Sri Vivaha Panchami-Marriage of Sri Rama

 Jai sri Ram,

Sri Vivaha Panchami today, an auspicious chapter from the pastime of sri Rama, a divine day with truth of Purna tithi of lunar half of sacred Margshish, which host the marriage of Sri Rama, 

Human beings are sensitive to feelings and sports of sri Rama sensitize them through varying sports at every junction of life and his marriage was a truth to cast over the love and truth,

It was more a Yajna than the conjugal event, sri Rama performed for a hidden cause to pave the path for gains both ways,

 Indeed an eternal love which scripted in truth of Marriage to bless the most dedicated devotee and servant,

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I shall repeat now

 Jai Sri Ram,

I shall repeat now to the best of my lights the dialogue between Uma and Shambhu,

Hear O Sage,

The time and the occasion of this dialogue ,

Your gloom will be lifted,

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Cakora bird

 Jai Sri Ram,

Appalling ignorance is gigantic demon Mahishasur, So called because he was endowed with the form of a buffalo, while narrative of Rama is the dread Kalika,

The story of sri Rama is like sunbeams that are drunk in by Cakora bird in the form of saints,

A similar doubt was expressed by no less than Bhavani,

And the great God Shiva than expounded the matter in detail,

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beautiful story of Rama

 Jai sri Ram,

Listen, then, with devout attention, my child,

While i narrate the beautiful story of Rama, 

Appalling ignorance is gigantic demon Mahishasur, 

So called because he was endowed with the form of a buffalo, 

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know your ingenuity

 Jai Sri Ram,

You are a devotee of sri Rama in thought, word and deed,

I have come to know your ingenuity,

You wish to hear an account of the hidden virtues of Rama,

That is why you have questioned me as if you were quite ignorant,

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Sri Somvati Amavasya

 Jai Sri Ram,

Sri Somvati Amavasya today, an exalted day to help man to recover and realign self with truth and the cause to meet the truth of being man,

The Goal of being man is to liberate self from the unwanted bondage of Maya, and the path is adoration of respective discipline in tune with celestial culture, 

In truth of sri Somvati Amavasya lies the fragrance of nectar to glorify self for eternal cause, and it needs mild adoration with respective oblations to make it,

Supreme personality that God has provide this provision to man to glorify self through realization with mild application unto truth of fair deals to meet the chart of virtues,

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overwhelming perplexity

 Jai Sri Ram,

Tell me in detail, my master,

The story whereby my overwhelming perplexity may be overcome,

Yajnavalakya smiling said,

The glory of the lord of Raghus is already known to you,

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embodiment of truth and omniscient

 Jai Sri Ram,

Is it this very, Rama, my lord,

Or, some one else whose name the slayer of the demon Tripura, Shiva, ever repeats,

You are an embodiment of truth and omniscient,

So ponder well and give me your considerable reply,

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flying into a rage

 Jai Sri Ram,

One such, Rama is the prince of Ayodhya,

Whose exploits are known throughout the world,

Infinite was his sorrow due to the loss of his wife,

And flying into a rage he slew Ravana in battle,

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Who that Rama is

 Jai Sri Ram,

This too marks the glory of sri Rama's name,

O chief of sages, 

For it is the very Name that lord Shiva mercifully imparts to the dying soul in Kashi,

I ask you, My Lord, who that Rama is, pray explain to me, O storehouse of compassion, 

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Holy city Kashi

 Jai Sri Ram,

The immortal Lord Shiva,

Who is the fountain of joy and storehouse of wisdom and goodness, incessantly repeat it,

There are four broad divisions of living beings in the world,

Such of them as die in the holy city Kashi attain the highest state,

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Bow my head again and again in your honor,

Dispel it,

 Jai sri Ram,

Remembering this i disclose my folly, 

Dispel it,

Taking pity on this servant, , My Lord,

The saints as well as the Puranas and the Upanishads too declare that the potency of the name Rama is unlimited,

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Pure Wisdom

 Jai Sri Ram,

and The whole mystery of the Vedas stands revealed to you,

I am afraid and ashamed to utter the doubt,

And I lose a great opportunity if i keep it back,

The Saints lay down rule, and the Vedas as well as the Puranas and the sages too loudly proclaim, that pure wisdom cannot be dawn in the heart, should one keep anything concealed from one's spiritual preceptor,

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Holy sir

 Jai Sri Ram,

He reverently washed the latter's lotus feet,

And installed him on a most sacred seat,

And extolling his fair renown with religious ceremony,

Bharadwaj Spoke in mild and reverential tones, a grave doubt haunts my mind-Holy Sir,

