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From: Ram Gopalaswamy (tg_at_etsd.ml.com)
Date: Wed Sep 10 1997 - 14:58:36 PDT
>Shri Mani Varadarajan writes: > [...] > As part of our "paramaikaantika dharma" (extreme focus of mind), > we worship only God and God's intimate associates. > [...] Dear Hari Bhaktas, With due respect for all deities, I would like to take this opportunity to share with you the following wonderful posting from the SRV newsgroup. Haridasoham, - Ram > > From: Agrahya@hgsoft.com > Subject: Take refuge in Lord Hari alone > Newsgroups: soc.religion.vaishnava > Date: 7 Sep 1997 14:33:57 GMT > > One should take refuge in the fully self-satisfied Supreme Lord Hari; > the shelter of others yields a lamentably inferior result: > > avismitaM taM paripUrNa-kAmaM > svenaiva lAbhena samaM prazAntam > vinopasarpaty aparaM hi bAlizaH > zva-lAngulenAtititarti sindhum > > Lord Krishna is perfectly replete in everything desirable, fully > self-sufficient, poised and tranquil. Nothing can astonish Him. > Only a fool disregards Him to take shelter of any deity for worldly > benefits. Such a person may be compared to one who siezes a dog's > tail in order to cross the ocean. > >