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Ekti Premer Kobita, recited by Someswar Chakravorty


Parthapratim Ghosh is the poet.

 

Purnamidam: 'This is complete'

पूर्णमदः पूर्णमिदम पूर्णात पूर्णमुदच्यते
पूर्णस्य पुर्नामदय पुर्नामेवा वाशिश्यते

purnamadah: 'That is complete.'
purnamidam: 'This is complete.'
purnamadah purnamidam 'That is complete, this is complete'.
purnat purna mudachyate - 'From that completeness comes this completeness'
purnasya purnamadaya - If we take away this completeness from that completeness'
purnameva vashishyate: 'Only completeness remains.'

purnamadah purnamidam, the beginning is the Supreme Reality.
Described in the Upanishad as the Supreme Brahman, Para Brahman, The Ultimate Truth.
"That Supreme Reality is Complete'. It is purna, It is always full, complete and self-existing,
Permanent, The Supreme Reality remains when everything else perishes.
That Supreme Reality which knows no darkness but only effulgence.
Free of impurities and imperfections. It is complete and full.

What then is Supreme Brahman?
Purnamidam: 'This is also Complete.'
'That Supreme Truth is complete' and 'This is complete'
The Supreme Truth is not outside of yourself "All this is Brahman. All is Truth."
But, The Truth is veiled. You remove the veil, and all differences disappear .
Then "This Brahman ' becomes no different from 'That Brahman.'

The spiritual aspect of "This and That" differentiation, is caused by the separation in the mind.
'That is Complete, This is Complete.' Purnameva vashishyate- even if we are separating,
'That remains complete and purna.' It is the ultimate, of absolute unity - That, that is One.

 -Ishavasya Upanishad

ॐ नमः शिवाय

Have you ever wondered what this mantra actually means? 

What does OM mean? Om means completeness of the moment. Om means fullness. Namah means complete surrender. न-मह - nothing is mine. The understanding of 'nothing is mine' is the surrender which demolishes the Ego. Shiva is the most enlightened state of being...of ecstasy...of bliss. 

This moment is complete and full. At this moment we are complete, we do not have anywhere to go. You and I accept ourselves as we are, accept our life as it is. Let us not compare ourselves with others. Let us not compare today with yesterday, or the next day. I am unique, this day is giving me a unique experience. I am complete so is the moment. This realization, this joy means Om... ॐ

When you say Namah, realize that nothing is really yours... the house, the cars, bank balance, wife, husband, children, boy friend, parents, even your body... because nothing is consistent or stationary in your life. You are only the caretaker, a trustee for the time being. Nothing will remain forever with your soul but the knowledge, the understanding, that  you will earn in your life time. That realization is the Namah... नमः

Shivaya is the highest level of being... which complete awareness, complete understanding, total freedom from ignorance... well not that easy to explain Shiva :)

Happy chanting!

ॐ नमः शिवाय

 

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The rootless me

A certain reflection on my inherent nature, have been bothering me at the back of my mind for quite some time now. 

This is a fact that I do not have a sense of belonging to any place, any human being, any idealism, any caste, any race… when I deduced the conclusion a few months back, I found the answer to many of my perplexing reactions to many important and trifle events in my life. I have never grown any root, never actually settled down…

It is not that I never felt the necessity of settling down in one place, with own house, a regular job and things like that. These are the so-called basic requirements of a secured life, which I have learned from what I saw around me since the day I started to understand the world.  But I did never learn to make a good bargain. Till date I have been very bad at the give and takes of life, so much so that I am considered a fool by the normal people around. It did pain me to realize that I was a fool. Yes, of course it did.

When I was supposed to settle down with whatever I had, and when I was to grow roots, I had to develop a sense of belonging, a strong bond of Maya that would keep me grounded in the society, yes I was doing so. I was developing all of that in me, to be considered being normal and do the expected. I was doing it all to be accepted by those whom I cared for and who counted on me.

