Dashaka 4
कल्यतां मम कुरुष्व तावतीं कल्यते भवदुपासनं यया ।
स्पष्टमष्टविधयोगचर्यया पुष्टयाशु तव तुष्टिमाप्नुयाम् ॥१॥
| कल्यतां |
health |
| मम |
for me |
| कुरुष्व |
kindly bestow |
| तावतीं |
(at least) that much |
| कल्यते |
(by which) I can perform |
| भवत्-उपासनं |
worship of Thee |
| यया |
by which |
| स्पष्टम्- |
definitely |
| अष्ट-विध-योग-चर्यया |
by practicing the eight limbed yoga (Ashtanga Yoga) |
| पुष्टय-आशु |
(I will) be nourished soon |
| तव तुष्टिम् |
(with) Thy grace |
| आप्नुयाम् |
I will attain it |
O Lord! Bestow on me just that much of health necessary to worship Thee.
Then I shall practice the eight-limbed yoga (Ashtanga Yoga) and earn
Thy grace.
ब्रह्मचर्यदृढतादिभिर्यमैराप्लवादिनियमैश्च पाविता: ।
कुर्महे दृढममी सुखासनं पङ्कजाद्यमपि वा भवत्परा: ॥२॥
| ब्रह्मचर्य-ढृढता-आदिभि:-यमै:- |
through the observances of disciplines of self control like strict continence etc. |
| आप्लव-आदि-नियमै:-च |
and daily bath like rules of right conduct |
| पाविता: |
purified thus |
| कुर्महे |
(I) we shall practice |
| दृढम्-अमी |
firmly, these |
| सुखासनम् |
the sukhasana |
| पङ्कज-आद्यम्-अपि वा |
or the lotus poses etc. |
| भवत्-परा: |
for meditation on Thee |
O Lord!I (we all (the devotees) will strictly follow the discipline of
Yama (self control) by practice of Brahmcharya etc. and also the
discipline of Niyama (rules of right conduct) through routines of daily
bath etc. and attain purity of body and mind. I (we) will then practice
steady postures (Asanaa) like Sukhaasanaa and Padmaasanaa etc. for
meditating on Thee.
तारमन्तरनुचिन्त्य सन्ततं प्राणवायुमभियम्य निर्मला: ।
इन्द्रियाणि विषयादथापहृत्यास्महे भवदुपासनोन्मुखा: ॥३॥
| तारम्-अन्तरम्-अनुचिन्त्य |
Pranava (Om) in the mind repeating |
| सन्ततं |
continuously |
| प्राण-वायुम्-अभियम्य |
the breath thus regulating |
| निर्मला: |
and being purified |
| इन्द्रियाणि विषयात्- |
sense organs from the sense objects |
| अथ-अपहृत्य |
then withdrawing |
| आस्महे |
(I) we will be |
| भवत् उपासन-उन्मुखा: |
for meditating on Thee, prepared |
O Lord! by regulating my breath through Pranayama and having purified
myself I will continuously chant the Pranava (Om) mantra mentally. Thus,
withdrawing my senses from the sense objects, and being purified, I
will prepare myself for meditation on Thee.
अस्फुटे वपुषि ते प्रयत्नतो धारयेम धिषणां मुहुर्मुहु: ।
तेन भक्तिरसमन्तरार्द्रतामुद्वहेम भवदङ्घ्रिचिन्तका ॥४॥
| अस्फुटे वपुषि ते |
on the hazily percieved form of Thine |
| प्रयत्नत: |
with great effort |
| धारयेम |
(I) we shall fix |
| धिषणां |
the mind |
| मुहु: मुहु: |
again and again |
| तेन |
by (doing) this |
| भक्तिरसम्-अन्त: - आर्द्रताम्- |
melting of the heart through the bliss of devotion |
| उद्वहेम |
shall attain |
| भवत्-अङ्घ्रिचिन्तका: |
(I) (we who) meditate on Thy holy feet |
O Lord! I will then start meditating on Thee. Initially with great
effort I shall try to fix my mind on Thy form, which will be vague in
the beginning. Practicing thus again and again I shall attain bliss of
devotion and tenderness of heart.
