Vivekachoodamani : ( 05/05/2013. )

 ============================================================= ============================================================== Saturday, April 13,  2022. 06:00.  “The Crest-Jewel of Discrimination"  VOLUME : 1. The PURPOSE of Human Life PART 1: (Sloka-s 1-66, 66 No.) ============================================================== Slokam - 36 : His Painful Encounter in the World 1 "durvaara samsaara davaagnitaptam 2 dodhooyamaanam duradrishhtavaataih; 3 bheetam prapannam paripaahi mrityoh 4 sharanyam anyad yad aham na jaane." ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Translation : 1 durvaara samsaara davaagnitaptam = I am being roasted in this changing world  as though by a blazing inferno; 2 dodhooyamaanam duradrishhtavaataih; = I am being tossed about  by the cruel storms of misfortune; 3 bheetam prapannam paripaahi mrityoh = I am terrified and I seek refuge in thee;  O Lord! Save me from ...

 ============================================================= ============================================================= Wednesday, March 16,  2022. 06:00.  “The Crest-Jewel of Discrimination"  VOLUME : 1. The PURPOSE of Human Life PART 1: (Sloka-s 1-66, 66 No.) ============================================================== Slokam - 35 : The Disciple’s Prayer. 0 shishhya uvaacha; The Disciple says: 1svaamin namah te  nata-lokabandhah       2karunya-sindho patitam bhavabdhau;   3mam udhara atmeya katakshha drishtya  4rijvya ati karunya sudhabhi vrishhtya. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Translation : 1.  svaamin namah te  nata-lokabandhah                      =  O Master, salutation to Thee!  O kinsman of those who surrender to Thee! 2. karunya-sindho patitam bhavabdhau;  ...

 ================================================= ================================================== Saturday, January 15,  2022. 7:00. AM.  VOLUME : 1. The PURPOSE of Human Life PART 1: (Sloka-s 1-66, 66 No.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1.5.  APPROACHING ONE’S GURU  Slokams :  32b-40, 9 No. =================================================== Slokam 34: The Attitude of the Disciple "1. tamaaraadhya gurum bhaktyaa 2. prahva prashraya sevanaih;  3. prasannam tam anupraapya     4.  prichchhet jnaatavyam aatmanah." ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Translation : 1. Tamaaraadhya gurum bhaktyaa    =  Such a preceptor, when worshipped with devotion, 2.  prahva prashraya sevanaih;         =  when with surrender, humility and service 3.  prasannam tam anupraapya       ...

 ======================================================================= ======================================================================= Tuesday,November 23,  2021. 7:00. AM.  VIVEKACHOODAMANI VOLUME : 1. The PURPOSE of Human Life PART 1: (Sloka-s 1-66, 66 No.) 1.5 APPROACHING ONE’S GURU ( Sloka 32b-40, 9 No.) ======================================================================= Slokam 33: The Qualifications of a Guru : "shrotriyah avrijinah akaama  hatah yah brahmavittamah;  brahmani uparatah shaantah nirindhanah iva analah;  ahetuka dayaa sindhuh bandhuh aanamataam sataam." --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Translation : "One well-versed in scriptures, sinless and unsmitten by desires;  who is a full knower of the Supreme, abiding peacefully in the Supreme, like fire that is devoid of fuel;  who is an ocean of mercy needing no cause for its expression; ...

 ------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- Friday, September 17,  2021. 7:14. AM.  VIVEKACHOODAMANI VOLUME : 1. The PURPOSE of Human Life PART 1: (Sloka-s 1-66, 66 No.) 1.5 APPROACHING ONE’S GURU ( Sloka 32b-40, 9 No.) ------------------------------ -------------------------------- Slokam-s 32 CONTINUES by introducing a totally different theme – the meeting of the Master with his disciple. From here on, in nine exquisite verses of great poetic beauty, the themes covered are: i) The Guru: – what is it that makes him so sought after by an aspirant. ii) The Disciple: – what openness and humility marks him out to receive the teaching. iii) Their Sacred Relationship: The greatness of the love and devotion that is the basis of the Guru-disciple relationship. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To S...

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Friday, August 6,  2021. 7:14. AM.  VIVEKACHOODAMANI VOLUME : 1. The PURPOSE of Human Life PART 1: (Sloka-s 1-66, 66 No.) 1.4 QUALIFICATIONS of DISCIPLE & GURU (Sloka-s 17-32a, 15 No.) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Slokam 32a : Bhakti Inseparable from Self-Knowledge. "1 svaatma tattva anusandhaanam Constant enquiry into the Real nature of one’s Self 2 bhaktih iti apare jaguh; is declared by others as defining Bhakti.". ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commentary : Slokam 32 is a little unusual. Not only has it got two distinct parts, but also the two parts fall into two separate Chapters! Th...

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Monday, June 28,  2021. 07:48. AM.  VIVEKACHOODAMANI VOLUME : 1. The PURPOSE of Human Life PART 1: (Sloka-s 1-66, 66 No.) 1.4 QUALIFICATIONS of DISCIPLE & GURU (Sloka-s 17-32a, 15 No.) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Slokam  31 : 6. The Place of BHAKTI "Moksha-karana-samagryaam bhaktih eva gareyase;  svasvaroopa anusandhaanam bhaktih iti abhidheeyate." || 31|| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Translation : 1 mokshha-kaarana-saamagryaam     =  Among the ingredients necessary for liberation, 2 bhaktih eva gareeyasee;                 =  Devotion alone is the most important. 3 svasvaroopa anusandhaanam         =  Constant attempt to live up to one’s R...