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Singing mantras for Shiva

The glory of the Gurudeva, who is verily Lord Śiva, is the central theme. Sitting near the holy Gurudeva is a great fortune from past karma. Somatī Amāvasyā is an auspicious day for prayer, followed by Navarātri and the new year. Two hymns will be sung: the Śiva Tāṇḍava Stotram, sung by Rāvaṇa who received a golden kingdom through tapasyā, and the Śiva Rudrāṣṭakam, sung by Śrī Rām through inner devotion. The Gurudeva's infinite glory cannot be captured in words, only felt through bhakti. Liberation comes solely through this devotion and the Gurudeva's grace.

"Na jānāmi yogam japannaiva pūjāṃ... I do not know worship, but I am your bhakta by way of a very clean heart."

"You are the only means by which we can attain liberation. There is no other way, only your bhakti."

Filming location: Jadan, Rajasthan, India

Jaya to Śrī Deep Nārāyaṇ Bhagavān. Jaya to Deveśvara Mahādeva. Jaya to Satguru Svāmī Śrī Mādhavānandjī Purījī Gurudeva. Jaya to Śrī Śrī 1008 Viśvaguru Mahāmaṇḍaleśvara Paramahaṁsa Svāmī Śrī Maheśvarānandjī Purījī Gurudeva. After prayer, we sit here near our holy Gurudeva. This is our very great fortune and the good result of our past birth's karma. Tomorrow is Somatī Amāvasyā. When Amāvasyā falls on a Monday, it is known as Somatī Amāvasyā. It is a very auspicious day to pray to our Gurudeva and to Bhagavān Śiva. On this day, we can attain everything. After Monday, very holy days are coming: Navarātri, nine days for Śakti Pūjā, and the new year of the Sanātana Pañcāṅga is also approaching. So many, many blessings from Gurudeva to us, our brothers and sisters. Today, after tomorrow... yes. Now I am going to sing some mantras with my two lovely flowers. They are both very good followers of our Gurudeva, and our Gurudeva’s blessing is always with my children. I wish to sing the Śiva Rudrāṣṭakam and the Śiva Tāṇḍava Stotram. Both are sung for the happiness of Lord Śiva, but in two different ways. The Śiva Tāṇḍava Stotram was sung by Rāvaṇa. Rāvaṇa was a great thinker and a Śiva bhakta as well, but he went on bad ways, so he is called a rākṣasa. Yet, he performed tapasyā for the pleasure of Lord Śiva and received a kingdom made of gold. Actually, Mātā Pārvatī made his fort, houses, and everything from gold. But Rāvaṇa, through tapasyā, received it from Mātā Pārvatī and also from Lord Śiva. I am also going to sing the Śiva Rudrāṣṭakam, which was sung by Bhagavān Śrī Rām, Maryādā Puruṣottama Śrī Rām, the greatest personality of the universe in all times. He sang in a different way, through bhakti in the inner soul, to Lord Śiva. He gave Him the boon of victory on Rāma’s behalf. First, I will sing the Śiva Tāṇḍava Stotram, then the Śiva Rudrāṣṭakam. Jaya to Śrī Deep Nārāyaṇa Bhagavān. Jaya to Deveśvara Mahādeva. Jaya to Alakapurījī Mahādeva. Actually, our holy Gurudeva is verily Lord Śiva, and his name is also the name of Lord Śiva. By the feeling of my heart, I call him Śiva Maheśvara. May all our brothers and sisters understand Lord Śiva in our holy Gurudeva. [The recitation of the Śiva Tāṇḍava Stotram begins.] Śiva Maheśvarāya, Śiva Maheśvarāya. Cakrācandratāṇḍavaṃ tanotu naḥ Śiva Śivam. Jaṭākaṭāhasaṃbhrama bhrahmaṇīliṃpanirjarī vilolavīcivalarī virajamānamūrdhani dhagaḍ dhagaḍ... Colalalatapattapavake kiśoracandraśekhare ratipratikṣaṇam dharādharīndranandinī vilāsabandhubandhuraḥ puradhigantasantatiḥ pramodamānamānase kṛpākaṭākṣadhorṇi niruddhadurdharāpadī kacidhīgambare mano vinodametuvastuni. Jaṭāṭavībhaṅgajāṭabhārujhaṅkārikaṃbukanthapīṭhakṛt praṇālitāṅghripīṭhakaḥ śṛṅgāri citrāṅgadāḥ kṛtāñcalacchaladvalī rasallatāḥ prahasanti naḥ. Jajāḍḍhyajjhaṅkṛtiḥ kṣaṇapravṛddha bhīmabhāṇḍavānalaṃ lalajjhaṭiti jhaṅkṛtiḥ sudhāṃśumaulimaulinī satāṃ samṛddhisandhaye kṛtāvatāra vīkṣaṇam. Dadhadviṣāṇamaṇḍalaṃ galallasadbhujaṅgamaṇḍalaṃ dharādharendranandinī kucāgracitra pātrakaṃ prakalpanai kaśilpinī trilocaneramārgavī mahimānamārgavī. Jagadvagādhavigrahāḥ patitāḥ pṛthivyāṃ punaḥ padāni yasya viśveśvarasya sūkṣmāṇi tasmai namaḥ śivāya. Jhaṭiti jhaṅkṛtiḥ kṣaṇapravṛddha