The process of doing the expected, ignoring or not actually knowing what my own expectations are, is actually lethal. It suffocates. It kills you slowly when you have no clue. 

It is good that I accepted myself. How it happened, is not clear to me till now. Not that it is important. But finally I have realized and accepted the inner me. I am rootless, and I do not belong to anybody, anywhere. Or it can be put like that I belong to every single soul, and the whole universe is mine. 

Is it the Shiva in me? I wonder! Must be, isn’t it? :D

Think about it...

A life without challenges is a life without opportunities. Be happy when you are about to face a challenge in your life. This challenge is your golden opportunity to move ahead to your goal. Think about it.

Shiva Aksharamala Stotram-Shri Samba Sadashiva Aksharamala

1 Samba Sadashiva Samba Sadashiva Samba Sadashiva Samba Shiva (X3)	8 Ekaneka Svarupa Sadashiva Bhogadipriya Purna Shiva Aishvaryashraya Chinmaya Chidghana Sachchidananda Suresha Shiva		15 Jhan^Karapriya Bhr^I.Ngiritapriya On^Kareshvara Vishvesha Shiva Jnanajnana Vinashana Nirmala Dinajanapriya Dipti Shiva
2 Adbhutavigraha Amaradhishvara Aganita Gunagana Amrita Shiva Anandamrita Ashritarakshhaka Atmananda Mahesha Shiva	9 Omkarapriya Uragavibhushhana Hri.Nnkarapriya Isha Shiva Aurasalalita Antakanashana Gaurisameta Girisha Shiva		16 Tan^Kasvarupa Sahasrakarottama Vagishvara Varadesha Shiva Thakkadyayudha Sevita Suragana Lavanyamr^Ita Lasita Shiva
3 Indukaladara Indradipriya Sundararupa Suresha Shiva Isha Suresha Mahesha Janapriya Keshava Sevita Kirti Shiva	10 Ambaravasa Chidambara Nayaka Tumburu Narada Sevya Shiva Aharapriya Ashhta Digishvara YogihrIdi Priyavasa Shiva		17 Dambhavinashana Dindimabhushhana Ambaravasa Chideka Shiva Dha.Ndha.Ndamaruka Dharaninishchala Dhu.Ndhivinayakka Sevya Shiva
4 Uragadipriya Uragavibhushhana Narakavinasha Natesha Shiva Urjitadana Vanasha Paratpara ArjitapApavinAsha Shiva	11 Kamalapujita Kailasapriya Karunasagara Kashi Shiva Khadgashula Mr^Iga Tan^Kadhanurdhara Vikramarupa Vishvesha Shiva		18 Nanamanigana Bhushhananirguna Natajanaputa sanatha shiva Tatvamasyadi vakyartha svarupa Nityasvarupa nijesha shiva
5 Rigvedashruti Mauli Vibhushhana Ravi Chandragnitrinetra Shiva Ripanamadi Prapajnchavilakshhana Tapanivarana Tatva Shiva	12 Ga.Nga Girisuta Vallabha Shan^Kara Ganahita Sarvajanesha Shiva Ghatakabha.Njana Patakanashana Dinajanapriya Dipti Shiva		19 Sthavaraja.ngama bhuvanavilakshhana Tapanivarana tatva shiva Dantivinashana dalitamanobhava Chandana lepita charana shiva
6 Lullisvarupa Sahasrakarottama Vagishvara Varadesha Shiva LuItadhishvara Rupapriya Hara Vedantapriya Vedya Shiva	13 N^Antasvarupananda Janashraya Vedasvarupa Vedya Shiva Chandavinashana Sakalajanapriya Mandaladhisha Mahesha Shiva		20 Dharanidharashubha dhavalavibhasita Dhanadadipriya dana shiva Nalinavilochana natanamanohara Aliulabhushhana amr^ita shiva
7 Samba Sadashiva Samba Sadashiva Samba Sadashiva Samba Shiva (X3)	14 Chhatrakirita Sukundala Shobhita Putrapriya Bhuvanesha Shiva Janmajara Mr^Ityadi Vinashana Kalmashharahita Kashi Shiva		21 Parvatinayaka pannagabhushhana Paramananda paresha shiva Phalavilochana bhanukotiprabha Halahaladhara amr^ita shiva
22 Bandhavimochana bR^ihatIpAvana skandAdipriya kanaka shiva bhasmavilepana bhavabhayamochana vismayarUpa vishvesha shiva
23 Manmathanashana madhuranayaka Mandaraparvatavasa shiva Yatijana hr^idayadhinivasa Vidhivishhnvadi suresha shiva
24 Lan^kadhishvara suragana sevita Lavanyamr^ita lasita shiva Varadabhayakara vasukibhushhana Vanamaladi vibhushha shiva
25 Shanti svarupatipriya sundara Vagishvara varadesha shiva Shhanmukhajanaka surendramunipriya Shhadgunyadi sameta shiva
26 Samsararnava nashana shashvata Sadhujana priyavasa shiva Harapurushhottama advaitamr^ita Muraripusevya mr^idesha shiva
27 Lalita bhaktajanesha nijeshvara Kalinateshvara kama shiva Kshhararupabhi priyanvita sundara sakshhat.h Svaminnamba sameta shiva
28 Samba Sadashiva Samba Sadashiva Samba Sadashiva Samba Shiva

