Hare Rama

 

While Nectar

 Jai Sri Ram,

Of course, a good man has a bias for goodness alone,

While a vile person is prone to vileness,

While nectar is praised for its immortalizing virtue, 

Poison is extolled for its deadly effects,

May Lord Bless all,

Thanks, please 

Sri Ekadasi Today,

 Jai Sri Ram,

Sri Ekadasi today, a designated day to update the truth of eternity in truth with self through respective discipline,

Man cannot afford to underestimate the truth of the day, it is not just a day of the fortnight but a milestone for spirit to resort unto truth in context with cause,

Sri Ekadasi on the eve of Sri Pradosh is ever taken auspicious beyond bound to indulge in for the welfare of self,

But when Sri Ekadasi lead the series of divine days to Sri Amavasya, it means to man, it means to live, and man may make most out of it for the cause eternal,

May Lord bless all,

Thanks, please 

Hunter

 Jai Sri Ram,

The good and the wicked gather a rich harvest of good reputation and infamy by their respective doings,

 Although the merits of nectar, the moon, the seat of nectar,

The Ganga, the river of celestials and a pious soul, on one hand, and the demerits of venom, fire, the unholy river Karmanasa, which is said to be full of the impurities of the kali age,

And the hunter, on the other, is known to all, only that which is to a man's taste appears good to him,

May Lord bless all,

Thanks, please 

Common parent

 Jai Sri Ram,

Though born together in the world,

They differ in their traits even as the lotus and the leech,

Both of which spring from water,

The good and the wicked resemble nectar and wine respectively, the unfathomable ocean in the form of this world as their common parent,

May Lord bless all,

Thanks, please 

Both

 Jai Sri Ram,

I adore the feet of a saint and the wicked soul, 

Both of whom give pain, though some difference is said to exist between them,

Whereas the former class cause mortal pain while parting,

The latter give agonizing torments during their meeting,

May Lord bless all,

Thanks, please 

Vegetarian

 Jai Sri Ram,

I for my part have made entreaties to them,

They too must not fail to do their part,

However fondly you may nurture a brood of crows,

Can you ever expect ravens to turn vegetarians,

May Lord Bless all,

Thanks, please 

Loving entities

 Jai Sri Ram,

The wicked burn with jealousy as they hear of others' welfare,

Be they his friends, foes, or neutrals,

Such is their wont, knowing thus,

This humble soul makes loving entities to them with joined palms, 

May Lord bless all,

Thanks, please 

Once more

 Jai Sri Ram,

Once more do I supplicate to him as Indra in so far as vine appears charming and beneficial to him,

Harsh Language is dear to him even as the thunderbolt is fondly cherished to Indra,

And he detects others faults with a thousand eyes as it were,

The wicked burn with jealousy as they hear of others' welfare,

May Lord Bless all,

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I revered

 Jai Sri Ram,

I revered the wicked soul as the fiery serpent Sesa,

In so far as he eagerly expatriates on others faults,

With a thousand tongue as it were,

Again I bow to him as the celebrated king Prithu who prayed for ten thousand ears in order to be able to hear the glories of Lord Sri Hari, 

May Lord bless all,

Thanks, please 

Rich in crime

 Jai Sri Ram,

They are rich in crime and vice as Kubera, the god of riches, is in gold,

Like the rise of the comet, their advancement augurs ill for other's interests,

Like the slumber of Kumbhkarana their decline alone is propitious for the world,

They lay down their very life in order to be able to harm others, even as the hail storm dissolves after destroying the crop,

May Lord bless all,

Thanks, please 

Anger

 Jai Sri Ram,

They detect others faults as if with a thousand eyes,

And their designing mind mars others interest even as a fly spoils clarified butter,

In splendor, they emulate the god of fire,

And in anger, they vie with the god of death,

May Lord bless all,

Thanks, please 

Valiant

 Jai Sri Ram,

They try to eclipse the glory of Vishnu and Shiva even as the demon Rahu intercept the light of the full moon,

During what is known as the lunar eclipse,

And they are valiant like the reputed king Sahastrabahau, 

So-called because of his possessing a thousand arms, in working other's vow,

May Lord bless all,

Thanks, please 

Wail

 Jai Sri Ram,

Again, I greet with a sincere heart the malevolent class,

Who are hostile without purpose even so to friendly,

To whom others loss is their own gain,

And who delight in other's desolation and wail over their prosperity,

May Lord bless all,

Thanks, please 

Loving nature

 Jai Sri Ram,

Realizing this noble disposition and loving nature of saints,

Who are innocent at heart and catholic in spirit,

I Make this humble submission to them,

Listening to my childlike prayer and taking compassion on me, O noble souls, bless me with devotion to the feet of Sri Rama,

