Guest guest Posted December 1, 2006 Report Share Posted December 1, 2006 Dear Devotees, I got this from another group Regards Chetan Merani *Hymn for Forgiveness* Even before I saw the light of this world, my sins from previous births, Through which I passed because of desire for the fruit of my deeds, Punished me as I lay in my mother's womb. There I was boiled in the midst of unclean things, Who can describe the pain that afflicts the child in its mother's womb? Therefore, O siva! O Mahadeva! O Sambhu! forgive me, I pray, for my transgressions. In childhood my suffering never came to an end; My body was covered with filth and I craved for my mother's breasts. Over my body and limbs I had no conrtol; I was pursued by troublesome flies and mosquitoes; Day and night I cried with the pain of many ailment, forgetting Thee, O Sankara! Therefore, O Siva, O Mahadeva! O Sambhu! forgive me, I pray, for my transgressions. In youth the venomous snakes of sound and sight, of taste and touch and smell, Fastened upon my vitals and slew my discrimation; I was engrossed in the pleasures of wealth and sons and a youthful wife. Alas! my heart, bereft of the thought of Siva, Swelled with arrogance and pride. Therefore, O Siva! O Mahadeva! O Sambhu! forgive me, I pray, for my transgressions. Now in old age my sense have lost the power of proper judging and acting; My body, though still not wholly bereft of life, In weak and senile from many afflictions, from sins and illnesses and bereavements; But even now my mind, instead of meditating of Siva, Runs after vain desires and hollow delusions. Therefore, O siva! O Mahadeva! O Sambhu! forgive me, I pray, for my transgressions. The duties laid down in the Smriti - perilous and abstruse - are now beyond me; How can I speak of the Vedic injunctions for brahmins, as means for attaining Brahman? Never yet have i rightly grasped, through discrimation, The meaning of hearing the scriptures from the guru and reasoning on his instruction; How, then, speak of reflecting on Truth without interruption? Therefore, O Siva! O Mahadeva! O Sambhu! forgive me, I pray, for my transgressions. Not even once have I finished my bath before sunrise and brought from the Ganges Water to bathe Thy holy image; Never, from the deep woods, have I brought the sacred bel-leaves for Thy worship; Nor have I gathered full-blown lotuses from the lakes, Nor ever arranged the lights and the incense for worshipping Thee. Therefore, O Siva! O Mahadeva! O Sambu! forgive me, I pray, for my transgressions. I have not bathed Thine image with milke and honey, with butter and other oblations; I have not decked it with fragrant sandal-paste; I have not worshipped Thee with golden flowers, with incense, with camphore-flame and savoury offerings. Therefore, O siva! O Mahadeva! O Sambhu! forgive me, I pray, for my transgressions. I have not made rich gifts to the brahmins, cherishing in my heart, O Mahadeva! Thy hallowed form; I have not made, in the sacred fire, the million oblations of butter, Repeating the holy mantra given to me by my guru; Never have I done penance along the Ganges with japa and study of the Vedas. Therefore, O Siva! O Mahadeva! O Sambhu! forgive me, I pray, for my transgressions. I have not sat in the lotus posture, nor have I ever controlled the Prana along the sushumna, repeating the syllable OM; Never have I suppressed the turbulent waves of the mind, nor merged the self-effulgent Om In the ever shining Witness-conciousness, whose nature is that of the highest Brahman; Nor have I, in samadhi, meditated on Sankara, dwelling in every for as the Inner Guide. Therefore, O siva! O Mahadeva! O Sambhu! forgive me, I pray, for my transgressions. Never, O Siva! have I seen thee, the Pure, the Unattached, the Naked One, Beyond the three gunas, free from delusion and darkness, absorbed in meditation, And ever aware of the true nature of the world; Nor, with a longing heart, have I meditated on Thine auspicious and sin-destroying from. Therefore, O Siva! O mahadeva! O Sambhu! forgive me, I pray, for my transgressions. O Mind, to gain Liberation, concentrate wholly on Siva, The sole reality underlying the worlds, the Giver of good; whose head is illumined by the crescent moon and in whose hair the Ganges is hidden; Whose fire-darting eyes