Thursday, December 1, 2011
LORD MAHESH
Shiva is one of the gods of the
Trinity. He is said to be the god of destruction. The other two gods are
Brahma, the god of creation and Vishnu, the god of maintenance. The three gods
represent the three fundamental powers of nature which are manifest in the
world viz. creation, destruction and maintenance. These powers exist
perpetually. Creation is going on all the time. So is destruction and
maintenance. All three powers are manifest at all times. They are inseparable.
Creation and destruction are like two sides of a coin. And maintenance is an
integral part of the processes of creation and destruction. For example,
morning dies to give birth to noon. Noon dies when night is born. In this chain
of birth and death the day is maintained. To
indicate
that these three processes are one and the same the three gods are combined in
one form of Lord Dattatreya. Lord Dattatreya has the faces of Brahma, Vishnu
and Shiva. Shiva is married to the Goddess Uma. Uma represents frakriti
which means perishable matter. Shiva's marriage with Uma signifies that the
power of destruction has no meaning without its association with perishable
matter. Destruction manifests itself only when there is perishable matter. Lord
Shiva sits in a meditative pose against the white background of the snow-capped
Himalayas in Mount Kailas.
His posture symbolises perfect inner harmony and poise, experienced by a man of
Realisation. He is rooted in God- consciousness. He revels in the bliss of the
transcendental Reality. Nothing disturbs him. The vicissitudes of nature, the
challenges of life, the trials and tribulations of the terrestrial world do not
affect him at all. He maintains perfect serenity, equanimity and tranquility in
all environments and circumstances.
The snow-white background
symbolises the absolute purity of mind. When the mind is disturbed, agitated,
you do not see the divinity in you. Recognising your divine self is like
seeing a reflection in a pool of water. When the water is dirty or disturbed
you cannot see your own reflection. Only when the water is clear and steady
do you recognize your reflection. Similarly, the divinity in you is lost in a
pool of thoughts. If the thoughts are dirty (tamasic) or agitated (rajasic)
you miss your divine Self. By spiritual practices you ought to raise your
personality from its tamasic and rajasic states to the state, of sattwa.
In the sattviic state when the mind is absolutely pure and steady you recognise
your supreme Self. That is the state of Shiva in Kaila. On the auspicious
occasion of MahaShivaratri, Shiva
performs
the ecstatic dance of realisation. In the dance pose Shiva is known as
Nataraja. The dance symbolises the thrill of god-realisation. Beyond the
realms of the waking, dream and deep-sleep states of consciousness. Beyond
the ' experiences of the body and its perceptions, the mind and its feelings,
the intellect and its thoughts lies the bliss of Godhood. Shiva reaches this
state of Godhood and dances with the intoxication of supreme bliss
Shiva is said to have a third eye known as gyana chakshu. Gyana chakshu
literally means eye of wisdom. The eye whose vision reaches beyond that of
the two mortal eyes. The idea of the third eye is not to be taken literally
to mean that a third fleshy organ exists in Shiva. It only means that Shiva
has a divine vision of Reality. Your vision is confined merely to
perceptions, emotions and thoughts but when you transcend the limitations of
your body, mind and intellect you gain realisation of your inner Self. That
is indicated by the opening of the gyana chakshu
Shiva us also known as “Gangadhar”, Gangadhar literally means the carrier of
Ganga (River Ganges). Shiva is said to carry the Ganges in his locks. Shiva
is sometimes shown with his trident (“trishool”) in his hand. The “trishool”
is a three pronged weapon which symbolizes the destruction of the ego with
its three-fold desires of the body, mind and intellect. Shiva with his weapon
indicated his victory over his ego and attainment of the state of
perfection.
Aarti of Lord Mahesh
Jai Shiv onkara, Prabhu jai Shiv
onkara
Brahma Vishnu Sadashiv ardhangi dhara, Om
Har Har Mahadev....
Ekanan, chaturanan, panchanan raje,
Hansasan GarudaSan Vrishvahan saje, Om Har
Har Mahadev....
Do bhuj, charu chaturbhui dashmukh ati sohe
Tinon rup nirakhte tribhuvan janmohe, Om Har
Har Mahadev....
Akshyamala banamala mundmal dhari
Chandan mrigmad sohai, bhale shubhkari, Om
Har Har Mahadev....
Shvetambar Pitambar Bagambar ange,
Brahmadik Sankadik Pretadik sange, Om Har
Har Mahadev....
Kar madhye kamandalu au trishul bhari,
Sukhkari dukhahari jagpalankari, Om Har Har
Mahadev....
Brahma Vishnu Sadashiv janat aviveka,
Pranavakshar men shobhit ye tinon eka, Om
Har Har Mahadev....
Trigun svami ki arti jo koi nar gave
Kahat Shivanand svami man vanchhit phal pave,
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