Sunday, January 17, 2010

agni ki sammeṭa pōṭu

anaghunikaina jēkuru nanarhuni gūḍi cariṁcunaṁtalō
mana meriyaṁga nappuḍavamānamu kīḍu dharitriyaṁdu nē
yanuvunanaina dappavu yathārdhamu; tānadi eṭṭulannacō
yinumunu gūrci yagni nalayiṁpadē sammeṭa peṭṭu bhāskarā!

-- bhāskara śatakaṁ nuṁci

ceḍḍa vāri tō kalisi tirigitē maṁci vāriki kūḍā kasṭālu vastāyani inumu tō pāṭu agni ki kūḍā sammeṭa pōṭu sāmyaṁ ceputōṁdi ī padyaṁ dr̥ṣṭāṁtālaṁkāramulu bāgā vāḍina śatakaṁ bhāskara śatakaṁ lōnidi. māravi veṁkayya kavi ī śataka racayita.

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

saṁkrāṁti puruṣa lakṣaṇaṁ

triśiraṁ dvimukhaṁ caiva caturvaktra trinētrakaṁ
laṁbakarṇaṁ raktadaṁtaṁ lambabhrū dīrghanāśikam
aṣṭa bāhu dvipādaṁ ca vikr̥taṁ kr̥ṣṇa varṇakaṁ
śatayōjanaṁ maunnatyaṁ vistīrṇam dvādaśaṁ smr̥taṁ
ēvaṁ rūpaṁ savijñēyaṁ saṁkrāṁtēḥ puruṣasyatu

--makara saṁkrāṁti saṁdarbhaṁgā

Monday, December 28, 2009

cāṇakya nīti sūtrālu

airaṇḍamavalambya kunñaram na kōpayēt
āmudaṁ ceṭṭu āsarā cūsukuni ēnugaku kōpaṁ kaligiṁca kūḍadu

atipravr̥ddhāpi śalmalī vāraṇasthambhō na bhavati
eṁta lāvugā periginā burugaceṭṭu ēnugunu kaṭṭaḍāniki upayōgiṁcadu

atidīrghō'pi karṇikārō na musalī bhavati
karnikāraṁ (koṁḍagōḍu) karra eṁta poḍavu gā unnā rōkali gā upayōgiṁcadu

atidīptō'pi khadyōtō na pāvakaḥ
eṁta prakāśistunnā meruguḍupurugu nippu kādu

na pravr̥ddhatvam guṇahētuḥ
(dhanādula cēta) bāgā ediginaṁta mātrāna sadguṇālu rāvu

sujīrṇō'pi pichumandō na śuñkalāyatē
eṁta mudirinā vēpakarra aḍakatteraku (sarōtā) upayōgapaḍadu

yathā bījam tathā niṣpattiḥ
vittanānni baṭṭi digubaḍi uṁṭuṁdi

yathā śrutaṁ tathā buddhiḥ
caduvunu paṭṭi buddhi

yathā kulaṁ tathācāraḥ
kulānni paṭṭi ācāraṁ (naḍavaḍika)

saṁskr̥taḥ picumandō na sahakārō bhabati
eṁta dōhadaṁ cēsinā vēpa tiyyamāmiḍi kādu

-cāṇakya nīti sūtrālu (ācārya pullela śrī rāmacaṁdruḍu gāri āṁdhra tātparyaṁ)
iṭuvaṁṭi 562 sūtrālu 8 adhyāyāllō "rājanīti sūtrāṇi" pēruto raciṁca baḍḍāyi. ivi aṁdarikī upakaristāyi.

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

gītā sāraṁ - The essence of Gita

By the grace of god, I was at the lotus feet of my Guru on this Gita Jayanti Day. A message from my Guru regarding Gita.

ESSENCE OF BHAGAVAD GITA

Srimad bhagavadgita occupies prominent place in the spiritual and religious literature of India, next only to Upanishads and is rapidly gaining worldwide popularity for several reasons. First, its language is simple easy enough to understand Second, it serves as a practical guide for religion and philosophy even to common man. Third, it contains essence of all religions and guides men in all walks of life - saints and sinner alike to the highest knowledge of Self. It is the store house of Knowledge Wisdom and Truth. It is in effect the essence of upanishads.

