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gokulkr 1 Report post Posted May 21, 2009 Hanumath Bhujanga Prayatha Stotram [Prayer to Lord Hanuman in Bhujanga meter] [Also Known as Anjaneya Bhujanga Stotram] [Attributed to Adi Shankara - not in the list of Sankara’s Complete Works] Prapannanuragam, prabha kanchanabham, Jagat geetha souryam, thusharadri dairyam, Thruneekruthya hethim ranodhyad vibhoothim, Bhaje vayu puthram, pavithrath pavithram.1 I pray that son of the God of wind, Who is the holiest among the holy, Who loves his devotees, Who shines like gold, Whose heroism is sung by the world, Who is as heroic as the cold mountain, Who made the fire, look as small as the grass, And got incomparable fame in the field of war. Bhaje hemarambhavanenithyavasam, Bhaje bala bhanu prabhacharu bhasam, Bhaje chandrika kunda mandarahasam, Bhaja santhatham ramabhoopaladasam.2 I always sing about him who, Is always the servant of the king Rama, Who lives daily in the golden orchard of banana, Who has the same dazzle as the infant sun, And whose smile is similar, To the moon light, jasmine and mandara flowers. Bhaje lakshmana prana raksha sudaksham, Bhaje thoshitha sesha geervana paksham, Bhaje gora sangrama seemahathaksham, Bhaje rama namanu sampraptha laksham.3 I salute that Hanuman who showed great capability, In saving the life of Lakshmana, Who satisfied and made happy all the devas, Who killed the asura called Aksha*, At the end of a fierce battle, And who has reached his grand aim, By chanting the holy name of Rama. *Aksha was the on of Ravana. Krutha bheethi nadam kshithi kshiptha padam, Ghanakrantha jangam kati sthodu jangam, Ajandastha kesam bhjaslishta dasam, Jaya sree sametham, bhaje ramadhootham. 4 I pray that victorious emissary of Rama, Who heralded the promise of protection, Who firmly stood on earth by his feet, Who shook his hips and grew as tall as the skies, And arrested all the directions within his arm length. Chalath bala gathad brama chakravalam, Kadorattahasath prabhinnaja bhandam, Maha simha nada dwiseerna trilokam, Bhaje chanjaneyam prabhum vajra kayam. 5 I pray that son of Anjana who is the lord, With the body as hard as the diamond, Who by the beat of his tail shook the horizon, Who by his strong shout broke the universe, And who by his lion like roar stifled all the three worlds. Rane bheeshane megha nadadhi nadhe, Sarosham samavapya soumithramamse, Khaganaam ghanaanam suranam cha marge, Natantham namantham hanumanthamede. 6 I meditate on that Hanuman, Who in the horrific war against Megha nada*, Full of horrific sound of sounds, Carried the son of Sumithra, And saluted and danced with frenzy, In the path of birds, clouds and devas. * Indrajit, the son of Ravana Who had voice like thunder. Nakha pastha jambhari dambolidharam, Karadwandwa nirdhooha karogra dandam, Pada gatha bheethahi rajadhi vasam, Rana kshobha daksham bhaje pingalaksham. 7 I pray that red eyed one, Who has nails which are fiercer than, The diamond mace of Lord Indra, Who has hands much stronger than, Than the fierce stick of god of death, Who has fierce steps which make , The patala* world tremble with fear, And who is great at the times of fierce warfare. * Patala - The world underneath the earth. Pradoshe prabhathe thada cha ardha rathre, Shubangam jitha nanga leela prasangam, Sada bhavayan manaseamum vadhedhya, Ssa dhanyassa maanyo na chaasyopadasthe. 8 Whether it is dusk, dawn or midnight, If one is clean and wins over his desires and passion, And chants this prayer of Hanuman, Meditating always on him, He alone is blessed and a great man, And will never be subject to any danger. Viladwari bhoopalakadwari ghore, Gaja vyagra simha kularanya bhage, Saranyaya varnyaya devair namasthe, Namasthe kapi sreshta rama priyaya. 9 Whether it is in the opening of caves, Or in the gate of the kings palace, Or in the dark forests full of, Elephants, tigers and lion, My salutations to the chief of monkeys, Who is the darling of Rama, And who is the God who takes care of his devotees. Sudha sindhumuulangya sadhoni ssedhe, Sudhandhapraknupthasudhamoushadhhestha, Kshanadrona shaileyasarena nethum, Bhavantham vina ko hi loke samartha. 