Thursday, July 19, 2018

# 21 Niranjan Pad ko Sadhu koi koi pata hai


Brahmanand bhajan

निरंजन पद को साधु कोई पाता है
ताल: राग पहाड़ी
निरंजन पद को साधु कोई पाता है। टेक।
मूलद्वार से खेंच पवन को उल्टा पंथ चलाता है
नाभि पंकज दल में सूती नागन जाय उठाता है । १।
मेरुदंड की सीढ़ी बना कर सुन शिखर चढ़ जाता है
भ्रमर गुफा में जाय बिराजे जगमग ज्योत जगाता है । २।
शशि मण्डल से अमृत टपके पीकर प्यास बुझाता है
गगन महल में जाकर सोवे सुरता सेज़ बिछाता है ।३।
सब कर्मन की धूनी जलाकर तन में भस्म रमाता है
ब्रह्मानंद स्वरुप मगन हो आप ही आप समाता है ।४।
Niranjan pad ko sadhu koi pata hai
Taal: raag pahadi
Niranjan pad ko sadhu koi paata hai | repeat|
Mooldwara se khench pavan  ko ulta panth chalata hai
Nabhi pankajdal me sooti naagan jay uthata hai |1|
Merudand ki seedhi bana kar sun shikhar chadh jata hai
Bhramar gufa me jaay biraje jagmag jyot jagata hai |2|
Shashi mandal se amrit tapke peekar pyas mitata hai
Gagan mahal me jakar sove surta sez bichhata hai |3|
Sab karman ki dhooni jalakar tan me bhasm ramaata hai
Brmhanand swaroop  magan ho aap me aap samaata hai |4|

Semantics:
Rare is the seeker who attains the hidden knowledge,
Who draws breath from Mooldwara's depths,
Awakening the serpent sleeping on the lotus navel.
He ascends the spine's staircase to the peak,
Enters the cave, and illuminates the darkness,
Quenching his thirst with nectar from the moon's oracle.
In the palace of the sky, he lays his bed,
Burning karma in the altar of yoga,
Anointing his body with its sacred ashes.
Brahmanand declares, the yogi is immersed within,
Dwelling deeply in the essence of his own self.

Connotations:

Swamiji explains in this piece of poetry that attaining hidden or sacred knowledge is a rare achievement. Only one among countless seekers can find true knowledge. As mentioned in the Ishavasyopanishad, divine truth is not easily accessible to everyone because it is shrouded in illusion. The phrase "Hiranya Mayen Patrain Satyasa Pihitam Mukham" translates to "The face of truth is covered by a golden vessel," illustrating that truth is concealed and not directly in reach.

When a sage or yogi attains a state of samadhi, they experience ultimate bliss. This state of absolute bliss is something only a yogi can comprehend; it is rare and secret. Swamiji discusses enlightenment through Yoga-Darshana*, describing how a yogi blends ^Apana Vayu with Prana Vayu in reverse order, moving Apana Vayu from the Muladhara Chakra to the Ajna Chakra. This practice, the pinnacle of Pranayama, leads the yogi to the state of samadhi.

This concept is also mentioned in the Bhagavad Gita:

"Apane juhvati pranam pranapanam tatha pare Pranapaan gati ruddhva pranayam parayana" 
(Gita 4:29)

Translation: "And there are even others who are inclined to the process of breath restraint to remain in trance, and they practice stopping the movement of the outgoing breath into the incoming, and incoming breath into the outgoing, and thus at last remain in trance, stopping all breathing. Some of them, curtailing the eating process, offer the outgoing breath into itself, as a sacrifice."

Swamiji reveals a rare and hidden knowledge using metaphor. He speaks of the serpent asleep over the navel lotus, referring to the Muladhara Chakra and the Kundalini (the coiled one), the supreme source of yogic energy. A yogi can awaken this, Kundalini.

