Why is it important to listen Krishna Bala leelA

Mind has an incessant tendency to keep wandering and thoughts are the waves that never stops.

The proclivity of the mind is like a parasite that it latches on to something. The attraction could be caused by 1

different emotions such as taste, fear, anger, arts etc. entertainment such as watching telly or movie or theatre is exactly for that.

So, all practices prescribed in the religious texts is essentially to curb or control it.

SarvE manO niGraha lakSanAntaH 2
bikSu gItam, Srimad Bhagavatham

Therefore, it is essential to identify an object which is worthy enough to ensure the thought waves are able to get attracted to.

There’s no other object in the universe that meets any of the parameters such as
- Beauty
- Worthiness
- Value 3
Pleasing
Heartwarming and so on

than Krishna. There’s no limit to the content experienced by mind towards Krishna. The only form of Bhagawan that evokes such a desire is Bala Krishna and not any other rupA (for example Narasimha).

Narayana Bhattatri explains the form of 4
Guruvayurappan through the sloka.

யத் த்ரைலோக்ய மஹீயஸோபி மஹிதம்
ஸம்மோஹனம் மோஹனாத்
காந்தம் காந்தி நிதானதோபி மதுரம்
மாதுர்ய துர்யாதபி சௌந்தர்யதோபி சுந்தரதரம்
த்வத் ருபம் ஆஷ்சர்யதோபி ஆஷ்சர்யம் புவனே ந கஸ்யகுதுகம் புஷ்னாதி
விஷ்ணோபி ந பிபோ - நாரயணீயம் 5
யத் த்ரைலோக்ய மஹீயஸோபி மஹிதம்

There’s no one equivalent in three worlds than Sri Krishna

ஸம்மோஹனம் மோஹனாத்

There are many opioids that give an effect to take away from reality, however the effects are not lasting.

If there’s an opioid that could keep a person under 6
the influence, yet never come out of it is His Krishna form, specifically the Bala rUpam.

Everyone of us go through the pains of samsara cycle and getting engrossed in Krishna form is an effective opioid.

The antics by Krishna in Bala leelA are so engrossing 7
that they take us away into a different world. It also leads to removal of mOhA from material things as the attention gets diverted to something more valuable.

This is reaffirmed by Krishna in BG

MayyA sakta manA partA - He tells Arjuna to focus the AsaktI on Him. 8
காந்தம் காந்தி நிதானதோபி மதுரம்

If you consider all the attractive objects in the universe, Krishna will beat them hands down. He’s more beautiful than the full moon. This is confirmed in Rukminis letter srutvAN gunAn Buvana SundarA

If you consider sweetness, 9
every part and act of Krishna was considered as sweet in MadurAShtakam.

So Bhattatri says everything is AScaryA or surprise and all one needs to do is to watch and get engaged, no need to follow in our lives unlike rAmA avatar.

The outcome is in the engagement itself,
10
nothing beyond that. This is why

Srunvanti grunaNti gayanti (listening, remembering/telling others and singing) is important

As Thyagaraja says in his kriti, ‘Cakkani raja margamu’ - this is a well laid road that one can never trip.

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Srimad Ramayanam - Kausalya's mangalasasanam to Rama

This episode is quite moving.

If Rama displayed courage and resilience in the face of distress through His stoicism and equanimity, Kausalya went a step ahead in being the mom of Rama.

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She did what a brave mother would do - wished Rama and her mangalasasanam is quite notable.

Specifically, there are 3 that are also recited as mangala slokas upon completion of parayanam.

यन् मन्गलम् सहस्र अक्षे सर्व देव नमः कृते
वृत्र नाशे समभवत् तत् ते भवतु मन्गलम् 2

யன் மங்களம் சஹஸ்ராக்ஷே சர்வதேவ நமஸ்க்ருதே
வ்ருத்ரநாஷே சமபவத் தத்தே பவது மங்களம்

Felicity occurred when the 1000 eyed Indra killed the demon Vriddasura, let that felicity come to you. 3

यन् मन्गलम् सुपर्णस्य विनता अकल्पयत् पुरा
अमृतम् प्रार्थयानस्य तत् ते भवतु मन्गलम्

யன் மங்களம் ஸுபர்ணஸ்ய வினதா கல்பயத்புரா
அம்ருதம் ப்ரார்த்தயநஸ்ய தத்தே பவது மங்களம்

Which blessing was invoked by Vinata to Garuda who was setting off to bring nectar in the past , may that 4

blessing happen to you

अमृतोत्पादने दैत्यान् घ्नतो वज्रधरस्य यत्
अदितिर्मङ्गळम् प्रादात् तत्ते भवतु मङ्गळम्

அம்ருதோத் பாதனே தைத்யானு க்னதோ வஜ்ரதரஸ்ய யத்
அதிதிர் மங்களம் ப்ராதாத் தத்தே பவது மங்களம்

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