10 In this whole world who but you are capable of, Crossing the ocean in the pitch of dark at night, And in a moment, bring the herb which gives life, Protected by the Sudhandhas*, along with, The peak of the drona mountain? * The devas guarding the mountain and its herb. Samudhram tharangadhi roudhram vinidhram, Vilamghoru jhanga sthutha marthya sangha, Nirathanga lankam vilankam vidhaya, Pithevasi seethathitha papa hari.11 After crossing the fierce sea which is, Always full of tides and enjoying the songs of praise, Sung by the crowds of devas, you entered, The city of Lanka which had no worries, And you killed the goddess of Lanka, And also consoled the sorrow of Sita like a father. Remanadha Ramaam kshamanadha ramaam, Yaso hethu bhootham visokam vidhaya, Vanam santhahantham javaddhana vaanam, Sada chinthaye sree hanumanthameva.12 I always think about that Hanuman, Who consoled Goddess Sita, who is the wife of Rama, Who was the reason for the fame of Rama, king of patience, And who burnt and destroyed the forest of Rakshasas. Jarabharatho bhooripeeda sareere, Irooda ranaa rooda bhooriprathapa, Bhavath pada bhakthim bhavad bhakthi rakthim, Kuru sri hanumath prabho, may dayalo. 13 Since my body is full of creeping age and all its ills, Hey Hanuman, You who have unalloyed fame, Please create in me the devotion to your feet and, Passion for such a devotion in my mind. Udharantharangam sada rama bhaktham, Samuddhanda vruthim dwishaddhanda lolam, Amoghanubhavam thamougagna daksham, Thanmath prabhavam Hanumantha meede.14 I meditate on that Hanuman, Who has a very broad heart, Who always has devotion to Lord Rama, Who controls all his actions, Who is the enemy of god of death, Who is greatly merciful, Who is capable of removing , Darkness created by ignorance, And who exhibits the extreme limit of his strength. Karothbhasi tangam kireetidhwajangam, Hathaseshapangam rane nirvisangam, Jwalath kundalangam trilokee mrukangam, Ranath basma lankaam, Bhaje nishkalankam. 15 I pray that innocent Hanuman, Who carries a hatchet in his hand, Who is seen in the flag of Arjuna, Who can remove all sins without a trace, Who extremely shines in a battle, Who wears dazzling ear studs, Who is the moon to the three worlds, And who made Lanka in to ash in the war. Maha bhootha peedam mahothpada peedam, Maha vyadhi peedam, mahadhipra peedam, Hara swasritha bheeshta dana pradhayin, Namasthe namasthe kapeendra prasathe. 16 Salutations and salutation to him, Who is famous as the Indra among monkeys, And who fulfills the wishes of his devotees, With a humble request to Put an end, to the great problems from ghosts, To the Great dangers arising suddenly, To the sufferings due to diseases, And to the sufferings due to great sorrows. Namasthe maha sathwa vahaya thubhyam, Namasthe maha vajra rekhaya thubhyam, Namasthe maha kalakalaaya thubhyam, Namasthe maha deerga valaya thubhyam. 17 Salutations to Him who, Is the great carrier of good qualities, Salutations to Him who, Is like a great diamond line, Salutations to Him who, Is the death to god of death, And salutations to Him who, Has a very long tail. Namasthe mahasouri thulyaya thubhyam, Namasthe phalee bhootha sooryaya thubhyam, Namasthe maha marthya kayaya thubhyam, Namasthe mahath brahma charyaya thubhyam. 18 Salutations to Him who, Is a great warrior, Salutations to Him who, Thought that Sun is a fruit, Salutations to Him who, Wears the form of a man, And salutations to Him who, Observed the great vow of chastity*. *Hanuman observed Brahmacharya Hanumath bhujangam prabhatha prayathe, Prayane pradhoshe padan vai satopi, Vimukthwagha sangha sada rama bhaktha, Kruthartho bhavishyathyupatha pramodha. 19 He who reads this prayer of Hanuman, Either after dawn or before dusk, Even if he is an adamant sinner, Would get rid of all his sins, Become a great devotee of Lord Rama, And Would become greatly happy, And also would be greatly proud of himself. