INTRODUCTION :
Bhakti songs are the verses from the divine poems which are written by the great poets and saints, for praising the holiness of the deities. Bhakti songs forms part and parcel in the life of the ancient sages, saints, Varkaris, Veerashaiva Lingayats and devotees of Lord Panduranga. Apart from Hindu devotees, Bhakti songs are sung by Christians, Muslims and by other religious people also. Bhakti songs are also known as Bhajan and Kirtan. The great singer and musician Tansen had also sung lot of bhakti songs on Hindu deities in the court of King Akbar.
Kannada saints like Purandara Dasa, Raghavendra Theertha and Kanaka Dasa have composed lot of bhakti songs on Lord Krishna, and sang in the temples. The great Carnatic singer and musician Thiruvaiyaru, Thyagarajar, had sung lot of bhakti songs on Lord Rama. Similarly Muthusamy Dikshithar and Shyama Shastri had sung lot of devotional songs on Hindu deities.
The great Panduranga devotees like Thukaram, Muktabai, Gora Kumbhar and Sakku Bhai, had dedicated their life in singing and praising on Lord Panduranga. Meerabai had merged with Lord Krishna by singing excellent songs on him and due to her sincere devotion on him, and similarly, the great chaste, pious and holy woman saint, Akkamahadevi had attained the abode of Lord Shiva, the holy Kailasa, for showing her great bhakti on Lord Shiva. Similarly lot of female and male saints had reached the divine worlds due to their selfless devotion on the almighty.
In the present world, most of the people are getting interested in hearing western music, and they are saying that by hearing that, they are forgetting their problems. Listening to the western music is not a wrong thing, but at the same time, we must have to allocate some time by singing and listening to Bhakti songs on the almighty. God has given us eyes, ears and mouth for seeing his divine beauty, hearing his divine songs, praising his glories and singing songs on him.
Simply talking unnecessary things with others, would never serve any purpose in our life. Whereas performing Bhajans and hearing divine music, would give great mental satisfaction and stability of mind.
Before few centuries, there are no modern facilities like electricity, TV, Mobile Phones, Computer and music systems etc. But even then, people would show their sincere bhakti on god, by hearing the divine discourses of the almighty, visiting the temples, and by telling divine stories to their children. But nowadays, even though, we are having lot of modern facilities, we are not utilizing it properly. We are trying to get mental relaxation by visiting Cinema Theatres, Parks, watching serials in Television, playing games and watching film videos in the Mobile phones. Hence, let us change ourselves by listening to lot of divine discourses and bhakti songs from the YouTube, visiting the temples, singing songs on Lord Krishna, praising his glories, about his wonderful Leelas and his childhood plays etc.
“OM”
SENT BY
R.HARISHANKAR