May Lord bless all,

Thanks, please 

Flower

 Jai Sri Ram,

I bow to the saints, who are even-minded towards all,

And have no friend or foe, 

Just as a flower of good quality placed in the palm of one's hands communicates its fragrance alike to both the hands,

The which plucked it and that which held and preserved it,

May Lord bless all,

Thanks, please 

good men

 Jai Sri Ram,

On the other hand, if by mischance good men fall into the evil company,

They maintain their noble character like the gem on the hood of a serpent,

Even the speech of deities like Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva, poets, and men of wisdom falters in depicting the glory of pious souls,

Much less can it be described by me, even as a dealer in vegetables finds himself incapable of explaining the qualities of gems,

May Lord Bless all,

Thanks, please 

Philospher stone

 Jai Sri Ram,

It constitutes the very fruit and fulfillment of all endeavors,

Whereas all other practices are blossoms as it were,

Through contact with virtues, even the wicked get transformed, 

Just as a base metal is transmuted by the touch of philosopher stone,

May Lord bless all,

Thanks, please 

Sri Ekadasi today

 Jai Sri Ram,

Sri Ekadasi today, a meritorious day for a man of merit, for a man of faith, and for the man of truth,

Indeed a day which acts as the eternal carrier to address the differed justice, 

Indeed a day which brings forth the light of truth in tune with wisdom,

Indeed a day with the message that here seed sprout, flowers blossom, and fruits ripen, man cannot escape from blessings of virtue and burnings of sin,

May Lord bless all,

Thanks, please 

wisdom dawn

 Jai Sri Ram,

There are no other means either in the world or in the Vedas,

Wisdom dawns not without association with saints,

And such association cannot be easily had without the grace of Sri Rama, 

Contact with Noble souls is the root of joy and blessings,

May Lord bless all,

Thanks, please 

Creatures

 Jai Sri Ram,

Of the various creatures, 

Both animate and inanimate,

Living in the world,

whether in water or on the land or in the air, whoever has attained wisdom and glory, salvation, material prosperity or welfare anywhere and by any means whatsoever, know it to be the result of association with holy men,

May Lord bless all,

Thanks, please 

Narada

 Jai Sri Ram,

Let No one marvel to hear this,

The glory of contact with saints is no secret,

Valmiki, Narada, and Agastya, who was born of pitcher, 

Have related the story of their birth and transformation with their own lips,

May Lord bless all,

Thanks, please 

Cuckoos and herons

 Jai Sri Ram,

Man who has heard the glory of this moving Prayaga in the form of the Assemblage of holy man appreciate it with an enraptured mind,

And then take a plunge into it with extra devotion obtain the rewards of human existence during their very lifetime,

The result of the immersion into the sacred waters of this king of holy places is instantly perceived,

Crows turn into cuckoos and herons into the swans,

May Lord bless all,

Thanks, please 

Easy to access

Jai Sri Ram,

Easy to access to all on any day, and at every place, 

This Moving Prayag assuaged the afflictions of those who resort to it with reverence,

This King of holy places is beyond description and supermundane in character,

It bestows the reward immediately and its glory is manifest,

May Lord Bless all,

Thanks, please 

Triveni

 Jai Sri Ram,

While the antidotes of Vishnu and Shiva stand out as the triple stream known as Triveni, 

Bringing joy and blessings to those who listen to them,

Unwavering faith in their own creed constitutes the immortal banyan tree,

And noble actions represent the royal court of that king of holy places,

May Lord bless all,

Thanks, please 

Sacred Yamuna

Jai Sri Ram,

Discourses on Karma or action,

Consisting of injunctions and interdictions, have been spoken of as the sacred Yamuna,

The daughter of sun-god in her angelic form,

Washing the impurities of the Kali age,

May Lord bless all,

Thanks, please 

Triveni

 Jai Sri Ram,

Even by suffering hardships in the form of ginning, spinning, and weaving,

The cotton plant covers others faults and has thereby earned in the world-renown which is worthy of adoration,

The assemblage of saints, which is all joy and felicity,

Is the moving Prayaga, the stream of the holy Ganga, the river of celestials, while the proceeding of an enquiry into the nature of Brahma, the absolute constitutes the Saraswati, a Subterranean stream which is traditionally believed to join the Ganga and Yamuna as Prayaga, thus counting the name TriveniTre, which signifies the meeting of three,

May Lord bless all,

Thanks, please 

Mine of virtues

 Jai Sri Ram,

Then I made loving obeisances, in a polite language,

To the whole pious souls, the mine of virtues,

The conduct of holy men is noble as the career of the cotton plant,

The fruit whereof is tasteless, white, and fibrous even as doings of saints yields results that are free from attachments, stainless and full of goodness, 

