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Tuesday, December 17, 2019

our very life is food.. annam na nindyaat..




अन्नं ब्रह्मेति व्यजानात्। अन्नाद्ध्येव खल्विमानि
भुतानि जायन्ते। अन्नेन जातानि जीवन्ति।
अन्नं प्रयन्त्यभिसंविशन्तीति।
annam brahmet vyjaanaat. annadhyeva khalvimaani bhootani jaayante 

annena jaataani jeevanti. annaptrayantyabhisamvishanteeti
അന്നം ബ്രഹ്മേതി വ്യജാനാത്। അന്നാദ്ധ്യേവ ഖല്വിമാനി
ഭുതാനി ജായന്തേ। അന്നേന ജാതാനി ജീവന്തി।
അന്നം പ്രയന്ത്യഭിസംവിശന്തീതി।

TAITTIREEYA UPANISHAD SAYS
Annam or food is understood as the supreme God.. All the living beings here are originating from Annam. It is by this annam that all that are born sustain their living.. And when they cease their living existence, they enter the Annam


अन्नं न निन्द्यात्। तद्व्रतम्। प्राणो वा अन्नम्।
शरीरमन्नादम्। प्राणे शरीरं प्रतिष्ठितम्।
शरीरे प्राणः प्रतिष्ठितः। तदेतदन्नमन्ने प्रतिष्ठितम्।
स य एतदन्नमन्ने प्रतिष्ठितं वेद प्रतितिष्ठति।
अन्नवानन्नादो भवति।
महान्भवति प्रजया
पशुभिर्ब्रह्मवर्चसेन। महान् कीर्त्या॥१॥

annan na nindyaat. tad vratam. praano vaa annam
shareeram annaadam. praane shareeram pratishtitam 
shareere praanaH pratishtitaH tadetadannammanne pratishtitam
sa ya etadannmanne pratishtitam veda pratitishtathi
annavaanannaado bhavati 
mahaan bhavati prajayaa 
pashubhirbrahmavarchasen 
mahaan keerthyaa..
അന്നം ന നിന്ദ്യാത്। തദ്‌ വ്രതം। പ്രാണോ വാ അന്നം।
ശരീരമന്നാദം। പ്രാണേ ശരീരം പ്രതിഷ്ഠിതം।
ശരീരേ പ്രാണഃ പ്രതിഷ്ഠിതഃ। തദേതദന്നമന്നേ പ്രതിഷ്ഠിതം।
സ യ ഏതദന്നമന്നേ പ്രതിഷ്ഠിതം വേദ പ്രതിതിഷ്ഠതി।
അന്നവാനന്നാദോ ഭവതി।
മഹാന്ഭവതി പ്രജയാ
പശുഭിര്ബ്രഹ്മവര്ചസേന। മഹാന്‍ കീര്‍ത്യാ॥൧॥
One should never deal with food or annam with scant respect.
THAT SHOULD BE OUR SOLEMN VOW
The very life is Annam.
The physical body consumes annam and therefore the life is sustained in body'.
There can be no life without body. So verily the material body that is our physical existence is entirely dependent on Annam.. annam subsists on annam.
So Annam is life as well as the body,
The one who understands that the life body duo is entirely manifesting by the power of Annam or food.. becomes rich in food and in consumption of good food..
He becomes great, he becomes rich in progeny and cattle..
He becomes resplendent with spiritual glow..
He become very very famous.. with great repute

Thursday, April 24, 2014

in praise of renunciation

in praise of renunciation

न कर्मणा न प्रजया धनेन त्यागेनैके अमृतत्वमानशुः।परेण नाकं निहितं गुहायां बिभ्राजते यद्यतयो विशन्ति॥१४॥

na karmaṇā na prajayā dhanena tyāgenaike amṛitatvamānaśuḥ |pareṇa nākaṁ nihitaṁ guhāyāṁ bibhrājate yadyatayo viśanti ||14||

वेदान्तविज्ञानविनिश्चितार्थाः सन्न्यासयोगाद्यतयः शुद्धसत्त्वाः।ते ब्रह्मलोके तु परान्तकाले परमृताःपरिमुच्यन्ति सर्वे॥१५॥

vedāntavijñānaviniścitārthāḥ sannyāsayogādyatayaḥ śuddhasattvāḥ|te brahmaloke tu parāntakāle paramṛtāḥparimucyanti sarve ||15||

दह्रम् विपापं वरवेश्मभूतं यत् पुण्डरीकं पुरमध्यसग्म्स्थम्।तत्रापि दह्रे गगनं विशोकं तस्मिन् यदन्तस्तदुपासितव्यम्॥ १६॥

dahram vipāpaṁ varaveśmabhūtaṁ yat puṇḍarīkaṁ puramadhyasagmstam |tatrāpi dahre gaganaṁ viśokaṁ tasmin yadantastadupāsitavyam || 16||

यो वेदादौ स्वरः प्रोक्तो वेदान्ते च प्रतिष्ठितः।तस्य प्रकृतिलीनस्य यः परः स महेश्वरः॥ १७॥

yo vedādau svaraḥ prokto vedānte ca pratiṣṭhitaḥ |tasya prakṛtilīnasya yaḥ paraḥ sa maheśvaraḥ || 17||


महानारायणोपनिषद् द्वादशोनुवाकः
mahānārāyaṇopaniṣad dvādaśonuvākaḥ


XII-14: Not by work, not by progeny, not by wealth, have they attained Immortality. Great ouls have attained Immortality by renunciation. That which the sannyasin attains is placed far beyond the heaven; yet that shines brilliantly in the (purified) heart of the one who has attained.

