Last Set Of The Prasnottara Ratna Maalika
Posted 17th June 2008 at 11:26 PM by sunkan
Verse 61 - Meaning:
Q:What (ko) should a wise man (braahmanair) commune with in worship (upaasyo) ?
A:With Sambhu (or the God) denoted by the Gayatri Mantra, the Sun and the Fire as symbols for communion.(gaayatry-arkaagni-gocarah-sambhuh)
Q:What is the common thread linking Gayathri, the Sun, the Fire and Sambhu ? (gaayatryaam-aaditye-ca-agnau sambhau ca kim nu)
A:Their Essence (tattvam) is the same.
Verse 62 - Meaning:
Q:Who (kaa) is the visible God (pratyaksha Devataa) for one ?
A:The mother (maataa) that bore one.
Q:Who is (kah-ca) the elder (guru) that should always be respected ? (puujyo)
A:One's father. (taatah)
Q:Who (kah) is the embodiment (atma) of all (sarva) divinities (devata) ?
A:A wise man who has achieved the fulfilment (anvito-viprah) of all learning (vidya) and holy acts. (karma)
Verse 63 - Meaning:
Q:What (kas-ca) leads to the decay (ksaya-hetuh) of families and communities (kula) ?
A:The persecution (yo-akaari) of holy men. (santaapah-sajjanesu)
Q:Whose words are never falsified (kesam-amogha vacanam) ?
A:Of those who are in the habit of speaking only truth, (satya) who observe silence (mauna) and who are always patient (sama-siilaah) .
Verse 64 - Meaning:
Q:What (kim) is the cause of birth (janma) ?
A:Attachment (samgah) to objects (vishaya) of enjoyment.
Q:What (kim) is one's second (uttaram) embodiment (janma) ?
A:It is one's son. (putrah-syaat) .
Q:What (ko) is un-avoidable (a-parihaaryo) ?
A:Death. (mrtyuh) .
Q:Where should (kutra padam) one take one's place (vinyasec-ca) ?
A:In a place which one can see directly (drk) as pure. (puute) .
Verse 65 - Meaning:
Q:Who (kim) is the fit recipient (paatram) for the gift of food (anna-daane) ?
A:A hungry person. (kshuditam)
Q:Who (ko) should be the object of worship (arcyo-hi) ?
A:The descendant of the Lord or the Avataar of the Bhagavaan, the Supreme Being. (bhagavad-avataarah) .
Q:Who is(kas-ca) Bhagavaan ?
A:He is Mahesah, the Supreme Being worshipped both (atmaikah) in the forms of Sankara or Siva and Narayana or Vishnu. (mrtyuh) .
Verse 66 - Meaning:
Q:What (kim) is the reward for (phalam-api) devotion (bhakteh) to the Lord (bhagavad) ?
A:The actual realisation (saakshaattvam) of His Divine (tal-loka) Realm. (svaruupa)
Q:What is (ko-ca) liberation (moksha) ?
A:The ending (astamayah) of Ignorance. (hy-avidyaa)
Q:What (kah) is the source and dissolving centre (bhuuh) of all Veda (sarva-veda) ?
A:It is (atha-ca) the indeclinable sound Om or AUM. (Om is the pranava mantra - also spelled as AUM) .
Verse 67 - Meaning:
One whose neck, (ity-esaa) the source of voice (kanthasthaa) is adorned with this Prasnottara-ratna-maalika, will shine in the assembly of the wise, as if he is wearing a necklace of pearls (te-muktaabharanaa iva). He will shine like a pure luminous body (vimalaascaabhaanti) in the assembly of the wise (sat-samaajesu) .
sagala shankraarpanam...sunkan
Q:What (ko) should a wise man (braahmanair) commune with in worship (upaasyo) ?
A:With Sambhu (or the God) denoted by the Gayatri Mantra, the Sun and the Fire as symbols for communion.(gaayatry-arkaagni-gocarah-sambhuh)
Q:What is the common thread linking Gayathri, the Sun, the Fire and Sambhu ? (gaayatryaam-aaditye-ca-agnau sambhau ca kim nu)
A:Their Essence (tattvam) is the same.
Verse 62 - Meaning:
Q:Who (kaa) is the visible God (pratyaksha Devataa) for one ?
A:The mother (maataa) that bore one.
Q:Who is (kah-ca) the elder (guru) that should always be respected ? (puujyo)
A:One's father. (taatah)
Q:Who (kah) is the embodiment (atma) of all (sarva) divinities (devata) ?
A:A wise man who has achieved the fulfilment (anvito-viprah) of all learning (vidya) and holy acts. (karma)
Verse 63 - Meaning:
Q:What (kas-ca) leads to the decay (ksaya-hetuh) of families and communities (kula) ?
A:The persecution (yo-akaari) of holy men. (santaapah-sajjanesu)
Q:Whose words are never falsified (kesam-amogha vacanam) ?
A:Of those who are in the habit of speaking only truth, (satya) who observe silence (mauna) and who are always patient (sama-siilaah) .
Verse 64 - Meaning:
Q:What (kim) is the cause of birth (janma) ?
A:Attachment (samgah) to objects (vishaya) of enjoyment.
Q:What (kim) is one's second (uttaram) embodiment (janma) ?
A:It is one's son. (putrah-syaat) .
Q:What (ko) is un-avoidable (a-parihaaryo) ?
A:Death. (mrtyuh) .
Q:Where should (kutra padam) one take one's place (vinyasec-ca) ?
A:In a place which one can see directly (drk) as pure. (puute) .
Verse 65 - Meaning:
Q:Who (kim) is the fit recipient (paatram) for the gift of food (anna-daane) ?
A:A hungry person. (kshuditam)
Q:Who (ko) should be the object of worship (arcyo-hi) ?
A:The descendant of the Lord or the Avataar of the Bhagavaan, the Supreme Being. (bhagavad-avataarah) .
Q:Who is(kas-ca) Bhagavaan ?
A:He is Mahesah, the Supreme Being worshipped both (atmaikah) in the forms of Sankara or Siva and Narayana or Vishnu. (mrtyuh) .
Verse 66 - Meaning:
Q:What (kim) is the reward for (phalam-api) devotion (bhakteh) to the Lord (bhagavad) ?
A:The actual realisation (saakshaattvam) of His Divine (tal-loka) Realm. (svaruupa)
Q:What is (ko-ca) liberation (moksha) ?
A:The ending (astamayah) of Ignorance. (hy-avidyaa)
Q:What (kah) is the source and dissolving centre (bhuuh) of all Veda (sarva-veda) ?
A:It is (atha-ca) the indeclinable sound Om or AUM. (Om is the pranava mantra - also spelled as AUM) .
Verse 67 - Meaning:
One whose neck, (ity-esaa) the source of voice (kanthasthaa) is adorned with this Prasnottara-ratna-maalika, will shine in the assembly of the wise, as if he is wearing a necklace of pearls (te-muktaabharanaa iva). He will shine like a pure luminous body (vimalaascaabhaanti) in the assembly of the wise (sat-samaajesu) .
sagala shankraarpanam...sunkan
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