Kaliyuga Dharmam
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Bharata Kalacharam
Purpose of Precious Human Birth
The goal of any Jeevathma is to get out of this cycle of birth and death and reach salvation. Other goals like material wealth are quite mean when compared to the eternal bliss of enjoying the divine and sweet attributes of Brahmam.
It is a pity that the enormous power and wisdom of the Atman gets covered during the deluge, making it impossible to practice any path for salvation. Sriman Narayanan, the abode of compassion, blesses the Jeeva with a body. We are expected to use the mind and intellect for making the right decision. On the contrary, the atman gets dragged into a sense of organs and forgets the purpose of creation. Hence, the almighty also created Vedas.
He expects the Jeeva to use the Vedhas as the guiding light to reach salvation. Then, He took Incarnations to teach us the essence of Vedas.
Then He sent Azhwars and gave them various experiences to make them tell their Bhagavadanubhavam as upadesam in their paasurams.
During Kaliyuga, Srikrishna is in Srimad Bhagavatam. Krishna will be with people who read Bhagavatam which is full of Krishna Leela, with Bhakti.
If we read Bhagavatam with devotion, we will be able to understand Krishna's greatness (paratvam) and simplicity (Soulapyam). Krishna used to teach calf, how to drink water by showing it like a calf. In the same way, if we surrender ourselves to Krishna with complete faith, He will even come down to our level, to teach many things.
If we shed one tear, enjoying and feeling Krishna Leela, then there won't be any need to shed tears for worldly matters.
Bhagawan created Guru Parampara Haaram (Starting from Sriman Narayana to Present-day Acharyas) out of grace, mainly to show us the right path in Kali-yuga, where, chances are more for us to get distracted and settled in temporary worldly desires alone, forgetting the purpose of precious human birth.
सर्वधर्मान्परित्यज्य मामेकं शरणं व्रज |
अहं त्वां सर्वपापेभ्यो मोक्षयिष्यामि मा शुच: || 66||
sarva-dharmān parityajya mām ekaṁ śharaṇaṁ vraja
ahaṁ tvāṁ sarva-pāpebhyo mokṣhayiṣhyāmi mā śhuchaḥ
sarva-dharmān—all varieties of dharmas; parityajya—abandoning; mām—unto me; ekam—only; śharaṇam—take refuge; vraja—take; aham—I; tvām—you; sarva—all; pāpebhyaḥ—from sinful reactions; mokṣhayiṣhyāmi—shall liberate; mā—do not; śhuchaḥ—fear
BG 18.66: Abandon all varieties of dharmas and simply surrender unto me alone. I shall liberate you from all sinful reactions; do not fear.
Gajendra Moksham
The moment we surrender to Him with full faith with a realisation of "we can't get rid of our accumulated karmas on our own. He only has to save us", He will come to save us.
A demon called Hiranyaksha abducted the earth and took it to the bottom of the ocean. Vishnu then assumed the form of a boar, retrieved the earth (Booma Devi) from the ocean with Its tusks. Booma Devi, out of grace, asked Varaha Peruman for Upayam to save people, us. Then, Booma Devi took Andal Avataram in Kali yuga and conveyed, what she heard from Varaha Peruman in Thiruppavai.
Periyazhwar raised Andal by telling many Krishna stories. Hence, Andal developed a lot of bhakti for Krishna. Periyazhwar used to make garland daily and offer it to Lord. Andal used to wear that garland before offering and look at her in a mirror to see whether she is suitable for Krishna. One day, when Periyazhwar see that, he made another garland and offerred it to Lord. But, Lord didn't accept it by letting it fall down, wishing for that garland which is worn by Andal since she did it with so much bhakti.
Tatparyam
We have to do everything for God, not for ourselves.
We have to assess ourselves in a periodical manner to see whether there is any progress in taking steps to achieve the ultimate goal, Moksham to get rid of the birth cycle.
Even if we offer Patram (leaf), Palam (fruit), Pushpam (Flower), Thoyam (water) with pure bhakti without expecting anything in return, Krishna accepts it happily. If we are blessed with more wealth, we have to offer more to Krishna wholeheartedly without pride.
We have to spend at least a few minutes daily for Puja and feeling His greatness and grace, then gradually increase the Puja time.
Bharatha Kalacharam
Thiruppavai Saaram
