- @RohiniBakshi धन्यवादः भगिनि!
- Tomorrow in a #SanskritAppreciationHour First, we'll be treated to HastAmalaka Stotra by @PnNamboo Join us tomorrow at 9am UK, 1.30pm India
- And that's all we have for today folks. I'm online for a bit if anyone has questions. Else we'll meet tomorrow at the same time>>>
- @dubeymanisha1 I'm working my way through it. It's not easy!! We'll get there eventually. Perseverance :-)
- महाकपालि-शिरोजटालम् head-crested (with) the skull सम्पदे (for our) prosperity अस्तु let it be so नः (for us) ॥६॥ End of verse 6.
- सुधा nectar मयूख lustre/ray of light लेखया (by the) lines/rows (of) विराजमान situated/shining शेखरम् on his head
- निपीत (devoured)/absorbed/drank up पञ्चसायकं the five arrowed/Kaama नमत् bowing निलिम्प divinities नायकम् lord of >>
- Ok now back to the verse: ललाट forehead चत्वर vedi, place for sacrifice ज्वलत् burning/blazing धनञ्जय fire स्फुलिङ्ग sparks भा brilliance
- Retweeted by Rohini Bakshi@RohiniBakshi Indra tricked G into believing that the sun had already risen so that G wud go to the river to take his bath. 4/4
- Retweeted by Rohini Bakshi@RohiniBakshi Ahalya episode - where Indra was cursed by Gautama with 1000 vagina marks & was later converted into eyes
- Retweeted by Rohini Bakshi@RohiniBakshi Over time the 1000 v turn into 1000 eyes. Hence sahasra lochana. The requirement to worship Surya is I think bcs 3/n
- Retweeted by Rohini Bakshi@ksmsundaram1975 thanks to @RohiniBakshi for reigniting my interest in Sanskrit. Now I want to recite Chamakam which sounds very difficult
- Retweeted by Rohini Bakshi@RohiniBakshi love this sloka. Steeped in wisdom
- Retweeted by Rohini Bakshi@RohiniBakshi G lessens the impact of his curse telling Indra that if he constantly worships Surya , the vulvae will turn into eyes. 2/n
- @SuvalagnaC Sahasra locana 1000 eyes.He was cursed by Gautama with 1000 yonis covering which later turned to eyes when the sage softened
- on whose head is resplendent the moon with it's rays of immortal lustre (sudhaakara); the great Lord whose head is crested with a skull.
- May we be prosperous [by the grace of] the Lord who destroyed Kaama deva with the blazing sparks from his forehead, >>
- Retweeted by Rohini Bakshi@RohiniBakshi with great practice learnt to pronounce it...
- Retweeted by Rohini Bakshi@RohiniBakshi Post Ahilya Episode, Gautama cursed Indra to hv 1000 vulvae all over his body (since Indra had pride abt his masculinity) 1/n
- Retweeted by Rohini Bakshi@RohiniBakshi daily I chant tandav strot, though I don't understand the meaning ....thanks m reading meaning.
- @vsengupta Kavya course 1 Birds 0 :-D
- With this verse, I think we should look at the English first. As the imagery is quite complex and it'll be hard to take it all in>>
- ललाटचत्वरज्वलद्धनञ्जयस्फुलिङ्गभा निपीतपञ्चसायकं नमन्निलिम्पनायकम् । सुधामयूखलेखया विराजमानशेखरं महाकपालिसम्पदेशिरोजटालमस्तु नः ॥६॥
- >> for providing grammatical explanations for the slightly more advanced followers of #SanskritAppreciationHour. Thanks @Jyo1310 !