XII-15: Having attained the Immortality consisting of identity with the Supreme, all those aspirants who strive for self-control, who have rigorously arrived at the conclusion taught by the Vedanta through direct knowledge, and who have attained purity of mind through the practice of the discipline of yoga and steadfastness in the knowledge of Brahman preceded by renunciation, get themselves released into the region of Brahman at the dissolution of their final body.

XII-16: In the citadel of the body there is the small sinless and pure lotus of the heart which is the residence of the Supreme. Further in the interior of this small area there is the sorrowless Ether. That is to be meditated upon continually.

XII-17: He is the Supreme Lord who transcends the syllable Om which is uttered at the commencement of the recital of the Vedas, which is well established in the Upanishads and which is dissolved in the primal cause during contemplation.



Thursday, February 06, 2014

सुब्रह्मण्योँ सुब्रह्मण्योँ सुब्रह्मण्योँ

निघ्रुष्वैरसमायुतैःकालैर्हरित्वमापन्नैः
इन्द्रायाहि सहस्रयुक् अग्निर्विभ्राष्टिवसनः
वायुश्चेकसिकद्रुकः संवत्सरोविषूपर्णैः
नित्यास्तेऽनुचरास्तव
सुब्रह्मण्योँ सुब्रह्मण्योँ सुब्रह्मण्योँ
nighruṣvairasamāyutaiḥ kAlairharitvamāpannaiḥ
indrāyāhi sahasrayuk agnirvibhrāṣṭivasanaḥ
vāyuścekasikadrukaḥ saṁvatsaroviṣūparṇaiḥ
nityāste'nucarāstava
subrahmaṇyo subrahmaṇyo subrahmaṇyom

Indra of thousand eyes, 
may you be present here in all your lustre and with weapons which have no comparison,
along with the deities of time presenting themselves as horses. 

The God of fire with shining clothes of flaming hue 
and the God of Wind, as white as shining chalk, are your eternal companions in your journey.. 
The New Year is also keeping company with you with fresh-green sprouts..
Om Subrahmanya, Om Subramania, Om Subramania

This is from aaruna prasnam in Taittareeya Aranyakam of Krishna Yajurvedam..
Welcoming the Leader of Gods who brings with him the Samvatsara.. or the New year…
MAY THE GODS IN HEAVEN AND THE MEN ON EARTH WELCOME THIS NEW YEAR WITH LOVE AND GLEE
MAY KRISHNA BLESS US ALL IN THE NEW YEAR…

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Aghamarshana manthras.

Aghamarshana manthras.

हिरण्यशृङ्गं वरुणम् प्रपद्ये तीर्थं मे देहि याचितः।

यन्मया भुक्तमसाधूनाम् पापेभ्यश्च प्रतिग्रहः॥५५॥
यन्मे मनसा वाचा कर्मणा वा दुष्कृतम् कृतं
तन्न इन्द्रो वरुणो बृहस्पतिः सविता च पुनन्तु पुनः पुनः॥५६॥
नमोऽग्नयेऽप्सुमते नम इन्द्राय नमो वरुणाय नमो वारुण्यै नमोऽद्भ्यः॥५७॥
यदपां क्रूरम् यदमेध्यं यदशान्तं तदपगच्छतां॥५८॥
अत्याशनादतीपानात् यच्च उग्रात् प्रतिग्रहात्।
तन्मे वरुणो राजा पाणिना ह्यवमर्शतु॥५९॥
सोऽहमप्यपापो विरजो निर्मुक्तो मुक्तकिल्बिषः

नाकस्य पृष्टमारुह्य गच्छेत्ब्रह्मसलोकतां॥६०॥
यश्चप्सु वरुणः स पुनात्वघमर्षणः॥६१॥
इमम् मे गङ्गे यमुने सरस्वती शतुद्रि स्तोमग्ँ सचता परुष्णिया
असिक्निया मरुद्दृधे वितस्तयार्जीकीये शृणुह्या सुषोमया॥६२॥
तैत्तरीयारण्यके महानारायणोपनिषत्सु  प्रथमभागः
hiraNyashR^i~NgaM varuNam prapadye tiirthaM me dehi yaachitaH.
yanmayaa bhuktamasaadhuunaam paapebhyashcha pratigrahaH..55..
yanme manasaa vaachaa karmaNaa vaa duSkR^itam kR^itaM
tanna indro varuNo bR^ihaspatiH savitaa ch punantu punaH punaH..56..
namo.agnaye.apsumate nama indraaya namo varuNaaya namo vaaruNyai namo.adbhyaH..57..
yadapaaM kruuram yadamedhyaM yadashaantaM tadapagachchhataaM..58..
atyaashanaadatiipaanaat yachcha ugraat pratigrahaat.
tanme varuNo raajaa paaNinaa hyavamarshatu..59..
so.ahamapyapaapo virajo nirmukto muktakilbiSaH
naakasya pR^iSTamaaruhya gachched brahmasalokataaM..60..
yashchapsu varuNaH sa purtwghamarSanaH..61..
imam me ga~Nge yamune saraswatii shatudri stomag.N sachataa paruSNiyaa>
asikniyaa maruddR^idhe vitastayaarjiikiiye shR^iNuhyaa suSomayaa ..62..
taittariiyaaraNyake mahaanaaraayaNopaniSatsu  prathamabhaagaH

Our ancestors believed that the ultimate relief from sins can be delivered to us only by water.. They praised the various deities presiding over water and its sources and also the great rivers found in India at that time with a request the all their sins should be washed off, 
This is aghamarshana mantram.

