Wednesday, July 10, 2013

ॐ नमः शम्भवाय च

" ॐ  नमः  शम्भवाय  च  मयोभवाय च
 नमः  शंकराया च मयास्कराया च
नमः शिवाय च शिवतराय च "

It means ----
O God!
" I bow to the form of God manifested as Well Being
and to the form of God manifested as the forms of Delight
I bow to God as Creator of well being
and as Creator of the forms of Delight  and,
I bow to the Peaceful & Unmanifested form of God
and to the form of God further beyond to the form as Shiva".

Here , God has been described in 6 forms i. e.
1:- SHAMBHAV (well being),2:-MAYOBHAV(manifested as the forms of delight)
3:- SHANKER ( creator of well being),4:- MAYASKER (creator of delight)
5:-SHIV (peaceful & unmanifested form of God) 6:- SHIVTARA ( the form further beyond the Shiva form ).

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

A well known shloka from Brihadaranyaka Upanishad is:

ॐ असतो मा सद्गमय । तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय ।।
मृत्योर्मामृतं गमय । ॐ शान्ति शान्ति शान्ति ।।

– बृहदारण्यक उपनिषद् 1.3.28.

om asato mā sadgamaya | tamaso mā jyotirgamaya ||
mṛtyor mā amṛtaṁ gamaya | om śānti śānti śānti ||

 
– bṛhadāraṇyaka upaniṣada 1.3.28

Translation:

Lead Us From the Unreal To the Real |
Lead Us From Darkness To Light ||
Lead Us From Death To Immortality |
OM Let There Be Peace Peace Peace.||

– Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 1.3.28.

Sunday, July 1, 2012

Bhagwan Shri Vishnu Prayer

I was watching Devon Ke Dev Mahadev and heard this bhajan and found it to be very meaningful for praying Bhagwan Shri Vishnu:

Shanta Karam Bhujaga Shayanam
Padmanabham Suresham
Vishvadharam Gagana Sadrsham
Megha Varnam Shubhangam
Lakshmi Kantam Kamala Nayanam
Yogibhir Dhyana Gamyam
Vande Vishnum Bhava Bhaya Haram
Sarva Lokaiaka Natham


Following is the translation:


I sing praise to Lord Vishnu.
He who has the peaceful (shaanta-)
    demeanor and visage (-kaaram).
He who sleeps and reposes (-shayanam)
    on the serpents (bhujaga-).
He who has a lotus shaped (padma-) navel (-naabham).
He who is the master and lord
    of all the gods (suresham).

I pray to the Lord Vishnu.
He who holds (-dhaaram) the
    universe (vishwaa-) in his hands.
He whose vision (-sadrasham) exceeds
    beyond all the skies (gagana-).
He whose color and visage (-varanam) is
    changeable like the clouds (megha-).
And he who is filled with goodness (shubh-)
    in every part (-aangam) of his body.

I sing praise to the Lord Vishnu.
He who is the husband (-kaantam)
    of the goddess of wealth (-lakshmi).
He whose eyes (-nayanam) are surreal
    like a lotus flower (kamala-).
And he who yogis yearn to reach (-agamyam)
    through meditation (-dhyaana).

I sing praises (vande-) to the Lord Vishnu (-vishnum).
He who removes (-haram) all our fears (-bhaya)
    due to our inborn nature (-bhava).
And he who is the master (-naatham) of the
    entire (-sarva) universe and creation (-lokaika).

Monday, May 21, 2012

The Mahamrityunjaya Mantra



त्र्यम्बकम् यजामहे सुगन्धिम् पुष्टिवर्धनम्
          उर्वारुकमिव बन्धनान् मृत्योर्मुक्षीय माम्रतात् ।।
In English :
aum tryambakam yajāmahe sugandhim pusti-vardhanam
           urvārukam iva bandhanān mrtyor muksīya māmrtāt

