Brahma Veena', as he called it, at the Badrinath Temple.
    He said it was the only one left in existence and that he had to help in the
making of it himself, getting several strings added to the lower side (like a
harp).  It had a truly mystical sound.  Swamiji would be here during the entire
season that the presiding deity resided in Badri Nath Dham. Because of an
 introduction letter from Babaji, I was able to stay as a guest with a family
of Swamiji's dear desciples, who succeeded in persuading me to stay on
one month instead of three days! He would daily sit in the temple compound
and would teach me the swaras, and when others would come we would all
sing kirtana lead by him. "Sriman Narayan, Narayan". Interesting was his
morning practice of first having bath in Tapt Kund, a natural hot mineral
spring, and then immediately having an ice cold bath in the grace-filled
river of Alakananda.  And after this he would do yogasanas in the sunshine
beside the river, ending them with Shishasana, headstand, and that alone for at
least 15 mins.
          
   Although Swamiji spent all his Spring and Summer days in Sri Badrinath
Dham, we were surprised to see that his own 'Ishtadev', form of worship
was Sri Narsinghji Bhagavan! That amazing image could be held in one
hand, and he was seated on a throne with the child Prahladji on one knee
and Sri Laxmi Devi on the other.
   Whenever I set with Swamiji in inside the temple area we would sing
and he would tell us amazing stories of the grace of Sri Badri Narayana,
and His devotees.  Only once did I see him in Sri Vrindavan, when there
was the special music festival there in Niddhi Van of Swami Hari Dasji
Samaro.
         Several times He has been on TV, the 'Door Darshan featured
 him playing his unique 'Brahma Veena' and singing beautiful bhajans.
          He is one of the very beautiful saints of India whose grace and
blessings I will always treasure.
                 
                                                          

                                                                Baba Sripadji in Badrinath
                                                                 

                                                                     Swami Vimalanandaji

                                                                               

                                                                               

                                                                             

Swami Vimalanandaji and Baba Sripadji at Badrinathji 

just before Deevali!!   

     

                                               
                                                                 
                                                        ~*~ Jai Jai Badri Vishal! ~*~    

☀The Tibetan Kal Chakra ☀

 

'Kal Chakra'
Miniature painting by Chandra Lama.
It is supremely delicate and exquisitely done!
I recently photographed it myself in Mc Leodganj.
To look at closely it is really magnificent!!
It is the 'Wheel of Time' ~ Life & Death!


                                                             ☀Om Mani Padme Hum ☀

                                                                                ☀

*ॐԼƠƔЄ*ॐԼƠƔЄ*ॐ ~Dharamkot~Mc Leodganj * 2012

                                                                Dharamkot

                                                          View of Mc Leodganj

                                                                   Dharamkot

                                           

                                                                        Friends

                                                        Dhauladhar Mountain

                                                  Dharamkot

 

                                                        View of Dharamkot

                  Dharamkot on left and McLeodganj seen on right

                                                             Mc Leodganj

                                                                     Stupa

                                                  The Great Padmasambhava

                                                                 Avalokiteshvara

 

Young 14th Dalai Lama

Kyabje Trijhang Rinpoche

Geshe Yeshi Topden Rinpoche

 

 

Dhauladhar Range

 

 ☀

The Dalai Lama Temple monks

Wonderful Sri Badrinath Dham

 Sri Sri Badrinathji Temple

 

One of the outer pools of Tapt Kund, a miraculous mineral hot spring!

                         Looking North of the temple

                                                   The open doors of the temple

                     View of Alakananda River, looking South 

    Sri Badrinath Temple early morning from across the river

                                                         The magnificent way home!

                                                         
                                       * Jai ho!*

Sufi Magnificience ~ The Beloved ☀❀.•*´¨`*☼*´¨`*.❀ ☀

✶*¨`*✶♥Sant Gulab Singhjeo & Sri Sri Anandamayi Maji✶*¨`*✶♥

    Jai Ma!  The purest divine beauty that only spent time in kirtana and then
went straight into samadhi! This was her only sadhana as a child she was only
interested in the Inner Path, which came so easy to her. And only with a short
time spent in spontaneous yogasanas, she would go into samadhi! Ah ho!
She was even most of her time in a speechless state of 'maun'. Many times
we would come for her beautiful 'darshan', just to see her, and she would
be in maun, yet be sitting blissfully within the kirtana, with drums, and all the
chanting going on around her...in ecstasy! All in the ashrama were always
encouraged to spend some time daily in this silence!
      It came to be that she was so engrossed and energized from these
moments in samadhi that she lost all interest in normal food! Her closest ones
soon took it on themselves to daily feed her by hand, and it came to be so
that she thereafter never ate on her own again! Maybe on a rare occasion,
like when she would suddenly start to sing, and a spontaneous kirtana would
begin around her of loving devotees. Or sometimes she would stand up and
dance in a state of divine rapture!
      Truly like the Devi herself, she was unconcerned with the so called rules
of this world and followed another Divine Law, known exclusively to Her.
Sri Anandamoyi Ma!
      The wonderful reunion of Maji and beloved Sant Gulab Singhji came
unscheduled in the Winter of 1978, at her ashrama in Pune.  Santji and I
were visiting the very dear and longtime devotees of Santji, Surgeon
Rear Admiral MS Melhotra and his family. After the morning 'Katha' and
breakfast were finished a devotee informed us that Ma Anandamayi was
staying there at her Pune Ashrama. Santji was vividly overjoyed and as
usual he wasted no time and said, " bring my walking stick and let's go!"
I was thrilled at the thought of seeing Maji again. In no time we were in
the car, Dr. Melhotra driving. We arrived about noon and the ashrama
was totally silent. Finally we were told by someone that Maji was resting
now and would not see anyone! Oh, in a moment Dr. Sahibji spoke up
and said that it was Sant Gulab Singhji of Chandigarh that was here to
see her and that Ma would want to be told immediately. So, we waited
in a lovely huge tent for Sat Sang that was constructed outside of maji's
room. Even I was surprised to see Ma come rushing in and straight over
to Santji, calling out, "Pitaji! Pitaji! Pitaji! Santji rose up and called out,
Ma! Ma! Ma! We all stood wonder struck at the amazing sight! There
was Maji wrapped in her white sari, reaching over and down to touch his
feet. While Santji was glowing in his white kurta pajama with white turban
reaching towards Maji's feet!! Their arms crossed and heads came together!
Their cheeks were flushed and red. "Ma!" "Pitaji!" "Ma!" "Pitaji!" "Ma!"
They both looked like small children, faces full of joy..."Ma!" " Pitaji!" " Ma!"
Tears of ecstasy were running down all our faces to witness the childlike love
of these two great saints! Still when I remember this vision the heart comes up
into the throat...and one is over whelmed with intense ecstatic Love!

