Monday, August 30, 2010

kr̥ṣṇa śatakamu

kaṁ. aparādha sahasraṁbulu
naparimitamulaina yaghamu laniśamu nēnun
gapaṭātmuḍanai cēsiti
japaluni nanu gāvu śēṣa śāyivi kr̥ṣṇā!! 48

kaṁ. nara paśuḍa mūḍha cittuḍa
duritāraṁbhuḍanu migula dōṣaguḍanu nī
guṟuteṟuga neṁta vāḍanu
hari nīvē prāpu dāpu vauduvu kr̥ṣṇā!! 49

kaṁ. paṁcēṁdriya mārgaṁbula
goṁcepu buddhini jariṁci konni dinaṁbul
iṁcuka sajjana saṁgati
niṁcuka mimmerigināḍa nippuḍe kr̥ṣṇā!! 50

kaṁ. duṣṭuṁḍa durācāruḍa
duṣṭa caritruṁḍanu jāla durbuddhini nē
niṣṭa ninu golva nēranu
gaṣṭuḍa nanu gāvu karuṇanu kr̥ṣṇā!! 51

racayita- nr̥siṁhakavi.

Saturday, August 21, 2010

bhayaṁ - abhayaṁ

bhōgē rōgabhayaṁ kulē cyutibhayaṁ vittē nr̥pālādbhayaṁ
mānē dhainyabhayaṁ balē ripubhayaṁ rūpē jarāyā bhayam‌ .
śāstrē vādibhayaṁ guṇē khalabhayaṁ kāyē kr̥tāṁtādbhayaṁ
sarvaṁ vastu bhayānvitaṁ bhuvi nr̥ṇāṁ vairāgya mē vābhayam‌ .

- Bhartrihari Vairagya Satakam - 31

bhoge roga bhayam = in the enjoyments there is a fear of falling ill
kule chyuti bhayam = In the high order of society there is a fear of falling off
vitte nrupaalaat bhayam = in wealth there is a fear of government (tax man)
maane dainya bhayam = in honor there is a fear of humiliation
bale ripu bhayam = in power there is a fear of enemy
ruupe jarayaa bhayam = in beauty there is fear of old age
sastre vaadi bhayam = in the sastras there is a fear of opponents
gune khala bhayam = in virtue there is a fear of vicious ones
kaaye krutaantaat bhayam = in the body there is a fear of death (lord yama)
sarvam vastuh bhayaanivtam bhuvihi - all vastus (things) are always come along with some sort of fear in this world
nrunaam vairagyam eva abhayam - for the people "dispassion" - vairagya alone is fearlessness!

om tat sat

Friday, August 20, 2010

mahā māya - mahā lakṣmi

namastēstu mahāmāyē - śrī pīṭhē surapūjitē |
śaṁkhacakragadāhastē - mahālakṣmī rnamōstutē ||

namah te astu mahamaaye sripithe sura pujite
sankha-chakra-gadaa-haste mahalakshmi namah astu te

I bow down to you O "mahamaaya" on sripitha worshiped by the gods!
I bow down to you O "mahalakshmi" holding sankha, chakra and gadaa in your hands!

-- On the occasion of varalakshmi vratam.

Notes:
1. The first bow down to the Divine mother's swarupa devoid of all actions and attributes.

2. The second bow down to the Divine mother's swabhava that controls all the action with three gunas (sankha represents rajo guna of creation; chakra represents satva guna of control; and the gadaa represents tamo guna of transformation. The forth hand holds a "varada mudra" that indicates the surrender!)

om tat sat

Saturday, July 17, 2010

snānaṁ

mala nirmōcanaṁ puṁsāṁ jalasnānaṁ dinē dinē |
sakr̥dgītāṁbhasi snānaṁ saṁsāra mala nāśanam ||

-- gītā mahātmyaṁ

mala nirmochanam pumsaam jala snanam dine dine
sakrut gita-ambhasi snanam samsaara mala naasanam

-- From Gita Mahatyam.

As a bath with water daily cleanses the impurities of the body,
in the same way a bath in the waters of srimad bhagavad gita cleanses the impurity called "samsaara" completely!

om tat sat

(Today is karkataka sankramanam and the start of dakshinaayanam)

Saturday, June 26, 2010

sītā yajñaṁ


maṁtra yajñaparā viprā sīyajñāśca karṣakāḥ
giri yajñasthathā gōpāḥ ijyōsmābhirgirirvanē||

ēruvāka paurṇami saṁdarbhaṁgā

Monday, June 7, 2010

pekkucaduvulēla?

pekkucaduvulēla? cikkuvādamulēla?
okka manasutōḍa nūrakunna
sarvasiddhuḍaunu, sarvaṁbu tānaunu
viśvadābhirāma! vinura vēma!

-- yōgi vēmana

Loose English Notes:
pekku chaduvulela? = why to learn different branches of studies?
chikku vaadamulela? = why to engage in complected arguments?
okka manasu toda urakunna = by keeping ONE mind stable without thoughts
sarva siddhudaunu = one will become an achiever (siddha)
sarvambu taanaunu = he will verily become ALL (the soul of everything)
visvadaabhi raama, vinura vema! = listen to this word of "Vemana" O visvadaabhiraama!

In simple words, Yogi Vemana explains the method of attaining highest state of "sthita prajna".

Sunday, June 6, 2010

nirguṇa brahma

ēkamai paramai viśōkamai satyamalōkamai vyāpakālōkamagucu
jñānamai jagadadhiṣṭānamai mukti nidānamai māyāvihīnamagucu
naṁdamai kēvalānaṁdamai saṁtatāspaṁdamai śr̥ti padma kaṁda magucu
sāramai cidacidākāramai yati nirvikāramai vigata saṁsāra magucu

jilugu mēlasula kalakalu galugu konucu
melagu prakr̥tini dagulaka migili velugu
velugu velugaṁga jēyu galaya velugu
parama paripūrṇa nirguṇa brahma managha

-- śrī sītārāmāṁjanēya saṁvādamu; śrī paraśurāma liṁgamūrti

Loose English notes:

ekamai = one in three distinctions of time
paramai = transcendent all times
vishokamai = beyond misery at all times
satyamalokamai = the loka of TRUTH at all times
vyapaka alokamu aguchu = enclosing everything that is visible
jnanamai = knowledge at all times
jagad adhistanamai = support of the jagat (that what moves) the unmoving hold of ever moving jagat
mukti nidaanamai = the source of liberation all times
maaya vihiinamaguchu = removing the maaya
nandamai = bliss always
kevala nandamai = bliss without an object always (vs. samsparsaja bhoga; enjoyment produced by the contact of a sense object)
santataaspandamai = the vital vibration always
shruti padma kanda maguchu = being the support for lotus of vedas
saaramai = essense always
chida chidaakaramai = conscious personified always
yati nirvikaaramai = unchanging, immutable always
vigata samsaara maguchu = being detached to the samsaara

prakrutini which is julugu melasula kalakalu galugu konuchu
dagulaka = not attached to
migili velugu = ever effulgent
velugu veluganga jeyu galaya velugu = the light which makes all other lights light
That parama paripoorna (which is filled inside and out) is the Nirguna Brahma!