Guest guest Posted February 4, 2000 Report Share Posted February 4, 2000 ghR^itaxiiradraakshhaamadhumadhurimaa kairapi padair- vishishhyaanaakhyeyo bhavati rasanaamaatravishhayaH | tathaa te saundaryaM paramashivadR^iN^maatravishhayaH kathaN^kaaraM bruumaH sakalanigamaagocharaguNe || 2 || ghR^ita- ghee xiira- milk draakshhaa- grapes madhu- honey madhurimaa - sweetness kairapi- by any padaiH- words vishishhyaanaakhyeyo- not characteristically named bhavati- becomes rasanaamaatravishhayaH - the object of only the tongue tathaa- in that way te- Your saundaryaM- beauty paramashiva - Lord Shiva, the supremely auspicious One dR^iN^maatravishhayaH- the object of only the eyes kathaN^kaaraM - how bruumaH - we tell sakalanigama- all the Vedas agochara - beyond the reach guNe - (who have) qualities O Goddess Bhavaani! Which words can characteristically represent the sweetness of (sweet things such as) ghee, milk, grapes, and honey! (Such sweetness) is (correctly and completely) grasped by the tongue alone. In a similar way, Your (unsurpassed) beauty can only be grasped by the eyes of the supremely auspicious Lord Shiva alone. (Such being the case,) how can we describe (Your beauty)? Your qualities are beyond description by (even) all the Vedas! A related verse occurs in the durgA-saptashatii (1.81) : (Lord Brahmaa said:) saumyaa saumyataraa-sheshhasaumyebhyas-tvatisundarii | paraaparaaNaaM paramaa tvameva parameshvari || You are pleasing, even more pleasing than all things that are pleasing. You are exceedingly beautiful. O Supreme Ishvari, You alone are beyond and above the superior and inferior. In the Prabodha-sudhaakara, Shankara describes the experience of the Bliss (Ananda) that is Brahman in terms of tasting a sweet thing such as jaggery. By studying the books (scriptures), one comes to the conclusion, "jaggery is sweet." The Guru will point out the place where jaggery is to be found. But only by self experience, ie. by actually tasting jaggery himself/herself, does the seeker feel "Yes! I am tasting jaggery and it is sweet!" and know the taste. In the above verse dedicated to the Goddess, we may interpret the beauty of Bhavaanii to be the bliss of Brahman itself. It is not possible to describe the bliss in mere words, nay, even in the words of the vedas! Only the liberated person (represented by Shiva) can actually see (experience) that beauty (bliss). Anand MailCity. Secure Email Anywhere, Anytime! http://www.mailcity.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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