maneesha panchakam

మనష పంచకమ

Maneesha Panchakam

Sri Sankara Bhagavat Paada’s Immortal Creation

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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

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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

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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

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స త య చ ర య స య గ మన క ద చన మ క త ద య క మ ,క శ క తర మ పర త స హ గ ర య మ రగ త శ ం క ర మ

Satyaachaary asya gamanae

kadaachin mukti daayakam,

Kaasee kshaetram prati saha

gouryaa maargae tu Sankaram,

సతయచరయసయ గమన

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InterpretationAsya In thatMukti daayakam Sacred and fulfillingKaasee Kshaetram pious city of Varanasi, Kadaachin once upon a timeSatyaacharya a sacred & learned manGamane was on a stroll.Prati Opposite to (the man)Maargae tu on that very streetSaha Gourya along with Gouri deviSankaram Lord Sankara (had come)

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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.

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అ న త య వ ష ధ ర ం ద ృ షట వ గ చ ఛ గ చ ఛ త చ బర వ త ,శ ం క ర శ య ప చ ం డ ల ః త మ ప న ః పర హ శ ం క ర మ , Antya vaeshadharam drushtwaa

gachcha gachchaeti cha abraveet,

Sankarah so api chandaalah

tam punah praaha Sankaram,

పరహ శంకరమ

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Interpretation

Drustwa On seeingVaesha dharam the couple in the attire ofAntya 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 SivaChandaalah in disguise of the downtrodden Tam to that learned manSankaram The Lord SankaraPunah praaha In reply said as follows….

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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…

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అ న న మయ ద న న మ యమ అ థ వ చైత న య మ వ చైత న య తయ త వ ర ద ర క ర త ం వ ం ఛ స క మ బర హ గ చ ఛ గ చ ఛ త ?

Annamaayaad annamayam athavaa

chaitanyam yaeva chaitanyaat

yativara dooree kartum vaanchasi

kim broohi gachcha gachchaeti ?

కమ బరహ గచఛ గచఛత

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InterpretationYati vara O! Best among the learned!Broohi You shout (scornfully) toGachcha Get away Gachchaeti Get away etc….Kim Whom (out of hatred)Vaanchasi You strongly desire toDooree kartum keep at a distance, keep aloof ?Annamayaad Is it my body made from food, it isAnnamayam same as yours nourished by foodAtha vaa if not, perhaps if it isChaitanyam the inner sentient energy in me Yaeva it is also theChaitanyaat same as your inner sentient energy

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Sir, Whom are you hating ?

• Lord Parama Siva spoke as follows• Oh ! The perfect man of Self realization -• Sir, I wish to know, whom are you addressing

to get away from your esteemed presence out of hatred ?

• Do you mean the physical body of us – it’s one and the same for all !!

• If you mean the internal cosmic energy within us, it’s all the more same in all !

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పర త య గ వ స త న న స తర ం గ స హ జ ఆ న ం ద వ బ ధ ం బ ధ వ పరఅ య ం స వ ప చ అ య మ త య ప మ హ న క అ య ం వ భ ద భర మ ఃpratyagvastuni nistaranga sahaja

ananda avabodha ambudhou vipro

ayam swapacho ayamity api

mahaan ko ayam vibhaeda bhramah ?

క అయం వభద భరమః

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InterpretationAyam Vipro You are learned indeed. You haveAvabodha the perfect understanding aboutPratyag Vastuni the indwelling essence of us andNistaranga (You are) the waveless steadyAmbudhou ocean called the Sahaja Ananda innate, natural Bliss Absolute andSwa pacho a man of self help (Self made)Mahaan O! Great soulAyam ity api Alas! For You too sir,Ko why isAyam this very hatred andVibhedha bramah this illusion of discrimination ??

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For You too Sir, This Difference

• The Parama Siva continues his query• Respected Sir, You have experienced the Pratyag

aatma (our inner consciousness) by your tremendous power of evolution.

