Baba
Saḿskrta & AM
Namaskar,
Ananda Marga philosophy states, "Pra'krta was the language of the common people. The scholars of those days used to neglect this language and compose their literature in Sanskrit. For this reason this highly refined language was called "Sanskrit" which implies that it was not the people's language; it was written by refining the people's language...When Krs'n'a would speak with Duryodhana he would use Sanskrit but when he spoke with the Pandavas he would speak in Shaorasenii Pra'krta because he had a close relationship with the five Pandavas." (1)
In our Ananda Marga society, the Saḿskrta language is part and parcel of our daily existence. Baba has given the system where (a) every initiated margii receives a Saḿskrta name, (b) most of the chants are in Saḿskrta, (c) many of His discourses are interwoven with Saḿskrta shlokas, and (d) the names of the various wings of our organisation are mostly in Saḿskrta etc. In that manner, Saḿskrta is part of the very pulsation of life in our Ananda Marga.
Given this, we should understand why Baba has selected Saḿskrta to have such a special place. As Baba guides us in the above teaching, the language is called Saḿskrta because it is “highly refined.” That is the meaning behind the name. And we can rationally conclude that Baba has given this highly refined language a sacred spot in our Ananda Marga because it nicely reflects the subtle aspects of human existence and life divine.
In contrast, the term 'Shaorsen' refers to an area outside Delhi near Mathura, and the language from that area is known as 'Shaorasenii'. So the linguistic relationship between Sharosen and Shaorasenii is the same as that of: Italy and Italian, Japan and Japanese, Russia and Russian, Bengal and Bengali, Bhojpur and Bhojpuri, Spain and Spanish. The first term refers to the place and that latter term refers to the language.
Namaskar,
In HIM,
Jagadnath Deva
Reference
1. Varna Vijiana, p.65
== Section 2: Prabhat Samgiita ==
Transform this world
"(Tumi) krpa' karo prabhu, krpa' karo..." (Prabhat Samgiita #0422)
Purport:
Prabhu, kindly shower Your krpa and grace me. With Your divine compassion, please lift me up from the deep dark chasm.
Parama Purusa, transform this world into a more beautiful place and delight me with the rhythms of Your ever-enchanting dance. Make my eyes filled with more of Your divine refulgence.
Parama Purusa, Baba, expand Your universal mind to an even greater degree, and increase the realm of Your sweet melodies. Allow me to be more ensconced in thinking of You. Prabhu, please be gracious and remain with me always - never go far from me - so I can tear off the fog of avidya maya.
Baba, please be merciful and shower Your causeless grace...
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