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Thursday, September 22, 2022

Naham

Mano buddhi ahankara chittani naham

Na cha shrotravjihve na cha ghraana netre

Na cha vyoma bhumir na tejo na vayuhu

Chidananda rupah shivo'ham shivo'ham

Na cha prana sangyo na vai pancha vayuhu

Na va sapta dhatur na va pancha koshah

Na vak pani padam na chopastha payu

Chidananda rupah shivo'ham shivo'ham

Na me dvesha ragau na me lobha mohau

Na me vai mado naiva matsarya bhavaha

Na dharmo na chartho na kamo na mokshaha

Chidananda rupah shivo'ham shivo'ham

Na punyamna papam na saukhyam na duhkham

Na mantro na tirtham na vedah na yajnah

Aham bhojanam naiva bhojyam na bhotka

Chidananda rupah shivo'ham shivo'ham

Na me mrtyu shanka na mejati bhedaha

Pita naiva me naiva mataa na janmaha

Na bandhur na mitram gurur naiva shisyaha

Chidananda rupah shivo'ham shivo'ham

Aham nirvikalpo nirakara rupo

Vibhut vatcha sarvatra sarvendriyanam

Na cha sangatham na muktir na meyaha

Chidananda rupah shivo'ham shivo'ham

Mano buddhi ahankara chittani naham

Na cha shrotravjihve na cha ghraana netre

Na cha vyoma bhumir na tejo na vayuhu

Chidananda rupah shivo'ham shivo'ham

Na cha prana sangyo na vai pancha vayuhu

Na va sapta dhatur na va pancha koshah

Na vak pani padam na chopastha payu

Chidananda rupah shivo'ham shivo'ham

Na me dvesha ragau na me lobha mohau

Na me vai mado naiva matsarya bhavaha

Na dharmo na chartho na kamo na mokshaha

Chidananda rupah shivo'ham shivo'ham

Na punyamna papam na saukhyam na duhkham

Na mantro na tirtham na vedah na yajnah

Aham bhojanam naiva bhojyam na bhotka

Chidananda rupah shivo'ham shivo'ham

Na me mrtyu shanka na mejati bhedaha

Pita naiva me naiva mataa na janmaha

Na bandhur na mitram gurur naiva shisyaha

Chidananda rupah shivo'ham shivo'ham

Aham nirvikalpo nirakara rupo

Vibhut vatcha sarvatra sarvendriyanam

Na cha sangatham na muktir na meyaha

Chidananda rupah shivo'ham shivo'ham

Mano buddhi ahankara chittani naham

Na cha shrotravjihve na cha ghraana netre

Na cha vyoma bhumir na tejo na vayuhu

Chidananda rupah shivo'ham shivo'ham

Na cha prana sangyo na vai pancha vayuhu

Na va sapta dhatur na va pancha koshah

Na vak pani padam na chopastha payu

Chidananda rupah shivo'ham shivo'ham

Na me dvesha ragau na me lobha mohau

Na me vai mado naiva matsarya bhavaha

Na dharmo na chartho na kamo na mokshaha

Chidananda rupah shivo'ham shivo'ham

Na punyamna papam na saukhyam na duhkham

Na mantro na tirtham na vedah na yajnah

Aham bhojanam naiva bhojyam na bhotka

Chidananda rupah shivo'ham shivo'ham

Na me mrtyu shanka na mejati bhedaha

Pita naiva me naiva mataa na janmaha

Na bandhur na mitram gurur naiva shisyaha

Chidananda rupah shivo'ham shivo'ham

Aham nirvikalpo nirakara rupo

Vibhut vatcha sarvatra sarvendriyanam

Na cha sangatham na muktir na meyaha

Chidananda rupah shivo'ham shivo'ham

Monday, September 19, 2022

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Thursday, September 15, 2022

