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Twenty Four Gurus of Lord Shree Dattatreya - Avadhoot Prabhu

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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Shree Mad Bhagavad Gita one of the holy books of Hinduism and Mahanubhava

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Shree Mad Bhagavad Gita one of the holy books of Hinduism. Shree Mad Bhagavad Gita is written thousands of years ago consists of 18 chapters. It is the samvad of Lord Shree Krishna and the Dhanusdhardi Arjuna. Shree Mad Bhagavad Gita is freely offering this presentation of Sri Mad Bhagavad Gita to the Earth as a gift to humanity. The date of the Kurukshetra war and the delivery of Bhagavad Gita to Arjuna by Sri Krishna are supposed to be around 3139 BCE.
There are three paths which lead directly to establishing a relationship with God. According to the authority of Shree Mad Bhagavad Gita these paths have been designated as
1. The yoga of perfect actions.
2. The yoga of perfect devotion.
3. The yoga of perfect knowledge.

Shree Mad Bhagavad Gita text is organized in twelve Skandhas (books) subdivided into 332 Adhyayas (chapters), and has between 16,000 to 18,000 verses, depending on the manuscript version. Of the 12 books, it is the 10th book with about 4,000 verses that has been the most popular, studied and recognized. The text asserts that it is Krishna in literary form.
Each chapter is called a yoga. Yoga is the science of the individual consciousness attaining communion with the Ultimate Consciousness. So each chapter is a highly specialized yoga revealing the path of attaining realization of the Ultimate Truth. The first six chapters have been classified as the Karma Yoga section as they mainly deal with the science of the individual consciousness attaining communion with the Ultimate Consciousness through actions.

These chapters are:
Attharah adhaya of Shree Mad Bhagavad Gita

1. Arjuna–Visada Yoga Prathama adhaya
Arjuna has requested Krishna to take his rath between the two armies, where he can see to who were in his opposition and who were with him . His growing dejection is described as he fears losing his friends and relatives as a consequence of Yudh.

2. Sankhya Yoga Dwitiya adhaya
After asking Shree Krishna for help, Shree Krishna teched him the Karma yoga, Gyaana yoga, Sankhya yoga, Buddhi yoga and the immortal nature of the soul Atma amar hai, ise koi nhi maar skta.. Sankhya Yog nam Dwitiya adhaya here refers to one of six orthodox schools of the Hindu Philosophy. This chapter is often considered the gyaan of the entire Shree Mad Bhagavad Gita.

3. Karma Yoga Tritiya adhaya
Shree Krishna explains how the Karma yoga – Performance of prescribed duties, but without attachment to results, is the appropriate course of action for Arjuna. Shree Krishna teached him how Karma will take him to the purification of soul.

4. Gyaana–Karma-Sanyasa Yoga Chaturth adhaya
Shree Krishna exposed that, he has lived through many births through prarambh of Universe. Always teaching yoga for the protection of the pious and the destruction of the impious and stresses the importance of accepting a guru. Shree Krishna teach him to remove the shanshya from his mind and approach to Karma.

5. Karma–Sanyasa Yoga Pancham adhaya
Arjuna asks Lord Shree Krishna if it is better to forgo action or to act. The Lord Shree Krishna answers that both are ways to the same goal but that acting in Karma yoga is superior. Arthat Prabhu shared Gyaan and Karam yoga both take him to Mokash, but Karam yoga is superior to Gyan yoga.

6. Atmasanyam Yoga Shasht adhaya
Krishna describes the Ashtanga yoga. Then, further throw light on the difficulties of the mind. How to gain the stable state of mind where nobody can influence you and the techniques by which mastery of the mind might be gained. Then your warrior will help you to understand the difference between Moah and Prem.

7. Gyaana Vigyaana Yoga Saptam adhaya
Vasudev Shree Krishna describes the absolute reality and its illusory energy Maya. Prabhu said this world is all his Maya, the illusion. People are tied to this world and Maya, they can’t see beyond this illusion. Those who can, for them there is no thing hidden.

8. Aksara Brahma Yoga Ashtam adhaya
This chapter contains eschatology of the Shree Mad Bhagavad Gita. Prabhu said, life is all about the 84 lacs births that a person take to reach this human body and the difference between death and life.

