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Saturday, May 15, 2010

Shiva Gita Ch 15: Bhakti Yoga

श्रीराम उवाच ...
भक्तिस्ते कीदृशी देव जायते वा कथंचन .

यया निर्वाणरूपं तु लभते मोक्षमुत्तमम .

तद ब्रूहि गिरिजाकान्त मयि तेऽनुग्रहो यदि [1]

श्रीभगवानुवाच ...

यो वेदाध्ययनं यज्ञअं दानानि विविधानि .

मदर्पणधिया कुर्यात्स मे भक्तः मे प्रियः [2]

नर्यभस्म समादाय विशुद्धं श्रोत्रियालयात .

अग्निरित्यादिभिर्मन्त्रैरभिमन्त्र्य यथाविधि [3]

उद्धूलयति गात्राणि तेन चार्चति मामपि .

तस्मात्परतरा भक्तिर्मम राम विद्यते [4]

सर्वदा शिरसा कण्ठे रुद्राक्षान्धारयेत्तु यः .

पञ्चाक्षरीजपरतः मे भक्तः मे प्रियः [5]

Sri Rama said: What is meant by devotion to you? How does it take birth? And how does one gain the supereme happiness called liberation by devotion to you, please explain me O Shiva! Sri Bhagawan said: One who studies Vedas or does the sacrificial rituals and offers his actions to me, he is my favorite devotee. One who applies the holy ash all over his body and worships me with devotion; there is no other devotee dearer than such a one to me. One who wears Rudraksha beads on his hair and neck, one who constantly chants my Panchakshari mantra, both these types of devotees are my favorite and very dear to me.

भस्मच्छन्नो भस्मशायी सर्वदा विजितेन्द्रियः .

यस्तु रुद्रं जपेन्नित्यं चिन्तयेन्मामनन्यधीः [6]

तेनैव देहेन शिवः संजायते स्वयम .

जपेद्यो रुद्रसूक्तानि तथाथर्वशिरः परम [7]

कैवल्योपनिषत्सूक्तं श्वेताश्वतरमेव .

ततः परतरो भक्तो मम लोके विद्यते [8]

अन्यत्र धर्मादन्यस्मादन्यत्रास्मात्कृताकृतात .

अन्यत्र भूताद्भव्याच्च यत्प्रवक्ष्यामि तच्छृणु [9]

One who applies holy ash all over his body, sleeps in ash conquering his wild senses, and recites the Sri Rudram hymn with a cleansed heart, and one who recites Atharvasiras hymns, Kaivalyopanishat hymns, Svetasvatara hymns such a one becomes Shiva (me) in the very same life. There is none superior than that kind of devotees in this world. Now I'll tell you the details of the thing which is beyond the Dharma and Adharma, which is beyond the cause and effect, and which is beyond the past and future. Listen!

वदन्ति यत्पदं वेदाः शास्त्राणि विविधानि .

सर्वोपनिषदां सारं दध्नो घृतमिवोद्धृतम [10]

यदिच्छन्तो ब्रह्मचर्यं चरन्ति मुनयः सदा .

तत्ते पदं संग्रहेण ब्रवीम्योमिति यत्पदम [11]

एतदेवाक्षरं ब्रह्म एतदेवाक्षरं परम .

एतदेवाक्षरं ज्ञआत्वा ब्रह्मलोके महीयते [12]

छन्दसां यस्तु धेनूनामृषभत्वेन चोदितः .

इदमेव पतिः सेतुरमृतस्य धारणात [13]

The kind of supreme state (parama padam), which is the message of teh vedas obtained as like as butter is obtained from the curd. That Paramapadam to obtain which the sages follow the path of Brahmacharya, such a paramapadam related details I would tell you in short now. That is the Omkara. That is the indestructible Parabrahman. People attain to Brahman after knowing the Omkara. That is imperishable. That is Param. Among all the chhandas when compared to cows this Omkara is like the Bull. This is the one which liberates one from the Samsaara.

मेधसा पिहिते कोशे ब्रह्म यत्परमोमिति [14]

चतस्रस्तस्य मात्राः स्युरकारोकारकौ तथा .

