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  • Intellectual Bhakti Kalidasa’s Genius Vagarthaviva

    Bhakthi is a form of worshiping God.

    Bhakti is Love tinged with Devotion, Mind, Heart and Soul.

    It is an emotional bond.

    God as Man and woman.Jpg
    Man Woman God,Shiva and Sakthi

    Like Music Bhakthi can transport you into God’s.

    Hinduism attaches importance to Bhakthi, mostly emotional as a means of being with God, Realizing the Ultimate Cause.

    There are other means too.

    Path of Knowledge, Gnana Yoga, where one is wise enough to realize the transient nature of things and the Permanence that is God/Reality.

    Path of Action, where the renunciation of the fruits of action, at the mental level itself, is Karma Yoga.

    Raja Yoga , the path of controlling breath by strict practices.

    All these paths are from experience.

    Logic plays a secondary role.

    And these have delivered results as the Lives of Great souls reveal.

    I have noticed a fact that there seems to be two approaches even in bhakti.

    When I go through some inspired Sanskrit Poems, Tamil Verses, in the Bhakthi Bhava, the approach of Love  of/to God,I find there are two distinct types.

    One is Bhakthi tinged with Reason and Intellectual approach.

    Another is total emotional immersion in the Love of God.

    And example of an intellectual bhakti may be discerned in Kalidas’s first sloka of Raghuvamsa , which set about describing the Dynasty of Lord Rama.

    Curiously the work that is about to talk about Lord Hari,Vishnu , begins with a Sloka on Lord Shiva and Parvathi.

    This is the sloka.

    The genius of Kalidasa lies in that this poem is open for Twenty Five meanings!

     

    वागर्थाविव संपृक्तौ वागर्थप्रतिपत्तये|
    जगतः पितरौ वन्दे पार्वतीपरमेश्वरौ||
    Vag-arthou-iva-samprukthou-vag-artha-prati-patthaye-jagathah-pitarou-vande-parvathi-paramesvarou”
     I salute the parents of the world, Parvati and Parameswara, who are inseparable like the “vAk” (word) and “artha”(its meaning); to gain expertise in the right understanding of the words and their meanings.

    ‘The verse is addressed to many deities depending on how we interpret it. Thus:

    1. Parvathi parameshwarau  means divine Mother Parvathi and Lord Shiva. Very simple! This is the original intended meaning by Shri Kalidas.  All other meanings are our interpretations. Arrangement(anvaya): Vagrthapratipattaye vagarthaviva sampriktau jagatah pitarau parvatiparameshwarau vande |
    2. Sampruktau Parvathi Parameshwarau:  inseparable or conjoined (samprukatu) Lord Shiva and Shri Devi. What is the deity? Lord Ardha Nareeshwara! i. e. the deity in which right half is Lord Shiva and left half is Shri Devi. Just amazing! Right?  Arrangement(anvaya): Vagrthapratipattaye  jagatah pitarau vagarthavivasampriktau parvatiparameshwarau vande |
    3. Parvathipa – rameshwarau: Pravathipa means Lord Shiva and Rameshwarau means Lord Vishnu. In other words, it represents popular deity Hari –Hara(Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva). sampriktau suggests that Hari and Hara are intricately connected together. Arrangement(anvaya): Vagrthapratipattaye  jagatah pitarau vagarthavivasampriktau parvatipa-rameshwarau vande |
    4. Parvathipa – rameshwarau: Parvathipa means Lord Shiva accompanied with Parvathi Devi. Rameshwaru means Lord Vishnu with Ramaa(Shri Lakshmi). Arrangement(anvaya): Vagrthapratipattaye  jagatah pitarau vagarthavivasampriktau parvatipa-rameshwarau vande |
    5. Vagarthau parvathipa rameshwarau:  Saraswati Devi is Vak and Artha is Brahma.Parvathipa : Parvathi Devi and Lord Shiva. Rameshwarau: Shri Lakshmi and Lord Vishnu. This is par excellence! It represents the Hindu Trinity Lord Brahma, Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva along with their consorts Saraswati Devi, Lakshmi Devi and Parvathi Devi. Arrangement(anvaya): Vagrthapratipattaye  jagatah pitarau iva(sthithau),  sampriktau, vagarthau parvatipa-rameshwarau (cha) vande | HereVagartha indicates Brahma accompanied by Saraswati Devi. Samprikta refers to Lord Brahma and Lord Hari-Hara. It says, Lord Brahma, Hari(Lord Vishnu) and Hara(Lord Shiva) are intricately connected together.

