Sivaanandalahari - 7

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contd. from 7 (1)

 

*Sivaanandalahari - 7 (2)*

 

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Here the Saint Thirumoolar tells us that it is not possible to control the

indhriyaas because it would be to go against their nature. What is their

nature? The nature of the sense organs is to go towards the sense objects.

What happens when they go to the sense objects? The indhriyas get hurt and

the mind is drawn towards the sense objects and away from the Self. This is

like the fly that get attracted by the fire and eventually consumed by it.

Instead if the indhriyas are directed towards the worship of Easwara then

they would by default not go towards sense objects. This is what Thirumoolar

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“Aathmaavaa arE dhrashtavya: srOthravyO manthavyO nidhidyaasithavya:†This

upanishadic statement teaches us the importance of dhyaanam to attain

Brahmasaakshaathkaaram. Why dhyaanam? Because it is the surest way to

disengage the indhriyas whose tendency is to go to sense objects and (thus)

turn the mind to bahirmukham. Dhyaanam turns the mind inwards into

antharmukham and because of this the indhriyaas are automatically put to

rest. “Paramasthu pumaan dhyaathO, dhrushta: keerthitha: sthutha:

sampoojitha: smrutha: praNatha paapmana: sarvaanunmoolayathi†so say the

saasthra. By sticking to a maarga of any of Shiva swaroopa dhyaana or Shiva

swaroopa dharsana, or Shiva naama sankeerthana or Shiva sthuthi or Shiva

pooja or just Shiva namaskaara it would burn the jeeva’s sins root and stem.

It also burns the soham and moham that causes the karmas of punya and paapa

which in turn causes one to be born and dead repeatedly in this ocean of

samsaara. Needless to say that there can be no other mangala swaroopam than

Shiva. Knowing that Shiva kainkaryam alone is capable of giving MOksha, one

should dedicate his mind to the sacred feet of Shiva and it will bring all

indhriyaas into focus in the worship of Shiva.

 

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