मकारश्चावसानेऽर्धमात्रेति परिकीर्तिता [15]

पूर्वत्र भूश्च ऋग्वेदो ब्रह्माष्टवसवस्तथा .

गार्हपत्यश्च गायत्री गङ्गा प्रातःसवस्तथा [16]

द्वितीया भुवो विष्णू रुद्रोऽनुष्टुब्यजुस्तथा .

यमुना दक्षिणाग्निश्च माध्यन्दिनसवस्तथा [17]

तृतीया सुवः सामान्यादित्यश्च महेश्वरः .

अग्निराहवनीयश्च जगती सरस्वती [18]

तृतीयं सवनं प्रोक्तमथर्वत्वेन यन्मतम .

चतुर्थी यावसानेऽर्धमात्रा सा सोमलोकगा [19]

अथर्वाङ्गिरसः संवर्तकोऽग्निश्च महस्तथा .

विराट सभ्यावसथ्यौ शुतुद्रिर्यज्ञअपुच्छकः [20]

Blanketed by the divine knowledge in the parabrahmakosam resides this Pranava which has four syllables - Akara (A), ukara (U), makara (M), ardhamatra (half note - this Ardhamatra has been stated in terms of Aagama and not in terms of grammar). For the Akara, earth, rigveda, lord Brahma, eight vasus, Grihapatya fire, gayatri, ganga, are the deities. For the Ukara, Bhuvarloka, Vishnu, rudra, Anushthup chhandas, Yajurveda, yamuna river, Dakshina fire, are the deities. For the makara, Suvarloka, samaveda, surya, maheshwara, Ahavaneeya fire, jagati chhandas, Saraswati are the deities. For the fourth Ardhamatra, Samvartaka fire, Atharva Veda, Atharvangirasa, Virat Sadhyas are the deities.

प्रथमा रक्तवर्णा स्याद द्वितीया भास्वरा मता .

तृतीया विद्युदाभा स्याच्चतुर्थी शुक्लवर्णिनी [21]

सर्वं जातं जायमानं तदोङ्कारे प्रतिष्ठितम .

विश्वं भूतं भुवनं विचित्रं बहुधा तथा [22]

जातं जायमानं यत्तत्सर्वं रुद्र उच्यते .

तस्मिन्नेव पुनः प्राणाः सर्वमोङ्कार उच्यते [23]

प्रविलीनं तदोङ्कारे परं ब्रह्म सनातनम .

तस्मादोङ्कारजापी यः मुक्तो नात्र संशयः [24]

The first note Akara remains of red color, second note Ukara of golden color, thrid one of lightening hue, fourth one of white color. This entire creation with the past, presenta nd future universes is established in the Omkara. That which is born, which is yet to be born everything is Rudra alone. All the pranas reside in him. Scriptures voice the fact that everything is non-dual from Rudra who is the Omkara. That's why Omkara and Shiva are non-different. Because the eternal brahman is established in this Omkara, those who chants Omkara would get liberated for sure beyond any doubts.


त्रेताग्नेः स्मार्तवह्नेर्वा शैवाग्नेर्वा समाहृतम .

भस्माभिमन्त्र्य यो मां तु प्रणवेन प्रपूजयेत [25]

तस्मात्परतरो भक्तो मम लोके विद्यते [26]

शालाग्नेर्दाववह्नेर्वा भस्मादायाभिमन्त्रितम .

यो विलिम्पति गात्राणि शूद्रोऽपि विमुच्यते [27]

कुशपुष्पैर्बिल्वदलैः पुष्पैर्वा गिरिसंभवैः .

यो मामर्चयते नित्यं प्रणवेन प्रियो हि सः [28]

पुष्पं फलं समूलं वा पत्रं सलिलमेव वा .

यो दद्यात्प्रणवैर्मह्यं तत्कोटिगुणितं भवेत [29]

अहिंसा सत्यमस्तेयं शौचमिन्द्रियनिग्रहः .

