Post by cnupne on Aug 2, 2012 22:00:44 GMT 5.5
Subrahmanya Bhujangam Adi Sankaracharya
Tiruppugazhmani, Rajyasevapravina T.M. Krishnaswami Ayyar
Adi Sankarāchārya Subrahmanya Bhujanga stotra of Śrī Sankaracharya is a production of rare merit invaluable to the seeker of the grace of Lord Kumara. In the concentrated meditation of His divine form the heart of the great Sankaracharya took flood and over the flood of his piety the Bhujanga Stotrafloated forth in verse.
The very beginning connotes the psychology of its birth. Forgetful of the self and, hence of all acquired knowledge and mastery of learning and poesy stood the Great World Teacher before the altar of Śrī Shanmukha at Tiruchendur. The Lord entered His heart, verses flowed. The Acharya knew not.
This stotra, the Bhujanga Stotra, is the outcome of the Acharya's ecstasy. It is the high road that connects the human mind with the divine ecstasy.
An earnest recital of the stotra, repeated with zest and earnestness induces the ecstasy of which it is the product. This is the value of the great works of Atma Anubhava of the Great ones. The bhavas and the philosophy bear instructive analogy to the Anubhuti of Śrī Arunagiri.
God Subrahmanya is the one God for all, of all castes and creeds inclusive of the out-castes and un-touchables so called. Through His Grace man can effect the conquest of His senses and by attuning His will with the Supreme become the master of His fate and the rich recipient of Divine Bliss. This theme of the Skanda Purana is found replete in this Bhujanga Stotra.
Subramanya Bhujangam, which consists of 33 shlokas. This particular Subramanya Bhujangam Lyrics in Sanskrit and its English Translation is provided by Ambaa website.
www.ambaa.org/pdf/index.html subrahmaNya