Sri Gurubhyo Namaha!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sankalpa<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n For eleven years, I have walked the spiritual path under the guidance of my Guru. It has been a decade of slow, steady transformation. However, exactly one year ago, I crossed a significant threshold, a sacred milestone that deepened my connection to the lineage and the Lord in a profound way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As I reflected on this one-year anniversary, a wave of gratitude washed over me. I wanted to offer something back, a Guru Dakshina. But what can one offer to a teacher who has given the gift of wisdom? Material objects felt insufficient. I realized that the most honest offering would be to try to use the very knowledge I was being taught.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I must confess, despite my years of listening, I am still a novice, a kindergarten student in the vast, ancient school of Sanskrit grammar. The rules of Laghu (light) and Guru (heavy) syllables usually intimidate me. But a child\u2019s drawing, no matter how imperfect, is often the most precious gift to a parent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sri Gurubhyo Namaha!!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Sri Gurubhyo Namaha!! Sankalpa For eleven years, I have walked the spiritual path under the guidance of my Guru. It has been a decade of slow, steady transformation. However, exactly one year ago, I crossed a significant threshold, a sacred milestone that deepened my connection to the lineage and the Lord in a profound way. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-83","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-vedas"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pgcar4-1l","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.vishyk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.vishyk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.vishyk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.vishyk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.vishyk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=83"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/blog.vishyk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":88,"href":"https:\/\/blog.vishyk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83\/revisions\/88"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.vishyk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=83"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.vishyk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=83"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.vishyk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=83"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
So, I made a resolve (Sankalpa): I would attempt to construct a new verse, a fresh “flower of words” (Vak-Pushpa), guided by the grace of my Guru and the rhythm of the Lord Himself.
With the resolve to write, I faced the daunting question: How? How does a beginner construct a verse worthy of the Lord?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I closed my eyes and listened to the sounds reverberating in my memory. I heard the mesmerizing cadence of the great Adi Shankara\u2019s Shiva Bhujangam. (https:\/\/youtu.be\/zHJ-taQDrkA?si=3RYlCrRWroo8ruXA) That rolling, hypnotic beat, La-Ghu-Ghu, La-Ghu-Ghu (Short-Long-Long), which mimics the swaying movement of the serpent adorning the Lord\u2019s neck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I realized that I didn’t need to invent a new structure; I just needed to step into the one the had already built. This meter, the Bhujangaprayata, would be the base of my attempt. It’s “snake rhythm” would carry my small flower of words directly to the One who wears the snake as an ornament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Guided by this ancient rhythm and the grace of my Guru, the syllables slowly found their places. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here is the fruit of that labor, my Vak-Pushpa (flower of words) for the Lord.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sanskrit:
\u0928\u0924\u094b\u093d\u0939\u0902 \u092e\u0939\u0947\u0936\u0902 \u0935\u093f\u0937\u093e\u0926\u0902 \u0939\u0930\u0928\u094d\u0924\u0902
\u0938\u0941\u0930\u092e\u094d\u092f\u0902 \u0938\u0941\u0915\u093e\u0928\u094d\u0924\u0902 \u0938\u094d\u0935\u0930\u0942\u092a\u0902 \u0938\u0941\u0938\u0924\u094d\u092f\u092e\u094d \u0964
\u092d\u0941\u091c\u0919\u094d\u0917\u093e\u0919\u094d\u0917\u092d\u0942\u0937\u0902 \u091c\u0917\u0926\u094d\u0935\u093f\u0936\u094d\u0935\u0928\u093e\u0925\u0902
\u0926\u092f\u093e\u0938\u093e\u0917\u0930\u0902 \u0924\u0902 \u092d\u091c\u0947\u093d\u0939\u0902 \u092d\u091c\u0947\u093d\u0939\u092e\u094d \u0965<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Telugu:
\u0c28\u0c24\u0c4a\u0c3d\u0c39\u0c02 \u0c2e\u0c39\u0c47\u0c36\u0c02 \u0c35\u0c3f\u0c37\u0c3e\u0c26\u0c02 \u0c39\u0c30\u0c02\u0c24\u0c02
\u0c38\u0c41\u0c30\u0c2e\u0c4d\u0c2f\u0c02 \u0c38\u0c41\u0c15\u0c3e\u0c02\u0c24\u0c02 \u0c38\u0c4d\u0c35\u0c30\u0c42\u0c2a\u0c02 \u0c38\u0c41\u0c38\u0c24\u0c4d\u0c2f\u0c2e\u0c4d \u0964
\u0c2d\u0c41\u0c1c\u0c02\u0c17\u0c3e\u0c02\u0c17\u0c2d\u0c42\u0c37\u0c02 \u0c1c\u0c17\u0c26\u0c4d\u0c35\u0c3f\u0c36\u0c4d\u0c35\u0c28\u0c3e\u0c25\u0c02
\u0c26\u0c2f\u0c3e\u0c38\u0c3e\u0c17\u0c30\u0c02 \u0c24\u0c02 \u0c2d\u0c1c\u0c47\u0c3d\u0c39\u0c02 \u0c2d\u0c1c\u0c47\u0c3d\u0c39\u0c2e\u0c4d \u0965<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Transliteration:
Nato\u2019ha\u1e41 Mah\u0113\u015bam vi\u1e63\u0101dam harantam
Suramyam suk\u0101ntam svar\u016bpam susatyam |
Bhujang\u0101\u1e45gabh\u016b\u1e63am Jagadvi\u015bvan\u0101tham
Day\u0101s\u0101garam tam bhaj\u0113’ham bhaj\u0113’ham ||<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meaning:
I bow to the Great Lord (Mahesha) who removes deep sorrow, who is very pleasing, very radiant, whose very nature is the Ultimate Truth.
Who wears serpents as ornaments on His limbs, the Lord of the World and Universe,
That Ocean of Compassion, I worship Him! I worship Him!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Honestly, when I finally closed my eyes to chant, the grammar rules didn’t matter anymore. In addition to Shiva Bhujangam, the inspiration for this had hit me while I was just driving to work, listening to the Durga Kavacham. I remember hearing how it praised every part of the Mother\u2019s form and thinking, “It just stuck with me, I need to do this for Lord Shiva.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Chanting these new lines brought me back to that simple desire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Na-to-ham… Ma-he-sham…<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It wasn’t about being a scholar or getting the perfect “snake rhythm.” It was just about that feeling in the car, finally letting it out, sound by sound, offering the praise I had been holding in my heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n