bhīmabhāṇḍavānalaṃ lalajjhaṭiti jhaṅkṛtiḥ sudhāṃśumaulimaulinī satāṃ samṛddhisandhaye kṛtāvatāra vīkṣaṇam. Dimitimitimitidhvānanṛdaṅgatuṅgamaṅgala... [The recitation continues and concludes.] This stotra was sung by Rāvaṇa, and the other stotra was sung by Bhagavān Śrī Rām. [The recitation of the Śiva Rudrāṣṭakam and other prayers begins.] Namamiśrāya miśrāya namamiśrāya miśrāya... Pragalbham pareśam akhaṇḍam ajam bhakta-kotiprakāśam trayaḥśūlanirmūlanaṃ śūlapāṇiṃ bhaje'haṃ bhavānīpatiṃ bhavagamyam. Kalātīta kalyāṇa kalpāntakāri sajjanānandadāta purāri. Cidānandasandohamohapahāri prasīda prasīda prabho māmahāri. Nāthavād umānātha pādaravindaṃ bhajanti ye loke pare'pi naraḥ na tāvatsukhaṃ śānti santāpa nāśaṃ prasīda prabho sarva-bhūtādhivāsa. Na jānāmi yogam japannaiva pūjāṃ na to'haṃ sadā sarvadāsānubhūtyā jarājanma duḥkhau ghatātapyamānaḥ prabho pāhi pāpānnaśa sambho gajānanā bhūtagaṇādi sevitaṃ kapijjambūphala caru bhakṣaṇaṃ namaḥ śrī mṛtyuñjayapādapaṅkajaṃ. Sarvamaṅgalamāṅgalye śive sarvārthasādhike śaraṇye tryambake gauri nārāyaṇi namo'stu te. Śāntākāraṃ bhujagaśayanaṃ padmanābhaṃ sureśaṃ viśvādhāraṃ gagaṇasadṛśaṃ meghavarṇaṃ śubhāṅgam. Lakṣmīkāntaṃ kamalanayanaṃ yogibhirdhyānagamyaṃ vande viṣṇuṃ bhavabhayaharaṃ sarvalokaikanātham. Tvameva mātā ca pitā tvameva tvameva bandhuśca sakhā tvameva tvameva vidyā draviṇaṃ tvameva tvameva sarvaṃ mama devadeva. Guru Brahmā guru Viṣṇuḥ guru devo Maheśvaraḥ guru sākṣāt paraṃ brahma tasmai śrī gurave namaḥ. Dhyānamūlaṃ gururūpaṃ pūjāmūlaṃ gurapādaṃ mantramūlaṃ guruvākyaṃ mokṣamūlaṃ gurakṛpā. Ākāśaṃ brahma vyāptaṃ yena cāracaraṃ tadpadaṃ darśitaṃ yena tasmai śrī gurave namaḥ. Śiva Maheśvarāya namaḥ. In the Śivarudrāṣṭakam, there is one most important śloka. This is very good for us: "Na jānāmi yogam japannaiva pūjāṃ..." I do not know what yoga is, I do not know what japa is, I do not know worship, but I am your bhakta by way of a very clean heart. I only want your bhakti. I do not want anything; I want only your bhakti and the dust of your lotus feet. But please, my Gurudeva, please, my Maheśvara, I am not able to worship you, but I have a clean heart and your bhakti. Please give me your blessing, please give us support. In that way, we do not want a next birth; we want mukti. And you are my muktidātā. You are the only means by which we can attain liberation. There is no other way, only your bhakti. Please give me, give our brothers and sisters, your bhakti, your blessing. Only this. These are my few words about Gurujī. Actually, the glory of our Gurudeva cannot be written in words, neither in Hindi, nor in English, nor in Sanskrit, nor in any other language. We are not able; a human being does not have the ability to explain the mahimā of Gurudeva, because it is infinity. How can we write this? We can only feel it; we can only perform bhakti. These are my few words about Gurudeva. Jaya to Śrī Śrī Deep Nārāyaṇ Bhagavān. Jaya to Alakapurījī Mahādeva. Jaya to Deveśvara Mahādeva. Our beautiful children sang very nicely. Similarly, our devoted bhaktas in other countries also sing very nice bhajans and mantras. Thank you. Very soon, the new year according to India's Jyotiṣa is coming. Jyotiṣa is very profound; it is spoken of in the four Vedas. Our new year is coming; it is a very great and auspicious occasion. It is not only about worldly life and time, but also concerns the many stars, the moon, the sun, and more. Jyotiṣa is called the third eye of Śiva. So, the third eye of Bhagavān Śiva is Jyotiṣa. Tomorrow is a very good beginning, and after tomorrow, they say there will be more programs. I will be in Kathu tomorrow. It will be nice to see everybody there, and when I return, we will see some lectures here. You can have bhajans and mantras around our world wherever you are. Thank you. Have a nice, good evening and good night, good day—in different countries, at different times. For all our yoga and daily life, we wish you all the best: good luck, good health, peace, harmony, understanding, and happiness. Hari Om. Jaya to Deep Nārāyaṇa Bhagavān.

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