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gokulkr 1 Report post Posted May 25, 2009 Krishna Upanishad Om ! O Devas, may we hear with our ears what is auspicious; May we see with our eyes what is auspicious, O ye worthy of worship ! May we enjoy the term of life allotted by the Devas, Praising them with our body and limbs steady ! May the glorious Indra bless us ! May the all-knowing Sun bless us ! May Garuda, the thunderbolt for evil, bless us ! May Brihaspati grant us well-being ! Om ! Let there be Peace in me ! Let there be Peace in my environment ! Let there be Peace in the forces that act on me ! When the sages living in the forest visited Sri Ramachandra who was the incarnation of the ever joyful God and who was extremely pretty, they became surprised and forgetting themselves said, “We want to embrace you, Oh Lord.” The God told them, “When I reincarnate as Lord Krishna, you will be born as Gopis and then you can embrace me.”[Their wish was fulfilled in Krishnavatara.] 1 During the time of incarnation of the Lord as Krishna, Gokula became the forest heaven. Those who had done penance earlier became trees in that forest. Characters like miserliness and anger became Asuras. The Kali period which was coming was postponed till the reincarnation period was over. That Hari who was very pretty reincarnated himself as a Gopa Boy. His playful nature (play with the world) was an unknowable secret. Because of that the world was enchanted. Upanishads and portions of Vedas came in the form of 16108 maidens. The "mercy" was born as mother Rohini and the “earth mother” was born as Sathya Bhama. “Humility” was born as Krishna’s friend Sudhama. “Control of senses” was born as Sage Udhawa and “Truth” was born as Sage Akroora. The broken curd pots became to Krishna the ocean of milk so that he can play with it. This reincarnation was meant to destroy his enemies and to protect good people. The sword in the hand of Krishna was the God of destruction, the Maheswara himself. Sage Kasyapa was born as the mortar in Yasodha’s house and The God mother Adithi became the rope which tied Krishna to the mortar. Kali who destroys all enemies was the mace. The bow called Saranga was the illusion of the God. The harvest season of Sarad became the meals in his house. The lotus he held playfully was the seed for the world. Though the world was not different from all these, it appeared as if it was different. Similarly God himself did not have any differences. And the Vaikunta of those people who live in heaven was brought down to the world. The people who have understood this truly would get the result of their good deeds. They would get themselves released from the ties of the body and attain salvation. Om ! O Devas, may we hear with our ears what is auspicious; May we see with our eyes what is auspicious, O ye worthy of worship ! May we enjoy the term of life allotted by the Devas, Praising them with our body and limbs steady ! May the glorious Indra bless us ! May the all-knowing Sun bless us ! May Garuda, the thunderbolt for evil, bless us ! May Brihaspati grant us well-being ! Om ! Let there be Peace in me ! Let there be Peace in my environment ! Let there be Peace in the forces that act on me ! Here ends the Krishnopanishad, as contained in the Atharva-Veda. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gokulkr 1 Report post Posted May 27, 2009 <TABLE title=Nammalwar cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=619 border=0><TBODY><TR height=25><TD vAlign=center>Nammalwar </TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width="100%" background=/images/midhrline1.gif colSpan=2 height=3 border="0"></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=5 width=619 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=top> Life History: Nammalwar was born in a clan "Vellalar tribe" on the 43rd day of kali yuga on Friday, under the star “Vishakha”, during the sukla