Hare Krishna to all...Please accept my humble obeisanceI was wondering what is the relevance of holding that big stick that Srila Prabhupada and others are seen holding in some videosShruti
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As we see in Sri Sacitanayashtakam, compiled by Srila Sarva Bhauma Battacarya, the prayers offered are as follows:
durjana kalmasha khandana dandam tan pranamami sri saci tanayam
This danda is meant to vanquish the sins of the wicked demons. I offer my obeisances to that great holder of the danda.
The danda is not meant to vanquish the wicked demons, but instead it is meant to vanquish the sins in the hearts of these demons. A demon is termed as a "demon" because of his sinful qualities and the danda is specifically meant to smash those sinful qualities. Therefore, the most fortunate demon will no longer remain a demon, but instead will become a devotee. In Srila Locana Das Thakur’s Caitanya Mangala, we also come to know that the flute of Krishna is none other than the danda of Lord Gauranga Mahaprabhu when Mahaprabhu addresses His danda, saying:
ami ye sakala chadi karilu sanyasa tumi na chadile more janme ajnme vamsa rama avatare tumi dhanuka hayan rahile amare hate dustera lagiya krsna avatare vamsi haya mora kare mohita karila tume akhila samsare ebe danda hayan mora aila karete kali yuge pasanda dalana hetu rite
"Oh, My danda! I am amazed to see that although I have given up everything by becoming a sannyasi, still you have never given Me up but instead remained with Me life after life. When I was traveling in the forest as Lord Sri Ramacandra, you were always in My hand as My bow and arrow. And also during My Lila Purushottama pastime of Bhagavan Sri Krishna, you were always there in My hand as My flute captivating the entire world with Krishna-prema. And now after I have given up everything, still you have never given Me up and thus you remain with Me as My danda in order to vanquish the bogus philosophies of pasandis (the atheists) in Kali-yuga."
In Sri Caitanya Sahasra Nama compiled by the great Puri Das (the middle son of Srila Sivananda Sen), it says:
That is, Caitanya Mahaprabhu is named as holder of the danda and is also named as the one who has established Himself at that place in the form of His danda.
Therefore, after taking all these facts into consideration, we come to the conclusion that Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and His danda are non-different and inseparable from each other.
The word parātma-niṣṭhā means being a devotee of Lord Kṛṣṇa. Parātmā, the Supreme Person, is Kṛṣṇa. Īśvaraḥ paramaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ sac-cid-ānanda-vigrahaḥ. Those who are completely dedicated to the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa in service are actually sannyāsīs. As a matter of formality, the devotee accepts the sannyāsa dress as previous ācāryas did. He also accepts the three daṇḍas. Later Viṣṇusvāmī considered that accepting the dress of a tridaṇḍī was parātma-niṣṭhā. Therefore sincere devotees add another daṇḍa, the jīva-daṇḍa, to the three existing daṇḍas. The Vaiṣṇava sannyāsī is known as a tridaṇḍi-sannyāsī.
I hope this info. has enlightened you regarding the Danda (Four Danda bound as One)
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Jai Shri Krishna..
Gandhiji used a walking stick.
go to this link http://www.kamat.com/jyotsna/blog/blog.php?BlogID=739
Jai Shri Krishna..
Stock/Danda
As we see in Sri Sacitanayashtakam, compiled by Srila Sarva Bhauma Battacarya,
the prayers offered are as follows:
durjana kalmasha khandana dandam
tan pranamami sri saci tanayam
This danda is meant to vanquish the sins of the wicked demons. I offer my obeisances to that great holder of the danda.
The danda is not meant to vanquish the wicked demons, but instead it is meant to vanquish the sins in the hearts of these demons. A demon is termed as a "demon" because of his sinful qualities and the danda is specifically meant to smash those sinful qualities. Therefore, the most fortunate demon will no longer remain a demon, but instead will become a devotee.
In Srila Locana Das Thakur’s Caitanya Mangala, we also come to know that the flute of Krishna is none other than the danda of Lord Gauranga Mahaprabhu when Mahaprabhu addresses His danda, saying:
ami ye sakala chadi karilu sanyasa
tumi na chadile more janme ajnme vamsa
rama avatare tumi dhanuka hayan
rahile amare hate dustera lagiya
krsna avatare vamsi haya mora kare
mohita karila tume akhila samsare
ebe danda hayan mora aila karete
kali yuge pasanda dalana hetu rite
(Sri Caitanya Mangala, Madhya Khanda, Atirikta paat)
Translation:
"Oh, My danda! I am amazed to see that although I have given up everything by becoming a sannyasi, still you have never given Me up but instead remained with Me life after life. When I was traveling in the forest as Lord Sri Ramacandra, you were always in My hand as My bow and arrow. And also during My Lila Purushottama pastime of Bhagavan Sri Krishna, you were always there in My hand as My flute captivating the entire world with Krishna-prema. And now after I have given up everything, still you have never given Me up and thus you remain with Me as My danda in order to vanquish the bogus philosophies of pasandis (the atheists) in Kali-yuga."
In Sri Caitanya Sahasra Nama compiled by the great Puri Das (the middle son of Srila Sivananda Sen), it says:
kalashodasa sampurnah purnabrahma sanatanah
caitanya krishna chaitanyo danda dhrk nyastadandakah
That is, Caitanya Mahaprabhu is named as holder of the danda and is also named as the one who has established Himself at that place in the form of His danda.
Therefore, after taking all these facts into consideration, we come to the conclusion that Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and His danda are non-different and inseparable from each other.
The word parātma-niṣṭhā means being a devotee of Lord Kṛṣṇa. Parātmā, the Supreme Person, is Kṛṣṇa. Īśvaraḥ paramaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ sac-cid-ānanda-vigrahaḥ. Those who are completely dedicated to the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa in service are actually sannyāsīs. As a matter of formality, the devotee accepts the sannyāsa dress as previous ācāryas did. He also accepts the three daṇḍas. Later Viṣṇusvāmī considered that accepting the dress of a tridaṇḍī was parātma-niṣṭhā. Therefore sincere devotees add another daṇḍa, the jīva-daṇḍa, to the three existing daṇḍas. The Vaiṣṇava sannyāsī is known as a tridaṇḍi-sannyāsī.
I hope this info. has enlightened you regarding the Danda (Four Danda bound as One)
Jai Shri Krishna..
Stock is supposed to be Stick/Danda..