विस्फुटावयवभेदसुन्दरं त्वद्वपु: सुचिरशीलनावशात् ।
अश्रमं मनसि चिन्तयामहे ध्यानयोगनिरतास्त्वदाश्रयाः ॥५॥
| विस्फुट-अवयव-भेद-सुन्दरं |
with distinctly clear limbs and very beautiful |
| त्वत्-वपु: |
Thy form |
| सुचिर-शीलनावशात् |
by long practice |
| अश्रमं मनसि |
without any effort in the mind |
| चिन्तयामहे |
(I) we shall contemplate |
| ध्यान-योग-निरता:- |
intent on meditation |
| त्वत्-आश्रयाः |
(I) we who have taken refuge in Thee |
O Lord! I, Thy devotee, by long practice will be able to visualize in my
mind Thy beautiful form with all limbs clear and vivid. So I will
devote myself to meditation, without any effort, always surrendering to
Thee.
ध्यायतां सकलमूर्तिमीदृशीमुन्मिषन्मधुरताहृतात्मनाम् ।
सान्द्रमोदरसरूपमान्तरं ब्रह्म रूपमयि तेऽवभासते ॥६॥
| ध्यायतां |
to those who meditate (on) |
| सकल-मूर्तिम्-ईदृशीम्- |
such a formful aspect (the Saguna form) |
| उन्मिषन्-मधुरता-हृत्-आत्मनाम् |
(and so) experiencing sweetness whose minds are captivated |
| सान्द्र-मोद-रस-रूपम्- |
(of that) form which is concentrated inward joy and bliss |
| अन्तरम् |
introvert (not based on contacts with external objects) |
| ब्रह्म रूपम्-अयि ते- |
O Lord! Thy (Nirguna) aspect as Brahman |
| अवभासते |
(then) shines |
O Lord! By thus performing dhyaana on Thee and getting captivated by the
sweetness of Thy formful aspect (Saguna), I shall enjoy the
concentrated bliss of Thy impersonal aspect (Nirguna), which shines as
the Brahman.
तत्समास्वदनरूपिणीं स्थितिं त्वत्समाधिमयि विश्वनायक ।
आश्रिता: पुनरत: परिच्युतावारभेमहि च धारणादिकम् ॥७॥
| तत्-समास्वदन-रूपिणीम् स्थितिं |
the state of immediate experience of Brahman |
| त्वत्-समाधिम्- |
(thus established in) Smaadhi in Thee |
| अयि विश्वनायक |
O Lord of the Universe! |
| आश्रिता: |
having attained (that Smaadhi) |
| पुन:-अत: |
again from there |
| परिच्युतौ |
(when ever my mind) slips down from it |
| आरभेमहि च |
then I shall resort (again) |
| धारणा-आदिकम् |
(from) the practice of Dhaarna etc. |
O Lord of the Universe! When I have attained that state of experiencing
Thee as the Brahman, i.e. Nirvikalpa Samaadhi, if I slip down from that
state, I shall again start the meditation process from Dhaarana onwards.
इत्थमभ्यसननिर्भरोल्लसत्त्वत्परात्मसुखकल्पितोत्सवा: ।
मुक्तभक्तकुलमौलितां गता: सञ्चरेम शुकनारदादिवत् ॥८॥
| इत्थम्-अभ्यसन्- |
in this manner practicing |
| अनिर्भर-उल्लसन्- |
self-supportively (freely) enjoying |
| त्वत्-परात्म-सुख- |
Thy Supreme bliss |
| कल्पित्-उत्सवा: |
resulting from the experience (of Brahman) and reveling in it |
| मुक्त-भक्त-कुल |
amongst the clan of the liberated devotees, |
| मौलितां गता: |
attaining supremecy |
| सञ्चरेम |
(will) move about freely (free of attachments) |
| शुक-नारद-आदि-वत् |
like Shuka, Naarada and others |
Thus having attained the joy of experiencing Thy Supreme Blissful state,
O Lord! May I be the foremost of the liberated devotees and move about
freely like Sri Shuka, Naarada and others.