Shiv Mahimna Stotram - Text 1 mahimnah param te parama vidusho yadyasadrishi stutir brahma dina mapitadava sannastvayi girah, atha vacyah sarvah svamati parina mavadhi grinan mamapyeshah stotre hara nirapavadah parikarah Sri Pushpadanta said: If it is unseemly to praise You when ignorant of the extent of’ Your greatness, then even the praises of Brahma and others are inadequate. If no one can be blamed when they praise You according to their intellectual powers, then my attempt to compose a hymn cannot be reproached. (1) Shiv Mahimna Stotram - Text 2 Atitah panthanam tava ca mahima vanmanasayor atad vyavrttya yam cakita mabhi dhatte shrutirapi, sa kasya stotavyah katividha gunah kasya vishayah pade tvarvacine patati na manah kasya na vacah. Your greatness is beyond the reach of mind and speech. Who can properly praise that which even the Vedas describe with trepidation, by means of’ ‘neti-neti / not this, not this’? How many qualities does He possess? By whom can He be perceived? Yet whose mind and speech do not turn to the form later taken by Him (saguna) (2) Shiv Mahimna Stotram - Text 3 Madhu sphita vacah paramam amritam nirmitavatas tava brahman kim vag api suraguror vismaya padam, mama tvetam vanim guna kathana punyena bhavatah punam ityarthe’smin puramathana buddhir vyavasita. O Brahman! Do even Brihaspati’s praises cause wonder to You, the author of the nectar like sweet Vedas? 0 destroyer of the three cities, the thought that by praising Your glories I shall purify my speech has prompted me to undertake this work. (3) Shiv Mahimna Stotram - Text 4 Tavaisvaryam yat taj jagadudaya raksa pralayakrit trayivastu vyastam tisrishu guna-bhinnasu tanushu, abhavyanam asmin varada ramaniyama ramanim vihantum vyakrosim vidadhata ihaike jadadhiyah. O Giver of boons! Some stupid people produce arguments–pleasing to the ignorant but in fact hateful– to refute Your Divinity, which creates, preserves and destroys the world, which is divided into three bodies (Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva) according to the three gunas, and which is described in the three Vedas. (4) Shiv Mahimna Stotram - Text 5 Kimihah kimkayah sa khalu kimupaya stribhuvanam kimadharo dhata srijati kimupadana iti ca, atarkyaish varye tvay yanavasara duhstho hatadhiyah kutarko’yam kamshcin mukharayati mohaya jagatah. To fulfill what desire, assuming what form, with what instruments, support and material does that Creator create the three worlds? This kind of futile argumentation about You whose divine nature is beyond the reach of intellect, makes the perverted vociferous, and brings delusion to men. (5) Shiv Mahimna Stotram - Text 6 Ajanmano lokah kimavayava vanto’pi jagatam adhisthataram kim bhavavidhir-anadritya bhavati, anisho va kuryad bhuvana janane kah parikaro yato mandastvam praty-amaravara samsherata ime. O Lord of gods! Can the worlds be without origin, though they have bodies? Is their creation possible without a creator? Who else but God can initiate the creation of the worlds? Because they are fools they raise doubts about Your existence. (6) Shiv Mahimna Stotram - Text 7 Trayi sankhyam yogah pasupati matam vaishnavamiti prabhinne prasthane paramidamadah pathyamiti ca, rucinam vaicitryad riju kutila nana pathajusham nrinameko gamyas tvamsasi payasa marnava iva. Different paths (to realization) arc enjoined by the three Vedas, by Sankhya, Yoga, Pashupata (Shaiva) (doctrine and Vaishnava Shastras. People follow different paths, straight or crooked, according to their temperament, depending on which they consider best, or most appropriate–and reach You alone just as rivers enter the ocean. (7) Shiv Mahimna Stotram - Text 8 Mahokshah khatvangam parashu-rajinam bhasma haninah kapalam cetiyat tava varada tantro pakaranam, surastam tamriddhim dadhati tu bhavad bhru pranihitam na hi svatma ramam vishaya mriga trishna bhramayati. O Giver of boons! A great bull, a wooden hand rest, an axe, a tiger skin, ashes, serpents, a human skull and other such things–these are all You own, though simply by casting Your eyes on gods You gave them great treasures which they enjoy. Indeed one whose delight is in the Self cannot be deluded by the mirage of sense