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Showing posts with label Shrimad Bhagwat Gita. Show all posts
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11/10/09

Sapt- Sholki- Gita (Gita in seven verses)

These seven sholkas sum up the teachings of "Bhagawad Gita'.

1. कृष्ण उवाच:

* ओमित्येकाक्षरं ब्रह्म व्याहरन्मामनु स्मरणम्
या: प्रयाति tjyandeham स याति परमां गतिम् (8-13)
* इस ॐ swaroop को ही braham या akshar कहें
है यही मेरा रूप जिसको पा कर नर मुक्ति लें

* Krishna Uvacha:
Om ithyaksharam Brahma,
Vyaharan maam anusmaran,
Ya prayathi thyajan deham,
Yaati parma gatim.

* Krishna said:
He, who meditates on me,
Chants the single syllable- Om- which in Brahman,
While leaving this ephemeral body,
Will surely attain the most supreme state - moksha.
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2. अर्जुन उवाच :
* स्थाने हृषिकेश तव प्र की तर्या
जगत्प्र हृस्य त्यानुराजय्ते च
रक्षाम्सी भीतानि दिशो द्रवन्ति
सर्वे नमस्यन्ति च सिद्धि संघा (11-36)
* हृषिकेश तुम्हारी कीर्ति से
सब लोक आनंद लेते हैं
भय कर रा क्ष स भागते चंहु दिशा
सिद्धि मुनि जन तुमको नमते हैं
* Arjuna Uvacha:
Sthane Hrisikesa, Thava prakeerthya,
Jagath prahrushthya anurajyathe cha,
Rakshamsi bheethani diso dravanthi,
Sarve namasyanthi cha sidha sangha.

*Arjuna said:
The world is delighted by your praise, O Hrisikesha
All are happy and rejoicing
The evil raksha are flying away with fear,
And all devotees bow before you.
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3. कृष्ण उवाच :
* सब orr baahu चरण sirr मुख नयन agadit हैं जिसे
सब लोक mei vyyapat rahein वह prabhu कहते हैं जिसे (13-14)
* Krishna Uvacha:
Sarvatha pani padam thath,
Sarvatho akshi siro mukham,
Sarvatha sruthimalloke,
Sarvamavithya thishtahi.

*Krishna said:
It [the knowledgable] has hands and legs everywhere,
It has eyes head and mouth everywhere,
It has ears everywhere in the world
And it exists in all the creatures of this world.
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4. कृष्ण उवाच :
sarvagya है pracheen है अति sukshma है sikshak है
आदित्य रूप achintya है sansaar का रक्षक है
* Krishna Uvach
Kavim purana anusasithara-
Manoramaneeyaam samanusmaredhya,
Sarvasya dhataram machinthya roopa-
Madithya varnam thamasa parasthath. (8-9)

* Think of Him, as ancient, omniscient spread everywhere,
Ruler of all, much subtler than tha subtle,
Protector of all with his inconceivable form which is beyond thought,
With the colour of Sun and transcendental beyond dark thoughts.
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5. कृष्ण उवाच
drishant दे के vraksh का सब भेद इस sansaar का
हे मित्र samjhayu tujhe यह जाल prakati prasaar का
हे sakhe jag ashvathav है जिस की ऊपर मूल है
नीचे है शाखा बढ़ रही ऐसा uga prti kool है

* Krishna Uvach
Oordhwamoolamadha sakham,
Aswatham prahooravyayam,
Chandamsi yasya parnani,
Yastham Veda sa Vedavith.
(15-1)

* With roots upwards and branches growing down,
Like a Banyan tree with Vedas as its leaves,
The tree of knowledge is everlasting and immortal,
And whosoever knows it, knows the Vedas.
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6. कृष्ण उवाच
vedo से ही mei जाना jayu mei vedo का ही रूप hun
vedo का करता जान ने wala mei विश्व swaroop hun
* Krishna Uvach
Sarvasya chaham, hrudhi sannivishto,
Matha smrithir jnana mapohanam cha,
Vedaischa sarvaii, rahameva Vedhyo,
Vedanthakruth veda vidheva chaham.
(15-15)

