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Talk and meditation on Shivananda Lahiri Verse 01 kalā bhyā ṁ cūḍālaṅkṛta-śaśi-kalā bhyāṁ nija-tapaḥ - phalābhyāṁbhakteṣu prakaṭita-phalābhyāṁ bhavatu me । śivābhyām astoka-tribhuvana-śivā bhyāṁ hṛdi punar- bhavābhyām ānanda-sphurad-anubhavābhyāṁ natiriyam ॥ Simple Meaning “My salutations are always to that divine couple — Śiva and Śivā — • who are…

Talk and meditation on Shivananda Lahiri Verse 43 mā gaccha tvam itas-tato giriśa bho! mayyeva vāsaṃ kuru svāminn ādikirāta māmaka-manaḥ-kāntāra-sīmāntare । vartante bahuśo mṛgā mada-juṣo mātsarya-mohādayaḥ tān hatvā mṛgayā-vinoda-rucita-lābhaṃ ca samprāpsyasi ॥ Simple Meaning “O Lord Girīśa (Śiva)! Do not wander here and there — dwell within me al…

Talk and meditation on Shivananda Lahiri Verse 29 tvat-pādāmbujam arcayāmi paramam tvāṁ cintayāmi anvahaṁ tvāṁ īśaṁ śaraṇaṁ vrajāmi vacasā tvām eva yāce vibho vikṣāṁ me diśa cākṣuṣīṁ sakaruṇāṃ divyaiściraṁ prārthitāṁ saṃbho lōka-guro madīya-mānasaḥ saukhyōpādēśaṁ kuru “O Lord Sambhu (Śiva), I worship Your divine lotus feet. I meditate on You consta…

Talk and meditation on Shivananda Lahiri Verse 13 asāre saṁsāre nija-bhajana-dūre jaḍa-dhiyā bhramantaṁ mām andhaṁ parama-kṛpayā pātum ucitam । madan-yaḥ ko dīna-stava kṛpaṇa-rakṣāti-nipuṇaḥ tvad-anyaḥ ko vā me trijagati śaraṇyaḥ paśupate ॥ 13 ॥ “O Paśupati (Lord Śiva)! In this insubstantial, rootless world, with my dull intellect I have wandered, …

Talk and meditation on Kashika Stotram Verse 5 kāśī-kṣetraṃ śarīraṃ tri-bhuvana-jananī vyāpinī jñāna-gaṅgā bhaktiḥ śraddhā gaye’yaṃ nija-guru-caraṇa-dhyāna-yogaḥ prayāgaḥ | viśveśo’yaṃ turīyaḥ sakala-jana-manaḥ-sākṣibhūto’ntarātmā dehe sarvaṃ madīye yadi vasati punas tīrtham anyat kim asti || 5 || This body is the sacred field of Kāśī; the all-perv…

Talk and meditation on Kashika Stotram Verse 4 kā śyā ṃ hi kā śyate kā śı̄ kā śı̄ sarva-prakā śikā | sā kā śı̄ viditā yena tena prā ptā hi kā śikā || 4 || In Kāśī, indeed, shines the Effulgent Kāśī (the Self) who is the one that brings everything in the universe to light! He who has known that Kāśī has indeed attained Kāśī — that is, attained salva…

Talk and meditation on Kashika Stotram Verse 3 koṣeṣu pañcasv adhirājamānā buddhir bhavānī prati deha-geham | sākṣī śivaḥ sarvagato’ntarātmā sā kāśikāhaṃ nija-bodha-rūpā || 3 || Whose sovereignty extends over the five sheaths (kośas), where the intellect (buddhi) is Bhavānī, residing in every bodily abode, and where the all-pervading Inner Self — t…

Talk and meditation on Kashika Stotram Verse 2 yasyām idaṃ kalpitam indra-jālaṃ carācaraṃ bhāti mano-vilāsam | sat-cit-sukhaikā paramātma-rūpā sā kāśikāhaṃ nija-bodha-rūpā || 2 || That Paramātma — the one Reality of Existence, Knowledge, and Bliss — upon which is superimposed this magic illusion (of creation), and in which the universe of moving an…