• You are self contented and self made• You are drenched in the steady nectarine ocean

of the Eternal Bliss Absolute !!• You too suffer from this illusion of discrimination!• Alas! You too have this untouchability !!!

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క మ గ ం గ ం బ ధ బ ం బ త ం బ రమ ణ చ నడ ల వ ధ ప య ఃప ర వ అ న తర మ స త క ం చ నఘ ట మ ృత క మభ య ర వ ం బ ర ?kim gangaambudhi binbitae ambara

manou chandaala veedhee payah

poorae vaa antaramasti kaanchana

ghatee mritkumbhayorva ambarae?

కమ అనరత మస త

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InterpretationGanga ambudi Be it in the sacred water of GangesPayah poorae vaa or in the cesspools situated inChandaala veedhi the slum dwellers’ lanes,bimbita in reflected and shiningAmbara manou Sun, the jewel of the sky,Kim antaram what difference Asthi does exist ?Kaanchana ghatee Be it a golden vessel Mrit kumbha yor vaa or be an earthen pot,Ambarae in the reflected skyKim vaa antaram what differenceAsthi does exist !!

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What is the difference ?

• The precious jewel of the sky, the Sun• Isn’t he shining in the same way in this

very sacred and holy water of this river - the mother Ganges

• and in the polluted cesspools in the dirty lanes of the slum dwellers ?

• Will the reflected sky be inferior in an earthen pot, compared to the one in a golden vessel !

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The Five Golden Instructions

•The Lord, after those piercing arrows of questions shot at that wise man

•Now, professes the Great Supreme Reality of Oneness in the next five gems (slokas)

•These are known as “Maneesha Panchakam”

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జ గర త స వ ప న స ష ప తష స ఫ ట త ర య స ం వ ద జృ ృ ం భ తయ బర హ మ ద ప ప ల క ం త త న ష పర త జ గ త సక ణ ,ైస వ హ ం న చ ద ృ శ య వ స త వత ధ ృఢ పర ఙఞ ప య శ య స తచ తచ ం డ ల సత స త ద వ జ స త గ ర ర త య ష మ న ష మ మ .

jaagratswapna sushuptishu sphutataraa yaa sam vidujjrimbhatae

yaa brahmaadi pipeelika anta thanushu prothaa jagat saakshinee,

saiva aham na cha drisya vastwiti drudha prajnaapi yasya asti chaet

chandaalostu sa tu dwijosthu gurur ityaeshaa maneeshaa mama.

గరరతయష మనష మమ

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InterpretationJaagrat In the wakeful state, swapna in dreaming state andSushupti shu also in the deep sleep stateSputa taraa that which very clearlyJrumbhatae shines in all beings andSam vidu perfectly knows every thing;Yaa That which Protaa nurtures and safe guardsBrahma adi from the Creator onwardsPipeelika anta up to the ant, Thanu shu all living bodies and saakshinee which is the witness Jagat for all worldly activity;

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InterpretationSa yaeva aham And that which isNa cha drusya not to be perceived by usVastvu iti as an object to be -Api drudha in spite of firm knowledgePrajnaa of material things;Chandaalo In the down trodden (it)Asthu very much existsSa tu in the same way asAsthu it exists Dwijo in the learned and wise men.Gurur iti yaesha The greatest reality of Maneesha mama My (lord Siva’s) chaitanyaAsthi chaeth remains verily the same!!

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Supreme is My inner power !!

• Oh Man! Learn - this Self with in - My reflection • It is distinctly shining with in all the three states;

namely the wakeful, the dreaming and the deep sleep states

• It is the invisible thread and witness within all from the Creator up to the tiny ant

• It is not a cognizable object in spite of any amount of material intelligence

• Isn’t it, My power, very much the same in one and all irrespective of any caste, creed or kind !

• Yes, very much It is !!

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బర హ మ ైవ హ మ ద మ జ గ చ ఛ స క ల ం చ న మ తర వ సత ర త మస ర వ ం చైత ద వ ద య య తర గ ణ య శ ష మ మ య క ల ప త ం ,ఇ థథ ం య స య ద ృఢ మత స సఖ త ర నత య ప ర నర మ ల ఃచ ం డ ల సత స త ద వ జ స త గ ర ర త య ష మ న ష మ మ.