     

    What are we Praying for in the verse?

    Again, it depends on how we interpret! Let us see.

    1. Vagarthah  pratipattaye:  Vak also means word and speech. Artha means meaning. So, the entire phrase says – To know the word and its meaning. In other words, to get expertise in literary skills.  It also means – to know speech and its meaning to get proficiency in oratory skills. This is the original meaning  as intended by Shri Kalidasa.
    2. Vak also means The Holy Vedas. So, the word vagartha means: meaning of the Vedas. Now, vagartha pratipattaye means to access the meaning of the Vedas. All others below are our insights.
    3. Pratipaataye vagartha:  Pratipattaye means to access. Vagartha :  inseparable Lord Shiva and Parvathi Devi. They together form the Universal Self. Accessing means to merge with them. In other words, we intend to merge with the Universal Self, i.e. to achieve liberation(moksha).  This is the real goal of yoga and the highest purpose of human life.
    4. Vak-artha, pratipattaye: Vak also means Shri Devi  or Kundalini Devi  who gives liberation(moksha) and artha  means prosperity or material enjoyment(bhoga). Shruti(The Vedas) says – Devim vacham ajanayanta devah etc. Remember, Shridevi is the consort(power) of Lord Shiva who is the ruler of liberation(moksha). It is well-known that Shri Lakshmi is the presiding deity of prosperity and material comforts.
    5.  Vak, artha  and pratipattaye: As said earlier, Vak  symbolizes liberation(moksha),Artha  is material enjoyment(bhoga) and Pratipatti means Knowledge.  Together, these three represent three presiding deities Parvathi Devi, Lakshmi Devi and Saraswati Devi respectively. Caution: This meaning is based on vagartha (word and its meaning) only. So, may not be grammatical.

    Mathematically, how many meanings are possible now? 5 x 5 = 25! You may pick your combination and pray now! Is it not magical and amazing!?  Hats off to the Great Poet Shri Kalidasa!!

    Citation.

    https://rudrakshayoga.wordpress.com/2013/03/20/vagarthaviva-a-magical-verse-from-poet-kalidasa-one-prayer-25-meanings-part-3/

     
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  • Rare Powerful Saneswara Vajra Panjarika Stotram

    There are some Deities in Hinduism who are called with the epithet  Iswara.

     

    Lord Shiva as Parameswara.

     

    Saneswara

     

    Another is Sani, Saturn.

     

    The pronunciation for Saturn in Sanskrit  is Sanaiscara, one who moves slowly. as Saturn takes 30 years to orbit around the Sun.

     

    Special status is bestowed on Sanesswara.

     

    He grants boons after he tests you.

     

    No real harm befalls one.

     

    There is a special prayer for Saneswara, Sanai Vajra Pancharika Stortram.

     

    This helps in reducing the mental tensions that occur when Saneswara is not favorable  in your Horoscope.

     

    Sani Vajra Pancharika Stotram

     

     

    Neelambaro, Nelavapu, kireeti,

    Grdhra sthitha, sthrasakaro , dhanushman,

    Chathurbhuja, suryasutha, prasanna,

    Sada mama syadwaradha prasantha.                                                         1

     

    Oh god dressed in blue silk, who has a blue body,

    Who wears a crown, who sits on vulture,

    Who gives misfortunes, who is armed with a bow,

    Who has four hands and who is son of Sun God,

    Be pleased with me always and happily grant me boons.

