Baba
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Why that chant
Namaskar,
After bathing, the Ananda Marga system is to recite the bath mantra: "Pitrpurus'ebhyo namah...". The meaning of this mantra holds great value. So let's take a look at its inner significance and see what our bath mantra is all about, according to Baba's divine guidelines.
Paying salutations to forefathers & sages
If asked, some might say that the bath mantra is about paying salutations to one’s ancestors - and humanity’s forefathers and predecessors.
Ananda Marga ideology says, "You are in this world, but before you so many human beings came...To all our forefathers who came into this world and left this world. So many people, so many millions of people, came during the last ten lakh years. So, Pitrpurus'ebhyo namah. “I do namah to those people,” because I am a continuity of those people in the flow of the human race...During this long period so many things were invented by so many great people. Great people are known as rs'is...So, rs'idevebhyo namah – “I also do namah to those rs'is who invented so many things.” And the collection of their inventions is modern human civilization." (1)
So honouring the forefathers and sages is a definite aspect of our bath mantra. The first few words of the mantra lead in this direction. At the same time there is much more to our bath mantra which some may not be aware about. Here following are Baba's full teachings on our bath mantra.
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Bath mantra & ascribing God-hood
In His discourse, "Ascribe Brahma-hood to All", Baba explains the significance of every line of the bath mantra. He states that the essence of the bath mantra is about linking every action of life with the Supreme.
Ananda Marga ideology says, "You should know its [bath mantra] meaning. It has closest proximity to this ma'dhuvidya', that is, this ascription of Brahma-hood to worldly work." (2)
After the first two lines of the bath mantra, (Pitrpurus'ebhyo namah, rs'idevebhyo namah) the entire remaining section of the bath mantra focuses exclusively on Brahma.
Brahma'rpan'am' BrahmahavirBrahma'gnao Brahman'a'hutam;Brahmaeva tena gantavyam'Brahmakarma sama'dhina'.
The meaning is:
The act of offering is Brahma; that which is offered is Brahma;the one to whom the offering is made is Brahma;and the person making the offering is Brahma.One will merge in Brahma after completing the duty assigned to him by Brahma.
For Baba's full explanation of these lines, please refer to the discourse, "Ascribe Brahma-hood to All". The overarching import of this mantra is to be completely immersed in madhuvidya, or second lesson. The sadhaka is to see everything (the offering, the action, the receiver, the doer) as Brahma and remember this fact every day during each and every waking moment. That is the greater meaning of our bath mantra. It is part and parcel of brahmacarya. And since bathing is a daily component of human life, the bath mantra is a perpetual reminder of second lesson. So our bath mantra holds great significance.
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Conclusion
The only way to escape this endless cycle of action-reaction is to no longer create samskaras. That is why our bath mantra and second lesson are so important. Whenever our I-feeling is attached to an action, we are binding ourselves. Whereas when we do second lesson ideation and think that Brahma is the doer and we are merely serving His will, then there is no attached samsakara. And that is the inner value of second lesson and the bath mantra.
The bath mantra is a daily reminder of how we should ideate and practice second lesson. After bathing, we chant and ideate that everything we are doing is for Brahma. Then, by His grace, we are sure to remember Him in all we do - always wishing to serve and please Him. He has given us all the tools to achieve liberation. We should be vigilant to incorporate the right and true practice of bath mantra into our daily life.
In Him,
Shivkumar
~ In-depth study ~
Not just a ritual
Some uninformed people treat the bath mantra as some ritual etc, and repeat robotically without proper ideation. In that case, the person does not get the full benefit. So every sadhaka should cultivate the right approach and ideate when doing the bath mantra. That yields excellent results.
Both good & bad actions are binding
Here is more about how bath mantra can help us escape from the serpentine noose of maya. Human beings are often caught in the endless cycle of action and reaction, of life and death - the cycle of samskaras. A person does an action, becomes bound, then has to undergo the reaction.
Ananda Marga ideology says, "Think about how many of the deeds you performed before coming to the path of sa'dhana' were good and how many were bad. To tell the unpleasant truth, ninety-nine percent of your deeds were bad." (3)
So most humans are bound by so many actions - many of which were degrading. But even when they do good actions and get the good reactions, then with that heightened status, that individual again plunges in bad deeds. For instance, due to their good work in the past, one acquires wealth or a position of importance, and then one uses that money for harming others. So whether one does good or bad works, one becomes bound by those actions. That is why it is not easy to escape the cycle of samskaras by one’s own efforts only.
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Ananda Marga ideology says, "The unit entities have been moving around the cosmic nucleus throughout eternity...you will have to go round and round like the bullocks in the oil-mill in the endless cycle of creation, life and death." (4)
Our bath mantra helps us remember that everything is Brahma, and Brahma is everything. This will give us force in life to surrender to Him and overcome the bondage of maya, by His grace.
