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Song of the Soul Compact Disc (C D ) Song of the Soul Compact Disc (C D ) A discreetly selected treasure of Sanskrit slokas and hymns, rendered with spiritually inspiring sublime melody. The bhaava instantly induces inward absorption in the listener, touching the very depth of the Soul. read ... ruminate ... relax... and listen The sound will take you to Silence Song of the Soul Compact Disc(CD) Text with English Translation Narayanashrama Tapovanam Venginissery, P.O. Paralam Thrissur, Kerala Song Of the Soul Published by : ©Managing Trustee Narayanashrama Tapovanam Venginissery, P.O. Paralam Thrissur Dist. Kerala - 680 563 India Website: http://www.swamibhoomanandatirtha.org email: [email protected] First Edition : Nov. 1999 First Reprint : May. 2003 Second Reprint : May. 2010 All rights are reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted, in any form or by any means, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior written permission of the publisher. ISBN: 978-93-80695-00-6 Price: Rs 40/- Printed at : Nirmala Offset Printers, Chalakudy Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha vi vii Background Hari: Om Tat Sat. Sound (¿abda), its disciplined and refined utterance, has been paramount in the religio-spiritual life and pursuit of this land. Right from Vedic times, the chanting of hymns and verses has held a great deal of meaning and purpose. In relaxing and purifying the mind, in cultivating attention, and in making the heart broad and light, chanting has been held to be immensely effective. Narayanashrama Tapovanam, a place of learning and an abode for dissemination of Brahma-vidy¡, has always laid special emphasis on sublime recitation as an important form of spiritual s¡dhan¡. In fact, in all my talks and discourses, I have always made chanting an integral part. Many of the listeners and the readers also have thus developed a special attunement for sublime recitations. With the arrival of Swami Nirvi¿esh¡nanda T¢rtha and M¡ Gurupriy¡, this aspect gained a greater momentum and appeal. On almost all occasions of Jµ¡na-yajµas and Satsangs, I used to ask them to chant some Upanishadic mantras, especially the á¡nti-p¡¶has, along with some of the exquisite devotional compositions. Listening to these, many expressed a desire for a cassette of these hymns. Finally, at the viii pursuance of Smt Shanti Hiranand, a renowned singer and a close disciple of mine, M¡ Gurupriy¡ and Swami Nirvi¿esh¡nanda went to a studio in Delhi to record Song of the Soul, copies of which are already with many devotees and seekers in India and abroad. The emphasis in the whole recitation of the Song of the Soul is in inducing and generating a contemplative and meditative mood. Naturally, listening to the cassette leads the seekers to get into meditation. After the cassette was released about two years back, the need for its written text with meaning became pronounced. Thus is born this publication, which, it is hoped, will help earnest