Wednesday 29 October 2014

Yajamana swaroopinyai Namaha



Yajamana swaroopinyai Namaha


Embodiments of Love!


Yajamana swaroopinyai namaha is the 882 nd Nama of my Mata Lalithambigai

I have been asking many to share the meaning; internet suggested a meaning “who carries out Fire Sacrifice”
Though we can assign any meaning I was not satisfied;
I have a friend who does Lalatita Sahasranama Japa daily; I asked her; Reply was negative

But I grew restless; did meditative research; following is the outcome:

Yajamana Swaroopinyai Namaha can be split as:

·       Yajamana
·       Swaroopin
·       Namaha

·         Yajamanaha—यजमान: means institutor of any Act, Patron, Head of a Family
·         Swaroopin –स्वरूपिन् means identical, embodied, appearing in the form of
·         Namaha—नम: means salutation

So literally internet meaning is also correct as I always believe that there is nothing wrong or right as every thing on earth complies with the Golden Rule “ Yathu Bhavam Thathu Bhavati” ( what you think you become)

Coming to my meditation on this particular name of my mother we can also derive the following meanings:
1) Salutation to the Head of the Family
2) Salutation to the Patron ( of Yagna, here yagna I presume is the very living process from Birth to Death wherein the body itself is offered to the fire—we will discuss on this beautiful process)

1)      If Lalithambika is the HOF ( Head of the Family)

If I am aware that my Mother is the HOF, I should take pleasure in submitting completely myself at the feet of my Mother; whatever she does is up to her to decide and for me to accept and carry out what is instructed; slaves with good master can support this statement..it could be Father/son, Boss/subordinate, owner/slave by our worldly standards

2)      if Lalithamma is patronizing all my acts where is the question of worrying about anything that happens

If HOF is Lalithamma, is it not my duty to uphold the honour of my family, my Mother?;
It will be a disgrace if I violate Her commands and live a wayward life;
A mother is happy to see Her son/daughter shine like a Jewel by completely obeying Her instructions;
By the way there cannot be a BAD MOTHER; whatever my Mother does is for our Spiritual Growth

If she is the Patron of the great sacrifice as HOF, She has the authority to offer in the worldly fire of Sacrifice all our VICES, which ultimately qualifies our MORTAL Body suitable for the Ultimate Funeral Fire offer;
No sensible person will offer shit into fire;
So Lalithamma takes the lead to purify my body wherein resides my soul;
So the SOUL also blesses the body for being RIGHTEOUS and enjoys the Ghee-Like offering of the body into the Funeral Fire;

Is it not a glorious moment to make this BODY, worthy to be burnt in the Final Fire?

Hey Mata, make me worthy…..i am your Soldier…no questions from me….i know you..you know everything….hope you smile seeing the blabbering of this Mad-Child

See you my Mother at the end of the Game…..

धन्यवाद:

See you in the next episode

With lots of love

श्वस्ति , मङ्गलं भूयात्

राजगोपालः
rajagopal


30.10.2014

Tuesday 14 October 2014

Death Defying acts-32--Dream of a DIE-HARD



Embodiments of Love!


I had a disturbed sleep on 13 th night and 14 th morning( October 2014)
Hectic day in office
Came back and went to bed at 9 m on 14 th night (Indian Time)
Mobile went black as usual (battery has become weak); seeing that I slept
Morning at 3 got up
Removed battery and made it restart as we have seen people starting car with an L shaped rod in films; put it on charger; had a TEA and slept again as remaining awake at 3 might take a toll in the office

At about 5 am had a dream; Live telecast version:

I am walking on.
It is a very vast road.
In an open jeep a few middle aged people are travelling—probably 2+2.
They all are wearing pant shirt and I could identify one person sporting PONYTAIL hair style…grey hair and his face splashes with WISDOM which happens naturally when a person really matures in all walks of LIFE !
They are chanting Purusha Sooktham casually !
I look up.
I see their brilliant faces!