objects. (8) Shiv Mahimna Stotram - Text 9 Dhruvam kascit sarvam sakala mapara stva dhruva midam paro dhrau vyadhrauvye jagati gadati vyasta vishaye, samaste’pye tasmin puramathana tair vismita iva stuvan jihremi tvam na khalu nanu dhrishta mukharata. O Destroyer of the demon Pura, some say that the whole universe is eternal while others say that all is transitory. Others still, hold that it is eternal and non-eternal — having different characteristics. Bewildered by all this, I do not feel ashamed to praise You; indeed my loquacity is an indication of my boldness. (9) Shiv Mahimna Stotram - Text 10 Tavaisvaryam yatnad yadupari virincir-hari-radhah paricchett- um yatav anala manala skandha vapushah, tato bhakti sraddha bhara-guru-grinad-bhyam girisha yat svayam tasthe tabhyam tava kim anuvrittir na phalati. O Girisha, when You took the form of a pillar of fire, Brahma trying from above and Vishnu trying from below failed to measure You. Afterwards, when they praised You with great faith and devotion, You revealed yourself to them of Your own accord; does not surrender to You bear fruit? (10) Shiv Mahimna Stotram - Text 11 Ayatnadapadya tribhuvanama-vairavya-tikaram d- ashasyo yadbahun abhrita ranakandu paravashan, sthirah padmasreni racita caranam bhoruhabaleh sthiraya stvad bhaktes tripurahara visphur jitamidam. O Destroyer of Tripura, it was because of that great devotion, which prompted him to offer his heads as lotuses to Your feet, that the ten-headed Ravana was still with arms and eager for fresh war after he had effortlessly rid the three worlds of all traces of enemies. (11) Shiv Mahimna Stotram - Text 12 Amushya tvatseva samadhigata-saram bhujavanam balat-kailase’pi tvadadhivasatau vikramayatah, alabhya patale pyalasa-calitan-gustha-shirasi- pratishtha tvayyasid dhruvamupacito muhyati khalah But when he (Ravana) extended the valour of his arms-whose strength was obtained by worshipping You- to Kailas, Your abode, You moved the tip of Your toe, and he did not find a resting place even in the nether world. Truly, when affluent the wicked become deluded. (12) Shiv Mahimna Stotram - Text 13 Yadriddhim sutramno varada paramo-ccairapi satim adhashcakre banah parijana vidheya tribhuvanah, na taccitram tasmin varivasitari tvac caranayor na kasya unnatyai bhavati srirasastvay yavanatih. O Giver of boons, since Bana was the worshipper of Your feet is it to be wondered at that he had the three worlds at his command and put to shame the wealth of Indra? What prosperity does not come from bowing down the head to You? (13) Shiv Mahimna Stotram - Text 14 Akanda brahmanda kshaya cakita devasura kripa vidheya syasidyas trinayana visham samhrita vatah, sa kalmashah kanthe tava na kurute na shriya maho vikaro’pi shlaghyo bhuvana-bhaya-bhangavyasaninah- . O Three-Eyed One, who drank poison out of compassion for gods and demons when they were distraught at the sudden prospect of the destruction of the universe, surely the dark blue stain on Your throat has beautified You. Even deformity is to be admired in one who is given to freeing the world of fear. (14) Shiv Mahimna Stotram - Text 15 Asiddhartha naiva kvacidapi sadeva suranare nivartante nityam, jagati jayino yasya vishikhah, sa pashyannisa tvam itara surasadharana mabhut smarah smarta-vyatma na hi vasishu pathyah paribhavah O Lord, the god of love, whose arrows never fail in the world of gods and men, become nothing but an object of memory because he looked on You as an ordinary god (his body being burnt by Your look of wrath). An insult to the self-controlled is not conducive to good. (15) Shiv Mahimna Stotram - Text 16 Mahi padaghatad vrajati sahasa samshaya-padam padam visnor-bhramyad bhujaparigha-rugna-graha-ganam- , muhur-dyaur-dausthyam yat-yanibhrita-jata-taditata- ta jagad-rakshayai tvam natasi nanu vamaiva vibhuta. When You danced to save the world, the earth was suddenly thrown into a precarious state at the striking of Your feet; the spatial regions and the hosts of stars felt oppressed by the movement of Your massive club-like arms; and the heavens became miserable as their sides were constantly struck by Your waving matted hair. Indeed it is Your very mightiness which is the cause of the