"I take refuge in Varuna who is having the golden hue and who adorns a golden diadem.
 O Varuna, having been entreated by me please grant me the tiitham  (saving grace in the shape of holy waters)
 Let the waters purify me of the sin of enjoying the belongings of bad people and acceptance of gifts from sinners.
 May Indra, Varuna, Brihaspati and Savita completely destroy whatever sin my people or I have committed in thought word and action.
 My respectful salutation to the Badvaanala (The fire submerged in water), my salutations to Indra,  my salutations to Varuna, my salutations to Vaaruni, the consort of Varuna, and my salutations to all the deities of waters.
 May,  as a result of my this prayer and the power of this mantra, all that is injurious, impure and troublesome in water be destroyed.
  May the king Varuna efface by his benevolent and strong hand whatever sins I have incurred by unlawful and limitless eating, unlawful drinking and accepting gift from one who is not eligible to grant a gift, or which gift is given to me impelling me to perform an unlawful act.
 Thus being sinless,spotless,unbound from evil and bondage, may I become eligible to ascend the path of heaven and gain equal status with Brahman.
May Varuna the effacer of sins who dwells in all sources of water like ocean, rivers, tanks and wells  purify us.
O Ganga, O Yamuna, O Saraswati, O Sutudri, O Marudhwrudhaa, O Arjikiya, all of you mother rivers, come together to listen to this hymn of mine along with Parushni,  Asikni, Vitasta and Sushoma.."