9. Raja Vidya Raja Guhya Yoga Navam adhaya
Lord Krishna explains Raja Vidya or Raja Guhya refers only to the Suddha bhakti yoga. Shree Bhagavan accepts that which is offered by the suddha bhaktas with love. In the last sloka in this chapter (man mana bhava mad-bhaktah), it is concluded that bhakti is the only means to attain Shri Bhagavan.

10. Vibhuti Vistara Yoga Dasham adhaya
Shree Krishna is described as the ultimate cause of all thee Jeev and Atma, Prabhu said without Paramatma, Atma and Jeev wouldn’t be single. Arjuna accepts Shree Krishna as the Supreme power.

11. Visvarupa Darsana Yoga Gyarawah adhaya
Arjuna requested Lord Shree Krishna to show him his Visvarupa, the Universal Avatar. Later Arjuna says, Prabhu your this avatar is of a being facing every way and emitting the radiance of a thousand suns, containing all other beings and material in existence. You are the Universe, there is nothing beyond you. You are the only GOD to worship.

12. Bhakti Yoga Barwah adhaya
Lord Shree Krishna reveals the path of devotion and worshio to God. Krishna describes the process of devotional service Bhakti yoga. He also explains different forms of spiritual disciplines and yoga process to attain the peace and learn the way to God.

13. Ksetra Ksetrajna Vibhaga Yoga Terwan adhaya
The difference between transient perishable physical body and the immutable eternal soul is described. Prabhu descirbed the difference between actual and the perceptual. Then LordShree Krishna tells about the nature of problem and its solution.

14. Gunatraya Vibhaga Yoga Choudwan adhaya
Prabhu SHree Krishna explains the three modes (Gunas) of material nature pertaining to goodness, passion, and nescience. The sankalpa of Prabhu is thus the instrumental cause of creation, and his Illusion Maya becomes the material cause. This Maya has three Gunas – the Sattva, Rajas & Tamo Gunas.

15. Purusottama Yoga Pandrwan adhaya
Lord Shree Krishna identifies the transcendental characteristics of God such as, Omnipotence, Omniscience, and Omnipresence. Lord Shree Krishna also describes a symbolic tree representing material existence. “Creation, with its Eternal as well as ephemeral aspects, can be likened to the Ashwattha tree which has its roots above and branches below. the Vedas are its leaves. He who fully comprehends the nature of this tree truly understands.”

16. Daivasura Sampad Vibhaga Yoga Solwan adhaya
Vasudev Shree Krishna identifies the human traits of the Divine (Sure) and the Evil (Asure) natures. He counsels that to attain the supreme destination one must give up lust, anger, greed, and discern between right and wrong action by discernment through Buddhi and evidence from the scriptures.

17. Sraddhatraya Vibhaga Yoga Satarwan adhaya
Lord Shree Krishna qualifies the three types of Faith, Thoughts, Deeds and even Eating habits corresponding to the three modes (gunas). These 3 type of Gunas are – the Sattva, Rajas & Tamo Gunas.

18. Moksha Sanyasa Yoga Attharwan adhaya
Here finally God the Vasudev Shree Krishna gives the conclusions of previous seventeen chapters. Then again, Prabhu asks Arjuna to abandon all forms of Dharma, fix your mind on me, be devoted to me, perform sacrifice and simply follow his gyan and be the part of Dharam Yudh. I promise, (since) you are dear to me.

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Daily rituals of Prabhu Shree Dattatreya

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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Leela Charitar is the literature defining the life of the Lord Shree Chakardhara Swami

Leela Charitar is the literature ...

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Maharashtra the epicenter. While touring the omniscient Lord Shree Chakardhara Swami Ji arrived in Maharashtra and created a number of leelas, because of these reasons this is a place of pilgrimage in Maharashtra. To learn more about these mystrical leelas of Lord Shree Chakardhara you will read the book entitled “Leela Charitar”. Beside this, the pujniey guru ji or the Mahatmas will help you to understad this Mahan Granth.

The followers of Lord Shree Chakardhara Swami Ji are Nagadevacarya, Maimabhatta, Baisa and Mahadaisa. These have taken the charge to direct the bhagats after the departure of the Lord towards the North direction.

