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(Continued from previous post)
Chapter 18
On the Glory of the Siddhas
(verses 1-6)
varaparAsharagotrasamudbhavaM vasumatIsurasa~Nghayashaskaram |
vimalasundarapaNDitanandanaM kamalapatravishAlavilochanam || 1||
1. Bhagavan Ramana, born in the great line of Parasara,
the son of the immaculate Sundara Pandita, with lovely
eyes wide as the lotus petal, bringing renown to the earthly
gods.
aruNashailagatAshramavAsinaM paramahaMsamana~njanamachyutam |
karuNayA dadhataM vyavahAritAM satatamAtmani saMsthitamakShare || 2||
2. Dweller in the Ashrama on Arunachala, he is a steadfast
and stainless Paramahamsa, assuming activity out of
compassion while ever established in the imperishable
Atman.
akhilasaMshayavAraNabhAShaNaM bhramamadadviradA~NkushavIkShaNam |
avirataM parasaukhyadhR^itodyamaM nijatanUviShayeShvalasAlasam || 3||
3. His words dispel all doubt.His glance, like an Ankusa,
brings under control the mad elephant of the deluded mind.
He is ever active for the happiness of others and utterly
indifferent to his body’s needs.
pariNatAmraphalaprabhavigrahaM chalatarendriyanigrahasagraham |
amR^itachiddhanavalliparigrahaM mitavachorachitAgamasa~Ngraham || 4||
4. His body glows like a ripe mango. Absolutely master of
the fickle senses, he is wedded to the immortal Valli (One of the two
consorts of Kumara), who is pure awareness. In a few words, he conveys
the substance of all the scriptures.
amaladiptatarAtmamarIchibhirnijakarairiva pa~NkajabAndhavam |
padajuShAM jaDabhAvamanehasA pariharantamanantaguNAkaram || 5||
5.With his pure effulgent rays he clears, like the sun in due
season, the dullness of the devotees. He is an inexhaustible
mine of auspicious qualities.
mR^idutamaM vachane dR^ishi shItalaM vikasitaM vadane sarasIruhe |
manasi shUnyamahashshashisannibhe hR^idi lasantamananta ivAruNam || 6||
6. In speech, he is extremely soft, in look cool and
compassionate; his face is like a full-blown lotus; his mind
is a void like the moon in daylight; he shines in the Heart as
the Sun in the sky.
(To be continued)