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Krsna & Sakatasuran

Mrutyuh sarva harah cha aham udbhavah cha bhaviswhyatam I

Kirtih shrih vak cha narinam smritih medha dhritih kshama II sloka 34

मृत्युः सर्व हरः च अहम् उद्भवः च भविष्यतां I

कीर्तिः श्रीः वाक् च नारीणां स्मृतिः मेधा धृतिः क्षमा II श्लोक 34

Life and death are the obverse and reverse of  existence. To the born, death is certain. The Lord is as much the force of destruction as he is the force of creation. 

As the rain bearing clouds are attracted to the verdure of forests, the grace of the Lord in the form of prosperity comes to those who have made themselves worthy of it.

The powers of the Lord (who are goddesses) - Fame (Kirti), Fortune(Shri), Speech (Vak), Memory (Smriti), Intelligence (Medha), Constancy (Dhriti) and Forbearance (Kshama) - wherever these qualities are found in abundance, there the presence of the divine is prominent.

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Govinda

Aksharanam akarah asmi dvandvah samasikasya  cha I

Ahamevakshyah akshayah kalah  dhata aham vishvatah mukhah II sloka 33

अक्षराणां अकारः अस्मि द्वन्द्वः सामासिकस्य च I

अहम् एव अक्षयः  कालः धाता अहम् विश्वतः मुखः II श्लोक 33

Of letters I am the letter A, and of the word compounds I am the dual (dvandva). I am verily the inexhaustible Time. I am the dispenser facing everywhere.

Brahman, the unmanifested reality manifests itself as the nada brahman  or Sound Reality. The universe is the gross manifestation of this Sound Reality. A thing in the world is called pada artha. which means the word and its meaning. The homogenous sum total of the sound in the cosmos is "Om", The very first phase of this monosyllable is  the letter "A", the modifications of which form the other letters. In all languages A is the first letter and it is rightly equated with the Lord.

Word compounds in Sanskrit conform to certain principles. While compounding themselves when two words retain equal importance they are called dual or "dvandva". For example Rama and Krishna together form Ramakrishna, both the personalities retaining their individualities.

A moment, an hour,  a day, a year - divisions of time such as these have their beginnings and ends But time in itself is beginningless and endless and its is equated with God who is called Mahakala. 

The Lord himself has become the multitudinous beings, each of them enjoying the fruits os its own karma. In this way the Lord is the Dispenser. Because of his being present everywhere as the countless individualities, He is termed as facing everywhere. This fact is self evident in nature.

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Krishna's Pattabhishekam by Indra on Goverdhana

Sarganaam adih antah cha madhyam cha eva aham arjuna I

Adhyatma vidya vidyanam vadah pravad atam aham II sloka 32

सर्गनां  आदिः अन्तः च मध्यं च एव अहं अर्जुन I

अध्यात्म  विध्या विध्यानां वादः प्रवाद अतां अहं II श्लोक 32

Of created things I am the beginning and the end and also the middle, O Arjuna. Of the sciences I am the science of Self; of those who debate I am reason.

In the twentieth stanza of this chapter the Lord states that he is the beginning, the middle and the end of beings. Here he states that the same is the case in regard to the elements as well. While making an ornament, while maintaining it and while melting it back to its original state, gold the material cause of it, remains ever the same.In this way, Iswara the root cause of the universe is ever himself even while creating, preserving and destroying it.

The science of self is  atma vidya or brahma vidya.  Ignorance vanishes when the Brahman is known. the delusion of birth and death disappears; all problems get solved. The knower of Brahman becomes Brahman. There is no science superior to this. The Lord is himself this atma vidya.

Reason is the most useful instrument possessed by man of enquiry into the real and the non-real into truth and its opposite. Brushing aside all prejudices and predispositions, if reason be faithfully followed it takes the inquirer up to the gateway of intuition. Pure reason is a glory come from god. 

Know the one that is the root of everything. Then truth becomes self evident to you. Put the number one first and then add the zeros; this done, the zeros have their value. Without the number one they are useless. The many get their values from the original number one.  Iswara is the number one; the universe and the beings are the zeros appended to it. 

Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa

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Ganga's descent to earth

Pavanah pavatam asmi ramah sashtra bhrutam aham I

Jashanam makarah cha asmi srotasam asmi jahnavi II sloka 31

पावनः  पवतां अस्मि रामः शस्त्र भृतां अहं I 

झषाणां मकरः च अस्मि स्रोतसं अस्मि जाह्नवी II श्लोक 31

Of purifiers I am the wind; of the wielders of weapon I am Rama; Of fishes I am the shark, and of the rivers I am Ganges.

All the four elements - earth, water, fire and water are in fact purifiers. Among them air is all pervading and doing this great work very effectively. It is capable of purifying the earth, water and fire too. It make fire burn; it converts impure water into vapour and reinstates it as pure rain water. The smell produced by the earth and earthly things is purified and made smell-less by air. The glory of the lord reveals itself through this great purifier.

Unarmed and under armed countries are exposed to intrusion and invasion. In this respect Rama has a lesson to teach countries and governments. Weapon is a power for good or bad.  Rama's weapon was the deadliest in those days but he never abused it. Evil would have ensued if he had ever abused it. Whenever he put his weapon to use, only good came out of it. To be well armed and make good and timely use of the arms is the lesson that Rama teaches kings and rulers. Any deviation from his teaching isd snot good for public safety. Rama was an incarnation of God, and Krishna identifies himself with him. 

Among fishes he is the shark which is the most powerful among them. It has derived that power from Gods cosmic energy.

Ganges is also known as Jahnavi since she became the daughter of sage Jahnu. When Bhagiratha was escorting the Ganges, she inundated the sacrificial field of the sage Jahnu, who became annoyed at her intrusion and swallowed her. But at the supplication of Bhagiratha the sage permitted the river to come out of his ear. That way she became Jahnavi. Among rivers Ganges is the most sacred. Her water bottled over any length of time, does not putrefy. She is venerated as having come from the feet of Maha Vishnu and head of Shiva. Many saints and sage shave performed austerities on the banks of this river. She has a sanctifying influence on the sadhakas. This divinity in her is derived from the Lord.

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Prahladanam cha asmi daityanam kalah kalyatam aham I

Mruganam cha mruga indrah aham vainateyah cha pakshinam II sloka 30

प्रहलदानां च अस्मि दैत्यानां कालः कलयतां अहं I

मृगाणां च मृग इन्द्रः अहं वैनतेयः च पक्षिणां II श्लोक 30

Of the daityas I am prahlada and of the reckoners I am time; Of beasts I am the lord of the beasts and Vainateya of the birds.

The daityas were the sworn enemies of the devas. Prahlada was the son of Hiranyakasipu, the king of those titans. From birth onwards Prahlada showed extreme devotion to the Lord Vishnu, which ran counter to the plan and design of his father. Prahlada is the model of the Bhakthas. Proof is found in him of the fact that the great ones are sometimes born low. It is befitting that he is an attribute of the Iswara.

Time is the great and unfailing recorder of the appearance, stay and disappearance of things and beings in the universe. That it is identified with the Iswara is appropriate.

The lion is the lord of beasts. He is majestic and magnanimous in his own way. The glory of the lord indeed is manifested in this beast.

Vainateya is the son of Vinata. This is another name for Garuda who being the vehicle for Lord Vishnu is a symbol of his attributes.

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This mail today is a homage to my acharya, the 45th pontiff of Ahobila mutt, who attained acharyan tiruvadi (vaikuntam) last night at Srirangam. May his blessings always be with all of us.

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Ananthah cha asmi naganam varunah yadasam aham I
Pitrunam aryama cha asmi yamah samyamatam aham II sloka 29
अनन्तः च अस्मि नागानां वरुणः यादसां अहं I
पितृणां अर्यमा च अस्मि यमः संयमतां अहं II श्लोक 29

Of the nagas I am Ananta; of the water deities I am Varuna; Of the pitrus I am Aryama; Of controllers I am  Yama.

