Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
CrippLeD SaM Comments on Meaning of Hanuman Chalisa
Jai Shri Ram,
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Saturday, January 26, 2008
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Dear Viewers,
Jai Shri Ram,
Shri.Ravinderji further explains "Nav Nidhi" of Hanuman Chalisa as follows:-
NAV Nidhi
Nidhi, that is, a treasure, constituted of nine treasures (nawanidhi) belonging to Kubera (also spelt as Kuvera), the god of wealth. According to the tradition, each nidhi is personified as having a guardian spirit, and some tantrikas worship them. The nature and characteristics of nidhis have remained largely unexplained and have not been fully understood. According to Amarakosha, the nine nidhis are:
- mahapadma "great lotus flower"
- padma "lotus flower"
- shankha "conch"
- makara "dolphin or crocodile"
- kachchhapa "tortoise"
- mukunda "a particular precious stone"
- kunda "jasmine"
- nila "sapphire"
- kharva "dwarf"
When considered as mines, minerals, earthenware and ocean resources, the nine treasures of Kubera are interpreted as:
- padma (lake in Himalaya with minerals and jewels)
- mahapadma (lake double the size of padma in Himalaya with minerals and jewels)
- makara (Synonym of Padmini, black antimony)
- nila (Antimony)
- mukunda (cinnabar, or quicksilver)
- kunda (arsenic)
- kharva (cups or vessels baked in fire)
- kachchhapa (tortoise or turtle shell)
- sankha (conch shell)
Jai Shri Ram,
Shri.Ravinderji further explains "Nav Nidhi" of Hanuman Chalisa as follows:-
NAV Nidhi
Nidhi, that is, a treasure, constituted of nine treasures (nawanidhi) belonging to Kubera (also spelt as Kuvera), the god of wealth. According to the tradition, each nidhi is personified as having a guardian spirit, and some tantrikas worship them. The nature and characteristics of nidhis have remained largely unexplained and have not been fully understood. According to Amarakosha, the nine nidhis are:
- mahapadma "great lotus flower"
- padma "lotus flower"
- shankha "conch"
- makara "dolphin or crocodile"
- kachchhapa "tortoise"
- mukunda "a particular precious stone"
- kunda "jasmine"
- nila "sapphire"
- kharva "dwarf"
When considered as mines, minerals, earthenware and ocean resources, the nine treasures of Kubera are interpreted as:
- padma (lake in Himalaya with minerals and jewels)
- mahapadma (lake double the size of padma in Himalaya with minerals and jewels)
- makara (Synonym of Padmini, black antimony)
- nila (Antimony)
- mukunda (cinnabar, or quicksilver)
- kunda (arsenic)
- kharva (cups or vessels baked in fire)
- kachchhapa (tortoise or turtle shell)
- sankha (conch shell)
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
SHYAM KATHA
Dear Viewers,
Jai Shri Ram,
Here is the story of Shyam Baba, a contribution by Shri Ravinderji. Our Pranams to Ravinderji for his contribution.
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Shri Shyam Katha
"Baba Ke Faisle Me Ulat Pher Nahi Hai
Baba Ke Dar Pe Der Hai Andher Nahi Hai"
It is the description of medieval Mahabharata. Many of the devotees must be knowing that the eldest among the five Pandava brothers was Yudhishthir, also known as Dharamaraj, and oldest Kaurava sibling was Duryodhan, who was the mirror image of unrighteousness and untruth. A cold war had always been raging between the Pandavas and the Kauravas right from their childhood to their youth. Yudhishthir couldn't leave the path of righteousness whereas Duryodhan wouldn't leave the path of sin.
Duryodhan, at every step, swindled the Pandavas and the limit of cheating was crossed when the Pandavas were compelled to stay in the lakshagraha or the house made of lakh. It was because of blessing of the Lord that the five Pandavas came out safely from lakshagraha along with their mother Kunti. Knowing Duryodhan to be their prime enemy, they did not return to Hastinapur. They started living in the forest. During the same period when, on one night, in a dense forest, mother Kunti, Yudhishthir, Arjun, Nakul and Sahdev were in deep sleep, the club bearer Bhim, symbol of strength, 'son of the wind' was guarding them alertly.
In the same forest, there lived a demon called Hidimb along with his younger sister Hidimba. He could smell the presence of some human being from a distance and he told Hidimba that today is a very happy day, as he smelled the presence of some human being in the forest. You go, hunt him, and bring the killed person to me and then both of us will eat human flesh happily. As the God would have it, when Hidimba reached there, she lost her heart to Bhim, who was in the guise of an alert guard. Now she had only one wish which gained strength with the passage of time. She thought, "Why should not I accept this lion in human form as my husband. There could not be better blessing for me than this." Since it was getting late, Hidimb himself reached the place. First, he scolded his sister because of seeing Bhim; she had forgotten her demonical nature and had adorned an attractive form. From this, Hidimb could realise that his younger sister had developed a soft feeling in her heart for Bhim. There was no limit to Hidimb's anger and he told his sister that he would kill immediately all the Pandavas and also teach her a good lesson. But the righteous Bhim said that this woman has come to my refuge and I won't even allow you to harm her. Hidimb was intoxicated with his pride and so began a fierce battle between Bhim and Hidimb. They used trees and boulders as weapons as they grappled one another. The Pandavas were aware and they believed that Bhim would defeat the demon and so it happened. When Hidimb was killed, Hidimba went to Mother Kunti with bowed head, folded hands, and humbly said, "Oh Mother, I have accepted your son Bhim as my husband in the heart of my hearts. You are a woman, and you know my feelings. Have pity on me and permit me to marry your son named Bhim."
Dharamraj Yudhishthir and mother Kunti both tried to convince her that they were passing through bad times and were wandering from jungle to jungle. In the circumstances, they asked her "what happiness would you get by marrying Bhim?" But who can prevent God's will from happening. Hidimba's repeated humble requests melted Kunti's heart. Bhim and Hidimba got married and the Pandavas and Kunti left Bhim there on the condition that either on the completion of one year or when Hidimba would bear a son, then Bhim would leave Hidimba and return to them. Time passed by quickly.
Hidimba gave birth to a son. At the time of his birth, the baby did not have any hair on his head and so he was named Ghatotkachch. Being the son of a demoness, he looked quite tall at time of his birth itself. Hidimba once again reached the Pandava brothers, took the blessings of mother Kunti, and went back taking Ghatotkachch with her. But before leaving, Ghatotkachch bowed to his father and uncles and they blessed him.
The boy promised them that whenever the Pandavas would require his services, he would definitely come to them. And same things happened.
After some time, the Pandava brothers were called back to Hastinapur By Bhishm Pitamah and Vidhur and were handed over the kingdom of Indraprastha to rule. Indraprastha was a lonely, rocky place, and the Pandavas had to convert it into a beautiful town. Realising his duty as a son, Ghatotkachch reached to his father. All the Pandava brothers blessed him. The righteous Yudhishthir said, "Oh Vasudev, Oh Krishna, Oh Madhava, Bhim's son has already grown up that he must get married now. Then with his heart-winning smile, Krishna Kanhaiya said, "yes, oh king of the righteous, the time for the marriage of Ghatotkachch has indeed come." He then turned to Ghatotkachch and told, "Son, there is powerful demon named Mur in Manipur. He has a daughter named Kamkantakata, who is very wise. She subjects anyone who comes with a marriage proposal to her to some very difficult questions. You go there with the blessings of all your elders and with the grace of God; you will answer all her questions, but don't perform the wedding rituals there. You come here along with her. Lord Krishna's words can never be false.
When Ghatotkachch reached Manipur, he had battle of wits with Kamkantakata and became victorious. Thereafter he reached Indraprastha with Kamkantakata after taking due permission from "MUR" Demon. There both of them got married in the presence of Lord Krishna. Then after seeking his elders' permission, Ghatotkachch proceeded towards east. Time waits for none. It just flows uninterrupted and just passes by and then, finally the auspicious time came when all the planets were so powerful that Kamkantakata bore an illustrious, strong, wise, kind hearted and religious son named Barbareek.
There is a reason behind the name Barbareek. At the time of his birth, he had hair like a lion's mane. And as you know, a lion is very ferocious and hence the name "Barbareek" was given to him. As has been said earlier, some of demonesses grow up as soon as they are born. Now there arose a doubt in Ghatotkachch's mind as to what his son would become. But he was fortunate enough to have the proximity of Shri Krishna. He took Barbareek to Dwarka and placed him at the feet of lord Shri Krishna. Then Barbareek bowed his head with folded hands, touched Shri Krishna's feet, and said, "Oh Banke Bihari Oh my Lord! How can a creature in this world be blessed? Some say religion brings blessings, some advocated philanthropy, some prefer meditation, some flavor riches, some like pleasure and enjoyment, but many argue that only salvation brings blessing. Oh Lord, out of all these options, please direct me along one path, grant me one option, which may prove to be auspicious for my dynasty and for all others. Please preach to me and advise me about that. "Lord Shri Krishna was very happy to know his feelings, his inner determination, and faith. Therefore, with his sweet attractive smile, he said, "Oh son'. All the four castes in society have their pre-destined paths of invoking blessings according to their position in society. Since you are a 'Kshatriya' or a "warrior', you should use your strength, that is you should use your might which you can get by seeking the blessings of 'Sureshwari Bhavani Bhagvati.' Therefore you should first worship the goddess. Barbareek again asked the Lord to which place he should go to meditate upon the goddess and seek her blessings. Then the Bhaktvatsal Lord Krishna told Barbareek to go to the meeting place of the oceans the meditate upon the 'Durgas' brought by Narada. Then heeding the venerable command of Shri Krishna, Barbareek proceeded. Reaching the meeting place of the oceans, he gained his perception and began to meditate upon the goddess. The goddess saw his intense meditation and determination and were so pleased that they granted him a boon that could not be accessed by anyone else in all the three worlds. The goddess said, "Son, we grant you unparalleled strength. Nobody will be able to defeat you in this world. But you stay here for a few more years because a Brahmin named Vijay will come here and you will receive even more blessings as a result of his company.
Barbareek stayed there following the goddess' command. The Brahmin named Vijay came there from Megadha and worshipping seven Shivlings, he became immersed in the meditation of the same goddess. The goddess came in the Brahmin's dream and blessed him and also asked him to meditate before the Sidha Mother to practice all his skills and learning. They told him that my devotee Barbareek would help him. Then that Brahmin named Vijay said to Barbareek, "Oh Brother! Please take care that my meditation is not disturbed till I practice all my skills." Therefore, Barbareek killed Replindu demon, and Dhruv-Dhruva demoness etc., who were obstructing in the Brahmin's meditation. He also killed the demons called Palasi who had been troubling Nagas from the Patal lok. On the killing of those demons, the king of the Nags, Vasuki came there and told Barbareek to ask for a boon. Barbareek humbly asked for a boon that the Brahmin Vijay's meditation may be completed uninterrupted.
At that time many Nag maidens seeing Barbareek's looks and bravery, were eager to marry him. But Barbareek told all of them that he had taken the vow of bachelorhood. Those Nag maidens were very pleased with his bahaviour and gave him the boon of being ever victorious. Thereafter the goddess granted Brahmin Vijay the boon of wealth and fortune and the Lord Shiva gave Barbareek three infallible arrows and blessing him, said that by using these arrows he would always be victorious in the three worlds.
