Guest guest Posted July 27, 2007 Report Share Posted July 27, 2007 samunmeelat samvit kamala makarandaika rasikam bhajey hamsa dvandvam kimapi mahataam maanasa caram yadaalaapaadashtaadasha gunita vidyaa parinati yadaadattey doshaadgunamakhilamadhaih paya iva (with) Full Blown Lotus' Honey (from such flower) Like Enjoyment ( by imbibing it) ( I ) Worship (the divine) Swan Couple (they) Who else? (in the lake of ) Great Sages' Minds Move (swim) (out of) Whose (mere casual) Conversation (it self) (the) Eighteen Collected (compiled) Vidyas (branches of knowledge) Developed Who (alone) Possess (the power to separate from) Evil (the) Good All of It (like milk from) Closely (mixed with) Water In This (same) Way This verse is about the spiritual experience in Anaahata Cakra whose element is Vayu (Air), Adhidevata is Paraneswara and Loka is Japoloka. Spiritual enjoyment is akin to the joy one gets by imbibing honey from a fully blown lotus. The divine couple are in this Cakra as a pair of Royal Swans sporting in the minds of great sages. The minds of these sages are pure like the waters of Manassorovar lake in the Himalayas. Therefore these are the sporting places of the Divine couple Parameswara and Parameswari like Manassorovar for the Royal Swans. As said in earlier verses the entire universe is a result of sporting of Shiva-Shakti. The sounds from their casual talk with each other give rise to the Eighteen Vidyas. These are -- 1.Siksha 2.Kalpam 3.Vyakaranam 4.Niruktam 5.Jyotisham 6.Chandas 7.Rigvedam 8.Yajurvedam 9.Samavedam 10.Adharvanavedam 11.Meemaamsa 12.Nyaya Sastram 13.Dharma Sastram 14.Puraanam 15.Aayurvedam 16.Dhanurvedam 17.Gandharva Vedam 18.Ardha Sastram It is believed that Swans have the ability to separate Milk from Water. In a poetic analogy this is compared to the power of the Divine couple to distinguish and rescue Good from Evil which also a pefect mixture. It is onlym power gifted by them to the devotee that enables him to distinguish and select the good The analogy is an example of the range and power of Adi Sankara's unsurpassed poetic gifts. Yantra is a circle with Beejaaksharam Kum (pronounced like Sum) in the centre Expected result of Upasana is removal of Baalaaristhams ie the type of unspecified evils and misfotunes affecting a child. Bollywood, fun, friendship, sports and more. You name it, we have it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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