--

Saturday, July 16, 2011

the secure raft is ever anchored in the ocean

योऽपां पुष्पं वेद पुष्पवान् प्रजावान् पशुमान् भवति।
चन्द्रमावा अपां  पुष्पं पुष्पवान् प्रजावान् पशुमान् भवति।
य एवं वेद योऽपामायतनं वेद आयतनवान् भवति॥
अग्निर्वा अपामायतनं आयतनवान् भवति।
यो  अग्नेरायतनं वेद आयतनवान् भवति।
आपोवाऽग्नेरायतनं आयतनवान् भवति।
य एवं वेद योऽपामायतनं वेद आयतनवान् भवति॥
वायुर्वा अपामायतनं आयतनवान् भवति।
योवायोरायतनं वेद आयतनवान् भवति।
आपोवै वायोरायतनं आयतनवान् भवति।
य एवं वेद योऽपामायतनं वेद आयतनवान् भवति॥
योऽमुष्य तपत आयतनं वेद आयतनवान् भवति।
आपोवा अमुष्यतपत आयतनं आयतनवान् भवति।
य एवं वेद योऽपामायतनं वेद आयतनवान् भवति॥
चन्द्रमा वा अपामायतनं आयतनवान् भवति।
यश्चन्द्रमस आयतनम् वेद आयतनवान् भवति।
आपोवै चन्द्रमस आयतनं आयतनवान् भवति।
य एवं वेद योऽपामायतनं वेद आयतनवान् भवति॥
नक्षत्राणि वा अपामायतनं आयतनवान् भवति।
यो नक्षत्राणामायतनं वेद आयतनवान् भवति।
आपो वै नक्षत्राणामायतनं आयतनवान् भवति।
य एवं वेद योऽपामायतनं वेद आयतनवान् भवति॥
पर्जन्यो वा अपामायतनं आयतनवान् भवति।
यः पर्जन्यस्यायतनं वेद आयतनवान् भवति।
आपो वै पर्जन्यस्यायतनं आयतनवान् भवति।
य एवं वेद योऽपामायतनं वेद आयतनवान् भवति॥
संवत्सरो वा अपामायतनं आयतनवान् भवति।
यस्संवत्सरस्यायतनं वेद आयतनवान् भवति।
आपो वै संवत्सरस्यायतनं आयतनवान् भवति।
य एवं वेद योऽप्सु नावं प्रतिष्टितां वेद प्रत्येव तिष्टति॥
ॐ राजाधि राजाय प्रसह्य साहिने
नमो वयं वैश्रवणाय  कुर्महे।
स मे कामान् काम कामाय मह्यं
कामेश्वरो वैश्रवणो दधातु॥
कुबेराय वैश्रवणाय महाराजाय नमः।
तैत्तरीय आरण्यके मन्त्रपुष्पमन्त्राणि
yo'pāṁ puṣpaṁ veda puṣpavān prajāvān paśumān bhavati|
candramāvā apāṁ  puṣpaṁ puṣpavān prajāvān paśumān bhavati|
ya evaṁ veda yo'pāmāyatanaṁ veda āyatanavān bhavati||
agnirvā apāmāyatanaṁ āyatanavān bhavati|
yo  agnerāyatanaṁ veda āyatanavān bhavati|
āpovā'gnerāyatanaṁ āyatanavān bhavati|
ya evaṁ veda yo'pāmāyatanaṁ veda āyatanavān bhavati||
vāyurvā apāmayatanaṁ āyatanavān bhavati|
yovāyorāyatanaṁ veda āyatanavān bhavati|
āpovai vāyorāyatanaṁ āyatanavān bhavati|
ya evaṁ veda yo'pāmāyatanaṁ veda āyatanavān bhavati||
yo'muṣya tapata āyatanaṁ veda āyatanavān bhavati|
āpovā amuṣyatapata āyatanaṁ āyatanavān bhavati|
ya evaṁ veda yo'pāmayatanaṁ veda āyatanavān bhavati||
candramā vā apāmāyatanaṁ āyatanavān bhavati|
yaścandramasa āyatanam veda āyatanavān bhavati|
āpovai candramasa āyatanaṁ āyatanavān bhavati|
ya evaṁ veda yo'pamāyatanaṁ veda āyatanavān bhavati||
nakṣatrāṇi vā apāmāyatanaṁ āyatanavān bhavati|
yo nakṣatrāṇāmāyatanaṁ veda āyatanavān bhavati|
āpo vai nakṣatrāṇāmāyatanaṁ āyatanavān bhavati|
ya evaṁ veda yo'pāmāyatanaṁ veda āyatanavān bhavati||
parjanyo vā apamāyatanaṁ āyatanavān bhavati|
yaḥ parjanyasyāyatanaṁ veda āyatanavān bhavati|
āpo vai parjanyasyāyatanaṁ āyatanavān bhavati|
ya evaṁ veda yo'pāmāyatanaṁ veda āyatanavān bhavati||
saṁvatsaro vā apāmāyatanaṁ āyatanavān bhavati|
yassaṁvatsarasyāyatanaṁ veda āyatanavān bhavati|
āpo vai saṁvatsarasyāyatanaṁ āyatanavān bhavati|
ya evaṁ veda yo'psu nāvaṁ pratiṣṭitāṁ veda pratyeva tiṣṭati||
om rājādhi rājāya prasahya sāhine
namo vayaṁ vaiśravaṇāya  kurmahe|
sa me kāmān kāma kāmāya mahyaṁ
kāmeśvaro vaiśravaṇo dadhātu||
kuberāya vaiśravaṇāya mahārājāya namaḥ|
taittarīya āraṇyake mantrapuṣpamantrāṇi
yo.apaaM puSpaM veda puSpavaan prajaavaan pashumaan bhavati.
chandramaavaa apaaM  puSpaM puSpavaan prajaavaan pashumaan bhavati.
ya evaM veda yo.apaamaayatanaM veda aayatanavaan bhavati..
agnirvaa apaamaayatanaM aayatanavaan bhavati.
yo  agneraayatanaM veda aayatanavaan bhavati.
aapovaa.agneraayatanaM aayatanavaan bhavati.
ya evaM veda yo.apaamaayatanaM veda aayatanavaan bhavati..
vaayurvaa apaamayatanaM aayatanavaan bhavati.
yovaayoraayatanaM veda aayatanavaan bhavati.
aapovai vaayoraayatanaM aayatanavaan bhavati.
ya evaM veda yo.apaamaayatanaM veda aayatanavaan bhavati..
yo.amuSya tapata aayatanaM veda aayatanavaan bhavati.
aapovaa amuSyatapata aayatanaM aayatanavaan bhavati.
ya evaM veda yo.apaamayatanaM veda aayatanavaan bhavati..
chandramaa vaa apaamaayatanaM aayatanavaan bhavati.
yashchandramasa aayatanam veda aayatanavaan bhavati.
aapovai chandramasa aayatanaM aayatanavaan bhavati.
ya evaM veda yo.apamaayatanaM veda aayatanavaan bhavati..
nakSatraaNi vaa apaamaayatanaM aayatanavaan bhavati.
yo nakSatraaNaamaayatanaM veda aayatanavaan bhavati.
aapo vai nakSatraaNaamaayatanaM aayatanavaan bhavati.
ya evaM veda yo.apaamaayatanaM veda aayatanavaan bhavati..
parjanyo vaa apamaayatanaM aayatanavaan bhavati.
yaH parjanyasyaayatanaM veda aayatanavaan bhavati.
aapo vai parjanyasyaayatanaM aayatanavaan bhavati.
ya evaM veda yo.apaamaayatanaM veda aayatanavaan bhavati..
saMvatsaro vaa apaamaayatanaM aayatanavaan bhavati.
yassaMvatsarasyaayatanaM veda aayatanavaan bhavati.
aapo vai saMvatsarasyaayatanaM aayatanavaan bhavati.
ya evaM veda, yo.apsu naavaM pratiSTitaaM veda pratyeva tiSTati..
OM raajaadhi raajaaya prasahya saahine
namo vayaM vaishravaNaaya  kurmahe.
sa me kaamaan kaama kaamaaya mahyaM
kaameshwaro vaishravaNo dadhaatu..
kuberaaya vaishravaNaaya mahaaraajaaya namaH.
taittariiya aaraNyake mantrapuSpamantraaNi


This is a sublime mantra in the Taittareeya Aaranyakam of Krishna Yajurveda Saakhaa. 
 The manthram is chanted in unison by all scholars who are present in a gathering for a sacred function as a concluding benediction. 
The combination of words and the scheme of chanting envisaged would give us all an ambience of complete   release from  worldly things and a feeling of absoulte union with the Supreme. 
 The full chant would take about four minutes. 
 Like the Sannyaasa Suuktham  ( न कर्मणा न प्रजया धनेन .. Na karmanaa na prajayaa dhanena) 
or 
the Naasadiiya suuktham (नासद् आसीन्नो सद् आसीत् तदानींनासीद् रजो नो व्योमो परो यत्। nasad aaseetnno sas aasiit tadaneem naasiid rajo no vyaomo paro yat etc...)of  Rk Vedam, 
 this mantra is also simply something out of the world. 
 The text or meaning can be given here and one can hear this chanted in tapes or other audio visual media,
 but  it would be a perfect experience to see and participate in a groups chant at the conclusion of the worship of God 
on a festive occasion
 or at the conculusion of a yajna...
The ecstacy is beyond words.