त्वत्समाधिविजये तु य: पुनर्मङ्क्षु मोक्षरसिक: क्रमेण वा ।
योगवश्यमनिलं षडाश्रयैरुन्नयत्यज सुषुम्नया शनै: ॥९॥
| त्वत्-समाधि-विजये |
on attaining Samaadhi in Thee |
| तु य: पुन:- |
indeed, he again |
| मङ्क्षु मोक्ष-रसिक: |
(whether) desires immediate liberation |
| क्रमेण वा |
or gradual (liberation) (he) |
| योगवश्यम्- |
by power of yoga |
| अनिलं |
(controls) breath (vital energy) |
| षड्-आश्रयै:- |
through the six centres |
| उन्नयति- |
raises up (vital energy) |
| अज |
O Birthless One! |
| सुषुम्नया |
along with the Sushumnaa Naadi |
| शनै: |
slowly |
O Birthless Lord! After one achieves Thee in Samaadhi, he can opt for
immediate liberation or gradual liberation. Accordingly through the
power of yoga he raises up his vital breath through the six centres
along the Sushumnaa Naadi.
लिङ्गदेहमपि सन्त्यजन्नथो लीयते त्वयि परे निराग्रह: ।
ऊर्ध्वलोककुतुकी तु मूर्धत: सार्धमेव करणैर्निरीयते ॥१०॥
| लिङ्ग-देहम्-अपि |
even the subtle body |
| सन्त्यजन्-अथ: |
giving up, then |
| लीयते |
merges |
| त्वयि परे |
in Thee, the Supreme Brahman |
| निराग्रह: |
the one who is desireless |
| ऊर्ध्व-लोक-कुतुकी तु |
but the one who desires to go to higher spiritual worlds |
| मूर्धत: |
through the orifice in the head ( Brahmarandhra) |
| सार्धम्-एव करणै:- |
along with the subtle body |
| निरीयते |
goes out |
One who is desireless of visiting the other heavenly worlds, gives up
(through his Aagyaa chakra) his gross body as well as the subtle bodies
and merges in Thee. The one who desires to visit the heavenly regions
before attaining liberation, goes out through the orifice in the crown
of the head ( the Brahmarandhra).
अग्निवासरवलर्क्षपक्षगैरुत्तरायणजुषा च दैवतै: ।
प्रापितो रविपदं भवत्परो मोदवान् ध्रुवपदान्तमीयते ॥११॥
| अग्नि-वासर-वलर्क्ष-पक्षगै: - |
Agni (fire), Vaasara (daytime), Valaraksh paksha (the bright fortnight-Shukla Paksha) |
| उत्तरायणजुषा |
and the Uttaraayanaa |
| दैवतै: |
presided over by the respective deities |
| प्रापितो रविपदं |
(then) being led to the plane of the Sun |
| भवत्-पर: |
he who is devoted to Thee |
| मोदवान् |
while enjoying (the fecilities of the various higher realms) |
| ध्रुवपदान्तम् ईयते |
is next led to the sphere of Dhruvaloka |
O Lord! Thy devotee who follows the Krama Mukti path is led by the
presiding deities of fire, day time, the bright fortnight, and
Uttaraayana to the plane of the sun and enjoying in each of these
spheres reaches the realm of Dhruva.
