Friday, 4 November 2011

Purusha and Prakriti

शिवाशिवसंवादवर्णनं नामैकोनत्रिंशोऽध्यायः
 
Parvati-Shiva dialogue description Chapter 29
 
पार्वती उवाच |
 
Parvati said (to Lord Shiva)
 
त्वमात्मा प्रकृतिश्चाहं नात्र कार्या विचारणा |
स्वतन्त्रौ भक्तवशगौ निर्गुणौ सगुणावापि || 30 ||
 
You are the (universal, supreme) soul and I am the Prakriti (Maya); there is nothing to think (about this). We are formless as well as with form, independent but under the control of devotees.

Thursday, 3 November 2011

Chapter 28

पार्वत्याः शिवरुपदर्शनं नामाष्टाविंशोऽध्यायः
 
Sight of Shiva-form by Parvati – Chapter 28
 
पार्वती उवाच |
 
Parvati said (to the Brahmana who criticised Lord Shiva)
 
शिवेति मङ्गलनाम मुखे यस्य निरन्तरं |
तस्यैव दर्शनादन्ये पवित्राः सन्ति सर्वदा || 20 ||
 
One whose mouth always has the auspicious name Shiva, by just his sight other people always become holy.
 

Wednesday, 2 November 2011

Value of Guru's words

सप्तर्षिकृत परीक्षावर्णनं नाम पञ्चविंशोऽध्यायः
 
Description of test by the Seven sages – Chapter 25
 
पार्वती उवाच |
 
Parvati said (to the seven sages)
 
सुरर्षेर्वचनं पथ्यं त्यक्षे नैव कदाचन |
गुरूणां वचनं पथ्यमिति वेदविदो विदुः || 58 ||
गुरूणां वचनं सत्यमिति येषां दृढा मतिः |
तेषामिहामुत्र सुखं परमं नासुखं क्वचित् || 59 ||
 
Narada's words are for good. I will never give them up. One who knows the Vedas knows that Guru's statements are for good.
One who strongly believes that Guru's statements are (always) true (gets) the highest happiness in this world as well as the other world, and never (gets) unhappiness.

Tuesday, 1 November 2011

God agrees to marry Parvati to have a son

नास्ति यद्यपि मे कस्चिद्विहारकरणे रुचिः |
विवाहयिष्ये गिरिजां पुत्रोत्पादनहेतवे || 75 ||
 
Although I have no interest whatsoever in pleasure, I will marry Parvati for the purpose of producing a son.

Monday, 31 October 2011

Whenever any misfortune/adversity occurs to devotees

महादेव उवाच |
 
The great God said (to the Devas)
 
यदा यदा विपत्तिर्हि भक्तानां भवति क्वचित् |
तदा तदा हराम्याशु तत्क्षणात्सर्वशः सदा || 73 ||
 
Whenever any misfortune/adversity occurs to devotees, I always quickly take (it) away at that moment from all sides.

Sunday, 30 October 2011

The Great God will do anything for his devotees

पार्वतीविवाहस्वीकारो नाम चतुरविंशोऽध्यायः
 
Parvati marriage acceptance Chapter 24
 
नन्दीश्वर उवाच |
 
Nandishwara said (to the Devas)
 
भक्तेर्वश्यो महादेवो न साधारणतः सुराः |
अकार्यमपि सद्भक्त्या करोति परमेश्वर || 40 ||
 
Devas, the great God can be influenced/controlled by devotion, not usually. With good devotion, the greatest God does even things which should not be done.

Saturday, 29 October 2011

The name Aparna

पार्वतीतपोवर्णनं नाम द्वाविंशोऽध्यायः
 
Parvati penance description Chapter 22
 
ब्रह्मोवाच |
 
Brahma said (to Narada)
 
आहारे तयक्तपर्णाऽभूद्यस्माद्धिमवतः सुता |
तेन देवैरपर्णेति कथिता नामतः शिवा || 49 ||
 
Having become free from the diet of leaves, Shivaa, the daughter of Himavan was therefore called by the name Aparna by the Devas.
 
The supreme Goddess no longer ate anything, stood on one leg repeating the five-lettered mantra.

