Post by radha on Jul 24, 2012 9:40:05 GMT 5.5
OM SRI GURUPYO NAMAHA:,RESPECTFUL PRANAMS TO SRI KANCHI PERIVA
SivAnanda-LaharI by Adi Shankaracharya
औम् श्री गणेशाय नम :
शिवाभ्यान्नम:
Sivananda Lahari is one of the foremost among the Siva Stotras. This is a virtual Bhkti Sastra. It explains the varius types or kinds of Bhakti.
कलाभ्याम् चूडालंकृत-शशिकलाभ्यां निजतप:-
फलाभ्यां भक्तेषु प्रकटित-फलाभ्य़ां भवतु मे ।
शिवाभ्या-मस्तोक-त्रिभुवन-शिवाभ्यां हृदि पुन-
र्भ्वाभ्या-मानन्द-स्फुर-दनुभवाभ्यां नतिरियम् ॥ १ ॥
kalAbhyAm chUDAlaMkRuta-SaSikalAbhyAM nijatapa:-
phalAbhyAM bhakteShu prakaTita-phalAbhYAM bhavatu me |
SivAbhyA-mastoka-tribhuvana-SivAbhyAM hRudi puna-
rbhvAbhyA-mAnanda-sphura-danubhavAbhyAM natiriyam || 1 ||
My Namsakarams to auspicious Shiva and Parashakti who have artistic form, wear crescent moon on the head, beneficiaries of mutual penance, whose grace is displayed on their Bhaktas , who lavishly bestow all Mnangalams to the three worlds, who appear in the heart afresh every time they are thought of and who experience the bliss of Atma Anubhava
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Jaya Jaya Sankara Hara Hara Sankara
जय जय शङ्कर हर हर शङ्कर
The beauty of this very first sloka of Sivaanandhalahari is that it pays homage to Sri Ambaal in the very first word 'Kalaabhyaam' indicating his wish for parama mangalam in the completion of his great poetry on Lord Shiva. The saastra says "Pavithraanaam Pavithram yo Mangalaanaam cha mangalam" and accordingly Adi Shankara starts with the mangala sabhdam of 'Kalaa". This is also in accordance with the Nyaaya "Sreyaamsi bahuvignaani" and his wish for the benefits of starting with the praise of Sri Ambaal who remains the kalpavriksham for the devotee and the Vedic prayer "Maathru Devo Bhava", that Sri Adi Shankara starts with the word "Kalaabhyaam". There is also a preference for the word "Kalaa" for it starts with the letter "Ka" which is the first letter of the Shodasi manthra. This shows that the idea of starting this with "Ka" kaara sabhdam is to start it off to ward off any vignam that may ensue. Above all it indicates the unparelleled devotion of Sri Bhagavat Paadhaal to the mother who started off his Sanyaasa Aashrama with the blessings of his mother that we learn from Sri Shankara Vijayam that he remembered his mother whenever he took a dip in every holy river of the country. Asmaari maathaapi cha puposha dadhaara yaa dhukkamasoda boori - here from the word maathaapi we clearly discern his greatest maathru bhakthi. "Yaa Devi sarvabootheshu maathruroopena samsthithaa". If he has so much love for the mother of his mortal body how are we to fathom or describe his love for the mother of all - from Brahma to the smallest amoeba! So this is the way he starts off Shivaanandalahari with parama prema of the this Jaganmaatha this great Paraashakthi. Ambaal encompasses sakhala kalaas from laukika vidya to Brahma Vidya and remains the swaroopam of Paarvathi and Parameswaraal as is given in the Veda "Easaanas sarva Vidyaanaam". In Devi Mahaathmyam it says: "Ashtaadhasanimeshaathsu kaashtaa thrisaththuthaaha kalaaha". That is by spinning the kaalachakra it is the Rudhrarupam that brings an end to the 'kaalam' and by the word 'kalaabhyaam' Bhagavat Paadhaal points out the Shivashakthi that is behind the Rudrarupam.
"Chandrasekharamaasraye mama kim karishyathi vai yamaha". This was the great shout with which Maarkandeya came running towards Shiva and hugged the Lingam when he was being pursued by yama. (My salutations to our great Mahaperiavaal Sri Chandrasekhara Saraswathi). And Shiva bound by the great bhakthi of this child Maarkandeya took the form of Lingothbhava moorthi and kicked Yama with his left foot and saved Markandeya from death and he remained Chiranjeevi. Thus if we keep worshiping this Mrithyunjaya we all would be able to cross the great ocean of kaala. There is no doubt about it. (contd.)
