Twenty Four Gurus of Lord Shree Dattatreya - Avadhoot Prabhu

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Lord Shree Dattatreya said
I have taken shelter of twenty-four gurus, who are the following: the earth, air, sky, water, fire, moon, sun, pigeon and python; the sea, moth, honeybee, elephant and honey thief; the deer, the fish, the dancing girl Pingala, the kurari bird and the child; the young girl, arrow maker, serpent, spider and wasp…
Srimad Bhagavatam: Canto 11: Chapter 7: Slokas 33~35
1. Prithvi (Earth) One should acquire the virtues of endurance and tolerance of duality from the earth. The Earth teaches course of Dharma, art of Tolerance, art of Performing Duty.
2. Vaayu (Air) One should be detached like the wind. The Wind being pure and odourless in its characteristics, move freely among all objects and yet remain unaffected. Calm and ever flowing without any fear.
3. Aakash (Sky) Just like the sky one should be single and steady. Like sky, the Soul is omnipresent, all-pervading, and infinite in nature.
4. Jall (Water) Just like water one should behave with affection towards all. Never be partial to anyone. The sage is like water because he is free from all impurities, gentle in nature and while speaking he creates a beautiful vibration like the flowing of water.
5. Agni (Fire) Like the fire one should behave with equality towards all. The sage's glory is like the fire, is made brighter by austerities, his knowledge and tapas; having no vessel other than his stomach.
6. Chandar (Moon) There are in all sixteen phases of the moon including the subtle phase of the new moon and the fifteen of the fortnight. Though there is waxing and waning of the moon, it remains unaffected by them. Sage should not be affected by the continual change of body from birth to death including diseases and old age.
7. Surya (Sun) The sun stores water taking the future into account and benevolently showers it on the earth at the appropriate moment. Similarly the sage can accept material things with his senses, but at the appropriate time he should give these things back, as an act from sense of duty. Without getting attached to material sense objects.
8. Kabootar (Pigeon) Like pigeon story warns against developing obsessive love or attachments in the transient material world. The sage would refrain from attachment after attaining the human body, which is the open door to Mukti (Moksha, Liberation), a door to God-Realization.
9. Ajgar (Python) Ajgar eats whatever comes in its way and satisfy, whether it is sufficient or not, bitter or sweet etc. A sage always goes for search of wisdom and refrains from running after unwanted pleasures.
10. Samudra (Ocean) One should not let anyone perceive one's virtues just as the sea keeps its length, breadth, depth and the treasures in its bed hidden from everyone. However one should always utilise them favourably, for the sake of others. The life of sage remains balanced; the joys of life do not excite him, nor do sorrows depress him. The wise sage never transgresses the highest standards of morality.
11. Patanga (Moth) Similarly a foolish man is enticed by the illusory pleasures of the visual senses and thus gets caught in the ceaseless cycles of birth and death. Man must try to control the sense of sight (and all other senses) and to try to avoid being greedy.
12. Madhu Mskhee (Honey Collector) Just as the one who collects the honey acquires it effortlessly so also a male seeker should partake of food cooked in the home of a householder instead of spending time in making a fire, collecting utensils, firewood, etc. Thus learning that accumulation of wealth leads to sudden death like the honey bee, one should stop amassing wealth.
13. Haathi (Elephant) Men allured by adulterous women are destroyed in the same way as elephants overcome with lust die fighting amongst themselves.