यस्यास्त्यध्ययनं नित्यं मे भक्तः मे प्रियः [30]

With the holy ash obtained from the sacrificial altar, one who worships me by uttering Pranava, there doesn't remain any second to such a devotee. Even a shudra gets liberated if he applies the holy ash obtained from the sacrificial house on his body. One who worships me with darbha grass, with Bilva leaves uttering Pranava he becomes my favorite one and his merits get multiplied by a factor of billion. One who is serene, honest, truthful, loves all creatures, remains clean, is a conquerer of his senses, and studies the scriptures to attain knowledge; such a devotee becomes my loved devotee.


प्रदोषे यो मम स्थानं गत्वा पूजयते तु माम .

परं श्रियमाप्नोति पश्चान्मयि विलीयते [31]

अष्टम्यां चतुर्दश्यां पर्वणोरुभयोरपि .

भूतिभूषितसर्वांगो यः पूजयति मां निशि [32]

कृष्णपक्षे विशेषेण मे भक्तः मे प्रियः [33]

एकादश्यामुपोष्यैव यः पूजयति मां निशि .

सोमवारे विशेषेण मे भक्तो नश्यति [34]

पञ्चामृतैः स्नापयेद्यः पञ्चगव्येन वा पुनः .

पुष्पोदकैः कुशजलैस्तस्मान्नन्यः प्रियो मम [35]

In the early morning time one who goes to Shiva temple and worships me he would gain lot of wealtha and prosperity and after death would merge in me. On the Ashtami day (eighth day) or Chaturdasi day (fourteenth day) by applying holy ash people who worship me at night time they become prime devotees. When I am worshiped in the Krishnapaksha (fortnight after the dull moon day), they can gain additional benefits. Either on monday, or on the Ekadashi 9eleventh) day, by observing fasting one who worships me at night such a devotee wuld never run into any problems in life. With panchamrita (milk, curd, sugar, honey, ghee), and with flowers and water one who does Abhishekam (offering) to me, he becomes very dear to me.

पयसा सर्पिषा वापि मधुनेक्षुरसेन वा .

पक्वाम्रफलजेनापि नारिकेरजलेन वा [36]

गन्धोदकेन वा मां यो रुद्रमन्त्रं समुच्चरन .

अभिषिञ्चेत्ततो नान्यः कश्चित्प्रियतरो मम [37]

आदित्याभिमुखो भूत्वा ऊर्ध्वबाहुर्जले स्थितः .

मां ध्यायन रविबिम्बस्थमथर्वांगिरस जपेत [38]

प्रविशेन्मे शरीरेऽसौ गृहं गृहपतिर्यथा .

बृहद्रथन्तरं वामदेव्यं देवव्रतानि [39]

तद्योगयाज्यदोहांश्च यो गायति ममाग्रतः .

इह श्रियं परां भुक्त्वा मम सायुज्यमाप्नुयात [40]

ईशावास्यादि मन्त्रान यो जपेन्नित्यं ममाग्रतः .

मत्सायुज्यमवाप्नोति मम लोके महीयते [41]

भक्तियोगो मया प्रोक्त एवं रघुकुलोद्भव .

सर्वकामप्रदो मत्तः किमन्यच्छ्रोतुमिच्छसि [42]

With milk, ghee, honey, sugarcane juice, mango juice, coconut water, sandal paste, using any of these substances one who does Abhishekam to be uttering Rudra hymns, there is none who is more dearer than him to me. One who stands inside the water facing east adn raising his two hands upwards considering me in the rising sun one who chants the Atharvangirasa hymns would merge in me as easily as one enters freely in his own house without any restrictions. The sacrifices related to Vamadevyam, Devavratam, Brihadradantam one who performs for me he would gain all riches in his life and after death would reach my abode. one who regularly chants the hymns of the ISavasya upanishad, they would reach my abode. Therefore O son of Dashratha!, this Bhakti Yoga as preached by me when read by anyone, has the capability to fulfill all desires and gives salvation. if you have further questions to ask, you may do so.


### Here ends the 15th chapter of Shiva Gita from padma Purana Uttara khanda ###



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