Friday, October 30, 2015

Hanuman Chalisa with English translation

श्रीगुरु चरन सरोज रज
In the Lotus feet of my teacher/Guardian

निज मन मुकुर सुधारि।
I purify the mirror of my heart

बरनउँ रघुबर बिमल जसु
I illustrate the story of immaculate Rama

जो दायकु फल चारि॥
which bestows four fruits (The 4 Purusharth : desire, prosperity, righteousness, liberation)

बुद्धिहीन तनु जानिकै
Considering myself as frail & unwise

सुमिरौं पवनकुमार।
I contemplate Son of Wind ( Hanuman)

बल बुद्धिविद्या देहु मोहिं
to impart power, knowledge & civilization

हरहु कलेश विकार ॥
& to eradicate all the miseries of life.

जय हनुमान ज्ञान गुन सागर।
I glorify lord Hanuman, the deep sea of knowledge & virtues

जय कपीस तिहुँ लोक उजागर॥
I glorify The Monkey man “Vanara” ,who lightens the three worlds (earth, atmosphere & beyond)

राम दूत अतुलित बल धामा।
I glorify the faithful envoy of lord Ram,

अंजनि पुत्र पवनसुत नामा॥
who is also known as son of anjana (anjaniputra) & wind’s son (pavansuta)

महाबीर बिक्रम बजरंगी।
You are the distinguished warrior, the courageous & possess strength as “Indra’s vajra”

कुमति निवार सुमति के संगी॥
You demolish despicable mind and befriend fine intellect

कंचन बरन बिराज सुबेसा।
being gold complexioned he dwells in his handsome form

कानन कुंडल कुंचित केसा॥
You adorn earrings & curly hair.

हाथ बज्र औ ध्वजा बिराजै। You hold “Vajra” in one hand & flag in the other

काँधे मूँज जनेऊ साजै॥
You adorn the sacred thread “Janeu” prepared by “Munja grass” on your shoulder

शंकर सुवन केसरी नंदन।
You are the delight of Shiva, the son of Kesari

तेज प्रताप महा जग बंदन॥
You possess a majestic aura & are admired by the whole world

बिद्यावान गुनी अति चातुर।
You are the laudable abode of the eighteen types of Vidya

राम काज करिबे को आतुर॥
You are always willing to serve lord Rama

प्रभु चरित्र सुनिबे को रसिया।
You adore listening Lord Rama’s legends

राम लखन सीता मन बसिया॥
You reside in the heart of Rama, his wife Sita & his younger brother Lakshman.

सूक्ष्म रूप धरी सियहिं दिखावा।
You searched Sita by adorning the miniscule form

बिकट रूप धरि लंक जरावा॥
And you set gold made Lanka ablaze by appearing in an outsized form

भीम रूप धरि असुर सँहारे।
You destroyed all the demons by taking horrendous form

रामचन्द्र के काज सँवारे॥
And that is how you performed all the deeds of Sri Rama.

लाय सँजीवनि लखन जियाए।
You carried the Dronagiri Mountain from Himalayas which contained Sanjeevani to Lanka and saved Lakshman.

श्रीरघुबीर हरषि उर लाए॥
Elated by this act Sri Rama embraced you.

रघुपति कीन्हीं बहुत बड़ाई।
Rama applauded many times.

तुम मम प्रिय भरतहि सम भाई॥
Rama even said that you are dear to him just like his brother Bharat.

सहस बदन तुम्हरो जस गावैं।
Thousands of people will pay tribute to you

अस कहि श्रीपति कंठ लगावैं॥
Saying this Rama again embraces you

सनकादिक ब्रह्मादि मुनीसा।
Many saints like Bhramha & Munisha

नारद सारद सहित अहीसा॥
Narad & Sarad have blessed Hanuman.

जम कुबेर दिक्पाल जहाँ ते।
Yama Kuber & Dikpal

कबी कोबिद कहि सकैं कहाँ ते॥
Kavi & Kovid, none could elucidate Hanuman’s glory.