Brahmaiva aham idam jagachcha sakalam chinmaatra vistaaritam

sarwam chait avidyayaa trigunayaa saesham mayaa kalpitam,

iththam yasya dridha matis sukhatarae nityae parae nirmalaeh

chandaalostu satu dwijostu gurur ityaeshaa maneeshaa mama.


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Interpretation

Aham I am theBrahmaiva Brahman indeed andIdam Jagat cha (I am) this very universe too.Sakalam In every thing (I am)Chin maatra the subtle conscious formVistharitam perfectly unfolding myself.Sarwam chait All this sentient worldAvidyayaa borne of nescienceThrigunayaa by the play of three gunasSesham remains as seen but (it is)Kalipitam created by Mayaa My (lord’s) will and pleasure

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InterpretationYasya Whosoever, (he may be)Dhruda matih that person of firm convictionIththam who understands this subtlety Nityae resides permanently in theParae Supreme (superlative)Nirmale uncontaminated (taintless)Sukhatarae the extreme Bliss.Chandaalo In the down trodden (I)Asthu very much existSa tu in the same way asAsthu (I) exist Dwijo in the learned and wise men.Gurur iti yaesha The greatest reality of Maneesha mama My (lord Siva’s) chaitanyaAsthi chaeth remains verily the same!!

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• 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 !

• Yes, very much It is !!

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శ శ వ న న శ వ ర మ వ వ శ వ మ ఖ ల మ న శ చ త య వ చ గ ర రనత య ం బర హ మ న ర న తర ం వ మ ృశ త నర వ య జ శ న త త మ న ,భ త ం భ వ చ ద ష ృ క త మ పర ద హ త స ం వ న మ య ప వ కపర ర బద య స మ ర ప త ం స వ వ ప ర ఇ త య ష మన ష మ మ

saswan naswaram yaeva viswam akhilam nischitya vaachaa guror

nityam brahma nirantaram vimrisataa nirwyaaja saanta atmanaa,

bhootam bhaavi cha dushkritam pradahataa samvinmayae paavakae

praarabdhaaya samarpitam swavapur ityaeshaa maneeshaa mama.


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InterpretationViswam akhilam Even if this whole universe Naswaram is annulled and destroyed, Saswat It (my power) is ever permanent. Nischitya Decisively, vaacha to say in one word,Guror It (my power in all) is the greatest!Vimrusataa If one analyzes carefully with Nirvyaaja an untainted, unaffected Santa atmanaa peaceful and tranquil intelligence,Brahma This power of mine, the Brahman isNityam ever permanent and ever lasting and Nirantaram (it) is undifferentiated and peerless;

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InterpretationDushkritam All the sinful deeds (yet to come) Bhaavi in future (and present too) andBhootam cha also those committed in the past,Pavakae like the flaming fire, (the Brahman)Pradahdataa perfectly reduces them to ashessamvinmayae being the very form of time or Kaala.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 allMama the inner power given by meGurur is the greatest of all and in all !!

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• 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 !!

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య త ర య ఙ న ర ద వ త భ ర హ మత య ం త స ఫ ట గ ృహ య తయ ద భ స హ ృ ద య క ద హ వ ష య భ న త స వ త చ త న ః ,త మ భ శ య ైః ప హ త ర క మం డ ల న భ ం స ఫ రతం స ద భ వ య నయ గ న ర ృ వ త మ న స హ గ ర ర త య ష మ న ష మ మ.yaa tiryag nara daevata abhir aham ityamta sphutaa grihyatae

yadbhaasaa hridayaaksha daehavishayaa bhaanti swato chaetanaah,taam bhaasyaih pihita arkamandala nibhaam sphoortim sadaa bhaavayan

yogee nirvrita maanaso hi gurur ityaeshaa maneeshaa mama.


