Deva Darshana: August 2011

JAI DAKSHINAMURTHY-JI!

JAI SIDDHARTHA GAUTAMA BUDDHA!

JAI ADI S'ANKARACARYA-JI!

Full Movie of Adi S'ankaracharya in 16 segments

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Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

Part 6

Part 7

Part 8

Part 9

Part 10

Part 11

Part 12

Part 13

HYMN TO ANNAPŪRṆĀ
Sri Adi Shankara
Translation by Arthur Avalon (Sir John Woodroffe)

1
Nithyaananda kari,Varaa abhya karee,
Soundarya rathnaakaree,
Nirddhotahakila ghora pavaanakaree,
Prathyaksha Maheswaree,
Praaleyachala vamsa pavavakaree,
Kasi puraadheeswaree,
Bhikshaam dehi, krupaa valambana karee,
Mathaa Annapurneswaree.
O MOTHER ANNAPŪRṆĀ!
Īśvari, who ever bestoweth happiness,
Granting gifts and dispelling fear.
O mine of gems of beauty,
Who washeth away all sin,
Who giveth purity to Thy devotees,
Who purifieth the mountain range,
Which is undestroyed even at the time of dissolution,
Presiding Deity of Kāśī,
Maheśvarī in every truth,
O vessel of mercy! grant me aid.

2
Naana rathna vichitra bhooshana karee,
Hemaambaradambaree,
Mukthaa haara vilamba maana vilasa,
Dwakshoja kumbaan dharee,
Kasmeera garu vasithaa ruchi karee,
Kasi puraadheeswaree,
Bhikshaam dehi, krupaa valambana karee,
Mathaa Annapurneswaree
O Thou who hast clothed Thyself in cloth of gold,
Decked with ornaments made of many and varied gems,
Whose breasts rounded like a water jar,
Are resplendent with their necklace of pearls,
Whose beauty is enhanced by the fragrance of the Kashmir aloe.
O Devī! who presidest over the city of Kāśī,
O Mother Annapūrṇā Iśvarī,
O vessel of mercy, grant me aid!

3
Yogaanandakaree ripu kshyakaree,
Dharman artha nishtaakaree,
Chandrarkaanala bhasa maana laharee,
Trilokya rakshaa karee,
Sarvaiswarya samastha vaanchithakaree,
Kasi puraadheeswaree,
Bhikshaam dehi, krupaa valambana karee,
Mathaa Annapurneswaree
O giver of the bliss of Yoga,
Destructress of enemies,
Inspirer of devotion to dharma and artha,
Who art lustrous as the light waves of sun, moon, and fire,
Protectress of the three worlds
Giver of all dominion and all desires,
Presiding Devī over the city of Kāśī,
O vessel of mercy, grant me aid!

4
Kailaasaachala kandharaa laya karee,
Gowree , umaa sankaree,
Kaumaree nigamartha gochara karee,
Omkara beejaksharee,
Moksha dwaara kavata patana karee,
Kasi puraadheeswaree,
Bhikshaam dehi, krupaa valambana karee,
Mathaa Annapurneswaree
Thou who maketh Thy dwelling in the cave of Mount Kailāsa,
Who art Gaurī, Umā, and Śankarī, Kaumārī,
Who giveth us power to understand the meaning of Nigama,
Thou art the letters of the bīja Om ,
Opener of the panels of the door of liberation,
Presiding Devī over the City of Kāśī,
O vessel of mercy, grant me aid!

5
Drusyaa drusya vibhootha vahana karee,
Brhmaanda bhando dharee,
Leelaa nataka suthra kelana karee,
Vijnana deeptham guree,
Sree viswesa mana prasaadhana karee,
Kasi puraadheeswaree,
Bhikshaam dehi, krupaa valambana karee,
Mathaa Annapurneswaree
Thou supporteth all beings visible and invisible,
Whose belly is the vessel which contains the universe.
Thou discloseth the subject of the drama of Thy own play,
And art the fount of the light of wisdom,
Pleasing the mind of the Lord of the universe,
Presiding Devī over the City of Kāśī,
O vessel of mercy, grant me aid!