pakshi, chathur dashi, in kataka lagna, in the month of vrushabha (May-June), in vasantha ruthu, in the year of Pramadhi, in Thiru kurugoor (near Thirunelveli) in the Pandaya dynasty of Tamil Nadu, to kariyar and Udayanangayar. The child was extraordinary. For several days, it lived with eyes closed in perfect health, without food (neither breast fed milk nor any other). For days together, it never spoke. Distressed at this, the parents place the child at the shrine of Aadinathar, the deity of Kurugoor, surrendering into Him the entire burden of upbringing the child. As the child was totally different from the general human nature, he was named Maran. He was also called “Sadagopan” as, unlike other children, he did not allow earthly ignorance to envelope him. For sixteen long years, Maran sat motionless under the tamarind tree in Adinathar temple without food or drink, eyes closed, in padmasana ( one of the meditative posture), in utter silence. He was verily a SUN in human form with an aura encompassing the universe. He is believed to be the Avatara of Vishwak-Sena, chief of the hosts of Sriman Narayana in Vaikuntam. Madhurakavi Alwar: During that period, an elderly Brahmin scholar named Madhurakavi was on his pilgrimage to north Indian shrines. At Ayodhya, the pilgrim saw an extraordinary sweet glowing light as a star on the southern sky. Keen on knowing the source whence it emanated he traveled southward. Even when he reached Srirangam, (near Trichy in Tamil Nadu) the light was visible in far south. He continued his quest till he reached kurugoor, where the light merged with the person in Nammalwar, seated blissfully under the tamarind tree. Getting Nammalwar to speak: With great difficulty, Madhura kavi succeeded in drawing out Nammalwar from his deep samadhi. He learnt from Nammalwar the secrets of all the shastras by becoming his disciple. Thenceforward, he remained at his lotus feet, recording the divine poem swelling out of the heart of Nammalwar in great ecstasy of Krishna Bhakti, sometimes rapidly and other times slowly, depending on the intensity of intuition and inspiration. At the very thought of the birth and beauty of Sri Krishna, the Alwar used to go into deep trance for months together. Nammalwar is the seer of Dravidian Vedas. He sang four immortal poems as the Tamil version of the of the four Vedas – Rig, Sama, Yajur and Atharvanda. Nammalwar stayed on earth in flesh and blood only for a brief thirty-five years. His return back to Vaikuntam through the Archaradhi gathi has also been sung by him in the penultimate portion of Thiruvaimozhi. KANNI-NU CHIRUTHAMBU: Madhurakavi composed "kanni-nun chiruthambu"—a short prabandha of just eleven poems, in praise of Nammalwar, which in tradition occupies a very central place. Madhurakavi spread the music of the poems of Nammalwar far and wie. During those days, it is said that everyone-be he an oarsman, or trader, a chieftain or a Brahmin, reached the transcendent state by merely singing these verses. The "Sataari" placed on the heads of all the devotees in Vishnu temples is supposed to be Nammalwar himself. All other Alwars are his limbs as brought out in the following invocatory verse: <CENTER>“Bhootam Saraschya, mahadaavya Bhattanatha Sri Bhakti sara kulashekhara yogi vahaan Bhakataangri-renu parakala yateendra mishran, Srimath paraangusa munim pranatosmi Nityam." </CENTER> It was Sri Rangathaswamy of Sri Rangam who fondly referred to "Sadagopan" as Nammalwar (meaning, my devotee). After this era, a gap of more than 600 years fell in the path of Vaishnava Bhakthi while religions like Jainism, Saivism etc seemed to grow. In the ninth century, when the Divya Prabhandam, composed by all the Alwars was lost to human memeory, through yogic contact with Nammazhwar, Sriman Nadhamunigal resuscitated all the paasurams(verses) and systematized their singing at the Vishnu Temples. The great Ramanuja fostered this practice universally. He wrote 'Sri Bhashya' keeping the Sri-Sukthis of Nammalwar in mind. Manavala maamunigal and Vedanta desikar, by their compositions and discourses, gave the pride of place - Thiruvaimozhi occupies in Sri Vaishnavam. Nammalwar's Works: Nammalwar gave the Tamil version of the Vedas in the following works:— THIRU-VIRUTTAM This constitutes the essence of Rig Veda. Thiru means “Sri”. It is a poem of 100 stanzas each a quadrate. Viruttam is a style of poetry. Viruttam literally means an event. The event of 'falling in love with the Supreme being' is narrated poetically. 