Devotees! These are the same three arrows which we worship as Lord Shyam's weapons. These are kept in every Shri Shyam's temple and are worshipped with great devoutness.
In gaining Sindh fortune and glory, that Brahmin became famous by the name of Sindhsen. After a long time of his leaving that area, the Pandava brothers also reached the Sindh pilgrimage after losing everything in gambling. All the Pandavas worshipped the goddess and then sat a little away to take some rest. Then according to God's will, Bhim stood up and without washing his hand and feet, entered the sacred pond and began rinsing and gargling his mouth. Barbareek became very angry on seeing this. He went to Bhim and asked him what kind of a pilgrim he was. He said, "You know the water from this pond is used for the worship of the goddess and you have entered the pond without even washing your hands and feet and you are also gargling and rinsing your mouth." At this, the strong Bhim also got very angry and both started fighting. Bhim was very proud of his might and even after applying all his strength he couldn't defeat Barbareek. Seeing this, Bhim became very depressed and at the same time, Lord Shiva appeared at that place with all the goddess. Lord Shiva told Bhim not to feel depressed as Barbareek was from his own family and was indeed his descendent. He is Barbareek, the son of your son Ghatotkachch. Now Barbareek was very sad at what he had done. He felt sad at having fought with his grandfather. He felt disdain for his life and he went ahead to end his life. Then the goddess, who had granted Barbareek the might and Lord Bholenath, advised Barbareek that this is not the time for him to end his life. On everybody's advice, Barbareek calmed down and reunited with his family. Even after meeting the Pandavas, the flame of devoutness and meditation was there in Barbareek's mind. The Pandavas also after completing their one-year of hidden identity stay in the forest began demanding their kingdom back. But then Duryodhan refused them even five villages, what to say of their Kingdom and finally the destructive war of Mahabharata was decided on. The battle of truth and the falsehood was sure to take place.
Barbareek also completed his meditation at the meeting place of the oceans, returned to his mother, and touched her feet. When Barbareek got the news of the battle of Mahabharata, he also wished to see the same and told his mother about his desire. Then his mother told him, "If you want to see the battle, then go. But you are so brave and courageous that if you feel the urge to participate in the war, what will you do?
Then Barbareek said, "Mother, I will first watch the battle and then afterwards I will join the side of the party which is losing." Then taking his mother's permission and blessing, the strong and mighty, courageous, friend of the loser, Barbareek rode a blue horse at the speed of wind and proceeded towards the battlefield of Mahabharata, Kurukshetra.
There, the hero of the Mahabharata, the omnipresent Lord Krishna saw through his divine foresight that a brave man astride on a blue horse was proceeding towards the battlefield with the speed of wind. Shri Krishna thought in his mind. "Let me examine this brave youth." And the playful God disguising himself as a Brahmin sat under a peepal tree, a little distance away from the battlefield. When Barbareek reached there, he saw the Brahmin sitting under the peepal tree and alighting from the horse; he bowed humbly to the Brahmin and stopped there. Then the Lord, in the guise of a Brahmin, asked him who he was and where he was going? Barbareek replied, "Oh Brahmin! My name is Barbareek and I am going towards the battlefield of Mahabharata." on this, the Lord said, "brave man, you are going towards a battlefield and that too with only three arrows." Barbareek replied, "Oh Brahmin! Let alone three arrows, of these only one arrow is enough to destroy the entire armies taking part in this war in one second and then it will return back to my quiver. If I use all the three arrows then there will be havoc in the three worlds. Everything will be destroyed and after completing their task, the arrows will return to my quiver." Then the Brahmin said, "Oh brave youth, why are you so arrogant about your courage and your arrows?" Barbareek answered," Oh Brahmin! This is not arrogance; this is the strength of my meditation, my worship. That is why I am proud of them. The Lord in the guise of the Brahmin said, "If you are so proud of your bravery, then tie all the leaves of the peepal tree under which I am sitting, with one arrow."
The brave Barbareek agreed to fulfill his wish. He removed one arrow from his quiver and concentrating on his meditation, he released the arrow after bringing it near him. Within moments, the arrow tied all the leaves of the peepal tree together. But Lord Krishna had one leaf under his foot. After tying the leaves on the tree the arrow started revolving around the Brahmin's foot. At this the Brahmin asked, "Oh Brave man, why is this arrow revolving around my foot." Barbareek told him that there must be a leaf under his foot and the arrow was revolving to tie the leaf. Then the Brahmin said, "If there is a leaf why is the arrow not tying it?" Barbareek told him that the arrow had been released to tide the leaves and not his foot. Hearing this, the Brahmin removed his foot and the arrow tied that leaf too and then returned to Barbareek's quiver.
Lord Shri Krishna said, "There is no doubt that you are brave, very brave. But tell me which side you will fight for in the battle." Barbareek told him, "Brahmin, actually I have come to see the battle. But then whichever side loses, I will fight for that side." Lord Krishna knew that Kauravas would definitely lose the battle. And if this brave man joins the losing side, then the scene of the whole battlefield would change. If this happened, then righteousness and religion would be destroyed and unrighteousness would emerge victorious."
The Lord in the guise of the Brahmin said, "you are surely very brave. But just being brave or courageous doesn't constitute the meaning of being of Kshatriya. A Kshatriya should be a philanthropist, as well. At this Barbareek said, "Today, anything you want from me. If it is under my control, I will surely fulfill your wish." Then the playful Lord Krishna said. "First you promise me and then I will ask for a boon", Barbareek promised and gave him his words and told him to ask for whatever he wants.
Then the playful Krishna said, "Oh brave man! Give me your head in charity."
Barbareek became speechless with astonishment. He said, "Oh Brahmin! I have given you my words and so I will surely give you my head. But first you tell me who you are and why do you want my head? Please disclose me your identity?
At this, Lord Krishna showed Barbareek his divine form and said, "Look Barbareek, before the battle in order to worship the battle field it is necessary to sacrifice a full, brave Kshatriya's head that is the bravest on this earth and no one is braver than you in this world. That's why I had asked for you head in charity."
Barbareek said, "Oh Lord, I have been your devotee since my childhood. It is my good fortune that you have asked for my head. But Oh Lord! I too have a wish. I wish to see this battle till its end. If you fulfill this wish of mine then my life will be a success and will have a new meaning to it." Lord Krishna said. "So be it! Oh brave Barbareek your wish will surely be fulfilled."
Therefore on the eleventh of the brighter half of the Phalgun month, Barbareek sang devotional songs in the whole night and on the morning of the twelfth, after bathing and doing his morning prayers, he gave his head to the playful Lord Krishna.
"BOLO SHISH KE DANI KE JAI"
At that moment, all the Pandava brothers arrived there and began telling Lord Krishna, "Lord! Why have you asked for this innocent brave man's head? Then "Siddha Ambika, Tara, Kapali, Suvarna, Trikola, Chandika, Praneshwari, Bhutambika, Kodhmatru, Harisiddha, Charcha-cheeka, Yogeshwari & Tripura etc., goddesses appeared, and said "Oh brave Pandavas! Hear from us the reason for taking the sacrifice of Barbareek's head.
Once upon a time all the Gods prayed to Shri Vishnu that Lord! The unrighteousness on earth has increased greatly. Please lessen this burden from the earth. Then Lord Vishnu assured everyone and putting their minds of rest promised that he would take an incarnation and remove the burden from the earth. Then a Yaksha named Suryavarcha, who was present there, said that he alone could take an incarnation and he would remove earth's burden. As soon as he said that, Lord Brahma became extremely furious and he cursed Suryavarcha saying that whenever the time comes for him to remove the world's burden, he would die by the hands of Shri Krishna. Then Suryavarch asked what he could do to escape from Lord Brahma's curse. Lord Vishnu said that whenever the burden of sin and unrighteousness will descend on the earth, Shri Krishna will release you from your curse and with his blessings you will become famous. He is the same brave man whose head Shri Krishna has taken as a sacrifice and behind this also lies the good for righteousness.
Thereafter Shri Krishna and the goddesses secured Barbareek's head at the top of a high hill near the battlefield with the help of nectar vines so that he could watch the war till its end. Then after blessing the Pandavas and the head of Barbareek, the goddesses disappeared.
The most destructive, most desolate war of Mahabharata started. Lakhs of soldiers were killed from both sides on the battlefield and it was only after 18 days of fierce battle that with great difficulty the question of victory and defeat was decided. It was because of the artful Shri Krishna's policies that the Pandavas could achieve victory. On achieving victory, all the five Pandavas began describing their own individual courage in glorious terms and began to show arrogance at their victory. Each of them was thinking himself to be the cause of this victory. While Arjuna was arrogant about his archery skills, Bhim was proud of his clubbing skills. Each of them thought himself to be the rightful recipient of victory.
Then Shri Krishna said, "Oh brave Pandavas! Don't be so proud of yourselves. The correct decision regarding the real winner can only be taken by the brave Barbareek's head. You all were fighting in the battle but that brave man's head has seen all that happened on the battlefield from beginning to end from the top of the hill with rapt attention. Come, let's go, and ask the brave Barbareek's head." All the Pandava brothers accompanied Shri Krishna to the peak of the hill where Barbareek's head was secured with nectar vines. In front of Barbareek's head, all the Pandavas began to say that they were each responsible for the victory and were so happy that they couldn't contain their happiness within themselves.
Then Barbareek's head smiled and said, "Oh brave Pandavas! You have achieved the victory in this war only because of Lord Krishna's plans and policies. It was only because of this artful God's delusions that you have emerged victorious. The actual winner of this war is only Lord Krishna. It's only because of his wisdom and policies that you have won the great battle of Mahabharata.
Barbareek's head continued, "Oh brave Pandavas, I could see only the Sudarshan Chakra revolving everywhere which was hacking the Kaurava army to pieces and Draupadi assuming the fearful form of Mahakali Durga, was drinking bowl after bowl of blood and was not allowing even one drop of blood to fall on the earth." Saying this Barbareek's head became silent and flowers were showered from heaven on his head.
Hearing all this, the Pandavas became ashamed of themselves and started begging for forgiveness. Lord Krishna said, "Barbareek, I am pleased with your great sacrifice and I grant you the boon that you will be greatly worshipped by the name of Shyam in my form only in the Kaliyug. Devotees will be blessed just by remembering you and by worshipping you with a true heart and piety, all the jobs of the devotee will be completed."
The brave, philanthropic, generous, courageous Barbareek's head was later buried in the land of Khatu and by Lord Krishna's boon, and then the time came for the head to appear. A shepherd used to graze the cows of Khatu outside Khatu. One of the cows while returning home after grazing used to stop at a place some distance away from the village and milk used to start flowing from her teats into the earth. The cow's owner was very worried and upset that his cow was not giving any milk daily. He admonished the shepherd and asked him whether he milked the cow every evening so that the cow was not giving any milk to him. Even after the shepherd denied, the cow's owner did not believe him and followed the cow the whole day and what he saw was that at a particular distance from the village, milk starts flowing from the teats of the cow and enters the earth. Seeing this, he was dumbstruck with astonishment and began wondering who was inside the earth that drank the milk in such a fashion. He became eager to know more about this.
