Punarapi Jananam,punarapi Maranam

Lavanyachennai · Nov 18, 2017

jayasala42 said: ↑

Every one is going to quit this life one day,leaving all our desires,music, love and laughter.
I am very often reminded of autumn, when leaves fall to the ground to form a
multicoloured carpet.There is a pain combined with pleasure.
Are we having a moral science class during autumn?
the leaves falling like our years, the flowers fading like our hours, the clouds fleeting like our illusions, the light diminishing like our intelligence, --all bear secret relations to our destinies.
There is a lesson on 'sacrifice'.Yes, here the light gets defeated by darkness;
Ancient scriptures say that those who long for light must face the inner darkness and overpower the same.
We can't but be reminded of Bhaja Govindam of Shankaracharya
PUNARAPI JANANAM PUNARAPI MARANAM
PUNARAPI JANANEE- JATARE SAYANAM
IHA SAMSAARE BAHU-DUSTAARE
KRIPAYAA(A)PAARE PAAHI MURARE

Born again, dying again, sleeping once again in a mother's belly - here in this endless ocean of samsara (the world), which is difficult to cross, protect me by your grace, O Murari.

PUNARAPI RAJANI PUNARAPI DIVASAH
PUNARAPI PAKSAH PUNARAPI MASAH
PUNARAPYAYANAM PUNIRAPI VARSAM
TADAPI NA MUNCATYASAMARSAM.

Another night, another day, another two weeks, another month, another half a year, and another year (all pass by), yet the passion of desire does not leave you.
We need not know either Sanskrit or BhajaGovindam.Nature stands before you and kindles the awakening facts.

Mother Nature seems to convey how easy, how healthy, and how beautiful letting go can be that is leaving our own desires. Does it symbolize the end of misery and beginning of hope?Does it convey that
the thing which is dead will come back alive again?
I read about an imaginary conversation with a falling leaf.

"Dear leaf, ,are you frightened because all the leaves are falling and you are also going to fall?
The leaf replied
“No. During the whole spring and summer I was completely
alive. I worked sincerely to store food in me and give total nourishment to the tree.
Don't think that by discolouration my purpose of life is limited."

" I shall go back to the soil and continue
to nourish the tree. As I leave this
branch and float to the ground, I will wave to the tree and
say Good bye to come back again."
The wind blew,the leaf fell down.It floated dancing and dancing and saw above.
A green leaf was already there on the branch.The leaf was so happy to see its own form
again on the tree.
We bow before this little leaf.
What a great philosophy the tiny leaf has conveyed!
We hear M. S. singing
" punarapi Jananam punarapi Maranam:

Jayasala 42

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Wonderful share!!

jayasala42 said: ↑

Every one is going to quit this life one day,leaving all our desires,music, love and laughter.
I am very often reminded of autumn, when leaves fall to the ground to form a
multicoloured carpet.There is a pain combined with pleasure.
Are we having a moral science class during autumn?
the leaves falling like our years, the flowers fading like our hours, the clouds fleeting like our illusions, the light diminishing like our intelligence, --all bear secret relations to our destinies.
There is a lesson on 'sacrifice'.Yes, here the light gets defeated by darkness;
Ancient scriptures say that those who long for light must face the inner darkness and overpower the same.
We can't but be reminded of Bhaja Govindam of Shankaracharya
PUNARAPI JANANAM PUNARAPI MARANAM
PUNARAPI JANANEE- JATARE SAYANAM
IHA SAMSAARE BAHU-DUSTAARE
KRIPAYAA(A)PAARE PAAHI MURARE

Born again, dying again, sleeping once again in a mother's belly - here in this endless ocean of samsara (the world), which is difficult to cross, protect me by your grace, O Murari.

PUNARAPI RAJANI PUNARAPI DIVASAH
PUNARAPI PAKSAH PUNARAPI MASAH
PUNARAPYAYANAM PUNIRAPI VARSAM
TADAPI NA MUNCATYASAMARSAM.

Another night, another day, another two weeks, another month, another half a year, and another year (all pass by), yet the passion of desire does not leave you.
We need not know either Sanskrit or BhajaGovindam.Nature stands before you and kindles the awakening facts.

Mother Nature seems to convey how easy, how healthy, and how beautiful letting go can be that is leaving our own desires. Does it symbolize the end of misery and beginning of hope?Does it convey that
the thing which is dead will come back alive again?
I read about an imaginary conversation with a falling leaf.

"Dear leaf, ,are you frightened because all the leaves are falling and you are also going to fall?
The leaf replied
“No. During the whole spring and summer I was completely
alive. I worked sincerely to store food in me and give total nourishment to the tree.
Don't think that by discolouration my purpose of life is limited."

" I shall go back to the soil and continue
to nourish the tree. As I leave this
branch and float to the ground, I will wave to the tree and
say Good bye to come back again."
The wind blew,the leaf fell down.It floated dancing and dancing and saw above.
A green leaf was already there on the branch.The leaf was so happy to see its own form
again on the tree.
We bow before this little leaf.
What a great philosophy the tiny leaf has conveyed!
We hear M. S. singing
" punarapi Jananam punarapi Maranam:

Jayasala 42

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jayasala42 · Nov 18, 2017

Lavanyachennai said: ↑

Wonderful share!!
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Thank you Lavanya.

Jayasala42

Mistt · Nov 19, 2017

@jayasala42 maam
Thanks for sharing wonderful snippet....

iyerviji · Nov 19, 2017

Jayakka a thought provoking snippet. Congrats for being nominated. Your post is a valuable one and gives us so much to think about life. True we learn so much from nature. Your post reminds me of the poem all things bright and beautiful .Every snippet of your carries some lesson for us to learn. Thankyou

PushpavalliSrinivasan · Nov 20, 2017

As day is followed by night life is followed by death even though it occurs according to one's destiny or karma sooner or later. Though we all know the body is perishable and only the soul is eternal we are unable to come to terms with this eternal truth.

Though nature is a great teacher how many of us realise this and observe to learn lessons from nature?

A thought provoking post,
PS

HazelPup · Nov 21, 2017

Nice thought provoking post. Thanks for sharing the converstion of a falling leaf. I remember reading somewhere, In order to grow we must release something; even our bodies shed old cells and constantly creates new ones! As the trees let go, nature provides nutrients through the old fallen leaves to nourish the same old tree and creates the foundation for lush green leaves. There is a beauty in seeing a falling leaf and more beautiful it is to see a sprouting one !

Jeeves · Nov 21, 2017

A very beautiful thought provoking post !!!
No one is immortal here and while the going is good we should strive to make ourselves wanted !

girvani · Nov 21, 2017

Dear Jaya Amma.

I loved this post and discussions thereafter. I cannot stop thinking about the conversation of leaves. How beautiful it is. There was a poem by vibulananthar, titled ‘kangaiyil Vidutha oolai’ And it says the simolarvreality of the life. Thank you. I read it many Times your post and I am grateful for all the lessons and guidance I am getting.
Vani