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An Endless Divine Continuity - Part 13

 
Our Association With Nanna - Part 13
   
*Nanna's words
*Amma's words
*Foreword by Author
 
 
1Divine Rasa
2Bhava is God
3Divine Dham is Mine
4Nanna, the embodiment of leela
5Inward Seva - Outward Seva
6 Sri Rose Aura
7 Nanna's Loving Message
7 Sri Radhasakhi Rasavani
   
 
SRI ROSE AURA

24.11.2000, Guntur Ashram


Glowing with sakhi bhava, Nanna explained the most complex rasa tattwa in such simple words.


" Form or colour, what is he (Krishna)? "


'Nanna, isn't it Krishna's natural quality to be a part of Mother?'


" One aspect of Mother belongs to Krishna. This yogic secret will reveal that aspect. We must understand their natural state of fusion (oneness). Which aspect did Krishna take? In one aspect, She became Krishna; in the other aspect, She is Radhe. The two aspects are combined. That is the secret. No wonder those who consider them as two separate entities are believed to go to hell. They are never separate any moment. Krishna is not to be seen as Krishna; he is one aspect of Radha. Mother will be happy if we contemplate on Her along with Krishna's aspect. This will please him also. We must never separate him from Her because they both are indeed one! At all times! Now which aspect is he? Is he present in Her eyes, bosom, waist or lips? From which part of Her is he seeing Her? He is a permanent occupant of one part of Her. As an occupant there, he is seeing Her all the time. We also must come in his glance some day. It is a powerful glance. Mother is very fond of his glance. That is why they declare that they are always together. We also must realize that aspect of Krishna and enter into it. I am in madness (Nanna was weeping). Is he one part of Her? Or a part of Her body colour? What did he accept? Her body colour or a part? I am not happy with his accepting a part of Her. He has taken some colour. 'This colour is mine. Neither You nor I can give up this colour'. The colour should have such importance. What is that colour? "


'Nanna, the Vedas mention that in Mother's body colour's glow, Krishna also ...'


" That colour is spread over the whole world "


'Yes Nanna. Does it mean that Krishna accepted that colour?'


" It seems that he accepted Her colour. He and the world have accepted Her colour. It means that we must contemplate on Her colour. Only because the aspect is Her colour, the whole world is filled with the glow of Her colour. "


As Nanna was speaking, a devotee rang up from Hyderabad (Na Gayatri). After speaking to her, Nanna exclaimed


" The three rooms in her house turned pink; she is thinking of it, weeping and fainting. All the windows and walls also became pink in colour - rose pink. Her guru also said that she was Radha's devotee. Pink, rose; rose, pink! "


Observe Nanna's words! Krishna is one of the numerous aspects glowing within Radhaji. That means Krishna is never separate from Her. This is the secret of yoga. Nanna does not see anything other than Radha. Is it surprising that he sees even Krishna as Radha? He is a permanent occupant of one part of Her and does dhyana all the time. Nanna says that we also must enter that aspect and do dhyana on Mother. This will please Mother very much.

While Nanna was wondering which aspect Krishna accepted, Na Gayathri rang up to inform her experience in dhyana. The whole house turned pink. She is Krishna's devotee; that is why her guru commented that she was truly Radha's devotee posing as Krishna's devotee.


" When I just entered Vedadri temple, the whole premises turned pink. That is why I did not go inside. Mother came outside. Then who is inside? Even the devotees came out from inside. Those who were entering the temple came towards me instead of going towards the idol. This is a great miracle. "


" It is confirmed that Krishna is her colour; he will not accept Her body. Her colour is more beautiful. Mother also like this aspect. The pious temple (Vedadri) was filled with this pink colour. The whole house turned pink when she was doing dhyana. In 1998 November, when I was returning from Ravali, a pink colour accompanied us till we crossed the village. That means the little girl who came with us is Mother and the pink colour is Krishna. They both came together. "


" We also must do dhyana on Her pink colour. Now the thief is caught! "


