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23 October 2006, 03:30 AM
From Kurma Purama (Iswara Gita)
Having narrated all this, the Lord began to dance in divine ecstacy.
2.
The sages saw the effulgent Isvara a repository of divine glow, Mahadeva dancing while Vishnu was in the bright sky.
3.
The yogins who have mastered the yoga, essentiality (centrality) of the yoga philosophy and practice, who have controlled their mental faculties saw the master of all the beings in the sky (dancing).
4.
The whole universe is effected by whose illusory ingenuity and who motivates the whole universe, that master of the universe is seen by the Vipras ^ (the Vedic scholars) Himself dancing.
5.
Dwelling on the lotus feet a person, freed from the hazards of fear of ignorance saw Bhutesa the master of beings dancing.
6.
With stopped breath and controlling sleep with serene mind endowed with devotion saw the lustrous in the form of yogi, the yoga expert.
7.
He who releases from the nescience forthwith and ever loving the devotees, the yogins saw Him Rudra, in the sky who liberates and is the highest.
8.
Thousand-headed with thousand feet, thousand arms with matted hair and having half the moon on the forehead.
9.
Draped in the tiger's skin and holding a long trident in the hand and a stick in another hand with three Vedas as eyes of the sun, the moon and the fire.
10.
The sages saw Him who has pervaded all the universe with His own lustre, who is fierce on account of fierce jaws, difficult to look at and with glare of light as at hundreds of millions of suns.
11.
Creating fire flame and burning the whole world they saw the Lord, the architect of the universe.
12.
The great Lord, the great yogin, and the God of gods, master of all the beings (pasu) Isana happiness, and termed as light.
13.
The carrier of Pinaka bow, possessing wide eyes and a medicine for the world disease, the quintessence of time, the termination of time, the Lord of lords and the exalled Lord.
14.
Husband of Uma, wide eyed, enjoying the highest bliss of yoga, a store house of knowledge and detachment and the form of knowledge and wisdom.
15.
Rich in permanent abundance, the root of all essence, difficult to approach, saluted by Mahendra and Upamahendra and prostrated by the sages.
16.
Residing in the hearts of the yogins, endowed with yoga maya and a cause of the universe Narayana who is free from all the constraints (anamaya) is the name of swa or Hari.
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Having seen the godly form of Rudra in the likeness of Hari all the Brahmavadins held themselves contented.
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Sanatkumara, Sanaka, Bhrgu, Sanatana, Sanan-dana, Angira, Vamadeva, Sukra, Atri, the sage Kapila and Marici.
19.
Having contemplated in their hearts bending their heads, folding hands once again prostrated their heads having seen Rudra, the Lord of the universe with his left part resembling Padmanabha.
20.
Having uttered omkara, having seen the Lord, and the inmost part entering into ecstatic mystery and the sages prayed, the Lord with pleasure using Brahma vac (vedic verses), with concentrated minds
21.
The munis spoke: you are the only one, the Lord, the most ancient, the oldest, controller of the vital air, known by the name Rudra Ananta infinite yoga; we all salute you who is indwelling our hearts pracetas possessing nature of Brahma and the holy.
22.
The sages see you, the origin of all wisdom, self-controlled, serene, transparent and possessing the shade colour of gold and having meditated with self-agitated atman, the poet and beyond the farthest and all together different.
23.
You are the material out of which everything materialises the world, you are the tiniest among the tiny and the most magnified among the large sized.
24.
The most ancient Hiranyagarbha is born out of you who is also called the sub-conscious intelligence of the world and even after his own existence he works; the worldly attains as per your institutes or 25 mandates.
25.
All the Vedas emanate from you and get posited in you at the termination of the world. We see you as the cause of the universe who enters into our hearts dancing.
26.
You put in motion the wheel of universe. You are the master of Maya and the only super master. We all bow to you having sought shelter in you the yogatman who is performing a divine dance.
27.
We see you dancing in the midst of sky (empty space) and recollect your greatness; enjoy the dance repeatedly, seeing you penetrating in each individual.
28-29.
You are expressed by the term omkara, the seed of emancipation, you are the permanent root of all the visible world and hidden all though. The sages who have eliminated their demerits visualise you who is the truth verily and the sages dwell in you, you are the self effulgent. This is truly said
Note : Yoga sutra - tasya vacakah pranavah
30.
You are the last terminus and the beginningless, the universal form and the senior most among the gods Brahma, Vishnu and Paramesthin. The sages enter you who have realised themselves, self-effulgent and freed from all time and situations enter you.
Note : Parana rekam nihitam guhya
31.
