Rain brings solace amidst long summer days

         Severe heatwave condition was going on in many parts of our country since more than one month. We were all feeling the effect of scorching heat which was making normal life unbearable. Everyone was waiting for the monsoon to bring some comfort. At last it rained here recently, uplifting the mood of the people. Not only the children, but the elders were also seen coming out of their houses and enjoying the rain. Frogs were croacking in joy. The open fields filled with water emerged as a visual treat for our parching eyes. It also brought happiness in my mind. I was remembering the song- 'Hridoy amar naache re aajike moyurer moto nache re' and 'Esho neepobone chhayabeethi tole' by Kabiguru Rabindranath Tagore. These songs very nicely bring out the feeling of joy while experiencing the rain. We are looking forward to a great monsoon season after such a long and blazing summer. 

With lots of best wishes for all.

Jai Shri Krishna. 

Reflections on a Rainy Day

Today it is raining heavily here in Delhi. I was sitting by the window throughout the whole day, watching rain, because there was no electricity:) :). I was, in fact, enjoying the rain. I never loved rain, specially getting drenched in the rain:(. But today, I was at home, so was able to Enjoy the drops failing from the sky.

And suddenly I remembered a scene from a film I watched recently. It was a Sanskrit movie named– Adi Shankaracharya. It is about the great Seer of 8 th century, who made the tough Vedas and Upanishadas easy for us by writing extensive commentaries on them. Later I will try to write about the film in details.

There we have a nice scene, where he says to his disciples that “Shudhhe hridaye, sarvam shuddham” (When the heart is pure, everything else is Pure). (At 2:30 min of the video)

And after that we have some lines from his famous work ‘Bhaja Govindam’ , where he tells us to turn towards God, as that is the only way of our Salvation.
If anyone is interested, Here is the Video of that scene:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ge-uHt9ib1w&feature=related
(It starts from 2:30 min to 4:25 min. Again it from 5:23 min and continues till 6:10 min.)
The following is the portion of Bhaja Govindam covered in the scene:-

sampraapte sannihite kaale

nahi nahi rakshati Dukrijn karane .. (1)

Oh fool! Rules of Grammar will not save you at the time of your death.

angam galitam palitam mundam

dashanavihiinam jatam tundam.

vriddho yaati grihiitvaa dandam

tadapi na muchchatya ashaapindam.. (15)

Strength has left the old man's body; his head has become bald, his gums toothless and leaning on crutches. Even then the attachment is strong and he clings firmly to fruitless desires.

bhaja govindam bhaja govindam

govindam bhaja muudhamate .

Worship Govinda, Worship Govinda, Worship Govinda.

punarapi jananam punarapi maranam

punarapi jananii jathare shayanam.

iha samsaare bahudustaare

kripayaa apaare paahi muraare. (21)

Born again, death again, birth again to stay in the mother's womb ! It is indeed hard to cross this boundless ocean of samsara. Oh Murari ! Redeem me through Thy mercy.

bhajagovindam bhajagovindam

govindam bhaja muudhamate .

Worship Govinda, Worship Govinda, Worship Govinda.

I was So Touched by the messege, that today it just came to my mind while watching the rain and kept on repeating itself. It was Really a nice experience!

And here is the link of the text of Bhaja Govindam:-
http://www.shankaracharya.org/bhaja_govindam.php

I added 2 photos of the Black Clouds of a typical Rainy Day at Delhi (the first one) and at Kolkata (the second one) in today's post. Enjoy:)...

Jai Shri Krishna

RAIN... .AT LAST...

So , after those 'tough ' days , i mentioned in my earlier post , RAIN arrived , to our relief . So the city was happy ---
' Rain Comes To Rescue Of BSES , City '
'City Sweats But Welcomes Scattered Rain '
'Humidity Soars 72% As Delhi Experiences Pre-monsoon Showers For The 2nd Consecutive Day'
'City Smiles As Monsoon Arrives '
' Skies Open Up , City Soaks In It '
'For Once No One Complained About The Clogged Drains Or Water-Snarls '
' No Rain , But Clouds And Rains Keep Heat At Bay '.

( i quoted the headlines from the newspaper because they are apt and powerful , credit goes to the reporters and editors )

In this way the NATURE saved us from its heat . All the remedies are there with our 'mother nature' , only we have to value them , appreciate them and understand their importance in our life .

Now a days this weather is continuing , heat and sporadic ( local ) rain --- but the situation is pleasant in comparison to those days i have mentioned in my earlier posts . So i am completing my posts on WEATHER REPORT here . Next time we will meet with a new topic . Meanwhile you can tell me about the weather of your region and how you have experienced heat/rain this year .

With best wishes
Dpriya .

IN A HAPPY MOOD

Well , today i am very happy . The reason is that - it had been raining all night . In delhi we get very few showers in any given year . This year was also going in the same way . But since last 2-3 days the weather has shown signs of change . Even 2 days ago also , it had rained during the night . One thing to note here is that in delhi it rains in small areas at a time . It is very uncommon situation to see the whole delhi drenched in rain in the same time ( though sometimes it happens ) . So sometimes my husband would tell me that it had rained in the locality of his office , whereas i have experienced only a cloudy sky here throughout the whole day . I am really relaxed today , finally watching rain from my window .

Another point to remember is - as i am not in a job right now , i am enjoying the rain . But if i had to go anywhere then i think i wouldn't have welcomed rain with such a high spirit . In fact , then i wouldn't have given that much importance to rain so as to write a post on it ... Because i don't love to get wet at all (i am really serious ) .

This weekend i have seen 2 films of one of my favourite martial arts star - Jet li . The films are ROMEO MUST DIE and ROUGE ASSASSIN . I enjoyed both the films .

With this good mood i am finishing my post today . Do let me know your views about rain and getting wet .

With best wishes

Dpriya