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

======================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20/09/2019 Slokam-9. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Slokam : "Api vyapakatvad-dhi-tattva prayogat, svatah siddha-bhavad-ananya-asraya-tvat, jagat thuccham-etat smasham tadanyat, tadeko-vasishtah Sivah kevalo- ham." Meaning by word : api = also vyapakatvat = being all pervasive; hi = indeed; tattva = reality; prayogat = for the purpose; svatah-siddha-bhavat = being Self-established, Self-existent; ananya-asraya-tvat = Self-determinant, without dependent on anything else; jagat = universe; tuccham = insignificant; etat = this; smastam = all; tat = that; anyat = other; tadekah = that one; avasistah = remains; Sivah = Auspicious and Pure; kevalo- ham = alone I am. ...

21/06/2019 Slokam-8. "Na jagrat na me na svapnako va sushuptih na visvo na va taijasah prajnako va, avidyatma-katvat trayanam turiyam tadeko-vasishtah sivah kevalo-ham." na = neither; jagrat = waking; na = nor; me = for me; svapnakah = dream; va = and; sushuptih = deep sleep; na = nor; visvah = visva; na va = and nor; taijasah = taijasa; prajnakah = prajna; va = or and; avidyatma-katvat = are of the nature of nescience; trayanam = of these three states; turiyam = I am the fourth ( turiya ) ( beyond these three ); tadekah = that one; avisishtah = remains; sivah = Auspicious and Pure; kevalo-ham = alone I am. "Fo me there is neither waking nor dream nor deep sleep, nor I am the one conditioned by these three states ( Vaisva, Taijasa, Prajna ); for, all these are of the nature of nescience ( Avidya ); but I am the fourth ( Turiya ), beyond these three. Therefore, I am that One, Auspicious and Pure, that alone remains."  Next - Slok...

19/05/2019 Slokam-7. "Na sasta na sastram na sishyo na siksha na ca tvam na caham  na cayam parapanchah svarupava-bodho vikalpa-sahishnuh tadeko-vasishtah sivah kevalo ham." na = (there is ) neither; sasta = teacher; na = nor; sasram = scripture; na = neither; sishyah = pupil; na = neither; siksha = teaching; na ca = and neither; tvam you ( the hearer ); na ca = and nor; aham = I ( the speaker ); na ca  and nor; ayam = this; prapanchah = empirical universe; svarupah = true nature; avabodhah = teaching of; vikalpah = differentiation; asahishnuh = does not admit; tadekah = that One; avisishtah = remains; sivah = Auspicious and Pure; kevalo ham = alone Iam. "There is neither teacher nor scripture, neitherb pupil nor teaching, neither you ( the hearer ) nor I ( the speaker ), nor this empirical universe; for, the teaching of one's true nature ( the consciousness of Reality ) does not admit of differentiation. Therefore, I am that On...

31/03/2019 Slokam - 6. " Na sukalam na ktshnam na raktam na pitam na kubjam na pinam na hrshvam na dirgham, arupam tatha jyotir-akara-katvat tadeko-vasishtah sivah kevalo ham." na - ( I am ) neither; sukalam - white; na - nor; krshnam - black; na - neither; raktam - red; na - nor; pitam - yellow; na - neither; kubjam - lean, bent; na - nor; pinam - stout; na - neither; hrshvam - short; na - nor; dirgham - tall; arupam - incapable of being known in any manner or form; tatha - and; jyotih - light; akarakatvat - being of the nature ( form ) of; tadekah - that one; avasishtah - remains; sivah - Auspicious and pure; kevalo ham - alone I am. " I am neither white nor black, neither red or yellow, neither lean, bent nor stout, neither short nor nor long, tall; incapable of being known in any manner or form, owing to my being of the nature of light ( knowledge or self- resplendent Consciousness ). Therefore, I am that one, Auspicious and Pure,...

10/02/2019 Slokam-5. Na cordhvam na cardho na cantaran-na-bahyam na madhyam na tiryan na purva para dik, viyad-vyapakatvat akhandaika-rupah tadeko-vasistah sivah kevalo-ham. na - ( I am ) neither; urdhavam - above; na ca - and nor; adhah - below; na ca - and neither; antah - inside; na ca - and nor; bahyam - outside; na - neither; madhyam - middle; na - nor; tiryam - across; na - neither; purva - east; para dik - other directions i.e, ( nor ) west; viyad - like space; vyapakatvat - all pervading; akhanda - ( I am ) indivisible; eka-rupah - one by nature; tadekah - that one; avasistah - remains; sivah - Auspicious and Pure; kevalo - ham = alone I am. " I am neither above nor below, neither inside nor outside, neither middle nor across, neither east nor west, I am indivisible, one by nature, and all-pervading like space. Therefore, I am that One, Auspicious and Pure, that alone remains." To be continued ..

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." ...