* I am seated in everybody’s heart,
And from me are Memory, wisdom and their loss,
And form all the Vedas, I alone am the subject to be known,
For I created them and I am the one knower of the Vedas.
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7. कृष्ण उवाच
मुझको yajo मुझको bajho मुझको namo mam भक्त हो
mei satya kahta hun sakhe तुम mujh me ही aasakt हो
तुम param priye mam मित्र हो इसलिए kahta hun mei
paayoge mujh को ही, हे sakhe यह अटल prn करता hu mei
* Krishna Uvacha
Manmana bhava Mad bhaktho,
Madhyajee maam Namakuru,
Mamevaishyasi sathyam they,
Prathijane priyo asi may. (18-65)

* Focus your mind on me,
Be my devotee, Sacrifice for me, Bow down to me,
And I promise to you because you are dear to me,
That definitely you will come to me.
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27/05/08

The Land of Gita - Kurukshetra

This was a trip long due...

Papa had been asking me about Kurukshetra for a while now, and we just could not make a plan... We thought about taking the bus, and then the train, and finally decided to drive !

The initial plan was to go early morning and return in the night, but I thought if we are going, we might as well stay back for the night and relax... so decided that we will leave late morning around 1000 hrs, reach whenever, roam around in the evening and the next day before heading back home...

So we did... This was the second long drive with parents... no wait ! third... The first and second being Agra and Bharatpur respectively...

It was a smooth drive with one pit stop at my favorite parantha party place, Murthaland the second at Zilmil Restaurant Complex, just after Karnal and finally Brahmn Sarovar in Kurukshetra...

The yummo white butter on a tandoori Aaloo Parantha...

The belief is that Brahm Sarovar is the place where Lord Brahma (The Creator) conceived the Earth... A dip in this huge 1800*1400 feet Sarovar is said to bring salvation from all your sins especially during Amavasya (No Moon night) or Surya Grahan (Solar Eclipse)...

Mummy Pappa...

Some kids enjoying a splash in the Brahm Sarovar...

More Water, more splash...

His name is Dharmendra... Studies in the day, sells alphabet bracelets in the evening at Brahm Sarovar...

The day was still young, and I was not getting any good pictures, and there were a few more places that we wanted to visit... so we decided that we would go to Jyotisar, and come back to Brahm Sarovar once again in the morning...

Papa...

Ma...

About 9 kms away from Thanesar (Kurukshetra) is Jyotisar, which is said to be the place where Lord Krishna gave the message of Gita to Arjun....


While walking around the temple complex me and Aro heard a lovely sound of someone singing a bhajan or something... though the sound was very clear, there were no loud speakers around or anyone who was singing could be heard... Some more attention to the source of the sound made us realize that it was coming from under the bridge over one corner of the pond in the temple compound...

The Pond at Jyotisar Temple Compound... just below the bridge, towards the right was Goga Singh singing...

And I did manage to go there and take a few pictures of him while he was enjoying his singing...

There was this man singing at the corner of the pond and his voice was heard crystal clear all around the temple compound... My pa was already there talking to him and called me as well... Goga Singh (his name) has been singing at the Jyotisar Temple complex since 2001 and is a well recognized person around the area... Infact there are people who come to the temple only to hear him sing... Pa requested him to sing and he did oblige with a lovely Bhajan, while I was taking pictures of him...


Goga Singh...

My Pa is a palmist... reading Goga Singh's palm here...

After a while, we moved to a village called Narkatari... this village gets its name from the fact that it was a part of Pataal Lok and was brought to the earth by Lord Krishna ( thats was a local priest told us)...

The temple at Naraktari..

The other and more important significance of this place is that this is where Bhishm Pitamah lied on the bed of Arrows and eventually died.


The night was now reaching close and we decided to move back to Kurukshetra and call it a day... finding a place to spend the night was not a very difficult thing to do with the Haryana Tourism Guest house being there on the main road itself...
Inside of the Haryana Tourism Guest House...

Some quick talks, a light dinner and a plan to wake up at 0500 hrs, later we finally called it a day...

Choosing to have only one day in this post because of the number of pictures !!! Some more from second day in a post later...

Time for a few statistics and other factual information now:
Distance from Delhi : 170 kms
Approximate driving time : 3-4 hours (Thanks to the construction at Murthal and Panipat). Once the flyover at Panipat is complete this should reduce by at-least 30 minutes
Night Stay options : A number of Dharamshaalas, a few hotels, all on the main road