Mayapur,
West Bengal
Special Person
There
are great luminaries (persons) to be remembered today. Among them is Sri Nityanada, known for His
kindness in reaching out to the populace.
Along with Haridas, His companion, He ventured door to door encouraging
whomever would answer to begin to take to the sankirtan process.
He was
very successful. His wife, Jahnavi, also
excelled in touching hearts. She became
a devotional inspiration—a guru—and their place of operation was this part of
the world—Bengal.
Nityananda
had a very unique character and was very charismatic. He was also labeled with the nomenclature avadhuta—very aloof from the world; even
eccentric.
He was
compassionate to the lowly humans, those who needed a break in life. The prime example was that of the two
brothers, Jagai and Madai. They were
drunkards, womanizers and engaged in all kinds of shenanigans.
A large abhisheka was held in the temple in His
honour—a type of bathing with rich honey and creams, all over His murti (deity). The main feature was chanting, of course,
with great food to follow.
I
offered my short walks in dedication to Him. https://instagram.com/p/BenBMTtl4fr/ I
reflected on the big load He shouldered in terms of helping so many people, and
as I was in that frame of mind, our walking party came upon a parked Tata truck
with an unimaginable load of straw. If
there was one more straw added it might break the truck or flatten the
tires. It took on a lot. This was inspirational!
May the
Source be with you!
5 km
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