14. Mdhumakkhee (Bumble Bee) Just as the bumble-bee savours the fragrance of several sunflowers instead of one so also seekers desirous of Liberation should realise that every science will not be easy to grasp and hence should try to understand their implied meaning.
15. Hiran (Musk Deer) The deer is very fond of music and is very much attracted by it. The deer is trapped by hunter through its love for music. Hunter employs music to lure the deer before hunting it. A renounced person should never become attracted by mundane sounds like sensuous music, specially the sweet singing and dancing of girl.
16. Machli (Fish) When a fish-hook fastened with bait is thrown into the water, the fish lured by the bait swallows the hook and gets caught. Thus it loses its life. So one should never lose sight of his True Self.
17. Pingala (A Dancing Girl) One night despite a long wait not a single client approached her. As she restlessly waited pacing up and down, hoping for a client she was finally bored and suddenly developed detachment. The abandonment of expectation from people, leads to contentment and infinite joy.
18. Pakshee (Lapwing) Seeing the lapwing fly with a fish in its beak hundreds of crows and eagles began chasing it, pecking at it and tried to snatch the fish, thus harassing it. This flock began following it wherever it went. In this world there is peace only if sense objects are rejected, otherwise it leads to great distress.
19. Balak (Child) Live like being child at heart, innocent, care free and full of Supreme Joy.
20. Churiyaan (Bangles) When two bangles strike each other a jingling sound is generated. The more the bangles the greater is the sound. Similarly when two persons live together it leads to conversation and when many persons live together there is strife. In both circumstances there is no peace of mind. Hence those doing meditation, yoga, etc. should search for an isolated place and live there in seclusion.
21. Shilpkar (Artisan) One day an artisan was chiselling the blade of an arrow with great concentration. A king's procession to the accompaniment of music passed by that way. A man arriving later approached the artisan and enquired, “Have you seen the king's procession passing by this way, just now?” The artisan replied, “I was so engrossesd in my work that I was not aware of anything”. Just like this artisan a seeker desirous of Liberation (mumukshu) should meditate surrendering all his sense organs to The Lord.
22. Saanp (Snake) The snake lives alone and avoids the company of other creatures. In order to seek Self-Realization, one should abide in the cave of his own heart. The snake leaves of its old skin after sometime, and gets the newer one; that make resemblance with phenomenon of death. A true sage never frightened by the death, knowing sooner or later he will get a new life based on his karmic actions.
23. Makadi (Spider) The spider spins a web secreting a fluid from its belly and plays in it day and night. When it feels like it, it swallows the entire web and becomes free again. Lord Supreme creates material universe from His Maya, preserves it and after a while draws it back into the Self. The Supreme Self has no desires and is beyond the reach of cause and effect.
24. Bhringee Keet (Caterpillar, Wasp) The wasp catches hold of a worm (caterpillar), put it in its hive (nest), gives it a sting and goes on buzzing about it. The caterpillar is so frightened by this whole ongoing process of buzzing. As a man thinks, so he becomes. Even at the time of death, whatever one's mind focused on, one attains the same living species form in his next life.
Thus one must try to give up all attachment to the body and attain Moksha or liberation.
Shree Dattatreya explains what he has learned from his own body as a Guru My Body teaches me Gyaan (knowledge) and Vairaagya (detachment). Birth and death are along with it. It means that if we hold on to this body then we have to bear sorrows. Although it helps to think about Tattwa (elements) still I never consider it mine.