'Bridal Mysticism' is symbolized in a mellifluent way. THIRU-ASIRIYAM This constitutes the essence of yajurveda. It is a poem in seven sections or seven poems of unequal length. The breathless flow of the continuity of expression of the sun-lit beauty of the lord takes the reader to ethereal heights. In all, it has 71 lines. PERIYA THIRUVANDADI This constitutes the essence of Atharvana Veda. It is a poem of 87 lyrical stanzas. The style is at once simple and direct, moving and inspiring and transports one to see god face to face. THIRUVAIMOZHI (literally means Divine words) This is the magnum opus of Nammalwar—the treasure of Vaishnavism. it consists of 1102 four lined verses or passurams. These appear in groups of eleven. One group, which is an exception has thirteen paasurams. Each group is known as a Thiruvaimozhi. Ten such groups is called a pathu (meaning ten in Tamil). Thiruvaimozhi therefore has 10 pathus that is 100 thiruvaimozhis and 1102 paasurams. The melody produces by chorus singing of these paasurams by devotees is a feast to the ears. </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gokulkr 1 Report post Posted May 28, 2009 Hanumath Mangalashtakam [Mangala octet on Hanuman] [Mangala stotras are normally recited at the end of reciting several stotras or the end of singing several songs or at the end of an auspicious function. The devotee wishes auspiciousness to the Lord. Mangalam may also mean good wishes or wishes for a happy ending.] Vaisaka mase krishnayam Dasami manda vasare, Poorva bhadrasu Jathaya Mangalam Sri Hanumathe. 1 Mangalam to Sri Hanuman, Who was born in the month of Visaka*, On the tenth day of the waxing moon, On a Saturday under the Poorva bhadra star. * April-May month Guru gowrava poornaya Phala bhoopa priyaya cha, Nana manikhya hasthaya , Mangalam Sri Hanumathe. 2 Mangalam to Sri Hanuman, Who has respect for his teachers, Who likes sweets prepared out of fruits, And whose different hands are decorated by gems. Suvarchala Kalathraya, Chathurbhuja dharaya cha, Ushtra roodaya veeraya , Mangalam Sri Hanumathe. 3 Mangalam to Sri Hanuman, Who is the consort of Suvarchala*, Who had four arms, And who is the hero who rides, On a beam of light. * Common belief is that Hanuman is a bachelor. Divya Mangala dehaya, Peethambara dharaya cha, Thaptha kanchana varnaya, Mangalam Sri Hanumathe. 4 Mangalam to Sri Hanuman, Who has a blessed holy body, Who wears the yellow silk, And who is of the colour of molten gold. Bhaktha rakshana seelaya, Janaki soka haarine, Jagat pavaka nethraya, Mangalam Sri Hanumathe. 5 Mangalam to Sri Hanuman, Who has the habit of saving his devotees, Who destroyed the sorrow of Janaki, And who has the purest eyes of the world. Pamba theera viharaya, Soumithri prana dhayine, Sarva lokaika kandaya, Mangalam Sri Hanumathe. 6 Mangalam to Sri Hanuman, Who lives in the shores of Pampa river, Who saved the life of Lakshmana, And who is in the throat of the whole world. Rambhavana viharaya, Sukhathma thata vasine, Sarva lokaika kantaya, Mangalam Sri Hanumathe. 7 Mangalam to Sri Hanuman, Who lived in the forests of Rampa, Who lived with pleasant happy people, And who is in the throat of the whole world. Panachananaya Bheemaya Kalanemi haraya cha, Koundinya gothraya, Mangalam Sri Hanumathe. 8 Mangalam to Sri Hanuman, Who has five faces, who is gross, Who killed Kalanemi, And who belonged to the Koundinya clan. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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