Sandipani Rishi was a holy saint and the guru of Lord Sri Krishna and Balarama. Sandipani was lived in the present day Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh at his Ashram. He was a humble and a great scholar who got sufficient knowledge in vedas and ancient scriptures, and he lived during the previous Dwapara Yuga, approximately before 5000 years back.
He taught the basic education along with the scriptures to Lord Krishna and Balarama, and they studied well through his guidance. He also taught them in a simple manner, in order to grasp the subjects quickly by them. The Brahmin Boy Sudama also joined with them and studied properly, who was also later known as “KUSELA”. Sandipani who already knows about the powers of Krishna and Balarama, had asked the divine children to rescue his child from the ocean at Prabhasa, near the present day Gujarat. The two brothers travelled to Prabhasa, and found that their Guru’s son had been kidnapped by the demon named Sankhasura, and rescued the child from him after killing him. They also got the divine darshan of Lord Vishnu and Ma Lakshmi at that place, and they blessed the divine children.
They took the child of Sandipani from the ocean and handed over him to his father Sandipani. He was very much happy on seeing his son again, and blessed Lord Krishna and Balarama, and he praised them for their divine powers.
IMPORTANCE
He was a holy and pious rishi who has got the opportunity to teach lessons to the divine children. He was also an able scholar and a kind hearted person, who will used to provide food at his ashram for his students, including Krishna, Sudhama and Balarama. He will used to patiently teach the lessons, and will never get angry with his students, even if they are poor in studies. He is such a good, kind and a noble hearted teacher.
Let us worship the great sage and scholar and be blessed.
“OM SREE SANDIPANI MUNIVARE NAMAHA”
“JAI KRISHNA”
“JAI BALARAMA”
WRITTEN BY
R.HARISHANKAR