trouble. (16) Shiv Mahimna Stotram - Text 17 Viyad-vyapi tara gana-gunita phenod-gama-rucih pravaho varam yah prishata-laghu-dristah shirasi te, jagad-dvipakaram jaladhivalayam tena kritami- tyane-naivon-neyam dhrita-mahima divyam tava vapuh. The river which pervades the sky and whose foam crests look all the more beautiful because of stars and planets, seems no more than a drop of water when on Your head. That same river has turned the world into islands surrounded by waters. From this can be judged vastness of Your divine body. (17) Shiv Mahimna Stotram - Text 18 Rathah kshoni yanta shata-dhriti-ragendro dhanuratho rathange candrarkau rathacarana-panih shara iti, didhakshoste ko’yam tripura-trina-madambara-vidhir- vidheyaih kridantyo na khalu paratantrah prabhu-dhiyah. When You wanted to burn the three cities of the demons – which were but a piece of straw to You–the earth was Your chariot, Brahma Your charioteer, the great mountain Meru Your bow, the sun and the moon the wheels of Your chariot, Vishnu Your arrow. Why all this paraphernalia? The Lord is not dependent on others. He was only playing with things at His command. (18) Shiv Mahimna Stotram - Text 19 Hariste sahasram kamala-balima-dhaya padayor yadekone tasmin nija-mudaharan-netra-kamalam, g- ato bhaktyu-drekah parinatim-asau cakra-vapusha trayanam rakshayai tripura-hara jagarti jagatam. O Destroyer of the three cities, Hari rooted out His own lotus-eye to make up the difference when one flower was missing in His offering of 1,000 lotuses to Your feet. For this great devotion You awarded the discus (Sudarshan Chakra) ~ with which Hari protects the three worlds. (19) Shiv Mahimna Stotram - Text 20 Kratau supte jagrat tvamasi phalayoge kratumatam kva karma pradhvastam phalati purusha-radhana-mrite, atas-tva- m sam-preksya kratusu phala-dana-pratibhuvam shrutau shraddham baddhva dridha-parikarah karmasu janah. When a sacrifice has ended, You ever keep awake to bestow its fruit on the sacrificer. How can any action bear fruit if not accompanied by worship of You, 0 Lord? Therefore, knowing You to be the Giver of fruits of sacrifices and putting faith in the Vedas, people become resolute about the performance of sacrificial acts. (20) Shiv Mahimna Stotram - Text 21 Kriyadakso dakshah kratupati-radhisha-stanubhrita- m rishinamartvijyam sharanada sadasyah suraganah, kratu-bhramshas-tvat- tah kratuphala-vidhana-vyasanino dh- ruvam kartuh sraddha vidhura-mabhicaraya hi makhah. O Giver of refuge, even that sacrifice where Daksha, the Lord of creation and expert in sacrifices, was the sacrificer, rishis were priests, gods participants, was destroyed by You who are habitually the Giver of fruits of sacrifices. Surely sacrifices cause injury to the sacrificers in the absence of faith and devotion. (21) Shiv Mahimna Stotram - Text 22 Praja-natham natha prasabha-mabhikam svam duhitaram gatam rohid-bhutam rira-mayishumrishyasya vapusha, dhanus paner yatam divamapi sapatra kritamamum trasantam te’dyapi tyajati na mriga-vyadharabhasah. O Lord, the fury of You who became a hunter with a bow in hand has not as yet left Brahma who, overcome by incestuous lust and finding his own daughter transforming herself into a hind, desired to ravish her in the body of a stag and keenly pierced by Your arrows, he (Brahma) has fled to the sky(22) Shiv Mahimna Stotram - Text 23 Svalavanya-shamsa dhrita-dhanusha-mahnnaya trinavat purah plustam drishtva pura-mathana pushpa-yudhamapi, yadi strainam devi yama-nirata dehardha-ghatana davaiti tvam-addha bata varada mugdha yuvatayah. O Destroyer of the three cities, 0 Giver of boons, is Parvati who saw the god of love, bow in hand, burnt like a piece of straw in a minute by You, still proud of her beauty and believing that You are fascinated by her, because she was allowed to occupy half Your body because of her austerities? Ah, surely all women are under delusion. You have completely conquered Your senses. (23) Shiv Mahimna Stotram - Text 24 Shmashanesva-krida smarahara pishacah sahacarash cita-bhasma-lepah sragapi nrikaroti-parikarah. amangalyam- shilam tava bhavatu namaiva-makhilam tathapi smartrinam varada paramam mangalamasi. O Destroyer of the god of love, 0 Giver of