Wednesday, July 2, 2008

SVS 100 [ Prathyaya-94](10.9)

94. OM PRATHYAYA NAMA: प्रत्ययाय नम:
Creates faith in devotees।

We are at Naimisharanyam [ can be reached by train from Sitapur or by bus from Lucknow,U.P.]. This is a very famous Kshetram where many sages and Italicrishis have meditated and seen the Lord. It is a Divya desam, where river Gomati flows incessantly. Many Puranas were publicized from this holy place. The Lord Sri Devaraja appears as a forest. Thirumangai Alwar has composed Ten pasurams in praise of this Kshetram. Divine name vyala indicated that the Lord is able to attract His devotees. Prathyaya indicates that the Lord can be depended upon. The Lord acts in such a way as to create confidence in devotees. We pray to God to seek our desires fulfilled. This is because we are confident that the Lord would listen to our prayers. Our faith in Him grows. We repose great faith in a surgeon so that our physical maladies are solved. We should have similar faith in the Lord. Vedas are divided into two parts - karma kanda and gyana kanda. The former explains how various yagnas like hrakameshti yaga for begetting children, etc., are to be performed. We do these to attain the prescribed results. But all these are all temporary benefits and only attaining the Lord is the permanent and for this Gyana kanda is to be understood. Then, why not only Gyana kanda? It is to impart faith in Him that Karma kanda is there.

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