- Retweeted by Rohini Bakshi@RohiniBakshi @hchaturv gautam cursed indra to have sahasra bhag on body 4 trying to outrage modesty of ahilya.eventually resembeld lochana
- Retweeted by Rohini Bakshi@ksmsundaram1975 true! I started reciting some stotras from book while listening to audio Really tough! but now I've improved @RohiniBakshi
- Now we are moving onto the last verse for today. I could have squeezed in another, but it's hard to 'squeeze' this stotra :-)
- Retweeted by Rohini Bakshi@RohiniBakshi चकोरस्य बन्धुः = चकोरबन्धुः। चकोरबन्धु इव शेखरः यस्य सः = चकोरबन्धुशेखरः।
- @vsengupta Distinct portrayals in Literature. cakora drinks moonbeams, caataka is separated fm lover by river &they cry out to each other
- Retweeted by Rohini Bakshi@RohiniBakshi Heard the Shiva Panchaakshara Stotram recited by Pandits who performed havans during Shankaracharya's 64th Jayanti-sheer Bliss
- Retweeted by Rohini Bakshi@RohiniBakshi Questions of Yaksha and Answers of Yudhishthira is enough to make one a real human being... All check Mahabharata for that.
- @ksmsundaram1975 Tough love!!
- Retweeted by Rohini Bakshi@RohiniBakshi Somehow I get the feeling that 1 of the aims of Sanskrit was to cure stammering thru such tongue twisters
- प्रसून flower धूलि dust/pollen धोरणी uninterrupted विधूसर grey अङ्घ्रि feet पीठ-भूः earth/seat
- Who can tell us the story of why Indra is called Sahasra-locana?
- सहस्रलोचन Indra प्रभृति starting with अशेष leaving no remainder लेख line (of) शेखर heads >>
- on the heads of all the gods starting with Indra>> Sanskrit word by word of this follows #SanskritAppreciationHour
- He is (the Lord) whose feet and the earth (on which the feet are) are grey/dust coloured with the continuous dust/pollen from the flowers>>
- He is भुजङ्गराजमालया निबद्धजाटजूटकः (the Lord) whose matted/twisted locks are tied up with the garland of the king of snakes >>
- And 'he' is the Lord who has the moon on his head चकोरबन्धुशेखरः the moon is described as the bandhu of the cakora bird.
- First the verbal phrase [सः] जायतां >> चिराय श्रियै May he create (cause the generation of) long lasting auspiciousness and splendour
- सहस्रलोचन प्रभृति अशेष लेख शेखर प्रसून धूलि धोरणी वि धूसर अङ्घ्रि पीठ-भूः । भुजङ्गराजमालया निबद्धजाटजूटक श्रियै चिराय जायतां चकोरबन्धुशेखरः
- Retweeted by Rohini Bakshi@RohiniBakshi मदेन अन्धः = मदान्धः। (तृतीय- तत्पुरुषसमासः)
- सहस्रलोचनप्रभृत्यशेषलेखशेखर_ प्रसूनधूलिधोरणी विधूसराङ्घ्रिपीठभूः । भुजङ्गराजमालया निबद्धजाटजूटक श्रियै चिराय जायतां चकोरबन्धुशेखरः ॥५॥
- Now we move onto verse 5>>>
- @SuvalagnaC Share a link. I'll RT it.
- Are there any questions so far? We've completed verses 3 and 4 and are about to move onto 5. #SanskritAppreciationHour #ShivaTandavaStotra
- @bezubaan Very nice indeed!
- http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/rigveda/rv06064.htm … From mandala 6 of the Rig Veda. Find me a nice audio for this :-)
- I love the idea of the directions being reddened by the glow of the jewels in the hood of the snakes. Reminds me of the RV prayer to Usha>>
- @SuvalagnaC I never advise. Only suggest :-)
- कदम्ब kadamba flowers कुङ्कुम saffron द्रव something liquified प्रलिप्त smeared, sticking to दिग्वधू the bride(like)directions मुख face
- जटा matted locks [or] लता creepers भुजङ्ग snake(s) पिङ्गल reddish/brown/tawny स्फुरत् trembling/shaking फणा hood मणि jewel प्रभा radiance>>
- The next description has two variants I have seen जटा/लता भुजङ्ग पिङ्गल स्फुरत् फणा मणि प्रभा कदम्ब कुङ्कुम द्रव प्रलिप्त दिग्वधू मुखे >>
- I guess the thick garment/elephant skin is trembling/shaking because of the tandava. Just gives you the sense of how powerful the dance is>>
- as his upper garment. मद+अन्ध blinded by mada सिन्धुर elephant स्फुरत् trembling/ shaking, त्वक् skin उत्तरीय upper मेदुर unctuous, thick.