seekers to learn and recite the slokas themselves to their own hearts’ content. Hard work of almost everybody in the Ashram has gone into the production, especially for transliteration and almost word- to-word English translation. Remember, a few words, or better a verse or two, from the great Sanskrit heritage, is sufficient to transform and enlighten any one. So deep and wholesome is the influence this cultured language holds for humanity. May you all be enriched and inspired by the spirit and contents of this Song of the Soul. With love and blessings, Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha. Narayanashrama Tapovanam ix Contents Track 1 I Stotras on the Guru 1 II Miscellaneous Verses 13 Track 2 III Hymns invoking Peace 19 IV Stotras on Sri Krishna 25 V Hymns invoking world-welfare 33 VI Contemplation on the Self 35 Key to Pronunciation 36 The slokas in this booklet appear in the same order as in the Compact Disk (CD) “Song of the Soul” x Track-1 I M…÷Ø˚∫i……‰j…… h… (Stotras On the Guru) 1. V…x®……x…‰EÚ∂…i…Ë: ∫…n˘…n˘Æ˙™…÷V…… ¶…HÚ¨… ∫…®……Æ˙… v…i……‰ ¶…HËÚ¥…Í n˘EÚ±…I…h…‰x… ¥… v…x…… ∫…xi…÷π]ıı <«∂…: ∫¥…™…®…¬ * ∫……I……SU≈Ù“M…÷Ø˚∞¸{…®…‰i™… EfiÚ{…™…… o˘MM……‰S…Æ˙: ∫…x…¬ |…¶…÷: i…k¥…∆ ∫……v…÷ ¥…§……‰v™… i……Æ˙™… i… i……x…¬ ∫…∆∫……Æ˙-n÷˘&J……h…«¥……i…¬ ** janm¡neka¿atai: sad¡darayuj¡ bhakty¡ sam¡r¡dhito bhaktair-vaidikalakÀa¸ena vidhin¡ santuÀ¶a ¢¿a: svayam, s¡kÀ¡cchr¢gurur£pam-etya k¤pay¡ d¤g-gocara: san prabhu: tattvaÆ s¡dhu vibodhya t¡rayati t¡n saÆs¡ra-du:kh¡r¸av¡t. PPleased with the traditional Vedic ways of worship performed by the devotee in hundreds of lives with piety and devotion, the Lord out of His own volition, becomes visible in the form of a Guru and, mercifully awakens the devotee by explaining the supreme Truth sufficiently well and takes him across the sea of worldly afflictions. 2. {…⁄h……«x…xn˘-Æ˙∫……x…÷¶…⁄ i…-∫… Ω˛i…∫®…‰Æ˙|…∫…z……x…x…∆ {…⁄h…Êxn÷˘|…¶…®……i®…§……‰v…- x…±…Ù™…∆ ∂……xi…∆ x…Æ˙“Ω∆˛ {…Æ˙®…¬ * x…i™…… x…i™…- ¥…S……Æ˙∫……Æ˙-S…i…÷Æ∆˙ x…®…«i∫…Æ∆˙ {……¥…x…∆ ∏…“¶…⁄®……x…xn˘®…Ω∆˛ x…i……‰%Œ∫®… EÚ ±…Ùi……x…xn∆˘ {…Æ∆˙ ∏…‰™…∫…‰ ** Song Of the Soul p£r¸¡nanda-ras¡nubh£ti-sahita - smeraprasann¡nanaÆ p£r¸endu-prabham-¡tmabodha-nilayaÆ ¿¡ntaÆ nir¢haÆ param , nity¡nitya-vic¡ras¡ra-caturaÆ nirmatsaraÆ p¡vanaÆ ¿r¢-bh£m¡nandam-ahaÆ nato’smi kalit¡nandaÆ paraÆ ¿reyase . SSeeking spiritual fulfillment, I prostrate before Sri Bhoomananda, my Guru, who has a smiling countenance resulting from the experience of full-bliss, who sheds lustre like the full-bloom moon, who is the treasure-house of Self- knowledge, is ever tranquil, desire-free and supreme in every way; who is adept in discriminating between the Real and the unreal and is freed from the spirit of competition; who is ever pure and bliss incarnate. 