Friday, 28 October 2011

The king of all mantras

नारद उवाच |
 
Narada said (to Parvati)
 
मन्त्रोऽयं सर्वमन्त्राणामधिराजश्च कामदः |
भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदोऽत्यन्तं शङ्करस्य महाप्रियः || 36 ||
 
This (five-lettered) mantra is the king of all mantras, giver of all desires, enjoyments, liberation (moksha), extremely highly favourite of Shiva.

Thursday, 27 October 2011

The supreme Goddess gets the five-lettered mantra

ब्रह्मोवाच |
 
Brahma said (to Narada)
 
इति श्रुत्वा वचस्तस्याः पार्वत्या मुनिसत्तमः |
पञ्चाक्षरं शंभुमन्त्रं विधिपूर्वमुपादिशः || 33 ||
 
Great sage, having heard her this statement from Parvati, you taught the five-lettered Shiva mantra (Namah Shivaya) with a proper procedure.

Wednesday, 26 October 2011

The supreme Goddess wants a mantra from Narada

नारदोपदेशो नामैकविंशोऽध्यायः
 
Narada's teaching/advice Chapter 21
 
शिवोवाच |
 
Goddess Shivaa said (to Narada)
 
त्वं तु सर्वज्ञ जगतामुपकारकर प्रभो |
रुद्रस्याराधनार्थाय मन्त्रं देहि मुने हि मे || 31 ||
न सिद्ध्यति क्रिया कापि सर्वेषां सद्गुरुं विना |
मया श्रुता पुरा सत्यं श्रुतिरेषा सनातनी || 32 ||
 
Lord (Narada), you are really omniscient who does good to the world. Sage, for praying to Rudra, give me a mantra.
No work/procedure of anyone succeeds without a good Guru, I have heard in the past this true eternal fact from Shrutis.

Tuesday, 25 October 2011

Kamadeva can corrupt anyone

शक्रकामसंवादवर्णनं नाम सप्तदशोऽध्यायः
 
Indra-Kamadeva discussion description Chapter 17
 
काम उवाच |
 
Kamadeva said (to Indra)
 
ब्रह्माणं वा हरिं वापि भ्रष्टं कुर्यां न संशयः |
अन्येषां गणना नास्ति पातयेय हरं त्वपि || 22 ||
 
I can corrupt Brahma or Vishnu, no doubt. Others are nothing; Even Shiva can be made to fall.

Monday, 24 October 2011

Tarakasur accepts a way to die

तारकासुरतपोराज्यवर्णनं नाम पञ्चदशोऽध्यायः
 
Tarakasura penance description Chapter 15
 
तारक उवाच |
 
Tarakasura said (to Brahma)
 
शिववीर्यसमुत्पन्नः पुत्रः सेनापतिर्यदा |
भूत्वा शस्त्रं क्षिपेन्मह्यं तदा मे मरणं भवेत् || 41 ||
 
My death may occur when a son produced from the semen of Shiva, after becoming an army commander, throws a weapon at me.

Sunday, 23 October 2011

God allows the supreme Goddess to do service

महादेव उवाच |
 
The great God said (to Parvati)
 
इत्येवं त्वं यदि ब्रूषे गिरिजे सांख्यधारिणि |
प्रत्यहं कुरु मे सेवामनिषिद्धां सुभाषिणि || 23 ||
 
Good speaker, an expert on Samkhya, if you just say so, do service to me everyday without being forbidden.

Saturday, 22 October 2011

Saguna form of God possible only because of the supreme Goddess

मदनुग्रहतस्त्वं हि सगुणो रुपवान्मतः |

मां विना त्वं निरीहोऽसि न किंचित्कर्तुमर्हसि || 19 ||
पराधिनः सदा त्वं हि नानाकर्मकरो वशी |
निर्विकारी कथं त्वं हि न लिप्तश्च मया कथम् || 20 ||
प्रकृते परमोऽसि त्वं यदि सत्यं वचस्तव |
तर्हि त्वया न भेतव्यं समीपे मम शंकर || 21 ||
 
Because of my favour only is your Saguna form possible. Without me you would be inactive; you would not be able to do anything.
You are always dependent, doing several things. How are you without defects? How are you not affected by me?
Shiva, if it is true that you are above Prakruti then you have nothing to fear in my presence/vicinity.