consumed the god of earthly love; whose throat and ears are decked with snakes; whose upper garment is comely elephant skin. Of what avail are all other rituals? O Mind, of what avail are wealth or horses, elephants or a kingdom? Of what avail is the body or a home? Know all these to be transitory and quickly shun them; Worship Siva, as your guru instructs you, for the attaining of Self-knowledge. Day by day, a man comes nearer to death; His youth wears away; the day that is gone never returns. Time, the almighty, swallows up everything; Fickle as lighting is the goddess of fortune. O Siva! O Giver of shelter to thse that come to Thee for refuge! Protect me, who have taken refuge at Thy feet. I salute the self-effulgent Guru of the gods, the Lord of Uma; I salute the Cause of the universe; I salute the Lord of beasts, adorned with snakes; I salute Siva, whose three eyes shine like the sun, the moon and the fire; I salute the Beloved of Krishna; I salute Sankara, He who bestows boons on his devotees and gives them shelter; I salute the auspicious Siva. O Siva! white is thy body, covered with ashes; white gleam Thy teath when Thou smilest! White is the skull thou holdest in thy hand; white is thy club, which threatens the wicked! White are the rings that hang from Thine ears; white is the bull on which Thou ridest! White appear Thy matted locaks, flecked with the foam of the Ganges! White shines the moon on Thy forehead! May He who is all white, all pure, bestow on me the treasure of forgiveness for my transgressions! O Siva! forgive all the sins that I have committed With hands or feet, with ears or eyes, with words or body, with mind or heart; Forgive my sins, those past and those that are yet to come. Victory unto Siva, the Ocean of Compassion, the Great God, the Abode of Blessedness! End. Everyone is raving about the all-new Mail beta. http://new.mail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 2, 2006 Report Share Posted December 2, 2006 Wow, Chetan. Good find! That was really beautiful. Jai Maa! Chris , Chetan Merani <cvmerani wrote: > > Dear Devotees, > > I got this from another group > Regards > Chetan Merani > > *Hymn for Forgiveness* > > Even before I saw the light of this world, my sins from previous births, > Through which I passed because of desire for the fruit of my deeds, > Punished me as I lay in my mother's womb. > There I was boiled in the midst of unclean things, > Who can describe the pain that afflicts the child in its mother's womb? > Therefore, O siva! O Mahadeva! O Sambhu! forgive me, > I pray, for my transgressions. > > In childhood my suffering never came to an end; > My body was covered with filth and I craved for my mother's breasts. > Over my body and limbs I had no conrtol; > I was pursued by troublesome flies and mosquitoes; > Day and night I cried with the pain of many ailment, forgetting Thee, O > Sankara! > Therefore, O Siva, O Mahadeva! O Sambhu! forgive me, > I pray, for my transgressions. > > In youth the venomous snakes of sound and sight, of taste and touch and > smell, > Fastened upon my vitals and slew my discrimation; > I was engrossed in the pleasures of wealth and sons and a youthful wife. > Alas! my heart, bereft of the thought of Siva, > Swelled with arrogance and pride. > Therefore, O Siva! O Mahadeva! O Sambhu! forgive me, > I pray, for my transgressions. > > Now in old age my sense have lost the power of proper judging and acting; > My body, though still not wholly bereft of life, > In weak and senile from many afflictions, from sins and illnesses and > bereavements; > But even now my mind, instead of meditating of Siva, > Runs after vain desires and hollow delusions. > Therefore, O siva! O Mahadeva! O Sambhu! forgive me, > I pray, for my transgressions. > > The duties laid down in the Smriti - perilous and abstruse - are now beyond > me; > How can I speak of the Vedic injunctions for brahmins, as means for > attaining Brahman? > Never yet have i rightly grasped, through discrimation, > The meaning of hearing the scriptures from the guru and reasoning on his > instruction; > How, then, speak of reflecting on Truth without interruption? > Therefore, O Siva! O Mahadeva! O Sambhu! forgive me, > I pray, for my transgressions. > > Not even once have I finished my bath before sunrise and