" Lightning From Saint Kabir " - Spiritual Sharing By V.Ganesan. Cont'd

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>ENGLISH TRANSLATION

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> BHAJANS SUNG BY KUMAR GANDHARVA- CONTINUED

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> 3. Guraa To Jine....(Shivaguru)

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> He alone is a true Guru

> Who gives the jadi (herb, medicine)

> Of Jnana.

> He alone is the true Guru.

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> That jadi which is so dear to me

> Is filled with the Amrit of Spiritual Knowledge

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> Within this city of my body

> There is a `house’ (heart)

> Where this secret (i.e. jadi) is hidden

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> The five male and twenty-five female snakes**

> All perished with the first whiff of the jadi of Knowledge.

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> The tyrant `Time’ holds sway

> Over all the worlds,

> But seeing my Sadguru,

> Flees in Fear.

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> From the feet of Truth

> Shivaguru says::

> Take soon to the way

> Of Paramartha

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> **5 male snakes = 5 senses

>   25 female snakes = 25 vikaras (mental and physical) of the five tattvas. 

These are

> •                    Akash: kama, krodha, lobha, moha, bhaya.

> •                    Fire: Hunger, Thirst, Sloth (Aalasya), Sleep, Sex.

> •                    Air: Chalan (Moving), Balan (Lifting), Dhaavan (Running),

Pasaaran

> (Spreading) Narkahan(Retracting).

> •                    Water: Saliva, Blood, Sweat, Urine, Semen

> •                    Earth: Bones, Flesh, Skin, Nerves, Hair

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> 3.  Avadhoota, Gagan Gahatta Geharayi Re....(Kabir)

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> [ Meaning: O Seeker, waste not the opportunity, it may go fleeting by.  Do

your Sadhana and sow

> the seeds of Truth.  Let not doubt come in, and the animal tendencies ravage

the Crop.  Let your

> sadhana mature gradually and then stabilize it.]

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> O Sadhak, the sky above is heavy-laden with clouds.

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> From the West the clouds have turned up

> (symbolic for Kundalini rising)

> The rain falls in rhythm (Naada can be heard)

> Wake O Wise one, and tend to your field

> Before the water flows past.

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> Yoke up the bullocks of Neerat and Surat

> Sow the seeds of Truth

> Let not the weeds of Doubt grow

> O, sow the seeds of Naam.

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> At the four corners let the guards stand alert.

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> Lest wild animals ravage your crop.

> Harvest the ripened crop and bring the grain

> home (mature gradually to the Samadhi stage)

> And store it all securely (stabilize the Samadhi

> experience)

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> The five maidens* together cook the meal

> Which Munis and Jnanis eat

> Says Kabir. Listen O brothers !

> Sow the seeds of Naam.

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>  ^^ Surat:     Naada

>      Neerat:   Delight according to Radha Soamis: (2) State beyond Naada, as

per Kabir.

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> *   5 maidens: pancha koshas

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> A lovely, pleasant morning at Holy Arunachala !  I think of you all, and offer

prayers to Him,

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> well !  There is only one prayer and that is, "plunging within"  and

"remaining quiet", 

> listening

> to the SILENCE ! 

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> Namaskar.

> Ganesan.

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> > [ Meaning: Hidden within is a wonderful secret - the herb of Jnana. And a

true Guru is one

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> > can reveal it to you. After that, fear and misery will simply vanish. Time

will be your

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