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gopal
Pushtikul Elite Member - August 2003
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Posted - 24 November 2004 : 11:34:01
Jai Jai ShriGokulesh,
Jai Shree Krishna
Vasantbhai, pdamanbhdasji was brahmin, right then why did Shree Mahaprabhuji tell him...."Padmanabh, if you do this, how will you make any money ? This is your livelihood ! True, you should not recite the Bhagvatam to make money, but you are allowed, by laws of the scriptures, to make money by reciting Itihaas (ancient histories) such as MahaBharata."
Edited by - gopal on November 24 2004 11:37:26
Jai Jai ShriGokulesh Parivaar, Baroda
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gopal
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Posted - 25 November 2004 : 18:42:25
Jai Jai ShriGokulesh,
I m quoting the vaarta of padmanabhdasji, which is showing the instructions by ShriMahaprabhuji for Earning.
Shri Padmanabhdasji used to occupy the seat of Vyasji first and perform katha from his place. He used to sit on a higher seat and never needed to visit anybody's place. Once, Shri Acharyaji came to Kanoj and Padmanabhdasji came for his darshan and heard a Bhagwat katha episode from him. He recognised Shri Acharyaji as Purushottam and came to his refuge. He got name and then did samarpan. Then after Utthapan Shri Achryaji opened his pothi (a bag where religious books are kept). He had stayed in the house of Shri Damodardas Sambhalwala. Padmanabhdas came here from his residence. He then got seated after bowing down to Shri Acharyaji. Then Shri Acharyaji recited the shloka of Nibandh:
Pathaniya Prayatnen....Krushnamapnuyaah || Soon after hearing this Shri Padmanabhdas got up and filled his hands with water and took a vow that he will never earn money by preaching katha. At that time Shri Acharyaji told that Bhagwat should not be recited with intentions of earning money. But it is your occupation. So you may recite Mahabharat etc. But Padmanabhdasji told that once vow taken is taken. Now he will not recite anything. Shri Acharyaji asked that you are a responsible man with family. How will you maintain yourself? To this, Padmanabhdasji replied that he will not earn money by reciting Bhagwat. Instead, he will go and ask for alms to Jajmaan and earn his livelihood. Then he went to Jajmaan for some alms. The Jajmaan respected him. At that time, Shri Padmanabhdasji felt guilty that earlier he was just a Brahmin with Janoi (sacred thread) so this practice of asking alms suited him. But now he is a vaishnav with a kanthi-Tulsimala. It does not suit him anymore. So he decided not to ask for alms anymore. To this, Shri Acharyaji again asked him as to how is he going to maintain himself? To this, he replied that he would earn by doing some business. Then he started selling kodis and woods but never thought otherwise and performed seva till the end.
Bodh::::::Realization of Shri Mahaprabhuji's swaroop. Faith on the sect. Readiness to tolerate any odds to suit the norms of the principles of Shri Mahaprabhuji.
Edited by - gopal on November 25 2004 18:47:37
Jai Jai ShriGokulesh Parivaar, Baroda
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gopal
Pushtikul Elite Member - August 2003
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Posted - 26 November 2004 : 10:11:47
Jai Jai ShriGokulesh,
quote:
Jalabheda contd
JALARTHAMEVA GARTASTU NICA GANOPAJIVINAH
TRANSLATION
The (Mean) preacher singing divine praise for the sake of earning one's livlihood, is like a cess pit,
a pit of dirty water
Meaning
After cleaning the utensils defiled by eating or drinking or otherwise use with water, the water deposits in the pit. Just as that water gets defiled of becomes impure, similarly the Bhav (affection) of the singer singing divine virtue or qualities for earning a living, gets vitiated.
By the jalbhed granth, this para explains us the vakta prakaar for bhagwat saptaah.
Jai Jai ShriGokulesh Parivaar, Baroda
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gopal
Pushtikul Elite Member - August 2003
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Posted - 29 November 2004 : 10:35:51
Jai Jai ShriGokulesh,
To accompany the topic, do read the link
http://www.pushtikul.com/article_read.asp?id=145
heading Bhagwat Mahamatyam.
Jai Jai ShriGokulesh Parivaar, Baroda
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anoopjp
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Posted - 29 November 2004 : 12:32:44
Dear Vaishnavs
Jai Shree Krishna
I have asked this question to my Gurudev Gos. Shree Krushnakumar ji, according to him we should hear Bhagwat Katha only from a Pushtimargi Vaishnav or Vallabh Kul aacharya also this should not be the Vaihnavs livelihood.
Anoop
Anoop J. Purohit
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gopal
Pushtikul Elite Member - August 2003
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Posted - 30 November 2004 : 10:30:34
Jai Jai ShriGokulesh,
That means Anoopbhai, today lots many bhagwat saptaah organised by different communities, and the reciter sitting on the vyaspith is not always the vaishnava. And the earnings comming from this saptaahs should not be collected, not for the reciter and nor for the organiser.
Jai Jai ShriGokulesh Parivaar, Baroda
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gopal
Pushtikul Elite Member - August 2003
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Posted - 04 April 2005 : 12:00:12
Jai Jai ShriGokulesh,
this is the source from www.pushtimarg.net
"Sri Vallabhacharya has clearly said in his work:
Tatvarthadeep-nibandh
Pathaniyam prayatnena sarvahetu-vivarjitam
Vratyartham naiva yunjeeta praanair kanthagatairapi
Bhagavat should be studied effortfully. Moreover, one must not keep any kind of selfish motives or worldly & otherworldly desires in studying or listening hagavat. It is far better to die then to utilize Bhagavat for earning ones livelihood. Therefore on must never use Bhagavat for earning ones livelihood.
Jai Jai ShriGokulesh Parivaar, Baroda
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