Slokas And Stotras

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Atha dvitiyodhyaay

Sanjaya uvaacha
tam tatha kripayavistamasrupurnakulekshanam
vishidantamidam vakyamuvacha madhusudanaha

Shree bhagwaan uvaacha
kritasva kashmalamidam vishame samupasthitam
anaryajushtamaswargyamakeertikaramarjun
klaibyam maa sma gama paartha naitatvayupapadhyate
kshudram hridaya daurbhalyam tyaktvothishta parantapa

Arjuna uvaacha
katham bheeshma mahamsankhye dronamcha madhusudana
ishubhiha prati yotsyaami poojaarhaavarisudana
gurunahatwa hi mahaanubhaavanu shreyo bhoktum bhaikshyamapeeha loke
hathwarthakaamaanstu gurunihaiva bhunjeeya bhogaana rudhirapradigdhaan
na chaitadvidma kataranno gariyo - yadva jayema yadi vaa no jayeyuha
yaa neva hatvaana jijeevishaam-, stevasthitaha pramukhe dhaartaraashtraahaa
kaarpanya doshopahataswabhaavaha prishchhami twaam dharmasamoodhachetaam
yachchreyaha syannishchitam broohi tanme shishyasteeham shaadhi maam twaam prapannamam
na hi prapashyaami mamaapanudhyyada yachhokamuchhoshanaminindriyaanaama
avaapya bhoomavasapatnamruddham- raajyam suraanaamapi chaadhipatyam

Sanjaya uvaacha
evamuktva hrishikesham gudakesha parantapa
nayotsya iti govindamuktva tooshneem babhoova ha
tamuvachaha Hrishikesha prahasanniva bharata
senayoroobhayoormadhye vishidantamidam vachaha

Shree Bhagwaan uvaacha
ashochyaananvashochastwam pradnyavaadanshcha bhaashase
gataasoonagataamsooshchya naanushochanti panditaaha
na tvewaaham jaatu naasam na twam neme janaadhipaaha
na chaiva na bhavishyaamaha sarve vayamataha param
dehinosminyathaa dehe kaumaaram youvanam jara
tatha dehaantarapraaptirdheerastra na muhktyati
maatraasparshaastu kaunteya sheetoshnasukhadukhadaaha
aagamaapaniyonityastaamstitikshsva Bharata
yam hi nam vyathayantyete purusham purusharshabha
samadukhasukham dheeram somritatvaaya kalpate
naasato vidhyatee bhaavo naa bhaavo vidhyate sataha
ubhayorapi drishtontastwanayostatvadarshibhi
avinaashi tu tadviddhi yena sarvamidam tatama
vinaashamavyayasyaasya an kashchitkartumarhati
antavanta ime deha nityastyoktaahaa shareerinahaa
anaashinoprameyasya tasmaddhyudhyasva bharata
ya aenam vetti hantaaram yashchainam manyate hatam
ubhaou taou na vijaaneeto naayam hantina hanyate
na jaayate mriyate vaa kadaachi- nnayam bhootva bhavita vaa na bhooyaha
ajo nityaha shaashvatoyam puraano- na hanyate hanya maane shareere
vedavinaashinam ya aenamajamavyayam
katham sa purusham paartha kam dhyaatyati hanti kam
vaasamsi jeernaani yatha vihaaya nawaani grinhaati naroparaani
tatha shareeraani vihaaya jeernaha nyanyaani samyaati navaani dehi
nainam chindanti shastraani nainam dahati pavakaha
na chainam kledayantyaapo na shoshayati maarutaha
ahchhedhyoyamadaadhyoyamakledhyoshoshya aevam cha
nityam sarvagatam sthaanurachaloyam sanaatanaha
avyaktoyamachintyoyamavikaaryoyamuchyate
tasmadevam viditvainam naanushochitumarhasi

TRANSLATION

Chapter two

Sanjay said - To whom was thus overcome with pity and despondency, with eyes full of tears and agitated Madhusudana [ the destroyer of Madhu ] spoke these words.

The Blesses Lord said - whence is this perilous condition come upon thee, this dejection, un-Aryan like, heaven-excluding, disgraceful, O Arjuna?
Yield not to impotence, O Partha! It does not befit thee. Cast off this mean weakness of heart! Stand up, O scorcher of foes!

Arjun said - How, O madhusudana, shall I in battle fight with arrows, against Bheeshma and Drona, who are fit to be worshipped, O destroyer of enemies! Better indeed in this world to eat even the bread of " Beggary " than to slay the most noble of teachers. But if I kill them, even in this world all my enjoyments of wealth and desires will be stained with blood. I can scarcely say which will be better, that they conquer us or we should conquer them. Even the sons of Dhritarashtra, after slaying whom we do not wish to live, stand facing us. My heart is over powered by the taint of pity; my mind is confused as to duty. I ask thee, tell me decisively what is good for me. I am thy disciple. Instruct me who has taken refuge in thee.I do not see that it would remove this sorrow that burns up my senses, even if I should attain prosperous and unrivalled dominion on earth, or even Lordship over the Gods.

Sanjay said - Having spoken thus to Hrishikesha, Gudakesha, destroyer of foes, said to Govinda: " I will not fight ", and became silent. To him who was despondent in the midst of the two armies, Hrishikesha, as if smiling, O Bharata, spoke these words.

