{"id":10459,"date":"2010-01-23T16:22:05","date_gmt":"2010-01-23T15:22:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.deinayurveda.net\/wordpress\/?p=10459"},"modified":"2010-01-27T19:57:43","modified_gmt":"2010-01-27T18:57:43","slug":"sri-adi-sankara-yoga-books-arts-studies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.deinayurveda.net\/wordpress\/2010\/01\/sri-adi-sankara-yoga-books-arts-studies\/","title":{"rendered":"SRI ADI SANKARA, Yoga, Books, Arts, Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-10464\" title=\"adishankaracharya_teachings\" src=\"http:\/\/www.deinayurveda.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/adishankaracharya_teachings-202x300.jpg\" alt=\"adishankaracharya_teachings\" width=\"202\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.deinayurveda.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/adishankaracharya_teachings-202x300.jpg 202w, http:\/\/www.deinayurveda.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/adishankaracharya_teachings.jpg 262w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 202px) 100vw, 202px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kamakoti.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">&gt; <span style=\"font-size: small;\">KAMAKOTI PEETHAM <span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">(founded pers. by Sri Sankara)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0&lt;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center\"><a style=\"FONT-FAMILY: \" href=\"http:\/\/www.ssus.ac.in\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\">&gt; <span style=\"font-size: small;\">SRI SANKARA UNIVERSITY OF SANSKRIT <\/span>&lt;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center\"><a style=\"FONT-FAMILY: \" href=\"http:\/\/www.dlshq.org\/saints\/sankara.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"color: #888888;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><strong>&gt; <\/strong><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The Biography by Swami SIVANANDA<\/span><strong> &lt;<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center\"><a style=\"FONT-FAMILY: \" href=\"http:\/\/www.archive.org\/details\/bhagavadgitawith00maharich\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\">&gt;\u00a0 <span style=\"font-size: small;\">BHAGAVAD-GITA<\/span>, commentary of Sri Sankaracharya (1901) &lt;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kamakoti.org\/news\/green\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\">&gt; <span style=\"font-size: small;\">KAMAKOTI Go Green Solar Power Project <\/span>&lt;<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center\"><a style=\"FONT-FAMILY: \" href=\"http:\/\/www.bhagavad-gita.org\/\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman,times;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">www.bhagavad-gita.org<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: justify\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\">Adi Shankara ( Devan&#196;?gar&#196;?: \u0906\u0926\u093f \u0936\u0919\u094d\u0915\u0930, &#196;?di \u015aa\u1e45kara, pronounced [a\u02d0di \u0255a\u014bk\u0259r\u0259]); (788 CE &#8211; 820 CE), also known as \u015aa\u1e45kara Bhagavatp&#196;?d&#196;?c&#196;?rya and &#196;?di \u015aa\u1e45kar&#196;?c&#196;?rya, was an Indian philosopher who consolidated the doctrine of Advaita Vedanta, a sub-school of Vedanta. His teachings are based on the unity of the soul and Brahman, in which Brahman is viewed as without attributes. He hailed from Kalady of present day Kerala. Shankara travelled across India and other parts of South Asia to propagate his philosophy through discourses and debates with other thinkers. He founded four mathas (&#8222;monasteries&#8220;), which helped in the historical development, revival and spread of Advaita Vedanta. Adi Shankara is believed to be the organizer of the Dashanami monastic order and the founder of the Shanmata tradition of worship.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\">His works in Sanskrit, all of which are extant today, concern themselves with establishing the doctrine of <strong>Advaita <\/strong>(Nondualism). He also established the importance of monastic life as sanctioned in the <strong>Upanishads <\/strong>and <strong>Brahma Sutra<\/strong>, in a time when the Mimamsa school established strict ritualism and ridiculed monasticism. Shankara relied entirely on the Upanishads for reference concerning Brahman and wrote copious commentaries on the <strong>Vedic Canon (Brahma Sutra, Principal Upanishads and Bhagavadgita)<\/strong> in support of his thesis. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\">The main opponent in his work is the <strong>Mimamsa<\/strong> school of thought, though he also offers some arguments against the views of some other schools like <strong>Samkhya<\/strong> and certain schools of <strong>BUDDHISM<\/strong> that he was familiar with. <strong><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Read More: <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Adi_Shankara\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\">&gt; HERE &lt;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: justify\"><strong>Scholastische Phase des Yoga<br \/>\n<\/strong>Diese Phase beginnt mit Shankaracharya (788-820 n. Chr.), der den Vedanta systematisierte und die besten Teile von Samkhya, Yoga und Buddhismus in den Vedanta integrierte. Nach ihm kamen andere Lehrer, die das Prasthana-Trayam anders verstanden, und