How long?; B G says only one in amillion do reach HIM. But the Kerala Kavi, 90 years old, gave this verse and an anecdote about him too; if it reminds someone else it is purely coincidental. KR IRS 12223 अब्दार्धेन हरिं प्रसन्नमकरोदौत्तानपादिश्शिशुः सप्ताहेन नृपः परीक्षिदबला यामार्द्धतः पिङ्गला । खट्वाङ्गो घटिकाद्वयेन नवतिप्रायोऽपि तन्न व्यथे तं कारुण्यनिधिं प्रपद्य शरणं शेषायुषा तोषये ॥ - Chelaparambu Nambuthiri ABDARDENA HARI PRASANNAM AKARODOUTHAANA PADHI SHISHASHU SAPTAHENA NRUPA PRISHIT BALA YAAMAARDHATHA PINGALA KATAVANGO GATI KADHYENA NAVATHIPRAYOPI THANNA VYATHE THAM KARUNYA NIDHIM PRABHADHYA SHARANAM SHESHAYUSHA THOSHAYE.
"Bhagavan was propitiated by Dhruva in 6 months, by King Parikshit in 7 days, by Pingala in 1.5 hrs, by Khatvanga in 48 mins. Though I am 90 yrs old, I am not worried. I will seek refuge in Him who is the Ocean of compassion and propitiate Him for the the rest of my life." Story behind the verse: Chelaparambu Nambuthiri, though a great devotee, was very much a slave of the senses even at the age of ninety. One day, while he was in the Guruvayur Krishna temple, a friend reminded him that it was time to give up the pursuit of worldly pleasures and to lead a life fully devoted to Krishna. The poet, then, recited the verse beginning with अब्दार्धेन हरिं, prostrated in front of the idol of Krishna, and never got up. It is said that his pranas left his body at that very moment and his soul merged in Krishna. KR IRS 12223 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/CAL5XZor_5nh74RY7c9LxjEiz_t0AU4C7X_8ZHCE7ktg5sboiLA%40mail.gmail.com.