He started getting the field dug up. When the digging was completed, a sound was heard beneath the earth. Then he gave orders for the digging operation to proceed slowly. After passage of some time, the brave Barbareek's head i.e. Shyamji's head was found. The cow's owner gave away the head to a Brahmin. That Brahmin worshipped the head continuously for many days in his house.
According to Bhaghavat Purana, this place was the town of Khatu Khatank. In a dream, the king of this place saw Shyamji's head, who told him "Oh King! You build a temple here and taking the head from the Brahmin, install it in the temple. You will also get a share in the fame for this." Then a temple was built in that city and the head of Shyamji that is Barbareekji was installed there at an auspicious time according to rites and rituals on the 11th of the brighter half of the Kartik month.Even today those devotees who meditate and worship the sacrificer of the head-shyamji with a true heart, faith and deep devoutness, Shri Shyamji riding on a blue horse comes running to fulfill their prayers.The Shyamji of Khatu if known by various names.
In the midst of Khatu town, a beautiful temple of Makrana is build of Shri Shyam-the donor of the head. There is a Shyam pond at a little distance from the temple where the head of Shri Shyamji had appeared. There is a special importance to bathing in that pond. Many devotees believe that by bathing in that pond, the afflictions of the body are cured. There is a Shyam garden a little distance away from the temple. The flowers for the decoration of Shri Shyam are chosen from here.
Arati is done five times in Shyamji's temple. All the times, devotees immersed in devoutness and joyful prayer, dance and sing. A big fair is held at Khatu on the twelfth of the Shukla Paksha of the Phalgun month. Lakhs of men and women sing devotional songs on the night of the eleventh and getting immersed in the joy of Krishna, they dance the whole night. And at dawn of the twelfth, people go to the temple and worship Shri Shyam. People take their children for mundan ceremony and newly wed couples offer prayers for their happy married life on the 12th of Shukla Paksha in the month of Phalgun.
In the fair, lakhs of devotees walk in procession of foot from Reengas to Khatu carrying religious symbols and offer those colorful symbols of Shri Shyam at Khatu temple. Though devotees throng Khatu daily, it is on Vijaydasahmi that Khatu is overcrowded with devotees. The sight of thousands of devotees offering unique symbols of their faith of Shri Shyam with songs and dances is a marvelous sight. On the 11th of the brighter half of the Kartik month also, Shri Shyam's birthday is celebrated with gusto and fervor in Khatu.
"BOLO SHYAM PRABHU KI JAI"
"LELE KE SAWAR KI JAI"
"SHISH KE DANI KI JAI"
Posted by ravinder to AVA ALANKARAMS at 11:00 PM
Jai Shri Ram,
Here is the story of Shyam Baba, a contribution by Shri Ravinderji. Our Pranams to Ravinderji for his contribution.
Ravinderji has left a new comment on our post "RAJA ALANKARAM 2 JAN 19 2008":
Shri Shyam Katha
"Baba Ke Faisle Me Ulat Pher Nahi Hai
Baba Ke Dar Pe Der Hai Andher Nahi Hai"
It is the description of medieval Mahabharata. Many of the devotees must be knowing that the eldest among the five Pandava brothers was Yudhishthir, also known as Dharamaraj, and oldest Kaurava sibling was Duryodhan, who was the mirror image of unrighteousness and untruth. A cold war had always been raging between the Pandavas and the Kauravas right from their childhood to their youth. Yudhishthir couldn't leave the path of righteousness whereas Duryodhan wouldn't leave the path of sin.
Duryodhan, at every step, swindled the Pandavas and the limit of cheating was crossed when the Pandavas were compelled to stay in the lakshagraha or the house made of lakh. It was because of blessing of the Lord that the five Pandavas came out safely from lakshagraha along with their mother Kunti. Knowing Duryodhan to be their prime enemy, they did not return to Hastinapur. They started living in the forest. During the same period when, on one night, in a dense forest, mother Kunti, Yudhishthir, Arjun, Nakul and Sahdev were in deep sleep, the club bearer Bhim, symbol of strength, 'son of the wind' was guarding them alertly.
In the same forest, there lived a demon called Hidimb along with his younger sister Hidimba. He could smell the presence of some human being from a distance and he told Hidimba that today is a very happy day, as he smelled the presence of some human being in the forest. You go, hunt him, and bring the killed person to me and then both of us will eat human flesh happily. As the God would have it, when Hidimba reached there, she lost her heart to Bhim, who was in the guise of an alert guard. Now she had only one wish which gained strength with the passage of time. She thought, "Why should not I accept this lion in human form as my husband. There could not be better blessing for me than this." Since it was getting late, Hidimb himself reached the place. First, he scolded his sister because of seeing Bhim; she had forgotten her demonical nature and had adorned an attractive form. From this, Hidimb could realise that his younger sister had developed a soft feeling in her heart for Bhim. There was no limit to Hidimb's anger and he told his sister that he would kill immediately all the Pandavas and also teach her a good lesson. But the righteous Bhim said that this woman has come to my refuge and I won't even allow you to harm her. Hidimb was intoxicated with his pride and so began a fierce battle between Bhim and Hidimb. They used trees and boulders as weapons as they grappled one another. The Pandavas were aware and they believed that Bhim would defeat the demon and so it happened. When Hidimb was killed, Hidimba went to Mother Kunti with bowed head, folded hands, and humbly said, "Oh Mother, I have accepted your son Bhim as my husband in the heart of my hearts. You are a woman, and you know my feelings. Have pity on me and permit me to marry your son named Bhim."
Dharamraj Yudhishthir and mother Kunti both tried to convince her that they were passing through bad times and were wandering from jungle to jungle. In the circumstances, they asked her "what happiness would you get by marrying Bhim?" But who can prevent God's will from happening. Hidimba's repeated humble requests melted Kunti's heart. Bhim and Hidimba got married and the Pandavas and Kunti left Bhim there on the condition that either on the completion of one year or when Hidimba would bear a son, then Bhim would leave Hidimba and return to them. Time passed by quickly.
Hidimba gave birth to a son. At the time of his birth, the baby did not have any hair on his head and so he was named Ghatotkachch. Being the son of a demoness, he looked quite tall at time of his birth itself. Hidimba once again reached the Pandava brothers, took the blessings of mother Kunti, and went back taking Ghatotkachch with her. But before leaving, Ghatotkachch bowed to his father and uncles and they blessed him.
The boy promised them that whenever the Pandavas would require his services, he would definitely come to them. And same things happened.
After some time, the Pandava brothers were called back to Hastinapur By Bhishm Pitamah and Vidhur and were handed over the kingdom of Indraprastha to rule. Indraprastha was a lonely, rocky place, and the Pandavas had to convert it into a beautiful town. Realising his duty as a son, Ghatotkachch reached to his father. All the Pandava brothers blessed him. The righteous Yudhishthir said, "Oh Vasudev, Oh Krishna, Oh Madhava, Bhim's son has already grown up that he must get married now. Then with his heart-winning smile, Krishna Kanhaiya said, "yes, oh king of the righteous, the time for the marriage of Ghatotkachch has indeed come." He then turned to Ghatotkachch and told, "Son, there is powerful demon named Mur in Manipur. He has a daughter named Kamkantakata, who is very wise. She subjects anyone who comes with a marriage proposal to her to some very difficult questions. You go there with the blessings of all your elders and with the grace of God; you will answer all her questions, but don't perform the wedding rituals there. You come here along with her. Lord Krishna's words can never be false.
When Ghatotkachch reached Manipur, he had battle of wits with Kamkantakata and became victorious. Thereafter he reached Indraprastha with Kamkantakata after taking due permission from "MUR" Demon. There both of them got married in the presence of Lord Krishna. Then after seeking his elders' permission, Ghatotkachch proceeded towards east. Time waits for none. It just flows uninterrupted and just passes by and then, finally the auspicious time came when all the planets were so powerful that Kamkantakata bore an illustrious, strong, wise, kind hearted and religious son named Barbareek.
There is a reason behind the name Barbareek. At the time of his birth, he had hair like a lion's mane. And as you know, a lion is very ferocious and hence the name "Barbareek" was given to him. As has been said earlier, some of demonesses grow up as soon as they are born. Now there arose a doubt in Ghatotkachch's mind as to what his son would become. But he was fortunate enough to have the proximity of Shri Krishna. He took Barbareek to Dwarka and placed him at the feet of lord Shri Krishna. Then Barbareek bowed his head with folded hands, touched Shri Krishna's feet, and said, "Oh Banke Bihari Oh my Lord! How can a creature in this world be blessed? Some say religion brings blessings, some advocated philanthropy, some prefer meditation, some flavor riches, some like pleasure and enjoyment, but many argue that only salvation brings blessing. Oh Lord, out of all these options, please direct me along one path, grant me one option, which may prove to be auspicious for my dynasty and for all others. Please preach to me and advise me about that. "Lord Shri Krishna was very happy to know his feelings, his inner determination, and faith. Therefore, with his sweet attractive smile, he said, "Oh son'. All the four castes in society have their pre-destined paths of invoking blessings according to their position in society. Since you are a 'Kshatriya' or a "warrior', you should use your strength, that is you should use your might which you can get by seeking the blessings of 'Sureshwari Bhavani Bhagvati.' Therefore you should first worship the goddess. Barbareek again asked the Lord to which place he should go to meditate upon the goddess and seek her blessings. Then the Bhaktvatsal Lord Krishna told Barbareek to go to the meeting place of the oceans the meditate upon the 'Durgas' brought by Narada. Then heeding the venerable command of Shri Krishna, Barbareek proceeded. Reaching the meeting place of the oceans, he gained his perception and began to meditate upon the goddess. The goddess saw his intense meditation and determination and were so pleased that they granted him a boon that could not be accessed by anyone else in all the three worlds. The goddess said, "Son, we grant you unparalleled strength. Nobody will be able to defeat you in this world. But you stay here for a few more years because a Brahmin named Vijay will come here and you will receive even more blessings as a result of his company.
Barbareek stayed there following the goddess' command. The Brahmin named Vijay came there from Megadha and worshipping seven Shivlings, he became immersed in the meditation of the same goddess. The goddess came in the Brahmin's dream and blessed him and also asked him to meditate before the Sidha Mother to practice all his skills and learning. They told him that my devotee Barbareek would help him. Then that Brahmin named Vijay said to Barbareek, "Oh Brother! Please take care that my meditation is not disturbed till I practice all my skills." Therefore, Barbareek killed Replindu demon, and Dhruv-Dhruva demoness etc., who were obstructing in the Brahmin's meditation. He also killed the demons called Palasi who had been troubling Nagas from the Patal lok. On the killing of those demons, the king of the Nags, Vasuki came there and told Barbareek to ask for a boon. Barbareek humbly asked for a boon that the Brahmin Vijay's meditation may be completed uninterrupted.
At that time many Nag maidens seeing Barbareek's looks and bravery, were eager to marry him. But Barbareek told all of them that he had taken the vow of bachelorhood. Those Nag maidens were very pleased with his bahaviour and gave him the boon of being ever victorious. Thereafter the goddess granted Brahmin Vijay the boon of wealth and fortune and the Lord Shiva gave Barbareek three infallible arrows and blessing him, said that by using these arrows he would always be victorious in the three worlds.
Devotees! These are the same three arrows which we worship as Lord Shyam's weapons. These are kept in every Shri Shyam's temple and are worshipped with great devoutness.
