Study of Guru's statements and Vedas leads to God appearing in the heart

योगपट्टविधिवर्णनं नामैकोनविंशोऽध्यायः

 

Yoga band procedure description Chapter 19

 

सुब्रह्मण्य उवाच |

Kartikeya said (to sage Vamadeva)

 

वेदशास्त्रगुरूणां च वाक्याभ्यासवशाच्छिशोः |
पुर्णानन्दमयः शंभुः प्रादुर्भूतो भवेद्धृदि || 22 ||

 

By the study of statements of Veda scriptures and Guru's, Lord Shiva with complete joy appears in the heart of the (initiated) disciple.

The first vibration of creation is called Shivatattva

निजेच्छया जगत्सृष्टमुद्युक्तस्य महेशितुः |
प्रथमो यः परिस्पन्दः शिवतत्त्वं तदुच्यते || 70 ||

While the great God was occupied with creating the universe of his own wish, the first vibration which (occurred) is called the Shiva element.

Only by the combination of Lord Shiva and Goddess Shakti does joy arise continuously

शिवतत्त्ववर्णनं नाम षोडशोऽध्यायः

Shiva element description Chapter 16

सुब्रह्मण्य उवाच |

Kartikeya said (to sage Vamadeva)

एवं शिवत्वं शक्तित्वं परमात्मनि दर्शितम् |
शिवशक्त्योस्तु संयोगादानन्दं सततोदीतः || 33 ||
अतो मुने तमुद्दिश्य मुनयः क्षीणकल्मषाः |
शिवे मनः समाधाय प्राप्तः शिवमनामयम् || 34 ||

In this way, the characteristics of Lord Shiva and Goddess Shakti are shown in the supreme soul. Only by the combination of Lord Shiva and Goddess Shakti does joy arise continuously.
Sage, therefore considering that, sages who have become free of sin, having focussed their mind on Lord Shiva, achieved the pure Shiva state.

Three forms of the supreme Goddess disciples should meditate upon daily

तदीयं त्रिविधं रूपं स्थूलं सूक्ष्मं परं ततः |
ध्येयं मुमुक्षुभिर्नित्यं क्रमतो योगिभिर्मुने || 13 ||

 

Sage, these three forms of that (supreme Goddess Shivaa), gross, subtle and higher than that, should be meditated upon by renunciate disciples (those aspiring for liberation) always/everyday; successively by Yogis.

The all pervading supreme Goddess Shakti/Shivaa is reachable by devotion/affection

यस्य पुंसां परा शक्तिर्भावगम्या मनोहरा |
निर्गुणा स्वगुणेरैव निगूढा निष्कला शिवा || 12 ||

The Purusha's (God's) higher energy Shivaa is reachable by affection, attractive, formless, hidden by her own characteristics only, all pervading.

The whole universe is lighted up by the God of everyone

यस्य भासा विभातीदञ्जगत्सर्वं समन्ततः |
सर्वैश्वर्येण संपन्नो नाम्ना सर्वेश्वरः स्वयम् || 10 ||

 

With whose brilliance, this whole universe is lighted up from all sides, is the God of everyone himself, endowed with all characteristics of Godliness.

The main meaning of Pranava

प्रणवार्थः शिवः साक्षात्प्राधान्येन प्रकीर्तितः |

श्रुतिषु स्मृतिशास्त्रेषु पुराणेष्वागमेषु च || 6 ||

 

The main meaning of the Pranava (Om, the primordial sound) is said to be Shiva in visible form, in Shrutis, Smritis, Puranas and Agamas.

People do not know the great God

संन्यासविधिवर्णनं नाम द्वादशोऽध्यायः

Renunciation procedure description Chapter 12

श्रीब्रह्मण्य उवाच |

Kartikeya said (to sage Vamadeva)

न जानन्ति परम् साक्षात्प्रणवार्थं महेश्वरम् |
सगुणं निर्गुणं ब्रह्म त्रिदेवजनकं परम् || 4 ||

(Living beings under the influence of Maya) do not know the highest great God in visible form, the meaning of the Pranava (Om, the primordial sound), with form as well as without form, the supreme element and the father of the three Devas (Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva).

Om is everything

वामदेव उवाच |

 

Sage Vamadeva said (to Kartikeya)

 

ओमितीदं सर्वमिति श्रुतिराह सनातनी | 49

 

Om is all this (universe), so said the eternal Shrutis (Vedas).

This repeats in Chapter 16, shloka 52

Chapter 11

वामदेवब्रह्मवर्णनं नामैकादशोऽध्यायः

Vamadeva's Brahma description Chapter 11

ब्रह्मण्य उवाच |

Kartikeya said (to sage Vamadeva)

तथापि धर्मरक्षायै लोकानुग्रहकाङ्क्षया |
त्वादृशाः साधवः सन्ता विचरन्ति महीतले || 41 ||

 

(You have no desires but) still sages and saints like you wander the earth for the sake of protecting Dharma and with the desire to make things easier for the world.

