Why I Had to Write this Journey
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For many years, the Supreme Lord has blessed me with sacred pilgrimages that transformed my life.
I had the immense fortune of worshipping at all 106 Divya Desams on this sacred earth twice with our alwars from home, standing where the Äįø»vÄrs poured out their ecstatic hymns and where generations of ÄcÄryas experienced the Lord’s boundless compassion.
With folded hands and grateful heart, I walked the hallowed path sanctified by ÅrÄ« RÄma, from AyodhyÄ to Laį¹ kÄ and back, reflecting upon His unwavering adherence to dharma, compassion, and divine purpose.
I also journeyed through the sacred land of ÅrÄ« Kį¹į¹£į¹a, visiting the places made holy by His divine sportsāfrom His childhood pastimes to the fields where He revealed the eternal wisdom of the Bhagavad GÄ«tÄ.
Along the way, I had the blessing of taking holy baths in many of BhÄrata’s sacred rivers, each carrying centuries of prayer and devotion.
Yet, after every pilgrimage, one question quietly remained within me.
If these sacred places on earth fill the heart with such indescribable joyā¦
What must the journey to the Lord’s own Eternal Abode be like?the 107 and 108 divya desam
That question became a prayer.
That prayer became a longing.
And that longing became thisĀ series pouring out my inner realisations..
These blog postsĀ are therefore not merely stories.They are the humble musings of a pilgrim who, after walking thousands of sacred miles upon this earth, now wishes to walk together with every reader the supreme path revealed by the Upaniį¹£ads, celebrated by Bhagavad RÄmÄnuja in the Vaikuį¹į¹ha Gadyam, and treasured by our revered ÅrÄ« Vaiį¹£į¹ava ÄcÄryas.
If, by the grace of the Divine Couple, these reflections awaken even a little more love for our Lord ÅrÄ«man NÄrÄyaį¹a, ÅrÄ« MahÄlakį¹£mÄ«, and the path of Åaraį¹Ägati, then this humble offering will have fulfilled its purpose.
For every sacred pilgrimage on earth is but a gentle preparation for the journey from which there is no return the soul’s joyful homecoming to its Eternal Home however the journeyĀ has to begin WITHIN.
So the title is
THE JOURNEY WITHIN
“I am not a scholar seeking to teach.I am only a pilgrim sharing the footprints that grace has allowed me to follow.”
Any mistakes and slips are my own fault for poor understanding and ignorance .
Thank you all ..
Adiyen ramanuja dasan šš
Appended below the series links for a continous flow of reading
Srimathey ramanujaya namah