The Mahamritryunjaya Mantra was found by Rishi Markandya. It was a secret Mantra, and Rishi Markandya was the only one in the world who knew this Mantra. Once the Moon was in trouble when it was cursed by Prajapati Daksh. Then Rishi Markandey Gave the Mahamritryunjay Mantra to SATI for the Moon. This is why we know this mantra very well. Along with the Gayatri mantra it is one of the most widely known mantras of contemporary Hinduism.
 This great mantra dedicated to Rudra as Mrityunjaya is found in the Rig Veda. It is called the Maha Mrityunjaya mantra, the Great Death-Conquering mantra. It is a mantra that has many names and forms. It is called the Rudra mantra, referring to the furious aspect of Shiva; the Tryambakam mantra, alluding to Shiva's three eyes; and it is sometimes known as the Mrita-Sanjivini mantra because it is a component of the "life-restoring" practice given to the primordial sage Shukra after he had completed an exhausting period of austerity. The Maha Mrityunjaya mantra is hailed by the sages as the heart of the Veda. Along with the Gayatri mantra it holds the highest place among the many mantras used for contemplation and meditation
Word to Word Meaning of Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra
  • aum = is a sacred/mystical syllable in Hindu Religion and is mostly used in beginning of all Mantras
  • Tryambakam = the three-eyed one (accusative case)
  • Yajāmahe = We worship, adore, honor, revere
  • Sugandhim = sweet smelling, fragrant (accusative case)
  • Pusi = A well-nourished condition, thriving, prosperous, fullness of life
  • Vardhanam = One who nourishes, strengthens, causes to increase (in health, wealth, well-being); who gladdens, exhilarates, and restores health; a good gardener
  • Urvārukam = pumpkin (in the accusative case)
  • iva = like, just as
urvārukam: 'urva' means "vishal" or big and powerful or deadly. 'arukam' means 'disease'. Thus urvārukam means deadly and overpowering diseases.  
  • bandhanān = "from captivity" {i.e. from the stem of the cucumber} (of the gourd); (the ending is actually long a then -d which changes to n/anusvara because of sandhi)
bandhanān means bound down. Thus read with urvārukam iva, it means 'I am bound down just as by deadly and overpowering diseases'.
  • mtyor = From death
  • mukīya= Free us, liberate us
  • mā = not
  • amtāt = [from] immortality, emancipation

Simple Translation

We hail the fragrant Three-eyed One who nourishes [all] and increases the [sweet] fullness of life. As the cucumber is liberated from captivity [from its stem], may we [also] be liberated (mukshiya) from death (mrityor) not from immortality (maamritaat).

Actually OM is not spelled out in the Rig-Veda, but has to be added to the beginning of all Mantras as given in an earlier Mantra of the Rig-Veda addressed to Ganapati.

According to some puranas, the mahamrutyunjaya mantra has been used by many rishis as well as Sati during the time when Chandra suffered from the curse of Prajapati Daksha. By reciting this mantra, the effect of the curse of daksha, that could make him die, slowed, and Shiva then took Chandrama on his head.

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

कान्हा कान्हा ओ कान्हा..


कान्हा कान्हा ओ कान्हा
तुझ को पुकारूँ दिन रैन

दर्श दिखा जा 

दिल में समा जा,
आजा रे कान्हा 

मेरे घर आजा,
मोरा मनवा है बेचैन!
कान्हा कान्हा ओ कान्हा..
तुझ को पुकारूँ दिन रैन!

राह तकूँ मैं तोरी 

अँखियाँ थकी है मोरी,
अटकी हुई तुझ पे,

मेरे सांसों की डोरी
तरस गए है मोरे नैन!
कान्हा कान्हा ओ कान्हा..
तुझ को पुकारूँ दिन रैन!



मेरे प्रभु मेरे गिरधर,
आ जाओ तुम मोरे घर,
चरणों में तेरे मेरा,
झुका हुआ है ये सर,
आये न तेरे बिन चैन
कान्हा कान्हा ओ कान्हा..
तुझ को पुकारूँ दिन रैन!

Monday, February 20, 2012

ॐ नम: शिवाय





कर्पूरगौरं करुणावतारं संसारसारं भुजगेन्द्रहारम्
सदा बसन्तं हृदयारबिन्दे भबं भवानीसहितं नमामि

जो कर्पूर जैसे गौर वर्ण हैं, करुणा के अवतार हैं, संसार के सार हैं और भुजंगों का हार धारण करते हैं, वो भगवान भव, भवानी सहित मेरे ह्रदय में सदैव निवास करें और उन्हें मेरा नमन है.