You are the only one 0 Rudra! You create the universe, you also protect the whole universe having the form of the world and in the end it devolves unto you who have surrendered unto your shelter. Salutations unto you.
32.
There is only one Veda possessing many branches and multifaceted. You are the one whose single profile you seek refuge unto you who is to be enumerated and those who surrender only pass over the illusion of the world.
33.
You are the one, the poet, know you as Brahma, Rudra and Hari and also Agni, and Isa, Rudra the wind, eekitana, Dhata, the sun, and in myriad other forms and manifestations.
34.
You are the indestructible to be known, realised, you are the final shelter of the world, you are the changeless ever protecting religion (the inherent attribute of each category) you are ageless, you are the apex among men.
35.
You are Vishnu as also four faced, you are Rudra the Lord, Isa, you are the master of the world, you are the base of the Prakriti, you are the Lord of the universe and the super-master.
36.
You are the only one, the eldest purusa, having a glow of the sun and beyond the darkness, the only consciousness, indeterminate and multi form like sky, Brahman and you are attributeless without om.
Note : See Guru
37.
In whom all this multiplicity appears, who is decayless, pure, and uniform something indeterminable; you are that form in which every thing reflects truly.
38.
You are the master of Yoga, infinite potency, you possess the formless shape of the old Brahma, we all salute you, who seek refuge in you Mahesa, the master of all the animate entities.
39.
By concentrating on your lotus feet, the seeds of the mundane existence get distroyed having controlled our mind and disciplining our body we make you please, 0 the only master.
40.
Salutations to you 0 Bhava! You are the cause of Bhava, the Kala which engulfs everything. 0 Hara! salutations to Rudra, Kapardin, salutations to the Fire and salutations to Siva.
41.
The rider on Bull, Kapardin having pleased compressing his form shaped himself as original Bhava.
42.
Having seen once again seated as previously with Narayana all the sages having surprised, spoke these sentences to the master of past, present and future. , '
43.
0 Lord! master of the past, present and future, seated on the Bull, as the seat of governance having seen you in His form, we are all withdrawn from the snares of the world.
44.
Let there be unflinching devotion in you, O Parame-svara! the supreme Lord and pure by your grace.
45.
Now we want to listen to your greatness. Sankara! once again the glory and its truthfulness which is permanent.
46.
Having heard the words of the yogins who can award the protection of yoga, spoke in a determined voice having glanced at Madhava,
Here ends the fifth chapter in Isvara Gita
Having narrated all this, the Lord began to dance in divine ecstacy.
2.
The sages saw the effulgent Isvara a repository of divine glow, Mahadeva dancing while Vishnu was in the bright sky.
3.
The yogins who have mastered the yoga, essentiality (centrality) of the yoga philosophy and practice, who have controlled their mental faculties saw the master of all the beings in the sky (dancing).
4.
The whole universe is effected by whose illusory ingenuity and who motivates the whole universe, that master of the universe is seen by the Vipras ^ (the Vedic scholars) Himself dancing.
5.
Dwelling on the lotus feet a person, freed from the hazards of fear of ignorance saw Bhutesa the master of beings dancing.
6.
With stopped breath and controlling sleep with serene mind endowed with devotion saw the lustrous in the form of yogi, the yoga expert.
7.
He who releases from the nescience forthwith and ever loving the devotees, the yogins saw Him Rudra, in the sky who liberates and is the highest.
8.
Thousand-headed with thousand feet, thousand arms with matted hair and having half the moon on the forehead.
9.
Draped in the tiger's skin and holding a long trident in the hand and a stick in another hand with three Vedas as eyes of the sun, the moon and the fire.
10.
The sages saw Him who has pervaded all the universe with His own lustre, who is fierce on account of fierce jaws, difficult to look at and with glare of light as at hundreds of millions of suns.
11.
Creating fire flame and burning the whole world they saw the Lord, the architect of the universe.
12.
The great Lord, the great yogin, and the God of gods, master of all the beings (pasu) Isana happiness, and termed as light.
13.
The carrier of Pinaka bow, possessing wide eyes and a medicine for the world disease, the quintessence of time, the termination of time, the Lord of lords and the exalled Lord.
14.
Husband of Uma, wide eyed, enjoying the highest bliss of yoga, a store house of knowledge and detachment and the form of knowledge and wisdom.
15.
Rich in permanent abundance, the root of all essence, difficult to approach, saluted by Mahendra and Upamahendra and prostrated by the sages.
16.
Residing in the hearts of the yogins, endowed with yoga maya and a cause of the universe Narayana who is free from all the constraints (anamaya) is the name of swa or Hari.
17.
Having seen the godly form of Rudra in the likeness of Hari all the Brahmavadins held themselves contented.
18.