*Yoga Darshana is one of the six Vedic schools of philosophy. The six schools are:
1. Nyaya
2. Vaisheshika
3. Samkhya
4. Yoga
5. Mimamsa
6. Vedanta

^According to Ayurveda and Yoga Darshana, there are five types of air that control the human body:
- Prana Vayu controls the heart and lungs.
- Apana Vayu controls the genitalia and anus.
- Samana Vayu controls the bellybutton (digestive organs).
- Udana Vayu controls the throat.
- Vyana Vayu controls the rest of the body parts.



Thursday, October 26, 2017

# 26 He Ri Sakhi Batlaye mujhe







हे री सखी बतलाय मुझे 
तालग़ज़ल कवाली 
हे री सखी बतलाय मुझे 
पिया के मन-भावन की बतियाँ ।। टेक।।  
गुणहीन मलिन शरीर मेरा, कुछ हार सिंगार 
किया भी नहीं । नहि जानू मैं प्रेम की बात कोई   
मेरी कांपत है डर से छतियाँ ।।१।।
पिया अंदर महल विराज रहे,  घर काजन मे अटकाय  
रही । नहिं एक घड़ी पल संग किया 
विरथा सब बीत गयी रतियाँ ।।२।। 
पिया सोवत ऊंची अटारिन में, जहाँ जीव  
परिंद को गंम नहीं । किस मारग होय के जाय  
मिलूं किस भाँत बनाय लिखूँ पतियाँ ।।३।। 
निज स्वारथ का संसार सभी, किससे अब   
प्रीत करूँ मन में । ब्रह्मानंद पिया हितकार मेरा  
जग भीतर और नहीं गतियाँ ।।४।।
He ri sakhi batlay mujhe
Beat: Gazal kavali
He ri sakhi batlaay mujhe 
Piya k man bhawan ki batiya ||repeat||
Gunheen maleen sharir mera 
Kuch haar singar kiya bhi nahi  
Nahi janu main prem ki baat koi  
Meri kanpat hai dar se chhatiyan ||1|| 
Piya andar mahal viraj rahe 
Ghar kajan me atkaay rahi  
Nahi ek ghadi pal sang kiya  
Virtha sab beet gayi ratiyan. ||2|| 
Piya sovat  oonchi  atarin me. 
Jaha jeev parind ko gamm nahi  
Kis marag hoy k jaay miloon 
Kis bhaant banay likhun patiyan ||3|| 
Nij swarath ka sansar sabhi. 
Kis se ab preet karu mann me  
Bramhanand piya hitkaar mera. 
Jag bheetar aur nahi gatiyan  ||4|| 


Word Meaning
Sakhi = friend (of female) ;  batlaay = tell ; piya = beloved  
Man bhawan = pleasing/ favorite ; batiyaan= Talks  
Gunheen = meritless ; malin = dirty ;.
Haar-singar = ornamentation - make up; 
kanpat= palpitate ; chhatiyan = bossoms / heart 
Viraj = sitting ; atkaay = engaged ;  ghadi-pal = moment  
Virtha = in vain ;  Atari = tower building ; marag = path 
Bhanti = way of doing ; patiyan = letters ; 
swarath = selfishness ;  preet = love ; 
hitkaar = beneficial ; gatiyan = way to go


Semantics:

Oh, my friend, please tell me, what are my beloved’s favorite words?
My body is unclean, devoid of grace; I wear no ornament, nor makeup on my face.
I do not know the language of love, my heart trembles with fear.

Alas! I was absorbed in household chores, while my sweetheart waited within the palace.
Not a moment did I spend with my beloved, and the nights slipped away in vain.

My dear one sleeps in a lofty tower, where no creature or bird can reach.
How can I ever meet him? How can I send him a message?

Swami Brahmanand says, "This world is filled with selfishness; whom should I love but the Divine?"
My beloved is my only refuge; there is no other way but to worship God.

Connotation: 
   
               Swamiji wishes for someone to show him how to allure his beloved, the Divine, who is God. He reflects on his sins, realizing that he never remembered God, wasting his time in bliss and luxury.
He acknowledges that God is far beyond this world, unreachable by those who feel separate from Him.
Ultimately, Swamiji concludes that the world is full of selfishness, and the most beneficial path is to love and worship God. Brahmaanand ji says there is no other way but this.