Ego

Ego at times does not allow us to take something willingly and lovingly given. At times it is easy to give, but tough to receive, because of the Ego within us, we feel belittled somewhere. That is why, when one starts walking the path of God, he is supposed to live on alms. God does not like ego…as ego does not allow us to see the real Self.

‘I can’t! He doesn’t even believe I exist!’

A widow from a poor village in Bengal did not have enough money to pay for her son’s bus fare, and so when the boy started going to school, he would have to walk through the forest all on his own. 

In order to reassure him, she said: ‘Don’t be afraid of the forest, my son. Ask your God Krishna to go with you. He will hear your prayer.’

The boy followed his mother’s suggestion, and Krishna duly appeared and from then on accompanied him to school every day.

When it was his teacher’s birthday, the boy asked his mother for some money in order to buy him a present.

‘We haven’t any money, son. Ask your brother Krishna to get you a present.’
The following day, the boy explained his problem to Krishna, who gave him a jug of milk.
The boy proudly handed the milk to the teacher, but the other boys’ presents were far superior and the teacher didn’t even notice his.
‘Where did you get that jug?’
‘Krishna, the God of the forest, gave it to me.’
The teacher, the students and the assistant all burst out laughing.
‘There are no gods in the forest, that’s pure superstition,’ said the teacher. ‘If he exists, let’s all go and see him.’

The whole group set off. The boy started calling for Krishna, but he did not appear.
The boy made one last desperate appeal.
‘Brother Krishna, my teacher wants to see you. Please show yourself!’
At that moment, a voice emerged from the forest and echoed through the city and was heard by everyone.
‘I can’t! He doesn’t even believe I exist!’

From : http://paulocoelhoblog.com/2012/01/29/krishna-will-hear-your-prayer/

Shiva Panchakshari Stotram

Love

The strongest love is the love that can demonstrate its fragility.

