Guest guest Posted August 17, 2001 Report Share Posted August 17, 2001 I am continuing this after a long break. I am planning to put together whatever I have posted and the corrections in a WWW page. My translation will have errors (read at your own risk), transliteration of the original text was provided by Savithri Devaraj. Corrections are welcome. ambaaL daasan Ravi sha.nakara bhAShya ------------------- ShaT prashnAH kathitAH | teshu pAshchaatyo.anataro japya viShayaH ShaShThaH prashnaH anena shlokena parihrIyate bhiiShma uvAcheti || Translation of the bhAShya --------------------------- Six questions were asked. Of them the sixth and last question concerning the japa or repetition of mantra is answered in the next verse starting with "bhIShma spoke". Verse from the text -------------------- shrii bhIShma uvAcha- jagatprabhuM devadevamanantaM puruShottamam.h | stuvannAma sahasreNa puruShaH satatotthitaH || 4 || Translation of the verse ------------------------- shrii bhIShma spoke: Singing the glories of the Lord of the Universe, who is the Lord all divine beings, who transcends all (or infinite) and the supreme puruSha, constantly with His 1000 names, one can overcome all the sorrows. sha.nkara bhaashhya: -------------------- sarveShAM bahirantaH shatrUNAM bhayahetuH bhIShmaH moxadharmAdInAM pravaktA sarvaGYaH || jagat.h ja~NgamAja~NmAtmakam.h tasya prabhuH svAmI tam.h, devadevaM devAnAM brahmAdInAM devam.h, anantaM deshataH kAlataH vastutashchAparichChinnam.h purushottamaM xarAxarAbhyAM kAryakAraNAbhyAmutkR^iShTam.h, nAmasahasreNa nAmnAM sahasreNa stuvan.h guNasaMkIrtanaM kurvan.h satatotthitaH nirantaramudhyuktaH puruShaH-pure shayanAdyA pUrNatvAdyA puruShaH- 'sarva duHkhAtigo bhavet.h' iti sarvatra saMbadhyate || uttareNa shlokena chaaaturthaH prashnaH parihriyate -- Translation of the bhAShya : --------------------------- sarveShAM bahirantaH shatrUNAM bhayahetuH bhIShmaH moxadharmAdInAM pravaktA sarvaGYaH || bhIShma is the one who causes terror to all the internal and external enemies. He is the authority of all scriptures which discuss about dharma and moxa, and he is all knowing. jagat.h ja~NgamAja~NmAtmakam.h The word jagat means the Universe comprising of moving and the unmoving tasya prabhuH svAmI tam.h He is its lord and one who has it has it under his control. devadevaM devAnAM brahmAdInAM devam.h The term deva-devam means He is the Lord of all divine beings starting from brahma. anantaM deshataH kAlataH vastutashchAparichChinnam.h The term anantam indicates that He transcends all limitations such as place, time and objects. purushottamaM xarAxarAbhyAM kAryakAraNAbhyAmutkR^iShTam.h By the name purushhottama it is indicated that HE is above the perishable and the imperishable, and outside/above the realm of cause and effects. nAmasahasreNa nAmnAM sahasreNa The term nAmasahasreNa indicates the thousand names of the Lord. stuvan.h guNasaMkIrtanaM kurvan.h By the word stuvan, it is indicates that one who sings the names understanding HIS attributes described the names. satatotthitaH nirantaramudyuktaH The term satatottita means constantly/always intent upon it and practices the singing of the names. puruShaH-pure shayanAdyA pUrNatvAdyA puruShaH The the puruSha indicates man because either he is inherently Complete or he is established in the puri or heart. - 'sarva duHkhAtigo bhavet.h' iti sarvatra saMbadhyate || Crosses or overcomes all the sorrows that haunt him in this saMsaara. This final phrase should be attached to the next few verses also to make the meaning complete. This phrase comes from the question. uttareNa shlokena chaaaturthaH prashnaH parihriyate -- In the next shloka, 4th question is answered. ===== ambaaL daasan Ravi sharaNAgata raxakI nivEyani sadA ninnu nammiti mInAxI http://www.ambaa.org/ http://www.advaita-vedanta.org Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Messenger http://phonecard./ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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