Sunday, December 18, 2022

The noblest form of Bhakti by Dr. Durgaprasada Rao Chilakamarthi

                         The noblest form  of Bhakti

Dr. Durgaprasada Rao Chilakamarthi  

 

आत्मा त्वं गिरिजा मति: सहचरा: प्राणा: शरीरं गृहं

पूजा ते विषयोपभोगरचना निद्रा समाधिस्थिति:

सं चार: पदयो: प्रदक्षिणविधि: स्तोत्राणि सर्वान् गिरो

यद्यत्कर्म करोमि तत्तदखिलं शम्भो तवाराधनम् ||

                                 (SriSankaracharya )

 शम्भो = Oh Lord Siva

त्वं= You are

त्मा= the soul

गिरिजा= Parvathi

मति:= is my mind  

प्राणा: = five pranas (vital forces)

सहचरा: = are companions.

 शरीरं= This body

 गृहं= is the house

विषयोपभोगरचना = worldly activities

ते= yours

पूजा =worship

निद्रा = sleep

समाधिस्थिति: = is the state of samadhi

संचार: पदयो: = wandering by walk from hither and thither  

प्रदक्षिणविधि:= is an activity of pradakshina

सर्वा: गिर: = all the words (I utter)

  स्तोत्राणि = are your  praising

यद्यत्कर्म करोमि= whatever activity I take up

 तत्तदखिलं =All that

तवाराधनम् (तव +आराधनम् ) = worship done to you.  

Oh Lord Siva! You are the soul, Parvathi is my mind, pranas are my friends, this body is the house, whatever activity I take up is to be considered as puja for you, sleep is the samadhi, my roaming from here and there is pradakshina (circumambulation) , all my utterances are supposed to be the praises and whatever activity I take up is to be considered as your puja only.  

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