Karma - good and bad

There is an uncanny resemblance to what Ishwar-ji teaches us and what Bhagavan Krishna says in the Bhagavadgita!

What follows is from Bhagavadgita As It Is by Bhaktivedanta Prabhupada (ISKCON). 

na — never; ādatte — accepts; kasyacit — anyone’s; pāpam — sin; na — nor; ca — also; eva — certainly; su-kṛtam — pious activities; vibhuḥ — the Supreme Lord; ajñānena — by ignorance; āvṛtam — covered; jñānam — knowledge; tena — by that; muhyanti — are bewildered; jantavaḥ — the living entities.

The Sanskrit word vibhu means the Supreme Lord who is full of unlimited knowledge, riches, strength, fame, beauty and renunciation. He is always satisfied in Himself, undisturbed by sinful or pious activities. He does not create a particular situation for any living entity, but the living entity, bewildered by ignorance, desires to be put into certain conditions of life, and thereby his chain of action and reaction begins. A living entity is, by superior nature, full of knowledge. Nevertheless, he is prone to be influenced by ignorance due to his limited power. The Lord is omnipotent, but the living entity is not. The Lord is vibhu, or omniscient, but the living entity is aṇu, or atomic. Because he is a living soul, he has the capacity to desire by his free will. Such desire is fulfilled only by the omnipotent Lord. And so, when the living entity is bewildered in his desires, the Lord allows him to fulfill those desires, but the Lord is never responsible for the actions and reactions of the particular situation which may be desired. Being in a bewildered condition, therefore, the embodied soul identifies himself with the circumstantial material body and becomes subjected to the temporary misery and happiness of life. The Lord is the constant companion of the living entity as Paramātmā, or the Supersoul, and therefore He can understand the desires of the individual soul, as one can smell the flavor of a flower by being near it. Desire is a subtle form of conditioning for the living entity. The Lord fulfills his desire as he deserves: Man proposes and God disposes. The individual is not, therefore, omnipotent in fulfilling his desires. The Lord, however, can fulfill all desires, and the Lord, being neutral to everyone, does not interfere with the desires of the minute independent living entities. However, when one desires Kṛṣṇa, the Lord takes special care and encourages one to desire in such a way that one can attain to Him and be eternally happy. 

Swathi Thirunal Dashavatara Ragamalika Kriti

Meaning:

1. Oh one with lotus-like face! The one who vanquished the demon Hayagriva who stole the Vedas, Divine fish incarnate, Save me, oh kind one!
2. One holding the mountain Mandara! Divine tortoise-incarnate! The one who entertained as Mohini the gods who had partaken of Amrutha!
3. One who killed the fearsome Hiranyaksha!With the form of a boar! The support of Mother Earth! Support of this world!
4. One who took the form of Nara-Simha to protect Prahlada! One who gives cheer to the good ones! One who killed the demon Hiranyakashipu!
5. One who took the form of Vamana! Who broke down the snare of arrogance trapping Mahabali! The protector of the good-natured!
6. One whose arm sports the sharp-edged axe! One who learnt the limitless knowledge of scriptures from Shiva! Terrible to your enemies! Rama of Bhrigu clan!
7. The adornment of the human race! The terrible storm that destroyed the deceitful ten-headed Ravana! Raghuvira! Brave in battle!
8. Holder of the plough that attracted the respect of Hastinapura (ruled by Kauravas)! The one who killed the terrible Pralambhasura! Baladeva! Valiant one!
9. The one like Manmatha who sported in the most enjoyable Brindavan! The young cowherd Krishna!
10. The one who took the form of Kalki to spell the end of Kaliyuga! Your form shines like a rain-laden cloud! Oh Padmanabha! Save me, oh kind one!

Ancient Indian Knowledge Systems

Experience Krishna!

Life is but a chore and a bore and nothing more

Until you experience music, ethereal 

And feel God in everything around you. 

We call this pull of godliness as Krishna. 

🙏🙏🙏कर्षतीति कृष्णः 🙏🙏🙏

May I find Krishna within myself and tap the eternal fount of bliss! 

Violin Legend T Chowdiah

I heard Vidwan Chowdiah first in late 1950s and early 1960s in Bangalore when I wasn't even ten years of age. His fame ensured that there was in every concert a large crowd and that everyone thoroughly enjoyed the show. I am talking of his solos; and ensembles where he would lead with his favourite pieces and accompanists (violin and sometimes veena and flute) would follow faithfully. There would be good mridangam and ghatam accompaniment, too. Sri. Chowdiah appeared to me (a very young listener) to be supremely confident and given to a lot of tricks to hold the audiences. In fact the modern instrumentalist stars all seem to me to be following a format he had created. Please listen to this:

rsachi · raghu_vamsa_sudhAmbudhi-kadanakutUhalam.mp3

This was broadcast today on AIR 100.1FM with the announcement that today is Sri. Chowdiah's anniversary. In a flash, whatever I have heard from Sri. K. Srikantiah, he and his father having been major patrons and friends of Sri. Chowdiah, and whatever I have heard from stalwarts like Vid. KVN and Sri. S. Krishnamurthy, passed through my mind. From being the son of a farmer to a devoted disciple of Vid. Bidaram Krishnappa to becoming the supreme violin accompanist to all the superstars to being a great organiser, teacher, innovator of the seven stringed violin and finally to being the brand ambassador of Carnatic music in a true sense - all this makes him the first Carnatic super-hero for me. Listen to his Kadanakuthuhalam. It is full of melody, manodharma, instrumental virtuosity, and captivating presentation. A true legend we should remember and celebrate always. Did you notice how his Kadanakuthuhalam had many flavours of Maand also in the beginning? Two very sparkling cameo raagas in CM!