- मदान्ध-सिन्धुर-स्फुरत्-त्वक्-उत्तरीय-मेदुरे - (in the Lord who) has the thick/unctuous shaking/trembling skin of a rut-maddened elephant>>
- भूतभर्तरि - (in the Lord who is) the caretaker of all beings
- And the Lord is described in several ways..Note that all descriptions are in saptami vibhakti/locative case coz pleasure is found 'in' him.
- मनो विनोदमद्भुतं बिभर्तु = मनः बिभर्तु विनोदम् अद्भुतम् = may my mind nourish/nurture wonderful pleasure>>(In the Lord) >>
- Retweeted by Rohini Bakshi@RohiniBakshi reminded me of my childhood-couldn't get d complex bits of this shivtandava shtrotra n dad working with us patiently!
- भूतभर्तरि (Verse 4) This time let's try the traditional method. :-) Let's start with the verbal phrase: मनो विनोदमद्भुतं बिभर्तु >>
- लताभुजङ्गपिङ्गलस्फुरत्फणामणिप्रभा कदम्बकुङ्कुमद्रवप्रलिप्तदिग्वधूमुखे मदान्धसिन्धुरस्फुरत्त्वगुत्तरीयमेदुरे मनो विनोदमद्भुतं बिभर्तु >>
- If you've just joined us, we've completed verse 3 of #ShivaTandavaStotra Audio https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BE3kG64_38 … Now moving onto verse 4 #SanskritHour
- >> मनो एतु may the mind seek (lit. go to) विनोदम् pleasure, sport #ShivaTandavaStotra verse 3 #SanskritAppreciationHour
- आपदि calamities क्वचिद् [in] some दिगम्बरे वस्तुनि in/an essence that is clad by the directions (Shiva)>>
- >>मानसे in the mind, spirit, soul, heart कृपाकटाक्ष compassionate glance धोरणी uninterrupted series निरुद्ध blocked दुर्धर difficult to bear
- स्फुरत् quivering,shaking दिगन्त end of the directions(horizon) सन्तति continuous line of, off-spring, race प्रमोदमान rejoicing >>
- धराधरेन्द्रनन्दिनी daughter of the mountain (dharaa-dhar) विलास+बन्धु [his] partner/mate in sporting बन्धुर pleasing>>
- and whose pleasing, sporting partner of Parvati. End of verse 3. Now let us go to the Sanskrit #ShivaTandavaStotra
- block calamities that are difficult to bear, in whose mind all being upto the shimmering horizon are rejoicing, >>
- May my mind find pleasure in Shiva, who is an essence (thing/matter) that is clad by the directions, whose unending compassionate glances>>
- As always with difficult verses, we look at the translation first, and then go back to unraveling the #Sanskrit> here comes Verse 3 in Eng>
- धराधरेन्द्रनन्दिनीविलासबन्धुबन्धुर स्फुरद्दिगन्तसन्ततिप्रमोदमानमानसे कृपाकटाक्षधोरणीनिरुद्धदुर्धरापदि क्वचिद्दिगम्बरे मनो विनोदमेतु वस्तुनि
- We will start with verse 3 are you ready? Have you listened to the audio? Pl do so as I post verse 3. #SanskritAppreciationHour
- It's a very complex stotra, with large compounds so we'll go slowly, and it always helps if you listen to it as well https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BE3kG64_38 …
- Sat Sri Akal and welcome all to #SanskritAppreciationHour. Last week we made a start with #ShivaTandavaStotra - today we continue...
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