तुम उपकार सुग्रीवहिं कीन्हा।
You were extreme benevolent to Sugreev

राम मिलाय राजपद दीन्हा॥
Befriended him with Rama & acquired him his Kingdom Kishkindha

तुम्हरो मन्त्र बिभीषन माना।
Even Vibhishan endorsed your mantra, as a result, became king of Lanka

लंकेश्वर भए सब जग जाना॥
Ravan, former king of Lanka, was scared of you.

जुग सहस्र जोजन पर भानू।
Sun, which is at thousands of distance from Earth

लील्यो ताहि मधुर फल जानू॥
You swallowed it believing it to be a syrupy fruit.

प्रभु मुद्रिका मेलि मुख माहीं।
Placing the ring in your mouth

जलधि लाँघि गये अचरज नाहीं॥
Its not astounding that you leaped the ocean

दुर्गम काज जगत के जेते ।
The obscure tasks of the world

सुगम अनुग्रह तुम्हरे तेते॥
were achieved by your grace

राम दुआरे तुम रखवारे।
You are the concierge & guardian of Rama’s court

होत न आज्ञा बिनु पैसारे॥
No one can enter in his court without your consent

सब सुख लहै तुम्हारी शरना।
All pleasures are attained by your refugee

तुम रक्षक काहू को डर ना॥
No fear can abode the one whom you protect

आपन तेज सम्हारो आपै ।
Once you commemorate your powers

तीनौं लोक हाँक ते काँपे॥
all three world’s start trembling with fear

भूत पिशाच निकट नहिं आवै।
Evil spirits can not disturb

महाबीर जब नाम सुनावै॥
when one sings your hymns & remembers you.

नासै रोग हरै सब पीरा।
you destroy all the ailments & take away all the pessimism

जपत निरंतर हनुमत बीरा॥
of those who regular remember you.

सब पर राम तपस्वी राजा।
Though Rama is the Supreme Being

तिन के काज सकल तुम साजा॥
you accomplish all his tasks.

और मनोरथ जो कोई लावै।
If anyone ever desires for something

तासु अमित जीवन फल पावै॥
You fulfill his desires manifolds

साधु संत के तुम रखवारे।
You are Saints & the one who meditates protector

असुर निकंदन राम दुलारे॥
You slay demons & are dear to Rama

अष्ट सिद्धि नौ निधि के दाता।
You possess eight supernatural powers & nine treasures

अस बर दीन्ह जानकी माता॥
and this has been granted to you by Rama’s wife Sita.

तुम्हरे भजन राम को पावै।
Whoever sings your hymns directly possess the Supreme Being, Rama

जनम जनम के दुख बिसरावै॥
and gets rid of all the adversities & negativities of life.

अंत काल रघुबर पुर जाई।
The one who is y our devotee, goes to the Supreme being’s abode after his body death

जहाँ जन्म हरिभक्त कहाई॥
And when they are reborn after that, they are always known as God’s devotees

और देवता चित्त न धरई।
Anyone who does not prayer to any other God

हनुमत सेइ सर्व सुख करई॥
but only to you, even he attains all the treasures of life ( generally it is said that every god imparts something or the other)

संकट कटै मिटै सब पीरा।
All the ailments vanish & one is relieved from all the adversities

जो सुमिरै हनुमत बलबीरा॥
once when someone becomes your devotee & remembers you.

जय जय जय हनुमान गोसाईं।
I praise the victorious , the master of all senses, Hanuman

कृपा करहु गुरुदेव की नाईं॥
just like guru showers his blessings on his disciple, shower me with your blessings

जो शत बार पाठ कर कोई।
The one who recites this hymn 100 times

छूटहि बंदि महा सुख होई॥
All his troubles vanish & he gains all the life’s treasures.

जो यह पढ़ै हनुमान चालीसा।
Who ever recites this Chalisa

होय सिद्धि साखी गौरीसा॥
obtains all the powers & lord Shiva is the witness of this.

