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General topics / Re: Saiva Canon 1 - Tiru Jnana Sambandhar.

« on: March 20, 2017, 08:08:39 AM »

Verse  3:


முந்திவந்து புரோதாய மூழ்கி முனிகள்பலர்
எந்தைபெம்மா னெனநின்றி றைஞ்சும் மிடமென்பரால்
மந்திபாயச் சரேலச் சொரிந்தும் முரிந்துக்கபூக்
கெந்தநாறக் கிளருஞ் சடையெந்தை கேதாரமே.


People say that Kēdāram of our father who has eminent matted locks, which spreads fragrance of flowers which shed bending, and pouring, when the female monkeys suddenly leap, is the place where many sages come early and bathe before sunrise and bow to Siva uttering the names our father, Lord.

Arunachala Siva.

 

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General topics / Re: Saiva Canon 1 - Tiru Jnana Sambandhar.

« on: March 20, 2017, 08:04:49 AM »

Verse 2:


பாதம்விண்ணோர் பலரும் பரவிப் பணிந்தேத்தவே
வேதநான்கும் பதினெட்டொ டாறும் விரித்தார்க்கிடம்
தாதுவிண்ட மதுவுண்டு மிண்டிவரு வண்டினம்
கீதம்பாட மடமந்தி கேட்டுகளுங் கேதாரமே.


The place of Siva who expounded the four Vedas, eighteen Purāṇams and six Aṅkams to be praised in the second and third persons when all the celestial beings pay homage to his feet, is Kēdāram where the young female monkeys leap over, listening to the songs sung by the swarms of bees which come thronging and exultantly drinking the honey from the flowers in which pollen is unfolded.

Arunachala Siva.

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General topics / Re: Saiva Canon 1 - Tiru Jnana Sambandhar.

« on: March 20, 2017, 08:01:11 AM »

Tiruk Kedaram:  (Kedarnath).

Verse 1:


தொண்டரஞ்சு களிறும் அடக்கிச் சுரும்பார்மலர்
இண்டைகட்டி வழிபாடு செய்யு மிடமென்பரால்
வண்டுபாட மயிலால மான்கன்று துள்ளவரிக்
கெண்டைபாயச் சுனைநீல மொட்டலருங் கேதாரமே.


Kēdāram, where the buds of blue Nelumbo flowers that grow in the mountain springs blossom as the fish, Keṇtai leaps, the young one of deer frisks, peacocks dance and bees hum, (People say it is the place where the devotees having controlled the five sense organs which are like elephants) make circlets of flowers on which the superior variety of bees hum, place them on the head of Siva and worship him.

Arunachala Siva.

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The teachings of Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi / Re: The Ribhu Gita -Dr.Lingeswara Rao and Anil Sharma translations:

« on: March 19, 2017, 12:17:57 PM »

31.  Should there be the goblin of non self, tether it fast by the incantation of the Self.
Brahman is full of perpetual joy and is ever by itself alone.

32.  Thus Brahman has been established by way of sixty four examples.  That man who hears this regularly is emancipated.  There is no doubt of this.

33.  He is ever the accomplished one. There is no discussion about this.

34.  O Maheswara, Thy lotus feet are unreachable to mind and speech, without form and devoid of scent, ever abiding in the heart cavern, ever bestowing bliss to the wise, enlightening, and radiating luster all around.

Thus concludes Chapter 34 entitled 'Topic of attaining Brahman through examples' in
the sixth amsa called Sankara of Sri Siva Rahasyam.

concluded.

Arunachala Siva.               

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General Discussion / Re: Cosmic Tapestry - Douglas Halebi - Mountain Path, April - June 2016:

« on: March 19, 2017, 12:10:52 PM »

'Love the painting, love the poetry and song of religion, love its vast possessions and its sacred rites.  But also love the flowering orchard, the golden sun and the still pond where a distant star is sometimes reflected.  And know that we will never be able to explain anything, no matter how many wells of knowledge we drink from. Know that man himself, and the Reality all around him and within him, is deeper, vaster, richer than any of the theories yet devised  to explain it all away.  Know that the grand venture of man is only beginning and that we have the astounding privilege of partaking of it this very moment, here and now, before the hour and the day fade away forever. Know that we were meant to savor this fleeting life, consider it a thing of exquisite beauty, adorn and embellish it as much as we can...'

contd.,

Arunachala Siva.                   

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The teachings of Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi / Re: The Shining of My Lord - Muruganar.

« on: March 19, 2017, 12:03:14 PM »

I will serve no other Lord:  continues...