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Month of Magha

 Jai Sri Ram,

In this way they bathe for the whole month of Magha,

And then return each to his hermitage,

There is great rejoicing every year and having performed their ablutions while the sun stays in Capricorn the hosts of sages disperse,

 Having bathed on one occasion for the whole period of sun's stay in Capricorn when all the great sages had left for their hermitages, Bhardwaj clasped by the feet and detained the supremely wise saint Yajnavalakya,

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nature of Brahma

 Jai sri Ram,

At daybreak they all perform their ablutions with religious fervor,

And then converse together on the virtues of Sri Hari, 

They discuss the nature of Brahma, the precept of religion and the classification of fundamental entities,

And expatiate on devotion to the lord coupled with spiritual enlightenment and dispassion,

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God Vindumadhava

 Jai Sri Ram,

They worship the lotus feet of God Vindumadhava,

The Presiding deity of the Prayaga,

And touch of immortal banyan tree sends a thrill into their limbs,

The hermitage of Bharadwaja is most sacred spot, exceedingly charming and attractive even to great hermits and the haunt of sages and seers who go to bathe at that holiest of holy places,

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Prayaga

 Jai Sri Ram,

In the Month of Magha,

When the sun enters the sign of Capricorn,

Everyone visits the chief of holy places. Prayaga,

Troops of gods and demons, Kinnaras and men, all devoutly bathe in the triple stream of the Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati,

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sage Bhardwaj

 Jai sri Ram,

The sage Bhardwaj lives in Prayaga,

He is extremely devoted to the feet of Sri Rama,

A great ascetic and an embodiment of self restraint, composure of mind and compassion,

He is highly advanced on the spiritual path,

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Yajnavalkya and Bhardwaja,

 Jai Sri Ram,

Installing in my heart the lotus feet of Lord of Raghus,

And thus securing his grace,

I now proceed to relate the charming story of meeting tow great Sages,

Yajnavalkya and Bhardwaja,

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Beautiful Story

 Jai sri Ram,

By reverently bathing in it and drinking from in all traces of sin and remorse are obliterated from the heart,

Those who have not washed their heart with this water are wrenches that have been duped by the age of Kali,

These creatures, wandering in pursuit of sensuous pleasures, will come to grief even as a thirsty deer runs after a mirage mistaking it for real water and returns disappointed,

Having enumerated the virtues of this excellent to the best of his intellectual capacity and bathed his mind in it, and remembering goddess Bhavani and Lord Shankara, the poet narrates the beautiful Story,

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pure wisdom and dispassion

 Jai Sri Ram,

It relieves the fatigue of transmigration, 

Gratifies gratification itself,

And put an end to sin, sorrow, indigence and error,

It wipes out lust, anger, pride and infatuation and enhances pure wisdom and dispassion, 

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Nourishes true love

 Jai Sri Ram,

My intense longing, supplication and humility represent the not inconsiderable lightness of this pure and holy water,

This marvelous water heals by the mere hearing,  quenches the thirst of desire and washes the dirt of the mind,

This water nourishes true love for Sri Rama,

And drives away all the sins of the Kali age as well as the feeling of self depreciation resulting therefrom,

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Fragrance of the water

 Jai sri Ram,

The way the four brothers look at one another,

Talk with one another and love one another,

their mirth and their ideal brotherliness,

These constitute the sweetness and fragrance of the water,

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The crest jewel of faithful wives

 Jai Sri Ram,

The recital of the virtues of the Sita,

The crest jewel of faithful wives,

Constitute the excellence of the transparent and incomparable water,

And Bharat's amiability represents its coolness, which is uniform at all times and beyond description,

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Charming autumn

 Jai Sri Ram,

The terrible conflict with the demons represents the rainy season,

Which constituted a veritable blessing to the paddy crop in the form or gods,

While the prosperity attending Sri Rama's reign,

His politeness and glory represent the cloudless, delightful and charming autumn,

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Sri Tulsi Vivaha

 Jai Sri Ram,

Sri Tulsi Vivaha is being celebrated in many forms in the heart of devotees to enjoin the truth of blissful unification in true spirit for eternal cause, 

Indeed a day to recall the truth of Goddess Tulsi unto subject of her devotion in the light of truth and the cause,

Greatness of Goddess Tulsi is beyond words, is a tangible support for truth of devotees on path to self for Sri Vishnu Pad Puja,

Adoration of the day ensure devotees unto safe passage with destiny of blissful unification with,

