Sivaanandalahari - 3

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Our Charanaar has said that of the three Vedas, Yajur Veda is in the middle.

In the middle of Yajur Veda is Sri Rudram. And in the middle of Sri Rudram

is the great Panchaakshari manthra “Namasivaaya chaâ€. This shows that the

essence of the Veda is the revelation of Shiva. Consider the following the

following Thevaaram that highlights the importance of the Pachaakshari

manthra.

 

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The dhyaana mahimaa of this greatest of all manthras destroys the kaama

krodha lobha madha maathsaryam of all the living beings and brings unto them

the nirmala aananda swaroopam. If dhyaanam of the panchaakshari could bring

this loftiest peace what will be the effect if a person could abandon

karthruthvaabhimaanam, abandon the fruits of karma and dedicating them to

Parameswara? Bhagavan Ramana says: “Easwaraarpitham nechyayaakritham

chithasodhakam, mukthi saadhakam.â€

 

In the puraana the three asuras Thaarakaakshan, kamalaakshan and vidyunmaali

had made mayan to construct for them three fantastic flying forts made of

iron, silver and gold with which they would fly into every city of the naras

and devas and harass them. These three forts would join in a single line

once every three thousand years. If at that time these three forts could be

shot by a single missile then only they could be destroyed. Devas

surrendered to Parameswara and pleaded with him to come to their rescue from

the harassment of these three asuras.

 

KshoNi yasya rathO rathaangayugaLam chandraarka bimbadhvayam, kodhanda:

kanakaachalo hariraboodhbhaaNo vichissaaradhi|

ThooNiro jaladhirhayaa: sruthichayO mourvI bhujangaadhipa: ThansminmE

hrudhayam ramathaam parabrahmaaNi||

 

To him this bhoomi became the chariot, Chandra sooryaaL became the wheels,

mahaa Meru parvadham became the bow, Vaasuki the great sarpa raja became the

thick thread that ties the ends of the bow, Mahaa Vishnu became the arrow,

Brahma was the charioteer, the four Vedas became the four horses of the

ratham and the ocean became the ambaraadhooNi. This was the spectacular

vehicle on which Shiva rode towards the three asuras who have joined in a

single line and shot them all with one single arrow and destroyed them. Such

is the feat of this greatest Parameswara. The thathwaartham of this story is

that the jeeva raasis with their three bodies (sthoola sukshma kaarana

sariras) do greatly suffer from the ills of the miserable samsaara which is

due to not knowing who we are. It is only due to the relationship that we

have to this sthoola sookshma kaaraNa sareerams that these sufferings ensue.

It is the Shivaanubhavam and Shivagnanam that removes these sufferings and

brings us the Moksha. ‘Gnanam Maheswaraadhichcheth’ is the saasthra. To

attain this advaita gnana Parameswara’s grace is absolutely necessary.