Dear
Bhagavathas: I
have uploaded (on You Tube) a delightful video clip of Sri Jagannatha Swami of Thiru
Nandipura Vinnagaram (also known as Thiru Nathan Koil). Thiru Nathan Koil is a
beautiful Divya Desam very near Thirukkudanthai. The approach road
is a narrow, winding country road with charming scenery around. The temple is
managed by Sri Vanamamalai Mutt. Since Lord Jagannatha removed the curse of
Nandi, you see Nandi inside the
inner
sanctum sanctorum. I
have spliced the video with the Divine Music of Smt. M.S.Subbulakshmi – a
moving rendition of a Nanak Shabad [simirana
kar lE mErE manA (tU)].
To
enhance your anubhavam, the approximate meaning of the stanzas of the Shabad
for sung by Smt.MSS is given below (from a friend of mine): oh mind! why don’t u contemplate more? your limited life-span is passing before you (one day at a
time) without contemplation on Hari's Name like a well without water, like a cow without milk like the Earth without rain like a tree which giveth not any fruits so is a being without Hari's Name like the body without eyes, like the night without the
moon, like the temple without a lamp, like a Pandith without the Vedas, so is a being without Hari's Name please remove my desires, anger, ego & envy [in this age wherein] saintly men are cast aside [like
useless tinsel] Oh Lord! so sayeth saintly Nanak there is no one in the world other than Oneself With
your eyes enraptured by the Divya Mangala Vigraham of Lord Jagannatha,
your ears enchanted by the mellifluous voice of Smt.MSS and your mind
mesmerized by the meaning of the Shabad, you melt straightaway- “azhal
vAi mezhugu pOl”. The
link is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvufzUz6g-o Enjoy! dAsan Vasudevan Oppiliappan Koil Varadachari Sadagopan http://www.sadagopan.org
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