Sharanagati mantra Nama Sivaya

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Om Namah Sivaya

Namaste,

I have probably posted this couple of years ago but I

read it recently again and found it refreshing and

beautiful. The description is by Swami Parmarthananda

of Chennai. So here the glory of our beloved Lord

Shiva's mantra.

 

There are other interesting articles at

http://www.yogamalika.org/

 

" Panchakshari Mantra: The essence of this mantra can

be found in the middle portion - namasivaya, i.e.,

Siva. (In fact, Siva occurs not only in the middle of

Panchakshari mantra but also in the middle of Sri

Rudram itself). 'Nama' means salutations. 'Siva' means

auspiciousness. Siva, the name is considered to be the

most auspicious. The meaning of the mantra is - 'The

one who eliminates all inauspiciousness, to that

auspicious one, I offer my prostrations'. Chanting the

Panchakshari mantra gives many benefits.

 

The Panchakshari mantra is also known as saranagati

mantra. Saranagati means surrender. We surrender to

the Lord. This means we surrender to the order of the

law of the Lord - the universal law of dharma and the

universal law of karma. Every time we chant

namasivaya, we surrender to the law of karma meaning

whatever happens in our lives will take place

according to the law of karma alone. So we must never

refuse or resist to accept karma phalam or the fruit

or result of our actions. Whatever happens in our

lives is Siva prasadam or Iswara prasadam. Vibudhi is

not to be looked upon as useless ash and pongal is not

to be looked at with relish. We must accept both with

the same attitude - that it is Iswara prasadam. There

must be no dwesha (hatred, aversion) towards vibudhi

and no raga (liking, attachment) towards pongal. We

welcome everything we encounter in life.

 

Welcoming experiences in one thing. Accomodating

experiences is another thing, particularly with

respect to family. We must accept our family members

-- husband, wife, children, etc. -- as they are. If

our child is slow or dull or retarded, we accept it as

Iswara prasadam. The acceptance of everything as karma

phalam is saranagati. The result is shanti or peace.

 

 

 

 

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