కర్మ-అకర్మ

కర్మణ్యకర్మ యః పశ్యేదకర్మణి చ కర్మ యః.
స బుద్ధిమాన్ మనుష్యేషు స యుక్తః కృత్స్నకర్మకృత్৷৷4.18৷৷

कर्मण्यकर्म यः पश्येदकर्मणि च कर्म यः।
स बुद्धिमान् मनुष्येषु स युक्तः कृत्स्नकर्मकृत्।।4.18।।

karmaNi akarma yaH paSyat akarmaNi ca karma yaH;
saH buddhimAn manushyEshu saH yuktaH kRtsna-karma-kRt.

One who sees inaction in action; also sees action in inaction. Such wise person, a yOgi becomes accomplished in all actions! 

1. Seeing inaction in action: Today's world everyone is busy. No one seems to have time even to think. But what is the outcome of such "busyness"? Is there any real everlasting result is gained? Each person should think about "What is action?" and "What is inaction?" and how to reconcile action and inaction.

Action is performance of duties. Inaction is keeping the mind still. Seeing inaction in action is to perform duties unperturbed while mind firmly on God.

2. Seeing action in inaction: There is a large amount of lethargy and laziness in the world as well. Is it the stillness? One should think about such inaction as well. Sitting idle at some place expecting and being anxious about results or worrying about past is not "inaction" there is lot of mental action involved in it.

Having proper understanding of "inaction" i.e., removal of anxiety and worry and the ability to see such hidden mental action that makes one very very tired is seeing action in inaction.

One who can achieve perfection in both seeing inaction in action and action in inaction is wise! (buddhimAn-manushya) also a yOgi (yuktaH which means balanced, intellegent)

3. Accomplished all actions: Fulfilled all action, attained the ultimate result of all actions! Completed all actions. ALL ACTIONS!!

Such a sage is the one who has completed all actions and attained the ultimate!

---శ్రీ మన్మథ నామ సంవత్సర అధిక ఆషాఢ మాస శివరాత్రి సందర్భం గా...   

World and Agitation

यस्मान्नोद्विजते लोको लोकान्नोद्विजते च यः।
हर्षामर्षभयोद्वेगैर्मुक्तो यः स च मे प्रियः।।12.15।।

యస్మాన్నోద్విజతే లోకో లోకాన్నోద్విజతే చ యః.
హర్షామర్షభయోద్వేగైర్ముక్తో యః స చ మే ప్రియః৷৷12.15৷৷

yasmAt na udvijatE lOkaH; lOkAt na udvijatE ca yaH
harsham-aharsham-bhaya-udvEgaiH muktaH yaH saH ca mE priyaH 

By whom the world is not agitated;  By world who is not agitated, who is freed from joy, sorrow, fear and agitation; Who, He is dear to me. 

Devotee who is not disturbed by the world, and who do not disturb the world and freed from joy of success, sorrow of failure, fear and anxiety is the one who is dear to the God. Such is the position of jagadgurus.... 

Studying the discussions with jagadgurus that were recorded, this point came up multiple times.... 

 om tat sat

సుకటాక్ష ఝరీ

padanamra janaugha pumartha karI
prabalAgha samudra nimagna tarI
mayi dESika tE Sruti mUrdha carI
prasarEnnu kadA sukaTAksha jharI

పదనమ్ర జనౌఘ పుమర్థ కరీ
ప్రబలాఘ సముద్ర నిమగ్న తరీ
మయి దేశిక తే శ్రుతి మూర్ధ చరీ
ప్రసరేన్ను కదా సుకటాక్ష ఝరీ

पदनम्र जनौघ पुमर्थकरी
प्रबलाघ समुद्र निमग्न तरी ।
मयि देशिक ते श्रुतिमूर्धचरी
प्रसरेन्नु कदा सुकटाक्ष झरी ॥

-- From guru tOTaka stotram of SrI SrI chandraSEkhara bharaTI mahAswami

Oh guru, The flow of thy kaTAksha i.e., compassionate glance, that flows from the forehead of vedas i.e., upanishads, is capable of fulfilling the lives of all those who bow down at your lotus feet; it is capable of making them cross over the difficult ocean of samsara they are stuck in. Let it fall on me as well!

జ్ఞానికి ఇద్దరు భార్యలు

ద్వేకాంతేతిషతః సమ్యక్ పార్స్వయోః సత్యతైకతే
ఇందోరివ విశాఖే ద్వే సమాహ్లాదిత చేతసీ
--యోగ వాసిష్ఠము స్థితి ప్రకరణము 23 వ సర్గ 37 వ శ్లోకం

dve kAntE iti ishataH samyak pArSvayOH satyata EkatE
indOH iva viSAkhE dvE samAhlAdita cEtasI 
-- yOga vAsishTham, sthiti prakaraNam, 23rd Sarga, 37th verse.

