[Advaita-l] Sivaanandalahari - 55

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Sivaanandalahari - 55 (1)
आध्यायामित-तेजसे श्रृतिपदै-र्बेध्याय साध्याय ते
विध्यानन्दमयात्मने त्रिजगत-स्संरक्षणोध्योगिने ।
ध्येयायाखिल-योगिभि-स्सुरगणै-र्गेयाय मायाविने
सम्यक्‌ताण्डव-संभ्रमाय जटिने सेयं नतिश्शंभवे ॥ ५५ ॥



AdhyAyAmita-tejase SrRutipadai-rbedhyAya sAdhyAya te
vidhyAnandamayAtmane trijagata-ssaMrakShaNodhyogine |
dhyeyAyAkhila-yogibhi-ssuragaNai-rgeyAya mAyAvine
samyak^^tANDava-saMbhramAya jaTine seyaM natiSSaMbhave || 55 ||



I prostrate before you, Lord Shambu, considering that you were there before
the Vedas, you are lustrous beyond limits, known by the words of Vedas,
capable of being invoked in the idols, are in the form of knowledge and
bliss, keenly motivated in protecting the three worlds, meditated upon by
all yogis or saints, sung and praised by the associates of Devas, you
control the Maya or illusion, deeply interested in the dance of Tandava, has
matted hair and is the personification of all that is good.

*Commentary

**aadhyaaya** *= one who is before the creation;*
**amithathEjasE* = of immesureable thEjaswaroopam;
*sruthipathai:* = by the vEdhavaakyaas;
*vEdhyaaya* = who could be known;
*saadhyaaya *= who could be established in his mangalaroopam to be the
protector of the bhakthas;
*vidhyaanandhamayaathmanE* = one who has gnaanaswaroopam;
*thrijagatha:* = of the three lOkas;
*samrakshaNOdhyOginE* = one who is zealous in protecting;
*akhilayOgibhi:* = by all the yOgis;
*dhyEyaaya *= one who is worshipped;
*suragaNai:* = by the devas;
*gEyaa:* one who is sung in worship;
*maayaavinE* = one who is the controller of the maaya;
*samyakthaandavasambramaaya* = one who likes to perform a good dance;
*jatinE* = one who jatai of hair;
*sambhavE* = one who brings about auspiciousness;
*thE* = to you;
*saa* = that;
*iyam* = this;
*nathi:* = namaskaaram;
(*bhavathu* = let it be)
*
*கண்முதற் புலன்களந்தக் கரணங்கள் விளங்குமெத்தாற்
றண்மதி யருக்கனங்கி தாரகை விளங்கு மெத்தால்
விண்முதற் பூதமியாவும் விளங்கு மெத்தாலந்த
உண்மையாம் சிவப்ரகாச ஒளியது வாழிவாழி.
(தாயுமானவர்)

தேவாசுரர் நரர் சித்தர் வித்தியாதரர்
மூவர்கள் ஆதியின் முப்பத்து மூவர்கள்
தாபதர் சத்தர் சமயஞ் சராசரம்
யாவையும் ஆடிடும் எம்மிறை யாடவே.
(திருமந்திரம்)

Hey! ParamEswara! How can I describe your swaroopa mahimai?

the sruthis,

sadhEva sowmya idham agrE aaseeth | ekamEvaadhvitheeyam brahma,

and

ahamEvaasa mEvaagrE naanyathyathsadhasathparam |
paschaadhaham yadhEthascha yOvasishyaham ||

say of only you as the one who is before jagathsrishti.  From this it is
clear that everything has been created from you, protected by you and
ultimately they all find layam in you.  That you remain prior to everything.

thasya bhaasaa sarvamidham vibhaathi

You are excelling all the jyOthis as the limitless luminence.  Of such great
eminence of you can be known only through the sabhdam of rig vEdha, yajur
vEdha, saama vEdha and atharvaNa vEdha.

(continued in 55 (2) )