The nagas are non-poisonous snakes. Anantha among them is conceived of or represented as five headed. This is a symbol of prakriti being made up of 5 elements. Because the lord is resting on Ananta, he speaks of it as his vibhuti.

Varuna is one of the vedic deities. He has his jurisdiction on earth and in heaven. He is noted for his intelligence. With the march of time he associates himself with the water-deities  and becomes their king; as such he is  also one of the glories of the Lord.

Oitrus are the departed ancestors. The very first to enter the world of the manes is Aryama and so he is the presiding deity over them. All those who pay homage to their departed ancestors pay homage to Aryama as well. This way he beomes the vibhuti of the Lord.

The practice of self control is called yama, in the science of yoga. Punishment in the form of pain is inflicted on one who does not practise self control. And this is the experience of one and all. The Lord of death is called Yama. He does not deviate an iota in his deal of justice. Life and death are meted out by Yama to beings according to their karma. He is therefore among the controllers. This merit comes to Yama from Iswara.

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Ananthapadmanabhan - Thiruvananthapuram

Ayudhanam aham vajram dhenunam asmi kamadhuk I

Prajanah cha asmi kandarpa sarpanam asmi vasuki II sloka 28

आयुधानां अहं वज्रं धेनूनां अस्मि कामधुक् I

प्रजनः च अस्मि कन्दर्पः सर्पाणां अस्मि  वासुकिः II श्लोक 28

Of the weapons I am the thunderbolt; of cows I am kamadhuk; I am Kandarpa of the progenitors; of serpents I am Vasuki. 

Mace and discus are the wonted weapons of Sriman Narayana. Instead of referring to these celebrated weapons, the Lord has purposely made a mention of Vajra or the thunderbolt. The former weapons are eternally part and parcel of his innate being. Whereas the Vajra is the manufactured one for a set purpose. Indra the Lord of the devas found it impossible to vanquish the invincible Vritrasura except with the weapon of Vajra. The material for manufacturing this weapon is the bones of a sage who is all purity , austerity and perfection, voluntarily given to the cause of universal welfare. Indra found the fulfillment of all these conditions in the sage Dadichi. On Indra's presenting his case, the sage sat in samadhi and gave up the body for the conquest of evil. The thunderbolt could be made because of the sacrifice of Dadichi. Manufacture of vajrayudha is the ideal ever held out to India in particular and humanity in general, to combat wickedness. The willing self sacrifice of a large number of holy men  and women for public welfare is what is wanted. This holy act is allegorically put as the weapon of vajra. The Lord is present where the weapon of vajra is present. 

Kamadhuk or the milch cow of desire is one of the rare products from the churning of the ocean of milk already mentioned. This cow has the power to supply all the requirements in life. Tradition has it that the rishi Vashishta was never in want because of the 

profuse supply made by this divine cow. Mention is made in chapter three, stanza 10, that a willing and cheerful mind and the endeavours on right lines constitute this milch cow of desire. In plain words, an exuberant mind and wholesome ventures are indeed the glories of the Lord.

Kandarpa is cupid - the personification of progenitive instinct. Progeny is possible because of this urge in beings. It is not to be condemned as base but revered as divine in origin. The Lord puts it to us that this urge of his is a divine attribute.

The serpent is a venomous creature. All the same it is associated with Iswara in all his forms. It is the symbol of his cosmic energy. In man the dormant power is called kundalini shakti or the coiled up power syumbolised as the serpent power. Happiness and misery, life and death are both expressions of energy. The negative expression is the poison in the snake. Vasuki the poisonous snake was utilised as a rope to rotate the Mount Meru in the act of churning of the ocean of milk. The Lord speaks of the snake as his own energy.

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Ucchaih shravasam ashvanam viddhi mam amrutam udbhavam I

Airavatam gajendranam naranam cha nara dhipam II sloka 27

उच्चैः श्रवसं अश्वानां विद्धि माम् अमृतं उद्भवं Iऐरावतं  गजेन्द्राणां नराणां च नरा धिपं II श्लोक 27

Of horses, know me to be the nectar-born Ucchaisravas; of lordly elephants, Airavata and of men, the monarch.

