Friday 6 April 2012

Atma-samarpanam—Dedication of the Self



 
Embodiments of Love!

I had to go to Delhi and then a place near Shimla( Kalka) for departmental review; there was no proper sleep from 31 st March; came back to office on 4 th April that too getting up very early to catch morning flight; in the office tiresome work; added to that that day was Siva Pradosh Upavasam—fasting; end of the day while closing down, got up and took a step; the internet cable just pulled me and I fell flat; my bone socket of the right side eye hit the floor; also right shoulder, right side of waist and knee got hit badly; 3 fingers of the right hand got entangled
however I could recover fast; after Full moon-pournami—pooja I offer this to my Mother who holds me always in Her hands


सौन्दर्यलहरी
|| saundaryalaharī ||
written by śrī ādi śa
karācārya

शिवः शक्त्या युक्तो यदि भवति शक्तः प्रभवितुं
चेदेवं देवो खलु कुशलः स्पन्दितुमपि
अतस्त्वामाराध्यां हरिहरविरिञ्चादिभिरपि
प्रणन्तुं स्तोतुं    वा कथमकृतपुण्यः प्रभवति
śiva
śaktyā yukto yadi bhavati śakta prabhavitu
na cedeva
devo na khalu kuśala spanditumapi |
atastvāmārādhyā
hariharaviriñcādibhirapi
pra
antu stotu vā kathamaktapuya prabhavati || 1 ||

शिवः शक्त्या—Siva of Sakti
युक्त—joined
यदि—in case; suppose
भवति—become
भवति यदि—only if placed like this( means only if Siva is with you)
शक्तः—competent for
प्रभवितुं—powerful
चेत् –if not
देवम्—to God
देव:—Deva , here it is Siva
खलु—not becoming
कुशलः—be capable

स्पन्दित—pulsation, along with अपि it denotes not even a moment
अतः--hence
त्वाम्—your
आराध्य—to be worshipped
हरिहरविरिञ्चादिभिरपि—it can be split as Hari, Hara, Virinchati api==means even Vishnu, Siva , Brahma and the like
प्रणन्तुं—do prostrations
स्तोतुं—do praise
वा—stands for the question Tag like—isn’t it?
कथम्—how
अकृत​—not accrued
पुण्यः—merits, spiritual pursuit
प्रभवति—( how) is it possible

After rearranging ( to get meaning)

ShaktyA yuktaH bhavati yadi . Only if yoked with Shakti
ShivaH devaH . (even) Lord shiva
shaktaH . has the ability
prabhavituM . to create the world;
evaM na cet -- if not so (yoked),
kushalaH na . (He) is not capable
spandituM api . even to make a move.
khalu . Isn.t it so?
ataH . Therefore,
kathaM prabhavati . how is it possible
akRta-puNyaH . (for) one who has not accrued any (spiritual) merits
praNantuM . to do prostrations to
stotuM vA -- or to praise (by hymns)
tvAM . You
hari-hara-virinchAdibhir-api ArAdhyAm .
who are worshipped even by Vishnu, Shiva, Brahma and the like?
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Simply it means nothing is possible without the participation of my Mother Kali


Kanchi Maha Swamigal says: Prostration is by the body (kAyaM). Praising through a hymn is by speech (vAk). By implication the mind (manas) is also mentioned. Thus in the very first shloka the dedication to Her by manas, vAk and kAyaM has been done. And naturally, the completeion of this dedication in the form of .Atma-samarpaNaM.

धन्यवाद:

See you in the next episode

With lots of love
rajagopal

6.4.2012

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