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Author: Dandvat
Posted on: 2016-02-15 08:00:00
Tags: Shree Dattatreya Prabhu, Knowing Mahanubhav Pantha, Panch Krishan Avatar, Mahanubhav Panth Literature, Rituals of Mahanubhav Pantha
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Benefits of Chanting the Name of ...

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In the recent times, since spiritual practice and the rituals of shraddha/bhagti bhawna (Rites for the deceased) are not performed as before, most people face problems due to the subtle-bodies of ancestors. Only evolved individuals can advise if there is a possibility of a problem in the future or if an existing problem is due to the subtle-bodies of deceased ancestors.

To prevent problems or to overcome a mild problem, chant ‘Shri Gurudev Datta’ daily for one to two hours. At other times, to prevent problems arising out of destiny and for spiritual progress, an average individual or seeker in the primary stage should chant the Name of his Kuladevata (Family Shri) as much as is possible.

If you are not fortunate enough to be guided by an evolved individual, then inferring that inability to find a suitable marriage partner, marital disharmony, inability to conceive, miscarriages, giving birth to a premature child, giving birth to a retarded or handicapped child, deaths in childhood etc. are problems which could be due to subtle-bodies of deceased ancestors, undertake spiritual practice as advised ahead.

If the problem is moderate in nature, chant ‘Shri Gurudev Datta’ along with the Name of your Kuladevata for two to four hours daily. Also, go to a Datta temple every Thursday and perform seven circumambulations, and chant one to two malas of ‘Shri Gurudev Datta’ in the temple. Do this for about a year. After this, chant three malasof ‘Shri Gurudev Datta’ everyday.
By chanting the Name of Shri Datta in Pitrupaksha(The dark fortnight of the Hindu lunar month of Bhadrapad, when rites are performed for the deceased ancestors), the onward sojourn of the ancestors is faster. Hence, during this period, chant for atleast six hours (or seventy-two malas) daily.

Tirath Sthal
Mahurgad, Maharashtra (MAHURGUD) is the famous place in the Mahanubhava Panth. It is the birth place of Lord Shree Dattatreya. This place is visited by thousands of Pilgrims throughout the year. Mahurgad is the one of the most important place in Daily rituals of Prabhu Shree Dattatreya #DandvatPranam

What does purans says

1. The Bhagavata-purana and the Markandeya-purana, are the most authoritative sources on the Dattatreya-avatara and they identify Him exclusively with Lord Vishnu.
2. Atreh patny anasuuyaa triin~ jajn~e suyashasah sutaan dattam duurvaasasam somam aatmesha-brahma- sambhavaan (Srimad Bhagavatam 4.1.15).
3. The Vishnu-dharmottara Purana describes in great detail the iconographic details of the avatara-s of Lord Vishnu and here is the reference for Sri Dattatreya.
4. Brahmanda Purana says–“Lord Dattatreya gave the memory of Vedas to the Vedamurthy Sree Brahma Deva Himself.
5. The Upanishads Avadhutopanishad and Jaabaaldarshanopanishad mention that the philosophy is given by Shri Dattatreya.
6. Upanishads and Puranas are openly telling and Guru avatharas are guiding us to recite Datta Nama Smaran.

Shri Dattaguru is always ready on his toes to reach those who remember him and shower his unbounded blessings on them. Come forward and recognize him and join his mission by serve him in the propagation of Datta Nama to make your materialistic life easy and create your path to reach the stage of SALVATION by glorifying the Glory of Lord Dattatreya.

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Brahmvidya Shastra and Nav Prakar...

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Brahmvidya Shastra, It is a collection of main vachans (sutras) of Swami Shree Chakardhara and presents the philosophical core of Mahanubhav Pantha. Very well planned and carefully organized into various sections, it is revered as our Shastra mop Parmeshwar (God in the form of scripture).

Compiled with great care and understanding (in 1290) by the knowledgeable Keshav Vyas Suri from amongst 1500 episodes in the sacred source book Leela Charitra, is the second sacred book Brahmvidya Shastra.

The Brahmvidya Shastra gives minute details of four elements (Char Paddarths- Ishwar, Devta, Jeev & Prapanch), Gods and the varied knowledge, way and source of attaining them. Nav Prakaran means nine chapters. Excluding the background chapter of Poorvi (along with Panch Krishna and Panch Naam).

Nav Prakaran:
🚩 Anya Vyavriti – अन्य व्यावृति (देवता पदार्थ)
🚩 Yug Dharma – युगधर्म
🚩 Vidya Marg – विद्या मार्ग
🚩 Sanhaar – संहार (प्रलय)
🚩 Sansaran – संसरण (रचना)
🚩 Udharan – उद्धरण
🚩 Mahavakya – महावाक्य
🚩 Nirvachan – निर्वचन
🚩 Astipari – असतिपरि

Other parts of Brahmvidya are Vichar Prakaran and Achar Prakaran. There are 285 sutras under Vichar Prakaran and 289 sutras under Achar Prakaran. Keshav Vyas Suri also selected from Leela Charitra 114 drishtants (illustrations) which were narrated by Swami to elaborate some deep philosophical thought. If this is included, Nav Prakaran becomes Dasham Prakaran.