6
Urvee sarva janeswaree bhagawathee,
Maatha krupaa sagaree,
Venee neela samaana kunthala dharee,
Ananda dhaneswaree,
Sarvanandakaree bhayaa shubhakaree,
Kasi puraadheeswaree,
Bhikshaam dehi, krupaa valambana karee,
Mathaa Annapurneswaree
Īśvarī of all men on earth,
The waves of Thy blue-black hair look (beautiful) like plaits.
Īśvarī who ever giveth food,
Bestower of happiness to all, who advanceth all people,
Presiding Devī over the City of Kāśī,
O vessel of mercy, grant me aid!

7
Aadhi kshaantha samastha varna nikaree,
Shabho tribhaava karee,
Kasmeeraa tripureswaree trilaharee,
Nithyaamakuree sarvaree,
Kamaa kamksha karee janodhaya karee,
Kasi puraadheeswaree,
Bhikshaam dehi, krupaa valambana karee,
Mathaa Annapurneswaree
Thou givest all instruction onwards from the time of initiation,
And art the cause of the threefold manifestation of Śambhu.
Scented with the Kashmir aloe, Thou art the Īśvarī of the three regions.
Thou art triple waved,
And the night of dissolution.
Thou art the cause of all lasting things,
And fulfiller of the desires of those who desire.
It is Thou who maketh the greatness of peoples.
Presiding Devī over the City of Kāśī,
O vessel of mercy, grant me aid!

8
Devee sarva vichitra rathna rachithaa,
Dakshayanee sundaree,
Vama swadu payodhara priyakaree,
Sownhagya maaheswaree,
Bhakthaabhishtakaree, sadaa shubhakaree,
Kasi puraadheeswaree,
Bhikshaam dehi, krupaa valambana karee,
Mathaa Annapurneswaree
Thou, Devī, art adorned with all various kinds of gems,
Daughter of Dakṣa,
Beautiful, pleasing the world
With the sweet milk of Thy left breast.
Thou art Maheśvarī, for Thou givest prosperity to all,
For Thou givest welfare,
And fulfillest the desires of your devotees.
Presiding Devī over the City of Benares,
O vessel of mercy, grant me aid!

9
Chandrakaanala koti koti sadrusaa,
Chandramsu bhimbaan dharee,
Chandrakaagni samaana kunthala dharee
Chandrarka varneshwaree,
Maala pustaka pasasangusa dharee,
Kasi puraadheeswaree,
Bhikshaam dehi, krupaa valambana karee,
Mathaa Annapurneswaree
Thou art She who shinest with the brilliance of millions of suns, moons, and fires.
Whose earrings are brilliant as the sun, moon, and fire,
Who art the cause of the colour of both sun and moon,
Who holdeth a rosary, a book, a noose, and a goad.
Presiding Devī over the City of Benares,
O vessel of mercy, grant me aid!

10
Kshatrathraanakaree, mahaa bhayakaree,
Mthaa krupaa sagaree,
Sakshaan mokshakaree sadaa shiva karee,
Visweshwaree sridharee,
Daksha krundha karee niraa mayakaree,
Kasi puraadheeswaree,
Bhikshaam dehi, krupaa valambana karee,
Mathaa Annapurneswaree
Protectress of Kṣatriyas,
Great dispeller of all fear,
Mother, who art an ocean of mercy,
In very truth the ever auspicious giver of salvation,
The cause of the beauty of Viśveśvara,
It was Thou who made Dakṣa to weep.
Remover of all ills,
Presiding Devī over the City of Benares,
O vessel of mercy, grant me aid!