brought from the > Ganges > Water to bathe Thy holy image; > Never, from the deep woods, have I brought the sacred bel-leaves for Thy > worship; > Nor have I gathered full-blown lotuses from the lakes, > Nor ever arranged the lights and the incense for worshipping Thee. > Therefore, O Siva! O Mahadeva! O Sambu! forgive me, > I pray, for my transgressions. > > I have not bathed Thine image with milke and honey, with butter and other > oblations; > I have not decked it with fragrant sandal-paste; > I have not worshipped Thee with golden flowers, with incense, with > camphore-flame and savoury offerings. > Therefore, O siva! O Mahadeva! O Sambhu! forgive me, > I pray, for my transgressions. > > I have not made rich gifts to the brahmins, cherishing in my heart, > O Mahadeva! Thy hallowed form; > I have not made, in the sacred fire, the million oblations of butter, > Repeating the holy mantra given to me by my guru; > Never have I done penance along the Ganges with japa and study of the Vedas. > > Therefore, O Siva! O Mahadeva! O Sambhu! forgive me, I pray, for my > transgressions. > > I have not sat in the lotus posture, nor have I ever controlled the Prana > along the sushumna, > repeating the syllable OM; > Never have I suppressed the turbulent waves of the mind, > nor merged the self-effulgent Om > In the ever shining Witness-conciousness, whose nature is that of the > highest Brahman; > Nor have I, in samadhi, meditated on Sankara, dwelling in every for as the > Inner Guide. > Therefore, O siva! O Mahadeva! O Sambhu! forgive me, > I pray, for my transgressions. > > Never, O Siva! have I seen thee, the Pure, the Unattached, the Naked One, > Beyond the three gunas, free from delusion and darkness, absorbed in > meditation, > And ever aware of the true nature of the world; > Nor, with a longing heart, have I meditated on Thine auspicious and > sin-destroying from. > Therefore, O Siva! O mahadeva! O Sambhu! forgive me, > I pray, for my transgressions. > > O Mind, to gain Liberation, concentrate wholly on Siva, > The sole reality underlying the worlds, the Giver of good; > whose head is illumined by the crescent moon and in whose hair the Ganges is > hidden; > Whose fire-darting eyes consumed the god of earthly love; > whose throat and ears are decked with snakes; > whose upper garment is comely elephant skin. > Of what avail are all other rituals? > > O Mind, of what avail are wealth or horses, elephants or a kingdom? > Of what avail is the body or a home? > Know all these to be transitory and quickly shun them; > Worship Siva, as your guru instructs you, for the attaining of > Self-knowledge. > > Day by day, a man comes nearer to death; > His youth wears away; the day that is gone never returns. > Time, the almighty, swallows up everything; > Fickle as lighting is the goddess of fortune. > O Siva! O Giver of shelter to thse that come to Thee for refuge! > Protect me, who have taken refuge at Thy feet. > > I salute the self-effulgent Guru of the gods, the Lord of Uma; > I salute the Cause of the universe; > I salute the Lord of beasts, adorned with snakes; > I salute Siva, whose three eyes shine like the sun, the moon and the fire; > I salute the Beloved of Krishna; I salute Sankara, He who bestows boons on > his devotees and gives them shelter; > I salute the auspicious Siva. > > O Siva! white is thy body, covered with ashes; white gleam Thy teath when > Thou smilest! > White is the skull thou holdest in thy hand; white is thy club, which > threatens the wicked! > White are the rings that hang from Thine ears; white is the bull on which > Thou ridest! > White appear Thy matted locaks, flecked with the foam of the Ganges! > White shines the moon on Thy forehead! > May He who is all white, all pure, bestow on me the treasure of forgiveness > for my transgressions! > > O Siva! forgive all the sins that I have committed > With hands or feet, with ears or eyes, with words or body, with mind or > heart; > Forgive my sins, those past and those that are yet to come. > Victory unto Siva, the Ocean of Compassion, the Great God, > the Abode of Blessedness! > > End. > > > > > > Everyone is raving about the all-new Mail beta. > http://new.mail. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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