3. M…÷Ø˚M…“i…… (gurug¢t¡) M…÷Ø˚•…«¿… M…÷Ø˚Ã¥…πh…÷: M…÷Ø˚nÊ˘¥……‰ ®…Ω‰˛∑…Æ˙: * M…÷Ø˚: ∫……I……i…¬ {…Æ∆˙ •…¿ i…∫®…Ë ∏…“M…÷Æ˙¥…‰ x…®…: ** gururbrahm¡ gururviÀ¸u: gururdevo mahe¿vara: , guru: s¡kÀ¡t paraÆ brahma tasmai ¿r¢gurave nama:. SSalutations to the Guru who is brahm¡, viÀ¸u and ¿iva; who is verily the Supreme Brahman. +Y……x…- i… ®…Æ˙…xv…∫™… Y……x……\V…x…-∂…±…Ù…EÚ™…… * S…I…÷Ø˚x®…“ ±…Ùi…∆ ™…‰x… i…∫®…Ë ∏…“M…÷Æ˙¥…‰ x…®…: ** 2 Song Of the Soul ajµ¡na-timir¡ndhasya jµ¡n¡µjana-¿al¡kay¡ , cakÀur-unm¢litaÆ yena tasmai ¿r¢gurave nama: . SSalutations to the Guru, who with the collyrium stick of Knowledge, has opened the eyes blinded by ignorance. +J…hb˜®…hb˜±…Ù…EÚ…Æ∆˙ ¥™……{i…∆ ™…‰x… S…Æ˙…S…Æ˙®…¬ * i…i{…n∆˘ n˘Ã∂…i…∆ ™…‰x… i…∫®…Ë ∏…“M…÷Æ˙¥…‰ x…®…: ** akha¸·a-ma¸·al¡k¡raÆ vy¡ptaÆ yena car¡caram , tatpadaÆ dar¿itaÆ yena tasmai ¿r¢gurave nama: . SSalutations to the Guru who has very graciously made it possible to realise That which is of the form of undivided space and which pervades all the living and non-living creation. S…Ëi…x™…: ∂……∑…i…: ∂……xi……‰ ¥™……‰®……i…“i……‰ x…Æ˙\V…x…: * §…xn÷˘x……n˘EÚ±…Ù…i…“i…: i…∫®…Ë ∏…“M…÷Æ˙¥…‰ x…®…: ** caitanya: ¿¡¿vata: ¿¡nto vyom¡t¢to niraµjana: , bindu-n¡da-kal¡t¢ta: tasmai ¿r¢gurave nama: . SSalutations to the Guru who is the supreme Consciousness, eternal and serene; who is beyond space, is devoid of any blemish and is beyond bindu, n¡da and kal¡ (beyond the three states of awareness). ∫l……¥…Æ∆˙ V…R¬ÛM…®…∆ ¥™……{i…∆ ™…‰x… EfiÚi∫x…∆ S…Æ˙…S…Æ˙®…¬ * i…i{…n∆˘ n˘Ã∂…i…∆ ™…‰x… i…∫®…Ë ∏…“M…÷Æ˙¥…‰ x…®…: ** sth¡varaÆ ja´gamaÆ vy¡ptaÆ yena k¤tsnaÆ car¡caram, tatpadaÆ dar¿itaÆ yena tasmai ¿r¢gurave nama:. 3 Song Of the Soul SSalutations to the Guru who has made it possible to realise That, by which all the mobile and immobile, as well as the animate and inanimate creation is pervaded. +x…‰EÚ-V…x®…∫…∆|……{i… EÚ®…Êxv…x…- ¥…n˘… Ω˛x…‰ * +…i®…Y……x……ŒMx…n˘…x…‰x… i…∫®…Ë ∏…“M…÷Æ˙¥…‰ x…®…: ** aneka-janma-sampr¡pta karmendhana-vid¡hine , ¡tmajµ¡n¡gnid¡nena tasmai ¿r¢gurave nama: . SSalutations to the Guru who, by infusing the fire of Self- knowledge, completely burns away the fuel of karma collected over many lives. x… M…÷Æ˙…‰Æ˙ v…E∆Ú i…k¥…∆ x… M…÷Æ˙…‰Æ˙ v…E∆Ú i…{…: * i…k¥…Y……x……i{…Æ∆˙ x……Œ∫i… i…∫®…Ë ∏…“M…÷Æ˙¥…‰ x…®…: ** na guroradhikaÆ tattvaÆ na guroradhikaÆ tapa: , tattvajµ¡n¡t-paraÆ n¡sti tasmai ¿r¢gurave nama: . TThere is no Truth higher than the Guru, no penance higher than remembering and serving the Guru, and there is nothing superior to the Realization of Truth. Salutations to the Guru. ®…z……l…: ∏…“V…M…z……l……‰ ®…n¬˘M…÷Ø˚: ∏…“V…M…n¬˘M…÷Ø˚: * ®…n˘…i®…… ∫…¥…«¶…⁄i……i®…… i…∫®…Ë ∏…“M…÷Æ˙¥…‰ x…®…: ** mann¡tha: ¿r¢jagann¡tho madguru: ¿r¢jagadguru: , mad¡tm¡ sarvabh£t¡tm¡ tasmai ¿r¢gurave nama: . MMy Lord is the Lord of the universe, my Guru is the Universal Teacher and my Self is the Self of everything. Salutations to the Guru. 4 Song Of the Soul v™……x…®…⁄±…∆Ù M…÷Æ˙…‰®…⁄«Ãi…: {…⁄V……®…⁄±…∆Ù M…÷Æ˙…‰: {…n˘®…¬ * ®…xj…®…⁄±…∆Ù M…÷Æ˙…‰¥……«C™…∆ ®……‰I…®…⁄±…∆Ù M…÷Æ˙…‰: EfiÚ{…… ** dhy¡nam£laÆ gurorm£rti: p£j¡m£laÆ guro: padam , mantram£laÆ gurorv¡kyaÆ mokÀam£laÆ guro: k¤p¡ . TThe focus for meditation is the Guru’s person; the focus of worship is the feet of the Guru; the real mantra is the word of the Guru and the cause of liberation is the Guru’s compassion.
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