The contents are eulogy in praise of water.  
The whole life on earth is completely dependent on water..
and naturally we speculate that the basic source for all that we find in nature is water. 
A matter of fact theoretical physicist may disagree and  try to trace the relation between the objects and water but may not  agree that water is the mainstay for all other things . 
 However  the the imaginative Vedic singer has realized that without the presence of water all other objects are of no use for him 
since there can be no life without water.  
This fact has been proved by the theories of evolution of life in planets. 
 Oxygen as an inherent component of  many compounds is found in all parts of the universe. 
But  life germinates only when there is water.  
In fact nascent oxygen can destroy life completely .  
The Supreme Soul who is  our Creator placed the exact combination of gases and water vapour on the surface of this beautiful earth and life started germinating. 
On this point the seers singing vedas and the modern scientists are all in complete agreement ..
water is the platform from where alone organic life could be germinated and sustained.  
The theory of deluges and change of yugas (the Indian measure of span of a life cycle)  are all based on the variation of the proportion of water and other matter on this earth.

So they started to speculate. 
 "One who knows the flowers (representing the noble presence) of water, will have his life fruitful, full of progeny and cattle. 

The manthra is just expostulation of the glory of water.  

With repeated chants stressing the importance of water as the mainstay of all other matter, and by declaring that everything that is sublime is based on water, the Veda troes to underline the supreme importance of water.
 Is fire the source of water?
 Is the air source of water?
 Is the scorching  Sun the source of water? 
Is the moon? 
Are the stars? 
Are the clouds? 
Is the rainy season?   

Fire is the source of water, perhaps 
He who knows  this becomes  well established in himself
He who knows the source or basis of fire becomes well established in himself
Water is the source of Fire.
The knower becomes well established in himself 
He who knows thus, he who knows the source and basis of water becomes well established in himself.

Air  is the source of water, perhaps 
He who knows  this becomes  well established in himself
He who knows the source or basis of Air  becomes well established in himself
Water is the source of Air
The knower becomes well established in himself 

He who knows thus, he who knows the source and basis of water becomes well established in himself.

The one who is shining hot before us, the Sun,  is the source of water, perhaps 
He who knows  this becomes  well established in himself
He who knows the source or basis of  the Sun  becomes well established in himself
Water is the source of Sun
The knower becomes well established in himself 

He who knows thus, he who knows the source and basis of water becomes well established in himself.

Moon is the source of water, perhaps 
He who knows  this becomes  well established in himself
He who knows the source or basis of Moon  becomes well established in himself
Water is the source of Moon.
The knower becomes well established in himself 

He who knows thus, he who knows the source and basis of water becomes well established in himself.

The stars are  the source of water, perhaps 
He who knows  this becomes  well established in himself
He who knows the source or basis of the stars  becomes well established in himself
Water is the source of the stars
The knower becomes well established in himself 

He who knows thus, he who knows the source and basis of water becomes well established in himself.

The rain-clouds are  the source of water, perhaps 
He who knows  this becomes  well established in himself
He who knows the source or basis of  the rain-clouds becomes well established in himself
Water is the source of the rain-clouds 
The knower becomes well established in himself 

He who knows thus, he who knows the source and basis of water becomes well established in himself.

The rainy season is the source of water, perhaps 
He who knows  this becomes  well established in himself
He who knows the source or basis of the rainy season becomes well established in himself
Water is the source of  the rainy seaon 
The knower of this, the knower of the fact that there is a secure raft well anchored in the waters, remains well established, well entrenched and safe.



True. all these things have an effect in bringing water to us, 

Simultaneously all these things are perceived by us in the benevolent manner we see them only because of the balance of water content of the earth, 
The mantra simply says that one who is in full knowledge and in synchronisation with the nature and its contents alone can lead a full and contended life.
  In the stanza where the mantra says 
 "yo apsu naavam pratishtitam veda..." 
one should know that there is a lifeboat anchored in the middle of the water and he has always the final refuge and protection there.. is the declaration of our ultimate faith in the benevolence of natural forces.
The chant concludes with the praise for the Universal God, the king of kings,
King of kings, we praise thee,
You  make us victorious ever,
You fulfil all our desires,
May the king  bless me with wealth,
To fulfill all that I ever desired
Oh, Kubhera (the possessor and custodian of all worldly weatlth), we praiseThee,
Salutations to thee the supreme Lord, king of kings.


--

Saturday, June 11, 2011

intellect is Her bounty

मेधा म इन्द्रो ददातु मेधां देवी सरस्वतीः
मेधां मे अश्विनावुभावाधत्तां पुष्करस्रजौ॥१॥
अप्सरासु च या मेधा गन्धर्वेषु च यन्मनः
देवी मेधा सरस्वती स मां मेधा सुरभिर्जुषताग्ँ स्वाहा॥२॥
महानारयणोपनिषद्॥ ४२॥
आ मां मेधा सुरभिर्विश्वरूपा हिरण्यवर्णा जगती जगम्या।
ऊर्जस्वती पयसा पिन्वमाना स मां मेधा सुप्रतीका जुषताम्॥१॥
महानारयणोपनिषद्॥ ४३॥
medhā ma indro dadātu medhāṁ devī sarasvatīḥ
medhāṁ me aśvināvubhāvādhattāṁ puṣkarasrajau||1||
apsarāsu ca yā medhā gandharveṣu ca yanmanaḥ
devī medhā sarasvatī sa māṁ medhā surabhirjuṣatāg svāhā||2||
mahānārayaṇopaniṣad|| 42||
ā māṁ medhā surabhirviśvarūpā hiraṇyavarṇā jagatī jagamyā|
ūrjasvatī payasā pinvamānā sa māṁ medhā supratīkā juṣatām||1||
mahānārayaṇopaniṣad|| 43||

This is a prayer found in Mahanarayanopanisat, Taittariiyaaranyakam and partilally in a slightly modified form in Rgvedakhila.  This is also chanted as part of Medhaasooktham, prayer to the Universal Mother  for kindling our intellect.