Now, for the promotion and cultivation of the pantha, the Shree MadBhagwad Gita is the prime cult. Leela Charitar is the literature defining the life of the Lord Shree Chakardhara Swami.

Few of the most important literature of Pantha are as below:
🌸 Rukhmini Swayambar - Narendra Bhatt (1292).
🌸 Shisupala Vadh - Bhaskar Bhat Borikara (1312).
🌸 Uddhava Gita - Bhaskar Bhat Borikara (1313).
🌸 Sayhyadrivarnana - Ravalobasa (1353).
🌸 Riddhapura Varnanan - Narayanabasa (1418).
🌸 Vacchaharanam - Damodhara Pandit (1316).
🌸 Gyaan Prabodha - Vishwanath Balapurkar (1418).

Literatures of Mahanubhava Pantha are too famous in the Marathi Language and in the history of Marathi it is too vast.
The first biographer, sutrakara, grammarian, the first commentator, mahabhasyakara, writer, first sastratikara, the first prameyakara, the first stanza creator, the first bandakara. This is not the end, the very forst Poet of the Marathi is even from the Mahanubhava Pantha. Similarly in this way the people of Mahanubhava Pantha have played tremendous role in the history of Marathi and Maratha Samaj.

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Miracle of rebirth of Prince Haripaldev

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Miracle of rebirth of Prince Haripaldev. In other words, dead Haripaldev had come alive once again or in different way, an (Parmeshwar) Avatar had come on this Earth.

This Leela is about the Miracle of rebirth of Prince Haripaldev. Leela happened as descibed below. At the same time, miracle moment has just taken place. Everyone saw the dead Prince Haripaldev opening his eyes and getting up. Due to this rebirth of Prince the people became happy and started praying to God. This amazing rebirth was expelled all over the state of Gurjara Kingdom.

The Prince was brought back to his palace with great joy. All people were dancing, singing by the rebirth of Prince. The Royal Family was fully excited to see the Prince coming back home. Haripaldev’s father Vishaldev, a philosophical learner started wondering about this incident. He could not resolve the mystery of his son coming back to life. At that time yogis were having the technique (vidya) which they can give up their body and enter the body of someone else. So, Vishaldev sent his man (spy) to find whether the dead body of yogis are seen nearby. After searching all the Gurjara Kingdom no dead body of any yogis were found.

Due to this, Vishaldev was happy and he thought that no dead body or technique have been used to rebirth the Prince body. Finally, Vishaldev enquired from his daughter-in-law Kamla Devi whether she have noticed any change in Haripaldev’s behavior subsequent to his ‘Death and Revival’. After giving this question some thought, Kamla Devi too replied in the negative. She said she did not notice any change in her husband’s behavior. Everything was just fine as it was before.

Vishaldev was at the sea side to understand the rebirth of Prince. After few days, Vishaldev’s man (spy) came to know about the incident which has been occurred at faraway place known as “Pataal Gufa” in Dwarka. There was renowned Yogi-Parmeshwar “Shri Chakrapani Maharaj (also known as Shri Changdev Raul of Dwarka) had given his body because of obduracy shown by Yogini Kamakhya of Kamrup. The Yogini was bent upon unsettling the Raul, but on command from the divine Adiguru, Shri Dattatray Prabhu, the Raul had vowed for lifelong tapasya.

Already, the Yogini was known to have ruined the celibacy of quite a large number of sages. But given the divine yogic power, Raul possessed, making him bow before her desire turned out to be an impossible task for the Yogini. In fact, for entering into Raul’s “Pataal Gufa” itself, she kept on waiting for seven days and night with her one foot inside and one foot outside the entrance of the Gufa. However, Raul did not yield to her illicit demand. Due to this illicit demand, Shri Chakrapani Maharaj, finally decided to give up his physical body and move out to someone else’s. By this, Raul entered into the dead body of Prince Haripaldev in Bharauch. In other words, dead Haripaldev had come alive once again or in different way, an (Parmeshwar) Avtaar had come on this Earth.

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Shree Datta is a Hindu deity considered to be an avatar of Hindu god Shree Krishna

Shree Datta is a Hindu deity cons...