In gaining Sindh fortune and glory, that Brahmin became famous by the name of Sindhsen. After a long time of his leaving that area, the Pandava brothers also reached the Sindh pilgrimage after losing everything in gambling. All the Pandavas worshipped the goddess and then sat a little away to take some rest. Then according to God's will, Bhim stood up and without washing his hand and feet, entered the sacred pond and began rinsing and gargling his mouth. Barbareek became very angry on seeing this. He went to Bhim and asked him what kind of a pilgrim he was. He said, "You know the water from this pond is used for the worship of the goddess and you have entered the pond without even washing your hands and feet and you are also gargling and rinsing your mouth." At this, the strong Bhim also got very angry and both started fighting. Bhim was very proud of his might and even after applying all his strength he couldn't defeat Barbareek. Seeing this, Bhim became very depressed and at the same time, Lord Shiva appeared at that place with all the goddess. Lord Shiva told Bhim not to feel depressed as Barbareek was from his own family and was indeed his descendent. He is Barbareek, the son of your son Ghatotkachch. Now Barbareek was very sad at what he had done. He felt sad at having fought with his grandfather. He felt disdain for his life and he went ahead to end his life. Then the goddess, who had granted Barbareek the might and Lord Bholenath, advised Barbareek that this is not the time for him to end his life. On everybody's advice, Barbareek calmed down and reunited with his family. Even after meeting the Pandavas, the flame of devoutness and meditation was there in Barbareek's mind. The Pandavas also after completing their one-year of hidden identity stay in the forest began demanding their kingdom back. But then Duryodhan refused them even five villages, what to say of their Kingdom and finally the destructive war of Mahabharata was decided on. The battle of truth and the falsehood was sure to take place.
Barbareek also completed his meditation at the meeting place of the oceans, returned to his mother, and touched her feet. When Barbareek got the news of the battle of Mahabharata, he also wished to see the same and told his mother about his desire. Then his mother told him, "If you want to see the battle, then go. But you are so brave and courageous that if you feel the urge to participate in the war, what will you do?
Then Barbareek said, "Mother, I will first watch the battle and then afterwards I will join the side of the party which is losing." Then taking his mother's permission and blessing, the strong and mighty, courageous, friend of the loser, Barbareek rode a blue horse at the speed of wind and proceeded towards the battlefield of Mahabharata, Kurukshetra.
There, the hero of the Mahabharata, the omnipresent Lord Krishna saw through his divine foresight that a brave man astride on a blue horse was proceeding towards the battlefield with the speed of wind. Shri Krishna thought in his mind. "Let me examine this brave youth." And the playful God disguising himself as a Brahmin sat under a peepal tree, a little distance away from the battlefield. When Barbareek reached there, he saw the Brahmin sitting under the peepal tree and alighting from the horse; he bowed humbly to the Brahmin and stopped there. Then the Lord, in the guise of a Brahmin, asked him who he was and where he was going? Barbareek replied, "Oh Brahmin! My name is Barbareek and I am going towards the battlefield of Mahabharata." on this, the Lord said, "brave man, you are going towards a battlefield and that too with only three arrows." Barbareek replied, "Oh Brahmin! Let alone three arrows, of these only one arrow is enough to destroy the entire armies taking part in this war in one second and then it will return back to my quiver. If I use all the three arrows then there will be havoc in the three worlds. Everything will be destroyed and after completing their task, the arrows will return to my quiver." Then the Brahmin said, "Oh brave youth, why are you so arrogant about your courage and your arrows?" Barbareek answered," Oh Brahmin! This is not arrogance; this is the strength of my meditation, my worship. That is why I am proud of them. The Lord in the guise of the Brahmin said, "If you are so proud of your bravery, then tie all the leaves of the peepal tree under which I am sitting, with one arrow."
The brave Barbareek agreed to fulfill his wish. He removed one arrow from his quiver and concentrating on his meditation, he released the arrow after bringing it near him. Within moments, the arrow tied all the leaves of the peepal tree together. But Lord Krishna had one leaf under his foot. After tying the leaves on the tree the arrow started revolving around the Brahmin's foot. At this the Brahmin asked, "Oh Brave man, why is this arrow revolving around my foot." Barbareek told him that there must be a leaf under his foot and the arrow was revolving to tie the leaf. Then the Brahmin said, "If there is a leaf why is the arrow not tying it?" Barbareek told him that the arrow had been released to tide the leaves and not his foot. Hearing this, the Brahmin removed his foot and the arrow tied that leaf too and then returned to Barbareek's quiver.
Lord Shri Krishna said, "There is no doubt that you are brave, very brave. But tell me which side you will fight for in the battle." Barbareek told him, "Brahmin, actually I have come to see the battle. But then whichever side loses, I will fight for that side." Lord Krishna knew that Kauravas would definitely lose the battle. And if this brave man joins the losing side, then the scene of the whole battlefield would change. If this happened, then righteousness and religion would be destroyed and unrighteousness would emerge victorious."
The Lord in the guise of the Brahmin said, "you are surely very brave. But just being brave or courageous doesn't constitute the meaning of being of Kshatriya. A Kshatriya should be a philanthropist, as well. At this Barbareek said, "Today, anything you want from me. If it is under my control, I will surely fulfill your wish." Then the playful Lord Krishna said. "First you promise me and then I will ask for a boon", Barbareek promised and gave him his words and told him to ask for whatever he wants.
Then the playful Krishna said, "Oh brave man! Give me your head in charity."
Barbareek became speechless with astonishment. He said, "Oh Brahmin! I have given you my words and so I will surely give you my head. But first you tell me who you are and why do you want my head? Please disclose me your identity?
At this, Lord Krishna showed Barbareek his divine form and said, "Look Barbareek, before the battle in order to worship the battle field it is necessary to sacrifice a full, brave Kshatriya's head that is the bravest on this earth and no one is braver than you in this world. That's why I had asked for you head in charity."
Barbareek said, "Oh Lord, I have been your devotee since my childhood. It is my good fortune that you have asked for my head. But Oh Lord! I too have a wish. I wish to see this battle till its end. If you fulfill this wish of mine then my life will be a success and will have a new meaning to it." Lord Krishna said. "So be it! Oh brave Barbareek your wish will surely be fulfilled."
Therefore on the eleventh of the brighter half of the Phalgun month, Barbareek sang devotional songs in the whole night and on the morning of the twelfth, after bathing and doing his morning prayers, he gave his head to the playful Lord Krishna.
"BOLO SHISH KE DANI KE JAI"
At that moment, all the Pandava brothers arrived there and began telling Lord Krishna, "Lord! Why have you asked for this innocent brave man's head? Then "Siddha Ambika, Tara, Kapali, Suvarna, Trikola, Chandika, Praneshwari, Bhutambika, Kodhmatru, Harisiddha, Charcha-cheeka, Yogeshwari & Tripura etc., goddesses appeared, and said "Oh brave Pandavas! Hear from us the reason for taking the sacrifice of Barbareek's head.
Once upon a time all the Gods prayed to Shri Vishnu that Lord! The unrighteousness on earth has increased greatly. Please lessen this burden from the earth. Then Lord Vishnu assured everyone and putting their minds of rest promised that he would take an incarnation and remove the burden from the earth. Then a Yaksha named Suryavarcha, who was present there, said that he alone could take an incarnation and he would remove earth's burden. As soon as he said that, Lord Brahma became extremely furious and he cursed Suryavarcha saying that whenever the time comes for him to remove the world's burden, he would die by the hands of Shri Krishna. Then Suryavarch asked what he could do to escape from Lord Brahma's curse. Lord Vishnu said that whenever the burden of sin and unrighteousness will descend on the earth, Shri Krishna will release you from your curse and with his blessings you will become famous. He is the same brave man whose head Shri Krishna has taken as a sacrifice and behind this also lies the good for righteousness.
Thereafter Shri Krishna and the goddesses secured Barbareek's head at the top of a high hill near the battlefield with the help of nectar vines so that he could watch the war till its end. Then after blessing the Pandavas and the head of Barbareek, the goddesses disappeared.
The most destructive, most desolate war of Mahabharata started. Lakhs of soldiers were killed from both sides on the battlefield and it was only after 18 days of fierce battle that with great difficulty the question of victory and defeat was decided. It was because of the artful Shri Krishna's policies that the Pandavas could achieve victory. On achieving victory, all the five Pandavas began describing their own individual courage in glorious terms and began to show arrogance at their victory. Each of them was thinking himself to be the cause of this victory. While Arjuna was arrogant about his archery skills, Bhim was proud of his clubbing skills. Each of them thought himself to be the rightful recipient of victory.
Then Shri Krishna said, "Oh brave Pandavas! Don't be so proud of yourselves. The correct decision regarding the real winner can only be taken by the brave Barbareek's head. You all were fighting in the battle but that brave man's head has seen all that happened on the battlefield from beginning to end from the top of the hill with rapt attention. Come, let's go, and ask the brave Barbareek's head." All the Pandava brothers accompanied Shri Krishna to the peak of the hill where Barbareek's head was secured with nectar vines. In front of Barbareek's head, all the Pandavas began to say that they were each responsible for the victory and were so happy that they couldn't contain their happiness within themselves.
Then Barbareek's head smiled and said, "Oh brave Pandavas! You have achieved the victory in this war only because of Lord Krishna's plans and policies. It was only because of this artful God's delusions that you have emerged victorious. The actual winner of this war is only Lord Krishna. It's only because of his wisdom and policies that you have won the great battle of Mahabharata.
Barbareek's head continued, "Oh brave Pandavas, I could see only the Sudarshan Chakra revolving everywhere which was hacking the Kaurava army to pieces and Draupadi assuming the fearful form of Mahakali Durga, was drinking bowl after bowl of blood and was not allowing even one drop of blood to fall on the earth." Saying this Barbareek's head became silent and flowers were showered from heaven on his head.
Hearing all this, the Pandavas became ashamed of themselves and started begging for forgiveness. Lord Krishna said, "Barbareek, I am pleased with your great sacrifice and I grant you the boon that you will be greatly worshipped by the name of Shyam in my form only in the Kaliyug. Devotees will be blessed just by remembering you and by worshipping you with a true heart and piety, all the jobs of the devotee will be completed."
The brave, philanthropic, generous, courageous Barbareek's head was later buried in the land of Khatu and by Lord Krishna's boon, and then the time came for the head to appear. A shepherd used to graze the cows of Khatu outside Khatu. One of the cows while returning home after grazing used to stop at a place some distance away from the village and milk used to start flowing from her teats into the earth. The cow's owner was very worried and upset that his cow was not giving any milk daily. He admonished the shepherd and asked him whether he milked the cow every evening so that the cow was not giving any milk to him. Even after the shepherd denied, the cow's owner did not believe him and followed the cow the whole day and what he saw was that at a particular distance from the village, milk starts flowing from the teats of the cow and enters the earth. Seeing this, he was dumbstruck with astonishment and began wondering who was inside the earth that drank the milk in such a fashion. He became eager to know more about this.
He started getting the field dug up. When the digging was completed, a sound was heard beneath the earth. Then he gave orders for the digging operation to proceed slowly. After passage of some time, the brave Barbareek's head i.e. Shyamji's head was found. The cow's owner gave away the head to a Brahmin. That Brahmin worshipped the head continuously for many days in his house.