तुलसीदास सदा हरि चेरा।
Tulsidas, who is the writer of this Chalisa, will always remain you disciple

कीजै नाथ हृदय महँ डेरा॥
and he prays to the lord enshrine in his soul always.

पवनतनय संकट हरन मंगल मूरति रूप।
I call upon son of wind, an auspicious form to remove all miseries of my life

राम लखन सीता सहित हृदय बसहु सुर भूप॥
I pray to you to reside in my heart with Rama, Sita & Lakshman.

Thursday, October 22, 2015

Excellent interpretation of Ramayan !!

Ram is your soul. Sita is your heart. Ravan is your mind that steals your heart from your soul. Lakshman is your consciousness, always with you and active on your behalf. Hanuman is your intuition and courage that helps retrieve your heart to re-animate your soul.

Dussera Greetings !!!

Sunday, October 18, 2015

aghnimīḷe purohitaṃ

This article is a fact which most of us do not know👌

His Masters Voice (HMV) had once published a pamphlet giving the history of gramophone record. Gramophone was invented byThomas Alva Edison in the 19th century. Edison, who had invented many other gadgets like electric light and the motion picture camera, had become a legend even in his own time.

When he invented the gramophone record, which could record human voice for posterity, he wanted to record the voice of an eminent scholar on his first piece. For that he chose Prof. Max Muller of  England, another great personality of the 19th century. He wrote to Max Muller saying, “I want to meet you and record your voice. When should I come?” Max Muller who had great respect for Edison asked him to come on a suitable time when most of the scholars of the Europe would be gathering in England .

Accordingly Edison took a ship and went to  England. He was introduced to the audience. All cheered  Edison’s presence. Later at the request of Edison, Max Muller came on the stage and spoke in front of the instrument. Then Edison went back to his laboratory and by afternoon came back with a disc. He played the gramophone disc from his instrument. The audience was thrilled to hear the voice of Max Muller from the instrument. They were glad that voices of great persons like Max Muller could be stored for the benefit of posterity.

After several rounds of applause and congratulations to Thomas Edison, Max Muller came to the stage and addressed the scholars and asked them, “You heard my original voice in the morning. Then you heard the same voice coming out from this instrument in the afternoon. Do you understand what I said in the morning or what you heard in the afternoon?”.

The audience fell silent because they could not understand the language in which Max Muller had spoken. It was ‘Greek and Latin’ to them as they say. But had it been Greek or Latin, they would have definitely understood because they were from various parts of  Europe. It was in a language which the European scholars had never heard.

Max Muller then explained what he had spoken. He said that the language he spoke was Sanskrit and it was the first sloka of Rig Veda, which says “Agni Meele Purohitam”. This was the first recorded public version on the gramophone plate.

अग्निमीळे पुरोहितं यज्ञस्य देवं रत्वीजम |
होतारं रत्नधातमम || Rig Veda 1.001.01

aghnimīḷe purohitaṃ yajñasya devaṃ ṛtvījam |
hotāraṃ ratnadhātamam || Rig Veda 1.001.01

Why did Max Muller choose this? Addressing the audience he said, “Vedas are the oldest text of the human race. And “Agni Meele Purohitam” is the first verse of Rig Veda. In the most primordial time, when the people did not know how even to cover their bodies and lived by hunting and housed in caves, Indians had attained high civilization and they gave the world universal philosophies in the form of the Vedas”

When “Agni Meele Purohitam” was replayed the entire audience stood up in silence as a mark of respect for the ancient Hindu sages.

The verse means

“Oh Agni, You who gleam in the darkness, to You we come day by day, with devotion and bearing homage. So be of easy access to us, Agni, as a father to his son, abide with us for our well being. ”– World Hindu News, 29 April 2014

Interesting legal xase

Interesting- This Can Happen Only In USA
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This actually took place in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.

