The practice of beginning each day with namaskar—salutations—to Bhagavan, Guru and parents is an ancient Indian tradition. The Lord Himself demonstrated this by His own example. In describing Bhagavän’s daily activities (dinacarya), Goswami Tulsidas writes about how Sri Ram sought the blessings of His Guru and parents before commencing each day.
In any endeavour, the one thing that creates maximum obstacles in our life, our relationships, jobs or teamwork—is the ego. The easiest way to surrender it is to appreciate and acknowledge what we have already received from the Lord, Guru, our parents, innumerable members of society, nature and the entire universe. The only way to humble this overbearing ego is to develop an innate sense of gratitude.
Verse 2
अञ्जनानन्दनंवीरं जानकीशोकनाशनम् ।
कपीशमक्षहन्तारं वन्दे लङ्काभयङ्करम् ॥२॥
añjanānandanaṃvīraṃ jānakīśokanāśanam |
kapīśamakṣahantāraṃ vande laṅkābhayaṅkaram ||2||
2. I bow to the heroic son of Añjanā, the destroyer of Sītā ’s sorrow, the lord of the monkeys, the slayer of Rāvaṇa’s son, Akṣa (Akṣaya ), and the terror of Laṅkā .