Talk and meditation on Kashika Stotram Verse 1 manojña-vṛttiḥ paramopaśāntiḥ sā tīrthavaryā maṇikarṇikā ca | jñāna-pravāhā vimalādi-gaṅgā sā kāśikāhaṃ nija-bodha-rūpā || 1 || This opening verse distills the essence of inner pilgrimage to Kashi, from an Advaitic viewpoint: • मनोज्ञवृत्तिः परमोपशान्तिः — When the mind’s activities (vṛtti) become sere…

Talk and Meditation on Kashi Vishwanatha Ashtakam Verse 8 Rāgādi-doṣa-rahitaṁ svajanānurāgam vairāgya-śānti-nilayaṁ Girijā-sahāyam । Mādhurya-dhairya-subhagaṁ garalābhirāmaṁ Vārāṇasī-pura-patiṁ bhaja Viśvanātham ॥ 8 ॥ Meaning Worship Śrī Viśvanātha, the Lord of Vārāṇasī, • who is free from faults like attachment and hatred, • who is full of love fo…

Talk and Meditation on Kashi Vishwanatha Ashtakam Verse 7 A" śā ṁ vihāya parihṛtya parasya nindā ṁ pā pe ratiṁ ca sunivā rya manaḥ samā dhau । A" dāya hṛt-kamala-madhya-gataṁ pareśaṁ Vā rā ṇ ası̄-pura-patiṁ bhaja Viśvanā tham ॥ 7 ॥ Meaning Worship Śrī Viśvanātha, the Lord of Vārāṇasī: • having renounced all desires, • having given up reviling other…

Talk and Meditation on Kashi Vishwanatha Ashtakam Verse 6 Tejomayaṁ saguṇa-nirguṇamadvitīyam ānanda-kandam aparājitamaprameyam । Nāgātmakaṁ sakala-niṣkalam ātma-rūpaṁ Vārāṇasī-pura-patiṁ bhaja Viśvanātham ॥ 6 ॥ Meaning Worship Śrī Viśvanātha, the Lord of Vārāṇasī, • who is effulgence itself, • both with attributes (saguṇa) and without attributes (n…

Talk and Meditation on Kashi Vishwanatha Ashtakam Verse 5 Pañcānanaṁ durita-matta-mataṅgajānām nāgāntakaṁ danuja-puṅgava-pannagānām । dāvānalaṁ maraṇa-śoka-jarāṭavīnām Vārāṇasī-pura-patiṁ bhaja Viśvanātham ॥ 5 ॥ Meaning Worship Śrī Viśvanātha, the Lord of Vārāṇasī, • the Five-faced One, • the lion that destroys the mad elephant of sin, • the Garuḍa…

Talk and Meditation on Kashi Vishwanatha Ashtakam Verse 4 Śītāṁśu-śobhita-kirīṭa-virājamānaṁ bhālekṣaṇānala-viśoṣita-pañca-bāṇam । Nāgādhipāracita-bhāsura-karṇa-pūraṁ Vārāṇasī-pura-patiṁ bhaja Viśvanātham ॥ 4 ॥ Meaning Worship Śrī Viśvanātha, the Lord of Vārāṇasī, • adorned with a crown beautified by the cool moon, • who burnt the five-arrowed Kāma…

Talk and Meditation on Kashi Vishwanatha Ashtakam Verse 3 Bhūtādhipaṁ bhujaga-bhūṣaṇa-bhūṣitāṅgaṁ vyāghrājināmbara-dharaṁ jaṭilaṁ trinetram । pāśāṅkuśābhaya-vara-prada-śūla-pāṇiṁ Vārāṇasī-pura-patiṁ bhaja Viśvanātham ॥ 3 ॥ Meaning Worship Śrī Viśvanātha, the Lord of Vārāṇasī, • the Lord of the bhūtas (beings, elements, spirits), • whose body is ado…

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Meditation on Om Namah Shivaya, Panchamukhi form of Bhagawan Shiva. in the Q n A i said 5 alphabets Na, Ma, Shi, Va, Ya represents 5 elements space, air, fire, water, earth in that order. It was a mistake. Its in the reverse order. Na represents earth, ma - water, shi is fire, va - air, ya is space. Please note. Please support this podcast by press…

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