42. I am not ignorant of the fact that all the gods who appear to be many are only one, but although I know this, out of all those gods my mind will only desire and flow towards Siva-Ramana.

43. Irrespective of what I may gain through other people in any of the worlds, from now on I will not consent in my mind, even slightly, to enter into the state of slavery to anyone else except my Lord.

44. Without getting sidetracked, my mind remains firmly established in the Self, the supreme of supremes, as nothing but the Self.  As a result my love flows abundantly only towards the feet of my Lord that shine as supreme bliss.  I will not entertain any love towards anything else.

45.  My Guru, Siva-Ramana, dispelled the twin attachments of 'I' and 'mine', and by doing so abolished the affliction of birth, becoming my own Swarupa that shines as the light of consciousness. Now that I have taken up personal service to my Lord's feet of grace, there is no possibility that I will ever become slave to another.

46.  My Lord, who manifested in this world and ruled over me established in my heart the kingdom of infinitely spacious grace, enabling me to experience Swarupa, the divine silence whose very nature is happiness.  For what purpose I now resort to others uttering words of flattery?

47.  The excellent grace that my Lord granted to me, the lowest dog, was the supreme expanse of consciousness in which I could see no separate object to desire.
I will take refuge only in my Lord, my own Self, He who bestowed this lofty state on this dog. I will not run after anyone else, seeking anything else.

concluded.

Arunachala Siva.                           
 

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General topics / Re: Saiva Canon 1 - Tiru Jnana Sambandhar.

« on: March 19, 2017, 09:47:29 AM »

Verse  11:


ஊழி யாய பாரி லோங்கு முயர்செல்வக்
காழி யீசன் கழலே பேணுஞ் சம்பந்தன்
றாழு மனத்தா லுரைத்த தமிழ்க ளிவைவல்லார்
வாழி நீங்கா வானோ ருலகின் மகிழ்வாரே.

Sambandhan, who cherishes with regard only the feet of Siva in Sirkazhi, having indestructible wealth, which floated above the floods of the deluge in this world which is destroyed at the end of the eon. Those who are able to say the Tamizh verses composed with a mind engrossed in God, will dwell in heaven which they will not leave.

Padigam on Sirkazhi completed.

Arunachala Siva.

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General topics / Re: Saiva Canon 1 - Tiru Jnana Sambandhar.

« on: March 19, 2017, 09:43:39 AM »

Verse  10:


அஞ்சி யல்லல் மொழிந்து திரிவா ரமணாதர்
கஞ்சி காலை யுண்பார்க் கரியான் கலிக்காழித்
தஞ்ச மாய தலைவன் றன்னை நினைவார்கள்
துஞ்ச லில்லா நல்ல வுலகம் பெறுவாரே.


The god who is difficult to be recognized by the ignorant Jains, who speak distressing words behind the back, being afraid of saying them to the face and wander, and by the Buddhists who have their morning gruel, in Sirkazhi of great bustle.  Those who think of god as their refuge, will attain the good world of bliss which does not know destruction.

Arunachala Siva.

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General topics / Re: Saiva Canon 1 - Tiru Jnana Sambandhar.

« on: March 19, 2017, 09:39:13 AM »

Verse  9:


மாணா யுலகங் கொண்ட மாலு மலரோனுங்
காணா வண்ண மெரியாய் நிமிர்ந்தான் கலிக்காழிப்
பூணார் முலையாள் பங்கத் தானைப் புகழ்ந்தேத்திக்
கோணா நெஞ்ச முடையார்க் கில்லைக் குற்றமே.

Vishnu who received the world as a gift in the form of a bachelor (from Mahabali) and the Brahma, seated in the (lotus) flower, to them He who shot up as a column of fire so as not to be seen (by them) praising and worshipping the god who has on one half a lady who wears ornaments on her breasts. There will be no pain for those whose minds do not deviate from the path of virtue.

Arunachala Siva.

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General topics / Re: Saiva Canon 1 - Tiru Jnana Sambandhar.

« on: March 19, 2017, 08:45:19 AM »

Verse  8:

அரக்கன் முடிதோள் நெரிய வடர்த்தா னடியார்க்குக்
கரக்க கில்லா தருள்செய் பெருமான் கலிக்காழிப்
பரக்கும் புகழான் றன்னை யேத்திப் பணிவார்மேற்
பெருக்கு மின்பந் துன்ப மான பிணிபோமே.