     

    Brahmo Uvacha:-

    Brahma told:-

     

    Srunu dwam rishaya , Sarva sani peeda haram mahath,

    Kavacham Sani Rajasya Soureridhamanuthamam.                                     2

     

    Be pleased to hear oh sage, the great armour,

    Which is a cure to all misery brought by king  Sani,

    Who is the incomparably great in the clan of  the Sun.

     

    Kavacham devatha vasam vajra panjara samgnakam,

    SAnaishara preethikaram, sarva soubhagya dhayagam.                                3

     

    This armour  called  “thunderbolt shield” in which gods live ,

    Is very dear to the slow moving planet, and brings all luck.

     

    Om Sri Sanaischara, pathu bhalam  may Soorya nandana,

    Nethre Chayathmaja pathu, pathu karnou Yamanuja.                                     4

     

    Om , Oh God Saturn, let the son of Sun protect my forehead,

    Let the darling son of Chaya protect my eyes,

    Lat my ears be protected by the brother of Yama.

     

    Nasam Vaivaswaswatha Pathu, mukham may Bhaskara sada,

    Snigha kandashasch may kandaam , bhujou pathu Mahabhuja.                      5

     

    Let my nose be protected by Sun God,

    Let the illuminator always protect my face,

    Let he with a pleasant voice protect my voice ,

    And let the great armed God protect my arms.

     

    Skandhou pathu sanischaiva, karou pathu shubha pradha,

    Vaksha pathu Yama bhratha, kukshim paathvasitha sthadha.                         6

     

    Let my shoulders be protected by Sani,

    Let my hands be protected by he who does good,

    Let the brother of Yama protect my chest,

    And the one who is dark in colour protect my navel.

     

    Nabhim grahpathi pathu, manda pathu kateem thadha,

    OOru mamanthaka pathu , yamo januyugam thadha.                                      7

     

    Let my stomach be protected by the lord of all planets,

    Let the slow mover protect my hips,

    Let he who makes end protect my thighs,

    And let Yama protect my  pair of knees.

     

    Padou Manda gathi pathu, sarvangam pathu pippala,

    Angopangani sarvani rakshen may Surya nandana.                                         8

     

    Let my legs be protected by him with slow speed,

    Let all my organs be protected by he who wears the coat,

    And all my  primary and secondary organs ,

    Be protected by the darling sin of the Sun God.

     

    Ithyethath kavacham divyam padeth soorya suthasya ya,

    Na thaasya jayathe peeda , preetho bhavathi sooryaja.                                     9

     

    If this armour of  the son of the Sun God is read,

    No misery will come to him and,

    The son of Sun God would be pleased with him.

     

    Vyayay janma dwitheeyastho, mruthyu sthana gatrhopi va,

    Kalathrastho gatho vapi supreethasthu sada sani.                                            10

     

    Whether Saturn occupies the twelfth , first or second house,

    Or even goes to the house of death  or occupies the seventh star,

    Saturn will always be pleased with him.

     

    Ashtamastha soorya suthe vyaye, janma dwitheeyage,

    Kavacham padathe nithyam, na peeda jayathe kwachith.                                 11

     

    If the son of Sun God is in eighth, twelfth, first or second house,

    Daily reading this Kavacham , no misery would ever be caused.

     

    Ithyedath kavacham divyam saureya nirmitham pura,

    Dwadasahtama janmastha doshan nasayathe sada.,

    Janma lagna sthithaan doshan sarvan nasayathe Prabhu.                                   12

     

    This  holy divine armour composed by Sun in ancient times,

    Would destroy the ills caused by eighth ,twelfth, first and second house,

    And also destroy the bad effects of Saturn occupying the Lagna rasi(Ascendent)

     

    Ithi Sri Brahmanda Purane Brahma Narada Samvade,

    Sani Vajra panjara kavacham sampoornam,

     

    Thus ends the thunderbolt armour of Saturn,

    Occuring in the discussion between Brahma and sage Narada,

    In Brahmanda Puranam

     

    Translation by P.R.Ramchander.

