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Wednesday, July 24, 2013
Constant presence
सन्ततं दैवसान्निध्यं
देहे मे वर्धतां हृदि
तवास्यां देहयात्रायां
येन स्यान्निर्भयो जयः ||
santatam daiva saaniddhyam
dehe me vardhataam hrdi
tavaasyaam deha yaatraayaam
yena syaannirbhayo jayah .
Let the constant Presence, the Guide, grow fuller and fuller in my body, in the heart, more and more vivid.
Thus may the soul's victory in Thy movement be fearlessly achieved.
Four powers of the Mother
The
Mother, by Sri Aurobindo is a text that can be studied over an entire
lifetime. Sastriar captures the four powers of the Mother in sanskrit
verse in precise form, yet distills the very essence of the four powers
of the Mother in those few lines.
Four Powers of the Mother
बुद्धिरुच्छविशालभूर्
बलमुद्भटम् विजयोन्नतं
विश्वसुन्दरसंमदा
ह्रुदयअङ्गमा रसवाहिनी |
सर्वतन्त्रविचकक्षणा
सकलार्थसिद्धिकलात्मिका
देवतात्मचतुष्टायी
भुवनाधिरज्यविलासिनी ||
Wisdom issued out of the lofty Vast,
Mighty Strength holding aloft in Victory,
Delight of cosmic Beauty,
captivating the heart, aflow with the sap of life.
Skill in all arts and
finding successful accomplishment in all things -
in these, her four divine forms,
the Mother is the Empress of the world.
Four Powers of the Mother
बुद्धिरुच्छविशालभूर्
बलमुद्भटम् विजयोन्नतं
विश्वसुन्दरसंमदा
ह्रुदयअङ्गमा रसवाहिनी |
सर्वतन्त्रविचकक्षणा
सकलार्थसिद्धिकलात्मिका
देवतात्मचतुष्टायी
भुवनाधिरज्यविलासिनी ||
Wisdom issued out of the lofty Vast,
Mighty Strength holding aloft in Victory,
Delight of cosmic Beauty,
captivating the heart, aflow with the sap of life.
Skill in all arts and
finding successful accomplishment in all things -
in these, her four divine forms,
the Mother is the Empress of the world.
Tuesday, July 23, 2013
Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharishi
Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharishi
Sri Kapali Sastry came to the feet of the Maharishi in 1911, as a disciple introduced by Kavyakanta Ganapati Muni.
He was not an inmate of the Ashram, as his relationship preceded the formation of the Ramanashramam and he later came to reside permanently at the Sri Aurobindo Ashram.
He wrote the commentary on Sat Darshana, titled the Sat Darshana Bhashyam. The Sat Darshana was the Muni's Sanskrit rendering of the Maharishi's Tamil உள்ளது நாற்பது (Ulladu Narpadu). He also wrote the English translation of this commentary, making it accessible to a much wider audience and is readable mostly in its own right directly, even without reference to the original Sanskrit.
Another signal work by him is the Ramana Gita Prakasa. This was a very significant exposition of the Maharishi's Mahayoga by the Muni, in Sanskrit. There is one chapter in the Ramanagita which renders in a question-answer form, the Maharishi's instructions to Sri Kapali Sastry.
Sastriar wrote the Prakasa and dedicated it, in October 1941, at the feet of Bhagavan, with the blessing of the Mother. He also drafted an English translation of the introduction.
The Collected works also give the other poetic, prose and excerpts from Sastriar's writings, notes and speech on the Maharishi.
Sri Kapali Sastry came to the feet of the Maharishi in 1911, as a disciple introduced by Kavyakanta Ganapati Muni.
He was not an inmate of the Ashram, as his relationship preceded the formation of the Ramanashramam and he later came to reside permanently at the Sri Aurobindo Ashram.
He wrote the commentary on Sat Darshana, titled the Sat Darshana Bhashyam. The Sat Darshana was the Muni's Sanskrit rendering of the Maharishi's Tamil உள்ளது நாற்பது (Ulladu Narpadu). He also wrote the English translation of this commentary, making it accessible to a much wider audience and is readable mostly in its own right directly, even without reference to the original Sanskrit.
