Today, we will look at the meaning of the divya nama अमृतः from -
अमृतः शाश्वतः स्थाणुः वरारोहो महातपाः
and how the path of Krishna worship is different from other paths.

अमृतः शाश्वतः स्थाणुः वरारोहो महातपाः

अमृतः - What are the qualities of amrita?
Amrita is sweet, our Lord is sweet.
He is so sweet, his sweetness, there is no limit to it.
There is nothing that is sweeter than him.
Amrita gives immortality.
What does it mean?
If you are with Bhagawan, then, there is no more birth and death for you.
No more boring cycles of births and deaths.
That is immortality.
You die only if you are born.
There is no more rebirth means you won't die again.
You become immortal.
This is why he is amrita.
He can give you immortality.
Amrita wards of old age and diseases as well.
Meaning suffering during old age and diseases.
You will complete your life on earth healthy, without suffering and without health issues.

There is one more quality about amrita, you can never be satisfied with drinking amrita.
It is so delicious.
You will keep on drinking.
The Lord is amrita for your eyes.
You will never feel like taking your eyes away from him.
He is so handsome.

This name Amrita has another meaning.
Only someone or something that is complete and perfect in every respect can be immortal or imperishable.
Let's say the body has some weakness, malnutrition, it will be prone to diseases.
Let's say a building structure is weak. It can collapse if an earthquake comes.
Let's say your mind is weak.
Others will harass you.

Only something or someone perfect can stay immortal.
Bhagavan is perfect, complete in every respect.


Mukundamala says,

इदं शरीरं शतसन्धिजर्जरं पतत्यवश्यं परिणामपेशलम् ।
किमौषधं पृच्छसि मूढ दुर्मते निरामयं कृष्णरसायनं पिब ॥

Oushadham and rasayanam - there is a difference between these two.
Oushadham is medicine, something that you take to cure illness.
Rasayanam on the other hand promotes longevity, invigorates the body, rejuvenates the body.
After rasayana chikitsa you will hardly fall sick.
You will hardly need any more medicines.

Krishna is rasayana,while all the other methods are just medicines.

If you take medicine, you are just cured of that particular illness.
You get a fever, you take paracetamol, after a couple of days, you become alright.
But you can fall sick again.
You can have indigestion.
Or you may catch a fever again.
You are not protected against catching some other disease.
Medicine is a temporary solution.

The permanent solution is to make your body so strong, so immune that nothing can affect you.

This is just a comparison.
In the spiritual world, only Krishna is the rasayana.
The rest are all just medicines.
Quick fixes, temporary fixes.

Only Krishna can give you immortality in terms of moksha.
Only he can prolong your life forever.
Make you immortal.

So if you are looking around for medicines when rasayana itself is available, then you are a fool, says Mukundamala.