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InterpretationThiryagn Animals (horizontal while walking), Nara People (Homo erectus) - bipedsDaevata (and) Divine beings – Abhir all of the above saidGrihyatae are seized (possessed)Yaa aham by which power of mineSputaa very distinctly andItyanta in the most fascinating way;Yad bhaasa By whose effulgence,Hridaya with the mindAksha with the eyes Daeha with the bodyVishaya the worldly objectsBhanti are perceived and illuminated;Swato By itself (which) is theChaetanaa the core consciousness

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InterpretationTaam bhaasyaih That which illuminates all pihita beings and things equally -Arka mandala like the single SUNnibhaam illuminating all things in the universe;Yogee The perfect men of wisdom Nirwrita relentlesslyManaso hi with their consciousness andSpoorthim with full knowledgeSadaa bhaavayan ever contemplate on (that very

Atman);Yaesha maneesha This consciousness within allMama the inner power given by meGurur is the greatest of all and in all !!

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• That the inner SELF or the ‘I’ is the one which shines in all the animals, humans & the divine alike

• Whose inner sentient energy is responsible for the cognitive perceptions of the world of objects by the body, eyes and mind

• This single entity illuminates all alike just as one single SUN is ever the source of light to each and every object

• That which the yogis ever relentlessly perceive• This consciousness within all, the inner power given

by me, is the greatest of all and in all !!

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య త స ఖ య ం బ ధ ల శ ల శ త ఇ మ శ కర ద య నర ృ వ తయ చ చ త త న త ర ం పర శ ం త క ల న ల బద వ మ న ర న ర ృ వ త ః ,య స మ న నత య స ఖ ం బ ధ గ ల త ధ ర బ హ మ ై వ న బర హ మ వ తయ ః క శ చ త స స ర నద ర వ ం ద త ప ద న న ం మ న ష మ మ .

yat soukhyaambudhi laesalaesata imae sakraadayo nirwritaa

yachchittae nitaraam prasaanta kalanae labdhwaa munir nirwritah,

yasmin nityasukha ambudhou galita dheer bahmaiva na brahmavi

dyah kaschit sa suraendra vandita pado noonam maneeshaa mama.

ననం మనష మమ

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• Even the heavenly beings such as Indra know this ocean of happiness only a little, a little bit

• The sages secured this unrelenting state by none other than their perfectly calm devotion

• Which is, but nothing else, termed as the Brahma, the Bliss Eternal by the most learned

• That which is revered by all virtuous souls • That state is incomparable and ever greater• Isn’t it the same in one and all irrespective of

any caste, creed or kind ! Yes, very much It is !!

The SELF is the Ultimate

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The perfect Realization

• Thus after this perfect instruction about the Atma Jnaana and the shock treatment rendered to him

• The holy man experienced and perfectly understood - what is real and what is unreal

• Surrendered his ego before the feet of the Supreme Consciousness (SIVA)

• Instantaneously, he could visualize the almightyParama Siva and Parvathi in front of him.

• From that very moment he perceived GOD in all

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Echoes in Geeta

• Vidya vinaya sampannae brahmanae…….. ……………………panditaah sama darsinah |

• Yo mam pasyati sarvatra sarvam cha ……. ……..…………… sa cha mae na pranasyati |

• Sarvasya cha aham hridi sannivisto ……..……vedanta krit veda vidaeva cha aham |

V- 18

VI- 30

XV- 15

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Beware !!

Untouchability is

the greatest sin

……Gandhiji

మ న ం య వ ర క ం ట య ం ద ల య క క వ ?

Are we Greater than any

other in any one aspect ?

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క శ ప ం డ త న క శ ం క ర డ ట చ స న ఉ ప ద శ మ వ న మవ స గ న త మ ఙఞ న మ న ప డవ ద ల క మ ద ల న డ క న మ | |

Kaasee panditunaku Sankaruditu

chaesina upadaesamu vinumaa

Vaasigan aatma jnaanamu nepudoo

Vadalaka madilo nidukonumaa ||

maneesha panchakam

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