Sanatkumara, Sanaka, Bhrgu, Sanatana, Sanan-dana, Angira, Vamadeva, Sukra, Atri, the sage Kapila and Marici.
19.
Having contemplated in their hearts bending their heads, folding hands once again prostrated their heads having seen Rudra, the Lord of the universe with his left part resembling Padmanabha.
20.
Having uttered omkara, having seen the Lord, and the inmost part entering into ecstatic mystery and the sages prayed, the Lord with pleasure using Brahma vac (vedic verses), with concentrated minds
21.
The munis spoke: you are the only one, the Lord, the most ancient, the oldest, controller of the vital air, known by the name Rudra Ananta infinite yoga; we all salute you who is indwelling our hearts pracetas possessing nature of Brahma and the holy.
22.
The sages see you, the origin of all wisdom, self-controlled, serene, transparent and possessing the shade colour of gold and having meditated with self-agitated atman, the poet and beyond the farthest and all together different.
23.
You are the material out of which everything materialises the world, you are the tiniest among the tiny and the most magnified among the large sized.
24.
The most ancient Hiranyagarbha is born out of you who is also called the sub-conscious intelligence of the world and even after his own existence he works; the worldly attains as per your institutes or 25 mandates.
25.
All the Vedas emanate from you and get posited in you at the termination of the world. We see you as the cause of the universe who enters into our hearts dancing.
26.
You put in motion the wheel of universe. You are the master of Maya and the only super master. We all bow to you having sought shelter in you the yogatman who is performing a divine dance.
27.
We see you dancing in the midst of sky (empty space) and recollect your greatness; enjoy the dance repeatedly, seeing you penetrating in each individual.
28-29.
You are expressed by the term omkara, the seed of emancipation, you are the permanent root of all the visible world and hidden all though. The sages who have eliminated their demerits visualise you who is the truth verily and the sages dwell in you, you are the self effulgent. This is truly said
Note : Yoga sutra - tasya vacakah pranavah
30.
You are the last terminus and the beginningless, the universal form and the senior most among the gods Brahma, Vishnu and Paramesthin. The sages enter you who have realised themselves, self-effulgent and freed from all time and situations enter you.
Note : Parana rekam nihitam guhya
31.
You are the only one 0 Rudra! You create the universe, you also protect the whole universe having the form of the world and in the end it devolves unto you who have surrendered unto your shelter. Salutations unto you.
32.
There is only one Veda possessing many branches and multifaceted. You are the one whose single profile you seek refuge unto you who is to be enumerated and those who surrender only pass over the illusion of the world.
33.
You are the one, the poet, know you as Brahma, Rudra and Hari and also Agni, and Isa, Rudra the wind, eekitana, Dhata, the sun, and in myriad other forms and manifestations.
34.
You are the indestructible to be known, realised, you are the final shelter of the world, you are the changeless ever protecting religion (the inherent attribute of each category) you are ageless, you are the apex among men.
35.
You are Vishnu as also four faced, you are Rudra the Lord, Isa, you are the master of the world, you are the base of the Prakriti, you are the Lord of the universe and the super-master.
36.
You are the only one, the eldest purusa, having a glow of the sun and beyond the darkness, the only consciousness, indeterminate and multi form like sky, Brahman and you are attributeless without om.
Note : See Guru
37.
In whom all this multiplicity appears, who is decayless, pure, and uniform something indeterminable; you are that form in which every thing reflects truly.
38.
You are the master of Yoga, infinite potency, you possess the formless shape of the old Brahma, we all salute you, who seek refuge in you Mahesa, the master of all the animate entities.
39.
By concentrating on your lotus feet, the seeds of the mundane existence get distroyed having controlled our mind and disciplining our body we make you please, 0 the only master.
40.
Salutations to you 0 Bhava! You are the cause of Bhava, the Kala which engulfs everything. 0 Hara! salutations to Rudra, Kapardin, salutations to the Fire and salutations to Siva.
41.
The rider on Bull, Kapardin having pleased compressing his form shaped himself as original Bhava.
42.
Having seen once again seated as previously with Narayana all the sages having surprised, spoke these sentences to the master of past, present and future. , '
43.
0 Lord! master of the past, present and future, seated on the Bull, as the seat of governance having seen you in His form, we are all withdrawn from the snares of the world.
44.
Let there be unflinching devotion in you, O Parame-svara! the supreme Lord and pure by your grace.
45.
Now we want to listen to your greatness. Sankara! once again the glory and its truthfulness which is permanent.
46.
Having heard the words of the yogins who can award the protection of yoga, spoke in a determined voice having glanced at Madhava,
Here ends the fifth chapter in Isvara Gita