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RAMANA GITA CHAPTER 18.On The Glory of the Siddhas

 

 

Trans. Prof.Swaminathan & Visvanatha Swami

 

The Final 2 verses .

 

25.Of Bhagavan Ramana,

thus happily endowed

with a wealth

of auspicious qualities,

Amritanatha Yatindra

humbly enquired

concerning the boundless glory

of Siddhas .

 

26.To him, Sri Bhagavan,

dweller on the Holy Hill,replied

"The glory of Siddhas

is beyond imagination.

They are equal to Siva.

indeed thy are the very form

of Siva.

Thy have the power

To grant every prayer."

 

 

This Ends the Ramana Gita

Composed by Vasishta Ganapati Muni .

 

IN YOUNG boy, dull cowherd, monkey or dog,

in rogue or scholar, each as Self , being,

of that equality , as sadhu, or hog,

All the same at Heart in love, is his seeing.

From preferencc free, yet loving the world,

God's splendour, as a lotus flower unfurled.

From home he wrote, "I go to my Father's Presence.

Let no search be made"; and lad travelled thence

to Arunachalas feet. To this Mahatma

one humbly asked "of power of Siddha?"

To him he answered: "Beyond image or fears

they are wise. In form of Siva are these Seers,

and their’s that power to grant all prayer."

So ends the Muni's Song with praises fair.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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RAMANA GITA CHAPTER 18.On The Glory of the Siddhas

 

Trans. Prof.Swaminathan & Visvanatha Swami

 

The Final 2 verses .

 

25.Of Bhagavan Ramana,

thus happily endowed

with a wealth

of auspicious qualities,

Amritanatha Yatindra

humbly enquired

concerning the boundless glory

of Siddhas .

 

26.To him, Sri Bhagavan,

dweller on the Holy Hill,replied

"The glory of Siddhas

is beyond imagination.>

They are equal to Siva.

indeed they are the very form

of Siva.

They have the power

To grant every prayer."

 

 

This Ends the Ramana Gita

Composed by Vasishta Ganapati Muni .

 

IN YOUNG boy, dull cowherd, monkey or dog,

in rogue or scholar, each as Self , being,

of that equality , as sadhu, or hog,

All the same at Heart in love, is his seeing.

From preferencc free, yet loving the world,

God's splendour, as a lotus flower unfurled.

From home he wrote, "I go to my Father's Presence.

Let no search be made"; and lad travelled thence

to Arunachalas feet. To this Mahatma

one humbly asked "of power of Siddha?"

To him he answered: "Beyond image or fears

they are wise. In form of Siva are these Seers,

and their's that power to grant all prayer."

So ends the Muni's Song with praises fair.

 

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Ramana Gita [Translation and Commentary by AR Natarajan]

Chapter 18 `The Glory of Siddhas'

V25

Of Bhagavan thus happily endowed with a wealth of auspicious

qualities, Amritanatha, the sanyasi, humbly enquired about the

limitless glory of realised persons.

 

V26

Bhagavan who is always rooted in the Self replied thus:

The glory of realised persons is beyond imagination. They are like

Siva. They are the very forms of Siva. They have the power to grant boons.

 

Commentary

True power is not the power to dazzle the mind by performing

`miracles' but is to abide in the Self, firmly. Those who so abide are

endowed with all auspicious qualities, and hence they are like Siva,

the embodiment of auspiciousness. They radiate celestial beauty. They

are therefore verily the forms of Siva. They have the power to grant

prayers. How can they when they have no sankalpas, or thought, or

desire to help? The reason is that their very presence, sannidhi,

generates automatic divine action. Karma is warded off and boons

granted invariably but involuntarily.

There are two types of powers; those which involve the exercise of

mental powers, the others which are natural to tapas, penance, which

come to a person who is Self-aware. The former is a distraction and a

person possessing it might still be ignorant. The latter is god-given

and is exercised by them not by an act of volition but purely as

channels of the great force which possesses them. While considering

the glory of the Siddhas one has to remember that their essential

characteristic is not the power they sport but their equality, in

which there is unwavering perception of unity.*

[*Sat Darshana Bhasya – Pg xxiii]

 

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Ramana Gita Chapter 18 `The Glory of Siddhas' Concluded.

[Note: Sanskrit version of Ch18 in Sri Ramana's handwriting is in

`Photo' file, `RamanaGita' album]

 

 

Om Namo Bhagavate Sri Ramanaya

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