Category Archives: Sanskrit Studies

рд╢рд┐рд╡ рд╕реВрддреНрд░ рео, реп, резреж: Shiva Sutras Section 1, Sutra 8, 9, & 10

рдЬреНрдЮрд╛рдирдВ рдЬрд╛рдЧреНрд░рддреН редред рео редред Jnanam jaagrat || 8 || Knowledge + Waking state/conscious awareness 8. Knowledge obtained [from the external world] is part of the waking state or conscious awareness. рд╕реНрд╡рдкреНрдиреЛ рд╡рд┐рдХрд▓реНрдкрд╛рдГ редред реп редред Svapno vikalpaah || 9 … Continue reading

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рд╢рд┐рд╡ рд╕реВрддреНрд░ рел,рем,рен: Shiva Sutras Section 1, Sutra 5, 6, & 7 – Divine Consciousness I Am

рдЙрджреНрдпрдореЛ рднреИрд░рд╡рдГ редред рел редред Udyamao Bhairavah ┬а|| 5 || Sudden Raising up/Elevating + The Formidable One, an epithet of Shiva/Divine Consciousness 5. Now Ascend to Divine Consciousness рд╢рдХреНрддрд┐рдЪрдХреНрд░рд╕рдВрдзрд╛рдиреЗ рд╡рд┐рд╢реНрд╡рд╕рдВрд╣рд╛рд░рдГ редред рем редред Shaktichakrasandhaane vishvasamhaarrah || 6 || Shakti = … Continue reading

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рд╢рд┐рд╡ рд╕реВрддреНрд░ реи, рей, рек: Shiva Sutras Section 1, Sutra 2, 3, & 4

рдЬреНрдЮрд╛рдирдВ┬а┬ардмрдиреНрдз: редредреиредред Jnaanam┬аbandhah 2. (Limited) Knowledge is bondage. рдпреЛрдирд┐рд╡рд░реНрдЧ: рдХрд▓рд╛рд╢рд░реАрд░рдореН редредрейредред Yonivargah kalaashariiram The Source (Womb) + class/group (i.e. the physical realm of Maya) + the body/form + ignorance/a moment in time.┬а(Kalaa also means menstrual discharge, which goes with the … Continue reading

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рд╢рд┐рд╡ рд╕реВрддреНрд░ рез: The Shiva Sutras Section 1, Sutra 1

Sutra means thread or string, and sutras are spiritual or sacred texts that thread together ideas and messages in as few words as possible. This is to avoid any ambiguity in their meaning, and yet it makes them so fully … Continue reading

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рдорд╣рд╛ рдореГрддреНрдпреБрдВрдЬрдп рдордВрддреНрд░ Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra

The┬аMaha Mrityunjaya Mantra┬аis a beautiful and powerful meditation mantra. With the epithet тАЬthree-eyed oneтАЭ, this mantra addresses the god Rudra, the fierce and destructive aspect of Shiva. The transformative vibrations of this mantra can assist us in overcoming illness, mental … Continue reading

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рдЧреБрд░реБрд╕реНрддреЛрддреНрд░рдореН Gurustotram (3 & 4)

  рдЕрдЬреНрдЮрд╛рдирддрд┐рдорд┐рд░рд╛рдиреНрдзрд╕реНрдп рдЬреНрдЮрд╛рдирд╛рдЮреНрдЬрдирд╢рд▓рд╛рдХрдпрд╛ ред рдЪрдХреНрд╖реБрд░реБрдиреНрдореАрд▓рд┐рддрдВ рдпреЗрди рддрд╕реНрдореИ┬ард╢реНрд░реАрдЧреБрд░рд╡реЗ рдирдордГ редред рей редред рд╕реНрдерд╛рд╡рд░рдВ рдЬрдЩреНрдЧрдордВ рд╡реНрдпрд╛рдкреНрддрдВ рдпреЗрди рдХреНрд░реНрддреНрд╕реНрдирдВ рдЪрд░рд╛рдЪрд░рдореН ред рддрддреНрдкрджрдВ рджрд░реНрд╢рд┐рддрдВ рдпреЗрди рддрд╕реНрдореИ┬ард╢реНрд░реАрдЧреБрд░рд╡реЗ рдирдордГ редред рек редред (3) aj├▒aanatimiraandhasya j├▒aanaa├▒janashalaakayaa cakshurunmiilitam yena tasmai shriiguruve namah (4) sthaavaram jangamam vyaaptam yena krtsnam … Continue reading

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рдЧреБрд░реБрд╕реНрддреЛрддреНрд░рдореН Gurustotram (2)

рдЕрдЦрдгреНрдбрдордгреНрдбрд▓рд╛рдХрд╛рд░рдВ рд╡реНрдпрд╛рдкреНрддрдВ рдпреЗрди рдЪрд░рд╛рдЪрд░рдореН ред рддрддреНрдкрджрдВ рджрд░реНрд╢рд┐рддрдВ рдпреЗрди рддрд╕реНрдореИ рд╢реНрд░реАрдЧреБрд░рд╡реЗ рдирдордГ редред реи редред (2) akhandamandalaakaaram vyaaptam yena caraacaram tatpadam darshitam yena tasmai shriigurave namah (2) The unbroken whole (circular) form, comprised of all animate and inanimate things That place … Continue reading

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Gurustotram (1)

рдУрдореН рд╢реНрд░реАрдЧрдгреЗрд╢рд╛рдп рдирдордГ ┬а om shriiganeshaaya namah┬а Om radiant Ganesh As some of you know from my About Page, I have studied ancient languages (Latin and Greek) as well as modern language, languages, and linguistics. Last spring I had begun … Continue reading

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