References
1. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 30, Ascribe Brahma-hood to All
2. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 30, Ascribe Brahma-hood to All
3. Ananda Marga Ideology and Way of Life - 8, Sádhaná
4. Subhasita Samgraha - 2, The Intuitional Science of the Vedas – 5
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The below sections are entirely different topics, unrelated to the above material.
They stand on their own as points of interest.
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== Section 2: Prabhat Samgiita ==
Hindi PS in the garbage
Baba gave what is now numbered as PS #5019 on 24 April 1988. And it was sung in a Sunday general darshan before Baba and Baba approved it. And everybody said, “Yes, Baba it is very good.” And Baba said, “Ok, when you like it then I will keep it.”
Here is more of the background about this previously lost Prabhat Samgiita.
(A) The concerned team did not keep any proper record of the song, but some leading authorized Margiis kept the notes and preserved them in their diary.
(B) Mrs. Rita Roy, mother of Prof. Santanu of Kolkata, assisted Dada Vijayananda on the final compilation of PS archive and the song #5019 is from her collection / diary.
(C) The lyrics are in the Tiljala archive, but the tune is not available.
(D) Later on the audio was recorded in a studio. And Manash uploaded an audio version to Youtube in Sep 2017 and faced a lot of backlash from PRS Tiljala.
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PS #5019
Namaskar,
You may be surprised to see the number of this Prabhat Samgiita. It is song #5019. Up till now it has been propagated that Baba composed 5018 songs. But the reality is different. In those days of haste, rush, and hurry, the responsible parties could not document all the songs properly, and they missed this song #5019. When they realised their error, it was quite humiliating for them to accept that this song #5019 was forgotten. So the correlating Prabhat Samgiita books were printed without this song #5019. That was a horrible blunder.
So those in-charges knowingly covered up their failure. They thought that since Baba is giving so many songs then if one song is not documented it is ok. Ego was the main cause. They wanted to save their prestige. Fortunately, some margiis noted down this song #5019 when it was given and it was sung before Baba. And Baba approved this song #5019 as well.
When margiis complained about this missing song #5019, then those in-charges did not want to rework this series of books. So the suggestion was given to simply add it to the end. But that also became a thorny issue as such a move would reveal their incompetence. Ultimately, those in-charges thought it best to do a cover-up. And that is what they did.
This is also commonly done in the general society: people try to cover up the bad deeds. The degree of the cover up is dependent upon the nature of their wrongdoings. Extremely bad misdeeds have a more elaborate cover-up. Publications thought it would be a blot on their prestige so that is why this denial still going on. Although Tiljala has this song #5019 in their archive, they do not want to admit it.
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As disciples of Shrii Shrii Anandamurti ji, it is our duty to give this song #5019 its proper place. To do that we have to spread this song #5019 all over the globe so everyone is aware about it. So please forward this all around.
In Him,
Vimal Ganguli
History of PS #5019
The song #5019 was given by Baba on 24 April 1988.
- On 16 April 1988, Baba gave PS #4338.
- The
next song Baba gave was PS #5019 on 24 April 1988. And it was sung in
general darshan that day. (see updated version in above log).
- Later that same day of 24 April 1988 Baba gave the song #4339.
- So song #5019 was given by Baba directly after song #4338.
- Because song #5019 was lost for decades, best is to keep it numbered as #5019.
- Please also bear in mind that all along Tiljala had this song #5019 but they do not want to admit it.
New era of neo-humanism has come
“Ek nayii duniya’ ja’g ut’hii hae, ek naya’ tara’na’ a’ya’...” (Prabhat Samgiita #5019)
Purport:
A grand, new era has awakened. The novel song of neo-humanism has been sung everywhere. With the spread of neo-humanism, people all over have forgotten their internal differences. Their hearts are now filled with love and affection, embracing one and all as kith and kin. The fragrance of a neo-humanistic heart is permeating every nook and corner, everywhere. Human beings have lost their bad qualities and the new reality of a spiritual era has been born.
Those who were drowned in vanity and lost their sense, and those who were plunged in worldly longings, and those who were lacking in spirituality, now they are all flowing with cosmic grace. Everything has changed.
My Supreme Lord, because You have come that is why everybody has come to have Your darshan. Ever-Merciful One, You have arrived here and attracted one and all. You are present and that is why this entire creation exists. If Your had not come, no one else would have ever come. Now, by Your grace, I feel that I am not alone. You are always with me...
