Dear All,
Greetings and Namaste. Apologies for the long hiatus in my postings as I was busy with my professional commitments.
As Sri Krishna Janmashtami falls on Monday (30-Aug-2021), I am delighted to share a short and sweet prayer by
Lord Garuda on Lord Krishna taken from Hari Vamsha Puranam (last canto of
Mahabharata), Vishnu Parva and Chapter 121.
The human race is still ensnared inside the sanguinary teeth of Coronasura
for the last 20 months with interminable waves of infection crushing the livelihood and health of mankind. On the other hand, the
Sanatana Dharma is caught in a whirlpool of brazen and deadly assaults on Hindu Dharma - largely due to the inept sectarian factionalism within Hindu faith and disunity arising thereof. Lot of ink is being spilled to wonder whether the henotheistic but
polymorphic Sanatana Dharma will survive the assault of monotheistic aggression of conversion in the next one century. The last hope is
Lord Krishna's promise that He will incarnate Himself whenever Dharma is endangered and it is perhaps endangered enough already, in our opinion.
May We Pray to Lord Krishna with this beautiful hymn which extols Him as the Creator, Protector and Destroyer of the universe! Let us Pray To Him that He does not show the third dimension (Destroyer) now.
With best regards and Pranams,
K. Muralidharan Iyengar.