According to Bhaghavat Purana, this place was the town of Khatu Khatank. In a dream, the king of this place saw Shyamji's head, who told him "Oh King! You build a temple here and taking the head from the Brahmin, install it in the temple. You will also get a share in the fame for this." Then a temple was built in that city and the head of Shyamji that is Barbareekji was installed there at an auspicious time according to rites and rituals on the 11th of the brighter half of the Kartik month.Even today those devotees who meditate and worship the sacrificer of the head-shyamji with a true heart, faith and deep devoutness, Shri Shyamji riding on a blue horse comes running to fulfill their prayers.The Shyamji of Khatu if known by various names.
In the midst of Khatu town, a beautiful temple of Makrana is build of Shri Shyam-the donor of the head. There is a Shyam pond at a little distance from the temple where the head of Shri Shyamji had appeared. There is a special importance to bathing in that pond. Many devotees believe that by bathing in that pond, the afflictions of the body are cured. There is a Shyam garden a little distance away from the temple. The flowers for the decoration of Shri Shyam are chosen from here.
Arati is done five times in Shyamji's temple. All the times, devotees immersed in devoutness and joyful prayer, dance and sing. A big fair is held at Khatu on the twelfth of the Shukla Paksha of the Phalgun month. Lakhs of men and women sing devotional songs on the night of the eleventh and getting immersed in the joy of Krishna, they dance the whole night. And at dawn of the twelfth, people go to the temple and worship Shri Shyam. People take their children for mundan ceremony and newly wed couples offer prayers for their happy married life on the 12th of Shukla Paksha in the month of Phalgun.
In the fair, lakhs of devotees walk in procession of foot from Reengas to Khatu carrying religious symbols and offer those colorful symbols of Shri Shyam at Khatu temple. Though devotees throng Khatu daily, it is on Vijaydasahmi that Khatu is overcrowded with devotees. The sight of thousands of devotees offering unique symbols of their faith of Shri Shyam with songs and dances is a marvelous sight. On the 11th of the brighter half of the Kartik month also, Shri Shyam's birthday is celebrated with gusto and fervor in Khatu.
"BOLO SHYAM PRABHU KI JAI"
"LELE KE SAWAR KI JAI"
"SHISH KE DANI KI JAI"
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HANUMAN CHALISA - MEANING OF ASHTA SIDDHI AND NAVA NIDHI
Dear Viewers,
Jai Shri Ram,
We had once asked our patron Shri.Ravinderji who has been posting comments on all our blogs with great enthusiasm the true meaning of "Ashta Siddhi" and "Nava Nidhi" the two terms appearing in the famous "Hanuman Chalisa" for which Ravinderji had furnished the meaning in several forms which we have published in this blog in the last week.
To us it appeared relevant to publish the meaning of "Ashta Siddhi" and "Nava Nidhi" as given by Ravinderji and we are pleased to publish the same. We hope our viewers read the same and enjoy the Hanuman Chalisa and its meaning even better.
Our sincere thanks to Ravinderji for his help and cooperation.
Jai Shri Ram
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Meaning of Ashta Siddhi and Nava Nidhi
There is the concept of the Ashta Siddhi (eight siddhis) in [[Hinduism]]. These are:
*'''Anima''': reducing one's body even to the size of an atom
*'''Mahima''': expanding one's body to an infinitely large size
*'''Garima''': becoming infinitely heavy
*'''Laghima''': becoming almost weightless
*'''Prapti''': having unrestricted access to all places
*'''Prakamya''': realizing whatever one desires
*'''Isitva''': possessing absolute lordship;
*'''Vasitva''': the power to subjugate all.
In [[Hinduism]], [[Hanuman]] possesses the ability to bestow the eight siddhis and the [[nava nidhi]] (nine types of wealth).
ravinder said...
Nava Nidhi
Parkaya Pravesh: Parkaya Pravesh means one’s soul entering into the body of some other person. Through this knowledge even a dead body can be brought to life.
Haadi Vidya: This Vidya or knowledge has been mentioned in several ancient texts. On acquiring this Vidya, a person feels neither hunger nor thirst, and can remain without eating food or drinking water for several days at a stretch.
Kaadi Vidya: Just as one does not feel hungry or thirsty in Haadi Vidya, similarly in Kaadi Vidya a person is not affected by change of seasons, i.e. by summer, winter, rain, etc. After accomplishing this Vidya, a person shall not feel cold even if he sits in the snow-laden mountains, and shall not feel hot even if he sits in the fire.
Vayu Gaman Siddhi: Through this Siddhi a person can become capable of flying in the skies and traveling from one place to another in just a few seconds.
Madalasa Vidya: On accomplishing this Vidya, a person becomes capable of increasing or decreasing the size of his body according to his wish. Lord Hanuman had miniaturized his body through this Vidya while entering the city of
Kanakdhara Siddhi: One can acquire immense and unlimited wealth through this Siddhi.
Prakya Sadhana: Through this Sadhana a Yogi can direct his disciple to take birth from the womb of a woman who is childless or cannot bear children.
Surya Vigyan: This solar science is one of the most significant sciences of ancient
Mrit Sanjeevani Vidya: This Vidya was created by Guru Shukracharya. Through it, even a dead person can be brought back to life.
Saturday, January 19, 2008
HANUMAN CHALISA MEANING WORD BY WORD
Jai Shri Ram,
To the Anonymous requesting meaning of Hanuman Chalisa, here comes word by word meaning once again from our Patron Shri.Ravinderji!!!Please also view blogs below this in order not to miss out other interesting info.
Hanuman Chalisa Word by Word
This is a word by word translation of the words in the Hanuman Chalisa
Forty verses to Hanuman
Shree -Guru
Charana - feet
saroja -lotus
raja -dust
nija – own
manu - heart
mukuru -mirror
sudhaari –purify
Having polished the mirror of my heart
with the dust of my Guru's lotus feet,
baranaun - describe
Raghubara –Ram’s
bimala -pure
jasu – purify
jo –that
daayaku –gives
phala -fruit
chaari –four
I sing the pure fame of the best of the Raghus,
which bestows the four fruits of life.
budhi - intelligence
heena – without
tanu - body
jaanike – know
sumiraun –remember
pavana - wind
kumara - son
Knowing this body to be devoid of intelligence,
I recall the Son of the Wind.
bala - strength
budhi vidyaa - intelligence/wisdom
dehu - give
mohin - me
harahu - remove
kalesa - suffering
bikaara - impurity
Siyaa - Sita’s
vara - husband
Raamachandra - Ramchandra
pada – feet
jai –jai
sharanam – shelter
Grant me strength, wit, and wisdom,
and remove my sorrows and shortcomings.
Siyaa vara Raamachandra pada jai sharanam
1. Jaya - Hail Hanumana
gyaana – wisdom
guna - virtue
saagara – ocean
jaya -hail
Kapeesha - Lord of the Monkeys
tihun - three
loka – world
ujaagara – enlighten/awaken
1. Victory to Hanuman, ocean of wisdom and virtue,
Hail Monkey Lord, illuminator of the three worlds.
2. Raama
doota – messenger
atulita - incomparible
bala - strength
dhaamaa - abode
Anjani putra - Anjani’s son
Pavana –wind
suta -son (off spring)
naamaa - the name
2. Ram's emissary, abode of matchless power,
Anjani's son, named "Son of the Wind."
3. Maha - very
beera – brave
vikrama - valiant
bajarangee –lightening body
kumati - ignorance
nivaara - purify
sumati wise/good
ke (possesssive post position lit: of the wise)
sangee – companion
3. Great hero, mighty as a thunderbolt,
remover of evil thoughts and companion to the good.
4. kanchana - golden
barana - color
biraaja – beautifully
subesaa – clothed
kaanana – ears
kundala - rings
kunchita - long/curly
kesaa – hair
4. Golden-hued and splendidly adorned,
with heavy earrings and curly locks.
5. haatha - hand
vajra - mace (thunderbolt)
aura – and
dvajaa - banner
biraajai - bearing
kaandhe - shoulder
moonja – a variety of grass
janayu – sacred thread
saajai - adorn
5. In your hands shine mace and banner,
a sacred thread of munja grass adorns your shoulder.
6. Shankara - Shiva’s
suvana – incarnation
Kesaree - Keseri’s
nandana - son
teja – power
prataapa – glory
mahaa jaga - whole universe
bandana - praised
6. You are Shiva's son and Kesari's joy,
your glory is revered throughout the world.
7. Vidyaa vaana -full of wisdom
gunee - virtuous
ati – very
chaatura - clever
Raama –Ram’s
kaaja - work
karibe – doing
(ko-like/as)
aatura – eager
7. Supremely wise, virtuous, and clever,
you are ever intent on Ram's work.
8. Prabhu - Lord
charitra – story
sunibe - hearing
(ko-like/as)
rasiyaa - nectar
Raama - Ram
Lakhana - Lakshman
Seetaa - Sita
mana - heart
basiyaa -residing
8. You delight in hearing of the Lord's deeds,
Ram, Lakshman, and Sita dwell in your heart.
9. Sookshma - tiny
roopa - form
dhari - assume
Siyahin Sita (to Sita)
Dikhaavaa – to show
Bikata – terrigying
roopa – form
dhari - assume
Lanka - Lanka
Jaraawaa - burn
9. Assuming tiny form you appeared to Sita,
and in awesome guise you burned Lanka.
10. Bheema -mighty warrior
roopa – form
dhari - assume
asura - demons
sanghaare -destroy
Raamachandra - Ram’s
ke kaaja – work
sanvaare – carried out
10. Taking dreadful form you slaughtered demons
and completed Lord Ram's mission.
11. Laaya - brought
sajeevana life-gving herb
Lakhana - Lakshman
Jiyaaye - revived
Shree - lord
Raghubeera - Ram
harashi - joyful
ura - heart
laaye - clasped
11. Bringing the magic herb, you revived Lakshman,
and Ram embraced you with delight.
12. Raghupati - Ram
keenhee – did
bahuta - very
baraai - praise
Tuma - you
Mama- me
priya - dear
Bharatahi – Bharat (Ram’s brother)
Sama - like
Bhaai - brother
12. Greatly did the Raghu Lord praise you -
"Brother, you're as dear to me as Bharat!"
13. Sahasa – 1,000
badana - mouths
tumharo - your
jasa - fame
gaavai - sing
Asa - this
kahi – saying
Shreepati - Ram
kantha - neck
lagaavai - clasped
13. "May the thousand-mouthed serpent sing your fame!"
So saying, Shri's Lord drew you to Himself.
14. Sanakaadika – Sanikka, etc
Brahmaadi – Brahma, etc.
Muneesaa - sages
Naarada - Narad
Saarada - Sarad
sahita - with
Aheesaa – Shesha (king of serpents)
14. Sanak and the sages, Brahma, gods, and great saints,
Narada, Sarasvati, and the king of serpents,
15. Yama – Yasma (god of underworld/death)
Kubera – Kubera (god of wealth)
Digapaala - the rulers of 8 directions
Jahaante - wherever
Kabi - poets
kobida - scholars
kahi - tell
sake - can
kahaante - how
15. Yama, Kubera, and the rulers of the eight directions,
poets and scholars - none can express your glory.