" I did not go into Vedadri temple because Mother came out. In the same way, She accompanied me till the village cross road from Ravali because the pink colour moved along with us. (In a state of bhava) If we contemplate on rose pink colour incessantly, day and night, Mother will always be with us only. That is why, we worship Her with roses. Actually we are worshipping Her rose colour! Mother is rose colour. We did not contemplate on Her like this till now. We forgot. Now we know, 'Mother, You are the pink colour. We saw You only in Ravali. Actually rose pink is your patented colour'. While I was wondering which colour Krishna accepted, She caused the phone call and finalized the matter. My heart is filled with joy. "


" Krishna lost his dark complexion and got Her pink colour. So that colour is Radha. He is worshipping Her colour. Krishna's deity of worship is Her colour. Now nobody will complain. Not only Krishna but the whole world is worshipping Mother only. This is clearly mentioned in Vedas. Krishna's complexion also changed. "


" About two years back, one of the Mother's sakhis came to take me with her. That sakhi's colour was also pink. Now I recollect that it looked as if a rose flower was walking towards me. Everybody wept that they would not send with her. The sakhi left. May be Mother's Srinikunj; Her whole kingdom is in pink only. We must give importance to Her colour because it belongs to both. Radha's colour is pink; Krishna also accepted Her pink colour. So the pink colour is common to both of them. They both came together everywhere. They came to see me off in Ravali. I told that day 'Mother in Ravali is very powerful. There is certainly some power here.' She showed us that power. They both accepted that colour together. This is a superb commentary. "


A devotee (Pandurangarao garu) came to see Nanna. In a state of bhava, Nanna narrated the whole sequence of events to him.


" The Vedas contain one important sentence uttered by Krishna - 'the man who considers us as two different entities will remain in hell as long as the sun and moon exist.' We were discussing this subject just now. We had a doubt and received a reply from Mother. Our doubt was that which is common part of Radhaji which is used by Radha and Krishna jointly? We could not find it in any books. That very second, we received a phone call from a devotee in Hyderabad, a Krishna devotee. While I was speaking to her, she became emotional and wept . 'Radhaji. I can see Mother in pink colour. I am unable to control myself. That is why I gave a call to you. When you come to Hyderabad, I will tie you to a chair and not allow you to go anywhere, whatever the world does to me ..' "


Nanna told that she saw the house in pink colour. He was making a super commentary about the common colour, oblivious of who were around him; we were blessed to see such a divine state of bhava!


" The Vedas mention that the karana deha wears only pink colour. Krishna vowed that they both were never apart. Then which aspect did he accept permanently? "


" Hitacharya's verse in Sri Radha Sudhanidhi clearly states that Mother's all pervading nature will be experienced by sadhaka. In continuation to this verse, one verse of Hitacharya speaks about their 'natural union' "


" Today we are discussing about their natural union. They both came together and never separated. They are eternally one and only one. They may appear to be two for the sake of leela but they are not two; only one! It is not the numerical one which we see. It is a different eye! Which is that one? Eye, nose or waist? He has taken one aspect eternally. While we were discussing about this aspect, my experiences hinted towards pink colour. I have a lot of experiences with pink colour. "


" Exactly at that time, we received a phone call from a devotee in Hyderabad, she came to me earlier. When I spoke about Mother, she went into a trace; removed her bangles and kept near my feet. Why do I need that money? I got the amount deposited in the bank under building grant. "


" Here, the most important aspect is colour, their joint colour. A devotee (Jha garu) came to me with some problem. I told him how to server Mother and said that within three or four months everything will be solved. He did as I told him. Within three or four months, everything changed. Before the change, his whole house and also surrounding turned pink. In fact, the uniforms of cooks, servants and peon also became pink. They also were astonished. How the colour came on their clothes! 'What is this? A wonderful miracle!' He shared his experience with me immediately. So pink is our standard colour. "