boons, Your play is in cremation grounds, Your companions are ghosts, You smear Your body with the ashes of burnt bodies, human skulls are Your garland-all Your conduct is indeed inauspicious. But You promote the greatest good of those who remember You. (24) Shiv Mahimna Stotram - Text 25 Manah pratyak-citte savidha-mavadhayatta-marutah pr- ahrishyadromanah pramada-salilot-sangitadrisah y- ada-lokyah-ladam hrada iva nimajya-mritamaye dadhat-yantas- -tattvam kimapi yaminas-tat kila bhavan. You are indeed that inexpressible Truth which the yogis realize within through concentrating their minds on the Self and controlling the breath according to the directions laid down in the scriptures, and realizing which Truth they experience rapturous thrills and shed profuse tears of joy; swimming as it were in a pool of nectar they enjoy inner bliss. (25) Shiv Mahimna Stotram - Text 26 Tvamarkas-tvam somas tvamasi pavanas tvam hutavahas tvamapas-tvam vyoma tvamu dharanir-atma tvamiti ca, paricchinnam-evam tvayi parinata bibhratu giram na vidmas-tat-tattvam vayamiha tu yat-tvam na bhavasi. The wise hold this limiting view of You: You are the sun, You are the moon, You are fire, You are air, You are water, You are space, You are the earth and You are the Self. But we do not know the things which You are not. (26) Shiv Mahimna Stotram - Text 27 Trayim tisro vrittis tribhuvana-matho trinapi sura nakaradyair-varnais tribhir-abhi-dadhat-tirnavikri- ti, turiyam te dhama dhvanibhi-rava-rundhana-manubh- ih samastam vyastam tvam sharanada grinat-yomiti padam. O Giver of refuge, with the three letters A, U, M, indicating the three Vedas, three states, three worlds and the three gods, the word AUM(Om) describes You separately. By its subtle sound the word Om collectively denotes You – Your absolute transcendental state which is free from change. (27) Shiv Mahimna Stotram - Text 28 Bhavah sarvo rudrah pasupati-rathograh sahamahan statha bhime-shanav iti yadabhi-dhana-shtakam-idam, amu- shmin-pratyekam pravicarati deva shrutirapi priyayasmai dhamne pravihita-namasyo’smi bhavate. O Lord! Bhava, Sharva, Rudra, Pashupati, Ugra, Mahadeva, Bhima, and Ishana-these eight names of Yours are each treated in detail in the Vedas. To You, most beloved Lord Shankara, of resplendent form, I offer salutations. (28) Shiv Mahimna Stotram - Text 29 Namo nedisthaya priyadava davishthaya ca namo namah kshodisthaya smarahara mahishthaya ca namah namo varshishthaya trinayana yavishthaya ca namo namah sarvasmai te tadida-mitisarvaya ca namah. O Lover of solitude, my salutations to You who are the nearest and the farthest. 0 Destroyer of the god of love, my salutations to You who are the minutest and also the largest. 0 Three-eyed one, my salutations to You who are the oldest and also the youngest. My salutations to You again and again who are all and also transcending all. (29) Shiv Mahimna Stotram - Text 30 Bahala-rajase vishvot-pattau bhavaya namo namah prabala-tamase tat-samhare haraya namo namah, jana-sukhakrite sattvo-driktau mridaya namo namah pramahasi pade nistraigunye shivaya namo namah. Salutations to You as Brahma in whom rajas prevails for the creation of the universe. Salutations to You as Rudra in whom tamas prevails for its destruction. Salutations to You as Vishnu in whom sattva prevails for giving happiness to the people. Salutations to You, 0 Shiva, who are effulgent and beyond the three attributes. (30) Shiv Mahimna Stotram - Text 31 Krisha-parinati cetah klesha-vashyam kva cedam kva ca tava gunasimol langhini shashva-driddhih, iti cakita-mamandi kritya mam bhakti-radhad varada caranayo-ste vakya-pushpo-paharam. O Giver of boons, how poor is my ill-developed mind, subject to afflictions, and how boundless Your divinity- Eternal and possessing infinite virtues. Though terror–stricken because of this, I am inspired by my devotion to offer this hymnal garland at Your feet. (31) Shiv Mahimna Stotram - Text 32 Asita-giri-samam syat kajjalam sindhu-patre sura-taruvara-shak- ha lekhani patra-murvi, likhati yadi grhitva sharada sarva-kalam tadapi tava gunanam isha param na yati. O Lord, if the black mountain be ink, the ocean the inkpot, the branch of the stout wish-fulfilling tree a