Guest guest Posted January 28, 2001 Report Share Posted January 28, 2001 Prof. Murthy asked me to forward this series to Advaitin as well. When you send your comments or corrections, please copy miinalochanii. Ravi --- "Ravisankar S. Mayavaram" <miinalochanii wrote: > Fri, 5 Jan 2001 15:40:43 -0800 > Reply-to: List for advaita vedanta as taught by Shri Shankara > <ADVAITA-L > "Ravisankar S. Mayavaram" <miinalochanii > shrI viShNu sahasranAma bhAShyam.h > ADVAITA-L > > AUM mahAgaNapataye namaH > AUM shrI sha.nkArAcharyavaryAya namaH > AUM namo bhagavate vAsudevAya > > > ma~NgaLa shloka-s > ================== > > sachchidAnandarUpaya kR^ishNAyAkliShTakAriNe > namo vedAntavedyAya gurave buddhi sAxiNe || 1 || > > In a split form: > > sat.h chit.h Ananda rUpaya kR^ishNAya akliShTa kAriNe > namo vedAnta vedyAya gurave buddhi sAxiNe || 1 || > > Salutations to Lord kR^iShNa whose nature is existence (sat)- > consciousness (chit)- bliss (Ananda), who performs his actions > (perfectly) without getting disturbed from his natural state, who is > known through vedAnta (as brahman), who is the teacher of all, and > who > is the witness of buddhi. > > > AUM sachchidAnandarUpAya namaH > AUM akLiShTakAriNe namaH > AUM vedAntavedyAya namaH > AUM gurave namaH > AUM buddhisAxiNe namaH > > bhagavan shrI sha.nkara begins the text by saluting the Lord as > supreme > parabrahman. > > To be continued. > > Note: shrImati Savithriji expressed her inability to continue the > bhAShyam. I am planning to take up the task. Even though I am not > qualified for this, out a desire to learn the bhAShyam I am going to > do > this. Please correct me whenever I am wrong. I wanted to start today > because it is a very auspicious day (birthday of shrI Paramahansa > Yogananda who is my guru and whom I love very much, actually I am > racing against time to go to his birthday meditation, so I will stop > here, and write more on this verse later). > > > May God and guru guide this effort. > ===== > ambaaL daasan > > Ravi > > sharaNAgata raxakI nivEyani sadA ninnu nammiti mInAxI > > http://www.ambaa.org/ http://www.advaita-vedanta.org > Auctions - Buy the things you want at great prices. http://auctions./ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2001 Report Share Posted January 28, 2001 --- "Ravisankar S. Mayavaram" <miinalochanii wrote: > Thu, 11 Jan 2001 16:36:02 -0800 > Reply-to: List for advaita vedanta as taught by Shri Shankara > <ADVAITA-L > "Ravisankar S. Mayavaram" <miinalochanii > shrI viShNu sahasranAma bhAShyam.h > ADVAITA-L > > AUM shrI gurubhyo namaH > AUM shankarAchAryavaryAya namaH > AUM namo bhagavate vAsudevAya > > > ma~ngaLa shloka-s continuation: > > kR^ishNa dvaipAyanaM vyAsaM sarvabhUta hite ratam.h | > vedAbjabhAskaraM vande shamAdinilayaM munim.h || 2 || > > > I worship kR^iShNa dvaipAyana, who compiled veda-s and wrote > mahAbhArata, who is ever engaged for the welfare of all beings, who > is > like Sun to the lotus of veda-s, and in whom all noble qualities such > as shama is well established and who is a muni ever established in > brahman. > > > - kR^iShNa dvaipAyana (vyAsa) is the author of mahabhArata and the > R^iShi of viShNusahasranAma. He is saluted here as he is the guru. A > question might arise that it is bhIShma who tells the sahasranAma to > dharmaputra, yet we always say vedavyAsa as the seer of this text. > This is because, the mantra draShTa is the R^iShi of the mantra. The > entire episode of mahAbhArAta including sahasranAma and gIta was made > available to us through the intuitive perception of vedavyAsa. Hence, > he is the R^iShi. Also by giving reference to kR^iShNa dvaipAyana, a > specific vyAsa is referred to (vyAsa means compiler or editor, it is > like a position). Also tradition identifies vedavyAsa with shrIman > nArAyaNa. > > > > -It is needless to say that welfare of all beings was the prime > objective of bhagavAn vedAvyAsa, as he compiled not only veda-s, but > also wrote mahAbhArata and purANa-s, so that all classes of beings > can > benefit from them. > > - shamAdi denotes shama, dama, uparati, titIxa, shraddha and > samAdhAna > refer to the discussion in vivekachUDAmaNi on this subject at > http://www.escribe.com/religion/advaita/m4954.html > > - muni is one who is established in mauna.m. This mauna.m the silence > arising from brahma j~nAna.m. One who is established in brahman may > look like talking, moving and acting, but in truth, he is still and > silent, does not a move an inch from his state of non-duality. > > > Comments and corrections are welcome. > > > ===== > ambaaL daasan > > Ravi > > sharaNAgata raxakI nivEyani sadA ninnu nammiti mInAxI > > http://www.ambaa.org/ http://www.advaita-vedanta.org > > > > Photos - Share your holiday photos online! > Auctions - Buy the things you want at great prices. http://auctions./ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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