Guest guest Posted January 22, 2003 Report Share Posted January 22, 2003 shrI ramaNa mahaR^iShi chose 10 verses from shrI shankara's shivAnandalaharI to help his disciples understand the essence of it. These verses (in the order) are: 61, 76, 83, 6, 65, 10, 12, 9, 11 and 91. This set is a precise summary of the whole text and its purport. Ravi aN^kolaM nijabiijasantatirayaskaantopalaM suuchikaa saadhvii naijavibhuM lataa kshitiruhaM sindhuH saridvallabham.h | praapnotiiha yathaa tathaa pashupateH paadaaravindadvayaM chetovR^ittirupetya tishhThati sadaa saa bhaktirityuchyate || 61|| bhaktirmaheshapadapushhkaramaavasantii kaadambiniiva kurute paritoshhavarshham.h | saMpuurito bhavati yasya manasttaTaaka\- stajjanmasasyamakhilaM saphalaM cha naa.anyat.h || 76|| ghaTo vaa mR^itpiNDo.apyaNurapi cha dhuumo.agnirachalaH paTo vaa tanturvaa pariharati kiM ghorashamanam.h | vR^ithaa kaNThakshobhaM vahasi tarasaa tarkavachasaa padaambhojaM shaMbhorbhaja paramasaukhyaM vraja sudhiiH || 6|| vakshastaaDanashaN^kayaa vichalito vaivasvato nirjaraaH koTiirojjvalaratnadiipakalikaaniiraajanaM kurvate | dR^ishhTvaa muktivadhuustanoti nibhR^itaashleshhaM bhavaaniipate yachchetastava paadapadmabhajanaM tasyeha kiM durlabham.h || 65|| naratvaM devatvaM nagavanamR^igatvaM mashakataa pashutvaM kiiTatvaM bhavatu vihagatvaadi jananam.h | sadaa tvatpaadaabjasmaraNaparamaanandalaharii\- vihaaraasaktaM ched.hdhR^idayamiha kiM tena vapushhaa || 10|| guhaayaaM gehe vaa bahirapi vane vaa.adrishikhare jale vaa vahnau vaa vasatu vasateH kiM vada phalam.h | sadaa yasyaivaantaHkaraNamapi shaMbho tava pade sthitaM chedyogo.asau sa cha paramayogii sa cha sukhii || 12|| gabhiire kaasaare vishati vijane ghoravipine vishaale shaile cha bhramati kusumaarthaM jaDamatiH | samarpyaikaM chetaH sarasijamumaanaatha bhavate sukhenaavasthaatuM jana iha na jaanaati kimaho || 9|| vaTurvaa gehii vaa yatirapi jaTii vaa taditaro naro vaa yaH kashchidbhavatu bhava kiM tena bhavati | yadiiyaM hR^itpadmaM yadi bhavadadhiinaM pashupate tadiiyastvaM shaMbho bhavasi bhavabhaaraM cha vahasi || 11|| aadyaa.avidyaa hR^idgataa nirgataasii\- dvidyaa hR^idyaa hR^idgataa tvatprasaadaat.h | seve nityaM shriikaraM tvatpadaabjaM bhaave mukterbhaajanaM raajamaule || 91|| Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2003 Report Share Posted January 22, 2003 Thank you Ravi for these wonderful verses from sivanandalahari! IN FACT, VERSE 61 IS ONE OF MY FAVORITES ON 'BHAKTI! Ravi, here is a translation of these verses in English for our non- sanskrit knowing members... Just as it's own series of seeds reaches the Ankola tree here, the needle the loadstone, the chaste woman her own lord, the creeper the tree and the river the ocean, like wise, (when) the state of the mind having approached the two lotus feet of Pasupati, stays there always, that (state) is said to be devotion. Devotion staying in the sky of Mahesa's feet, rains pleasure like a row of clouds. He whose pond of a mind gets filled (with it), that crop of his birth is entirely productive, and not another. verse 61 ********************************************************************** By the worship of the gods endowed with birth and death, there is not (even) a small amount of happiness. There is no doubt therein. They who worship here Isa who is with Amba, the unborn being of eternal nature, they alone are blessed and obtain supreme pleasure. verse 83 ********************************************************************** Earthern pot or clod of earth or even an atom, smoke or fire on the mountain, cloth or thread, will this (logic) remove the terrible death ? You display in vain agitation of your throat, by (such) vigorous argument. Oh wise one, worship the lotus feet of Sambhu and seek supreme happiness. verse 6 ********************************************************************** Oh Bhavanipati, for him whose mind is engaged in the worship of your lotus feet, what is difficult to accomplish here ? Out of apprehension of a blow on the chest, the god of death departs, the immortals wave the buds of light from the shining gems of their diadems as an act of adoration and the bride of liberation having seen him bestows on him a firm embrace. verse 65 ********************************************************************** For the sake of a flower, the dull witted