                                      ✶*¨`*✶♥ Jai Ma!!  Jai Pitaji!!✶*¨`*✶♥

Swami Jnanananda Giri *ღ☆¸.•°*♥ "Breathless in India!!"

     Today Swamiji said, " Some foreigners were here and talked about the yogis
in Samadhi, and asked me how they become breathless!!? I said, ' Ever since I
came to India, I have remained breathless!...  
 Because now I know who is breathing, God is breathing!!"

                               ¸. *ღ☆¸.•°*♥ Om! Om! Om!¸. *ღ☆¸.•°*♥

"Give thanks for your Breath..." ~*~ Swami Jnanananda Giri

" Give thanks for your breath...and for that of the street dog!
I was just outside on the street, and this street dog comes sometimes
so I was feeding him a rusk, which he was eating happily.
Then a taxi came and stopped there and 6 people came out
to visit me. they were yoga students with a teacher.  They saw
me there and watched. Then the dog looked up and I asked the
students,' What is the dog saying?' They shook their heads and said,
Swamiji, we don't know what the dog is saying!' I said,  'The dog is saying,
'What a lucky Swami is this!!' "

The joyful words of Swami Jnanananda Giri,
Dehra Dun, India
March 2012

ॐ Shri Deviji ki Arti ॐ ~ Culmination of Novratra!

.♫.** •.♫. • °
Jag Janini jai jai, Ma! Jag Janini jai jai!
Bhay Harani, Bhavtarni, Bhavbhamini jai jai!
Jag Janini jai jai!  ...♫.** •.♫. • °

Tu hi sat chit sukhmay, shuddh Brahm rupa,
   Satya Sanathan sunder par Shiv sur-bhupa! 1.
      Jag Janini jai jai!  ....♫.** •.♫. • °

Aadi anadi anamay, avachel avinashi,
   Amala ananta agochr aj Ananda rashi! 2.
      Jag Janini jai jai!  ....♫.** •.♫. • °

Avikashi  aghahari, akala kaladhari,
   Karta vidhi Bhrtha Hari, har sanharkari! 3.
      Jag Janini jai jai!  ....♫.** •.♫. • °

Tu vidhivadhu Rama tu, Uma Mahamaya,
   Mul prakriti vidya tu, tu Janani jaya! 4.
      Jag Janini jai jai!  ....♫.** •.♫. • °

Ram Krsna tu Sita, Vraj Rani Radha,
   Tu vanchhakalp drum, harini sub badha! 5.
      Jag Janini jai jai!  ....♫.** •.♫. • °

Dash vidya Nav Durga, nana shastrakara,
   Ashtamatraka yogini, nav nav rup dhara! 6.
      Jag Janini jai jai!  ....♫.** •.♫. • °

Tu pardham nivasini, Mahavilasini tu,
   Tu hi shamshan viharini, tandvilasini tu! 7.
      Jag Janini jai jai!  ....♫.** •.♫. • °

Sur-muni-Mohini saumya tu, shobha-adhara,
   Vivasin Vikata-sarupa, pralayamayi dhara! 8.
      Jag Janini jai jai!  ....♫.** •.♫. • °

Tu hi sneh-sudhamayi, tu ati garalmana,
   Ratna vibhushit tu hi, tu hi asthi-tana! 9.
      Jag Janini jai jai!  ....♫.** •.♫. • °

Mooladhar-nivasini, eh-par-siddhi prade,
   Kalatita Kali, Kamala tu verde! 10.
      Jag Janini jai jai!....♫.** •.♫. • °

Shakti shaktidhar tu hi, nitya abhedmayi,
   Bhedpradarshini vani, Vimle! Vedtreyi! 11.
      Jag Janini jai jai!  ....♫.** •.♫. • °

Hum ati deen dukhi Ma! Vipat-jal dhere,
   Hai kaput ati kapti! Par balik tere! 12.
      Jag Janini jai jai!  ....♫.** •.♫. • °

Nij swabhav-vash Janini! Deyadrishti kijai,
   Karuna kar Karunamayi! Charan-sharan dejai! 13.
      Jag Janini jai jai!....♫.** •.♫. • ° 
   
  .¸.•*¨♥•.¸.•´*´.¸.•*¨♥•.¸.•´* ॐ ॐ ॐ ॐ ॐ ॐ  जय माँ !जय माँ ! जय जय माँ !