konkurrierende Vedanta-Schulen gr&#252;ndeten. <strong>Advaita-Vedanta<\/strong> \u2013 diese von Shankara vertretene Auslegung sieht alle wahrgenommenen Unterschiede der ph&#228;nomenalen Welt als unwirklich an. Alles was existiert ist nichts anderes als Brahman; doch Brahman hat keine Teile oder Unterschiede in sich. Die wahrgenommenen Unterschiede sind wie eine Fata Morgana. <strong>Mehr Lesen\/Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.deinayurveda.net\/wordpress\/?p=4029\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&gt;\u00a0<strong>Here<\/strong> &lt;<\/span> <\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: justify\"><strong style=\"FONT-FAMILY: \"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\">Adi Sankaracharya\u2019s Soundarya Lahari, <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\">Translated by P. R. Ramachander: <\/span><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><strong>Introduction:\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Soundarya Lahari<\/strong> meaning waves of beauty consists of two parts viz. Ananda Lahari meaning waves of happiness (first 41 stanzas) and Soundarya Lahari(the next 59 stanzas). It is believed that Lord Ganesha himself has etched the Ananda Lahari on Mount Meru(Some people believe that Sage Pushpa Dhantha did the etching).<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: justify; FONT-FAMILY: \"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">It was read from there by Sage Gouda Pada who taught it to Adhi Sankara. Adhi Sankara himself added the rest of the 59 stanzas and completed it.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: justify; FONT-FAMILY: \"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\">These 100 stanzas are supposed to be the foremost among <strong>Manthra literature<\/strong>. It is also believed that by Making suitable <strong>Yanthras<\/strong> <em><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">( in\u00a0west also known as &#8222;mandalas&#8230;&#8220;)<\/span><\/em><strong> <\/strong>\u00a0and reciting particular stanzas and worshipping the yantras almost anything can be obtained in the world . <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><strong>Download<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>at VEDANTA BHERI\u00a0:<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/vedantabheri.com\/advaita-vedanta\/introduction-to-soundarya-lahari-works-of-adi-shankara\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><strong style=\"FONT-FAMILY: \"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\">&gt;HERE &lt;<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"FONT-FAMILY: \"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">HYMNS ON SANKARA at bhagavadgitausa:<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhagavadgitausa.com.cnchost.com\/HYMNS%20OF%20SANKARA.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><strong style=\"FONT-FAMILY: \"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">&gt;HERE&lt;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\">A new light on Adi Sankara, : <\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hinduonnet.com\/thehindu\/fr\/2004\/04\/23\/stories\/2004042301600600.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\">&gt; HINDU ON NET &lt;<\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\">, <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\">HINDU ON NET: <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hindu.com\/2007\/05\/21\/stories\/2007052117910400.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\">&gt; Soundarya Lahari chanting in Bangalore &lt;<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\">Sankara im <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Deutschen <\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kirchenlexikon.de\/s\/s3\/shankara.shtml\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\">&gt; Kirchen Lexikon\u00a0&lt;<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\">There are more than 36 commentries to Soundarya Lahari written in Sanskrit itself. Of them the most famous is that written by Lakshmi Dhara alias Lalla, His commentary is used to understand the meaning of the different verses. Though there are large number of translations and commentaries of Soundraya Lahari available this is perhaps the first time an attempt is made by a mere novice to translate them in to English verse. The aim is to bring to the notice of the devotes who know English better than other languages , the majesty of the medium of worship called<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> <\/span><\/span><a style=\"FONT-FAMILY: \" href=\"http:\/\/www.deinayurveda.net\/wordpress\/?p=4326\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&gt;Soundarya Lahari&lt;.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\">\u00a0A transliteration in roman script is also given. May all those who read this be drenched forever by this <strong>\u201cWave of happiness\u201d.<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10461\" title=\"San Franciso Internet Archive\" src=\"http:\/\/www.deinayurveda.