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5000 years ago in the battlefield...

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The Divine song I love the most of Supreme Lord Krishna which everyone must remember. Bhagvad means God & Gita means Song. So it is song of divine himself. 5000 years ago in the battlefield of Kurukshetra Prabhu Shree Krishna himself sang the greatest philophical song for all humankind. And its not the first time he sang it billions of years ago he sang it to sun god vivasana.

ईश्वरीय गीत मुझे सबसे ज्यादा प्रिय है सर्वोच्च भगवान कृष्ण जो कि हर किसी को याद होने चाहिए। भगवद् का अर्थ है भगवान और गीता का अर्थ है गीत। इसलिए यह स्वयं परमात्मा का गीत है। 5000 साल पहले कुरुक्षेत्र के युद्ध के मैदान में स्वयं प्रभु श्री कृष्ण ने सभी मानव जाति के लिए सबसे बड़ा फिलोफिकल गीत गाया था। और यह पहली बार नहीं है जब उन्होंने इसे अरबों साल पहले गाया था, उन्होंने इसे सूर्य देवता के लिए गाया था।

The reason Krishna comes to the material world is specifically to re-establish the real purpose of life when mankind in general has forgotten this purpose. Krishna is very merciful to us, it is out of His mercy that He spoke the Bhagavad-gita, making His friend Arjuna the first student.

कृष्ण भौतिक दुनिया में आने का कारण विशेष रूप से जीवन के वास्तविक उद्देश्य को फिर से स्थापित करना है जब सामान्य रूप से मानव जाति इस उद्देश्य को भूल गई है। कृष्ण हमारे लिए बहुत दयालु हैं, यह उनकी दया से बाहर है कि उन्होंने भगवद् गीता बोली, अपने दोस्त अर्जुन को पहला छात्र बनाया।

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Daily rituals of Prabhu Shree Dat...

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Shree Dattatreya - The Universal Guru. He had descended on this earth to establish three things and beliefs
1. Satya – The Universal Truth.
2. Rta – The Cosmic Order.
3. Dharma – The perennial principles.
Prabhu Shree Datta have numbers of leelas, we cant even count them. Here i'm trying to describe the daily life routine of Shree Datt parbhu in few lines. Hope all you will appreciate and share with the communities. From the start of day to end.

1. Meru Mountain, Uttarakhand – Prabhu G used to reside at Meru mountain.
2. Varanasi, Bihar – Prabhu G always take bathe on Ghats of Ganga, Varanasi, Bihar at early morning. Most listened leela of prabhu g is sanan at Ganga ghat. He always do check of his loving people at morning time on the walk to Varanasi.
3. Kurukshetra, Haryana – Prabhu G used to Sipping water at the Kurukshetra
4. Pandharpur – Shree Datta prabhu G always do the chandan tilak prakriya at Pandharpur.
5. Kedar – Prabhu G always do devotional japp at Kedar also called morning sandhya.
6. Kedar – Prabhu G partake Vibhuti/Bhasma (ash) at Kedar after the morning sandhya.
7. Girnar, Saurashtra, Gujarat – Prabhu G always do meditation in Girnar, Saurashtra, Gujarat.
8. Kolhapur, Maharashtra – One of most famous routine of Prabhu G is bhiksha in the Kolhapur, Maharashtra area after the noon.
9. Panchaleshwar, Maharashtra – Agin one of most famous and listed leela of Prabhu Shree Datt is takin lunch after bhiksha on the banks of Godavari river.
10. Marathwada, Maharashtra – After having luch, Prabhu G use to take roll of betel leaves in Rakshasbhuvan, District Beed, Marathwada, Maharashtra.
11. Raivat Mountain, Gujarat, India – Prabhu G takes some rest and Raivat Mountain (Girnar).
12. Western Ocean, Bharat – Prabhu Shree Dattatray g after having the rest always spend his time at the western part of Bharat. Generally at the ocean head.
13. Naimisharanya, Bihar – Shree Datt prabhu G spend his most of time to hear discourses and kirtans at Naranarayan Ashram in Naimisharanya, Bihar.
14. Mahurgad, Maharashtra – At the end of day Prabhu G takes the sleep at the Sahyaparvat in Nanded, Maharashtra.