Mythology  speaks elaborately of the churning of the milk by Devas and Asuras to get nectar from it. The horse Ucchaisravas and the elephant Airavata along with several other high beings and great things came out of that unique undertaking. But this event is an allegorical statement  of the eternal process of the good and bad people jointly churning the ocean of life to obtain happiness through wealth, learning and prosperity.

A monarch born with royal excellence is regarded as a spark of the divinity come in human form. The best of the horses, the best of the elephants and the best of humans are indeed the manifestation of the glory of the Lord.

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Ashvatthah sarva vrukshanam deva rishinam cha naradah I
Gandharvanam chitrarathah siddhanam kapilah munih II sloka 26
अश्वत्थः सर्व वृक्षाणां देव ऋषीणां च नारदः I
गन्धर्वाणां चित्ररथः सिद्धानां कपिलः मुनिः II श्लोक 26

Of all the tress I am the Ashvatta; Of the deva rishis I am Narada; Of the Gandharvas I am Chitraratha and of the Siddhas I am the Muni Kapila.

Ashvatta is the holy Peepul tree. It yields no edible fruit and nothing in this tree is in anyway useful to man. Still it  as ever been  associated with the worship of divine. Any thought of this tree brings in its train ideas and ideals all connected with God. It is for this reason recognised as his Vibhuti.

The spiritually enlightened ones are called as rishis. Not only from among men, but from also among devas,rishis have sprung up. Among the deva rishis the sage Narada is the foremost. He constantly sings the glory of the lord. In addition to this he is famous for setting up strifes and quarrels which end up as blessings in disguise. Contact with Narada amounts to contact with god himself. He is therefore the glory of God.

The gandharvas are celestials with several good and useful traits. They are invoked to safeguard the intoxicating soma juice associated with some forms of yajnas. They are expert physicians and musicians. They are given to excessive lust and are for this reason invoked in wedlocks. The gamblers seek the aid of the gandharvas, who are inordinately fond of this art. The vedas set to tune are expounded by these celestials. At times they play the role of perceptors to the rishis, in this respect. Chitraratha being the king of these heavenly beings, it is proper that the Lord claims him as a divine attribute of his. 

They are called siddhas who are endowed from birth onwards with righteousness, wisdom, dispassion and over-lordship. A muni is he who is constantly established in japa yagna. Sage Kapila is one endowed with all these virtues. He is the author of the samkhya system of philosophy. Further he is held to be an incarnation of vishnu. It is but natural that the lord should claim him as his own.



                                                                                                                                                                                                

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Maharishinam bhruguh aham giram asmi ekam aksharam I

yagyanam japa yagyah asmi sthavaranam himalayah II sloka 25

महारिषिणां  भृगुः अहम् गिरां अस्मि एकं अक्षरम् I

यज्ञानां जप यज्ञः अस्मि स्थावराणां हिमालयः II श्लोक 25

Of the great rishis I am bhrigu; of utterances I am the monosyllable "Om". Of yagnas I am japa yoga and of unmoving things I am the Himalaya.

Among the rishis born of the mind of the Iswara, Bhrigu is ever in the highest superconscious plane. So the Lord is revealed  through him.

"Om" is the most sacred sound symbol of Iswara. Constant utterance of this monosyllable takes us closer to Iswara.

Yajna is the act of the jivatman making himself over to the paramatman. The easiest and most potent of all yagnas is the japa yagna. Constant mental repitition of the Lords name is japa yagna. It can be performed at any time and in the midst of any other activity. It involves no harm or hindrance to anybody. The Lord is present where the japa yagna takes place. 

The vegetable kingdom is classified as the unmoving beings. They are stationary lives, growing and thriving in the same place. Hills and mountains are held as imbued with dormant life. They are therefore classified along with the vegetable kingdom. Among the mountains  the Himalaya is the greatest, striking wonder in its beholder. The glory of the Lord is patent in it. 

