Nirvana satkam is on ''na'' ie ''not , no, not this,'' negating, discarding the visual manifest, and moving inward, to the core of being , beyond the subtlest, 

where as, as if a contrast, 
chamakam is on ''cha'', ie ''and ,not only, also, all, this and that '' accepting, acknowledging, all that is existing in its varied forms and phenoina, and moving outward, to the all layers of existing , including the grossest 

namo bhavāya cha rudrāya cha
namaḥ śarvāya cha paśupataye cha
namo nīlagrīvāya cha śitikaṇṭhāya cha
namaḥ kapardine cha vyuptakeshāya cha
namaḥ sahasrākṣāya cha śatadhanvane cha
namo girīśāya cha śipiviṣṭāya cha

Prostration to the one who is the most dear (pleasant), to the one who is the most dreaded terroriser (frightening).
Prostration to the one who kills living beings with arrows, to the Lord (benefactor) of all living beings.
Prostration to the blue-necked one (disfigured (discoloured) naturally), to the one with whitened throat (throat smeared with Bhasma (ash); disfigured (discoloured) artificially).
Prostration to the wearer of matted tangled locks of hair, to him of shaven beard.
Prostration to him of a thousand eyes (view from one point to everywhere), to him who has the capability of hundred bowmen (view from everywhere to one point - concentration of the view from all directions).[9][10]
Prostration to the Lord of mountains (conjoint into a mass), and to him who is all pervasive (disjoint and diffusing everywhere).

 

A promise normally assumes certain constancy of a situation . 

but
situations change from moment to moment, 
and keeping a promise proves costly 
or even fatal 
or foolish

so wisdom is to assess the implications of changes , 
and to revise one's promise , 
including negating totally if required

 face faces |

one vishnu with 10 avatars

One hanuman, with pancha mukha

Brahma with chathuranana

Trinity with three

A ravan with 10 , dashakantha

But purusha, excels, saharsha sheerha , 1000

"And krishna , the chora kishora , multiplies himself, being one in between the gopika and gopikas, countless

“Angana Mangana Mantharo Madhavo,

Madhavam Madhavam Chantharengana,

Itthamaakalpithe Mandale Madhyagah,

Sanjagow Venuna Devakee Nandanah”

[[ “Srikrishna Karnamrutham”authored by Leela Suka ]]

Probably we being the children of god, are behaving like god himself,

who is always hiding , and never reveals his real face,

but comes in many avatars , and many creatures,

reality could be shocking!!!

let's enjoy this game of mithya, the unreal faces"

so i see the relevance of more than a single face"

"When we start greeting saying words like namaskar, good morning, how are you, we just mean nothing actually, namaskar is a great greeting, seeing the divinity that is whom one is talking with but we do not see that, we simply use that word"

"''the words like Love, Dear, Sweetheart etc are limited just as a verbal expression and being used as a mask to hide all aforesaid negative aspects of the people of present generation''

----very serious issue,goodness/ humility is no more a natural virtue in practical life

at best it is a skill, a cunning skill to win over .the context,

it is truly a lack of thrikaran shudhi , lack of purity in think talk walk

in contrast i came across one single great man who uses every word with great involvement, he in fact means it, by living his whole being in that expression

he is slow, simple,

but totally clear, and authentic,

no polish, no posh, no stylish,

no casual, no formal, no superficial,

no habit, no showmanship,

he just means what he says ,"

"A single face has many a facets'

Nazar' Unchi Ki To Dua Ban Gayi !

'Nazar' Jukaa Li to Haya Ban Gayi !

Nazar Tirchi Ki To Adaa Ban Gayi !

'Nazar' Phe'er Li To Qazaa Ban Gayii !"

"Every face in the universe is in fact your own face

yatha pinde thatha brahmande"

"Kisiko kaise pathar maaroo,

kaun paraya hai

sheeh mahal me ek ek chehara

apna lagtha hai"

One in his the pure awareness,is an assemblage of all the rishis, maharishis, devarishis, brahmarishis,devas, gandharva s kinneras kimpurushas ----simultaneously ---but in different stages of evolution like a field with all kinds of trees vegetation plants it's yoga kshethra"

so individual is really bahumukha

"Face necessarily is a mask

a face is true only for the moment we see ,

next moment it changes,

a photo is true face only on that day, at that moment

the true face cannot exist ,

it is just emptiness between frame to frame

conclusion is

i am truly faceless

i have countless faces moment to moment

all my faces are false"

 my own earliest story, in misery, poverty.

but i never prayed any god nor expected any help,

nor complained, nor felt sad.

never fought, never challenged

never criticized, never jealous, not in self pity,

i slept hungry very often,

bare with a few rags,

with a broken slate and torn note book

and in severe cold.

i was neither happy nor unhappy,

never puzzled, never in confusion,

.though there was no help, i felt no helpless.

i just did day's work,

learnt whatever i could,

i to day before the desk top,

i am the same poor boy,

but with fewest wants,

earning a modest monthly,

yet saving and sparing a little to the needy

whoever i come across, not a big thing.

so i have not much to say further

    happenings are lessons, costly.

for proactive, how i wish good people, who are in majority, take little step forward in social interactions, encourage goodwill and good humor, 

--sense in advance what is cooking, and do some preventive

--like to control possible disease some anti vaccination done, 

---and nip in the bud the negative trends.

i have seen such initiative from a senior executive in a psu, ie shri Rao C Kasarbada, ceo, ECIL,who used to do very casual conversation with the different section employees and union leaders and 

--without their knowing, used to influence the work community with nice mingling, good jokes and helping in their personal problems, and see that by all means the interests of the company are not put to risk 

--and he did prevent imminent strike, not by some counseling / moral teaching, but involving into them as a family, and appearing to sail with them.

but he was  sincere to the core, not seeking anything to himself, not fame, popularity, promotion

--his sincerity was touching., he virtually was a god for us to whom one can turn to receive help and solace, without his level /status inhibiting anyone.

on a larger scale, purely from humanitarian angle, such social initiative  may prevent negative things .

i repeat the intention must be one of just help, with 100% sincerity.