When I observe, I could perceive this line…aethaa vaa nasya Mahima….see the 3 rd line below; who know how to chant (you can take the help of YOU TUBE also and listen) there is an intonation; I observe a flat recitation;
        etAvAn asya mahima | ato jyAyAGSca pUrusha: |
         pAdo 'sya vishvA bhUtAni | tripAdasyAmRtam divi || 3 ||
  
They do not even see me as if I am invisible…
The chase continues
Their recitation also continues

I got up after this from my sleep

It was 5.20 am….

Mmmmmmm

Though I am unable to decipher the phenomenon, I am sure that I am under scrutiny by SOMEBODY

Ha ha ha ha….

See the meaning of that line

aE -tA-vAn (all that is) + a-sya (His)     ma-hi -mA (greatness) |
a-taH (and then)   jyA-yAn (Elder, great) +ca  (also)     pU-ru-ShaH |

simply stated

etaavaanasya Mahima-- means …All that is (seen) is His glory,
Atoh jyaayaguscha poorusha ha --means…(actually) He surpasses all this.

Are you getting any clue about the meaning and my CHASE???!!!!!

Ha ha ha ha…..


धन्यवाद:

See you in the next episode

With lots of love

श्वस्ति , मङ्गलं भूयात्

राजगोपालः

Rajagopal


Wednesday 24 September 2014

Death Defying Acts-Part 31: To Be or Not To Be


Embodiments of Love!

I have been observing Mahalaya Paksham-14 days Pitru Paksham, the period for offering sesame seeds and water to the departed, for the past many years after the demise of my father;
I normally do not shave in that period; my wife objects to this as I have not devoted much time to her at any point of my partnership with her

On 23 rd September, I even declared that I might quit prayer and other rituals and retain only SIVA Pooja and Gayathri Japa only for the rest of my time;
24 th September, Wednesday being the last day of the period of offering to the departed, I performed the water and sesame seed offering to the departed souls;
Then a thought came to my mind that I should pack all the framed photos of the Gods/Goddesses and stop my worship; this was not a frustrated decision; I thought somewhere I needed to stop conflict
But my inner being said that somebody would die if I did this; this thought horrified me

Also I am born with the belief and faith; so I postponed;

At 14:30 hours my wife called me that my sister in law, Shrimathi kalyani Manni (wife of my cousin brother, Shri jayaraman - son of my father’s elder brother-) expired this day in the morning

I was shocked; this death as per our custom means –No prayer for the next 13 days-
Note: The Festival of Navrathri starts from this day and we cannot do any formal prayer to my Mother Kali this time

Do you understand what I am talking about?

धन्यवाद:

See you in the next episode
With lots of love

श्वस्ति , मङ्गलं भूयात्
राजगोपालः

rajagopal

24.09.2014

Thursday 31 July 2014

Narada Bhakti Sutram 25, 26 and 27-Part 2

Embodiments of Love!


 After a long gap I am back to Narada Bhakti Sutra;

I got to know the difference between ordinary human or earthly love and the divine Love.
Let us get into sutras25, 26 and 27

 Sutram 25

 सा तु कर्मज्ञानजयोगेभ्योऽप्यधिकतरा

Transliteration

 sā tu karma-jñāna-yogebhyo 'py adhikatarā

 Word by word meaning

 सा -sā — it;
 तु -tu — but;
 कर्म-karma —work;
 ज्ञान-jñāna — speculative knowledge;
 योगेभ्यः-yogebhyaḥ — mystic meditation;
 अपि-api — indeed;
 अधिकतरा-adhikatarā — superior