"May the leader of Gods Indra bestow on me the greatest Intellect.  May the Goddess Saraswathi grant us intellect. May the divine twin master physicians Ashwins wearing beautiful garlands, enhance our intellect.
I hail the sacred divinities.May the intellect that is present in the dancers of heaven the Apsaraas,  visit me.  May the intellect that is present as discretion and stability of mind in the divine singers called  gandharvaas, visit me. May the Goddess Saraswathi  who is fragrant and pure, be with me in the form of the sacred scriptures,

May that goddess of muses Saraswathi come me with Her most pleasant demeanour and bless me with success,.  That Goddess of intelligence pervades the entire universe like fragrance. She is the one who is possessing the  letters(sripts) resplendent in golden colours, Her vision covers the entire realm of knowledge.,She is   the  dispenser of all that a man can desire...dharma, artha, kama and moksha and  she is waited upon always by the seekers. She is the origin of all positive energy.  She nourishes me with all elixirs like milk. and makes my life eminently pleasant  for me with  wealth and prosperity. "

All that is great in our lives  ultimately comes to us through  Divine favour alone . The greatest faculty that contributes to our  wholesome existence is  our intellect which is kindled in us by the mother of Muses  Devi Saraswathi, who is also addressed as Devi Medhaa or intellect personified. The faculty of fine arts are manifested in the Apsaras and gandharvas and in the divine manifestation of intelligence in  golden scripts (through which we communicate).  That beloved mother's blessings are sought throught these vedic mantras
We are praising the mother only with the faculty of intellect that is bestowed upon us  by Her through her most benign will.  Without her motherly nourishment neither our individual intellect or the collective intellect of the universe can function. 
Let us pray  the most benign mother to  be with all of us for ever.

--
।श्रीकृष्णो रक्षतु।
|śrīkṛṣṇo rakṣatu|
Have a nice and happy day
with profound respect and warm regards
K V Ananthanarayanan
(kanfusion)
blog   http://kanfusion.blogspot.com/
त्यजन्तु बान्धवाः सर्वे निन्दन्तु गुरवो जनाःI
तदापि परमानन्दो गोविन्दो मम जीवनंII
let all my relatives abandon me, let the great people insult me, still I am in supreme bliss since my life  is GOVINDA alone.
Iकृष्णात् परं किमपि तत्वं अहं न जाने"I
लोकाः समस्ताः सुखिनो भवन्तु।
lokāḥ samastāḥ sukhino bhavantu|

Thursday, June 09, 2011

prayer for knowledge

prayer for knowledge

ॐ यश्च्छन्दसामृषभो विश्वरूपाः।
छन्दोभ्योऽद्यमृतात् संबभूव।
समेन्द्रो मेधया स्पृणोतु।
अमृतस्य देवधारणो भूयासं।
शरीरं मे विचर्षणं।
जिह्वा मे मधुमत्तमा।
कर्णाभ्यां भूरिविश्रुवं।
ब्रह्मणः कोशोऽसि मेधया पिहितः।
श्रुतं मे गोपाय।
ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः।
तैत्तरीय आरण्यकं  ७-४
om yaścchandasāmṛṣabho viśvarūpāḥ|
chandobhyo'dyamṛtāt saṁbabhūva|
samendro medayā spṛṇotu|
amṛtasya devadhāraṇo bhūyāsaṁ|
śarīraṁ me vicarṣaṇaṁ|
jihvā me madhumattamā|
karṇābhyāṁ bhūriviśruvaṁ|
brahmaṇaḥ kośo'si medhayā pihitaḥ|
śrutaṁ me gopāya|
om śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ|
taittarīya āraṇyakaṁ  7-4

"That Pranava ( Omkara) (1) which  is verily called as Indra,(2) which is the most revered among metres (chandas), (3)  which spreads the entire universe in the form of sound (Naada brahman), (4) which is foremost in importance above all  other vedic metres,  may enlighten me with the power of  intellect to fully understand all the vedas and related scriptures. Oh Divinity in the form of pranava, please kindle my faculties for  grasping the vedas which are immortal. Render my body capable of acquiring such splendid knowledge. May my tongue be the source of the sweetest of the sweet words from  the scriptures . May my two ears be blessed with the opportunity  and capability of hearing and understanding the sublime meaning of various scriptures. You are the source of the eternal Brahman. You have spread yourself all over the universe through the supreme intellect. Oh pranava, who is Brahman itself, may you protect me who has learned the scriptures from the mouth of my guru( preceptor) through my ears blessed by you.  Om Peace, peace, peace

This is a prayer to the Pranava, the source of supreme intellect (though addressed  in this mantra as Indra also, we have to consider this prayer as addressed only to the supreme brahman.   There are various metres used  in rendering vedas  but the pranavam is in the metre Gayatri and it is supreme.  It is the supreme sound which  became the cause for everything in the universe. 
The mantra is a prayer by the student that he may be blessed with the physical and intellectual faculties to enable him to learn and understand the sublime vedas  and  in general all great knowledge.  For a student, healthy body, sweetness in words and speech, and  unimpaired capacity to hear and grasp the meaning of what he hears are essential. 
The holy word is here described as the treasure-house  from which the entire universe and its knowledge sprang up.
The tradition that the knowledge should spring from the mouth of the Guru and should be grasped through the attentive  hearing of the disciple is highlighted in this prayer.