All these prakriyas are taken from the part of leelas done by prabhu ji.

Teachings of Shree Dattatreya Maharaj
Prabhu Ji gave Ashtanga Yoga (eight fold path of Yoga) to the world thousands of years ago.
1. Yama – non-killing, truthfulness, non-stealing, continence, and non-receiving of any gifts. Moral discipline.
2. Niyama – cleanliness, contentment, austerity, study and self-surrender to God. Moral discipline Yama and Niyama are moral training and form the basis of Yoga. As these two become established, the Yogi will begin to realize the fruits of his practice.
3. Asana – posture.
4. Pranayama – ‘Prana’ is the life-force, ‘yama’ is control. ‘Pranayama’ consists of breath control exercises.
5. Pratyahara – withdrawal of senses from sense objects.
6. Dharana – concentration.
7. Dhyana – meditation.
8. Samadhi – the transcendental or super conscious state of being one with God: Principle.

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Three gates leading to the hell o...

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|| त्रिविधं नरकस्येदं द्वारं नाशनमात्मन: ||
|| काम: क्रोधस्तथा लोभस्तस्मादेतत्त्रयं त्यजेत् ||
|| tri-vidhaṁ narakasyedaṁ dvāraṁ nāśhanam ātmanaḥ ||
|| kāmaḥ krodhas tathā lobhas tasmād etat trayaṁ tyajet ||

There are three gates leading to the hell of self-destruction for the soul - lust, anger, and greed.

Therefore, all should abandon these three:

Lust (Kama): Beyond just physical desire, this represents an obsessive craving for sensory gratification. It creates a cycle of never enough, leading to frustration when the high inevitably fades.
Anger (Krodha): Often the byproduct of frustrated desire. When we don't get what we want, anger flares up, destroying our ability to think rationally and damaging our relationships.
Greed (Lobha): The bottomless pit. It convinces us that our worth is tied to what we possess, ensuring we remain eternally dissatisfied regardless of our success.

Source: Bhagavad Gita, Chapter XVI, Verses 21.

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Leela of Deepawali - Sarvadnya Sh...

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As we all know that our fifth avatar of Mahanubhav Pantha; Sarvadnya Shree Chakradhar Swami Ji spent his most of the time in the Maharashtra and at the age of 80. Lord left to the Badrikashram, Himalaya.

Once Mahadaisa requested the Lord. I wish to celebrate the Deepwali Festival in your service. Lord given the grant and all they started the preparation. Even they need anything, then ask the Nagubaisa.

Everything is ready for the evening bath, they have the Turmeric paste, Oil and Soap all from the Umaisa's home. At the early morning. Sarvadnya Shree Chakradhar Swami is ready and have taken the assan. Even all the Bhakats have taken their positions. Mahadiase, who requested for the celebration have started. She started with the arti, then greeted the lord with Beeda(वीड़ा). She started rubbing turmeric over the body of the Lord, then after shared the bowl with the bhagats. The bhagats have rubbed the same material on each other. Then they washed the Lord. Mahadaisa was pouring water and Baisa is rubbing the body. Bhagats were standing beneath and they are also washing them with the same Charan Amrit. In this way, the sanan is done.

Since Nagdev body is hairy, so more water is given to him for the bath. Mahadaise, have done some traditional way arti of Prabhu Ji. Then after Prabhu Ji dressed up and arti, Chandan tilak, Paan-Beeda, Bhog is proposed to the Lord. This way the Pooja avasr have been done. Later the food is processed to all the Bhakats and in this way the Leela of Deepawali happened.

