Sivaanandalahari - 48

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*Sivaanandalahari - 48*

 

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nityAnanda-rasAlayaM suramuni -svAntAMbu-jAtASrayaM

svacChaM sad^^dvija-sevitaM kaluShahRut-sadvAsanAviShkRutam |

SaMbhudhyAna-sarovaraM vraja mano haMsAvataMsa-sthiraM

kiM kShudrASraya-palvala-bhramaNa-saMjAta-SramaM prApsyasi || 48 ||

 

Attain permanently the lake of meditation on Shiva, which is full of water

of eternal happiness, which is residence of the lotus of Devas and Rishis,

thronged by the birds of Sadhus, which washes the dirt of sins and brings

out the fragrance of good actions ( PuNya). Oh the swan of mind why are you

undergoing the trouble in the small tank of mundane services?

 

*Commentary

 

*hE manOhamsaavathamsa = O! Mind that is the superior Annapakshi!

nithyaanandharasaalayam = the abode of the nithyaanandha sivaanandha jalam;

suramuniswaanthaambujaathaasrayam = the abode of the flowers that are the

minds of the devas and the munis;

swaccham = of nirmalam;

sadwijasEvitham = of being worshipped by the great swans of the Brahmanas;

kalushahruth = of being the remover of the dirt called paapas;

sthiram = of being permanent;

sambhudhyaanasarOvaram = of being the lake of sambudhyaanam;

vraja = reach;

kshudhraasrayapalvalabramaNasanjaathasramam = of the trouble of remaining in

the meagerly useful puddle

kim = why?;

praapsyasi = attain.

 

Hey! Mind that is like the princely swan!

 

Without knowing what is the real thathwam you are roaming in unknown places.

( I am reminded of Kannadasan's " இரà¯à®•à¯à®•à¯à®®à¯ இடமà¯

விடà¯à®Ÿà¯ இலà¯à®²à®¾à®¤ இடம௠தேடி

எஙà¯à®•à¯†à®™à¯à®•à¯‹ அலைகினà¯à®±à®¾à®³à¯

ஞானபà¯à®ªà¯†à®£à¯à®£à¯‡!). Don't do that anymore. Let bygones be

bygones. I am going to tell me some very important thathwas. Please listen

to me with ekaagra chittha.

 

Hey! Mind that is like the princely swan!

 

I want you to get to this remarkable lake that is of endless

sivaanandhajalam, that is of the abode of the mind-lotus of devas and

muniswaraas, that lonely place which is pure light, that is swaprakaasa

chithEkarasam, that is being worshipped by the swans who are the Brahmana

srEshtaas desiring brahmagnaanam, that which has the capacity to remove even

the worst paapas that do not have any praayaschittham, that which has no

destruction but remains permanent in all the three kaalas called the past,

the present and the future. Why do you have to rot in the dirty puddle

serving the undeserving masters? Please ponder.

 

The saasthras shouts at you for your attention with the words:

" aabrahmabuvanaallOkaa: punaraavarthinOrjuna | "

 

It drums to you the fact that all lOkas from BrahmalOka on meet with their

destruction during the praLaya. Don't you know this? When those worlds are

to be destroyed why are you worshipping those devathaas having domain over

those lOkas? Atleast hereafter stop worshipping useless Gods. You should

reach that lake (please note that AachaaryaaL calls it a lake and not a lOka

to show that the praLayam cannot destroy the lake but can only merge into

it!) that is Sambhu's Sivaanandhajalam who remains as the only devaasura

poojyan and who can be known only through the vedas.

 

The essence of this sloka is:

 

Without frittering their minds into many objects and without dedicating to

the many anya-devathaas whose ends are time bound, all praaNis should

seriously indulge in the ekaagra dhyaana of Parameswara who is possessed of

endless mahima. Then only can they enjoy the supreme MOkshaanandam.

 

O! My mind! You soar like a swan! Please understand that there is nothing

superior to Karunaamoorthy Parameswara. Only His paadhaabhja smaranam will

give the limitless Aanandha. Kinowing this you should not surrender to the

inferior devathaas.

 

na yat vaca: citrapadam harE: yasa: jagat pavitram pragrueetha karhichith

tat vaayasam theertthamusanthi maanasaa na yatra hamsaa niramanti

usikshayaa:

--Bhaagavatham (1.5.10)

 

A puddle of water is akin to the abode of anya devathas. A puddle is a place

where the crows (the small minded) visit but the swans (realized ones) go to

the huge lake of Parameswara.

 

Aum SambhO Mahaadeva!