" In Vedadri, Andhra Pradesh, there is a temple of Lord Narasimha swamy. It is believed that he gave darshan for the first time in Vedadri. Once we went to the temple on our way from Hyderabad. As soon as I stepped out of the car, the whole temple premises turned pink. I did not go inside the temple. Who is there? Everybody came out of the temple. Mother's colour is present inside the temple. When She came out, the premises became pink. I felt there was no need to enter the temple now. Many people came to visit the temple. Instead of going towards the entrance, they came towards my car. The Lord is near me, not in the temple! "


" That means pink in Her colour! Good! The devotee in Hyderabad was doing dhyana. Her deity of dhyana disappeared and the whole house turned pink, she understood Mother's presence because of the pink colour. "


Today Nanna repeated the same incidents twice in the same lecture. Strange! When we carefully recall the incidents narrated by him again, we can understand why he did so? In the devotee's house in Hyderabad, though Krishna's idol is present, Radhaji only is there because Krishna always worships RadhaRani, who is none other than the manifestation of his own athma. She is Hladini power. Because the vibrations of Her Hladini power touched her, Gayathri told Nanna 'I will tie you up in the chair and not allow you to move' Speaking about Vedadri incident, Nanna said 'Mother's colour is in the temple'. That means, Radhaji who is the origin of all Gods in present within the temple. She manifested when Her sakhi came to see Her. Not an ordinary sakhi but the aspect of Her Hladini power. Nanna to our eyes but actually Radhaji's Hladini power! That is why; the people who came to visit the temple were empowered by that attraction and came towards Nanna. 'The Lord is not in the temple. He is near me', Nanna's words reveal the whole secret! He clearly told that he is the aspect of Sri Radha's Hladini power.


" When pink colour appears, it is an indication of Mother's presence. That is why; she said that she would tie me to a chair even if she would go to hell for such an act. This miracle happened just ten minutes before you came. Then we were convinced that pink is the colour common to both. When we got a doubt, Mother gave us the answer. These circumstances show that what is common among Radha and Krishna is only colour. Nose, eyes and ears are small things. You must meditate only on the colour. We are moving towards the cosmic plane. The colour is all pervading. Radhaji is all pervading. Krishna also is all pervading! Both of them are jointly living together in an all pervading state. "


" So when you do dhyana on Mother, that colour is enough. You don't need name and form. The Vedas clearly states this fact. Krishna's complexion is dark. She cannot see him like that. She must not see second one. He also cannot see Her (in a different colour). 'I do not want this colour. I also want Your colour.' Her colour overflowed in him completely and penetrated into him. Only this colour! Then Krishna also attained a golden hue. Her form represents the whole universe. Where Her form exists, the world becomes pink. I pray to that Radha whose colour has penetrated the whole universe. (Nanna was weeping). The common thing among Radha and Krishna is colour. When I complete these volumes, I will go back near Mother because I cannot live without Her. "


Then Nanna responded to some personal queries of the devotees.


" You; your family.are the result of karma. In that way, you are overpowered by karma and moving in the shadow of karma every second. There must be somebody to. "


Nanna narrated the episode of Zakir Hussain's death and said 'they told me'. Now nobody from President's mansion would speak to Nanna! So he must have referred to the diving beings in Mother's dham.


" Even if you have medical and military assistance, nobody can save you. Who could save Zakir Hussain? The statement that 'we can save him' is nonsense. You cannot save him. Your money or your job cannot save you. Nothing can save you. The President has military support and medical aid round the clock. Yet who could save him? He could not drink his own tea. When the call comes, his cosmic journey begins immediately. It is an emergency call. That is the position of Jeeva. "


" I told your father that his son is suffering from astral world effects. Mother came in my form and saved you. Mother has no form. Her devotee's form and there is Her form! She comes in some or other form. The astral body was suppressed. The body which is as powerful as hydrogen bomb could not withstand Mother's power and left. You are free. 'Your son is worshipping Radha. Next time you suffer, Radha will not come to you. Take care'. I want to give your father such a warning. "


'Nanna, please don't give warning'


" I must give! I am a strict follower of Radha. With my warning, he will become like your daughter, mad after Radha. "


Nanna continued with Radha subject.