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/San-Franciso-Internet-Archive.jpg\" alt=\"San Franciso Internet Archive\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\">The Internet Archive San Francisco:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: justify; FONT-FAMILY: \"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><strong>The Internet Archive<\/strong> is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that was founded to build an Internet library. Its purposes include offering permanent access for researchers, historians, scholars, people with disabilities, and the general public to historical collections that exist in digital format. <\/span><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\">Founded in 1996 and located in San Francisco, the Archive has been receiving data donations from Alexa Internet and others. In late 1999, the organization started to grow to include more well-rounded collections. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: justify; FONT-FAMILY: \"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\">Now the Internet Archive includes texts, audio, moving images, and software as well as archived web pages in our collections, and is working to provide specialized services relating to training, education, or adaptive reading or information access needs of blind or other persons with disabilities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: justify; FONT-FAMILY: \"><strong><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">Extraordinary Personalities Reflect On The Bhagavad-Gita:<\/span> <\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhagavad-gita.org\/Articles\/xtra.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\">&gt; HERE &lt;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: justify; FONT-FAMILY: \"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><strong>Albert Einstein, Mahatma Gandhi, Dr. Albert Schweizer, Aurobindo, Carl Jung, Prime Minister Nehru, Herman Hesse, Vivekananda, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Paramahamsa Yogananda, Rudolph Steiner, Adi Shankara, Aldous Huxley, Ramanuja, Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Srila Prabhupada, Baladeva Vidyabhusana, Madhvacarya, and Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.<\/strong> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: justify; FONT-FAMILY: \"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><strong>Bhaja Govindam<\/strong> is a very popular 8th century Hindu devotional composition in Sanskrit composed by <strong>Adi Shankaracharya<\/strong>. This work of Adi Shankara underscores the view that devotion to God, Govinda, is a vastly important part of general spirituality. This work is generally considered a good summary of <strong>Advaita Vedanta<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center; FONT-FAMILY: \"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"214\" height=\"178\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/r4FUQxn4CnY\" \/><embed type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"214\" height=\"178\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/r4FUQxn4CnY\">\u00a0<\/embed><\/object><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: justify; FONT-FAMILY: \"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">It is said that Shankara was walking along a street in Varanasi one day, accompanied by his disciples. He heard an old scholar teaching his grammatical rules. Taking pity on him, he went up and advised him not to waste his time on grammar at his age but to turn his mind to God in worship and adoration. The Hymn to Govinda was composed on this occasion. Besides the refrain of the song beginning with the words &#8222;Bhaja Govindam&#8220;, Shankara is said to have sung twelve verses, hence the hymn bears the title &#8222;Dvadasamanjarika-Stotra&#8220; (A hymn which is a bunch of twelve verse-blossoms). The fourteen disciples who were with the Master then are believed to have added one verse each. These fourteen verses are together called &#8222;Chaturdasa-manjarika-Stotra&#8220; (A hymn which is a bunch of fourteen verse-blossoms). <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: justify; FONT-FAMILY: \"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">The refrain &#8222;Bhaja Govindam&#8220; which defines the composition and gives it its name invokes the almighty in the aspect of Vishnu; it is therefore very popular not only with Sri Adi Shankaracharya&#8217;s immediate followers, the Smarthas, but also with Vaishnavas and others. There is a story attached to the composition of this Hymn. <\/span><\/span>Please Note: Being a lady <a href=\"Madurai Shanmukhavadivu Subbulakshmi (Tamil: \u0bae\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bc8 \u0b9a\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bb5\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bc1 \u0b9a\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc1\u0bb2\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bbf, Mathurai Ca\u1e47mukava\u1e6divu Cuppula\u1e6dcumi [?] 16 September, 1916 \u2013 11 December, 2004), also known as M.S., was a renowned Carnatic vocalist. She was the first musician ever to be awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honor.[1] She is the first Indian musician to receive Asia's highest civilian award, the Ramon Magsaysay award in 1974 with citation 'Exacting purists acknowledge Srimati M. S. Subbulakshmi as the leading exponent of classical and semi-classical songs in the Karnataka tradition of South India\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&gt;<strong> M.S.Subbalakshmi <\/strong>&lt;<\/span> <\/a>omitted few verse which are not included in this application. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div style=\"FONT-FAMILY: \"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/#\/AdiShankaracharya?ref=search&amp;sid=1447445613.2558576100..1\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Meet Sri Adi Sankara, studies, friends at facebook &lt;<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"FONT-FAMILY: \"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/?flt=1&amp;q=advaita%20vedanta&amp;o=69&amp;sid=1447445613.2110936331..1\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Meet Advaita Vedanta, studies, friends at facebook &lt;<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"FONT-FAMILY: \"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/?init=srp&amp;sfxp=&amp;q=bhagavad+gita#\/search\/?flt=1&amp;q=bhagavad%20gita&amp;o=69&amp;sid=1447445613.599236432..1\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Meet bhagavad gita, gita &amp; dhammapada,studies,friends,at fb&lt;<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"FONT-FAMILY: \"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/#\/group.php?gid=111653699105&amp;ref=ts\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Meet Saundaryalahari, wave of bliss, friends, studies at fb &lt;<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"FONT-FAMILY: \"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\">LORD SIVA AND HIS WORSHIP BY<em>\u00a0<\/em>SRI SWAMI SIVANANDA: <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"FONT-FAMILY: \"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><!--more--><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"FONT-FAMILY: \"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\">\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: justify; FONT-FAMILY: \"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\">One will develop love and devotion for Lord Siva if he is freed from egoism. <strong>Chariyai, <\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><strong>Kiriyai, Yoga and Jnana<\/strong> are the four Sadhanas or steps to kill egoism and attain Lord Siva.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: justify; FONT-FAMILY: \"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: justify; FONT-FAMILY: \"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><strong>Chariyai<\/strong>: The worship of the all-pervading, eternal Supreme Being through external forms, is called Chariyai. The requisite initiation for this, is Samaya Diksha. Erecting temples, cleaning them, making garlands of flowers, singing Lord\u2019s praises, burning lamps in the temples, making flower gardens constitute Chariyai. <\/span><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\">Tamil Lexicon: <strong>Chariyai = \u0b9a\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc8<\/strong>: (\u0160aiva.) First of the four-fold means of attaining salvation, which consists in <strong>worshipping God-in-form in a temple.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: justify; FONT-FAMILY: \"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: justify; FONT-FAMILY: \"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><strong>Kiriyai<\/strong> is to perform Puja, Archanas. The worship of the cosmic form of the Eternal Ruler of the universe externally and internally, is called Kiriyai. For Kiriyai and Yoga, the requisite initiation is called Visesha Diksha. <\/span><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\">Tamil Lexicon: <strong>\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc8<\/strong>:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ol style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: justify\">\n<li>\n<div style=\"FONT-FAMILY: \"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">Act, action, deed; <strong>\u0b9a\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc8<\/strong>. <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"FONT-FAMILY: \"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">(\u0160aiva.) Second of the four-fold means of attaining salvation, which consists in <strong>worshipping \u0160iva with rites and ceremonies<\/strong> prescribed in the &#196;?gamas.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: justify; FONT-FAMILY: \"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: justify; FONT-FAMILY: \"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><strong>Yoga<\/strong> is restraint of the senses and contemplation on the internal light. The internal worship of Him as formless, is called Yoga. For Kiriyai and Yoga, the requisite initiation is called Visesha Diksha. <\/span><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\">Tamil Lexicon: Yogam = \u0baf\u0bcb\u0b95\u0bae\u0bcd = Path of yoga which consists in the <strong>mental worship of \u0160iva <\/strong>in His subtler Form.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: justify; FONT-FAMILY: \"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: justify; FONT-FAMILY: \"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><strong>Jnana<\/strong> is to understand the true significance of Pati, Pasu, Pasa and to become one with Siva by constant meditation on Him after removing the three Malas, viz., Anava (egoism), Karma (action) and Maya (illusion). The direct realisation of Lord Siva through Jnana Guru, is called Jnana. The initiation that leads to it, is called Nirvana Diksha. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"FONT-FAMILY: \"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">Tamil Lexicon: Jnanam = \u0b9e\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bae\u0bcd. Path of wisdom which consists in <strong>the realization of God as transcending form<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center; FONT-FAMILY: \">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center; FONT-FAMILY: \"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10463\" title=\"sri_sankara_bhagavatpadacaryas_saundaryalahari_idh262\" src=\"http:\/\/www.deinayurveda.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/sri_sankara_bhagavatpadacaryas_saundaryalahari_idh2621.jpg\" alt=\"sri_sankara_bhagavatpadacaryas_saundaryalahari_idh262\" width=\"392\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.deinayurveda.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/sri_sankara_bhagavatpadacaryas_saundaryalahari_idh2621.jpg 392w, http:\/\/www.deinayurveda.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/sri_sankara_bhagavatpadacaryas_saundaryalahari_idh2621-213x300.jpg 213w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 392px) 100vw, 392px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><strong>Sri Sankara Bhagavatpadacarya&#8217;s Saundaryalahari<\/strong><strong>:<em> <\/em><\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.exoticindiaart.com\/book\/details\/IDH262\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong style=\"FONT-FAMILY: \"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\">&gt;\u00a0Exotic India Art\u00a0&lt;<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"425\" height=\"350\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/YNDxkg1sInc\" \/><embed type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"425\" height=\"350\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/YNDxkg1sInc\"><\/embed><\/object><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center\"><strong>Guru Paduka Stotram &#8211; by Adi Shankaracharya<\/strong><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">Translated Text of the Stotram is from :<br \/>\n<\/span><a title=\"http:\/\/www.chinmaya-chicago.org\/BV\/Guru%20Paduka%20Stotram.pdf\" dir=\"ltr\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.chinmaya-chicago.org\/BV\/Guru%20Paduka%20Stotram.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">http:\/\/www.chinmaya-chicago.org\/BV\/Gu&#8230;<\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">\u00a0<br \/>\n<\/span><a title=\"http:\/\/www.vmission.org.in\/files\/pdf\/gurupadukastotram.pdf\" dir=\"ltr\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vmission.org.in\/files\/pdf\/gurupadukastotram.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">http:\/\/www.vmission.org.in\/files\/pdf\/&#8230;<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">The crossing of this Endless ocean of samsara is enabled<br \/>\nby the boat that is sincere devotion to Guru<br \/>\nShowing me the way to the valuable dominion of renunciation,<br \/>\nO dear Guru, I bow to thy holy sandals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">Like a full moon for the ocean of the Knowledge,<br \/>\nLike down pour of water to put out the fire of misfortunes,<br \/>\nRemoving the various distresses of those who surrender to them,<br \/>\nO dear Gurudev, I bow to thy holy sandals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">Those who prostrate to the blessed padukas of their Guru<br \/>\nbecome possessors of great wealth<br \/>\nand overcome the curse of their poverty very quickly.<br \/>\nTo such padukas my infinite prostrations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">Attracting us to the Lotus-like feet of our Guru,<br \/>\nremoving all kinds of desires borne out of ignorance,<br \/>\nfulfilling all the desires of the disciple who bows humbly<br \/>\nTo such padukas I humbly offer my obeisance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">Shining like a precious stone adorning the crown of a king<br \/>\nThey stand out like a beautiful damsel in a river infested with crocodiles<br \/>\nThey raise the devotees to the state of sovereign emperors,<br \/>\nTo such padukas I humbly offer my obeisance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">Shining radiantly like the Sun, effacing the endless darkness of the disciples sins,<br \/>\nLike an eagle for the snake like three-fold pains of Samsara<br \/>\nlike a conflagration of fire whose heat dries away the<br \/>\nocean of ignorance<br \/>\nTo such supreme padukas of my Gurudev, I humbly surrender.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">They endow us with the glorious six qualities like Shama,<br \/>\nThey vow to bless the intiated ones with the ability to go into samadhi.<br \/>\nBlessing the devotees with permanent devotion for the feet of Lord Vishnu(Ramaadhava)<br \/>\nTo such divine padukas I offer my prayers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">Fulfilling all the wishes of the disciples,<br \/>\nWho are ever-available and dedicated for Sewa,<br \/>\nAwakening the sincere aspirants to the divine state of self realization,<br \/>\nAgain and again prostrate to those Padukas of my Poojya Gurudev<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">They are like an eagle for all the serpants of desires,<br \/>\nBlessing us with the valuable treasure of discrimination and renunciation,<br \/>\nGranting us the knowledge to get instant liberation from the shackles of the life,<br \/>\nMy prostrations to those holy Padukas of my Guru.