Sivamanasa Puja--शिवमानसपूजा

Sivamanasa Puja

Embodiments of Love!


I must thank my Daughter Nandhini for introducing me to Manasa Puja By Adi Shankara; the beauty is that my father is Kumba Rasi and she is also Kumba Rasi; so my father, who was my Guru, is still guiding me through her; May Siva bless both my Daughters with everything auspicious!

I love Advaita Philosophy; if my Life permits I will make more articles on that; let me share, how my Visionary Leader,  Sankara proposes a prayer!

I am astonished by the way Sankara thinks; he shares points stooping to the level of a lower person like me and suggests  how even Rajagopal can offer prayers to Paramatma, Lord SIVA

शिवमानसपूजा

आत्मा त्वं गिरिजा मतिः सहचराः प्राणाः शरीरं गृहं

पूजा तॆ विषयॊपभॊगरचना निद्रा समाधिस्थितिः ।

सञ्चारः पदयॊः प्रदक्षिणविधिः स्तॊत्राणि सर्वा गिरॊ

यद्यत् कर्म करॊमि तत्तदखिलं शंभॊ तवाराधनम् ॥ ४ ॥

Transliteration

Aathma thwam Girija Mathi sahacharaa, prana sarreram gruham,
Pooja theey vishayopa bhoga rachana, nidhra samadhi sthithi,
Sanchara padayo pradakshina vidhi, , sthothrani sarva giraa,
Yadyath karma karomi thathad akhilam, shambho thavaradhanam.

Word by Word Meaning:

aatma—soul

thwam--you

Girija—Parvathy Devi

mathi—mind

sareeram—body

gruham—residence/home

puja—prayer

te—your

vishaya—sensuality

apa—away, off

bhoga—indulgence

rachana—disposition, act of making

nidra—sleep

samaadhi—meditation

sthithi—state

sanchaaraha—roaming, walking

padayoho—with 2 feet

pradhikshina vidhi—circumambulation; Prathikshinam; that is going around the Idol of Almighty in reverence as a respect

stotraani---eulogy in praise of God

sarva—every, each

giro—words, speech

yatyat—whatever

karma—act, work

karomi—I do

tattat-that is all

akilam—whole, entire, without a gap

Sambho—Sambho( Mahadeva)

thava—your

aaradhanam—adoration, worship

Meaning:

Sambho MahaDeva, You are my Ātman, Girijā is my mind, Your accompaniments are my life-forces, Your body is my residence. My various enjoyment and constructions be Your prayer. My sleep be the state of meditation. My walking be Your circumambulation and my spoken words be Your eulogies. And whatever I do, that all may be Your adoration
ONE SPECIAL EXPLANATION on Girija is my Mind; I wanted to share more on this; would be an overdose; so stopping here.
धन्यवाद:

See you in the next episode

With lots of love
rajagopal

28 .03.2012