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RAMANA GITA CHAPTER 18.On The Glory of the Siddhas

 

Translation of Prof.K.Swaminathan and Sri Visvanatha Swami

 

Chapter 18.

 

 

 

10.He is the mystic import of the mantra 'Om vachadbhuve namah'.*

 

*'Salutation to the Fire of Brahman whence emerges the Word'

 

11.An ascetic wihout danda*

yet is he is Dandapani.

He is Taraka*

For crossing the sea

of suffering,

yet is he the foe of Taraka*.

He has renounced Bhava*

Yet is a constant worshipper of Bhava.

He is Hamsa*

Yet without ttachment to manasa*

 

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Danda - An ascetic's staff

Dandapani-Staffholder-an aspct of Kumara

Taraka- Ferryman

Taraka-also an Asura killed by Kumara

Bhava- Becoming, samsara.

Bhava also -Siva.

Hamsa -Swan .A Sage is termed Parahamsa

manasa-mind: also a Himalayan lake favourite home of swans .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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RAMANA GITA CHAPTER 18.On The Glory of the Siddhas

 

Translation of Prof.K.Swaminathan and Sri Visvanatha Swami

 

Chapter 18.

 

10.He is the mystic import of the mantra 'Om vachadbhuve namah'.*

 

*'Salutation to the Fire of Brahman whence emerges the Word'

 

11.An ascetic wihout danda*

yet is he is Dandapani.

He is Taraka*

For crossing the sea

of suffering,

yet is he the foe of Taraka*.

He has renounced Bhava*

Yet is a constant worshipper of Bhava.

He is Hamsa*

Yet without ttachment to manasa*

 

*

Danda - An ascetic's staff

Dandapani-Staffholder-an aspct of Kumara

Taraka- Ferryman

Taraka-also an Asura killed by Kumara

Bhava- Becoming, samsara.

Bhava also -Siva.

Hamsa -Swan .A Sage is termed Parahamsa

manasa-mind: also a Himalayan lake favourite home of swans .

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Ramana Gita [Translation and Commentary by AR Natarajan]

Chapter 18 `The Glory of Siddhas'

 

V10

He is the mystic import of the mantra `Om Vachadbhuve namah',

`salutation to the fire of Brahman whence emerges the word'.

 

V11

He is a yogi without staff, yet he is the staff holder. He is the

helmsman for crossing the sea of suffering yet he is the enemy of

`Taraka'. He has renounced the world yet he is the constant worshipper

of Siva. He is hamsa yet without attachment to the mind.

 

Commentary

`Danda', is a staff. Traditionally sanyasis, who have taken to the

ochre robe, have a staff. Ramana has renounced home but he does not

have a staff. Though he appears without staff in his human form, he is

really a staff holder, since he is the incarnation of Subrahmanya the

commander-in-chief of celestial forces. `Taraka' again is used in a

double sense. Ramana ferries one across the ocean of transmigration

and in that sense he is taraka. In the opposite sense he is the enemy

of the demon Taraka whom Subrahmanya conquered in battle. `Manasa' is

also used in the double sense of mind and the lake `Manasa Sarovar',

the abode of the mythical bird hamsa.Ramana is not attached to the

mind, though as the supreme hamsa his abode is Manasa.

 

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