16. Tuma - you
upakaara - service
Sugreevahin - Sugriva
Keenhaa - did
Raama - Ram
milaaya - introduced
raaja pada - kingdom
deenhaa - gave
16. You rendered great service to Sugriva,
presenting him to Ram, you gave him kingship.
17. Tumharo - your
mantra – word/advice
Vibheeshana
Maanaa - accepted
Lankeshvara - Lord of Lanka
bhaye - became
saba - all
jaga - world
jaanaa - knows
17. Vibhishana heeded your counsel
and became Lord of Lanka, as all the world knows.
18. Yuga – distant (?)
sahasra – 1,000
yojana - leagues
toward - para
bhaanu - sun
Leelyo - swallowed
taahi - it
madhura -sweet
phala - fruit
jaanu - thinking
18. Though the sun is thousands of miles away,
you swallowed it, thinking it a sweet fruit.
19. Prabhu – Lord’s
mudrikaa - ring
meli - took
mukha - mouth
maahin -in
Jaladhi - ocean
laanghi - leaped
gaye - went
acharaja - surprised
naaheen -not
19. Holding the Lord's ring in your mouth,
it's no surprise you leapt the ocean.
20. Durgama - difficult
kaaja - work
jagata - world
ke jete - any
Sugama - easy
Anugraha - grace
Tumhare - your
Tete - that
20. Every arduous task in this world becomes easy by your grace.
21. Raama – Ram’s
duaare - door
tuma – you
rakhavaare - keeper
Hota - having
Na - not
aagyaa - Permission
binu - without
paisaare - enter
21. You are the guardian of Ram's door,
none enters without your leave.
22. Saba - all
sukha - happiness
lahai - take
tumhaaree - your
sharanaa - shelter
Tuma - you
rakshaka - protect
kaahu -any
(ko) dara –far
naa - not
22. Taking refuge in you one finds all delight,
those you protect know no fear.
23. Aapana - yours
teja -power
samhaarau - bear
aapai - you
Teenon - three
loka - worlds
haanka - roar
(ten) kaanpai - tremble
23. You alone can withstand your own splendor,
the three worlds tremble at your roar.
24. Bhoota - ghosts
pishaacha - demons
nikata - near
nahin - not
aavai - come
Mahaabeera – great brave
jaba - when
naama - name
sunaavai - called
24. Ghosts and goblins cannot come near,
Great Hero, when your name is uttered.
25. Naasai - cured
roga - disease
hare - removed
saba - all
peeraa -suffering
Japata - chanting
nirantara - unceasing
Hanumata – Hanuman
Beeraa - brave
25. All disease and pain is eradicated,
brave Hanuman, by constant chanting of your name.
26. Sankata - dificulties
ten - from
Hanumaana - Hanuman
Churaavai - free
Mana - thought
Krama - deed
vachana - word
dhyaana - meditate
jo laavai – who keep
26. Hanuman releases from affliction
those who remember him in thought, word, and deed.
27. Saba - all
para – above
Raama - Ram
tapasvee - ascetic
raajaa - king
Tina - his
(ke) kaaja - work
sakala - all
tuma - you
saajaa –do
27. Ram the renunciant reigns over all -
you carry out his every task.
28. Aura -other
manoratha - desires
jo - those
koee - any
laave - bring
Soee - that
Amita - nectar
Jeevana - life
phala - fruit
pave - obtaions
28. One who brings any yearning to you
obtains the fruit of abundant life.
29. Chaaron - four
yuga - ages
parataapa - glory
tumhaaraa - your
Hai (“to be” verb) is
parasidha - fame
jagata - universe
ujiyaaraa – enlightens (awakens)
29. Your splendor fills the four ages,
Your glory is famed throughout the world.
30. Saadhu - renunciates
santa - saints
(ke) tuma - of you
rakhavaare - protect
Asura - demons
nikandana - destroy
Raama - Ram
Dulaare - beloved
30. You are the guardian of saints and sages,
the destroyer of demons, the darling of Ram.
31. Ashta - eight
sidhi - powers
nau - nine
nidhi - treasures
(ke) daataa – giver of
Asa - this
Bara - boon
Deena - given
Jaanakee - Janaki
Maataa - mother
31. You grant the eight powers and nine treasures
by the boon you received from Mother Janaki.
32. Raama - Ram
rasaayana - nectar
toomhare - you
paasaa – posses
Sadaa - always
raho – live/remain
Raghupati ke – Ram’s
Daasaa - servent
32. You hold the elixir of Ram's name
and remain eternally His servant.
33. Tumhare - your
bhajana - devotion
Raama - Ram
(ko) paavai - obtained
Janama janama ke – birth (of birth after birth)
dukha - pain
bisaravai – left behind
33. Singing your praise, one finds Ram
and escapes the sorrows of countless lives.
34. Anta - end
kaala - time
Raghubara – Ram’s
pura – place/city
jaaee - go
Jahaan - where
janma - birth
Hari - Ram
bhakta - devotee
kahaaee – called
34. At death, one goes to Ram's own city
or is born on earth as God's devotee.
35. Aura - other
devataa - gods
chita - mind
na - not
dharaee – keep
Hanumata - Hanuman
Sayi - with
sarva - all
sukha - happiness
karaee - do
35. Give no thought to any other deity -
worshipping Hanuman, one gains all delight.
36. Sankata - difficulty
katai - end
mite - remove
saba - all
peeraa - suffering
Jo - who
sumire - remember
Hanumata - Hanuman
bala - strong
beeraa - brave
36. All affliction ceases, all pain is removed,
by remembering the mighty hero, Hanuman.
37. Jai Jai Jai Hanumaana
Gosaaee - Lord
Kripaa -grace
karahu - do
guru – guru
deva - god
kee naaee – as/like
37. Victory, victory, victory to Lord Hanuman!
Be merciful even as is the Divine Master.
38. Jo - who
sata - 100
baara - times
paata - recites
kara - does
koee - anyone
Chootahi - freed
bandi - bondage
mahaa- great
sukha -happiness
hoee – be/is
38. Whoever recites this a hundred times
is released from bondage and gains bliss.
39. Jo - who
yaha - this
parai - reads
Hanumaana chaaleesaa – Hanuman Chalisa
Ho ya - be
sidhi – power/perfect
saakhee - witness
Gaureesaa – Shiva
39. One who reads this Hanuman Chalisa
gains success - Gauri's Lord bears witness.
40. Tulaseedaasa – Tulsidas
sadaa - always
Hari - Ram
Cheraa - servant
Kee jai - do
naata - lord
hridaya - heart
mahan - my
deraa - home
40. Says Tulsidas, Hari's constant servant,
"Lord, make your encampment in my heart."
Pavana tanaya - Son of the Wind
sankata - sorrow
harana - banish
Mangala – blessing/joy
moorati - embodiment
roopa - form
Rama Lakhshmana Sita
Sahita - with
Hridaya - heart
basahu – dwell/live
sura - devata
bhoopa - ruler/king
Siyaa vara – Sita’s bridegroom
Raamachandra pada – Rama’s feet
jai – hail
sharanam - refuge
Son of the Wind, banisher of sorrowand embodiment of blessing, dwell in my heart, King of Gods, together with Ram, Lakshman, and Sita.
Hail the refuge of the feet of Sita's bridegroom, Ramachandra.
HANUMAN CHALISA - MEANING
Jai Shri Ram
To our Anonymous Viewer requesting the meaning of Hanuman Chalisa, Shri.Ravinderji provides one more!!
Thanks to Ravinderji
This is a new translation of the words in the Hanuman Chalissa
Having polished the mirror of my heart
with the dust of my Guru's lotus feet,
I sing the pure fame of the best of the Raghus,
which bestows the four fruits of life.
Knowing this body to be devoid of intelligence,
I recall the Son of the Wind.
Grant me strength, wit, and wisdom,
and remove my sorrows and shortcomings.
Siyaa vara Raamachandra pada jai sharanam
1. Victory to Hanuman, ocean of wisdom and virtue,
Hail Monkey Lord, illuminator of the three worlds.
2. Ram's emissary, abode of matchless power,
Anjani's son, named "Son of the Wind."
3. Great hero, mighty as a thunderbolt,
remover of evil thoughts and companion to the good.
4. Golden-hued and splendidly adorned,
with heavy earrings and curly locks.
5. In your hands shine mace and banner,
a sacred thread of munja grass adorns your shoulder.
6. You are Shiva's son and Kesari's joy,
your glory is revered throughout the world.
7. Supremely wise, virtuous, and clever,
you are ever intent on Ram's work.
8. You delight in hearing of the Lord's deeds,
Ram, Lakshman, and Sita dwell in your heart.
9. Assuming tiny form you appeared to Sita,
and in awesome guise you burned Lanka.
10. Taking dreadful form you slaughtered demons
and completed Lord Ram's mission.
11. Bringing the magic herb, you revived Lakshman,
and Ram embraced you with delight.
12. Greatly did the Raghu Lord praise you -
"Brother, you're as dear to me as Bharat!"
13. "May the thousand-mouthed serpent sing your fame!"
So saying, Shri's Lord drew you to Himself.
14. Sanak and the sages, Brahma, gods, and great saints,
Narada, Sarasvati, and the king of serpents,
15. Yama, Kubera, and the guardians of the quadrants,
poets and scholars - none can express your glory.
16. You rendered great service to Sugriva,
presenting him to Ram, you gave him kingship.
17. Vibhishana heeded your counsel
and became Lord of Lanka, as all the world knows.
18. Though the sun is thousands of miles away,
you swallowed it, thinking it a sweet fruit.
19. Holding the Lord's ring in your mouth,
it's no surprise you leapt the ocean.
20. Every arduous task in this world
becomes easy by your grace.
21. You are the guardian of Ram's door,
none enters without your leave.
22. Taking refuge in you one finds all delight,
those you protect know no fear.
23. You alone can withstand your own splendor,
the three worlds tremble at your roar.
24. Ghosts and goblins cannot come near,
Great Hero, when your name is uttered.
25. All disease and pain is eradicated,
brave Hanuman, by constant repetition of your name.
26. Hanuman releases from affliction
those who remember him in thought, word, and deed.
27. Ram the renunciant reigns over all -
you carry out his every task.
28. One who brings any yearning to you
obtains the fruit of abundant life.
29. Your splendor fills the four ages,
Your glory is famed throughout the world.
30. You are the guardian of saints and sages,
the destroyer of demons, the darling of Ram.
31. You grant the eight powers and nine treasures
by the boon you received from Mother Janaki.
32. You hold the elixir of Ram's name
and remain eternally His servant.
33. Singing your praise, one finds Ram
and escapes the sorrows of countless lives.
34. At death, one goes to Ram's own city
or is born on earth as God's devotee.
35. Give no thought to any other deity -
worshipping Hanuman, one gains all delight.
36. All affliction ceases, all pain is removed,
by remembering the mighty hero, Hanuman.
37. Victory, victory, victory to Lord Hanuman!
Be merciful even as is the Divine Master.
38. Whoever recites this a hundred times
is released from bondage and gains bliss.
39. One who reads this Hanuman Chalisa
gains success - Gauri's Lord bears witness.
40. Says Tulsidas, Hari's constant servant,
"Lord, make your encampment in my heart."
Son of the Wind, banisher of sorrow
and embodiment of blessing,
dwell in my heart, King of Gods,
together with Ram, Lakshman, and Sita.
Hail the refuge of the feet of Sita's bridegroom, Ramachandra.