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Purodhasam cha mukhyam mam viddhi partha bruhaspatim I
Senani nam aham skandah sarasam asmi sagarah II sloka 24
पुनोधिसां च मुख्यम् मां विद्धि पार्थ बृहस्पतिं I
सेनानि नां अहं स्कन्दः सरसां अस्मि सागरः II श्लोक 24

Of priests, O Partha, know me to be the chief Brihaspati; of generals I am Skanda and of the bodies of water I am the ocean.

The function of the priest is to administer ritualistic worship and a sanctified  code of conduct among people. Brihaspati discharges this sacred duty among the devas and so he is a deity of  great eminence. Seekers of learning and wisdom pay homage to Brihaspati. It is but proper to behold him as endowed with attributes of Iswara.

Godhead can only be reached through right understanding and right execution. These two divine qualities are personified as Ganesa and Skanda, the sons of shiva. His second son Skanda is the best among generals leaing siva's hosts to victory over demons. It is but appropriate that the Lord claims this general as his own embodiment.

The ocean suggests the infinitude of the Lord. Merging the mind in its expanse is a form of the worship of the Almighty.

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Rudranam shankarah cha asmi vitta eeshah yaksha raksha sam I

Vasunam pavakah cha asmi meruh shikharinam aham II sloka 23

रुद्राणां शन्करः च अस्मि वित्त ईशः यक्ष रक्ष सां I 

वसूनां पावकः च अस्मि मेरुः शिकरिणां अहं II श्लोक 23

Of the Rudras I am Sankara, of the Yakshas and Rakshasas I am Kubera. Of the Vasus I am Pavaka and of the mountains I am Meru.

Rudras are eleven in number. Puranas are not all agreed in naming them. But their wide accepted names are Ajaikapad, Ahirbudnya, Virabhadra, Girisa, Sankara, Aparajita, hara, Ankaraka, Pinaki, Bhaga, and Sambhu. The cosmic function of the Rudras is to make men cry, true to the etymological meaning of the word. Crying of people in particular is always for gain either in preyas or sreyas. The characteristic of rudras is to make them cry for sreyas. Sankara as his name indicates is the doer of good as his name indicates. Through distress he takes the sadhakas direct godward. Spiritual anguish purifies people quickly.

Yakshas and rakshasas belong to the celestials. The former of these two groups are very fond of acquiring wealth and the latter of hoarding it.  Both these battalions serve their King Kubera, the Lord of fabulous wealth. Whoever among men, strives  for, on right lines, and saves money becomes a Kubera in his own way. Though of a transitory nature, wealth wields power in its own way and is therefore a glory of God. 

Vasus are eight in number. They are land, water, fire, air, ether, moon, sun and star, constituting the gross structure of nature. Of these Pavaka or fire assumes various degrees of warmth  and sustains life. The Lord therefore mentions it as his special manifestation. 

The golden Mount Meru Is believed to be the axis around which all the heavenly bodies rotate. But it is an allegorical representation of the Brahma danda or the spinal cord of the human structure. The science of yoga extols it as the golden lustrous sushumna from which all forms of sensation emanate. It is consciousness that gives it brilliance. As the devas resort to the Meru of mythological fame, the senses and prana in the human tabernacle are all adhering to the spinal cord The Lord therefore speaks of the Meru as his special manifestation. 

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Vedanam sama vedah asmi devanam asmi vasavah I
Indriyanam manah cha asmi bhutanam asmi chetana II sloka 22
वेदानां  साम वेदः  अस्मि देवानां अस्मि वासवः I
इन्द्रियाणां मनः च अस्मि भूतानां अस्मि चेतन II श्लोक 22 

Of the vedas I am the samam; I am Vasava among the devas; of the senses I am the mind and among the living beings I am consciousness.

One of the names attributed to Vishnu is samaga, which means the chanter of sama veda.. Among the four vedas, sama veda is one best set to music. It is therefore enchanting even to those who cannot understand it. Thought of god comes to all who chant or hear it. It is verily the glory of god.