May Lord bless all,

Thanks, please 

Brahmanas

Jai Sri Ram,

Having Brightened my eyes of discernment thereby I proceed to relate the story of Sri Rama,

Which secures freedom from the bondage of mundane existence,

First I reverence the feet of Brahmanas, the very gods of the Earth,

Who are able to dispel all doubts born the ignorance,

May Lord Bless all,

Thanks, please 

Midst of forest

Jai Sri Ram,

For instance, by applying to the eyes the miraculous salve known by the name of Siddhanjana strivers,

Adepts, as well as men of wisdom, easily discover a host of mines on the hilltops,

In the midst of the forests and in the bowels of the earth,

The dust of the Guru's feet is a soft and agreeable, salve, which is ambrosia as it were for the eyes and remedies the defects of vision,

May Lord Bless all,

Thanks, please

come to light

Jai Sri Ram,

With its very appearance, the bright eyes of the mind get opened.

The attendant evils and sufferings of the night of mundane existence disappear,

And the gems and rubies of the stories of Sri Rama,

Both patent and hidden, wherever and in whatever mine they may be, come to light,

May Lord bless all,

Thanks, please 

The splandour of gem

 Jai Sri Ram,

When applied to the forehead in the form of Tilaka, a religious mark,

It attracts the host of virtues, 

The splendor of gem in the of nails on the feet of the blessed Guru unfolds divine vision in the heart by its very thought,

The luster disperses the shades of infatuation highly blessed is he in whose bosom it shines,

May Lord bless all,

Thanks, please 

Sri Ekadasi Today,

 Jai Sri Ram,

Sri Ekadasi today, a day to update the truth of eternity of the self through adoration of prescribed discipline,

It is not just an eleventh day of the fortnight in flux with the twelfth day of twilight from the truth of Lord Vishnu but a truth for man to adore for the cause eternal,

Indeed a divine festival from the celestial cult to rejoice eternally in love with lotus feet of Lord Vishnu,

The magnetism of the day may influence the fate of the man favorable, mystic truth of the day may add to the essential truth of spirit for the cause of journey in both worlds,

May Lord bless all,

Thanks, please  

Religious Mark

Jai Sri Ram,

It adorns the body of a lucky person even as while ashes beautify the person of Lord shiva,

Snd brings forth sweet blessings and joys,

It rubs the dirt off the beautiful mirror in the shape of the devotee's heart,

When applied to the forehead in the form of Tilaka, a religious mark,

May Lord bless all,

Thanks, please 

Life giving herbs

 Jai Sri Ram,

I Greet the pollen like the dust of the lotus feet of my preceptor,

Refulgent, fragrant, and flavoured with love,

It is a lovely powder of life-giving herb,

Which always host of the attendants ill of mundane existence, 

May Lord Bless all,

Thanks, please 

My Guru

 Jai Sri Ram,

I bow to the lotus feet of My Guru,

Who is an ocean of mercy and is no other than Sri Hari himself,

And whose words are sunbeams as it were for dispersing the mass of darkness,

In the form of ignorance,

May Lord bless all,

Thanks, please 

Be gracious

 Jai Sri Ram,

May the crusher of cupid, 

Bhagwan Sankara, whose form resembles in color the jasmine flower and the moon,

Who is the consort of Goddess Parvati,

An abode of compassion and who is fond of the afflicted, be gracious,

May Lord bless all,

Thanks, please 

Obeisance to you Mother, Revere your lotus feet

 

Blue Lotus

 Jai Sri Ram,

May the Lord who ever sleeps on the ocean of milk,

And who is swarthy as a blue lotus,

And has eyes resembling a pair of full-blown lotuses,

Take up his abode in my bosom,

May Lord bless all,

Thanks, please 

Be moved pity

 Jai Sri Ram,

May that merciful Lord,

Whose grace enables the dumb to wax eloquent,

And a cripple to ascend an inaccessible mountain,

And who burns all impurities of the Kali age, be moved pity,

May Lord bless all,

Thanks, please 

Vedas and Agamas

 Jai Sri Ram,

Vedas and the Agamas and incorporates what has been recorded in the Ramayana,

And culled from other sources,

May Lord Ganesha, the leader of Shiva's retinue, whose very thought ensures success, 

Who carries on his shoulder the head of an elephant, who is a repository of wisdom and an abode of blessed qualities, shower his grace,

May Lord bless all,

Thanks, please 

Hare Rama

 Jai Sri Ram,

For the gratification of his own self,

Tulsidas brings forth this very elegant composition relating in common parlance,

The story of Lord of Raghus,

Which is in accord with various Purana's,

May Lord bless all,

thanks, please 

Maya

Jai Sri Ram,

Whose Maya holds sway over the entire universe including gods from Brahma downwards and demons,

