Textual Tuesday

Hari OM

One of my favourite songs of praise today. It highlights the singular nature of Consciousness and how, in attempting to reach an understanding of the Higher Essence of being-ness, mankind applies all sorts of identity.

sveRñrvNdnm! 

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y< äü zBden ivinidRziNt.1.

zEvaymIz< izv #Tyvaecn!

Ya< vE:[va iv:[uirit StuviNt,

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SvamIit mateit ipteit _aÄya,

y< àawRyNte jgdIiztarm!

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SARVESHVARAVANDANAM 

yam vaidikaa mantradRshH puraaNaaH

indram yamam maatarishvaanmaahuH,

vedantino-nirvachaniiyamekam

yam brahma shabdena vinidirshanti. (1)

 

shaivaayamiisham shiva ityavochan

yam vaishNvaa vishNuriti stuvanti,

buddahstThaarhan iti bauddha jainaaH

sat shrii akaaleti ch sikkhasantaH. (2)

 

shaSteti kechit katichit kumaaraH

svaamiiti maateti piteti bhattayaa,

yam praarThyaNte jagadiishitaaram

sa eka eva prabhurdvitiiyaH. (3)

HE IS THE ONE AND ONLY 

The ancient Rsis of the mantras of Vedas call Him as

Indra, Yama, Matarishvara, theSupreme.

Vedantins say That cannot be explained,

but we gave a name as Brahman. (1)

 

Shaivites call Him Shiva,

Vaishnavas say Vishnu,

The Buddha said ‘no God’, the Jains say Mahavira

And the Sikhs say Sat (existence) Shri (sacred) Akaal (timeless). (2)

 

Some call as Kartikeya or Great Master

Others say Great Mother, or Father of All –

If any name is called it must be done devotedly

For only The One will hear. (3)