Simple Meaning:
 Devotional service, is far superior to work, philosophical speculation, and mystic meditation My Explanation: Human mind manipulates and induces us to do things simply for a benefit; if I work hard I get a promotion; I get better salary….. these all may lead me to have the illusion that I am happy. The methods of Karma, Jnana and Yoga require a Guru or teacher to lead us; all of a sudden I cannot become a Jnani or Karma Yogi or Yogi; they also require constancy of mind; monkey mind does not allow majority of people to perform these 3 paths that lead to perfection; Bhakti or divine love is like reading a book which allows the reader to have his or her fancy to imagine the characters, various scenaries etc; This Divine love is like the one sided love which makes the lover become mad over a period compelling him to love more….. ........this love is not like “ whatsApp love wherein people spend sleepless nights to know if his love has taken dinner even though it is none of his bloody business to know the same which even after being revealed does not make any difference…..sleepless nights at the most lead to sleepy office hours leading to damage to the employer demolishing the reputation of the lover On the other hand divine love is one sided and keeps the mind from wavering here and there It leads to our acceptance of reality and keeps us cool allowing us to take thing head on as this love is the result of total surrender

 As the Ankola seed is attracted to its stem,the iron to the magnet, the wife to her lord, the creeper to its tree, the river to the ocean, so the soul attracted stands ever at the feet of the Lord. This attraction is termed devotion, Bhakti.—Sivananda Lahari 61

      Sri Ramana Maharishi gives a beautiful explanation:

Whatever burden is thrown to God, He bears them. Since the supreme power of God makes all things move, why should we, without submitting ourselves to it, constantly worry ourselves with thoughts as to what should be done and how, and what should not be done? We know that the train carries all loads, so after getting on it, why should we carry our small luggage on our head to our discomfort, instead of putting it down in the train and feeling at ease?

धन्यवाद:

 See you in the next episode

With lots of love

श्वस्ति ,
मङ्गलं भूयात्

राजगोपालः


 rajagopal
31.07.2014

Sunday 20 July 2014

Sweet Sixteen

The attraction towards 16 is unique; I am not talking about the girls here;

there are lots of things related to 16;

I was reading “ Deivathin Kural” –the preaching and quotes of Kanchi Seer Shri Chandra Sekarendra Saraswathi Swamigal, the enlightening Saint of India ;

He quotes Darwin’s theory, Herbert Spencer’s theory for the evolution of species: by way of struggle only the whole organic world has been created ;

It is lovely how the seer takes the quote from Herbert spencer

According to Spencer, “evolution is a change from a state of relatively indefinite, incoherent homogeneity to a definite coherent heterogeneity.”

The wonder is that the Saint elaborates life in simple words: We just cry our whole life resenting that we have lots of struggles; Seer says struggle is the essence of Life He goes on saying movement and struggle are inter connected If the struggles stop we become dead!

So he narrates how to get rid of obstacles in every deed:

We normally bless young couples to have 16 and have an exemplary life;

 These are

"thudhi vaani veeram visayam sandhaanam thunivu dhanam
 madhi dhaaniyam saubaaggiyam bogam  arivu azhagu
 pudhidhaam perumai aram kulam novagal pun vayadhu"

thudhi = fame
vaani = education
veeram = courage
visayam = success
sandhaanam = progeny
thunivu = daring
dhanam = finance
madhidhaaniyam = valued
grain(abundance of food)
saubaaggiyam = well-being
bogam = enjoyment of pleasures
arivu = wisdom
azhagu = beauty
pudhidhaam perumai = unending honours
aram = philanthropy
kulam = birth (lineage)
novagal pun
vayadhu = healthy long life

A few old timers use to interpret the same blessings as giving birth to 16 children

The period of New moon to Full moon has 16 days!

My Mother Raja Rajeshwari is called Shodashi षोदशी ---either you can interpret as a girl of 16 years or embodiment of 16 desires

Lord ganesh also is worshipped with 16 names

Sumukha shchaika danthascha kapilo gajakarnakah / Lambodara scha vikato vighnarajo ganadhipah // 1 //

Dhoomakethu rganadhyaksha phalachandro gajananah / Vakratunda shoorpakarno heramba sskanda poorvajah // 2 //

Shodashaithani namani yah patehcharanu yadapi / Vidhyarambhe vivahe cha praveshe nirgame thatha / Sangrame sarva karyeshu vighna sthasya na jaayathe // 3 //

