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Yajurveda :- 3rd Adhyay Sakar Shivji in Vedas #Shiva Shiva

सर्वे वै देवा देवीमुपतस्थुः । कासि त्वं महादेवि । साब्रवीदहं ब्रह्मस्वरूपिणी । मत्तः प्रकृतिपुरुषात्मकं जगच्छून्यं चाशून्यं च । अहमानन्दानानन्दाः विज्ञानाविज्ञाने अहम् । ब्रह्मा ब्रह्मणि वेदितव्ये ।  इत्याहाथर्वणि श्रुतिः॥१-२॥ 1-2. All the gods waited upon the Goddess (and asked): ‘Great Goddess, who art Thou ?’ She replied: I am essentially Brahman. From Me (has proceeded) the world comprising Prakriti and Purusha, the void and the Plenum. I am (all forms of) bliss and non-bliss. Knowledge and ignorance are Myself. Both Brahman and non-Brahman are to be known Myself – says the Atharva Veda. अहं पञ्चभूतान्यपञ्चभूतानि । अहमखिलं जगत् । वेदोऽहमवेदोऽहम् । विद्याहमविद्याहम् । अजाहमनजाहम् । अधश्चोर्ध्वं च तिर्यक्चाहम् । अहं रुद्रेभिर्वसुभिश्चराम्यहमादित्यैरुत विश्वदेवैः । अहं मित्रावरुणावुभौ बिभर्म्यहमिन्द्राग्नी अहमश्विनावुभौ । अहं सोमं त्वष्टारं पूषणं भगं दधाम्यहम् । विष्णुमुरुक्रमं ब्रह्माणमुत प्रजापतिं दधामि । अहं दधामि द्रविणं हविष्मते सुप्राव्ये यजमानाय सुन्वते॥३-६॥ 3-6. I am the five elements as also what is different from them. I am the entire world. I am the Veda as well as what is different from it. I am the unborn; I am the born. Below and above and around am I. I move with Rudras and Vasus, with Adityas and Visvedevas. Mitra and Varuna, Indra and Agni, I support, and the two Asvins. I uphold Soma, Tvastir, Pusan and Bhaga, The wide-stepping Vishnu, Brahma, Prajapati. To the zealous sacrificer offering oblation And pressing the Soma-juice do I grant wealth; I am the state, the Bringer of Wealth; Above it all, place I its protector. ~ Devi Upanishad ✨ 🔆Join @understandingdharma 🔆

Lord Shiva says to Lord Rama : सर्वान्भावान्निरीक्षेऽहमात्मज्ञानं निरीक्षये। योगं च समये यस्माद्भगवान्महतो मतः।।४१॥ मैं सब अतीत और अनागत पदार्थोंको आत्मज्ञानसे देखता हूँ, इसी प्रकार साधनसम्पन्न पुरुष को आत्मज्ञानरूपयोग का उपदेश करता हूँ और सबमें व्यापने से मैं भगवान ऐश्वर्यवान हूँ ॥४१॥ Translation : I behold all beings; I teach the knowledge of the Self and the path (to that knowledge). I pervade everything. Therefore, I am called bhagavän. अजस्रं यच्च गृहणामि विसृजामि सृजामि च। सर्वाल्लोकान्वासयामि तेनाहं वै महेश्वरः।।४२।। मैं निरन्तर सब लोकोंकी उत्पत्ति पालन और संहार करता हूँ, इस कारण मुझे महेश कहते हैं ॥४२॥ Translation : I perpetually create, protect and dissolve all the worlds and enliven them all. And hence I am the great Lord. ~ Shiva Gita 6.41 , 6.42

न कर्मणामनुष्ठानैर्न दानैस्तपसापि वा ॥ कैवल्यं लभते मर्त्यः किंतु ज्ञानेन केवलम् ॥२॥ न कर्मों के अनुष्ठान न दान न तप से मनुष्य मुक्ति को प्राप्त होता है किन्तु ज्ञान से ही प्राप्त होता है ॥ २ ॥ Shiv Geeta 1.2 🔆 Join @understandingdharma 🔆