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Obeisance to you Mother

 Revere your lotus feet 

Obeisance to you Mother

 Revere your Lotus feet

Obeisance to you Mother

                                                        Revere Your Lotus Feet

Blazing Sun

 Jai Sri Ram,

The story of preparations for Sri Rama's wedding constitutes the vernal season, 

The king of all seasons, which abounds in joy and felicity,

While Sri Rama's departure for the forest constitutes the oppressive hot weather,

And the tale of his wanderings represents the blazing sun and hot winds,

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charming and holy

 Jai Sri Ram,

The river of sri Rama's glory is delightful during all the six seasons,

It is exceedingly charming and holy at all times,

The wedding of goddess Parvati, the daughter of Himalaya with lord Shiva represents the Hemanta or cold season, 

While the festive connected with lord's advent represents the delightful Sisir or chilly season, 

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Sri Gopa Ashtami today,

 Jai Sri Ram,

Sri Sri Gopa Ashtami is known for being celebration unto truth of Cow on the planet, and this divine festival of eternal light celebrated in higher regions including Go-Lok, 

Indeed a divine festival with truth of celestial cult, that a path for spiritual earnings and a truth of spiritual wealth for man,

Glorious truth of Cow with its extra sensory body represent a giant mission on the planet to serve the true cause, and the it host the abode of all gods for a hidden cause, 

Man is benefited in many forms through this unique chapter, not only with material truth but great lot for eternal gains unto truth of serene culture with light of wisdom,

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Living by riverside

 Jai Sri Ram,

Kaikeyi's evil counsel represents the moss on the bank,

Which brought a serious calamity in its wake,

The story of Bharata, which ward off all calamities, is a congregational muttering of sacred formulae carries on at the river bank,

While the references to the corruptions of the Kali age and to the evil propensities of the wicked souls represents the scum on the water as well as the herons and crows living by riverside,

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Exhilarating dip in the river

 Jai Sri Ram,

Those who rejoice and experience the thrill of joy in narrating or hearing the story are the lucky souls who take an exhilarating dip in the river,

The auspicious preparations that were gone through in connection with the installation of sri Rama as the Yuvaraja represents as it were crowds of bathers assembled at the river bank on a sacred Occasion,

Kaikeyi's evil counsel represents the moss on the bank,

Which brought a serious calamity in its wake,

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The wrath of Parshurama

 Jai Sri Ram,

The conservation that follows the narration of the story is the crowd of travelers moving along the river banks,

 The wrath of Parshurama represents the furious current of the river,

While Sri Rama's soft words are the strong built Ghatas on the banks,

The festivities connected with the wedding Rama and his Younger brothers represent the graceful swell in the river, which is a source of delight to all,

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Water birds

 Jai Sri Ram,

The childlike sports of the four divine brothers are the numerous flowers of varied colors,

While the stock of merits of king Dasaratha and his consorts are court represents the bees and the water birds,

This fascinating story of Sita's choice marriage is the delightful charm surrounding the river, 

The numerous pertinent questions are the boats on the rivers, while the judicious replies to the same are the skilled boatmen,

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Eddies and waves

 Jai Sri Ram,

The bridegroom's party in the wedding of goddess Uma,

And the great lord Shiva are numberless aquatic creature of various kinds,

The rejoicings and felicitations that attended the advent of sri Rama,

The chief of Raghus represent the charm of the eddies and waves,

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Groves and Gardens

 Jai Sri Ram,

With its source in the Manasa lake,

And united with celestial river Ganga,

The Sarayu of sri Rama's fame will purify the mind of the pious souls who listen to it,

While the strange episodes interspersed here and there are the groves and gardens as it were adjoining the river banks,

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Ocean of sri Rama's personality,

 Jai Sri Ram,

The beautiful Sarayu in the form of Sri Rama's fair renown joined the heavenly stream Ganga of devotion to Rama, 

The latter was joined again by the charming stream of the mighty Sona in the form of the martial glory of Rama with his younger brother Laxmana,

Intervening the two stream of Sarayu and Sona shines the celestial stream of devotion blended with noble dispassion and reason, 

This triple stream, which scares away the threefold agony referred to above. headed towards the ocean of sri Rama's divine personality,

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Wishing a Very Happy Diwali

 Jai Sri Ram,

Wishing a Very Very Happy Diwali,

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Sri Diwali

Jai Sri Ram

We are at the threshold of the great festival Sri Diwali, The Deepawali, earthen lamps in decorative way to mark the spirit of celebration,