Another signal work by him is the Ramana Gita Prakasa. This was a very significant exposition of the Maharishi's Mahayoga by the Muni, in Sanskrit. There is one chapter in the Ramanagita which renders in a question-answer form, the Maharishi's instructions to Sri Kapali Sastry.
Sastriar wrote the Prakasa and dedicated it, in October 1941, at the feet of Bhagavan, with the blessing of the Mother. He also drafted an English translation of the introduction.
The Collected works also give the other poetic, prose and excerpts from Sastriar's writings, notes and speech on the Maharishi.
On the Veda
The Veda is considered the eternal sound body of the Supreme by those who have studied it with faith and devotion. The great Dharmic spiritual traditions of Bharat are founded in accordance to the Vedic way.
The orthodox schools have settled firmly on a ritualistic interpretation of the Veda. There have been several attempts to restore the inner meaning of the Veda.
There are, on the other hand, modern schools of interpretations by scholars which are not spiritual, but scientific in their approach.
It was given to Sri Aurobindo, by means of yoga, to reveal the Secret of the Veda, in the very terms that the Vedic seers build their works.
Sri Kapali Sastry, staying close to the Master, amplifies, expounds and creates studies that offer students of the Veda and Sri Aurobindo's integral yoga nothing short of the richest gold.
Sastriar firmly refutes contrary arguments with the nobility of the aryan ways, learning of the scholar and poise of the yogi. Such an approach is sorely missed today, with the natural way of bitter exchanges becoming the norm.
In the threads of this post (label is on-veda) we shall examine in closer detail the overview of Sastriar's writings on the Veda in Sanskrit, English and Tamil.
The Veda is considered the eternal sound body of the Supreme by those who have studied it with faith and devotion. The great Dharmic spiritual traditions of Bharat are founded in accordance to the Vedic way.
The orthodox schools have settled firmly on a ritualistic interpretation of the Veda. There have been several attempts to restore the inner meaning of the Veda.
There are, on the other hand, modern schools of interpretations by scholars which are not spiritual, but scientific in their approach.
It was given to Sri Aurobindo, by means of yoga, to reveal the Secret of the Veda, in the very terms that the Vedic seers build their works.
Sri Kapali Sastry, staying close to the Master, amplifies, expounds and creates studies that offer students of the Veda and Sri Aurobindo's integral yoga nothing short of the richest gold.
Sastriar firmly refutes contrary arguments with the nobility of the aryan ways, learning of the scholar and poise of the yogi. Such an approach is sorely missed today, with the natural way of bitter exchanges becoming the norm.
In the threads of this post (label is on-veda) we shall examine in closer detail the overview of Sastriar's writings on the Veda in Sanskrit, English and Tamil.
Flame of White Light
Flame of White Light
A record of the truth and the Manifestation that is the MOTHER, brought to us in a wonderful book form by Sri.M.P.Pandit-ji, these are perceptions and realizations,of Sastriar, of the Mother, obtained from excerpts from his letters and other writings.
Pandit-ji, in his preface, writes of how the caption came to be. Sastriar told one of his students, who was struggling with a full acceptance of the Mother's divinity,
"TO ME SHE IS A FLAME OF WHITE LIGHT".
The book is published by Dipti Publications, Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry.
A translation of the Mother's words on work
Sastriar's translation of a quote of The Mother's
तथा कर्मापि कुर्याम
यथा दैवं उपास्महे |
कर्मैव परमा पूजा
दैहिकी दैवतं प्रति ||
" Let us work as we pray. For indeed work is the body's best prayer to the divine."
A prayer for those who wish to serve the Divine
From
"A Prayer for those who wish to serve the Divine" , Prayers and
meditations of the Mother. The sanskrit translation is by Sastriar.