Freely venting suppressed emotions, thru this social informal communication among the community probably will cool the people to natural good behavior.

Dhanyosmi – The art of expressing Gratitude

Right from the childhood we learn to thank. Parents teach us to be grateful. ‘Say thank you’ is told to every child time and again. So we start using the phrase. So common it becomes that we take it for granted. When the waiter in the hotel serves the dishes you ordered and are going to pay with a handsome tip for him to top it, you murmur thanks. When mother toils to prepare dishes you love, at the dining table you thank her also. Many of our Indian families do not teach children to thank mother, as it is thought that formal thanks are for stranger and not for someone closely related. My mother will have shock of her life if any of us thank her. The shock will not be pleasant but very heart breaking. She would feel a stranger in her own house. This may the cultural difference. But the training to express a sense of gratitude is there in all the civilizations. Coming back to the case at hand; we thank the waiter, air hostess, steward for serving and so we do to our mother. The words are same but are the feelings same?

What is the feeling that we want to express when we murmur Thanks, Thank etc.? What do we want to convey ‘I am grateful!’ ‘I appreciate your efforts!’ ‘I am obliged by your service!’ In a way it is an acknowledgement of the act which has benefited us. It should not become a reflex without any meaning and just a mechanical act. The act of expressing gratitude has a deeper impact on the way of life.

In Hindi and many other Indic languages we use – Dhanyawad, meaning I am grateful or Abhar meaning I am obliged. What is the meaning of Dhanya? In Sanskrit it means GREAT or enriched. So by saying Dhanyawad we are expressing that the transaction has resulted in gratifying me. By receiving your service I have become great or I am enriched. But is it the real case? Who is great one who serves or one who receives the service? So is it better to say “You are Great!” “Dhanya ho!” By this we would be thanking that is acknowledging the greatness in the one who serves, thus giving credence and respect to the act of service. But again there is a dichotomy. A differentiation – you & me. We are different so you are great to have served me and I am obliged!

Is it real?

When one starts realizing that the whole universe is One. It is inter-dependant, Inter-connected and inter-related. I & You, He and It are not different, are not many but only the expression of the ONE.  This oneness pervades. Whom do we thank then? Who is gratified and who is obliged? Does the mouth thanks the hand for feeding it? Or do they thank the stomach for digesting food and giving them energy? The organic oneness of the body is the same in the VIRATA- the large body of the universe. In fact when every act of service is done we realize this Virata. The act helps us realize that we are the parts of the same whole. When this realization dawns we become GREAT.  Every one becomes great, enriched with this experience of the oneness. So the REAL expression of gratitude, acknowledging the act of help, assistance or service would be, “We have all become Great, enriched, Sublime”. All this is perfectly expressed by a single Sanskrit term — DHANYOSMI

  

 My gurus are most ancient to most modern, 

includes all ,you, your guru, every being, every thing, every phenomena in the creation, have been teaching me from anaadi

from before my birth , in this birth, upto this moment and continue to teach me beyond there after. 

my heart flows out in blissful gratitude, to recall my great guru parampara starting from

narayanam pamabhavam vasistham 
shakthim cha thath puthra parasharam cha
vyasam shukam gaudapadam mahantham 
govinda yogeendra madasya shysyam

shrishankaracharya mathaasya padma
padam cha hastha malakam cha shisghyam

-----thus flows the parampara 

lokaagnyana payodha paathana dhuram
sri shankaram sharmadam
brahmananda saraswatheem guruvaram 
dhyaayaami jyothirmayam

to the present times brought down to the earth , like a bhageeratha , the greatest,
making possible for me to get in to my heart , the great wisdom of the great souls, 
adishankara, tulasidas, rk/ vivekananda ,ramana maharishi, jk, ugk, rajaneesh, maharishi mahesh yogi, srisri ravisankar, rishi prabhakar, steves, ayn rand, shakespeare, wordsworth  milton, kabir, guru nanak, maa amruth, gurumaa amrit, geetha, bible , khuran, engg, sciences, maths, literature, vemana, bharthruhari, bhaskara, sumati, purandara dasa, tukaram, meera, theresa, my preceptor balagopal, brahma chari parthasarathi, and many more 

nothing confuses me i have no confusion 

i have placed every one in their places 

like in chemistry periodical table, seeing all elements at a glance 

and at individually in depth and in perspective of unified vision 

without losing sight of the relative merits and uniqueness of each one.

my mind is rishi parishath, all rishis dialoging and refining their understanding in the presence of parabrahma the supreme moderator . 

i have no questions