The legendary festival of the year to mark the concluding day unto 14 years of exile of Sri Rama,

Sri Rama returned to Sri Ayodhya on the day, there are infinite reasons to celebrate this divine festival in faith and reverence,

Indeed an auspicious occasion for man to enjoin truth of wealth and eternal prosperity,

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Manasa Lake

 Jai Sri Ram,

The holy stream, issuing as it does from the beautiful manasa lake,

Uproots in its course all the impurities of the Kali age,

Whether in the form of tiny blades of grass or of mighty trees,

The three types of audience are the towns, villages and cities on both the banks, and the congregation of saints is incomparable Ayodhya, which is the fountain of all auspicious blessings,

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Sarayu River

 Jai Sri Ram,

Sarayu is the name of this river,

Which is very fountain of pure bliss,

The secular view point and point views of the Vedas,

There represent its two charming banks,

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Torrent of love

 Jai Sri Ram,

The heart was flooded with joy,

And alacrity and a torrent of love and rapture welled from it,

Thence flowed a stream of beautiful poetry,

Carrying the water of sri Rama's fair renown,

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diligently practice Satsanga

 Jai Sri Ram,

He alone reverently bathes in the lake and thus escape the threefold agony of the fiercest kind,

Those men who cherish ideal devotion to the feet of sri Rama never quit this lake,

Let him who would bathe in this lake, brother, diligently practice Satsanga that association of saints,

Having seen the said manasa lake with the mind's eye and taken a dip into it, the poet's intellect got purged of all its dross,

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sri Rama regards with overwhelming kindness

 Jai Sri Ram,

Finding himself unable to take a plunge into the lake or to drink from it,

He returns with a feeling of pride,

And if anyone comes to inquire about the lake, he tries to satisfying it,

All these obstacles do not, however, deter him whom sri Rama regards with overwhelming kindness,

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stupor overtakes his heart

Jai Sri Ram,

The Manasa is most inaccessible to those who lack provisions for the journey in the shape of piety,

Who do not enjoy the company of saints,

And who have no love for the lord of Raghus,

Even if anyone makes his way to it undergoing so much hardship, he is forthwith attacked by ague in the shape of drowsiness benumbing cold in the shape of stupor overtakes his heart, so that the unhappy soul is deprived of a dip even after reaching there,

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many tigers, lions and serpents

 Jai Sri Ram,

The bad company, which is so obdurate, constitutes a terribly rough road,

And the words of such companions are so many tigers, lions and serpents, 

The Various occupations and entanglements of domestic life are huge mountains, Which are so difficult to approach, 

Infatuation, arrogance and pride are so many inaccessible words and sophism of various kinds are frightful streams,

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pleasures of senses

 Jai Sri Ram,

For here there are no varied  talk of the pleasures of senses,

Corresponding to snails, frogs and moss,

That is why poor crows and herons in the form of lustful men lack the heart to visit this place, 

For there is much difficulty in getting to this place and it is not possible to reach it without grace of Sri Rama,

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Mansarovar Lake

 Jai Sri Ram,

Those who carefully recite this poem, 

They alone are the vigilant guardians of this lake,

And those men and women who reverently hear it everyday are great gods exercising jurisdiction over this Mansarovar Lake,

Sensual wretches are the accursed herons and crows who never approach the lake,

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moisture of love

 Jai Sri Ram,

The various other episodes forming part of this narrative are birds of different colors such as the parrot and the Cuckoo,

This thrill of joy that one experiences while listening to this narratives represents the flower gardens, orchards and grooves,

And the delight one feels is the sporting of birds,

While a noble mind is the gardener, who waters the garden, with the moisture of love through the charming jars of eyes,

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so declare by the Vedas

 Jai Sri Ram,

Even so mind control, the five Yamas or forms of self restraint,

That non violence, truthfulness, non thieving, continence and non acquisition of property, 

The five Niyamas or religious vows that those external and internal purity, contentment, austerity, study of scared books, or repetition of the divine name, and self surrender to God, are blossoms of these creepers,

Spiritual enlightenment in their fruit and loving devotion to the feet of sri Hari constitute the sap of this fruit of spiritual enlightenment, so declare by the Vedas, 

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Eulogies on virtuous men,

 Jai sri Ram,

Eulogies on virtuous men, pious souls and the name of God, 

These correspond to water birds of various kinds,

The assemblage of saints referred to herein are the mango groves hemming the lake on all sides and piety has been likened to the vernal season,

The exposition of the various types of devotion and the references to forbearance, compassion and sense control represent the canopies of creepers, 

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