Name: Karma Yoga: The Path of Action (Part 2) | Swami Sarvapriyananda by Vedanta Talks
Duration: 1 h 37 min 59 s
Description: Swami Sarvapriyananda speaks on Karma Yoga at a retreat on the Four Yogas. This is part 2 of the lecture on Karma Yoga.

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Inspired by the 15th chapter of the Ashtavakra Gita, Swami Sarvapriyananda gives a discourse on the nature of the Self.

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Śrī Bāla-Mukundāṣṭakam 

karāravindēna padāravindam 
mukhāravindē viniveśayantam ।
vaṭasya patrasya puṭē śayānaṁ 
bālam mukundam manasā smarāmi ॥1॥

With His lotus-like hand who holds His lotus-like feet,
And brings it near His lotus-like face,
On a banyan’s leaf, He who reclines,
That Child Mukunda* I think of with all my mind.
*The giver of freedom


samhṛtya lōkān vaṭapatramadhyē 
śayānamādyantavihīnarūpam ।
sarvēśvaram sarvahitāvatāram 
bālam mukundam manasā smarāmi ॥2॥

After the dissolution of the Worlds, Who in the middle of a banyan leaf reclines,
Whose form is without a beginning or end,
The Lord of all, the incarnation of all good,
That Child Mukunda I think of with all my mind.


indīvaraśyāmalakōmalāṅgam
indrādidēvārcitapādapadmam ।
santānakalpadrumamāśritānām 
bālam mukundam manasā smarāmi ॥3॥

Like the blue lotus, whose body is cerulean and tender,
Whose lotus feet, Indra and the Gods worship,
The wish-fulfilling tree that blesses with progeny those who pray for it,
That Child Mukunda I think of with all my mind.


lambālakam lambitahārayaṣṭim
śṛṅgāralīlāṅkitadantapaṅktim ।
bimbādharam cāruviśālanētram 
bālam mukundam manasā smarāmi ॥4॥

Who has locks of His hair falling over His face, wears a long hanging chain,
Who has rows of nectar like teeth that shine with love,
Has reddish lips like the Bimba fruit, and who has elegant wide eyes,
That Child Mukunda I think of with all my mind.


śikyē nidhāyādya payōdadhīni 
bahirgatāyām vrajanāyikāyām ।
bhuktvā yathēṣṭam kapaṭēna suptam
bālam mukundam manasā smarāmi ॥5॥

When the lead lady of Vraj (Yashoda) would go out,
After keeping milk, and curd in a pot,
He eats to His heart's content and pretends to be asleep,
That Child Mukunda I think of with all my mind.


kaḷindajāntasthitakāḷiyasya 
phaṇāgraraṅgē naṭanapriyantam ।
tatpucchahastam śaradinduvaktram
bālam mukundam manasā smarāmi ॥6॥

From the rock in Kalindhi (River Yamuna), 
The One who desires of dancing on the hood of the snake Kaliya, 
Holding the tip of the tail of Kaliya in His hand, the One whose face is like the autumn moon,
That Child Mukunda I think of with all my mind.


ulūkhalē baddhamudāraśauryam 
uttuṅgayugmārjuna bhaṅgalīlam ।
utphullapadmāyata cārunētram
bālam mukundam manasā smarāmi ॥7॥

He who is bound to the mortar, generous and heroic,
Who broke the twin Arjuna trees playfully,
Having enchanting eyes like a fully bloomed red lotus,
That Child Mukunda I think of with all my mind.


ālōkya māturmukhamādareṇa 
stanyam pibantam sarasīruhākṣam ।
saccinmayam dēvamanantarūpam
bālam mukundam manasā smarāmi ॥8॥

Who lovingly looks at His mother’s face,
When drinking milk from her, with eyes like the lotus flower,
Who is the unalloyed form of truth, and who is the God with limitless form,
That Child Mukunda I think of with all my mind.


|| iti śrī bālamukundāṣṭakam‌ sampūrṇam‌ || 

- thus ends the 8-verse hymn called śrī bālamukundāṣṭakam - 

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Swami Sarvapriyananda speaks on Karma Yoga at a retreat on the Four Yogas. This is part 2 of the lecture on Karma Yoga.

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In this video, you will learn how to go beyond rituals and meditate on the lyrics of Lalitha Sahasranamam. This meditation will help you have a lucid concentration on the form of Devi. With a pure heart, if you go with the flow of the discourse, you may be able to connect with Devi at a deeper level in your meditation.

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