This mantra is chanted as the first part of Medhaa Sooktham by the initiates,   and it is considered to be a potent  vedic  prayer which should be chanted by all seekers and also by students who are in pursuit of any knowledge.
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Tuesday, August 24, 2010

kaamokaarshiid manyurakaarshiid namo namah

कामोऽकार्षीन्नमो नमः।  कामोऽकार्षीत्काम करोति नाहं करोमि कामः कर्ता नाहं कर्ता कामः कारयिता नाहं कारयिता एष ते काम कामाय स्वाहाः।
मन्युरकार्षीन्नमो नमः। मन्युरकार्षीन्मन्युः करोति नाहम् करोमि मन्युः कर्तानाहं कर्ता मन्युः कारयिता नाहं कारयिता एष ते मन्यो मन्यवे स्वाहाः।
महानरायणोपनिषत्         ६१         ६२
kāmo'kārṣīnnamo namaḥ|  kāmo'kārṣītkāma karoti nāhaṁ karomi kāmaḥ kartā nāhaṁ kartā kāmaḥ kārayitā nāhaṁ kārayitā eṣa te kāma kāmāya svāhāḥ|
manyurakārṣīnnamo namaḥ | manyurakārṣīnmanyuḥ karoti nāham karomi manyuḥ kartā
nāhaṁ kartā manyuḥ kārayitā nāhaṁ kārayitā eṣa te manyo manyave svāhāḥ|
mahānarāyaṇopaniṣat         61         62
  Salutations to the gods. Desire performed the act. Desire did the act. Desire is doing the act, not I. O Desire, fascinating in form, let this oblations be offered to thee, Hail
  Salutations to the gods. Anger performed the act. Desire did the act. Anger is doing the act, not I. O anger, let this oblation be offered to thee.
These mantras as from Taittariya Aranyaka of Krishna Yajurveda.  The latter is found in rgveda also.  Brahmins belonging to the Krishna yajurveda school, chant a shortened form of this manthra every day once during  the oblations to  Sandhya three times a day.  On the upakarma day, this year it falls on today, this manthra  in shortened form is repeated 1008 times as expiation by way of confession that many of our acts are instigated by desire and anger over which we have little control most of the time, and, therefore we are trying to propitiate them so that they will get out of our way.


Sunday, August 15, 2010

worst sins

worst sins
अकार्यकार्यवकीर्णो स्तेनो भ्रूणहा गुरुतल्पगः।
वरुणोऽपामघमर्षणस्तस्मात् पापात् प्रमुच्यते॥
akāryakāryavakīrṇo steno bhrūṇaha gurutalpagaḥ|
varuṇo'pāmaghamraṣaṇastasmāt pāpāt prmucyate||

महानारायणोपनिषत्  १-----६८
mahānārāyaṇopaniṣat  1-----68

 
the Lord of Waters and the destroyer of Sins Varuna, will expiate one who worships the gods of water, of even the five mahaapatakas or most heinous sins , 
(1) working contrary to the dictates of the scriptures, 
(2)  being disloyal to one's own promises out of cowardice 
(3) causing destruction to the human foetus in the womb 
(4) indulging in robbery or coveting the wealth of others and 
(5) causing disrespect to the preceptor by entering his bed .

This mantra has twin  purpose. First, to extol the greatness of  water... it is said to  release one from the panchamahapaatakas themeselves.  

However,  it should not be taken as  a licence  to commit sins.  One should not think that he can gleefully commit all the sins and wash off his hands. 

 Secondly the moral standards of our ancestors were of the highest order. 
One can feel here
 the absolute faithfulness to the Vedas. 

 Our ancestors strongly believed that if solemn promises made by the constituents of the society are not kept it would lead to imbalance even in the working of natural forces.  
When Yudistira lied even once partially, it is said that his chariot which always moved floating about one foot above the ground suddenly dropped down to the earth with a thud.  

At present  our society is very permissive about termination of pregnancies but our ancestors could not condone it. 
They believed more in continence. 
In fact sexual copulation was ordained to be limited only for the furtherance of the race. 
The fate of Aswathaama who  directed the Brahmasiraastram and Apandavaastram  on the womb of Uttara to annihilate the foetus of Abhimanyu's son growing there is well known.   The foetus was protected by the Lord and Ashwathama was cursed suffer eternal pain,
And unfaithfulness to Guru.. is never to be tolerated..
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Sunday, August 08, 2010

tribute to mother of muses 2

त्वया जुष्ट ऋषिर्भवति देवि त्वया ब्रह्मागतश्रीरुत त्वया।
त्वया जुष्टश्चित्रं विन्दते वसु सा नो जुषस्व द्रविणेन मेधे॥
tvayā juṣṭa ṛṣirbhavati devi tvayā brahmāgataśrīruta tvayā|
tvayā juṣṭaścitraṁ vindate vasu sā no juṣasva draviṇena medhe||

महानारायणोपनिषत् ४१------------२
mahānārāyaṇopaniṣat 41------------2



this is the second manthra praising the mother of muses. 
Oh Mother, one who has the fortune of having a glimpse by your sacred eyes becomes a seer, he becomes the knower of Brahma, blessed by you he  comes into possession  of bounteous riches,,, Therefore, Mother Intellect, please be kind on us.

