Bharathiya Guru Parampara : (10/04/2013. )

18/11/2018 Slokam-4. Na samkhyam na saivam na tat panca-ratram na jainam na mumamsa-kader-matam va visstanu-butya visuddhatma-katvat tadeko-vasistah sivah kevalo ham. na - neither; samkhyam - samkhya (doctrine ); na - nor; saivam - saiva ( doctrine ); na - nor; tat - that; pancaratram - panca-ratram ( doctrine ); na - nor; jainam - jaina ( doctrine ); na - nor; mimasaka - the mimasaka (doctrine ); adeh - any other ( holds good ); matam - dictrine; va - and, or; visista - special; anubutya - by realisation ( it is revealed ); visuddha - absolutely pure; atmakatvat - my nature is; tadekah - that one; avasistah - remains; sivah - Auspeicious and Pure; kevalo ham - alone I am. " Neither the Samkhya doctrine nor the Saiva, nor the Pancaratra, nor the Jaina, nor the Mimamsaka, nor any other ( doctrine ) holds good; for, by special realisation it is revealed that my  nature is absolutely Pure. Therefore, I am that One, Auspicious and Pure, that alone re...

25/10/2018 Slokam-3. Na mata pita va na deva na lokah na veda na yajna na tirtham bruvanti, susuptau nirastati-sunyatma-katvat tadeko-vasistah sivah kevalo-ham. na - I am neither; mata - mother; pita - father; va - ans; na - nor; devah - the gods; na - nor; lokah - the worlds; na - nor; vedah - the veda-s; na - nor; yajnah - sacrifices; na - nor; tirtham - any holy places of pilgrimage; bruvanti - speak of; susuptau - in deep sleep; nirasta - repudiate, cast-away; ati-sunya - beyond the Supreme void or non-existence; atmakatvat - Being the Self; tadekah - that one; avasistah - remains; sivah - Auspicious and Pure; kevalo' ham - alone I am. " I am neither mother nor father, nor the gods nor the worlds, nor the veda-s, nor sacrifices, nor any holy place of pilgrimade; for, in deep sleep Iam ( identical with Brahmam which, however, is ) not absolute voidor non-existence. Therefire, I am that One, Auspicious and Pure, that alone remains." ...

28/09/2018 Slokam-2. "Na varna na varnasram-achara-dharma na me dharana-dhyana-yagadayo-pi, anatma-srayaham mana-dhyasa-hanah tadeko-vasishtah sivah kevalo-ham." na = ( I am ) neither; varna = castes; na = nor; varna-asrama-achara-dharmah = the rules of caste, society and custom; na = nor; me = for me; dharana = concentration; dhyana = meditation; yoga = yoga; adayah = etc ( nother practices ); api = even also; anatma = not-Self; asraya = is rooted in; aham = I; mama = mine; adhyasa = illusion; hanah = dispellable ( by the knowledge of Self ); tat-ekah = that one; avishistah = remains; sivah = Auspicious and Pure; kevalah = alone; aham = I am. " I am neither castes nor the rules of caste, society and custom, Yoga and other practices; for all this illusion of 'I' and 'Mine' is rooted in the not-Self, and is therefore dispellable by the knowledge of the Self. Therefore, I am that One, Auspicious and Pure, that alone re...

08/09/2018 2. SLOKAM-1. Na bhumim-na-toyam na tejo na vayuh na kham nendriyam va na tesam samuhah anaikanti-katvat susuptyeka-siddhah tadeko-vasishtah sivah kevalo-ham. na - (I am) not, neither; bhumih - earth, na - nor; toyam - water; na - nor; tejah - fire; na - nor; vayuh - air; na - nor; kham - ether ( sky, space ); na - nor; indriyam - sense organ; va - and; na - nor; tesam - their, these; samuhah - aggregate, combination; anaika - all these; antikatvat - are transient, variable by nature; susupti - deep sleep; eka - unique experience of; siddhah - (Self ) whose existence is proved; tat ekah - that one; avasishtah - remains; sivah - Auspicious and Pure; kevalah - alone; aham - I am. Essence ( Tattvam ) : " I am neither earth nor water, nor fire, nor air, nor ether, nor sense organ, nor the aggregate of all these; for all these are transient, variable by nature, while the Self is that whose existence is proved by the unique experienc...

18/08/2018 DASA SLOKI : THE TEN - VERSED HYMEN ( I am that One Sivam ) : Swami Chinmayananda 1. Introduction : This bunch of ten slokam-s issued forth from the bosom of Sri Swami Adi Sankaracharya,  when Swamiji met his "GURU GOVINDAPADA" for the first time. The Guru asked Swamiji who he was, and the latter's reply was in the form of these ten slokam-s, each ending with the words " SIVAH KEVALO'HAM" ( I am of the form of Pure Auspiciousness ). They sparkle with subtle meditative thoughts and are chanted by VEDANTIK STUDENTS to lift themselves into high moods of meditation. It is also said the Swami Sri Adi Sankaracharya gave out these very verses to the disciples before Swamiji's disappearance from this world, when they asked Swamiji, to instruct them specifically on the ideas to be contemplated and meditated upon. Next : Slokam-1. To be continued ...

        Hastamalaka      Here he was to get one more great disciple. Prabhakara was a brahmin. He had a son who was a dumb boy. He appeared to be dull. But Shankara felt that he was a yogi. Instead of asking the parents who had brought the boy ‘Why is the boy like this? since when?’ he asked the boy straightaway : "Who are you, my boy?" What else could be so sacred a place as the one where the divine master was standing for the yogi to break his silence? One who was dumb poke in answer, "I am the eternal self and not dead matter." This was the simplest form of expressing the nature of the self. By the grace of the master, the dull and the silent son of that couple revealed himself to be a great and wise sage. The master felt happy and taking him as disciple, named him 'Hastamalaka'.     The Four Regional Monasteries      The next important event in Shankara’s life was his coming to Shringeri. Thi...

      Commentaries      Shankara, a scholar of tremendous capacity, had one important task to do. The Upanishads, Bhagavad-Gita and Brahma sutras are sacred scriptures of the Hindus; but it is not easy to understand them. Shankaracharya decided to write commentaries on these texts. He wrote first on the Upanishads and the Bhagavad Gita. They became very popular. He was to write the commentary on BrahmaSutras. Hindus believe that Bhagavan Vyasa is still alive in Badari, the pilgrim center. This center is located at the foot of the Himalayas, at an altitude of 12,000 feet. Travelling was not easy in those days, about 1200 years ago. But Shankaracharya went to Badari itself to write his commentary on the Brahma Sutras.      Dedicating himself to the service of Ishwara and Bhagavan Vyasa, he launched upon his work. The writing of commentary went on smoothly. It is said that Vyasa himself gave darshan to Shankara and blessed ...