--- In Oppiliappan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, sadagopaniyengar <sadagopaniyengar@xxxx> wrote: > dear shri venkatesan, > Sri Bhattar recorded this piece of naichyAnusandAnam in his Sri Rangaraja Stotram, calling himself inferior to a dog and rhetorically asking Sri Ranganatha what purification He could think of to cleanse the temple of the impurities resulting from the daily visits of Bhattar to the sannidhi-- > "asannikrishtasya nikrishta jantO: mithyApavAdEna karOshi shAntim > tatO nikrishtE mayi sannikrishtE kAm nishmritim RangapatE karOshi?" > dasan, sadagopan Dear Sir, For no particular reason, I'm reminded here of another little story: The famous mystic-saint of north India, Kabir, was once living in Banaras. In the poor quarters in which Kabir lived, the next-door neighbour, a devout but destitute Brahmin, was dying. There was none, however, beside him to offer solace in the last hours on earth. Kabir rushed to the nearby Ganga river, collected some water from it, and ran back to the dying Brahmin and offering it to his lips, said "Here have this 'ganga-jal', my friend, have this holy Ganges water...and go in peace". Even in the dying moments, the Brahmin hesitated to accept water from the hands of Kabir since he was not sure if he was Hindu and a pure one too. Kabir then said to the dying Brahmin: "My friend, why do you hesitate? Mother Ganga allowed Kabir, the impure one, to touch her. Won't you show me the same kindness? Won't you allow me to be of service to a revered Brahmin?" Kabir's 'naichyAnusandAnam' in this incident leaves one speechless with awe. It also tells us that virtues like 'naichyAm' are to be found in all true saints of the world. Regards, dAsan, Sudarshan ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Rent DVDs Online - Over 14,500 titles. No Late Fees & Free Shipping. Try Netflix for FREE! http://us.click.yahoo.com/Tq9otC/XP.FAA/3jkFAA/XUWolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Oppiliappan-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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