For a realized man there are two wives on both sides called satyata i.e., truthfulness and Ekata i.e., oneness just like the beautiful twin stars of viSAkha are of both sides to the moon, giving bliss to composed mind!

mOhinI EkAdaSi today.... 

మౌనం వీడిన దక్షిణామూర్తి

అజ్ఞానాంతర్గహన పతితానామత్మవిద్యోపదేశైః

త్రాతుం లోకాన్ భవదవశిఖా తాప పాపచ్యమానాన్ |

ముక్త్వా మౌనం వటవిటపినో మూలతో నిష్పతంతీ

శంభోర్మూర్తిః చరతి భువనే శంకరాచార్య రూపా ||

From Sringeri.Net Sankara Jayant ratha yAta pictures - bhagavan Adi Sankara bhagavatpAda AcArya

अज्ञानान्तर्गहनपतितान् आत्मविद्योपदेशैः

त्रातुम् लोकान् भवदवशिखातापपापच्यमानान् ।

मुक्त्वा मौनं वटविटपिनो मूलतो निष्पतन्ती

शंभोर्मूर्तिः चरति भुवने शंकराचार्यरूपा ॥

The purpose of visit to this world in the form of Adi Sankara for the supreme lord is like this: 

"Those who have fell into the darkness of ignorance which is very difficult and fearful (ajnAna antar gahana patitAnAm), and those who are being roasted by the flames of miseries in this world (bhava dava SikhA tApa pApacyamAnAn); to provide protection and make them cross over the difficulties and miseries (trAtum lOkAn) by advising them on their own true nature (by Atma vidya upadesa!), having left the silence (muktvA maunam), leaving the banyan tree (vaTaviTapinO mUlatO nishpatantI), comes forward the supreme lord Sambhu (one brings auspiciousness) into this world in the form of SamkaracArya!!"


--On the eve of akshaya tritIya, just two days away from SrI Samkara Jayanti.

Hara Hara Sankara! Jaya Jaya Sankara!!

జన్మసాఫల్యమ్ - Fruitful life

आस्ते देशिक चरणं निरवधिरास्ते तदीक्षणे करुणा ।
आस्ते किमपि तदुक्तं किमतः परमस्ति जन्मसाफल्यम् ॥

ఆస్తే దేశిక చరణం నిరవధిరాస్తే తదీక్షణే కరుణా
ఆస్తే కిమపి తదుక్తం కిమతః పరమస్తి జన్మసాఫల్యమ్

AstE dESika caraNam; niravadhirAstE tadIkshaNE karuNA,
AstE kimapi taduktam; kimataH paramasti janmasAphalyam?

-- स्वात्मनिरूपणम्, స్వాత్మనిరూపణం, svAtmanirUpaNam 147

His Holiness Swami Virajeshwara Saraswati

When there is lotus feet of guru, when there is boundless compassion in his glance and when there is his teaching (whatsoever if there is, other than the graceful silence!); What else greater need for fulfilment of life? 

Samkara bhagavatpAdAcArya stated this in his work svAtma nirUpaNam. Remembering my Guru who made my life fulfilled by his divine grace on the eve of 65th vardhanti of ananta SrI vibhUshita bhAratI tIrtha mahAswami, current SankarAcArya of SringEri SAradA pITham.

Let one and all make their lives fruitful i.e, achieve 'janma sAphalyam' by the teachings of unbroken lineage of gurus!

కామ దహనం

శమ్భుస్వయమ్భుహరయో హరిణేక్షణానాం యేనాక్రియన్త సతతం గృహకర్మదాసాః,
వాచామగోచర చరిత్ర విచిత్రితాయ తస్మై నమో భగవతే మకరధ్వజాయ. (శృంగార శతకం, మంగళాచరణం)

Sambhu i.e, the lord of transformation, svayambhu the lord of creation and hari the lord of sustainability; this trinity also been made to work for their ladies pArvati, saraswati and lakshmi by the power of that lord who is having makara dhvajam (manmadha i.e., the lord of desire) and whose ability and history can't be described in words, for him I bow down!



చూడొత్తంసిత చారు చంద్ర కలికా చంచచ్చిఖా భాస్వరో
లీలాదగ్ధవిలోల కామశలభః శ్రేయోదశాగ్రేస్ఫురన్
అంతఃస్ఫూర్జదపార మోహ తిమిర ప్రాగ్భారముచ్చాటయం
శ్చేతస్సద్మని యోగినాం విజయతే జ్ఞానప్రదీపో హరః (వైరాగ్య శతకం మొదటి శ్లోకం)

While the crescent moon adorned on the forehead appears like the tip of the fire and the manmadha (god of desires) falls in it like a locust being burnt away; the internal ignorance which is completely removed by the light emitted within the minds of yOgis, let the victory be to the light of knowledge in the form of Hara i.e, the supreme lord!

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To complete three Satakams of Bhartrihari - nIti Satakam mangalAcaraNam in last post - http://nonenglishstuff.blogspot.in/2015/02/sivaratri-of-sri-jaya-year.html