pen, the earth the writing leaf, and if taking these the Goddess of Learning writes for eternity, even then the limit of Your virtues will not be reached. (32) Shiv Mahimna Stotram - Text 33 Asura-sura-munindrair arcita-syendu-mauler grathita-g- una-mahimno nirguna-syesvarasya, sakala-gan- a-varisthah pushpadanta-bhidhano rucira-mal- aghu-vrittaih stotra-metac-cakara. The best of Gandharvas, Pushpadanta by name, composed in great devotion this beautiful hymn to the Lord, who is worshipped by demons, gods, and the best of sages, whose praises have been sung, who has the moon on His forehead, and who is attributeless. (33) Shiv Mahimna Stotram - Text 34 Ahara-harana-vadyam dhurjateh stotra-metat pathati paramabhaktya shuddhacittah pumanyah. sa bhavati shivaloke rudra-tulya-stathatra pracurata- ra-dhanayuh putravan-kirtimanshca. The person who with purified heart and in great devotion always reads this beautiful and elevating hymn to Shiva, becomes like Shiva (after death) in the abode of Shiva, and while in this world gets abundant wealth, long life, progeny and fame. (34) Shiv Mahimna Stotram - Text 35 Maheshannaparo devo mahimno napara stutih, aghorannaparo mantro nasti tattvam guroh param. There is no God higher than Shiva, there is no hymn better than the hymn on the greatness of Shiva, there is no mantra more powerful than the name of Shiva, there is nothing higher to be known than the real nature of the Guru. (35) Shiv Mahimna Stotram - Text 36 Diksha danam tapas tirtham jnanamyaga-dikah kriyah, mahimnah stava pathasya kallam narhanti shodashim Initiation into spiritual life, charities, austerities, pilgrimages, practice of yoga, performance of sacrificial rites – none of these give even a sixteenth part of the merit that one gets by reciting the hymn on the greatness of Shiva. (36) Shiv Mahimna Stotram - Text 37 Kusuma-dashana-nama sarva-gandharva-rajah shishu-sh- ashadhara-mauler deva-devasya dasah sa khalu nija-mahimno bhrashta evasya roshat stavanamidamakarsid divya-divyam mahimnah. The Lord of Gandharvas, Pushpadanta by name, is the servant of the God of gods who has the crescent moon on his forehead. Fallen from his glory due to the wrath of the Lord, he composed this very beautiful uplifting hymn on the greatness of Shiva to regain His favor. (37) Shiv Mahimna Stotram - Text 38 Suravaramuni-pujyam sarvagamokshaikahetum pathati yadi manushyah pranjalir-nanyacetah, vrajati shiva-samipam kinnaraih stuyamanah stavanamidamamogham puspadanta-pranitam. If one with single-minded devotion and folded palms reads this unfailing hymn composed by Pushpadanta, which is adored by great gods and the best of sages and which grants heaven and liberation, one goes to Shiva and is worshipped by Kinnaras (celestial beings). (38) Shiv Mahimna Stotram - Text 39 Asamapta-midam stotram punyam gandharva bhashitam, anaupamyam manohari shiva-mishvara-varnanam. Thus ends this unparalleled sacred hymn composed by Pushpadanta and describing the glory of God Shiva in a most fascinating manner. (39) Shiv Mahimna Stotram - Text 40 Ityesa vanmayi puja shrimac shankara padayoh, arpita tena devesah priyatam me sadashivah. This hymn worship is offered at the feet of Shiva. May the ever beneficent Lord of gods be pleased with me at this! (40) Shiv Mahimna Stotram - Text 41 Tava tattwamna janami kidrishosi maheshwara yadrashosi mahadeva tadrashaya namo namah I do not know the truth of your nature and who you are- O great God my salutations to your true nature. (41) Shiv Mahimna Stotram - Text 42 Eka kalam dwikalam wa trikalam yah pathennarah sarva papa vinirmuktah shivaloke mahiyate Whoever reads this once, twice or thrice (in a day) revels in the domain of Shiva, bereft of all sins. (42) Shiv Mahimna Stotram - Text 43 Sri pushpadanta mukha pankaja nirgatena stotrena kilbisha harena hara-priyena, kanthas thitena pathitena samahitena suprinito bhavati bhutapatir maheshah. If a person learns by heart and recites this hymn, which flowed from the lotus mouth of Pushpadanta, which destroys sins and is dear to Shiva and which equally promotes the good of all, Shiva, the Lord of creation, becomes very pleased. (43) Ithi Sri Pushpadanta Virachith Shiva Mahimna Stotram Samaptham

