(Post 01)
(http://literature.awgp.org/akhandjyoti/2004/May_Jun/v1.ShivaPhilosophyDevotion)
Translation of the original discourse in Hindi: "Bhagvana Shiva Aur Unaka Tatva Darshan"
Let us begin with the collective chanting of the Gayatri Mantra:
"Om Bhur Bhuvah Swah, Tatsaviturvarenyam Bhargo Devasya Dhimahi, Dhiyo Yonah Prachodayat ||"
Sisters and Brothers,
When Goswami Tulasidas ji began to write the holy and sublime Epic "Ramcharit Manas", he first prayed to Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati as:
"Bhavani Shankarau Vande Shraddha Vishwasarupinau |
Yabhyam Vina Na Pashyanti Siddhah Swantasthmiswaram ||"
The saint poet firmly believed that the great Epic being written by him, through divine inspiration, could not serve the purpose of enlightening the masses, and liberating them from the agonies and sufferings of the world, without the divine grace of Bhavani-Shankar (Parvati and Shiva). Therefore, he ardently invoked the grace of Bhavani-Shankar.
The above shloka (couplet) originated from the depths of his aspiring soul and is the key to the understanding of the basic divine attributes of masculine-feminine divinity, which actually manifests as Shiva-Shakti or Bhavani-Shankar
This evening, we too have prayed to Bhavani-Shankar.
Let us try to grasp the great message conveyed through the above salutation.
"Bhavani Shankarau Vande" means "We pray to the Goddess Bhavani (Parvati) and God Shankar (Shiva)".
Who are they?
"Shraddha Vishwasa Rupinau" - Parvati is shraddha and Shiva is vishwasa.
Shraddha - absolute intrinsic faith that inspires and inculcates divine virtues and values,
and
Vishwasa - unperturbed confidence and inner belief, together prepare the ground for the manifestation of the divine force of Shiva-Parvati.
(http://literature.awgp.org/akhandjyoti/2004/May_Jun/v1.ShivaPhilosophyDevotion)
Translation of the original discourse in Hindi: "Bhagvana Shiva Aur Unaka Tatva Darshan"
Let us begin with the collective chanting of the Gayatri Mantra:
"Om Bhur Bhuvah Swah, Tatsaviturvarenyam Bhargo Devasya Dhimahi, Dhiyo Yonah Prachodayat ||"
Sisters and Brothers,
When Goswami Tulasidas ji began to write the holy and sublime Epic "Ramcharit Manas", he first prayed to Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati as:
"Bhavani Shankarau Vande Shraddha Vishwasarupinau |
Yabhyam Vina Na Pashyanti Siddhah Swantasthmiswaram ||"
The saint poet firmly believed that the great Epic being written by him, through divine inspiration, could not serve the purpose of enlightening the masses, and liberating them from the agonies and sufferings of the world, without the divine grace of Bhavani-Shankar (Parvati and Shiva). Therefore, he ardently invoked the grace of Bhavani-Shankar.
The above shloka (couplet) originated from the depths of his aspiring soul and is the key to the understanding of the basic divine attributes of masculine-feminine divinity, which actually manifests as Shiva-Shakti or Bhavani-Shankar
This evening, we too have prayed to Bhavani-Shankar.
Let us try to grasp the great message conveyed through the above salutation.
"Bhavani Shankarau Vande" means "We pray to the Goddess Bhavani (Parvati) and God Shankar (Shiva)".
Who are they?
"Shraddha Vishwasa Rupinau" - Parvati is shraddha and Shiva is vishwasa.
Shraddha - absolute intrinsic faith that inspires and inculcates divine virtues and values,
and
Vishwasa - unperturbed confidence and inner belief, together prepare the ground for the manifestation of the divine force of Shiva-Parvati.
