మనీషా పంచకమ్ Maneesha Panchakam Sri Sankara Bhagavat Paada’s Immortal Creation
About This Hymn
A marvelous creation of Jagad Guru Sree Adi Sankaracharya
The message on ‘Equality’
One of most Secular teachings
Instructs us to love our fellow men
Irrespective of their nature
Supplements our Gurwastakam lesson
Title Interpretation
Maneesha = The inner sentient energy in us or the ‘Chaitanya ’
Panchakam = Five fold instruction on understanding of this inner Chaitanya
Who is the teacher here?
Lord Siva himself through the pen of our revered Guruji Adi Sankaraacharya
Who are We ?
Even the very evolved might have wrong perception of ‘Reality’
How significant are the extraneous differences ?
Isn’t the inner SELF the same !
The five fold understanding
Using a scenario
సత్యాచార్యస్య గమనే కదాచిన్ ముక్తి దాయకమ్ , కాశీ క్షేత్రమ్ ప్రతి సహ గౌర్యా మార్గే తు శంకరమ్ Satyaachaary asya gamanae kadaachin mukti daayakam, Kaasee kshaetram prati saha gouryaa maargae tu Sankaram, సత్యాచార్యస్య గమనే
Interpretation
Asya In that
Mukti daayakam Sacred and fulfilling
Kaasee Kshaetram pious city of Varanasi,
Kadaachin once upon a time
Satyaacharya a sacred & learned man
Gamane was on a stroll.
Prati Opposite to (the man)
Maargae tu on that very street
Saha Gourya along with Gouri devi
Sankaram Lord Sankara (had come)
One day in Varanaasi
Once, a great godly man is on a stroll in the famous, heavenly place–the Varanaasi
During his walk after his ritualistic, sacred and purified bath he came juxtaposed to
two people – a man and his consort walking opposite to him almost bumping into his way.
The strange couple were none other than The LORD SIVA and PARVATHI.
అన్త్య వేషధరం దృష్ట్వా గచ్ఛ గచ్ఛేతి చాబ్రవీత్ , శంకరశ్యోపి చండాలః తమ్ పునః ప్రాహ శంకరమ్ , Antya vaeshadharam drushtwaa gachcha gachchaeti cha abraveet, Sankarah so api chandaalah tam punah praaha Sankaram, ప్రాహ శంకరమ్
Interpretation
Drustwa On seeing
Vaesha dharam the couple in the attire of
Antya a downtrodden family,
Abraveet uttered (the learned man)
Gachcha Get away.. You….
Cha also ….(scornfully)
Gachchaeti Get away.. etc.,
Sankarah so api Even though he is Lord Siva
Chandaalah in disguise of the downtrodden
Tam to that learned man
Sankaram The Lord Sankara
Punah praaha In reply said as follows….
Go Away, Go Away
The couple is in the disguise of a lowly placed and unkempt downtrodden family
This learned and holy man, though very well versed in Atma Jnaana, not recognizing the true nature of the persons coming into him
uttered the words, you…. Go away, Go away, Go aloof - in some form of scorn and hatred
Then, Parama Siva in the chandaala roopam replied to the learned man as follows…
Oh Man! Learn – I am verily the Brahman. I am this entire universe too. I am the subtle consciousness in every thing, perfectly unfolding Myself.
All this sentient world is borne of nescience with the interplay of the three gunas and is apparently seen, but it is created by Me at my will and pleasure.
Whosoever understands this subtlety with firm conviction of mind, he ever remains seated in the Supreme, untainted, unending Bliss Absolute.
Isn’t it, My power, very much the same in one and all - irrespective of any caste, creed or kind !
Swa vapur iti The physical (differences in) bodies
Samarpitam are caused (and are apparent)
Prarabdaaya by the imprints of yester deeds (sins)
Yaesha maneesha This consciousness within all
Mama the inner power given by me
Gurur is the greatest of all and in all !!
Supreme is My inner power !!
Oh Man! Learn – Even when the whole universe is destroyed, my power ever remains permanent. To say decisively in one word, The Brahman is the Greatest !
If one analyzes carefully with an untainted and tranquil intelligence, this power of mine is ever permanent and is undifferentiated and peerless.
All the sinful deeds of the past, present and future are perfectly reduced to ash, just like by a flaming fire, by my very power called the time or Kaala.
The so called physical differences in the bodies are caused the by the imprints (vasanas) of your yester deeds.
This consciousness within all, the inner power given by me, is the greatest of all and in all !!
This is an immortal creation of Jagad Guru Sankarac more
This is an immortal creation of Jagad Guru Sankaracharya teaching us equality. Please view and enjoy. Also see my blog on this subject: http://drsarma.blogspot.com/ and visit my website www.drsarma.in less
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