Monday, September 12, 2022

Karma determines.

if you take the character of any man, it really is but the aggregate of tendencies, the sum total of the bent of his mind, you will find that misery and happiness are equal factors in the formation of that character. in fact misery may be a greater teacher, poverty than wealth and blows than praises. no one can get anything unless he earns it. a fool may buy all the books in the world and they will be in his library he will be able to read only what he deserves to. karma determines what we deserve and what we can assimilate. the gradest idea in the religion of the vedanta is that we may reach the same goal by different paths i.e. work,love,psychology,and knowledge. these divisions are not very marked and quiet exclusive to each other, for each blends into the other. everything and every one around is struggling for freedom. the saint is oppressed with his knowledge of his condition of bondage and wants to get rid of it. so he worships God. The thief is oppressed with the idea that he does not possess certain things so to get rid of that want to obtain freedom from it he steals. The freedom which the saint seeks leads him to the enjoyment of the infinite, unspeekable bliss while that of the thief has set his soul on other bonds. Karma yoga is a system of ethics and religion intended to attain freedom through unselfishness and by good work. The karma yogi need not believe in any doctrine whatever, he may not believe even in God, may not ask whathis soul is nor think of any metaphysical speculation, he has got his onw special aim of realising selflessness, and has to work it out himself.every moment of his life must be realisation, because he has to solve by mere work, without the help of doctrine or theory, the very same problem to which the jnani applies his reason and inspiration and the bhakta his love. what is the work then? doing good to the world!!!! in absolute sense no in relative sense yes. no permanent or everlasting good can be done to the world.we may satisfy say the hunger of man for a little time but soon he will be hungry again. so also every pleasure we supply mzn is momentary. the sum total of the good things in the world has been the same throughout. but there has been there has been an effort to elevate it. it only pushes from one side to the other. try to disturb the water you will find every particle of the water trying to become calm again. so also all things in the universe are trying to get back the perfect balance.. Buddha is the only one to have achieved it. by doing good and being good and this will take you to freedom. the greatest philosopher preaching the highest philosophy, yet has the deepest sympathy for the lowst of animals and not putting forth any claim thus being the highest karma yogi. A great combination of heart and brain that ever existed.

Who

Who are You? During one of his travels, Kalidasa felt very thirsty and looked around for water. He saw a woman drawing water from a well. He went up to her and asked her for water. She agreed to give him water, but asked him, "Who are you? Introduce yourself." Now Kalidasa thought that an ordinary village woman was not worthy of knowing who Kalidasa was. So he said, "I am a traveller.(मार्गस्थ)" But his lady replied, "In this world there are only two travellers – the Sun and the Moon. Both rise and set every day and keep travelling perpetually." Then Kalidasa said, "Alright then, I am a guest(अतिथि)." The lady promptly replied, "In this world, there are only two guests – Youth and Wealth. Both are temporary and hence can only be called as guests." Intrigued Kalidasa said, "I am a patient person.(सहनशील) " Now the lady replied, "In this world only two who truly know the meaning of patience – भूमि (Earth) and Tree. How much ever you stamp the earth or throw stones at the tree for the fruits, both continue to nurture us." Now Kalidasa was completely perplexed. He said, "Fine. I am a stubborn person(हठ)." The lady smiled and said, "There are only two truly stubborn personalities – our nails and our hair. We keep cutting them repeatedly, but they continue to grow." Kalidasa had been patient so far, but now in anger he said, "I am a fool(मूढ)". Now the lady gave a wide smile and said, "There are only two kinds of fools in this world – a King who rules without having any capability or knowledge and a Minister who is a sycophant to such a King and lavishes praises on such a useless king." Kalidasa realised that he had been outsmarted. He fell at the feet of the lady and when he touched her feet and then got up, whom did he see? The old woman said, " Knowledge comes from education and not ego. You only consider the honor and prestige received from knowledge as your achievement and you are arrogant about your knowledge. The world is full of knowledge and still, there are many things to learn. Maata Saraswati – the Goddess of Learning and Wisdom. She said, "Kalidasa, you are wise. But, only if you know yourself do you become a human being(मनुष्य). A person without any awareness of self has not reached the pinnacle of being a human."