Paulo Coelho

Shiva Tandava Stotram

 Jatatavigalajjala pravahapavitasthale
Galeavalambya lambitam bhujangatungamalikam
Damad damad damaddama ninadavadamarvayam
Chakara chandtandavam tanotu nah shivah shivam .. 1

Jatakatahasambhrama bhramanilimpanirjhari
Vilolavichivalara ivirajamanamurdhani
Dhagadhagadhagajjva lalalatapattapavake
Kishorachandrashekhare ratih pratikshanam mama  2

Dharadharendrana ndinivilasabandhubandhura
Sphuradigantasantati pramodamanamanase
Krupakatakshadhorani nirudhadurdharapadi
Kvachidigambare manovinodametuvastuni .. 3

Jatabhujangapingala sphuratphanamaniprabha
Kadambakunkumadrava praliptadigvadhumukhe
Madandhasindhurasphura tvagutariyamedure
Mano vinodamadbhutam bibhartu bhutabhartari .. 4

Sahasralochanaprabhritya sheshalekhashekhara
Prasunadhulidhorani vidhusaranghripithabhuh
Bhujangarajamalaya nibaddhajatajutaka
Shriyai chiraya jayatam chakorabandhushekharah .. 5

Lalatachatvarajvala dhanajnjayasphulingabha
Nipitapajnchasayakam namannilimpanayakam
Sudhamayukhalekhaya virajamanashekharam
Mahakapalisampade shirojatalamastunah .. 6

Karalabhalapattika dhagaddhagaddhagajjvala
Ddhanajnjaya hutikruta prachandapajnchasayake
Dharadharendranandini kuchagrachitrapatraka
Prakalpanaikashilpini trilochane ratirmama .. 7

Navinameghamandali niruddhadurdharasphurat
Kuhunishithinitamah prabandhabaddhakandharah
Nilimpanirjharidharastanotu kruttisindhurah
Kalanidhanabandhurah shriyam jagaddhurandharah .. 8

Praphullanilapan kajaprapajnchakalimaprabha
Valambikanthakandali ruchiprabaddhakandharam
Smarachchidam purachchhidam bhavachchidam makhachchidam
Gajachchidandhakachidam tamamtakachchidam bhaje .. 9

Akharvagarvasarvamangala kalakadambamajnjari
Rasapravahamadhuri vijrumbhanamadhuvratam
Smarantakam purantakam bhavantakam makhantakam
Gajantakandhakantakam tamantakantakam bhaje .. 10

Jayatvadabhravibhrama bhramadbhujangamashvasa
Dvinirgamatkramasphurat karalabhalahavyavat
Dhimid dhimid dhimidhvanan mrudangatungamangala
Dhvanikramapravartita prachandatandavah shivah .. 11

Drushadvichitratalpayor bhujangamauktikasrajor
Garishtharatnaloshthayoh suhrudvipakshapakshayoh
Trushnaravindachakshushoh prajamahimahendrayoh
Samapravrutikahsamam pravartayanmanahkada sadashivam bhaje .. 12

Kada nilimpanirjharinikujnjakotare vasanh
Vimuktadurmatih sada shirah sthamajnjalim vahanh
Vimuktalolalochano lalamabhalalagnakah
Shiveti mantramuchcharan sada sukhi bhavamyaham .. 13

Idam hi nityamevamuktamuttamottamam stavam
Pathansmaranbruvannaro vishuddhimetisantatam
Hare gurau subhaktimashu yati nanyatha gatim
Vimohanam hi dehinam sushankarasya chintanam .. 14

Phalastuti
Pujavasanasamaye dashavaktragitam
Yah shambhupujanaparam pathati pradoshhe
Tasya sthiram rathagajendraturangayuktam
Lakshmim sadaiva sumukhim pradadati shambhuh .. 15

There is a River in Me

There is a river in me
flowing from the mountains
In search of its destiny,
the sea...

In the moments of weakness
at the rear of the arrogant peaks,
the hills mourned like ghosts
isolated and still.

Like an unseen tear
and a hopeless dream
in the heart of the mountain
I am born of pain.

The mountains’ inconceivable wish
to flow and to fly
is an instinct on which I survive
justifying the pride I inherit.

There rests the unquenchable thirst
Am I cursed or the blessed one?
The truth remains secret
yet somewhat pristine.

The quest of my being
keeps me restless and moving
the river in me wants the sea
In search of my destiny.