To our Anonymous Viewer requesting the meaning of Hanuman Chalisa, Shri.Ravinderji provides one more!!
Thanks to Ravinderji
This is a new translation of the words in the Hanuman Chalissa
Having polished the mirror of my heart
with the dust of my Guru's lotus feet,
I sing the pure fame of the best of the Raghus,
which bestows the four fruits of life.
Knowing this body to be devoid of intelligence,
I recall the Son of the Wind.
Grant me strength, wit, and wisdom,
and remove my sorrows and shortcomings.
Siyaa vara Raamachandra pada jai sharanam
1. Victory to Hanuman, ocean of wisdom and virtue,
Hail Monkey Lord, illuminator of the three worlds.
2. Ram's emissary, abode of matchless power,
Anjani's son, named "Son of the Wind."
3. Great hero, mighty as a thunderbolt,
remover of evil thoughts and companion to the good.
4. Golden-hued and splendidly adorned,
with heavy earrings and curly locks.
5. In your hands shine mace and banner,
a sacred thread of munja grass adorns your shoulder.
6. You are Shiva's son and Kesari's joy,
your glory is revered throughout the world.
7. Supremely wise, virtuous, and clever,
you are ever intent on Ram's work.
8. You delight in hearing of the Lord's deeds,
Ram, Lakshman, and Sita dwell in your heart.
9. Assuming tiny form you appeared to Sita,
and in awesome guise you burned Lanka.
10. Taking dreadful form you slaughtered demons
and completed Lord Ram's mission.
11. Bringing the magic herb, you revived Lakshman,
and Ram embraced you with delight.
12. Greatly did the Raghu Lord praise you -
"Brother, you're as dear to me as Bharat!"
13. "May the thousand-mouthed serpent sing your fame!"
So saying, Shri's Lord drew you to Himself.
14. Sanak and the sages, Brahma, gods, and great saints,
Narada, Sarasvati, and the king of serpents,
15. Yama, Kubera, and the guardians of the quadrants,
poets and scholars - none can express your glory.
16. You rendered great service to Sugriva,
presenting him to Ram, you gave him kingship.
17. Vibhishana heeded your counsel
and became Lord of Lanka, as all the world knows.
18. Though the sun is thousands of miles away,
you swallowed it, thinking it a sweet fruit.
19. Holding the Lord's ring in your mouth,
it's no surprise you leapt the ocean.
20. Every arduous task in this world
becomes easy by your grace.
21. You are the guardian of Ram's door,
none enters without your leave.
22. Taking refuge in you one finds all delight,
those you protect know no fear.
23. You alone can withstand your own splendor,
the three worlds tremble at your roar.
24. Ghosts and goblins cannot come near,
Great Hero, when your name is uttered.
25. All disease and pain is eradicated,
brave Hanuman, by constant repetition of your name.
26. Hanuman releases from affliction
those who remember him in thought, word, and deed.
27. Ram the renunciant reigns over all -
you carry out his every task.
28. One who brings any yearning to you
obtains the fruit of abundant life.
29. Your splendor fills the four ages,
Your glory is famed throughout the world.
30. You are the guardian of saints and sages,
the destroyer of demons, the darling of Ram.
31. You grant the eight powers and nine treasures
by the boon you received from Mother Janaki.
32. You hold the elixir of Ram's name
and remain eternally His servant.
33. Singing your praise, one finds Ram
and escapes the sorrows of countless lives.
34. At death, one goes to Ram's own city
or is born on earth as God's devotee.
35. Give no thought to any other deity -
worshipping Hanuman, one gains all delight.
36. All affliction ceases, all pain is removed,
by remembering the mighty hero, Hanuman.
37. Victory, victory, victory to Lord Hanuman!
Be merciful even as is the Divine Master.
38. Whoever recites this a hundred times
is released from bondage and gains bliss.
39. One who reads this Hanuman Chalisa
gains success - Gauri's Lord bears witness.
40. Says Tulsidas, Hari's constant servant,
"Lord, make your encampment in my heart."
Son of the Wind, banisher of sorrow
and embodiment of blessing,
dwell in my heart, King of Gods,
together with Ram, Lakshman, and Sita.
Hail the refuge of the feet of Sita's bridegroom, Ramachandra.
HANUMAN CHALISA - MEANING. REQUEST FROM ANONYMOUS VIEWER
Jai Shri Ram, An Anonymous Viewer has requested the meaning of Hanuman Chalisa. Our devout devotee and patron Shri.Ravinderji has sent the meaning of Hanuman Chalisa on his own. We convey our thanks to Shri.Ravinderji. Shri Hanuman Chalisa Shri Guru Charan Saroj Raj After cleansing the mirror of my mind with the pollen Nij mane mukure sudhar dust of holy Guru's Lotus feet. I Profess the pure, Varnao Raghuvar Vimal Jasu untainted glory of Shri Raghuvar which bestows the four- Jo dayaku phal char fold fruits of life.(Dharma, Artha, Kama and Moksha). Budhi Hin Tanu Janike Fully aware of the deficiency of my intelligence, I Sumirau Pavan Kumar concentrate my attention on Pavan Kumar and humbly Bal budhi Vidya dehu mohe ask for strength, intelligence and true knowledge to Harahu Kalesa Vikar relieve me of all blemishes, causing pain. Jai Hanuman gyan gun sagar Victory to thee, O'Hanuman! Ocean of Wisdom-All Jai Kapis tihun lok ujagar hail to you O'Kapisa! (fountain-head of power,wisdom and Shiva-Shakti) You illuminate all the three worlds (Entire cosmos) with your glory. Ram doot atulit bal dhama You are the divine messenger of Shri Ram. The Anjani-putra Pavan sut nama repository of immeasurable strength, though known only as Son of Pavan (Wind), born of Anjani. Mahavir Vikram Bajrangi With Limbs as sturdy as Vajra (The mace of God Indra) Kumati nivar sumati Ke sangi you are valiant and brave. On you attends good Sense and Wisdom. You dispel the darkness of evil thoughts. Kanchan varan viraj subesa Your physique is beautiful golden coloured and your dress Kanan Kundal Kunchit Kesa is pretty. You wear ear rings and have long curly hair. Hath Vajra Aur Dhuvaje Viraje You carry in your hand a lightening bolt along with a victory Kandhe moonj janehu sajai (kesari) flag and wear the sacred thread on your shoulder. Sankar suvan kesri Nandan As a descendant of Lord Sankar, you are a comfort and pride Tej pratap maha jag vandan of Shri Kesari. With the lustre of your Vast Sway, you are propitiated all over the universe. Vidyavan guni ati chatur You are the repository of learning, virtuous and fully accom- Ram kaj karibe ko aatur plished, always keen to carry out the behest's of Shri Ram. Prabu charitra sunibe ko rasiya You are an ardent listener, always so keen to listen to the Ram Lakhan Sita man Basiya narration of Shri Ram's Life Stories. Your heart is filled with what Shri Ram stood for. You therefore always dwell in the hearts of Shri Ram, Lakshman and Sita. Sukshma roop dhari Siyahi dikhava You appeared before Sita in a Diminutive form and spoke to Vikat roop dhari lanka jarava her in humility. You assumed an awesome form and struck terror by setting Lanka on fire. Bhima roop dhari asur sanghare With over-whelming might you destroyed the Asuras Ramachandra ke kaj sanvare (demons) and performed all tasks assigned to you by Shri Ram with great skill. Laye Sanjivan Lakhan Jiyaye You brought Sanjivan (A herb that revives life) and restored Shri Raghuvir Harashi ur laye Lakshman back to life, Shri Raghuvir (Shri Ram) cheerfully embraced you with his heart full of joy. Raghupati Kinhi bahut badai Shri Raghupati (Shri Ram) lustily extolled your excellence and Tum mam priye Bharat-hi sam bhai said: "You are as dear to me as my own brother Bharat." Sahas badan tumharo yash gaave Thousands of living beings are chanting hymns of your glories; Us kahi Shripati kanth lagaave saying thus, Shri Ram warmly hugged him (Shri Hanuman). Sankadik Brahmadi Muneesa When prophets like Sanka, even the Sage like Lord Brahma, Narad Sarad sahit Aheesa the great hermit Narad himself, Goddess Saraswati and Ahisha (one of immeasurable dimensions). Yam Kuber Digpal Jahan te Even Yamraj (God of Death) Kuber (God of Wealth) and the Kavi kovid kahi sake kahan te Digpals (deputies guarding the four corners of the Universe) have been vying with one another in offering homage to your glories. How then, can a mere poet give adequate expression of your super excellence. Tum upkar Sugreevahin keenha You rendered a great service to Sugriv. You united him with Ram milaye rajpad deenha Shri Ram and he installed him on the Royal Throne. By heeding Tumharo mantra Vibheeshan mana your advice, Vibhishan became Lord of Lanka. This is known Lankeshwar Bhaye Sub jag jana all over the Universe. Yug sahastra jojan par Bhanu On your own you dashed upon the Sun, which is at a fabulous Leelyo tahi madhur phal janu distance of thousands of miles, thinking it to be a sweet luscious fruit. Prabhu mudrika meli mukh mahee Carrying the Lord's Signet Ring in your mouth, there is Jaladhi langhi gaye achraj nahee hardly any wonder that you easily leapt across the ocean. Durgaam kaj jagat ke jete The burden of all difficult tasks of the world become light Sugam anugraha tumhre tete with your kind grace. Ram dware tum rakhvare, You are the sentry at the door of Shri Ram's Divine Abode. Hoat na agya binu paisare No one can enter it without your permission, Sub sukh lahai tumhari sarna All comforts of the world lie at your feet. The devotees enjoy all Tum rakshak kahu ko dar na divine pleasures and feel fearless under your benign Protection. Aapan tej samharo aapai You alone are befitted to carry your own splendid valour. All the Teenhon lok hank te kanpai three worlds (entire universe) tremor at your thunderous call. Bhoot pisach Nikat nahin aavai All the ghosts, demons and evil forces keep away, with the Mahavir jab naam sunavai sheer mention of your great name, O'Mahaveer!! Nase rog harai sab peera All diseases, pain and suffering disappear on reciting regularly Japat nirantar Hanumant beera Shri Hanuman's holy name. Sankat se Hanuman chudavai Those who remember Shri Hanuman in thought, words and deeds Man Karam Vachan dyan jo lavai with Sincerity and Faith, are rescued from all crises in life. Sub par Ram tapasvee raja All who hail, worship and have faith in Shri Ram as the Supreme Tin ke kaj sakal Tum saja Lord and the king of penance. You make all their difficult tasks very easy. Aur manorath jo koi lavai Whosoever comes to you for fulfillment of any desire with faith Sohi amit jeevan phal pavai and sincerity, Will he alone secure the imperishable fruit of human life. Charon Yug partap tumhara All through the four ages your magnificent glory is acclaimed far Hai persidh jagat ujiyara and wide. Your fame is Radiantly acclaimed all over the Cosmos. Sadhu Sant ke tum Rakhware You are Saviour and the guardian angel of Saints and Sages and Asur nikandan Ram dulhare destroy all Demons. You are the angelic darling of Shri Ram. Ashta sidhi nav nidhi ke dhata You can grant to any one, any yogic power of Eight Siddhis Us var deen Janki mata (power to become light and heavy at will) and Nine Nidhis (Riches,comfort,power,prestige This boon has been conferred upon you by Mother Janki. Ram rasayan tumhare pasa You possess the power of devotion to Shri Ram. In all rebirths Sada raho Raghupati ke dasa you will always remain Shri Raghupati's most dedicated disciple. Tumhare bhajan Ram ko pavai Through hymns sung in devotion to you, one can find Shri Ram Janam janam ke dukh bisravai and become free from sufferings of several births. Anth kaal Raghuvir pur jayee If at the time of death one enters the Divine Abode of Shri Ram, Jahan janam Hari-Bakht Kahayee thereafter in all future births he is born as the Lord's devotee. Aur Devta Chit na dharehi One need not entertain any other deity for Propitiation, as Hanumanth se hi sarve sukh karehi devotion of Shri Hanuman alone can give all happiness. Sankat kate mite sab peera One is freed from all the sufferings and ill fated contingencies of Jo sumirai Hanumat Balbeera rebirths in the world. One who adores and remembers Shri Hanuman. Jai Jai Jai Hanuman Gosahin Hail, Hail, Hail, Shri Hanuman, Lord of senses. Let your victory Kripa Karahu Gurudev ki nyahin over the evil be firm and final. Bless me in the capacity as my supreme guru (teacher). Jo sat bar path kare kohi One who recites Chalisa one hundred times, becomes free from the Chutehi bandhi maha sukh hohi bondage of life and death and enjoys the highest bliss at last. Jo yah padhe Hanuman Chalisa All those who recite Hanuman Chalisa (The forty Chaupais) Hoye siddhi sakhi Gaureesa regularly are sure to be benedicted. Such is the evidence of no less a witness as Bhagwan Sankar. Tulsidas sada hari chera Tulsidas as a humble devotee of the Divine Master, stays perpetually at Keejai Das Hrdaye mein dera his feet, he prays "Oh Lord! You enshrine within my heart & soul." Pavantnai sankat haran, Oh! conqueror of the Wind, Destroyer of all miseries, you are a Mangal murti roop. symbol of Auspiciousness. Ram Lakhan Sita sahit, Along with Shri Ram, Lakshman and Sita, reside in my heart. Hrdaye basahu sur bhoop. Oh! King of Gods. Jai Shri Ram |
Friday, January 18, 2008
SUNDARA KANDAM CHAPTER 31
Jai Shri Ram
We refer to the comment of our Devotee Suja that Sri Hauman's power is beyond words. I'm chanting Sundara Kandam (Chapter 31) almost daily. This gives the "palan" of chanting the entire Sundara Kandam. Devotees can read Sundara Kandam in Tamil too, to see how their life improves.