Sunday, September 11, 2022

Katu ß p

Kaatazhagiya Singaperumal Temple Kaatazhagiya Singaperumal Temple The rock fort city of Tiruchirappalli is popularly regarded as a pilgrimage destination for its innumerable temples, churches and mosques dotted across the length and breadth of the district. The neighbourhood of Trichy, Srirangam is a pilgrim's paradise as the island is the proud home of the Sri Ranganathar Swamy Temple (foremost of the eight self-manifested shrines, that is, Swayam Vyakta Kshetras of Lord Vishnu and first and foremost among the 108 divya desams). Srirangam Kaatazhagiya Singaperumal A pilgrimage to Trichy will not be complete without visiting its historic temples that are considered as spiritual symbols of the southern state of Tamil Nadu. Situated just over a kilometre, east of Sri Ranganathar Swamy Temple in Srirangam is the renowned Kaatazhagiya Singaperumal koil, one that goes back further to the Sri Ranganathar Swamy Temple when Srirangam was called as 'Vellithirumutha gramam'. Subsequently, Srirangam came to be referred as 'Thiruvarangam' after the construction of the Sri Ranganathar Swamy Temple. History of Kaatazhagiya Singaperumal Temple The Kaatazhagiya Singaperumal Temple was constructed by the Pandya King Vallabhadeva and the temple has a baronial 'vimanam' - the sacred (grand) tower that tops the innermost sanctum sanctorum of Singaperumal. The region was once a dense forest land, bordered by two large natural streams of water, namely River Kaveri to the south and the Kollidam River (Coleroon) to the north. Furthermore, the area was primarily populated by 'rishis' (sages) and their families. From time to time, wild animals of the forests would trouble the families of the sages. Kaatazhagiya Singaperumal Temple Entrance Although the sages living in the area featured the ability to burn down the wild animals, they decided not to use it against the animals and to lose the fruits of their 'kadum thavam' (penance). Alternatively, the sages attempted a more serious kind of penance appealing the graces of Lord Narasimha - god of protection and an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. On noticing the penance of the sages, Lord Narasimha appeared offering auspicious sight (visions of the divine) to the sages. As per the prayers of the sages, Lord Narasimha stayed there forever with Goddess Lakshmi protecting the people who pray at this place in a dedicated manner. As the almighty himself appeared here in the midst of the dense forest and stuck around to shield the people from danger, injury, destruction, or damage, Lord Narasimha came to be known as ‘Kaatu’ Azhagiya Singa Perumal, where the word Kaatu can literally be translated as forest in English. Several other stories are also stated regarding the history of this temple. Deities of Kaatazhagiya Singaperumal Temple The main deity of the Kaatazhagiya Singaperumal Temple in Srirangam is Lakshmi Narasimha Perumal (8 feet tall) who is in a sitting posture facing west. The Lakshmi Narasimha Perumal here is a 'Chaturbhuja Narasimhar' (Narasimhar with four hands). Among the four hands, the two upper hands of the Lakshmi Narasimha Perumal is seen holding a 'sangu chakram' (conch and chakra), while his lower hand is seen in an 'abhaya hastha' posture (blessing posture). Goddess Mahalakshmi is seen holding a flower and seated on the left lap of Kaatazhagiya Singaperumal. It is extremely important to mention that both the feet of the goddess here can be seen in this temple as Goddess Mahalakshmi is typically seen with her right leg hanging down and the left leg is bent inwards. Unlike other Hindu temples in the state, the 'urchava/utsava murthy' (festival deity) of the Kaatazhagiya Singaperumal Temple is not found inside the temple complex. Instead, the festival deity of the singa perumal koil is placed inside the Koorathalwar shrine in the Srirangam Sri Ranganathar Swamy Temple. As the Singa Perumal Temple was located in the middle of a dense forest, the festival deity was placed in the Ranganathar Swamy Temple for safety purpose. The age-old tradition of keeping the festival deity of the Kaatazhagiya Singaperumal Temple in Srirangam Sri Ranganathar Swamy Temple is followed even today. The temple also houses a separate shrine for Garudalwar (the divine vahana of Lord Vishnu). Visit of Nam Perumal to Kaatazhagiya Singaperumal Temple The urchava/utsava murthy (festival deity) of Srirangam Ranganathar Swamy Temple, known as ‘Namperumal’, visits the Kaatazhagiya Singaperumal Temple every year on the Vijayadashami day (tenth day of Navratri festival). Namperumal from the Srirangam temple is brought through the Eastern Vellai Gopuram in a 'palakku' (palanquin). On Namperumal adorns the outer mandapam of the temple from morning to evening where special poojas are performed. Evening festivities commence when the sacred bows made of cane and arrows were brought on an elephant through the Chithirai Veedhi of Srirangam. Around 6 PM, Namperumal on his golden horse vahana is posed in front of the Vanni tree (Prosopis cineraria) for the grand event. After poojas, the much awaited hunting episode is acted out in front of hundreds of thousands of people who usually gather at the Kaatazhagiya Singaperumal Temple with Namperumal releasing the arrows with brass heads in various directions, terminating the life of the Vanniyasura (forest demon), and ensuring the protection of the good. the Singar Koil.

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