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Shree Dattatreya or Shree Datta is a Hindu deity considered to be an avatar of Hindu god Shree Krishna, known as Shree Dattatreya.
The name Dattatreya is composed of two words - “Datta” (meaning given) and “Atreya”, referring to the sage Atri, his physical father.
Various Hindu sects worship him differently, though Shree Dattatreya is considered a form of all the three deities. He is especially considered an avatar of Vishnu while his siblings the moon-god Chandra and the sage Durvasa are regarded as forms of Brahma and Shiva respectively. However, spiritual seekers pray to this Supreme Teacher for knowledge of the Absolute Truth. Hindu theology, credits Dattatreya as the author of the Tripura Rahasya given to Parashurama, a treatise on Advaita Vedanta. He is specially worshipped on his birthday, Datta Jayanti.

Shree Dattatreya traditions
  • Puranic tradition
  • Mahanubhav tradition
  • Shri Gurucharitra tradition
  • Sakalmat Sampradaya tradition
  • Avadhut Panth tradition
  • Shri Dattpith Sansthan Pathri

One who is in possession of all six of these opulences at the same time and who possesses them to an unlimited degree is understood to be the Supreme Personality of Godhead according to Parasara Muni a great Vedic authority.
Shree Dattatreya was born to the sage Atri, who had been promised by Parameshvara (the Almighty), that He, Parameshvara, would be incarnated as his son. Some Hindu sects familiar with the trinity also attribute Shree Dattatreya's incarnation as of all the three- Vishnu, Shiva and Brahma, indirectly meaning to be all powerful and above all. This is just one of the many legends related to the birth of Lord Dattatreya. Others suggest a more mystical origin of Shree Dattatreya. Some of the sources claim that he was born in Kashmir jungles near the sacred Amarnath.

Appearance Puranic tradition
मालाकमंडलुरधः करपद्मयुग्मे, मध्यस्थ पाणियुगुले डमरूत्रिशूले
यस्यस्त उर्ध्वकरयोः शुभशंखचक्रे वंदे तमत्रिवरदं भुजषटकयुक्तम
I bow to the one who has six hands and whose lowest two hands have maalaa and kamandalu, middle pair of hands hold damaru and trishool and top two hands have holy Shankh and Chakra) Other depictions, however, show other weapons like 'Gada' in the hands of Dattatreya sometimes.

Names of Shri Datta & their meanings:
🚩 Datta >> Datta is one who has been bestowed with the spiritual experience of the nirgun? (Nonmaterialised), meaning, the one who has been given the experience that the 'Self' is Brahman (God in His aspect as the Creator of the universe) or mukta (Liberated) self or the soul.
🚩 Avadhut >> One whose (spiritual) ignorance has been dispelled with spiritual knowledge, meaning, the one who emancipates all.
🚩 Dattatreya >> This word is derived from Datta and Atreya. The meaning of 'Datta' has already been explained above. 'Atreya' means the son of Sage Atri.
🚩 Digambar >> Is the principle which gives company to an embodied soul till it gets Final Liberation in the radiance of the sky, i.e. beyond all the directions.
🚩 Shripad >> 'Shri' is the never-ending principle of God. The principle that takes an embodied soul to that principle of God or to the Holy Feet of 'Shri' principle, is the Datta principle in Shripad.
🚩 Vallabh >> The Datta principle in the form of Vallabh protects the Universe from the circular-shaped negative energies that create fear psychosis, and thus protects the embodied souls.

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Leela of Lord Krishna with Kumbar of the bondage of 84 Lack Yoonis

Leela of Lord Krishna with Kumbar...

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As all of us know. Lord Krishna did numbers of Leelayen with the Gopis. Krishna steal butter churn from Gopiya and Gopiya do complaint with Maiya Yasodha. It has happened many times. Still Lord Krishna continue in his way.

Once upon a time Yashoda Maiya were fed with the complaints of Lord Krishna and she ran behind the lord with a stick. When the Lord saw her in anger, Prabhu ran to his rescue.

LeelaThen prabhu ji came to a Potter(Kumbar), Kumbar was busy making a pitcher of their soil. But as soon Kumbar saw Lord Krishna, he is very to have this opportunity. Kumbar knew that Shree Krishna is the universal god. Then Prabhu ji said to Kumbar “My mother is very angry on me today, Maiya is coming after me with a rod. Brother, let me hide somewhere.”