     

    Chanting of this in multiples of 9. 9,18,36, 108 will be beneficial.

     

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  • Greatness Of Rama Nama Of Shiva Panchakshara

     

    The chanting of the Name of Rama, Rama Nama is the greatest Japa.

     

    Hanumanji Doing Rama Nama Japa.Image.jpg.
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    It burns sins, elevates one, destroys enemies both from within and without, a Guarantee for success in any endeavor.

     

    We have many Devathas, each of them powerful enough to grant a specific wish by the recital of their Beeja Mantras.

     

    We have their Gayatris.

     

    Above all we have the Shadakshra and Dwadasa Nama of Vishnu, The Protector.

     

    Namo Narayanaya,-Shadakshara-Eight Letters -Sanskrit.

     

    Om Namo Bhagavathe Vasudevaya-Tweleve Letters.

     

    Then we have Parameswara‘s Pachakshara.

     

    Nama Sivaya-Five Letters.

     

    Then what is special about Rama Nama?

     

    This is what makes it special.

     

    The great Tamil Thyagaraja sings, ‘Ra’ is a syllable taken from the Ashtaksharam of Lord Vishnu – Om Na Mo Na Ra Ya Na Ya, and ‘Ma’ is taken from the

     

    Panchaksharam of Lord Shiva – Na Ma Shi Va Ya. The result is ‘Rama’, the beeja mantra of Lord Rama as named by Sage Vashishta.

     

    Sage Vishwamitra had done constant upasana and attained Sakshatkara over all the devatas of all the mantras.

     

    He gifted the outcome of these mantras to Rama be initiating him into it.

     

    With the utterance of this mantra Lord Rama attained Sakshatkara of all the devatas much sooner than the time sage Vishwamitra had taken.

     

    As the devatas appeared in front of Lord Rama while he did his upasana, Lord Rama did “avahanam”, imbibing them into his being, and absorbed them into his heart.

     

    Lord Rama imbibed all the devas into himself.

     

    The Taraka mantra is the Rama mantra which is equivalent to worshiping all the devatas within him.

     

    Ra in Rama is found in the ashtakshari (8 syllables) mantra of Om Namo Narayanaya.

     

    Ra is also the beeja mantra for Agni or fire, and could also be pronounced as Rum, Rm. Ra and Ma are jeeva-aksharas, or life giving syllables.

     

    Ma is taken from Nam Sivaya-The Panchakshara od f Shiva.

     

    Tulsidas on Rama Nama in Ramcharita Manas.

     

    Be aware in this age of Kali, the mind is
    filthy, there is no other way for rescue if you give
    up the uttering of the name of Rama (MANASA
    6/12).
    Late Phalahari Baba, to whom so ever
    he met used to preach them to take initiation of
    Ramanama for salvation which is the ultimate goal
    of human life.
    “Rama Namaiba, Namaiba, Namaiba Nama
    Jeevanam; (4/51)
    Skanda Puran, Uttar Khanda.
    Rama Namaiba, Namabiba, Ramo Namaiba
    Kevalam. Kalau Nasthaiba Nasthaiba
    Nasthaiba, Gathiranyatha.
    (Adi Ramayana).
    Rama Nama is like a piece of turmeric, If
    the turmeric is rubbed it would exhibit its colour.
    But if is not rubbed it would remain as it is. In this
    manner the saints by taking recourse to
    Ramanama with frequent recitation they get nectar.
    The Pranava or Omkar has been
    originated from the “RAMA” name. It is also a
    form of “TAT TVAM ASI” i.e. “Thou are That”
    (ADI RAMAYAN)..

     

    The “RA” and “MA” in the name
    “RAMA” are complimentary to each other
    (RUDRA JAMILA)
    The letter RA relates to cerebral and
    appears to be a “Trikuti” as in between the
    eyebrows. The letter “MA” relates to two lips
    where from it is uttered. Thus it is prevailing every
    where. (Tulasi Das)..

