“Śrī Viṭṭhala Giridhārī Parabrahmane Namaḥ”
Six years ago today, something happened that we will carry in our hearts for the rest of our lives.
Our Satguru Paramahamsa Sri Vishwananda, received a mantra. Śrī Viṭṭhala Giridhārī Parabrahmane Namaḥ.
If we truly pause and think what does that mean? This living Name of Bhagavan did not come to us through history books. It is not through a distant memory. It is not through stories of saints long gone. It came through Guruji. Through the one we sit in front of. The one who walks among us. The one who looks into our eyes and calls us closer.
This is not something we heard about. This is something we were given through our Satguru.
And if we are honest, how do we even hold that? How do we grasp what has been placed into our hands? There are devotees across centuries who sat in longing, who burned in tapas, who gave their entire lives for a single glimpse of such grace. And we, we were simply here. Living our lives. And the mantra arrived through Guruji’s grace.
That realization does something to the heart. It humbles it. It breaks something open.
Because this was not given by accident. Guruji did not receive and keep it. That is not His nature. The moment it came, He turned, as He always does and offered it to us. He receives from the Divine only to give. That is Guruji.
The Grace That Moves Through Him
A mantra is not created or composed. It is revealed. And when such a revelation happens, it flows through the one who is empty enough, pure enough, surrendered enough to carry it without distortion. That is why it came through Him. Guruji is not standing between us and Bhagavan. He is dissolving that distance.
What the saints of the Himalayas sought in silence, what sages held in their hearts after lifetimes of tapas, that same current of grace moved through our Guruji and reached us. Not diluted. Not delayed. Given freely.
This is not ordinary. And if we treat it as ordinary, we miss it completely.
The Form He Gave Us
Guruji did not stop at the Name. Out of His boundless compassion, He gave us the form as well. He knows us well and He knew that the heart needs something to hold, something to look at, something to love. So now when we chant, we are not reaching into emptiness. We are meeting Him.
One can see those wide, unblinking eyes like Jagannath, that hold no judgment or rejection. Eyes that see everything and still love completely. One can also see Vitthala standing and waiting patiently. The kind of waiting only the Divine can embody. And then there is Giridhari. The one who does not wait when His devotee calls. He moves. He lifts. He protects. Without any conditions set, without delays.
Guruji is holding each one of us, protecting us, correcting us and uplifting each one of us.
Three Names. One Living Reality.
When we chant Śrī Viṭṭhala Giridhārī Parabrahmane Namaḥa, we are not just repeating words. We are entering into a relationship that Guruji has opened for us.
Vitthala is the One who waits for us, no matter how far we wander. Giridhari is the One who responds the moment we turn. Parabrahman is the One who is beyond all names and forms and yet becomes both, just to reach us.
And Guruji stands as the one who connects all three for us. He shows us how to approach, how to love, how to surrender, and how to recognize that what we are seeking is already here.
This Is Not Just a Gift. It Is a Responsibility.
Something this sacred cannot remain with us alone. Guruji did not receive this for a few. He gave it for all. The Name wants to move. It wants to reach hearts we have not yet met. Every conversation, every moment, every person we cross paths with, this is not random. This is how the Name travels. Not through force but through love. Through sharing. Through living it.
This is not just our joy. It is our seva. To carry what Guruji has placed in our hands and let it flow.
Today We Chant Together
On this sacred anniversary, lets chant together. With full heart and full presence, it is a reminder that who we calling is already there. Guruji has already placed it within us. The mantra does not bring Bhagavan from somewhere else. It reveals what He has already awakened inside.
We did nothing to deserve this. We did not reach some great height. We were simply held by a Satguru whose nature is to give. And that is the truth we live with today. That we were alive when this happened. That we received through Him. That we now carry what He entrusted to us.
All that remains is simple. Chant. Live it. Share it. And never forget where it came from.
- Amrita Dasi
