Mananthavadi is a beautiful place. The ashram is on top of a hill in the town. From the top you see a range of mountains around. We are staying in the Amrita Vidyalayam here. Amma is just two rooms down the veranda.<\/p>\n
Today Amma sang kannunir kondu nin padam kazhukam. It was intoxicating. There was not a single line after which Amma did not laugh. I was always attracted to bhajans not because of the tunes or the lines, but because of Amma\u2019s bhava and her laughter. The sounds of Amma\u2019s laughter\u2014soaked in divine bliss\u2014is utterly intoxicating\u2026it takes you beyond this world. Every bhajan Amma sang was good, but this one was excellent\u2014you know what I mean, right?<\/p>\n
\u2026. Devi please don\u2019t leave me\u2026 I will hold on to your feet washing them with my tears…<\/p>\n
Another bhajan was a new Malayalam one. It describes the pain of separation of
\nRadha. Krishna left Vrindavan. Akrura has taken him to Madhura in a chariot. The wheel of the chariot has created another path for the river Yamuna in Radha\u2019s heart. She is asking \u2018Krishna, do you know the source of this flow?\u2019
\nThen Radha consoles herself that she is not different from Krishna, like the music and lyrics of the bamboo. (The song was composed by Swami Turiyamritananda.)<\/p>\n
Forget about the devotion\u2026 when can we have at least the bhava of Radha?<\/p>\n
Dhyanamrita
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