विजयस्व दधन्नाथ विघातानां पराजयं |
कार्यस्य ते विघाताथ मा भूत् अस्मासु किञ्चन |
मा भूत् विलम्बनम् किञ्चित् प्रादुर्भावस्य वा तव || १
Glory to Thee, O Lord, who triumphest over every obstacle.
Grant that nothing in us shall be an obstacle in Thy work.
Grant that nothing may retard Thy manifestation. -1-
अपि सर्वेषु कालेषु तथा सर्वेषु वस्तुषु |
भूयात् क्र्तार्थो भगवान् संकल्पो जित्वरस्तव ||
Grant that Thy will may be done in all things and at every moment. -2-
आदेहसूक्ष्मकुहारं आसमुत्तुन्गभगतः |
अस्मद् अंशेषु सर्वेषु सर्वास्वस्मत्प्रवृत्तिषु |
इच्छा ते पूरिता स्यादित्यास्महे सन्निधौ तव || ३
We stand here before Thee that Thy will may be fulfilled in us, in every element, in every activity of our being, from out supreme heights to the smallest cells of the body. -3-
वर्तेमहि समासक्ताः कृत्स्नाशो नित्यशस्त्वायि |
अनन्यवषगाहा: स्याम त्वत्प्रभावैकवर्तिनः || ४
Grant that we may be faithful to Thee utterly and for ever.
We would be completely under Thy influence to the exclusion of every other. -4-
पर्मादरमत्यन्तं क्र्तविज्ञ्यतया त्वयि |
वर्तितुं विस्मृतिर्मा भूत् अस्माकं भो कदाचन || ५
Grant that we may never forget to own towards Thee a deep, an intense gratitude. -5-
Adbhutaan anugruhnaasi yaanarthaan nah kshane kshane
kadaapi maa vrta kaarsma taan vayam bhagavan vibho || 5
Grant that we may never squander any of the marvellous things that are Thy gifts to us at every instant. -5-
कार्ये ते सर्वमस्मासु सहकारि तवयास्तु भोः |
अस्तु सर्वं च सन्नद्धं साक्षात्कार कृते च ते || ७
Grant that everything in us may collaborate in Thy work and let all be ready for Thy realization. -6-
वरेण्य सिद्धिकृन्नाथ विजयस्य जयोअस्तु ते |
अनन्यवृत्तिं अक्षोभ्यां उज्ज्वलां व्यवसायिनीं |
प्रतिपादय तां श्रद्धां अस्मभ्यं विजये तव || ८
Glory to Thee, o Lord, Supreme Master of all realization.
Give us a faith active and ardent, absolute and unshakeable in thy Victory. -7-
विजयस्व दधन्नाथ विघातानां पराजयं |
कार्यस्य ते विघाताथ मा भूत् अस्मासु किञ्चन |
मा भूत् विलम्बनम् किञ्चित् प्रादुर्भावस्य वा तव || १
Glory to Thee, O Lord, who triumphest over every obstacle.
Grant that nothing in us shall be an obstacle in Thy work.
Grant that nothing may retard Thy manifestation. -1-
अपि सर्वेषु कालेषु तथा सर्वेषु वस्तुषु |
भूयात् क्र्तार्थो भगवान् संकल्पो जित्वरस्तव ||
Grant that Thy will may be done in all things and at every moment. -2-
आदेहसूक्ष्मकुहारं आसमुत्तुन्गभगतः |
अस्मद् अंशेषु सर्वेषु सर्वास्वस्मत्प्रवृत्तिषु |
इच्छा ते पूरिता स्यादित्यास्महे सन्निधौ तव || ३
We stand here before Thee that Thy will may be fulfilled in us, in every element, in every activity of our being, from out supreme heights to the smallest cells of the body. -3-
वर्तेमहि समासक्ताः कृत्स्नाशो नित्यशस्त्वायि |
अनन्यवषगाहा: स्याम त्वत्प्रभावैकवर्तिनः || ४
Grant that we may be faithful to Thee utterly and for ever.