one enters the deep lake and the lonely, terrible forest and wanders in the huge mountain. Having submitted the one lotus flower of the mind to you Oh Umanatha, man does not know to remain in a state of happiness. Why alas ! verse 9 ********************************************************************** Celibate student or (married) householder, ascetic (shaven headed) or one with matted hair, or a man other than these, whoever he is, let him be. Oh Bhava, what of it ?. If the lotus of this heart is ubservient to you, Oh Pasupati, you are his Oh Sambhu and you bear the burden (of his) wordly life. verse 11 ********************************************************************** t Let him live in a cave or a home, outside or in a forest or on the mountain top, in the water or in fire. Do tell, what purpose is (such) a residence ? He whose mind also (in addition to the external senses) is always fixed on your feet, Oh Sambhu, he alone is a supreme saint, he alone is a happy man. verse 12 ********************************************************************** Whether the birth is in human form or divine form, the form of an animal in the mountain or forest, a mosquito, a domestic beast, a worm or bird etc., how does that body matter if the heart here is intent always in taking pleasure in the wave of supreme bliss by remembrance of your lotus feet. verse 10 ********************************************************************** Oh Rajamouli, the primordial nescience situated in the heart has departed (and) agreeable knowledge has reached the heart by your grace. I worship (and) meditate on your lotus feet which bestows auspiciousness and is the repository of liberation. verse 91 ********************************************************************** om namaha shivaya! source- http://www.vidyavrikshah.org ********************************************************************** In , "Ravi <miinalochanii>" <miinalochanii> wrote: > shrI ramaNa mahaR^iShi chose 10 verses from shrI > shankara's shivAnandalaharI to help his disciples understand the > essence of it. These verses (in the order) are: > 61, 76, 83, 6, 65, 10, 12, 9, 11 and 91. This set is a > precise summary of the whole text and its purport. > > Ravi > > aN^kolaM nijabiijasantatirayaskaantopalaM suuchikaa > saadhvii naijavibhuM lataa kshitiruhaM sindhuH saridvallabham.h | > praapnotiiha yathaa tathaa pashupateH paadaaravindadvayaM > chetovR^ittirupetya tishhThati sadaa saa bhaktirityuchyate || 61|| > > > bhaktirmaheshapadapushhkaramaavasantii > kaadambiniiva kurute paritoshhavarshham.h | > saMpuurito bhavati yasya manasttaTaaka\- > stajjanmasasyamakhilaM saphalaM cha naa.anyat.h || 76|| > > > ghaTo vaa mR^itpiNDo.apyaNurapi cha dhuumo.agnirachalaH > paTo vaa tanturvaa pariharati kiM ghorashamanam.h | > vR^ithaa kaNThakshobhaM vahasi tarasaa tarkavachasaa > padaambhojaM shaMbhorbhaja paramasaukhyaM vraja sudhiiH || 6|| > > vakshastaaDanashaN^kayaa vichalito vaivasvato nirjaraaH > koTiirojjvalaratnadiipakalikaaniiraajanaM kurvate | > dR^ishhTvaa muktivadhuustanoti nibhR^itaashleshhaM bhavaaniipate > yachchetastava paadapadmabhajanaM tasyeha kiM durlabham.h || 65|| > > > naratvaM devatvaM nagavanamR^igatvaM mashakataa > pashutvaM kiiTatvaM bhavatu vihagatvaadi jananam.h | > sadaa tvatpaadaabjasmaraNaparamaanandalaharii\- > vihaaraasaktaM ched.hdhR^idayamiha kiM tena vapushhaa || 10|| > > guhaayaaM gehe vaa bahirapi vane vaa.adrishikhare > jale vaa vahnau vaa vasatu vasateH kiM vada phalam.h | > sadaa yasyaivaantaHkaraNamapi shaMbho tava pade > sthitaM chedyogo.asau sa cha paramayogii sa cha sukhii || 12|| > > gabhiire kaasaare vishati vijane ghoravipine > vishaale shaile cha bhramati kusumaarthaM jaDamatiH | > samarpyaikaM chetaH sarasijamumaanaatha bhavate > sukhenaavasthaatuM jana iha na jaanaati kimaho || 9|| > > vaTurvaa gehii vaa yatirapi jaTii vaa taditaro > naro vaa yaH kashchidbhavatu bhava kiM tena bhavati | > yadiiyaM hR^itpadmaM yadi bhavadadhiinaM pashupate > tadiiyastvaM shaMbho bhavasi bhavabhaaraM cha vahasi || 11|| > > aadyaa.avidyaa hR^idgataa nirgataasii\- > dvidyaa hR^idyaa hR^idgataa tvatprasaadaat.h | > seve nityaM shriikaraM tvatpadaabjaM > bhaave mukterbhaajanaM raajamaule || 91|| Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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