This manthra again is a reinforcement of the staunch belief of the vedic man that knowledge flows from the godhead and wealth and fame flows from such knowledge.  The loftiest intellectual of the period must have discovered such manthras but he is humble enough and bereft of any arrogance... he acknowledges the source of what he has very sincerely.. a full and true disclosure.


Saturday, August 07, 2010

tribute to the mother of muses

मेधा देवी जुषमाणा न आगाद्विश्वाची भद्रा सुमनस्यमाना I
त्वया जुष्टा जुषमाणा दुरुक्तान्बृहद्वदेम विदथे सुवीराः II
महानारयणोपनिषत्  ४१    
medhā devī juṣamāṇā na āgādviśvācī bhadrā sumanasyamānā
tvayā juṣṭā juṣamāṇā duruktānbṛhadvadema vidathe suvīrāḥ
mahānārayaṇopaniṣat  41     1

മേധാ ദേവി ജുഷമാണാ ന ആഗാദ്‌ വിശ്വാചി ഭദ്രാ സുമനസ്യമാനാ
ത്വയാ ജുഷ്ടാ ജുഷ്ടമാണാ ദുരുക്താന്ബ്രുഹദ്വദേമ വിദധെ സുവീരാ:
മഹാനാരായനോപനിഷത്

May the all embracing goddess of intellect who is always showering benefits on us, who is always pleased with us and who is delighted by us her children,  be with us.  Oh Goddess of muse and supreme intellect, may we the silly humans who spend our days recklessly in worthless talk till you visit us and kindle our intellect, as a result of your affection and compassion to us which is manifested by your visit to our mind, become enlightened and also capable of expressing and sharing the Supreme Truth along with our heroic sons and disciples.

This is a prayer every guru makes to the goddess of intellect to kindle his intellect so that he is weaned away from meaningless harangue and is visited with Supreme Wisdom... He wants to share the wisdom with his disciples and sons. 
The most important aspect we have to notice is that the learned guru is well aware that his wisdom is flowing from the sweet grace of the Goddess of Knowledge and that he will be worthy of only empty speech if the Goddess is not in his company.
The vedas (this mantra will be found in rgveda and atharvaveda also)  have recognized the goddess, a woman, as the embodiment of all knowledge, even though we worship Krishna , Dakshinaamoorthi and Sankara as the preceptors of the world.  The personification of Mother Gayatri as a woman is another tribute to their lofty thoughts. The woman embodies the knowledge and the man disseminates the knowledge through the blessing of that great mother. The idea that prakruti the woman and purusha (male) the doer compliment each other to turn the wheel of universe is delightfully acknowledged by our ancestors.  No male chauvinism.
For the preceptor his own son and his disciple are on equal footing.  He prays for the acquisition of knowledge so that he can impart the same to his own sons and his disciples. The gurus eagerness  to attain brilliant disciples is also a glorious feature of our ancient traditions. Vide taittareeyopanishad...आमायन्तु ब्रह्मचारिणः स्वाहाः...
āmāyantu brahmacāriṇaḥ svāhāḥ .... etc.,
Finally one can notice with awe the complete lack of arrogance on the part of  the Guru... he simply attributes all that is great to the bounty of the Goddess of Muse.
This manthra along with one more mantra following it is worshipfully chanted like the Holy Gayatri by the devotees of Knowledge
[my learned friends must forgive me if I have skirted  the terse interpretation of the greats like Sayana because a manthra from vedas (the Mahanarayanopanishad is for all practical purposes a part of Yajurveda..) if translated verbatim may carry little meaning to the  non-pedantic readers of our generation.. but the essence is not lost, I hope]



Sunday, June 13, 2010

madhu vaata rtayate

मधु वाता ऋतायते मधुक्षरन्ति सिन्धवः। 
माध्वीर्नः सन्त्वौषधीः॥
मधु नक्तमुतोषसि मधुमत्पार्थिवँ रजः। 
मधुद्यौरस्तु न पिता॥
मधुमान्नो वनस्पतिर्मधुमाँ अस्तु सूर्यः। 
माध्वीर्गावो भवन्तु नः॥
महानारायणोपनिषत्  ३९  ४ ५ ६
madhu vātā ṛtāyate madhukṣaranti sindhavaḥ|
 mādhvīrnaḥ santvauṣadhīḥ||
madhu naktamutoṣasi madhumatpārthivamrajaḥ|

 madhudyaurastu na pitā||
madhumānno vanaspatirmadhumān astu sūryaḥ| 

mādhvīrgāvo bhavantu naḥ||
mahānārāyaṇopaniṣat  39  4 5 6
For us, who are the devotees of the Supreme Truth
 May the winds blow sweetly.
May the rivers flow sweetly.
May the herbs be to us sweet and beneficial.
May there be sweetness during the  day and during the night.
May the particles of the earth be carrying  sweetness for ever.
May the heaven, our father, be sweet to us(be benevolent to us) .
May the fruit-bearing trees be sweet to us

May the sun be sweet and benevolent  to us.

 May the cows give us the sweetest milk
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