Then, Kumbar hided the Lord under a big pot. Maiya Yashoda came, there were a few moments and asked Kumbar and said – “Why, Kumbar! You’ve seen Kanhaiya somewhere?” Kumbar has said – “No, Maiya! I have not seen your Kanhaiya.” Lord Krishna were listening all these things hiding under a big pitcher. Maiya then left the room.”

Now, Lord Krishna says to Kumbar ” Kumbar Ji, let me out and lose the pot, I want to get out of this.”

Kumbar said - “No, prabhu ji. The Lord! Please, give me promise. You will set me free from bondage of the 84 Lack Yoonis (Births)”

Prabhu Ji smiled and said – “Well, I promise to get you rid out of 84 Lack Yoonis (Births). Now let me out.”

Kumbar said – “I am not alone, the Lord live! for all of people in my family, give me promise to free them from the bondage of 84 Lack Yoonis (Births). Then, I will let you out.”

Prabhu Ji says – “Okay, let them be free from the bondage of the 84 Lack Yoonis (Births) and species I promise. Now let me out of the pitcher.”

Kumbar now says – “Just, sovereign live! This is a last request. Please fulfil this one, then I’ll let you out of the pitcher.”

Prabhu Ji said – “tell, What you want to say?”

Kumbar said – “The Lord! The bottom of the pitcher you’re hiding, My bulls have loaded the soil for this pot. Please, eighty-four of these bulls are also free from the bondage of the promise.”

Prabhu Ji’s - “love for Kumbar delighted. God also full filed his promise to put these bulls free from the bondage of 84 Lack Yoonis (Births).”

Lord said – “Now all your wish has come true, now let me out of the pitcher.”

Kumbar then says – “Not now, Lord! Just the desire and a final. Please complete it and that’s it. The dialogue between us, the creature hearing this or remembering this leela. Please put them free from the bondage of 84 Lack Yoonis (Births). Just give the word , I ‘ll let you out of the pitcher.”

After listening to the words of Kumbar. The loving Lord Krishna and was very happy to meet this desire of Kumbar.

Then, finnaly. Kumbar removed the pitcher. He did, sashtang pranam to the Lord. He washed the Shree Charan of Prabhu ji and drank that charanamrit.

Now, Just imagine the look. The Little Shree Krishna, who can take the seven miles tall Govardhana Parvat on his little finger, then why, he could not have a pitcher.”

But not without love Rijhee Natwar Nand Kishore. No matter how to sacrifice, to rituals, how to donate, no matter how to love, but love is not the mere creature of the mind. Without love you can't find the Lord Krishna.

Original Leela
प्रभु श्री कृष्ण ने गोपियों के साथ बहुत-सी लीलायें की हैं। श्री कृष्ण गोपियों की मटकी फोड़ते और माखन चुराते और गोपियाँ श्री कृष्ण का उलाहना लेकर यशोदा मैया के पास जातीं। ऐसा बहुत बार हुआ।

एक बार की बात है कि यशोदा मैया प्रभु श्री कृष्ण के उलाहनों से तंग आ गयीं और छड़ी लेकर श्री कृष्ण की ओर दौड़ी। जब प्रभु ने अपनी मैया को क्रोध में देखा तो वह अपना बचाव करने के लिए भागने लगे।

भागते-भागते श्री कृष्ण एक कुम्भार के पास पहुँचे। कुम्भार तो अपने मिट्टी के घड़े बनाने में व्यस्त था। लेकिन जैसे ही कुम्भार ने श्री कृष्ण को देखा तो वह बहुत प्रसन्न हुआ। कुम्भार जानता था कि श्री कृष्ण साक्षात् परमेश्वर हैं। तब प्रभु ने कुम्भार से कहा कि ‘कुम्भार जी, आज मेरी मैया मुझ पर बहुत क्रोधित है। मैया छड़ी लेकर मेरे पीछे आ रही है। भैया, मुझे कहीं छुपा लो।’

तब कुम्भार ने श्री कृष्ण को एक बडे से मटके के नीचे छिपा दिया। कुछ ही क्षणों में मैया यशोदा भी वहाँ आ गयीं और कुम्भार से पूछने लगी – ‘क्यूँ रे, कुम्भार! तूने मेरे कन्हैया को कहीं देखा है, क्या?’