How ascetics should meditate

मूलादिब्रह्मरन्ध्रान्तं षट्चक्रं परिचिन्तयेत् |
विद्युत्कोटि समप्रख्यं सर्वतेजोमयं परम् || 7 ||
तन्मध्ये चिन्तयेन्मां च सच्चिदानन्दविग्रहम् |
निर्गुणं परमं ब्रह्म सदाशिवमनामयम् || 8 ||

One should think of (meditate on) the six chakras from the Muladhara to the Brahmarandhra (Sahasrara) known to be highly brilliant like a lot of lightning/electricity.
And among those, one should think of me, an image of sachchidananda, the supreme element beyond characteristics of nature, always kind and pure.

whatever I do be really the great God's worship

प्रातःप्रभृति सायान्ते सायादिप्रातरन्ततः |
यत्करोमि महादेव तदस्तु तव पूजनम् || 5 ||

Since the morning to the end of the evening, (and) starting from
evening to morning, may whatever I do be really the great God's
worship. (So should one think.)

An ascetic should wake up in Brahma Muhurta and meditate on one's Guru

संन्यासाचारवर्णनं नाम चतुर्थोऽध्यायः

Renunciation behaviour description Chapter 4

ईश्वर उवाच |

God said (to supreme Goddess Parvati)

ब्राह्मे मुहूर्ते उत्थाय शिरसि श्वेतपङ्कजे |
सहस्रारे समासीनं गुरुं सञ्चिन्तयेद्यतिः || 2 ||

An ascetic should wake up in Brahma muhurta (96 to 48 minutes before sunrise), (and) think of (or meditate on one's) Guru sitting on the white lotus of the Sahasrara (chakra on the crown) of the head.

Kailasa Samhita starts, Guru and Lord Shiva are to be seen as the same

कैलाससंहितायां संन्यासपद्धतिवर्णनं नाम तृतीयोऽध्यायः

Kailasa Samhita, Renunciation method description Chapter 3

ईश्वर उवाच |

God said (to supreme Goddess Parvati)

यो गुरुः स शिवः प्रोक्तो यः शिवः स गुरुः स्मृतः | 42

One who is Guru is also called Shiva (a disciple should see the Guru as God); one who is Shiva is also considered to be the Guru (God and Guru should be the same element for a disciple).

The same sentence, the same half-shloka also appears in Guru Gita (18^th of 214 shlokas), which is a part of Uttarakhand of Skanda Purana. There too, God says this same thing to the supreme Goddess. For this very reason, Guru Gita is also called Shiva Gita.

This sentence also repeats in Chapter 12 of Kailasa Samhita, where Kartikeya tells this to sage Vamadeva.

Navaratri vrat very important

आश्विने धवले पक्षे नवरात्रव्रतं चरेत् |
यत्कृते सकलाः कामाः सिद्ध्यन्त्येव न संशयः || 73 ||
नवरात्रव्रतं कृत्वा भूपालो विरथात्मजः |
हृतं राज्यं निजं लेभे सुरथो मुनिसत्तमाः || 75 ||

One should carry out the Navaratra vow in the bright fortnight of Ashvina. By doing that all desires really get fulfilled, no doubt.
Best of the sages, after carrying out the Navaratra vow, king Suratha, the son of Viratha, got back his kingdom which was taken over (by another king).

Bhavani vrat on Chaitra shukla tritiya

चैत्रशुक्लतृतियायां यो भवानीव्रतं चरेत् |
भवबन्धननिर्मुक्तः प्राप्नुयात् परमं पदम् || 54 ||

One who carries out the Bhavani vow on Chaitra, third of the bright fortnight, gets released from the bonds of the world and obtains the highest state.

Those who speak the two lettered name Uma

ये व्रजन्तः स्वपन्तश्च तिष्ठन्तो वाप्यहर्निशम् |
उमेति द्वयक्षरं नाम ब्रुवते ते शिवागणाः || 36 ||

Those who while walking, sleeping or standing speak the two lettered name Uma day and night are assistants of the supreme Goddess.

Chapter 51 (Continued)

मनसा ये चिकीर्षन्ति मूर्तिस्थापनमुत्तमम् |
तेऽप्युमायाः परं लोकं प्रयान्ति मुनिदुर्लभम् || 32 ||

Those who think (desire/dream) in their mind of establishing a wonderful idol (and building a temple of the supreme Goddess), they also go to Umaloka (after death) which is difficult even for sages.

Sins committed over a lot of lives are also destroyed

कोटिजन्मकृतं पापं स्वल्पं वा यदि वा बहु |
श्रीमातुर्मन्दिरारम्भक्षणादेव प्रणश्यति || 15 ||

Sins committed over a lot of lives, little bit or in plenty, get destroyed the moment the temple of Mother Goddess is started.

Tremendous rewards for those who get a temple of the supreme Goddess built

यस्तु देव्यालयं कुर्यात्पाषाणं दारवं तथा |
मृन्मयं वाथ कालेय तस्य पुण्यफलं शृणु |
अहन्यहनि योगेन यजतो यन्महाफलम् || 13
प्राप्नोति तत्फलं देव्या यः कारयति मन्दिरम् | 14

One who builds a temple of the Goddess, of stone and wood or clay/mud or a certain kind of wood, hear the fruit of his merits. The great fruit one gets by worshipping day after day through yoga, that fruits one gets who gets a temple built.