Prabhat Samgiita #5019 (Urdu / Hindi) Lyrics
Ek nayii duniya’ ja’g ut’hii hae, ek naya’ tara’na’ a’ya’
khushbu’ dilon kii phael rahii hae,
insa’n haquiikat la’ya’, ek naya’ tara’na’ a’ya’
Mada parastii jis men behoshii thii, tamanna’ jis men duniya’ biiti [duniya’bii thii]
ruha’niyat jis men na’jukii thii, hat’e bekhudii kii dariya’ cha’ya’,
ek naya’ tara’na’ a’ya’
ek nayii duniya’ ja’g ut’hii hae, insa’n haquiikat la’ya’
khushbu’ dilon kii phael rahii hae, insa’n haquiikat la’ya’,
ek naya’ tara’na’ a’ya’
ek nayii duniya’ ja’g ut’hii hae, ek naya’ tara’na’ a’ya’
khushbu’ dilon kii phael rahii hae, insa’n haquiikat la’ya’,
ek naya’ tara’na’ a’ya’
Tum a’ye ho shahansha’h, a’ye sab hii, tum a’ye ho rahama’n, a’ye sab hii,
tum na a’te, koi na a’te kabhii, mehasu’s kii maen na’ ekela’ kabhii
jab tumane mujhe bula’ya’, ek naya’ tara’na’ a’ya’
ek nayii duniya’ ja’g ut’hi hae, ek naya’ tara’na’ a’ya’
khushbu’ dilon kii phael rahii hae, insa’n haquiikat la’ya’,
ek naya’ tara’na’ a’ya’
Purport (literal):
A new world has awakened. A new melody came. Fragrance of hearts is spreading. Human beings brought reality.
There was a mad rush (mada’parasti) towards materialism that had stupefaction, and materialistic lust wherein worldly life passed. The river of subtle spiritualism removed them all and overflooded with selfless bliss.
My Lord of Lords, You have come again, and all came. Merciful One, You came and all came. If You would not have come, none would have ever come. I have realized that I was never alone, whenever You called me.
- The above purport has been contributed by an anonymous donor.
== Section 3: Important Teaching ==
Great art: awaken link between finite & infinite
Ananda Marga philosophy states, “Whatever the profound, philosophical implications of the word prema [“love”], the true characteristic of love is supra-physical – beyond the bondage of any limitation. When artists become absorbed in the essence of love and try to convey it to the people through their language, rhetoric and subtle suggestions, the sweetness of their artistic genius reaches the apex of expression. But then this creation of the artist cannot be regarded as popular literature or art, because the subtle sense which is capable of comprehending that transcendental feeling is, in fact, undeveloped in most people. We do find at places in the literature of Rabindranath Tagore some semblances of this pure, supra-physical love, but whenever Rabindranath tried to give expression to it, he became unintelligible to the masses. The transcendental thoughts and ideas of the sweet, graceful shlokas [couplets] of the Upanishads are also incomprehensible to the common people.”
“This sublime love has established itself for all eternity beyond the limits of time, space and person. Infinite love is the ultimate ecstatic expression of finite love. This sense that artists try to awaken in the popular mind, when they devote themselves to the task of establishing the link between the finite and the infinite, between the mundane and the transcendental – this awareness, though not purely transcendental, is of the greatest importance in the realm of art. Because it gradually leads that sweetness of the human mind which is apprehensible to ordinary intelligence to a dreamland that is beyond the senses.” (1)
Reference
1. A Few Problems Solved - 1, The Practice of Art and Literature
== Section: Important Teaching ==
Selfishness vs dutyAnanda Marga ideology states, “Bear in mind that you have a duty towards others, but that no one has any duty towards you. Everyone’s individual duty is fixed. Only one who move forward with this as his or her only thought can do proper service. Otherwise the thought may remain in the mind of the one doing service that I have done such and such work for that person, so that person ought to do such and such for me. The thought must remain in the mind of the one doing service that I have a duty towards others but no one has any duty towards me.” (1)
Note: In the various religions it is taught, “If you do A then you will get bonus B.” That return (i.e. bonus B) may be in the form of virtue, praise, or respect or help in your hour of need etc. So they do in order to get something in return. In our Ananda Marga, the standard is very high. One is to serve others and see them as narayan, not anticipating anything in return from narayan. When one feeds a hungry person, then seeing their smile is the prize. There is nothing else, no other return.
Motivated by religious dogmatic teachings, the mind of selfish people works in that way. Such lowly persons think that, "Others have the duty to take care of my situation and their own situation as well. But they should not bother me about their own problems." This is the way such selfish persons think.
And if due to some reason that selfish person "helps" others then they want full return plus interest of their so-called service. There is no question of a sense of duty and true service; these ideals have no place in their mind. Because of all this, the present day general society's condition is unfavourable and bleak. All around the west this is prevalent, as well as in the big metropolitan cities of the east.
Sadguru Baba's teaching leads in a different direction. In His above teaching, Baba is very beautifully guiding that our duty is to serve everybody without any expectation for anything in return.
Reference:
1. Ánanda Vacanámrtam Part 9, The Source of Internal Stamina, 3 April 1979, Patna
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