The God who pressed down to crush the heads and shoulders of demon (Raavaṇaṉ) and who grants his grace to his devotees without being able to conceal it, in Sirkazhi of great bustle, happiness will increase for people who praise and worship him whose fame spreads everywhere. Diseases which are the causes for sufferings will vanish.

Arunachala Siva.

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General topics / Re: Saiva Canon 1 - Tiru Jnana Sambandhar.

« on: March 19, 2017, 08:42:17 AM »

Verse  7:

புயலார் பூமி நாம மோதிப் புகழ்மல்கக்
கயலார் கண்ணார் பண்ணா ரொலிசெய் கலிக்காழிப்
பயில்வான் றன்னைப் பத்தி யாரத் தொழுதேத்த
முயல்வார் தம்மேல் வெம்மைக் கூற்ற முடுகாதே.

Having repeated the names of God in the world fed by rain, in Sirkazhi, of great bustle where the ladies whose eyes are comparable to the carp fish produce the sound of music to spread the fame of god, on those who try to worship and praise the god who is permanent so that their devotion may become satisfactory, the cruel god of death will not hasten (to snatch their lives).

Arunachala Siva.

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General topics / Re: Saiva Canon 1 - Tiru Jnana Sambandhar.

« on: March 19, 2017, 08:38:51 AM »

Verse  6:

மந்த மருவும் பொழிலி லெழிலார் மதுவுண்டு
கந்த மருவ வரிவண் டிசைசெய் கலிக்காழிப்
பந்த நீங்க வருளும் பரனே யெனவேத்திச்
சிந்தை செய்வார் செம்மை நீங்கா திருப்பாரே.

Having drunk the sweet honey in the parks where the slow-moving southern breeze is staying, in Sirkazhi of great bustle where the bees having lines on them hum like music as they have come into contact with fragrance, those devotees who meditate upon god praising him, Most exalted one who bestows his grace, to remove all bondage, are those who stand firmly in the path of righteousness.

Arunachala Siva.

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General topics / Re: Saiva Canon 1 - Tiru Jnana Sambandhar.

« on: March 19, 2017, 08:35:15 AM »

Verse  5:


பரிதி யியங்கும் பாரிற் சீரார் பணியாலே
கருதி விண்ணோர் மண்ணோர் விரும்புங் கலிக்காழிச்
சுருதி மறைநான் கான செம்மை தருவானைக்
கருதி யெழுமின் வழுவா வண்ணந் துயர்போமே.


In this world where the sun moves, in Sirkazhi of great bustle where the celestial beings and inhabitants of this world desire to gather, having in their minds the eminent service to god, thinking of him who gave the eminent works of Vedas which is memorized by hearing (and not written), wake up from your sleep! People of this world! All the sufferings will go away without fail.

Arunachala Siva.

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General topics / Re: Saiva Canon 1 - Tiru Jnana Sambandhar.

« on: March 19, 2017, 08:31:37 AM »

Verse  4:

மனைக்கே யேற வளஞ்செய் பவளம் வளர்முத்தங்
கனைக்குங் கடலு ளோத மேறுங் கலிக்காழிப்
பனைக்கைப் பகட்டீ ருரியாய் பெரியா யெனப்பேணி
நினைக்க வல்ல வடியார் நெஞ்சி னல்லாரே.

To enter into the houses, in Sirkazhi of great bustle where the waves of the roaring sea rise to push the mature coral and mature pearls. Having cherished with love the god as "one who has a skin of wet with the blood of an elephant whose trunk is like the palmyra! The great person!"  the devotees who are able think him as such, are people having good minds.

Arunachala Siva.

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General topics / Re: Saiva Canon 1 - Tiru Jnana Sambandhar.

« on: March 19, 2017, 08:27:14 AM »

Verse  3:


வடிகொள் பொழிலின் மழலை வரிவண் டிசைசெய்யக்
கடிகொள் போதிற் றென்ற லணையுங் கலிக்காழி
முடிகொள் சடையாய் முதல்வா வென்று முயன்றேத்தி
அடிகை தொழுவார்க் கில்லை யல்ல லவலமே.


When the tender bees with lines on their bodies hum like music in the gardens which are maintained in perfect condition.  In Sirkazhi of great bustle where the balmy southern breeze comes in contact with the buds of fragrance just before they unfold their petals. Having praised with the aid of their virtue done in previous births the god as one who has dressed the matted locks as a crown! The first cause! (The origin of all things!) there will be no anxiety and suffering for those who worship his feet with their hands.

Arunachala Siva.