Hi Friends,

Even as I launch this today ( my 80th Birthday ), I realize that there is yet so much to say and do. There is just no time to look back, no time to wonder,"Will anyone read these pages?"

With regards,
Hemen Parekh
27 June 2013

Now as I approach my 90th birthday ( 27 June 2023 ) , I invite you to visit my Digital Avatar ( www.hemenparekh.ai ) – and continue chatting with me , even when I am no more here physically

Sunday, 25 May 2025

In search of a Vaishnav-jan

 

Following bhajan ( prayer ) is taken from a small booklet titled “ Ashram

 Bhajanavali “. It was a favorite of Mahatma Gandhi


( A )  English translation by MANUS ( AI ) :


One who is a Vaishnav (devotee of Vishnu) knows the pain of others,

Helps those who are in misery, but never lets pride enter their mind. (Refrain)

 

The true devotee respects everyone in the world and speaks ill of none,

Keeps their speech, actions and thoughts pure; blessed is the mother of such a soul. (1)

 

They see all equally, have renounced greed, and regard another's wife as their mother,

Their tongue never utters falsehood, and their hands never touch another's wealth. (2)

 

They are not affected by worldly attachments and possess firm detachment in their mind,

They are constantly immersed in the Lord's name; all holy places reside within them. (3)

 

They are free from greed and deceit, and have conquered lust and anger,

Says Narsi (Narsinh Mehta): by merely glimpsing such a soul, seventy-one

 generations are redeemed. (4)




No comments:

Post a Comment