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">*<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\">BRAHMA SUTRAS by Swami Sivananda<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\">DHYANA SLOKASI prostrate myself before that Guru, the Existence, devoid of the three Gunas, beyond comprehension, the witness of all mental functions, changeless and pure, one and eternal, transcending the pairs of opposites, expansive like the sky, reachable through the sentences like &#8218;Thou art That&#8216;, the Bliss of Brahman, the Giver of Supreme Happiness, the Mass of Absolute Wisdom.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\">He whom the Saivas worship as Siva; the Vedantins as the Absolute (Brahman); the Buddhists as Lord Buddha; the logicians, the experts in the theory of knowledge, as the Creator; those following the teachings of Jaina as the Arhat and the ritualists as the Sacrifice; may that Hari, the Lord of the three worlds, give you the desired object.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\">I worship the great Rishi Vyasa, who is called Krishna-dvaipayana, who is worshipped by gods, men and Asuras alike, who is the form of Vishnu, who is like the light of the rising sun to the darkness of the impurities of the age of Kali, who belongs to the family of Vasishtha, who divided the Vedas into different sections, who is the seed of Dharma, who wrote the Puranas, the Brahma Sutras, the Mahabharata and the Smriti.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\">I contemplate on Sankaracharya, who is seated in Padmasana, who is tranquil, who is established in self-restraint, whose glory is like that of the enemy of Cupid, who wears the sacred ashes shining on his forehead, whose smiling face resembles the blossomed lotus, who has lotus-like eyes, whose neck is conch-like, holding book in one hand and indicating Jnana-mudra (with another hand), who is adored by the foremost of gods, who gives boons to those who prostrate to him.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\">SRI SANKARDESIKASHTAM by HastamalakaO ocean of the nectar of illumined knowledge of the whole Sastras! Thou hast revealed the treasure of the meaning of the great Upanishads. I meditate on Thy pure Lotus Feet in my heart, O Sankara Desika (Acharya), be Thou my refuge.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\">O ocean of mercy! Protect me who am afflicted sorely by the pains of Samsara; Thou hast expounded the truth of the various schools of philosophy, O Sankara Desika, be Thou my refuge.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\">By Thee the humanity has attained happiness. Thou art endowed with a fine intellect reflecting Self-knowledge. I meditate on Thee who expounded the identity of Jiva and Isvara, O Sankara, be Thou my refuge.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\">&#8222;Thou art my God&#8220; &#8211; thus thinking my mind became full of joy. Remove the great ocean of delusion in me, O Sankara, be Thou my refuge.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\">It is through various meritorious actions done by me for a long time that I have got in me a love for the vision of Thy Lotus Feet. Protect this humble self, O Sankara, be Thou my refuge.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\">For the redemption of mankind great souls like Thy Self move about from place to place. Thou seemst to me like the pure and resplendent sun, O Sankara, be Thou my refuge.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\">O best of Gurus, O Lord Siva! It is impossible for anyone to gauge Thy mental poise. O Protector of the refugees! O Repository of Knowledge! O Sankara, be Thou my refuge.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\">I have not been able to find any treasure worthy of possession except Thee, O Preceptor! Have mercy on me which is Thy natural quality, O Sankara, be Thou my refuge.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&gt; KAMAKOTI PEETHAM (founded pers. by Sri Sankara)\u00a0&lt;<br \/>\n&gt; SRI SANKARA UNIVERSITY OF SANSKRIT &lt;<br \/>\n&gt; The Biography by Swami SIVANANDA &lt;<br \/>\n&gt;\u00a0 BHAGAVAD-GITA, commentary of Sri Sankaracharya (1901) &lt;<br \/>\n&gt; KAMAKOTI Go Green Solar Power Project &lt;<br \/>\nwww.bhagavad-gita.org<br \/>\nAdi Shankara ( Devan&#196;?gar&#196;?: \u0906\u0926\u093f \u0936\u0919\u094d\u0915\u0930, &#196;?di \u015aa\u1e45kara, pronounced [a\u02d0di \u0255a\u014bk\u0259r\u0259]); (788 CE &#8211; 820 CE), also known as \u015aa\u1e45kara Bhagavatp&#196;?d&#196;?c&#196;?rya and [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[17,15,69],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.deinayurveda.net\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10459"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.deinayurveda.net\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.deinayurveda.net\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.deinayurveda.net\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.deinayurveda.net\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10459"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.deinayurveda.net\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10459\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.deinayurveda.net\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10459"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.deinayurveda.net\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10459"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.deinayurveda.net\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10459"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}