Ch. 1 of Amritanubhava

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Namaste to All,

 

 

It is hoped you enjoy this invocation and first chapter of 'Amritanubhava' by

Jnaneshwar (or Jnanadev), the great saint who took live mahasmadhi at age 21,

which expounds on the nature of Shiva/Shakti:

 

See file section of the group: Amritanubhava

 

 

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namaste shaivayogi,

 

for some reasin the links did not work! but i clicked on 'files' and

acessed the first chapter of 'amritanubhava' .... this is one of my

favorite texts and i am looking forward to more of this... thank

you!!

 

Out of pure emptiness

She gives rise to the entire world.

Everything depends on Her.

Yet She exists only because

Of Him.

 

Her form is the whole world,

It is the glory of God made manifest.

God Himself created Her form,

God Himself became that form.

 

Seeing Herself beautifully adorned,

She could not bear that He

Might have less then Herself.

And so she adorned Him

With every name & form in the universe.

 

Merged in unity

There was nothing to do.

So Shakti, the bringer of good fortune,

Created this world for the sake of divine play.

 

She reveals His splendor

By melting Herself & becoming everything;

And He glorifies Her,

By hiding Himself completely.

 

Out of His great love to see Her

He becomes the Seer of the universe.

If he could not watch Her play,

He would have no reason to exist.

 

To meet her call

He takes on the form

Of the whole universe;

Without Her He remains naked.

 

He is so mysterious & subtle,

That while apparent

He cannot be seen.

It is by Her grace alone

That He comes into being.

 

She awakens Him,

And serves Him a feast

The size of the universe.

With great delight

He swallows up every dish

And also the one who serves Him.

 

While He is sleeping,

She gives birth to all that exists

And all that does not exist.

While She is sleeping

He has no form at all.

 

Look!

He is hidden,

And cannot be found without Her.

For they are mirrors,

Each revealing the other.

 

Embracing Her,

Shiva enjoys His own bliss.

Though all the joy

Of the world belongs to Him,

There is no joy without Her.

 

She is His very form,

But Her radiance comes from Him.

Blending into one,

They enjoy the nectar of their own union.

 

Shiva & Shakti are one,

Like air & the wind,

Like gold & its luster.

 

Shiva & shakti cannot be separated.

They are like musk & its fragrance,

Like fire & its heat.

 

In the light of the Sun

There is no difference between day & night

In the Light of the Supreme Truth

There is no difference between Shiva & Shakti.

 

Shiva and Shakti envy the Primordial Sound "Om"

because they are seen as two

while the sound Om is always regarded as one.

 

Jnanadeva says,

"I honor the union of Shiva and Shakti,

who devour this world of name and form

like a sweet dish.

All that remains is the One."

 

Embracing each other

they merge into One!

 

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hari aum tat sat!!!