Wednesday, October 4, 2017

# 16 Jhooth Sab Jagat Pasara Re



झूठ सब जगत पसारा
राग: मारवाड़ी
झूठ सब जगत पसारा सोच समझ नर देख बिचारा
मूरख गर्व करे मनमें हरिनाम बिसारा रे ।। टेक ।।
बड़े बड़े राजा अरु रानी देश ख़ज़ाने हुकुम दिवानी
भूमि में मिल गया रह्या नही एक इशारा रे ।।१।।
अर्जुन भीम कर्ण से भारे शूरवीर रण गर्ज़न हारे
काल बली से हारे सभी परलोक सिधारा रे ।।२।।
पंडित योगीजन घनेरे रूपवंत गुणिगण बहुतेरे
अपनी गाय बजाय गए जग में दिन चारा रे ।।३।।
धन जोवन गुण थिर नहि कोई ब्रह्मानंद नाश सब
होई परमेश्वर का नाम सुमर सबसे हो न्यारा रे ।।४।।
Jhuth sab jagat pasara
Raag: Marwari
Jhuth sab jagat pasara soch samajh nar dekh bichara
Moorakh garv kare man me harinam nisaar re || repeat||
Bade bade raja aru raani desh khazane hukum diwani
Bhoomi me mil gaya rahya nahi ek ishara re ||1||
Arjun Bheem Karn se bhaare shoorveer ran garjan haare
Kaal bali se hare sabhi parlok sidhara re ||2||
Pandit yogi jan ghanere roopvant gunigan bahutere
Apni gaay bajaay gaye jag din me chara re ||3||
Dhan jovan gun thir nahi koi bramhanand nash sab
Hoyi parmeshwar ka naam sumar sabse ho nyara re ||4||


Word Meaning:
  Jhuth= False ;  jagat = world ;  Pasara = Spread
Soch samajh = think and understand
Nar = human ; bichara = think ; moorakh= stupid
Garv= proud ; bisara = forget ;  desh = states;. 
Khajane = treasures ; hukum = Order (law) ; 
Divani = Administrators ; bhoomi = earth / soil ;
Ishara = symbol/ evidence ; Shoorveer = Great warrior ; 
Ran = war ; Garjan = roar ; kaal bali = Mighty Time ; 
Haare = defeated ;  parlok = next world ; sidhara= gone
Pandit = Scholar ; Yogiraj = Great Monk ;
ghanere = so many  ;  roop want = Beautiful ;
gunigan = full of virtues; bahutere= so many ;
gaaye bajaye = sing and play ;  din chara = 4 days
Dhan= wealth ; jovan = youth ; gun = merit :
Thir (sthir)= stable ; Sumar= think / chant ;
nyara= separate
Semantics:
      Swami Brahmanandji's bhajan echoes: "O human! Lies are scattered everywhere in this world. O human! Ponder, perceive, and ponder again.

If, by forsaking the Holy name of God, pride swells within you, it is but folly.

Grand kingdoms, riches, and rulers all merged into the earth when death arrives, leaving no trace behind.

Mightier warriors than Arjuna, Bheem, and Karna once walked this earth, their battle cries echoing, yet they succumbed to the relentless grasp of Time, meeting their end.

Scholars and sages graced this world, alongside the talented and beautiful, each striving to shape their own destinies, yet their days are fleeting.

Brahmaanand Ji declares: Money, youth, and talent are fleeting in this world, all subject to ruin. Only the Divine and the Holy name of God reign supreme, eternal and immortal. Thus, let every soul chant the Lord's Holy name."

Connotation.
    Swami Brahmanand ji elucidates the transient nature of the world in this hymn, asserting its inherent falsehood due to its destructible nature.
Human attributes such as beauty, talent, wealth, health, strength, intelligence, bravery, and glory all fade away with the passing of human life. Therefore, anything impermanent cannot be deemed as truth.
Only the name of God endures as true. Swami Brahmanand ji urges us to seek refuge in God.

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