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Shivaratri, closing ceremony
This gathering focuses on the power of Śiva chants and devotion. The decorated Śivaliṅga embodies divine artistry. Salutations are offered to the remover of obstacles, the blue-throated lord of the universe. The single-syllable mantra, chanted with devotion, grants Śiva’s presence and ends sorrow. Mother Gāyatrī is praised by moon and sun, ever honored without obstacles. Past bondage dissolves and death is transcended through Śiva’s grace. The Mahāmṛtyuñjaya mantra liberates from death’s grip. Repeated chanting of Namaḥ Śivāya purifies the mind. When the mind becomes pure, Mahādeva awakens pure intellect. Living in truth brings the Lord’s supreme grace. The Guru is Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Maheśvara; meditation on the Guru’s form is the root of all. The universal prayer leads from falsehood to truth, darkness to light, death to immortality. Well-being, prosperity, and happiness are invoked for all beings. The doer of all actions is the Lord, not the individual self. Meditation on Śiva as compassion incarnate, ever dwelling in the heart with Bhavānī, is offered. Victory is proclaimed to the Sadgurus and eternal dharma. Each step of circumambulation destroys the sins of many births.
> “Tryambakaṁ yajāmahe sugandhiṁ puṣṭivardhanam urvārukamiva bandhanān mṛtyor mukṣīya māmṛtāt.”
> “Lead me from asat to sat. Lead me from tamas to jyoti. Lead me from death to amṛta.”
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The text contains hyperlinks in bold to three authoritative books on yoga, written by humans, to clarify the context of the lecture:
- Yoga in Daily Life - The System
Paramhans Swami Maheshwarananda. Ibera Verlag, Vienna, 2000. ISBN 978-3-85052-000-3 - The Hidden Power in Humans - Chakras and Kundalini
Paramhans Swami Maheshwarananda. Ibera Verlag, Vienna, 2004. ISBN 978-3-85052-197-0 - Lila Amrit - The Divine Life of Sri Mahaprabhuji
Paramhans Swami Madhavananda. Int. Sri Deep Madhavananda Ashram Fellowship, Vienna, 1998. ISBN 3-85052-104-4