11
Annapurne sadaa purne,
Sankara praana vallabhe,
Jnana vairagya sidhyartham,
Bikshaa dehee cha parvathy.
Mathaa cha Parvathy Devi,
Pithaas cha Maheswara
Bandhawa Shiva Bhakatamscha,
Swadesho Bhuvana Trayam.
O Annapūrṇā! who art ever full (of bounty),
Who art dear to the life of Śankara,
O Pārvatī, give me aid!
My mother is Devī Pārvati,
My father is Deva Maheśvara,
My friends and relatives are those who are devoted to Śiva,
And the three regions are my fatherland.

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JAI SRI CAITANYA MAHAPRABHU-JI!

Shri Shri Shikshashtaka

Eight Instructional Verses of Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu

(1) ceto-darpana-marjanam bhava-maha-davagni-nirvapanam

shreyah-kairava-candrika-vitaranam vidya-vadhu-jivanam

anandambudhi-vardhanam prati-padam purnamritasvadanam

sarvatma-snapanam param vijayate shri-krishna-sankirtanam

Glory to the Shri-Krishna-Sankirtana, which cleanses the heart of all the dust accumulated for years & extinguishes the fire of conditional life, of repeated birth & death. This sankirtana movement is the prime benediction for humanity at large because it spreads the rays of the benediction moon. It is the life of all transcendental knowledge. It increases the ocean of transcendental bliss, and it enables us to fully taste the nectar for which we are always anxious.

(2)namnam akari bahudha nija-sarva-shaktis

tatrarpita niyamitah smarane na kalah

etadrishi tava kripa bhagavan mamapi

durdaivam idrisham ihajani nanuragah

O my Lord, Thy holy name alone can render all benediction to living beings, and thus Thou hast hundreds and millions of names, like Krishna & Govinda. In these transcendental names Thou hast invested all Thy transcendental energies. There are not even hard & fast rules for chanting these names. O my Lord, out of kindness Thou enablest us to easily approach Thee by Thy holy names, but I am so unfortunate that I have no attraction for them.

(3) trinad api sunicena

taror api sahishnuna

amanina manadena

kirtaniyah sada harih

One should chant the holy name of the Lord in a humble state of mind,

thinking oneself lower than the straw in the street; one should be more tolerant than a tree,

devoid of all sense of false prestige, and should be ready to offer all respect to others.

In such a state of mind one can chant the holy name of the Lord constantly.

(4) na dhanam na janam na sundarim

kavitam va jagad-isha kamaye

mama janmani janmanishvare

bhavatad bhaktir ahaituki tvayi

O almighty Lord, I have no desire to accumulate wealth, nor do I desire beautiful women, nor do I want any number of followers. I only want Thy causeless devotional service, birth after birth.

(5) ayi nanda-tanuja kinkaram

patitam mam vishame bhavambudhau

kripaya tava pada-pankaja-

sthita-dhuli-sadrisham vicintaya

O son of Maharaja Nanda [Krishna], I am Thine eternal servitor, yet somehow or other I have fallen into the ocean of birth & death.

Please pick me up from this ocean of death and place me as one of the atoms at Thy lotus feet.

(6) nayanam galad-ashru-dharaya

vadanam gadgada-ruddhaya gira

pulakair nicitam vapuh kada

tava-nama-grahane bhavishyati

O my Lord, when will my eyes be decorated with tears of love flowing constantly when I chant Thy holy name? When will my voice choke up, and when will the hairs of my body stand on end at the recitation of Thy name?

(7) yugayitam nimeshena

cakshusha pravrishayitam

shunyayitam jagat sarvam

govinda-virahena me

O Govinda! Feeling Thy separation, I am considering a moment to be like twelve years or more. Tears are flowing from my eyes like torrents of rain, and I am feeling all vacant in the world in Thine absence.

(8) ashlishya va pada-ratam pinashöu mam

adarshanan marma-hatam-hatam karotu va

yatha tatha va vidadhatu lampaöo

mat-prana-nathas tu sa eva naparah

He is my Lord, and He shall remain so even if He handles me roughly by His embrace or makes me brokenhearted by not being present before me. He is completely free to do anything and everything, for He is always my worshipful Lord, unconditionally.

JAI PARAMAHAMSA SRI RAMAKRISHNA-JI!