    The name Rama is the seed of a Mantra
    to be concent – rated upon. When it is enlivened
    in the core of the heart, there is neither fear for
    poison nor for fire of delusion nor for the mouth
    of death. (Mahasambhu Gita)
    The Lord says- The saints and Maharshis
    resorted to recite my multitude of names they
    occur in all Vedas – Rug, Jaju, Atharba and Sama,
    puranas Upanishadas, Astrology, Sankhya, Yoga
    Sastra and Ayurveda and all such names keep
    relation with my attributes or act. But out of all
    Mantra-Tatwas my Rama Nama holds the
    supreme position- Godliness- the Supreme.
    Tulashi Das Says- “Blessed is the son,
    and blessed are his parents who remembers Sri
    Rama in whatsoever way it may be…

     

    Goswami Tulasi Das says :
    “Through repeated births do ascetics
    practice austerities. Yet they find themselves unable
    to letter the name of Rama, even during the last
    moments of their life. Let us cite me incidents
    occurred during the short life span of Gandhiji
    who had practical experience by taking recourse
    to “Rama Nama” with absolute faith and fullest
    confidence in every walks of life i.e. in Politics
    and by giving treatment to the patients through
    Naturepathy..

     

    Kabir says “Practise japa of the name
    through every breath.”

     

    Citation.

    Click to access 58-62.pdf

     

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  • Sacred Repetition Japa Removes Obstacles Yoga Sutra 29

    In the last two Sutras Patanjali spoke of the Pranava, OM, and the need to concentrate on this.

    As I posted earlier all the sounds originate  from three places in the human body, Mouth,a-Throat ,u and from the pit of the stomach M.

    From the se sounds came words and language,

    Language, nay sounds exist with a corresponding image.

    When a sound is made an image flashes in or mind.

    At times we may not be able to identify these images.

    It is wisdom of the Vedas that there is NO Sound without a corresponding image.

    The images we do not recognize are those that spring from our unconscious which is Universal Consciousness.

    The Mantras and the Japas of these Mantras help one to unleash the human potential.

    Words and their meanings can not be separated.

    So much so the Great Poet Dramatist Kalidasa opens his Raghuvamsa with this sloka,

    ”

    वागर्थाविव संपृक्तौ वागर्थप्रतिपत्तये|
    जगतः पितरौ वन्दे पार्वतीपरमेश्वरौ||
    –> I salute the parents of the world, Parvati and  Parameswara, who are inseparable like the “vAk” (word) and “artha”(its meaning); to gain expertise in the right understanding of the words and their meanings.”
    In Tamil Abirami Bhattar says,
    ‘சொல்லும் பொருளும் என, நடம் ஆடும் துணைவருடன்
    புல்லும் பரிமளப் பூங்கொடியே. நின் புதுமலர்த் தாள்
    அல்லும் பகலும் தொழுமவர்க்கே அழியா அரசும்
    செல்லும் தவநெறியும், சிவலோகமும் சித்திக்குமே.
    Here he describes Lord Shiva and Goddess Abirami as united and One as Word and Meaning’
    So the concentration on the Pranava delivers results in therm of worldly pleasures and Yoga Siddhi.
    The Constant and regular Japa removes obstacles in the path of Realization and lead one to Atma Sadhana.
    It is not always necessary to understand he meaning; what is required is Sraddha or faith.
    As you do the Japa you will realize this.
    Yoga Sutra of Patanjali 29
    Yoga Sutra 1.29

    Tatah Pratyak Cetana Adhigamah Api Antaraya Abhavah Ca

    Pratyak : individual
    Cetana : consciousness
    Adhigamah : understanding, realization
    Api : also
    Antaraya : of obstacles or impediments
    Abhavah : absence , removal
    Ca : and, also

    From that comes Realisation of the individual Self and the obstacles are removed.

     

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