dear members, i came across this lovely sanskrit hymn whikle surfing
on the net last night and i loved it so much that i wanted to share
this with you all.

i hope you will enjoy reading it as mucgh as i did...


Hritpadmaasanam dadyaat sahasraaracyutaamritaih /

Paadyam caranayordadyaanmanasaarghyam nivedayet //

Tenaamritenaacamanam snaaniiyamapi kalpayet /

Aakaashatattvam vasanam gandham tu gandhatattvakam //

Cittam prakalpayet puspam dhuupam praanaan prakalpayet /

Tejastattvam ca diipaarthe naivedyam ca sudhaambudhim //

Anaahatadhvanim ghantaam vaayutattvam ca caamaram /

Nrityamindriyakarmaani caañcalyam manasastathaa //

Puspam naanaavidham dadyaadaatmano bhaavasiddhaye /

Amaayaamanahankaaramaraagamamadam tathaa //

Amohakamadambham ca advesaaksobhake tathaa /

Amaatsaryamalobham ca dashapuspam prakiirtitam //

Ahimsaa paramam puspamindriyanigraham /

Dayaaksamaajñaanapuspam pañcapuspam tatah param //

Iti pañcadashairpuspairbhaavapuspaih prapuujayet //

He gives his heart (hrít) lotus (padma) as the seat (aasanam), and
the water for washing (paadyam) the feet (caranayoh) in the form of
the nectars (amritaih) flowing from Sahasraara --the supreme Cakrá
placed at the crown of the head-- (sahasraara). He presents the
offering --lit. water offered to a guest-- (arghyam) in the form of
(his) mind (manasaa).

He also prepares the water to be sipped from the palm of the hand --
a purificatory ceremony that is performed before any ritual or meal--
(aacamanam) (as well as) the water to be used in ablutions
(snaaniiyam) by means of that very nectar (amritena). He gives the
principle (tattvam) of Aakaashá --ether or space-- (aakaashá) as the
dress (vasanam), and the power of smelling (gandhatattvakam) as the
fragrance. (gandhám).

He prepares (his) mind (mánas) as the flower and arranges (his) vital
energies (praanaan) as incense (dhuupam). (He) also (arranges) the
principle (tattvam) of Téjas --fire-- (téjas) for it to act as the
lamp (diipa), and the ocean (ambudhim) of nectar (sudhaa) as the
offering of food (naivedyam).

He prepares the Anaahata (anaahata) sound --which keeps sounding
constantly in the heart lotus-- (dhvanim) as the bell (ghantaam),
and the principle (tattvam) of Vaayú --air-- (vaayú) as the fly-
whisk made of tail of Yak (caamaram). (He offers) the actions
(karmaani) of the senses (indriyá) as well as the unsteadiness
(caañcalyam) of mind (manasah) as dance (nrityam).

For realizing (siddhaye) the state (bhaavá) of the Self (aatmanah),
he gives flower(s) (puspam) of various sorts : absence of delusion
(amaayaam), nonegotism (anahankaaram), dispassion and detachment
(araagam) as well as ) absence of arrogance (amadam);...

absence of both bewilderment (amohakam) and (ca) deceit (adambham),
as well as nonmalevolence (advesa) and freedom from agitation
(aksobhake); absence of envy (amaatsaryam) and liberty from
covetousness (alobham)" --(these virtues) are named ) the ten
flowers (púspam)--.

The supreme (paramám) flower(s) known as Áhimsaa --nonviolence and
harmlessness-- (áhimsaa) and subjugation (nigraham) of the senses
(indriyá) (along with) the flower(s) (púspam) (known as) compassion
(dayaa), patience (ksamaa) and knowledge (jñaana), (are) therefore
the highest five (pañca) flowers . Thus (iti), through (these)
fifteen (pañcadashaih) flowers (puspaih), (which are actually
fifteen) flowers (puspaih) formed from feelings (bhaavá), he performs
the worship .

The saadhaka or practitioner uses every object in the ritual as
representative of a virtue, state and so on. This is a common feature
in Tantricism.

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jai gurudeva!!
jai mahakali!!!