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galantI SaMbho tvachcharitha-sarita: kilbiSharajo

dalantI dhIkulyAsaraNiShu patantI vijayatAm |

diSantI saMsArabhramaNa-paritApopaSamanaM

vasantI machcheto-hradabhuvi SivAnandalharI || 2 ||

 

Oh Lord Sambhu, the flood of Sivananda or Siva’s bliss, which flows from the

river of your history, which destroys the dust of sin, flowing through the

canals of the intellect, which gives Shanti from sorrows arising from the

whirl pool of life, which lives in the heart, be always victorious.

 

The Shivaanandha created by the combination of Saakshaath Paarvathi and

Parameswaraal is described in the prakrthi as a punya theertha. The source

of this punya theertha is Sri Parvathi-Parameswaraal's Charithram that flows

like a river (Charith). What is this punya charithram? It consists of

Parameswara's wonderous leelas of Thripura Samhaaram, Mrithyunjayam which

are brought to light in Shiva Puraana, Linga Puraana, Skanda Mahaapuraana

and Jagan Maatha's great feats of

Mahishaasura Mardhanam etc that are exemplified in Devi Mahaathmyam, Devi

Bhagavatham, Lalithopaagyaanam and so on.

 

" Ekaanthino yasya na kanchanaartham vaachchanthi ye vai bhagavatprapannaaha|

Adyathputham thachcharitham sumangalam gaayantha aanandhasamudhramannaaha|| "

Who can describe the great Mahimas of this Charitha if Aadhi Sesha of a

thousand heads cannot describe it? All we can do is to become swans in this

kathaamrutha saras and swim in great delight!

 

Whosoever remembers this charithra at the time of his greatest misfortune,

that very moment of his memory he would be released from his misery. This is

His greatest Kaarunyam that swells and floods towards the devotee is

described by Bhagavatpaadhaal as " thvachcharitha sarithaha " In this great

torrent of water that gushes out smashes to smithreen those sanchitha

karmas, does away the aagaami karma and blunts the veeryam of the praarabhda

karma. This gives the devotee the parama saanthi to enjoy his

Shivaanubhavam!

 

Thus all our indriyaas that have been immersed into Sivaanandham lose their

ability to wander towards the vishayaas and therefore get their layam.

Moreover, " Manaha, param kaaranamaamananthi samsaara chakram

parivarthayedhyath " says the saasthra. That is it is the manas that is the

reason for the wheel of samsaara of birth and death. This is the root cause

of all our dhukkam. This huge dhukkam is done away by the flood of

Shivaanandam. Also the Sruthi says, " Raso vai saha " and so this Shivaanandam

is complete and permanent.

 

When you take a dip in great theerthas like the Ganga, it removes the paapas

that have accrued but does not remove the vaasanas that cause the sins. But

the pravaaham of Shivaanandam not only removes all the paapas but also does

away the beginningless agnaana that causes the sins. The Sruthi says,

" Ethasvaivaanandasyaanyaani bhoothani maathraamupajeevanthi " . That Ananda

which is held as the greatest Ananda and the root of all Ananda, know that

to be Shivaananda. That is it covers all Ananda from manushyaananda to

Brahmaananda and beyond!

 

Thus Paramaacharyaal describes the endless glory of Shivaananda and the

means to attain it as Shiva Bajanam.

 

Aum Nama Sivaaya!