" I quit my official duties and stepped out. Buddha left alone, Chaitanya left alone, Ramana maharishi left alone but I could not leave my house alone. I had eight or nine people surrounding me day and night. They also followed me. No man can leave home without a penny. I was penniless practically and I also owed two months house rent. I had to leave in that condition. It is a voluntary will. Mother desired and I spontaneously resigned. Hundreds of people surrounded me. I was so popular because I was never corrupt in my life. "


" Our people met a doctor and requested to give me a temporary certificate. It was essential to obtain a certificate from gazetted officer to take leave from my services. When I asked the doctor for certificate, he refused. 'Don't be cruel to me. I must go away.' With great difficulty, he gave the certificate and I could leave. Where should I go? Mother never told me where to go and what to do! That is the beginning of my retired life. This is recorded in the book (Nanna's life history) "


Suddenly, 'Reduce' could be clearly heard in a hissing voice. What should Nanna reduce? We do not know what Mother spoke to Nanna, who came out penniless with infinite confidence and love in Her. Did Radha and Radhasakhi speak about welfare activities to uplift the human beings? Anticipating that our loving Nanna may reveal something in his state of bhava; did Mother lovingly caution him to slow down?


" She picks people suddenly and gives inspiration from within. Chaitanya left while his wife was sleeping. He also left behind a helpless, poor, widow mother. Buddha also left everybody in the same way. Ramana maharishi also went away. When time comes, man cannot live here. "


" A great demi-goddess comes near us once in five years. She comes into someone's body, stays for just five or six minutes, gives a message and leaves. Sometimes she comes at 11 p.m. for a few seconds only and goes away! Last time when she came, a Central Government officer, a devotee of Mother was present here. He had a problem in the ear. I touched him with my hand. Within five minutes, it was transferred to me. The next day, he rang up and told me that he was cured by the grace of Mother. So I can take away a person's karma. I do not have any sufferings related to karma. That is the important point. "


" Once many pundits came from Cuttack, Orissa to see in Brindavan. 'Please forgive us. We want to ask you something.' 'You can ask anything. I will answer you.' 'We never saw faith in Radha anywhere in South India. They have devotion only for Krishna but not for Radha Devi. I heard you are a great scholar and pundit. That is why I came all the way from Orissa to see you. Why did you come to Brindavan leaving South India?' 'Why did you come from Cuttack?' 'I also came for the same reason.' Everybody clapped in joy 'you came to see Krishna's devotee. I came to see Mother. That is the only difference between us both.' "


" The all pervading Mother! She knows who is to be there! She brought me here; I came. I will stay here as long as She wants me. We were warned 'he may go away at any time'. She may take me back at any time, any hour. She will take me out of this body just as She pulled me out of my job. I am ready to go. Actually there is no link between this body and me! "


Nanna spoke about a song he composed. 'Athmarpaname kada nee raja bata.'


" This path is very great. That is the highest and greatest spiritual path known to humanity. If She is listeninI will do something. I will do what makes Her happy. Her happiness is the only criterion for you in life. "


" The incident which I will narrate is written in 'Rasa yogi'. We were living in a rented house in Guntur. The mother of the house owner came to beg for food. I asked her 'you are coming for food daily. Don't you have any sons'? 'The owner of this house is my son. This is my house, my son.' Then she told me that her daughter-in-law sent her out of the home. "


Nanna told how he convinced the son to take care of his mother; how he suddenly died when he wanted to transfer the house back to his mother's name and how Nanna brought him back to life.