आस्थितोऽथ महरालये यदा शेषवक्त्रदहनोष्मणार्द्यते ।
ईयते भवदुपाश्रयस्तदा वेधस: पदमत: पुरैव वा ॥१२॥
| आस्थित: अथ महरालये |
residing there (in Dhruvaloka), then in Maharloka, |
| यदा शेषवक्त्र-दहन-ऊष्मणा- |
when, by the heat emanating from the mouth of Aadishesha ( at the approach of the cosmic dissolution) |
| आर्द्यते |
(he) is tormented |
| ईयते |
(he) reaches |
| भवत्-उपाश्रय: - |
taking refuge in Thee alone |
| तदा |
then |
| वेधस: पदम्- |
the world of Brahmaa (Brahmaloka) |
| अत: पुरा-एव वा |
or even before that (before the fire) |
Reaching the abode of Dhruva, he proceeds to Maharloka. When, at the
approach of cosmic dissolution, fire eminates from the mouth of
Aadishesh, and when he is tormented by the fire, he takes refuge in
Thee and goes to the world of Brahma. He may choose to go to the world
of Brahma even before the fire starts.
तत्र वा तव पदेऽथवा वसन् प्राकृतप्रलय एति मुक्तताम् ।
स्वेच्छया खलु पुरा विमुच्यते संविभिद्य जगदण्डमोजसा ॥१३॥
| तत्र वा |
either there (in Brahmaloka) |
| तव पदे-अथवा |
or in Thy world (Vaikuntha) |
| वसन् |
residing |
| प्राकृतप्रलये |
at the time of Prakrita pralaya |
| एति मुक्तताम् |
he attains liberation |
| स्वेच्छया खलु पुरा |
(or) at his will even earlier, indeed |
| विमुच्यते |
he becomes liberated |
| संविभिद्य |
piercing through |
| जगत्-अण्डम् |
the Brahmaanda (the cosmic sphere) |
| ओजसा |
by his yogic power |
Residing there in Brahmaloka or in Thy abode, Vaikuntha, he is liberated
at the time of Maha Pralaya. Or, if he so desires, he is liberated even
earlier by piercing through the Brahmaanda and releasing himself by his
yogic power.
तस्य च क्षितिपयोमहोऽनिलद्योमहत्प्रकृतिसप्तकावृती: ।
तत्तदात्मकतया विशन् सुखी याति ते पदमनावृतं विभो ॥१४॥
| तस्य च |
and of that (Brahmaanda) |
| क्षिति-पयो-मह:-अनिल-द्यो-महत्-प्रकृति- |
the spheres namely - earth, water, fire air, space, cosmic intelligence, and the primordial nature |
| सप्तक-आवृती: |
the seven barriers (of the cosmic sphere) |
| तत्-तत्-आत्मकतया विशन् |
transcending by realising his identity with each one of them |
| सुखी |
enjoying bliss |
| याति |
reaches |
| ते पदम्-अनावृतं |
The unobstructed state (beyond all barriers) |
| विभो |
O All Pervading Lord! |
O All Pervading Lord! Thy devotee enters each of the seven sheaths of
the cosmic sphere,i.e. earth, water, fire, air, space, the cosmic
intelligence, and primordial nature. He enjoys the bliss thereof and
transcends them to reach Thy unobstructed state -the merger in Thee, The
Supreme Brahman.
अर्चिरादिगतिमीदृशीं व्रजन् विच्युतिं न भजते जगत्पते ।
सच्चिदात्मक भवत् गुणोदयानुच्चरन्तमनिलेश पाहि माम् ॥१५॥
| अर्चि: - आदि-गतिम्- |
the path of light etc |
| ईदृशीं |
of this kind |
| व्रजन् |
passing through which |
| विच्युतिं |
downfall (return to Sansaara) |
| न भजते |
(the yogi) does not suffer |
| जगत्पते |
O Lord of the Universe! |
| सच्चिदात्मक |
O Embodiment of pure existence consciousness |
| भवत्-गुण-उदयान् |
the glory of Thy excellences |
| उच्चरन्तम् |
(me who am) always singing |
| अनिलेश |
O Lord of Guruvaayur |
| पाहि माम् |
protect me |
O Lord of the Universe! The devotee who thus goes through the luminous
path does not fall any more to the netherworlds. O Lord of Guruvaayur!
The embodiment of pure conciousness absolute, please protect me, Thy
devotee, who is ever singing Thy glories.
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