Guest guest Posted February 3, 2009 Report Share Posted February 3, 2009 Om Sham no mitrah sham vanunaha Sham no bhavatvaryamaa Sham na Indro Brihaspathihi Sham no Vishnururukramah Namo Brahmane Namasthe Vaayo Twameva pratyaksham Brahmaasi Twameva pratyaksham Brahma vadishyaami Ritam vadishyaami Satyam vadishyaami Tad-vaktaaramavathu Avatu-maam Avatu vaktaaram Om Saanthi, Saanthi, Saanthihi May Mitra be propitious to us May Varuna be good to us May Aryama be good to us May Indra and Brahaspati be good to us May Vishnu, the Cosmic Being, be good to us Salutation to Brahman, salutation to you, the Vayu! You are the visible Brahman. Only you shall I call perceptible Brahman. I shall utter true thoughts and speak true. May that Brahman protect me and protect the preceptor, May it protect me and protect the teacher Om Peace, Peace, Peace. Meaning: Mitra is the name of Sun-god. He is like a friend to all. He is also presiding deity (or adhishthatru devata) of eyes. Praying to seek not only good eye sight but also for directing our eyes to see and enjoy what is good and helpful. We should see, and enjoy, what is good in others -- their goodness and good actions. Our mind should be focused on what is good and noble. We should take care of what we see and like Sun, we should be friendly towards all and pray for 'clear vision' or pure outlook. Varuna is the presiding deity for the organ of taste. Let Varuna help us to cultivate good taste in whatever we read, hear, do, decide or entertain ourselves with to become a cultured and refined person, rising above all meanness, obscenity and narrowness. To pray for good taste is to ask for inner refinement and purity. Aryama is held is held to be the god of righteousness or right action. May Aryama guide our actions. Pray Aryama to help us guard all our actions and reactions from straying into selfish and wicked directions. Indra is the action-principle and the lord of senses. Brihaspati is the presiding deity of speech. To pray for right action and speech. Vishnu refers to All-pervading Power of God. All impurity of mind is but narrowness and becoming identified with small. That alone which is infinite is Bliss and there is no bliss in the finite. To remember Vishu, therefore, is to remember our own infinite nature. Brahman and Vayu: Vayu is the wind-god or the god of prana-shakti, the vital force that gives birth and sustains all beings. All things after all come from God or Brahman and it is His power that moves and energies everything. Hence Vayu or prana is the 'perceptible' Brahman. Utter true thoughts and speak true Truthfulness is a divine virtue. There is no spiritual life without truthfulness. This prayer is for uniting our speech and actions. Protect me, protect the preceptor Brahman is the 'name' given to the Nameless One, the Ultimate Reality. The prayer to that Reality for protection for three types of problems or dangers (from elements of nature, other living beings and one's own mind) that trouble human beings. The prayer is repeated twice to emphasis its importance. Peace Om is the symbol of the Infinite Reality. The repetition of the word 'peace' thrice refers to seeking what is peaceful and agreeable to tall the three levels of life. In this prayer, the Bhakti (Rishi) is offering his prayer to Brahman, the ultimate reality, whom he sees manifest as various forces of nature and life. The gist is that one should pray for purity of mind, seek grace for controlling one's senses and mind and live a life dedicated to love for God and higher ideas. (Taken from The Vedanta Kesari, February 2009). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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