A lawyer purchased a box of very rare and expensive cigars, then  insured them against, among other things, loss due to fire.

Within a month, having smoked his entire stockpile of these great   cigars, the lawyer filed a claim against the insurance company.

In his claim, the lawyer stated the cigars were lost 'in a series of   small fires.'

The insurance company refused to pay, citing the obvious reason, that   the man had consumed the cigars in the normal fashion.

The lawyer sued and WON!  (Stay with me.)

Delivering the ruling, the judge agreed with the insurance company that   the claim was frivolous. The judge stated nevertheless, that the lawyer  held a policy from the company, in which it had warranted that the  cigars were insurable and also guaranteed that it would insure them against fire, without defining what is considered to be unacceptable  'fire' and was obligated to pay the claim.

Rather than endure lengthy and costly appeal process, the insurance company accepted the ruling and paid $15,000 to the lawyer for his loss  of the cigars that perished in the 'fires'.

NOW FOR THE BEST PART...

After the lawyer cashed the cheque, the insurance company had him  arrested on 24 counts of ARSON!!!

With his own insurance claim and  testimony from the previous case being used against him, the lawyer was  convicted of intentionally burning his insured property and was  sentenced to 24 months in jail and a $24,000 fine.

This true story won First Place in last year's Criminal Lawyers Award  contest in USA.

A bizarre legal case..

A  BIZARRE  LEGAL  CASE.
At the 1994 annual awards dinner given for Forensic Science, AAFS President Dr Don Harper Mills astounded his audience with the legal complications of a bizarre death.
Here is the Case:
On March 23, 1994 the medical examiner viewed the body of Ronald Opus and concluded that he died from a shotgun wound to the head. Mr. Opus had jumped from the top of a ten-story building intending to commit suicide. He left a note to the effect indicating his despondency. As he fell past the ninth floor his life was interrupted by a shotgun blast passing through a window, which killed him instantly. Neither the shooter nor the deceased was aware that a safety net had been installed just below the eighth floor level to protect some building workers and that Ronald Opus would not have been able to complete his suicide the way he had planned.
"Ordinarily," Dr Mills continued, "A person, who sets out to commit suicide and ultimately succeeds, even though the mechanism might not be what he intended, is still defined as committing suicide."
That Mr. Opus was shot on the way to certain death, but probably would not have been successful because of the safety net, caused the medical examiner to feel that he had a homicide on his hands.
In the room on the ninth floor, where the shotgun blast emanated, was occupied by an elderly man and his wife. They were arguing vigorously and he was threatening her with a shotgun. The man was so upset that when he pulled the trigger he completely missed his wife and the pellets went through the window striking Mr. Opus. When one intends to kill subject "A" but kills subject "B" in the attempt, one is guilty of the murder of subject "B".
When confronted with the murder charge the old man and his wife were both adamant and both said that they thought the shotgun was unloaded. The old man said it was a long-standing habit to threaten his wife with the unloaded shotgun. He had no intention to murder her. Therefore the killing of Mr. Opus appeared to be an accident; that is, if the gun had been accidentally loaded.
The continuing investigation turned up a witness who saw the old couple's son loading the shotgun about six weeks prior to the fatal accident. It transpired that the old lady had cut off her son's financial support and the son, knowing the propensity of his father to use the shotgun threateningly, loaded the gun with the expectation that his father would shoot his mother. Since the loader of the gun was aware of this, he was guilty of the murder even though he didn't actually pull the trigger. The case now becomes one of murder on the part of the son for the death of Ronald Opus.
Now comes the exquisite twist. Further investigation revealed that the son was, in fact, Ronald Opus. He had become increasingly despondent over the failure of his attempt to engineer his mother's murder. This led him to jump off the ten-story building on March 23rd, only to be killed by a shotgun blast passing through the ninth story window. The son had actually murdered himself, so the medical examiner closed the case as a suicide. 

A true story from Associated Press, Reported by Kurt Westervelt
Hilarious.