It is not enough just to recite and listen Gita. But its values have to be incorporated in our daily life. Then only the grace of God is fully bestowed.

Gita jayanti
28 – November – 2009

Swami Virajeshwara
“Hamsa”

trividhaṁ narakasyēdaṁ dvāraṁ nāśanamātmanaḥ.
kāmaḥ krōdhastathā lōbhastasmādētattrayaṁ tyajēt..16.21..
Lust, anger and greed the three main gates of hell in which the condemned soul enters. They are the worst enemies of man that leads him to sin and thereby he enters the hell upon death. Therefore these should be abandoned purposefully.

vāsāṁsi jīrṇāni yathā vihāya
navāni gr̥haṇāti narō'parāṇi.
tathā śarīrāṇi vihāya jīrṇā-
nyanyāni saṁyāti navāni dēhī..2.22..
A man discards his worn out cloths and wears new ones, analogously atman changes worn out bodies with new one's. Change is the law of nature. Spring marks the birth of new life, in summer reaches full maturity, the autumn brings old age and the winter sees the death. Again new birth is seen in spring. This cycle of birth and death is incessant and man's life too follows the same pattern. There is no escape.

caturvidhā bhajantē māṁ janāḥ sukr̥tinō'rjuna.
ārtō jijñāsurarthārthī jñānī ca bharatarṣabha..7.16..
Arjuna, four kinds of men worship me; the seeker of worldly objects - wealth, fame, position; the sufferer and worried; seeker of real knowledge (jnana) and the man of wisdom.

patraṁ puṣpaṁ phalaṁ tōyaṁ yō mē bhaktyā prayacchati.
tadahaṁ bhaktyupahr̥tamaśnāmi prayatātmanaḥ..9.26..
Any devotee when offers a fruit, a flower or even water with full faith and devotion, I delightfully accept such offerings. (What is offered to God is not important, but the pure conviction, faith and devotion to Him is important)

mayyēva mana ādhatsva mayi buddhiṁ nivēśaya.
nivasiṣyasi mayyēva ata ūrdhvaṁ na saṁśayaḥ..12.8..
Fix your mind in Me and employ your buddhi(intellect) in Me alone. Then there is no doubt thay you will dwell in Me. When the mind and the buddhi become one in seeing Me, the ego which impresses the feeling of I and mine perishes.

manmanā bhava madbhaktō madyājī māṁ namaskuru.
māmēvaiṣyasi satyaṁ tē pratijānē priyō'si mē..18.65..
Fix your mind on Me, be my devotee, worship Me with pure bhakti and enter into My Being. Because you are dear to Me, I promise that you shall attain Me alone.

sarvadharmānparityajya māmēkaṁ śaraṇaṁ vraja.
ahaṁ tvā sarvapāpēbhyō mōkṣayiṣyāmi mā śucaḥ..18.66..
Without bothering too much about wrong & righteous deeds and their rewards, surrender all you activities to Me and without fear and worry take refuge in Me alone. I shall free you from all sins. Fear Not.

ananyāścintayantō māṁ yē janāḥ paryupāsatē .
tēṣāṁ nityābhiyuktānāṁ yōgakṣēmaṁ vahāmyaham ..9.22..
I look after the needs and protection of those who constantly think of Me and remain absorbed in My thought with pure devotion and contentment.

īśvaraḥ sarvabhūtānāṁ hr̥ddēśē'rjuna tiṣṭhati.
bhrāmayansarvabhūtāni yantrārūḍhāni māyayā..18.61..
The LORD is seated in the hearts of all beings who are like toys mounted on the giant wheel and He is causing them to move around in circles through his deluding potency (maya).

(God is everywhere, omnipresent and omniscient. Since the hearts of ignorant are covered by filth of desire and passion, they do not transmit the image of Lord. The heart of noble souls have been cleaned and purified, the veil of ignorance has been lifted and Lord reflects clearly as the Sun in the clean mirror)

-- svāmi virājēśvara, gītā jayaṁti saṁdarbhaṁgā.
The above message is for daily reading and individual practice. The nine gems from the storehouse of wisdom - Srimad Bhagavad Gita.