The Blessed Lord said - You have grieved for those that should not be grieved for; yet you speak these words of wisdom. The wise grieve neither for the living nor for the dead.It is not that anytime [ in the past ] indeed, was I not, nor were you, nor these rulers of men. Nor, verily, shall we ever cease to be hearafter. Just as in this body the embodied [ soul ]passes into childhood, youth and old age,
so also does he pass into another body; the firm man does not grieve at it. The contact of senses with objects, O son of Kunti, which cause heat and cold, pleasure and pain, have a beginning and an end; they are impermanent; endure them bravely, O descendant of Bharata. O chief among men, that firm man whom,
surely, these afflict not, to whom pleasure and pain are same, is fit for realising Immortality of the self. The unreal has no being; there is no being of the real; the truth about both these have been seen by the knowers of the truth [ or the seers of the Essence ] Know, that to be indestructible by which all this is prevaded, none can cause the destruction of That - The Imperishable. They have an end, it is
said, these bodies of the embodied self. The self is eternal, indestructible, incomprehensible. Therefore, fight, O Bharata. He who takes the self to be the slayer, and he who thinks He is slain, neither of these knows, he slays not, nor is he slain. He is not born, nor does He ever die; after having been, He again ceases not to be; unborn, eternal, changeless and ancient, He is not killed when the body is killed. Whosoever knows Him to be indestructible, eternal, unborn and inexhaustible, how can that man slay, O Partha, or cause others to be slain? Just as a man casts off his worn out clothes and puts on new ones, so also the embodied self casts off its worn out bodies and enters others which are new. Weapons cleave It not, fire burns It not, water wets It not, wind dries It not. This self cannot be cut, not burnt, not wetted, nor dried up. It is eternal, all-prevading, stable, immovable and ancient.This [ self ] is said to be unmanifested, unthinkable and unchangeable. Therefore, knowing This to be such you should not grieve.

Heres a nice sloka to be recited early morning before getting out of bed:

Karaagre Vasate Lakshmi
Karamadhye Saraswati
Karamoole Sthite Gauri
Prabhaate Karadarshanam

Gist:
The Goddess Lakshmi resides at the top of the palm
Goddess Saraswati in the middle of the palm
Goddess Gauri (Parvati) resides at the base of the palm
See your palm early in the morning

I guess the prayer invokes the blessings of the three godesses (wealth, knowledge and courage).

Vivek

PS : Does anyone know a forum for discussing points of the Gita .. I always read till mid of the second chapter.. and then give up... all the philosophy becomes just too much for me ! :-(

Very nice. The one I say goes like this:

Karaagre vasate laxmi
Karmoole saraswati
Karmadhye tu govinda
Prabhaate kar darshanam

For Bhagwad Geeta I think you should just read it as story first and dont go chapter by chapter, just open the book and read from middle. Once you know bits and pieces, it will be more interesting... easier to understand. Thats how I started out.

Hi folks,

Here is a nice site http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/ Thanks to Hitesh for sharing this info. You will find the Bhagwad Gita and its translations and a lot more. I shall post the chanting of Bhagwad Gita very soon

Lata

Good work on this thread Lata. The translations are quite exquisite.

Please do mention the names of the singers in the chantings.

The chantings are by Shri Swami Bramhananda and the translation by Swami Chinmayanda from Chinmaya Mission.

Chapter 2

Heres another short one from me:

I had this in school in one of the 'Subhaashithmaala' poetries..

Namaste Shaarade-Devi Kaashmiira-pura Vaasini
Tvaam-Aham Praartthaye Devi Vidyaa-Daanamcha Dehi Nah

Gist:
I bow to Goddess Shaarada, resident of the regions of Kashmir
I pray to you to give us the gift of knowledge.

Ive taken the liberty of changing the original Dehi Mey to Dehi Nah. (changing 'Give me' to 'Give us') Maybe the more knowledgeable Sanskrit members could correct me ? Hitsji ?

I suspect this should have been composed by Shri Adi Shankaracharya ... Any idea ?

Vivek

Preceded by "aham", "dehi mey" probably makes more sense. However, your interpretation of the line is correct as well. Lines such as these usually occur in personal invocations and under those circumstances, it is "me", instead of "us".

Agreed, Hits. thanks for the compliment though.

Dont know if Im missing out on something... does 'Aham' (or any of its variants implying 'I') appear in the Gayatri mantra ?

I ask bcos the last line says " Dheeyo Yo Nah Prachodayaat" ... something on the lines of 'please inspire / bless us'

I understand the mantra has meanings at various 'levels' .. Could you enlighten us on a few of them ? I can get it off the web.. but then your explanations are special !

Vivek

That would require quite a bit of time commitment Vivek. We may be better off this way - If you post specific sections, with your interpretations, I can help you sort through the bigger picture.

I would hate to give cursory explanations and leave it at that. You know that there are entire volumes on that one mantra, don't you?

Chapter 3 of Shreemad Bhagwad Geeta

Here is chapter 4

Hi all,

An Hf-er has requested me for Devnagiri versions of VishhNu sahasranaamam, venkaTeshha suprabhaatam and mahishhaasura mardhhini stotram. If anyone is interested, please let me know so that i can upload it at this thread.

Thanks,
Vivek

VERY MUCH INTERESTED!!!!! (Vote No.1) )