We would be completely under Thy influence to the exclusion of every other. -4-
पर्मादरमत्यन्तं क्र्तविज्ञ्यतया त्वयि |
वर्तितुं विस्मृतिर्मा भूत् अस्माकं भो कदाचन || ५
Grant that we may never forget to own towards Thee a deep, an intense gratitude. -5-
Adbhutaan anugruhnaasi yaanarthaan nah kshane kshane
kadaapi maa vrta kaarsma taan vayam bhagavan vibho || 5
Grant that we may never squander any of the marvellous things that are Thy gifts to us at every instant. -5-
कार्ये ते सर्वमस्मासु सहकारि तवयास्तु भोः |
अस्तु सर्वं च सन्नद्धं साक्षात्कार कृते च ते || ७
Grant that everything in us may collaborate in Thy work and let all be ready for Thy realization. -6-
वरेण्य सिद्धिकृन्नाथ विजयस्य जयोअस्तु ते |
अनन्यवृत्तिं अक्षोभ्यां उज्ज्वलां व्यवसायिनीं |
प्रतिपादय तां श्रद्धां अस्मभ्यं विजये तव || ८
Glory to Thee, o Lord, Supreme Master of all realization.
Give us a faith active and ardent, absolute and unshakeable in thy Victory. -7-
Sri
Kapali Sastriar wrote in Sanskrit, English, Telugu and Tamil, covering a
number of subjects. A collected edition is published by Dipti
Publications, Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry, India. Pin Code -
605002.
The first volume has his writings on the Vedas, the Upanishads, the Tantras and the Bhagavat Gita.
The first volume has his writings on the Vedas, the Upanishads, the Tantras and the Bhagavat Gita.
The
independent course of research by Sri Kapali Sastry in many provinces,
including Vedic knowledge, were emerging into shape during his twenties.
Sastriar was thrilled to receive one day, a copy of the epoch making journal "Arya", written by Sri Aurobindo. He received an advertisement voucher copy from an acquaintance. He saw the Thought, already developing in himself, propounded by Sri Aurobindo, with amazement.
Then onwards, he read and re-read each Arya issue of 64 pages, every night and assimilated the Poorna Yoga of Sri Aurobindo. His writing always bore the stamp of the mastery he thus acquired.
Sastriar was thrilled to receive one day, a copy of the epoch making journal "Arya", written by Sri Aurobindo. He received an advertisement voucher copy from an acquaintance. He saw the Thought, already developing in himself, propounded by Sri Aurobindo, with amazement.
Then onwards, he read and re-read each Arya issue of 64 pages, every night and assimilated the Poorna Yoga of Sri Aurobindo. His writing always bore the stamp of the mastery he thus acquired.
About Sri Kapali Sastry
Sri
Kapali Sastriar was a versatile genius, possesed of extensive learning.
His whole life can be likened to a flame of light. From his childhood,
he felt the inner spirit of the Vedas. He learned in the orthodox
traditions and acquired mastery over many branches of learning.
His mastery and spiritual life were nourished and grew under the able care of spiritual giants. In 1907 he met came under the wing of Kavyakanta Ganapati Muni, who in turn led him to the feet of Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharishi. His life was fulfilled at Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry, home of the Mother and Sri Aurobindo.
A yogi, poet and scholar of unfathomable depth, Sastriar created works that sculpt an integral yogic pathway for aspirants of Sri Aurobindo's Integral yoga. This page is designed to study, share and bring to light some of the gems from Sastriar.
This is certainly made possible only by the invaluable contributions of Sri.M.P.Pandit.
His mastery and spiritual life were nourished and grew under the able care of spiritual giants. In 1907 he met came under the wing of Kavyakanta Ganapati Muni, who in turn led him to the feet of Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharishi. His life was fulfilled at Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry, home of the Mother and Sri Aurobindo.
A yogi, poet and scholar of unfathomable depth, Sastriar created works that sculpt an integral yogic pathway for aspirants of Sri Aurobindo's Integral yoga. This page is designed to study, share and bring to light some of the gems from Sastriar.
This is certainly made possible only by the invaluable contributions of Sri.M.P.Pandit.
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