We feel blessed and fortunate to have had access to the rarest of rare book titled "Srimad Valmiki Ramayanam - Sundara Kandam" with text in Sanskrit with word for word Tamil Translation in prose order by The Late Rao Sahib P.S.Krishnaswami Iyer and published by Arsha Vidya Ashram - Gurukulam, Anaikatty with the blessings of Pujyasri.Dayanandha Saraswathi Swami.
The Copy Right for this book is held by Sruti Seva Trust. Since we could not get the address of this organization we have not been able to obtain their permission to publish the Chapter 31, Pg 1~Pg 5 here below for the benefit of our Devotees. Through this column we seek the permission of Sruti Seva Trust and seek their pardon.
We hope our devotees read the Chapter 31 and receive the blessings of Lord Sri Rama and Rama Bhaktha Hanuman.
Our Thanks to Suja for sharing this information with our Viewers
Jai Shri Ram
We refer to the comment of our Devotee Suja that Sri Hauman's power is beyond words. I'm chanting Sundara Kandam (Chapter 31) almost daily. This gives the "palan" of chanting the entire Sundara Kandam. Devotees can read Sundara Kandam in Tamil too, to see how their life improves.
We feel blessed and fortunate to have had access to the rarest of rare book titled "Srimad Valmiki Ramayanam - Sundara Kandam" with text in Sanskrit with word for word Tamil Translation in prose order by The Late Rao Sahib P.S.Krishnaswami Iyer and published by Arsha Vidya Ashram - Gurukulam, Anaikatty with the blessings of Pujyasri.Dayanandha Saraswathi Swami.
The Copy Right for this book is held by Sruti Seva Trust. Since we could not get the address of this organization we have not been able to obtain their permission to publish the Chapter 31, Pg 1~Pg 5 here below for the benefit of our Devotees. Through this column we seek the permission of Sruti Seva Trust and seek their pardon.
We hope our devotees read the Chapter 31 and receive the blessings of Lord Sri Rama and Rama Bhaktha Hanuman.
Our Thanks to Suja for sharing this information with our Viewers
Jai Shri Ram
Thursday, January 17, 2008
VIEWERS' COMMENTS
Dear Devotees,
We are encouraged by your comments to post even better pictures and slide shows and video clippings.
Jai Shri Ram
Here are the Viewers' Comments
Suja
(1 hour ago)
Sri Hauman's power is beyond words. I'm chanting Sundara Kandam(Chapter 31) almost daily. This gives the "palan" of chanting the entire Sundara Kandam. Devotees can read Sundara Kandam in Tamil too, to see how their life improves. Selvi thanks for the site.GREAT.
Meenu
(21 hours ago)
Wonderful opportunity for me to be blessed from home itself. This is the 1st time I am viewing with sugarcane; though I could not come I am lucky to look at this slide. Thank you
Suryanarayana Sarma
(1 day ago)
Beautiful. One can get the feel of being in the sugarcane field with the Lord just by a sheer look at the slide/s.
PRABHAKAR
(1 day ago)
THIS IS A YEOMAN SERVICE. NO ONE CAN GERT SUCH A BEAUTIFUL VIEW, BUT FOR THE NICE SLIDE PRESENTATION. EXCELLENT IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT LOOKING AT THE PICTORIAL PRESENTATION. THE " BLESSED LUCKY LOT" LED BY SARVASRI NARAYANAN AND MURALI ARE NOW KNOWN TO ALL.
PRAVEEN- BANGALORE
(1 day ago)
I HAVE NOT MISSED THE SIGHT OF OUR BEAUTIFUL ANJANEYAR, THOUGH I AM FAR AWAY AT BANGALORE. THANKS TO THE EXCELLENT SLIDE CLIPPING PRESENTATION. I COULD GET THE REAL FEEL OF THE IKSHUVANA ANJANEYAR.
We are encouraged by your comments to post even better pictures and slide shows and video clippings.
Jai Shri Ram
Here are the Viewers' Comments
Suja
(1 hour ago)
Sri Hauman's power is beyond words. I'm chanting Sundara Kandam(Chapter 31) almost daily. This gives the "palan" of chanting the entire Sundara Kandam. Devotees can read Sundara Kandam in Tamil too, to see how their life improves. Selvi thanks for the site.GREAT.
Meenu
(21 hours ago)
Wonderful opportunity for me to be blessed from home itself. This is the 1st time I am viewing with sugarcane; though I could not come I am lucky to look at this slide. Thank you
Suryanarayana Sarma
(1 day ago)
Beautiful. One can get the feel of being in the sugarcane field with the Lord just by a sheer look at the slide/s.
PRABHAKAR
(1 day ago)
THIS IS A YEOMAN SERVICE. NO ONE CAN GERT SUCH A BEAUTIFUL VIEW, BUT FOR THE NICE SLIDE PRESENTATION. EXCELLENT IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT LOOKING AT THE PICTORIAL PRESENTATION. THE " BLESSED LUCKY LOT" LED BY SARVASRI NARAYANAN AND MURALI ARE NOW KNOWN TO ALL.
PRAVEEN- BANGALORE
(1 day ago)
I HAVE NOT MISSED THE SIGHT OF OUR BEAUTIFUL ANJANEYAR, THOUGH I AM FAR AWAY AT BANGALORE. THANKS TO THE EXCELLENT SLIDE CLIPPING PRESENTATION. I COULD GET THE REAL FEEL OF THE IKSHUVANA ANJANEYAR.
The Alankarams are really excellent and thanks for the all the organizers.
JAI SRI RAM. JAI SRI RAM. JAI SRI RAM JAI SRI RAM.
The almighty JAI HANUMAN should help everyone and prayers to all.
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Monday, January 14, 2008
HAPPY PONGAL AND MAKARA SANKRANTHI
JAI SHRI RAM
DEAR DEVOTEES,
WE WISH ALL OUR DEVOTEES A HAPPY PONGAL AND MAKARA SANKRANTHI!!
ON THIS AUSPICIOUS OCCASION IT MAY NOT BE OUT OF PLACE TO MENTION A FEW WORDS ABOUT THE SPECTACULAR SERVICE RENDERED BY SHRI.RAVINDERJI.
SHRI.RAVINDERJI IS AN ARDENT DEVOTEE OF AVA. HIS DEVOTION AND SERVICES TO AVA ARE BEYOND WORDS AND IMAGINATION.
HE IS RENDERING A GREAT SERVICE TO US BY WRITING COMMENTS EXTENSIVELY IN THE BLOG. OFTEN THE COMMENTS GO UNNOTICED. WE REQUEST OUR PATRONS TO LOOK FOR THE COMMENTS AT THE END OF EACH PHOTO READ THE SAME AND ENJOY.
WE ALSO HOPE THAT OTHER DEVOTEES WOULD EMULATE HIM AND CONTRIBUTE IN A BIG WAY TO MAKE THIS BLOG HIGHLY INTERACTIVE AND INFORMATIVE.
THROUGH THIS COLUMN WE CONVEY OUR SINCERE THANKS TO RAVINDERJI AND PRAY FOR HIS CONTINUED SERVICE IN THIS REGARD. JAI SHRI RAM
DEAR DEVOTEES,
WE WISH ALL OUR DEVOTEES A HAPPY PONGAL AND MAKARA SANKRANTHI!!
ON THIS AUSPICIOUS OCCASION IT MAY NOT BE OUT OF PLACE TO MENTION A FEW WORDS ABOUT THE SPECTACULAR SERVICE RENDERED BY SHRI.RAVINDERJI.
SHRI.RAVINDERJI IS AN ARDENT DEVOTEE OF AVA. HIS DEVOTION AND SERVICES TO AVA ARE BEYOND WORDS AND IMAGINATION.
HE IS RENDERING A GREAT SERVICE TO US BY WRITING COMMENTS EXTENSIVELY IN THE BLOG. OFTEN THE COMMENTS GO UNNOTICED. WE REQUEST OUR PATRONS TO LOOK FOR THE COMMENTS AT THE END OF EACH PHOTO READ THE SAME AND ENJOY.
WE ALSO HOPE THAT OTHER DEVOTEES WOULD EMULATE HIM AND CONTRIBUTE IN A BIG WAY TO MAKE THIS BLOG HIGHLY INTERACTIVE AND INFORMATIVE.
THROUGH THIS COLUMN WE CONVEY OUR SINCERE THANKS TO RAVINDERJI AND PRAY FOR HIS CONTINUED SERVICE IN THIS REGARD. JAI SHRI RAM
Sunday, January 13, 2008
RAJA ALANKARAM 2 JAN 12 2008
PLEASE VISIT OUR BLOG TO VIEW THE PONGAL ALANKARAM PHOTOS ON OR AFTER JAN 15 2008
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