Guest guest Posted May 9, 2008 Report Share Posted May 9, 2008 Homage to the Acharya Sresta Shri Sankara Bagavat Pada on the eve of Sankara Jayanti. NamAmyayogi parivArasampadam NirastbhUtim anumArdavigraham | AnugramunmuRditakAlalAncanam VinAvinAyakam apUrva SAnkaram || Pancapadika || 'I bow to that Sankara without serpents adorning His body; not besmeared with Basma (the ashes) ; one who is without Uma (Parvati) as one half of his body, one not of a fearful form as Rudra; One whose neck is not black and without Vinayaka by his side - I bow unto this strange yet wonderful Sankara' With Acharya Smrti, Devanathan.J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 9, 2008 Report Share Posted May 9, 2008 Pranams to all advaitins on the occasion of Shankara Jayanti May we ever be receptive to the eternal Grace of Bhagawan Shankara. My favorite stotra of Bhagawatpada " PrAtah Smarana Stotra Prátah smarámi hrdi samsphuradátmatattvam saccitsukham paramahamsagatim turiyam yatsvapna jágarasussuptamavaiti nityam tadbrahma niskalamaham na ca bhutasañghah At dawn I remember the Reality which is the Self, shining brilliantly in the heart, existence-consciousness-happiness, the goal of Paramahamsa sasannyasins (sages), the Fourth; That which knows always the states of dream, waking and deep-sleep, that Brahman which is partless I am, not the cluster of elements. Pratarbhajámi manasám vacasámagamyam vaco vibhánti nikhilá yadanugrahena yanneti neti vacanair nigamá avocam -stam devadevamajam acyutam áhur agryam. At dawn I sing the praise of That which is unattainable by mind and speech, but by the Grace of which all words shine. That which the scriptures declares through the words `not this', `not this' - That God of gods, they say, is unborn and un-changing. Prátarnamami tamasah paramarkavarnam pürnam sanátanapadam Purushottamakhyam yasminnidam jagadasesam asesamurtau rajjvam bhujamgama iva pratibhasitam vai. At dawn I bow to that which is called the Highest Self which is beyond darkness, of the hue of the Sun the ancient goal which is the plenum - That, the residuless form (i.e. the whole) in which the entire universe is made manifest like a serpent in a rope. ShrutismrtipurAnAm Alayam karunAlayam NamAmi bhagavadpAdau shankaram lokashankaram Hari OM Shri Gurubhyoh namah Shyam --- antharyami_in <sathvatha wrote: > Homage to the Acharya Sresta Shri Sankara Bagavat > Pada on the eve of > Sankara Jayanti. > > NamAmyayogi parivArasampadam > NirastbhUtim anumArdavigraham | > AnugramunmuRditakAlalAncanam > VinAvinAyakam apUrva SAnkaram || Pancapadika || > > 'I bow to that Sankara without serpents adorning His > body; not > besmeared with Basma (the ashes) ; one who is > without Uma (Parvati) as > one half of his body, one not of a fearful form as > Rudra; One whose > neck is not black and without Vinayaka by his side - > I bow unto this > strange yet wonderful Sankara' > > With Acharya Smrti, > Devanathan.J > > ______________________________\ ____ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile./;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 9, 2008 Report Share Posted May 9, 2008 2008/5/9 antharyami_in <sathvatha: > Homage to the Acharya Sresta Shri Sankara Bagavat Pada on the eve of > Sankara Jayanti. > > NamAmyayogi parivArasampadam > NirastbhUtim anumArdavigraham | > AnugramunmuRditakAlalAncanam > VinAvinAyakam apUrva SAnkaram || Pancapadika || This is wonderful. Can someone provide an accurate transliteration with sandhi viccheda? Ramesh -- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 9, 2008 Report Share Posted May 9, 2008 SRI ADI SANKARA'S JAYANTHI: As regards to Sri Adi Sankara's Birthday, there is an unending debate and controversy even today! In the recent past, according to The Telegraph, Calcutta (Kolkata), and Jan 21st, 2003. It was claimed that the unending dispute about Sri Adi Sankara's Birth date is settled and recognised as April 3rd, 509 BC. It was also claimed that all Sankaracharyas across the country unanimously accepted April 3rd 509 