Source:-http://www.kanchiforum.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1863
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Kanchi Maha Periva Thiruvadigal Saranam
SivAnanda-LaharI by Adi Shankaracharya
औम् श्री गणेशाय नम :
शिवाभ्यान्नम:
Sivananda Lahari is one of the foremost among the Siva Stotras. This is a virtual Bhkti Sastra. It explains the varius types or kinds of Bhakti.
कलाभ्याम् चूडालंकृत-शशिकलाभ्यां निजतप:-
फलाभ्यां भक्तेषु प्रकटित-फलाभ्य़ां भवतु मे ।
शिवाभ्या-मस्तोक-त्रिभुवन-शिवाभ्यां हृदि पुन-
र्भ्वाभ्या-मानन्द-स्फुर-दनुभवाभ्यां नतिरियम् ॥ १ ॥
kalAbhyAm chUDAlaMkRuta-SaSikalAbhyAM nijatapa:-
phalAbhyAM bhakteShu prakaTita-phalAbhYAM bhavatu me |
SivAbhyA-mastoka-tribhuvana-SivAbhyAM hRudi puna-
rbhvAbhyA-mAnanda-sphura-danubhavAbhyAM natiriyam || 1 ||
My Namsakarams to auspicious Shiva and Parashakti who have artistic form, wear crescent moon on the head, beneficiaries of mutual penance, whose grace is displayed on their Bhaktas , who lavishly bestow all Mnangalams to the three worlds, who appear in the heart afresh every time they are thought of and who experience the bliss of Atma Anubhava
_________________
Jaya Jaya Sankara Hara Hara Sankara
जय जय शङ्कर हर हर शङ्कर
The beauty of this very first sloka of Sivaanandhalahari is that it pays homage to Sri Ambaal in the very first word 'Kalaabhyaam' indicating his wish for parama mangalam in the completion of his great poetry on Lord Shiva. The saastra says "Pavithraanaam Pavithram yo Mangalaanaam cha mangalam" and accordingly Adi Shankara starts with the mangala sabhdam of 'Kalaa". This is also in accordance with the Nyaaya "Sreyaamsi bahuvignaani" and his wish for the benefits of starting with the praise of Sri Ambaal who remains the kalpavriksham for the devotee and the Vedic prayer "Maathru Devo Bhava", that Sri Adi Shankara starts with the word "Kalaabhyaam". There is also a preference for the word "Kalaa" for it starts with the letter "Ka" which is the first letter of the Shodasi manthra. This shows that the idea of starting this with "Ka" kaara sabhdam is to start it off to ward off any vignam that may ensue. Above all it indicates the unparelleled devotion of Sri Bhagavat Paadhaal to the mother who started off his Sanyaasa Aashrama with the blessings of his mother that we learn from Sri Shankara Vijayam that he remembered his mother whenever he took a dip in every holy river of the country. Asmaari maathaapi cha puposha dadhaara yaa dhukkamasoda boori - here from the word maathaapi we clearly discern his greatest maathru bhakthi. "Yaa Devi sarvabootheshu maathruroopena samsthithaa". If he has so much love for the mother of his mortal body how are we to fathom or describe his love for the mother of all - from Brahma to the smallest amoeba! So this is the way he starts off Shivaanandalahari with parama prema of the this Jaganmaatha this great Paraashakthi. Ambaal encompasses sakhala kalaas from laukika vidya to Brahma Vidya and remains the swaroopam of Paarvathi and Parameswaraal as is given in the Veda "Easaanas sarva Vidyaanaam". In Devi Mahaathmyam it says: "Ashtaadhasanimeshaathsu kaashtaa thrisaththuthaaha kalaaha". That is by spinning the kaalachakra it is the Rudhrarupam that brings an end to the 'kaalam' and by the word 'kalaabhyaam' Bhagavat Paadhaal points out the Shivashakthi that is behind the Rudrarupam.
"Chandrasekharamaasraye mama kim karishyathi vai yamaha". This was the great shout with which Maarkandeya came running towards Shiva and hugged the Lingam when he was being pursued by yama. (My salutations to our great Mahaperiavaal Sri Chandrasekhara Saraswathi). And Shiva bound by the great bhakthi of this child Maarkandeya took the form of Lingothbhava moorthi and kicked Yama with his left foot and saved Markandeya from death and he remained Chiranjeevi. Thus if we keep worshiping this Mrithyunjaya we all would be able to cross the great ocean of kaala. There is no doubt about it. (contd.)
Source:-http://www.kanchiforum.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1863
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Kanchi Maha Periva Thiruvadigal Saranam