Guest guest Posted May 15, 2007 Report Share Posted May 15, 2007 ghaTa-stava The excellence of shAmbhavopAya( a technical term in the trika system of Kashmir Shaivism) unmattA iva sagrahA iva viShavyAsaktamUrchchhA iva prAptaprauDhamadA ivAtivirahagrastA ivArtA iva. ye dhyAyanti hi shailarAja-tanayAM dhanyAsta, ekAgrata- styaktopAdhivivR^iddharAgamanaso dhyAyanti vAmabhruvaH..2.. They are blessed who virtually in abstract contemplation of pArvatI, the daughter of the mountain-king, appear as if intoxicated (or insane); as if oppressed with the influence of planets; as if seized with long seperation from the beloved and as if utterly distressed. Damsels with lovely eye-brows(i.e. faculties of the sense organs devoid of human pasion) meditate on them constantly with pure devotion after casting off their deception of *attachment to objectivity*. *On realizing the self, all traces of objectivity melt away ghaTa stava is the third in the pa~ncha-stavI. This is authored by a tAntric scholar by name dharmAchArya in Kashmir around 9 th century CE Translation: Jankinath Kaul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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