KARPURA-GAURAM KARUNA-VATARAM
SAMSARA-SARAM BHUJAGENDRA HARAM
SADA VASANTAM HRIDAYA RAVINDE
BHAVAM BHAVANI SAHITAM NAMAMI

White as camphor, the avatar of Karuna (god of Compassion), adorned with the garland of the Serpent King, ever dwelling in the lotus of my heart, to the Lord and Lady, Shiva and Shakti together, to them I bow down.

Friday, June 10, 2011

कृष्ण लीला


घुटनों के बल एक दिन
सब से आँखें बचाये, 
घिसटते गिरते पड़ते 
घर की देहली तक आये
धीरे धीरे हमारे  
नन्हे कृष्ण मुरारी!

देहली ऊपर पेट के बल
लेट कर लटक जाएँ  
आधे इस दर आधे उस दर
ना कर पार पाए
कितने बेबस हो गए 
बांकें बिहारी !

एक जोता खाए
देहली के उस पार
दूसरा जोता खाए
देहली के इस पार
पार ना कर पायें
देहली बिहारी!

आँखों से आंसू
टप टप टपकने लगे,
बेबस हो कर नन्हे
भगवन  बिलखने लगे
कैसी लीला दिखाए
नटखट गिरधारी!
 
नन्द बाबा यह देख
मुस्करा रहे थे,
भगवान की लीला का
आनन्द उठा रहे थे
झट से गोद में उठा
लेते है पिता श्री!

नारद भी यह लीला
चुपके से देखते है, 
नारायण  नारायण
का अलाप लेते है
कहते है कैसा खेल है
तेरा मेरे बनवारी!

जीवों को जो भवसागर 
के उस पार  उतारे,
आज अपने बाबा की
देहली पर ही है अटका रे
क्यों रोते हो तुम
सब को तारनहारी!

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

कान्हा मेरे घर आजा !!

कृष्ण कन्हईया मोरा 
बंसी बजईया मोरा, 
दर्श  दिखा जा 
कान्हा मेरे घर आजा !!

बाट निहारे तोरी 
आँखें थक गयी मोरी, 
मोसे प्रीत निभा जा,
आजा मेरे घर आजा!
दर्श  दिखा जा 
कान्हा मेरे घर आजा !!

जब मैं मटकी उठाऊँ 
और पानी लेने जाऊं, 
अपनी सूरत दिखा जा,
मेरे मन को लुभा जा!!
दर्श  दिखा जा 
कान्हा मेरे घर आजा !!

क्यों खेलो आँख मिचोली, 
सखियाँ करें है  ठिठोली, 
कानों में रस टपका जा,
अपनी बंसी सुना जा!!
दर्श  दिखा जा 
कान्हा मेरे घर आजा !!

तुम से वियोग की पीड़ा,
काटे जैसे हो कोई कीड़ा,
प्यारी मूर्त दिखा जा,
ढारस दिल को बंधा जा!
दर्श  दिखा जा 
कान्हा मेरे घर आजा !!

Monday, May 9, 2011

नन्द गाँव में कान्हा के प्रेम में गोपी की गुहार ...


लो मरोरो मोरी बैंया मोरे कन्हैया 
मैं तो तेरी दासी रे!
तुम्ही तो मेरे प्रीतम हों,
मैं तो तेरे ही रंग राती रे!

तोरी छबी बसी मन आँगन, 
मोरे प्यारे भोले सांवरिया,
तुम्हे देखूँ तो कछु सूजे नाही, 
मैं तो हों जाऊं बाँवरिया,
मत तरसा अब तो आ कान्हा, 
मैं तोरे दरस की प्यासी रे !
तुम्ही तो मेरे प्रीतम हों....

सुध बुध मैं अपनी भूल जाऊं, 
सुन तोरी बंसी की तान रे,
तुम क्यों निष्ठुर हों गए कान्हा, 
मोरी हालत से अनजान रे,
रिम झिम बरसे मोरे नैनवा, 
जैसे हों कोई नदिया सी रे!
तुम्ही तो मेरे प्रीतम हों.....

माखन के मटके भरे है लटके, 
तुम माखन क्यों नहीं खाते,
अपने ग्वाल बाल के संग, 
तुम मेरे घर पर क्यों नहीं आते,
कान्हा तेरे दरस की लालसा 
मुझे रहती है तरसाती रे!
तुम्ही तो मेरे प्रीतम हों..

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