राम कृष्ण विष्णु [ श्रीमदभागवतमहापुराण से ] दूसरा भाग भीष्म पितामह ने भी कृष्ण जी को नारायण कहा - एष वै भगवान्साक्षादाद्यो नारायण: पुमान् । मोहयन्मायया लोकं गूढश्चरति वृष्णिषु ॥ १८ ॥ भावार्थ :- श्रीकृष्ण साक्षात् भगवान् हैं। ये सबके आदिकारण और परम पुरुष नारायण हैं। अपनी मायासे विभागशः लोगोंको मोहित करते हुए ये यदुवंशियोंमें छिपकर लीला प्रकार धर्म कर रहे हैं ॥ १८ ॥ ~ SB 1.9.18 भीष्म पितामह को कृष्ण जी के चतुर्भुज में दर्शन - तदोपसंहृत्य गिर: सहस्रणी- र्विमुक्तसङ्गं मन आदिपूरुषे । कृष्णे लसत्पीतपटे चतुर्भुजे पुर:स्थितेऽमीलितद‍ृग्व्यधारयत् ॥ ३० ॥ उस समय हजारों रथियोंके नेता भीष्मपितामहने वाणीका संयम करके मनको सब ओरसे हटाकर अपने सामने स्थित आदिपुरुष भगवान् श्रीकृष्णमें लगा दिया। भगवान् श्रीकृष्णके सुन्दर चतुर्भुज विग्रहपर उस समय पीताम्बर फहरा रहा था। भीष्मजीकी आँखें उसीपर एकटक लग गयीं ॥ ३० ॥ ~ SB 1.9.30 💥 Join @understandingdharma 💥

✨​​🌿Shubh Dussehra🌿✨ •Dussehra - The tenth day of celebration Navratri is replete with symbolism about vanquishing evil and wanton nature, and about having reverence for all aspects of life and even for the things and objects that contribute to our wellbeing. The nine days of Navratri are classified as per the three basic qualities of tamas, rajas and sattva. The first three days are tamas, where the goddess is fierce, like Durga and Kali. The next three days are Lakshmi related – gentle but materially oriented goddesses. The last three days are dedicated to Saraswati, which is sattva. It is related to knowledge and enlightenment. •Vijayadashami - The Day of Victory Investing in these three will make your life in a certain way. If you invest in tamas, you will be powerful in one way. If you invest in rajas, you will be powerful in a different way. If you invest in sattva, you will be powerful in a completely different way. But if you go beyond all this, it is no longer about power, it is about liberation. After Navratri, the tenth and final day is Vijayadashami – that means you have conquered all these three qualities. You did not give into any of them, you saw through every one of them. You participated in every one of them, but you did not invest in any one of them. You won over them. That is Vijayadashami, the day of victory. This brings home the message of how being in reverence and gratitude towards everything that matters in our lives leads to success and victory. •Dussehra - Devotion and Reverence It is my wish and my blessings that all of you should celebrate Dussehra with total involvement, joy and love. Of the many things that we are in touch with, of the many things that contribute in making and creating our lives, the most important devices that we employ in making a success of our lives are our own body and mind. Being in reverence towards the very earth that you walk upon, towards the air that you breathe, the water that you drink, the food that you eat, the people that you come in touch with and everything else that you use, including your body and mind, will lead us to a different possibility as to how we can live. Being in a state of reverence and devotion towards all these aspects is a way of ensuring success in every endeavor that we partake in. •Celebrate Dussehra With Joy & Love Traditionally, in Indian culture, Dussehra was always full of dances, where the whole community mixed, met and mingled. But because of external influences and invasions over the past two hundred years, we have lost that today. Otherwise Dussehra was always very vibrant. Even now it is still so in many places, but it is being lost in the rest of the country. We have to bring it back. The Vijayadashami or Dussehra festival is of a tremendous cultural significance for all who live in this land – irrespective of their caste, creed or religion – and should be celebrated with gaiety and love. It is my wish and my blessings that all of you should celebrate Dussehra with total involvement, joy and love. 🍃🌸 We wish you all a very auspicious and joyful Vijayadashami/Dussehra. May you all conquer and attain victory over your shādripu [kama (lust), krodha (anger), lobha (greed), moha (attachment), mada (pride), and matsarya (jealousy)] and attain the highest good. 🌸🍃 🔆Join @understandingdharma 🔆

May the grace of the almighty Bhagwati bring blessings to everyone, Jai Maa Durga 🌺🙏

Day 9 – Maa Siddhidatri 🙏 माता सिद्धिदात्री: ज्ञान और अलौकिक शक्तियों की प्रदाता है । मंत्र: ॐ देवी सिद्धिदात्र्यै नमः॥ On the last day of the festival also known as Navami (ninth day), we pray to Siddhidhatri. Sitting on a lotus, she is believed to possess and bestows all types of Siddhis. Here she has four hands. and is also known as Mahalakshmi. 🔆 Join @understandingdharma 🔆