सर्वज्ञ श्री चक्रधर स्वामी महाराज यांनी, महाराष्ट्रात साजरे केलेले आठ दिवाळी सन।
पूर्वार्ध:
🔴 १) पैठण.. शके ११९०, रवि ०७.१०.१२६८
🔴 २) सिन्नर.. शके ११९१, शनि २६.१०.१२६९
🔴 ३) बिड.. शके ११९२, बुध, १५.१०.१२७०
🔴 ४) जालना.. शके ११९३, सोम ०५.१०.१२७१
उत्तरार्ध:
🔴 ५) डोमेग्राम.. शके ११९४, शनि २२.१०.१२७२
🔴 ६) नेवासा.. शके ११९५, बुध ११.१०.१२७३
🔴 ७) पैठण.. शके ११९६, सोम ०१.१०.१२७४
🔴 ८) आंबा [शेकटा].. शके ११९७, रवि २०.१०.१२७५

महात्माओं की दीवाली
एक दिन महदाइसाने भगवानसे प्रार्थना की, ‘महाराज ! मैं आपकी सेवामें दीवालीका त्यौहार मनाऊँगी ।’ भगवानने आज्ञा दी, ‘हमारे साथ महात्मालोगोंकी भी दीवाली मनायी जाये । त्यौहार मनानेका सामान यदि कम हो, तो नागुबाइसासे माँग लो।’

महदाइसाने ‘जो आज्ञा’ कहकर सबको स्नान करानेके लिये संध्याके समय ही पानी भर लिया । उमाइसाके घरसे उबटन, तेल तथा साबुन ले आयी । उस दिन भगवान् बहुत सवेरे उठकर शौच आदिसे निवृत्त होकर आसनपर आ बैठे । भक्तलोगोंको भी बैठाया गया । महदाइसाने भक्त तथा भगवानकी आरती उतारी और भगवानको वीड़ा दिया । महदाइसाने भगवानके शरीरपर उबटन मला । उस कटोरीमें और तेल डालकर उसने भक्तोंको दिया । उन्होंने उबटनसे परस्पर एक-दूसरेके शरीरका मर्दन किया । उसने भगवानके सिरपर तेलकी मालिश की । भगवानको ऊँचे चबूतरेपर बिठलाया गया । नारियलके दूधसे उनका सिर धोया गया । भक्तजनोंको भी हरे नारियलका दूध सिरमें लगानेको दिया गया । उन्होंने एक-दूसरेके सिरपर मल लिया । फिर भगवानको जलसे नहलाया गया । महदाइसा पानी डाल रही थी और बाइसाजी सिर तथा शरीरको मल रही थी । भक्तलोग चबूतरेके नीचे खड़े होकर उस पानीसे नहा रहे थे । अंतमें जब भगवानकी श्रीमूर्तिपर पानीकी धार डाली गयी, तो भगवानने दोनों हाथ सिरपर रख लिये । पानी कुहनियोंसे होकर बहने लगा । उस पानीसे भक्तजन नहाये । इस प्रकार भगवान् तथा भक्तोंको स्नान करवाया गया ।

शरीरपर बाल अधिक होनेके कारण नागदेवजीको और अलग पानी देकर नहलाया गया । महदाइसाने कुछ वस्तुएँ लेकर भगवानके सिरसे वार दीं । उसके पश्चात भगवानने वस्त्र पहिन लिये । भगवानको आसनपर बिठलाकर उनकी पूजा की गयी । सभीको चंदनका तिलक लगाया गया । पुनश्च सभीके सिरपरसे कुछ वस्तुएँ वार दी गयीं । भगवानको वीड़ा और भक्तजनोंको पान दिये गये । भगवानने सबको पान खानेकी आज्ञा दी । सबने पान खाये । उतनेमें अरुणोदय हो जानेपर बाइसाजीने दैनिक पूजाअवसर किया । बादमें भगवान् विहरणके लिये चले गये और महदाइसा भोजन बनानेमें लग गयी ।

विहरणसे भगवानके लौटनेपर महदाइसाने पूजाअवसर किया । भगवानके लिये थाल और भक्तोंके लिये पत्तलें परोसी गयीं । भगवानके साथ बैठकर सब भक्तजनोंने भोजन किया । इस प्रकार दीपावली मनायी गयी ।

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