For those who want in Tamil the 16 names are:

ஸுமுகச் - சைகதந்தச்ச கபிலோ கஜகர்ணக : l லம்போதரச்ச விகடோ விக்நராஜோ விநாயக : ll தூமகேதுர் - கணாத்யக்ஷ : பாலசந்த்ரோ கஜாநந : l வக்ரதுண்ட : சூர்பகர்ணோ ஹேரம்ப : ஸ்கந்¢தபூர்வஜ : ll ஷோடசைதாநி நாமாநி ய : படேத் ச்ருணுயாதபி l வித்யாரம்பே விவாஹே ச ப்ரவேசே நிர்கமே ததா ll ஸங்க்ராமே ஸர்வ கார்யேஷு விக்நஸ்தஸ்ய ந ஜாயதே ll

If you look at the last line…SARVA KARYESHU VIGNAS THASYA NA JAAYATHE…

.....in all the works there will not be any impediments or blocks

For whom?

Shodashaithani namani yah patehcharanu yadapi /…who reads or listens to the 16 names…

again the intended meaning is to read/listen and learn to recite by heart Ganesha Shodasha Namavali,

Shodashanama Stotram - English Script: 

Srī Vighneśvara ṣoḍaśa nāmāvaḷiḥ

oṃ sumukhāya namaḥ
oṃ ekadantāya namaḥ
oṃ kapilāya namaḥ
oṃ gajakarṇakāya namaḥ
oṃ lambodarāya namaḥ
oṃ vikaṭāya namaḥ
oṃ vighnarājāya namaḥ
oṃ gaṇādhipāya namaḥ
oṃ dhūmraketave namaḥ
oṃ gaṇādhyakṣāya namaḥ
oṃ phālacandrāya namaḥ
oṃ gajānanāya namaḥ
oṃ vakratuṇḍāya namaḥ
oṃ śūrpakarṇāya namaḥ
oṃ herambāya namaḥ
oṃ skandapūrvajāya namaḥ

Ganesha Shodasha Namavali, Shodashanama Stotram - Tamil Script

ஶ்ரீ விக்னேஶ்வர ஷோடஶ னாமாவளி:

ஓம் ஸுமுகாய னம:

ஓம் ஏகதம்தாய னம:

ஓம் கபிலாய னம:

ஓம் கஜகர்ணகாய னம:

ஓம் லம்போதராய னம:

ஓம் விகடாய னம:

ஓம் விக்னராஜாய னம:

ஓம் கணாதிபாய னம:

ஓம் தூம்ரகேதவே னம:

ஓம் கணாத்யக்ஷாய னம:

ஓம் பாலசம்த்ராய னம:

ஓம் கஜானனாய னம:

ஓம் வக்ரதும்டாய னம:

ஓம் ஶூர்பகர்ணாய னம:

ஓம் ஹேரம்பாய னம:

ஓம் ஸ்கம்தபூர்வஜாய னம:

Ganesha Shodasha Namavali, Shodashanama Stotram - Sanskrit Script

श्री विघ्नेश्वर षोडश नामावलिः

ॐ सुमुखाय नमः

ॐ एकदन्ताय नमः

ॐ कपिलाय नमः

ॐ गजकर्णकाय नमः

ॐ लम्बोदराय नमः

ॐ विकटाय नमः

ॐ विघ्नराजाय नमः

ॐ गणाधिपाय नमः

ॐ धूम्रकेतवे नमः

ॐ गणाध्यक्षाय नमः

ॐ फालचन्द्राय नमः

ॐ गजाननाय नमः

ॐ वक्रतुण्डाय नमः

ॐ शूर्पकर्णाय नमः

ॐ हेरम्बाय नमः

ॐ स्कन्दपूर्वजाय नमः


The seer blesses that whoever takes refuge in these 16 names of Ganesha, is sure to be successful Wish you all Success in all your endeavours!

rajagopal
20.07.2014