Whose presence lends positive reality to the world of appearances,

Even as the false notion of a serpent is entertained with reference to a rope,

And whose feet are the only bark for those who are eager to cross the ocean of mundane existence,

May Lord bless all,

Thanks, please 

Sri Rama

 Jai Sri Ram,

I bow to Sita the beloved of Sri Rama,

Who is responsible for the creation and dissolution,

Removes the affliction and begets all blessings,

I adore Lord Hari, known by the name of Sri Rama, who is superior to and lies beyond all causes,

May Lord bless all,

Thanks, please 

crescent moon,

 Jai Sri Ram,

I make obeisance to the eternal preceptor in the form of lord Sankara,

Who is all wisdom and resting on whose brow the crescent moon, 

Though crooked in shape, is universally adored,

I pay homage to the king of bards and the chief of monkeys of pure heart, both of whom sport in the holy woods in the shape of glories of Sita and Rama,

May Lord bless all,

Thanks, please 

I greet

 Jai Sri Ram,

I greet goddess Parvati and her consort,

The embodiment of reverence and faith respectively,

Without which even adept cannot perceive,

God enshrined in their very heart,

May Lord bless all,

Thanks, please  

Shiv vivaha

 Jai Sri Ram,

I revere the goddess of speech and the Lord Ganesha,

The originators of sounds represented by the alphabet,

Of the multitudes of the objects denoted by those sounds, 

Of poetic sentiments as well as the meters and the begetters of all blessings,

May Lord bless all,

Thanks, please 

Passion

 Jai Sri Ram,

Devotees feel much delighted to hear the sweet and charming story of Sambhu's deeds,

Their passion for hearing the story grew to be inordinate,

Those who love not Shiva's lotus feet cannot dream of pleasing Rama,

A guileless love for Shiva's feet is the surest sign of devotee of Rama,

May Lord bless all,

Thanks, please 

Sri Ekadasi

 Jai Sri Ganesha,

Sri Ekadasi today, sri Dev Utthan Ekadasi or sri Dev Prabodhini, Sri Sri Tulsi Vivaha,

Indeed a great day among celestial events to host the gracious truth of Sri Tulsi Vivava,

Divinities and gods distribute the fruits of immortality on the day to devotees and aspirants, 

Indeed a gracious truth to oblige self through fair participation in the event with respective discipline,

May Lord bless all,

Thanks, please

The exploits of Girija's

  Jai Sri Ganesha,

The exploits of Girija's Lord are illimitable like the ocean,

Even the Vedas cannot reach their end,

How. then Tulsidas, a most dull-witted clown,

Succeed in describing them,

May Lord bless all,

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The tales of the pastime

  Jai Sri Ram,

The tales unto the pastime of Lord Shiva is an auspicious chapter for devotees,

The story of Shiv Vivaha is an enlighten truth for aspirants on the path of light divine,

Men women who narrate or sing the story of the wedding of Uma and Sambhu shall rejoice in their auspicious undertaking,

Indeed a chapter to rejoice eternally during a festive occasion such as weddings, 

May Lord bless all,

Thanks, please 

Gopa Ashatmi

 Jai Sri Ram,

The whole universe is integral in itself and beyond words, so is the truth of life on the planet in context with its pristine source, 

A thorn pierces the foot but tears flow from eyes, though far apart from each other yet connected, so is the truth of celestial entities and the life on the planet,

The cow is a celestial entity and it may help spirit who as an embodiment of life which truly remains connected to its pristine truth which can be relocated through available chapters,

Sri Gopa Ashtami is one of the legendary chapters to reconnect the spirit with its prime truth through the optimized pitch of  realization in truth with the dedicated spirit of service, 

May Lord bless all,

Thanks, please 

Sambhu and Bhavani

 Jai Sri Ganesha,

No sooner had Sambhu reached mount Kailash,

Then all the gods return to their respective realms,

Sambhu and Bhavani are the parents of the universe,

Sambhu and Bhavani shower blessings on devotees,

May Lord bless all,

Thanks, please 

Hare Rama

 Jai Sri Ram,

The mountain king returned home at once,

And summoned all other mountains and lakes,

Himavan greeted them with due attention, 

Gifts, polite words and great honour and allowed them to depart,

May Lord bless all,

Thanks, please 

escort

Jai Sri Ram,

All divinities delightfully rained down flowers,

And kettledrums produced a charming sound in the heaven,

Himavan then accompanied Shiva in order to escort him with great affection, Shiva, 

However, sent him back, consoling him in various ways,

May Lord bless all,

Thanks, please