Friday, 21 October 2011

God has to accept the influence of Prakriti

काल्युवाच |
 
Kali (Parvati) said (to God)
 
यदुक्तं भवता योगिन्वचनं शंकर प्रभो |
सा च किं प्रकृतिर्न स्यादतीतस्तां भवान्कथम् || 10 ||
एतद्विचार्य वक्तव्यं तत्वत्तो हि यथातथम् |
प्रकृत्या सर्वमेतच्च बद्धमस्ति निरन्तरं || 11 ||
तस्मात्त्वया न वक्तव्यं न कार्यं किंचिदेव हि |
वचनं रचनं सर्वं प्राकृतं विद्धि चेतसा || 12 ||
यच्छृणोषि यदश्नासि यत्पश्यसि करोषि यत् |
तत्सर्वं प्रकृतेः कार्यं मिथ्यावादो निरर्थकः || 13 ||
प्रकृतेः परमश्चेत्त्वं किमर्थं तप्यसे तपः |
त्वया शंभोऽधुना ह्यस्मिन्गिरौ हिमवति प्रभो || 14 ||
प्रकृत्या गिलितोऽसि त्वं न जानासि निजं हर |
निजं जानासि चेदीश किमर्थं तप्यते तपः || 15 ||
 
God Shiva, Yogi, the statement which was said by you, what is it if not Prakruti? Then how are you are beyond Prakruti?
This should be thought about before speaking in any way about the fundamentals. All this is bound by Prakruti forever/continuously.
Therefore, you should not speak nor do work of any sort. Know insightfully speech, construction, etc. - everything to be Prakruta.
Whatever you listen, eat, see, do is all because of Prakruti; no use of hypocrisy.
God Shiva, if you are superior to Prakruti, they why do you do penance here on this mountain Himalaya?
Shiva, you are swallowed by Prakruti, you do not know yourself. God, if you know yourself, then why would one do penance?

Thursday, 20 October 2011

God says he destroys Prakriti by penance

महेश्वर उवाच |
 
The great God said (to Parvati)
 
तपसा परमेणैव प्रकृतिं नाशयाम्यहम् |
प्रकृत्या रहितः शंभुरहं तिष्ठामि तत्त्वतः || 7 ||
 
With the highest penance I destroy the Prakruti. Free from Prakruti, I, Shiva, remain in my element.
 
This was asking for trouble. Now God gets an earful.

Wednesday, 19 October 2011

The supreme Goddess responds

पार्वतीपरमेश्वरसंवादवर्णनं नाम त्रयोदशोऽध्यायः
 
Parvati - supreme God discussion description Chapter 13
 
भवान्युवाच |
 
Parvati said (to God)
 
सा शक्तिः प्रकृतिर्ज्ञेया सर्वेषामपि कर्मणाम् |
तया विरच्यते सर्वं पाल्यते च विनाश्यते || 3 ||
 
Know that energy as Prakruti which is also in all deeds (karma). With that everything is constructed, maintained and destroyed.

Tuesday, 18 October 2011

Ascetics should keep away from women

अतस्तपस्विना शैल न कार्या स्त्रीषु संगतिः |
महाविषयमूलं सा ज्ञानवैराग्यनाशिनी 
|| 33 ||

Mountain, therefore, an ascetic practising austerities should not have contact with women. She (any woman) is the cause of a lot of sense attachment and a destroyer of asceticism and knowledge.

God has said all this in front of Parvati. Now God gets a response from her.

Monday, 17 October 2011

God warns Himalaya again not to bring his daughter

महेश्वर उवाच |
 
The great God said (laughing, to Himalaya)
 
इयं कुमारी सुश्रोणी तन्वी चन्द्रानना शुभा |
नानेतव्या मत्समीपे वारयामि पुनः पुनः || 28 ||
 
This thin girl (Parvati) with a nice waist and an auspicious moon-like face shall not be brought near me – I forbid/warn you again and again.

Sunday, 16 October 2011

Himalaya wants to see the great God everyday

शिवहिमाचलसंवादवर्णनं नाम द्वादशोऽध्यायः
 
Shiva-Himalaya dialogue description Chapter 12
 
महेश्वर उवाच |
 
The great God (just opened the eyes and) said (to Himalaya)
 
आगन्तव्यं त्वया नित्यं दर्शनार्थं ममाचल |
कुमारीं सदने स्थाप्य नान्यथा मम दर्शनम् || 24 ||
 
Mountain, you are (welcome) to come daily to see me, keeping the girl (Parvati) at (your) home, otherwise you don't get to see me.