" Annamraju Sitapati Rao is an eminent advocate. They all came there wondering why Nanna garu came to this house. The son was dead. Suddenly, I became very restless. My body became the body of Mother temporarily for one or two minutes. My physical body touched his chest. As soon as this contact was established, he came back to life. When he came back to life, I became almost dead. I simply became unconscious. Sitapati Rao garu made him get down from the bed and sign on the stamped paper. Till he signed on the papers, I was unconscious. My wife was weeping. As I regained consciousness, he was slowly dying. When I fully recovered consciousness, he died completely and he became a corpse. That is what actually happened. That is the incident. A will was prepared based on the documents signed by him. She uses the body; uses the voice. She uses anything according to Her will. That is the reality. Mother is almost always with me in my heart. "


" People worship Krishna but there is no awareness about Radha in South India. We did not have any photos that time. I don't worship the imaginary photos in the temples. 'Mother, I cannot worship You because I do not have any photos of You. I cannot propagate Your name also. Please grant me and the painter a vision of Your form as You descended down 5000 years ago.' Mother granted us Her form as Chinnari. "


" I want to celebrate Her function every year grandly. Who should I ask for Rs.1 lakh? I will not ask anybody for money but the function must be celebrated! Nobody else can think like this. It is not possible for any human being to do so. Mother is with us for everything. "


" A new volume of Srimad Bhagawata was released. I and amma were writing the important points from that book daily evening during 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. One day both of us were sleeping. We both heard a voice 'The time is 3 p.m. wake up.' We woke up and started writing. We completed our work that day. Strange! Mother also becomes a part of our sadhana and supports our intentions. She not only watches us but nourishes us too. She enters into our life each and every moment and directs us. "


Nanna dictated about the divine relationship between Sri Radha and Krishna.


" There are some ways to have a direct darshan of Mother. We have the highest among these paths. Though Radha and Krishna appear as two, they are only one. Spiritually, they both have the same taste, same word, and same colour! If one disappears, the other cannot live even for a split second. Even fish out of water dies within one or two seconds. We must not forget that God is our life force. If Mother disappears, then that jeeva is neither dead nor alive. Sri Krishna's life is Radha; Radha's life is Krishna. You cannot see a jeeva living in such a state. The love of that world is invisible and unimaginable. "


" One day Radhaji was taking bath. Krishna came running and asked Her sakhis 'Where is my life'? When he was stopped from going further towards Her, he wept 'I cannot live even for a single moment without Radha. You do not know this secret. Why do you separate me from such a Radha?' Just then, Radha finished Her bath and came to river bank. 'See there. Radha is coming towards me only. Radha! Here I come. We are not two. I cannot stay away from You.' Saying so, he became unconscious. This incident enlightens us about dhyana yoga wherein dhyana begins with the Duo but finally only One remains! "


" Krishna returned one evening after grazing the cows during the day. As soon as She saw him, She jumped down from the building in happiness. She forgot that She had a body and jumped down from such a height. 'Radha, do not jump down; please save my life.' Seeing Radha falling down, Krishna exclaimed so and became unconscious after catching Her in his arms. "


" We must hold the feet of this Radha! Though Radha and Krishna appear as two, the truth is that they are one colour, one life and one love. "


Nanna who declared 'I am a strict follower of Radha' came down to this world only to propagate Radha tattwa. Every moment of Mahatma's life is linked with Mother. His words that Mother enters into our sadhana activities and supports them prove the fact that he handed us the invisible and unimaginable love of rasa.

Krishna who is worshipped as a complete God is one of the innumerable aspects of Sri Radha! He surrendered to Her and is a part of Her. He does not exist as a separate entity. He is the golden colour of Radhaji. This truth is revealed to us by none other than Her confidential sakhi. Nanna once said 'there are no secrets in Rasa dham that I do not know' The Brindavan mahatmas accepted every rasa sentence uttered by our Rasikacharya!

Radha and Krishna with the glow of rose pink are not two; they are only one. That one is Radhaji-Sri Krishna's life force. Let us not forget Nanna's teaching filled with love that 'we must hold the feet of such a Radha!'
 

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