योगश्चित्तवृत्तिनिरोधः ॥२॥ चित्तकी वृत्तियोंके निरोधको ही 'योग' कहा गया है। Yoga is the control of thought-waves in the mind. ~ Patanjali Yoga Sutras, Samadhi Pada , Sutra 2 💥 Join @understandingdharma 💥

God is the All-Seer who generates, permeates, sustains and destroys the universe. He is Siva, He is Vishnu, He is Brahma, the Sun, the Moon, etc. He is the One whom the different sects call their own; He is not Siva, nor Vishnu, nor Brahma, nor any other 'exclusively'. ~Tripura Rahasya •Chapter 7, Verses 76-78 🌸 Join @understandingdharma 🌸

☀️ शिवः शक्त्या युक्तो यदि भवति शक्तः प्रभवितुं न चेदेवं देवो न खलु कुशलः स्पन्दितुमपि । अतस्त्वामाराध्यां हरिहरविरिञ्चादिभिरपि प्रणन्तुं स्तोतुं वा कथमकृतपुण्यः प्रभवति ॥ १॥ 🌿Lord Shiva, only becomes able to do creation in this world along with Shakti. Without Her, Even an inch He cannot move. And so how can, one who does not do good deeds, or one who does not sing your praise, become adequate to worship you, O goddess mine, who is worshipped by the trinity. ~Adi Shankaracharya •Saundarya Lahiri, Verse 1 ✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨ May Adi Shakti Maa Jagadamba's Grace always be there to guide and bless us all. 🙏😇 🔆 join @understandingdharma 🔆

✨Bhagwan Krishna teaching to Uddhav ji ✨ 🌿Shrimad Bhagvatam - 11.7.9,10,11 🔆Join @understandingdharma🔆

🌹❤️जय माँ चंद्रघण्टा❤️🌹 नवरात्रकी दुर्गा-उपासनामें तीसरे दिनकी पूजाका अत्यधिक महत्त्व है। इस दिन साधकका मन मणिपूर चक्रमें प्रविष्ट होता है। माँ चन्द्रघण्टाकी कृपासे उसे अलौकिक वस्तुओंके दर्शन होते हैं। दिव्य सुगन्धियोंका अनुभव होता है तथा विविध प्रकारकी दिव्य ध्वनियाँ सुनायी देती हैं। ये क्षण साधकके लिये अत्यन्त सावधान रहनेके होते हैं। माँ चन्द्रघण्टाकी कृपासे साधकके समस्त पाप और बाधाएं विनष्ट हो जाती हैं। इनकी आराधना सद्यः फलदायी है। इनकी मुद्रा सदैव युद्धके लिये अभिमुख रहनेकी होती है, अतः भक्तोंके कष्टका निवारण ये अत्यन्त शीघ्र कर देती हैं। इनका वाहन सिंह है अतः इनका उपासक सिंहकी तरह पराक्रमी और निर्भय हो जाता है। इनके घण्टेकी ध्वनि सदा अपने भक्तोंकी प्रेत-बाधादिसे रक्षा करती रहती है। इनका ध्यान करते ही शरणागतकी रक्षाके लिये इस घण्टेकी ध्वनि निनादित हो उठती है। दुष्टोंका दमन और विनाश करनेमें सदैव तत्पर रहनेके बाद भी इनका स्वरूप दर्शक और आराधकके लिये अत्यन्त सौम्यता एवं शान्तिसे परिपूर्ण रहता है। इनकी आराधनासे प्राप्त होनेवाला एक बहुत बड़ा सदगुण यह भी है कि साधकमें वीरता निर्भयताके साथ ही सौम्यता एवं विनम्रताका भी विकास होता है उसके मुख, नेत्र तथा सम्पूर्ण कायामें कान्ति-गुणकी वृद्धि होती है। स्वरमें दिव्य, अलौकिक माधुर्यका समावेश हो जाता है। माँ चन्द्रघण्टाके भक्त और उपासक जहाँ भी जाते हैं लोग उन्हें देखकर शान्ति और सुखका अनुभव करते हैं। ऐसे साधकके शरीरसे दिव्य प्रकाशयुक्त परमाणुओंका अदृश्य विकिरण होता रहता है। यह दिव्य क्रिया साधारण चक्षुओंसे दिखलायी नहीं देती, किन्तु साधक और उसके सम्पर्कमें आनेवाले लोग इस बातका अनुभव भलीभाँति करते रहते हैं। हमें चाहिये कि अपने मन, वचन, कर्म एवं कायाको विहित विधि-विधानके अनुसार पूर्णतः परिशुद्ध एवं पवित्र करके माँ चन्द्रघण्टाके शरणागत होकर उनकी उपासना-आराधनामें तत्पर हों। उनकी उपासनासे हम समस्त सांसारिक कष्टोंसे विमुक्त होकर सहज ही परमपदके अधिकारी बन सकते हैं। हमें निरन्तर उनके पवित्र विग्रहको ध्यान में रखते हुए साधनाकी ओर अग्रसर होनेका प्रयत्न करना चाहिये। उनका ध्यान हमारे इहलोक और परलोक दोनोंके लिये परमकल्याणकारी और सद्गतिको देनेवाला है।