Vasava is another name for Indra, the lord of the devas. By sheer merit the deserving ones rise to this position.

The functioning of all the 5 senses becomes purposeless when the mind wanders away from them. The ways of the absent minded man verify this position very clearly. Mind being the recorder of all sensations, it is reckoned as an attribute of the Lord.

The difference between the living and the dead is the presence or otherwise of consciousness. The more evolved the being, the clearer the consciousness. 

As wealth distinguishes the wealthy man, these glories reveal the lord.

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Aditya nam aham vishunh juotisham aam ravih amshuman I

Marichih marutam asmi nakshatranam aham shashi I sloka 21

आदित्या ननाम् अहं विष्णु ज्योतिषाम आम रविः अंशुमान् I

मरीचिः मारुतं अस्मि नक्षत्राणां अहं शशी II श्लोक 21 

Of the adityas I am Vishnu; Of the luminaries, the radiant sun; I am Marichi of the maruts; of the asterisms the moon am I

Though all flowers, fruits and crops come from the same land, the best among them are selected for exhibition. The whole of the manifested universe is the glory of the Iswara; but the prominent among them, those that that arrest the attention of the beholder, are selectively mentioned as the vibhutis, or the attributes of Iswara.

The same aditya assumes twelve names during the twelve months. The names commencing from April are Amsu, Dhata, Indra, Aryama, Vivasva, Bhaga, Parjanya, Dvashta, Mitra, Vishnu, Varna and Pusha. The Aditya of January is called Vishnu, who is very much liked for commencing his course towards the summer solstice progressively dispelling the pinching cold winter.

In Vishnu Sahasranama the 258th name is Vishnu attributed to the sun god traversing the universe. Vishnu himself has become Suryanarayana.

Among the 49 Maruts or wind gods, Marichi is the foremost. The wind causes immense good to the world. The best of the wind god is therefore venerated.

The luminary of the day is the sun. The foremost among them at night is the moon. These two heavenly bodies are therefore viewed with veneration

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 10 - Vibhuti Yoga - Sloka 19 & 20

The entire content of this mail is from Swami Chidbhavananda's translation of Bhagavad Gita , published by Ramakrishna Mission

Vibhutis Defined - 19-40

1 Gita Sloka  every day - Chapter 10 - Vibhuti Yoga - Sloka 19

Shri Bhagavan Uvacha

Hanta te katha yishyami divyah hi atman vibhutayah I

Pradhanyatah kuru shreshta nasti antah vistarasya me II sloka 19

श्री भगवान उवाच 

हन्त ते कथ् यिष्यामि दिव्यः हि आत्मन्  विभूतयः I

पराधान्यतः कुरुश्रेष्ठः न अस्ति अन्तः विस्तरस्य मे II श्लोक 19

The Blessed Lord said

Very well! I shall now tell you my divine glories according to their prominence, O best of the Kurus; there is no end to the details of my manifestation.

The splendours in nature are all verily the attributes of Iswara. It is impossible for Iswara himself to recount them all. A few specimens only can be mentioned; His infinitude may be inferred from them. 

To define God from scriptural knowledge is like defining the holy city of Benares after getting an idea of it from a map.

Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa

1 Gita Sloka  every day - Chapter 10 - Vibhuti Yoga - Sloka 20

Ahamatma gudakesha sarva bhuta ashaya sthitah I

Aham adih cha madhyam cha bhutanam antah eva cha II sloka 20

अहम्  आत्मा गुडाकेश सर्व भूत आशय स्थितः I

अहं आदिः च मध्यम् च भुतानां अन्तः एव च II श्लोक 20

I am the self, O Gudakesa, seated in the hearts of all beings. I am the beginning, the middle and also the end of all beings.

The Lord is the innermost self in all beings, which are all his gross manifestation. The effect is nothing but the cause in another form. The Lord is the material as well as the efficient cause of the universe. Gudakesa is he who has conquered sleep.