Sunday, November 15, 2009

śiva pūja, hari kīrtana

cētulāraṁga śivunĭ būjiṁpaḍē̆ni
nōru novvaṁga hari kīrti nuḍuvăḍēni
dayayu satyaṁbu lōnugā̆ dalăpăḍēni
galuganēṭikĭ dallula kaḍupucēṭu

-- śrī madāṁdra bhāgavataṁ nuṁci śrī virōdhi nāma saṁvatsara kārtika māsa śivarātri saṁdarbhaṁ gā

Saturday, November 14, 2009

śaiśavagīti

pāpaṁ, puṇyaṁ, prapaṁcamārgaṁ-
kaṣṭaṁ, saukhyaṁ, ślēṣārthālū
ēmī erugani pūvullārā,
ayidārēḍula pāpallārā!

merupu meristē,
vāna kuristē,
ākasamuna harivillu viristē
avi mīkē ani ānaṁdiṁcē
kūnallārā!

accaṭikiccaṭi kanukōkuṁḍā
eccaṭecaṭikō egurutupōyē
īlalu vēstū egurutupōyē
piṭṭallārā!
pillallārā!

garikipacca maidānāllōnū,
tāmarapūvula kōnērulalō
paṁṭacēlalō, bommariḷlalō,
taṁḍri saṁdiṭā, talli kaugiṭā,
dēhadhūḷitō, kacabhāraṁtō,
nōḷula vrēḷulu, pālabuggalū,
ekkaḍa cūstē akkaḍa mīrai
viśvarūpamuna viharistuṁḍē
paramātmalu

ō cirutallārā!
mīdē, mīdē samastaviśvaṁ!
mīrē lōkapu bhāgyavidhātalu!
mī hāsaṁlō merugulu tīrunu
vaccēnāḷla vibhāprabhātamulu!

r̥tuvula rāṇi vasaṁtakālaṁ
maṁtrakavāṭaṁ teracukunī,
kaṁcu vr̥ṣabhamula agniśvāsaṁ
krakkē grīṣmaṁ kadalāḍī,
ēḷlu, bayaḷlū, vūḷlū, bīḷlū
ēkaṁcēsē varṣākālaṁ,
svaccha kaumudula śaranniśīthinulu,
himānī nibiḍa hēmaṁtamulu,
calivaḍakiṁcē śaiśirakālaṁ
vastū pōtū dāguḍumūtala
krīḍalāḍutavi mī nimattamē!

ivāḷalāgē eppuḍu kūḍā
inabiṁbaṁ payaniṁcu niṁgipai!
eppuḍu kūḍā ivāḷalāgē
gālulu vīcunu, pūvulu pūcunu!
nāku kanaṁbaḍu nānātāraka,
lanēka varṇā, lanaṁta rōculu
dikku dikkulā divyagītamulu
mīrū vāṭiki vārasulē! ivi
mīlō kūḍā milamilalāḍunu!

nā gata śaiśava rāgamālikala
pratidhvanulakai,
pōyina bālyapu cerigina padamula
cihnāla kōsaṁ,
oṁṭarigā kūrciṁḍi vūruvulu
kadilē gāliki kabaḷamunistū,
pramāda vīṇalu kamāci pāḍaga
selayēḷlanu, lēḷlanu lālistū,
pātāḷāniki palṭīkoṭṭī
vaitaraṇīnadi lōtulu cūstū,
śāṁtamulē, kēkāṁtamugā, di
gbhrāṁtilō munigi guṭakalu vēstū
meṭika virustū iṭa kūrciṁḍina
nanu cūstuṁṭē navvostōṁdā?
uḍutallārā!
buḍatallārā!

idi nā gītaṁ, viṁṭārā?

-- śaiśavagīti, śrī śrī. bālala dinōtsavaṁ saṁdarbhaṁgā

Thursday, October 22, 2009

purāṇa sāraṁ

aṣṭhādaśapurāṇēṣu vyāsasya vacanadvayam
parōpakāraḥ puṇyāya pāpāya parapīḍanam

--purāṇa sāraṁ reṁḍu māṭallō ceppālaṁṭē idē (ī ślōkānni rāsina kavi evarō teliyadu)