पिण्डजप्रवरारूढा चण्डकोपास्त्रकैर्युता। प्रसादं तनुते मह्यं चन्द्रघण्टेति विश्रुता ॥ माँ दुर्गाजीकी तीसरी शक्तिका नाम 'चन्द्रघण्टा' है। नवरात्रि उपासनामें तीसरे दिन इन्हींके विग्रहका पूजन-आराधन किया जाता है। इनका यह स्वरूप परम शान्तिदायक और कल्याणकारी है। इनके मस्तकमें घण्टेके आकारका अर्धचन्द्र है, इसी कारणसे इन्हें चन्द्रघण्टा देवी कहा जाता है। इनके शरीरका रंग स्वर्णके समान चमकीला है। इनके दस हाथ हैं। इनके दसों हाथोंमें खड्ग आदि शस्त्र तथा बाण आदि अस्त्र विभूषित हैं। इनका वाहन सिंह है। इनकी मुद्रा युद्धके लिये उद्यत रहनेकी होती हैं। इनके घण्टेकी-सी भयानक चण्डध्वनिसे अत्याचारी दानव-दैत्य-राक्षस सदैव प्रकम्पित रहते हैं। 🔆 Join @understandingdharma 🔆

​​✨Shubh Navaratri | शुभ नवरात्रि✨ 🌿I move about with the rudras and vasus, and also with the ādityas and vishvadevas. I hold in me both mitra and varuna, and also indra, agni and the two ashvins. 🌿I sustain the pressed soma plant, the gods thvashtru [architect of the gods], pūshan and bhaga. I give wealth/power to the possessor of havis [oblation], to the mindful yajamāna [patron of the sacrifice] and to the person who performs the soma sacrifice. 🌿I am the sovereign ‘queen’ [of all existence], the gatherer of treasures, the knower of the supreme, the first among those worthy of worship. That Me, the gods spread in many directions, so that I have many abodes to enter and live in. 🌿He who eats food, eats through me; he who sees, who breathes, who hears what is spoken, does so through me; those who are ignorant of me, perish; hearken who is capable of hearing, I tell you that which is trustworthy. 🌿I alone myself speak this – which is pleasing to both gods and men. Whoever I wish, him I make powerful, a brahma [i.e., creator god], a rishi [realised sage] or a wise one [learned scholar]. 🌿I bend the bow of Rudra for [aiming] the arrow for killing the hater of brahman. I rouse and make wars for the people [fight for the welfare of noble ones]. I have pervaded heaven and earth [all over]. 🌿I bring forth the father [i.e. creator] of the heavens above. My womb [source of creation, or genesis] is in the waters, in the deep [cosmic] ocean. From thereon I pervade the entire world and the universe, and touch the apex of heaven with my body. 🌿I verily myself breathe forth like the wind, issuing out form to all the created worlds; beyond the heaven, beyond the world [I Exist eternally - beyond space & time] - so vast am I, in my greatness. ~Devi Suktam •Rig Veda, Mandala 10 Join @understandingdharma 🪴🪴🪴🪴🪴🪴🪴🪴🪴🪴🪴🪴🪴 On this auspicious occasion of Navaratri, may the grace of Ma Shakti bring all the health, wealth, joy, love, peace and wisdom to all of our lives. May the Divine Mother bless us so that we continue to grow spiritually and attain the highest good. 🙏😇 🪴🪴🪴🪴🪴🪴🪴🪴🪴🪴🪴🪴🪴

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