कुम्भार ने कह दिया – ‘नहीं, मैया! मैंने कन्हैया को नहीं देखा।’ श्री कृष्ण ये सब बातें बडे से घड़े के नीचे छुपकर सुन रहे थे। मैया तो वहाँ से चली गयीं।

अब प्रभु श्री कृष्ण कुम्भार से कहते हैं – ‘कुम्भार जी, यदि मैया चली गयी हो तो मुझे इस घड़े से बाहर निकालो।’

कुम्भार बोला – ‘ऐसे नहीं, प्रभु जी! पहले मुझे चौरासी लाख यानियों के बन्धन से मुक्त करने का वचन दो।’ भगवान मुस्कुराये और कहा – ‘ठीक है, मैं तुम्हें चौरासी लाख योनियों से मुक्त करने का वचन देता हूँ। अब तो मुझे बाहर निकाल दो।’

कुम्भार कहने लगा – ‘मुझे अकेले नहीं, प्रभु जी! मेरे परिवार के सभी लोगों को भी चौरासी लाख योनियों के बन्धन से मुक्त करने का वचन दोगे तो मैं आपको इस घड़े से बाहर निकालूँगा।’

प्रभु जी कहते हैं – ‘चलो ठीक है, उनको भी चौरासी लाख योनियों के बन्धन से मुक्त होने का मैं वचन देता हूँ। अब तो मुझे घड़े से बाहर निकाल दो ।’

अब कुम्भार कहता है – ‘बस, प्रभु जी! एक विनती और है। उसे भी पूरा करने का वचन दे दो तो मैं आपको घड़े से बाहर निकाल दूँगा।’

भगवान बोले – ‘वो भी बता दे, क्या कहना चाहते हो?’

कुम्भार कहने लगा – ‘प्रभु जी! जिस घड़े के नीचे आप छुपे हो, उसकी मिट्टी मेरे बैलों के ऊपर लाद के लायी गयी है। मेरे इन बैलों को भी चौरासी के बन्धन से मुक्त करने का वचन दो।’

भगवान ने कुम्भार के प्रेम पर प्रसन्न होकर उन बैलों को भी चौरासी के बन्धन से मुक्त होने का वचन दिया।’

प्रभु बोले – ‘अब तो तुम्हारी सब इच्छा पूरी हो गयी, अब तो मुझे घड़े से बाहर निकाल दो।’

तब कुम्भार कहता है – ‘अभी नहीं, भगवन! बस, एक अन्तिम इच्छा और है। उसे भी पूरा कर दीजिये और वो ये है – जो भी प्राणी हम दोनों के बीच के इस संवाद को सुनेगा, उसे भी आप चौरासी लाख योनियों के बन्धन से मुक्त करोगे। बस, यह वचन दे दो तो मैं आपको इस घड़े से बाहर निकाल दूँगा।’

कुम्भार की प्रेम भरी बातों को सुन कर प्रभु श्री कृष्ण बहुत खुश हुए और कुम्भार की इस इच्छा को भी पूरा करने का वचन दिया।

फिर कुम्भार ने बाल श्री कृष्ण को घड़े से बाहर निकाल दिया। उनके चरणों में साष्टांग प्रणाम किया। प्रभु जी के चरण धोये और चरणामृत पीया। अपनी पूरी झोंपड़ी में चरणामृत का छिड़काव किया और प्रभु जी के गले लगकर इतना रोये क़ि प्रभु में ही विलीन हो गये।

जरा सोच करके देखिये, जो बाल श्री कृष्ण सात कोस लम्बे-चौड़े गोवर्धन पर्वत को अपनी इक्क्नी अंगुली पर उठा सकते हैं, तो क्या वो एक घड़ा नहीं उठा सकते थे।

लेकिन बिना प्रेम रीझे नहीं नटवर नन्द किशोर। कोई कितने भी यज्ञ करे, अनुष्ठान करे, कितना भी दान करे, चाहे कितनी भी भक्ति करे, लेकिन जब तक मन में प्राणी मात्र के लिए प्रेम नहीं होगा, प्रभु श्री कृष्ण मिल नहीं सकते।

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