BC as Adi Sankara's exact date of birth and announced that there was no need for debate on the subject. At a seminar organised by the Ved Shastra Pandit Raksh Sabha, scholar Srikant Jich Kar said the date was arrived at by scientists and historians, coincides with parampara of the mutts across the country. The seers urged the Indian Government to arrange Adi Sankara's birth centenary celebrations at His birthplace at Kaladi in Kerala 2010. I am not sure how far is this story is true and needs further clarification. If it is true, I do not see any reason why Sankara's jayanti is not celebrated on April 3rd every year. When I contacted by mail to some of the Sankaracharyas regarding this matter, I did not get any joy. I hope Time will solve this unending problem. Let us all remember Sri Adi Sankara, Father of Hinduism. Pakirareddy > > Pranams to all advaitins on the occasion of Shankara > Jayanti > > May we ever be receptive to the eternal Grace of > Bhagawan Shankara. > > My favorite stotra of Bhagawatpada " > PrAtah Smarana Stotra > > Prátah smarámi hrdi samsphuradátmatattvam > > saccitsukham paramahamsagatim turiyam > > yatsvapna jágarasussuptamavaiti nityam > > tadbrahma niskalamaham na ca bhutasañghah > > > At dawn I remember the Reality which is the Self, > shining brilliantly in the heart, > existence-consciousness-happiness, > the goal of Paramahamsa sasannyasins (sages), > the Fourth; > That which knows always the states of dream, waking > and deep-sleep, > that Brahman which is partless I am, not the cluster > of elements. > > > Pratarbhajámi manasám vacasámagamyam > > vaco vibhánti nikhilá yadanugrahena > > yanneti neti vacanair nigamá avocam > > -stam devadevamajam acyutam áhur agryam. > > > At dawn I sing the praise of That > which is unattainable by mind and speech, > but by the Grace of which all words shine. > That which the scriptures declares through the words > `not this', `not this' > - > That God of gods, they say, is unborn and un-changing. > > > Prátarnamami tamasah paramarkavarnam > > pürnam sanátanapadam Purushottamakhyam > > yasminnidam jagadasesam asesamurtau > > rajjvam bhujamgama iva pratibhasitam vai. > > > At dawn I bow to that which is called the Highest Self > which is beyond darkness, > of the hue of the Sun > the ancient goal which is the plenum > - That, the residuless form (i.e. the whole) > in which the entire universe is made manifest like a > serpent in a rope. > > > ShrutismrtipurAnAm Alayam karunAlayam > NamAmi bhagavadpAdau shankaram lokashankaram > > Hari OM > Shri Gurubhyoh namah > Shyam > --- antharyami_in <sathvatha wrote: > > > Homage to the Acharya Sresta Shri Sankara Bagavat > > Pada on the eve of > > Sankara Jayanti. > > > > NamAmyayogi parivArasampadam > > NirastbhUtim anumArdavigraham | > > AnugramunmuRditakAlalAncanam > > VinAvinAyakam apUrva SAnkaram || Pancapadika || > > > > 'I bow to that Sankara without serpents adorning His > > body; not > > besmeared with Basma (the ashes) ; one who is > > without Uma (Parvati) as > > one half of his body, one not of a fearful form as > > Rudra; One whose > > neck is not black and without Vinayaka by his side - > > I bow unto this > > strange yet wonderful Sankara' > > > > With Acharya Smrti, > > Devanathan.J > > > > > > > > ____________________ ______________ > Be a better friend, newshound, and > know-it-all with Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile./;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 9, 2008 Report Share Posted May 9, 2008 advaitin , " Ramesh Krishnamurthy " <rkmurthy wrote: >This is wonderful. Can someone provide an accurate transliteration > with sandhi viccheda? > > Ramesh > -- Shri Ramesh, This is one of the dhyAna Slokas in pancapAdika of PadmapAda. The correct Sloka is as below: (I have used capital `S' for the first letter of Siva) and `ch' for the second letter of `cavarga' in the third line of the Sloka. namAmyabhogiparivArasampadam nirastabhUtim anumArdhavigraham| anugram unmRiditakAlalAnchanam vinA vinAyakam apUrvaSankaram || namAmi- I prostrate to, apUrvaSankaram- the new (incarnation of) Lord Siva, abhogiparivArasampadam- His sampat (wealth) consists of followers (parivAra) who are not bhogis, i.e, who have renounced all worldly enjoyments)—as contrasted with Siva who is surrounded by bhogis-here bhogi means snake, nirastabhUtim-who has rejected worldly prosperity – This is as against Siva's body being smeared with ash (bhUti). anumArdhavigraham- who does not have Uma as half of his body, unlike Siva, anugram- gentle, unlike Siva who is ugram, fierce, unmRiditakAlalAnchanam- who is devoid of the mark (lAnchanam) of kAla, i.e, who does not have the blue mark on his neck caused by the deadly poison—as contrasted with Siva, vinA vinAyakam- who does not have vinAyaka by his side- as contrasted with Siva. The word `vinAyaka' also means `obstacle'. So vinA vinAyakam can also be interpreted as `free from obstacles'. Regards, S.N.Sastri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 9, 2008 Report Share Posted May 9, 2008 advaitin , " snsastri " <sn.sastri wrote: > >> vinA vinAyakam- who does not have vinAyaka by his side- as > contrasted with Siva. The word `vinAyaka' also means `obstacle'. So > vinA vinAyakam can also be interpreted as `free from obstacles'. > > Regards, > S.N.Sastri > Namste Sastri-Ji: An interesting derivation of the word " vinayaka " appears in " vaamana puraaNa " - gajaananotpatti episode (28.71-71) naayakena vinaa devi tava bhuuto.api putrakaH || yasmaajjaatastato naamnaa bhaviSyati vinaayakaH || Meaning - (shiva says to paarvatii) The son born to you will be known as vinaayaka because he is conceived without naayakaa (husband). Dr. Yadu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 10, 2008 Report Share Posted May 10, 2008 nayaka here means leader or boss. not husband. jay On 10/05/2008, ymoharir <ymoharir wrote: > > advaitin <advaitin%40>, " snsastri " > <sn.sastri wrote: > > > >> vinA vinAyakam- who does not have vinAyaka by his side- as > > contrasted with Siva. The word `vinAyaka' also means `obstacle'. So > > vinA vinAyakam can also be interpreted as `free from obstacles'. > > > > Regards, > > S.N.Sastri > > > > Namste Sastri-Ji: > > An interesting derivation of the word " vinayaka " appears in " vaamana > puraaNa " - gajaananotpatti episode (28.71-71) > > naayakena vinaa devi tava bhuuto.api putrakaH || > yasmaajjaatastato naamnaa bhaviSyati vinaayakaH || > > Meaning - (shiva says to paarvatii) The son born to you will be known > as vinaayaka because he is conceived without naayakaa (husband). > > Dr. Yadu > > > -- http://jayaraman.wordpress.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 10, 2008 Report Share Posted May 10, 2008 Namaste: Lest us not forget that gaNeshaa's Birth is a-yonijaka. In ashTottrashata naamaavali we find gaNesha as " dvaimaaturaaya " - One having two mothers. 1. paarvati (first birth) 2. shvia when he gets elephant head (second birth). Regards, Dr. Yadu advaitin , " ஜயராமன௠" <vaithikasri wrote: > > nayaka here means leader or boss. not husband. > > jay > > > On 10/05/2008, ymoharir <ymoharir wrote: > > > > advaitin <advaitin% 40>, " snsastri " > > <sn.sastri@> wrote: > > > > > >> vinA vinAyakam- who does not have vinAyaka by his side- as > > > contrasted with Siva. The word `vinAyaka' also means `obstacle'. So > > > vinA vinAyakam can also be interpreted as `free from obstacles'. > > > > > > Regards, > > > S.N.Sastri > > > > > > > Namste Sastri-Ji: > > > > An interesting derivation of the word " vinayaka " appears in " vaamana > > puraaNa " - gajaananotpatti episode (28.71-71) > > > > naayakena vinaa devi tava bhuuto.api putrakaH || > > yasmaajjaatastato naamnaa bhaviSyati vinaayakaH || > > > > Meaning - (shiva says to paarvatii) The son born to you will be known > > as vinaayaka because he is conceived without naayakaa (husband). > > > > Dr. Yadu > > > > > > > > > > -- > http://jayaraman.wordpress.com/ > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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