NAU - us both (we)
AVATU - protect
BHUNAKTU - may (He) nourish
VIRYAM - with energy
KARAVAVAHAI - may work
ADHITA - study
TEJAS VINAU - vigorous & effective
ASTU - let be
MA - not - let us not
VIDVISAVAHAI - may we two dispute
PRAYER FOR GURU & DISCIPLE
Prayer that both guru & disciple offer so that both together walk towards God-realisation.
May he (Brahman) protect us both together;
May He nourish us both together;
May we work conjointly with great energy;
May our study be vigorous & effective;
May we not dispute (or hate any creature)
Let there be peace and peace & peace.
Om Saha Naavavatu Story
Guru Dronacharya was the Guru of the Pandavas and the Kauravas. Once he was teaching them a `subhashita", which said, 'Do not be angry but have lots of forbearance and patience with others". His students, both Kauravas and Pandavas learnt it very well and quickly. But his cleverest student, Dharmaja (Yudhistira) did not learn it.
Drona was very surprised and asked Dharmaja to learn it before sunset. Drona waited and at sunset he asked Dharmaja, if now, he had learnt the lesson. Still Dharmaja said, no, he had not.
Thereupon Drona gave a hard slap to Dharmaja in anger. Now Dharmaja said yes, he had learnt it. Dronacharya asked Dharmaja to explain! Dharmaja said, he had understood the meaning, but not experienced the feeling, of the "subhashita". After getting a slap from his Guru, he kept calm and quiet, but did not get angry and patiently bore the pain with a smile. He now experienced forbearance, properly.
We too, must cultivate patience and humbly value forbearance, in the same grateful manner.
OM - primodial sound
PURNAM - full, whole, completeness
ADA: - that
IDAM - this
PURNAD - from that full
PURNAMUDACYATE - this full has come;
(udacyate-remains)
PURNASYA - from the full
PURNA MADAYA - has come out the full
(adaya-taking away)
PURNAEVA - the full is ever full
(eva-only)
AVASISYATE - remains
STOTRA ON THE NATURE OF ABSOLUTE REALITY
That (Supreme Reality) is whole. This (Creation) is also whole. From 'That'; 'This' has come out. But even though 'This' has come out of 'That, yet 'That' remains 'That' only.
Creation, which we can recognize through the 5 senses is referred to as 'This'. God or the Supreme Reality is nothing that can be understood by the senses. IT is beyond 'This' world; nothing in `this' world is comparable to IT. IT is 'not THIS' but 'THAT'. However the world has come from God, & Creation is all-pervaded by GOD. This does not however affect the Absoluteness of the Supreme ONE.
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