Invocation - Dhyanam
Prayer is when you talk to God.. Meditation is when you listen to God..
Diana Robinson
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Om paarthaaya pratibodhitaam bhagavataam naaraayanenaswayam,
Vyaasena grathitaam puraanamuninaa madhye mahaabhaaratam;
Advaitaamritavarshineem bhagavateem ashtaadashaa dhyaayineem,
Amba twaam anusandadhaami bhagavadgeete bhavadweshineem.
1. To Goddess Bhagavad Gita, One who was imparted to Arjuna by Lord Narayana Himself, who was recorded amidst the Mahabharata by Vyasa, the ancient sage, who showers the nectar of Advaita, and who is composed of eighteen chapters. I meditate on You, the destroyer of samsaara
Namostu te vyaasa vishaalabuddhe phullaaravindaayatapatranetra;
Yena twayaa bhaaratatailapoornah prajwaalito jnaanamayah pradeepah.
2. Salutations to Sage Vyasa, that mighty intellect, one whose eyes are large like the petals of a full-blown lotus. It was You who lit the wisdom lamp which brims with the oil that is the Mahabharata!
Prapannapaarijaataaya totravetraikapaanaye;
Jnaanamudraaya krishnaaya geetaamritaduhe namah.
3. Salutations to Lord Krishna, who art a veritable wish yielding tree to all surrendered ones, whose one hand holds a cane to drive cattle while the other is held in the Gyaana pose and who is famous as the milker of the nectarine milk, that is the Bhagavad Gita!
Sarvopanishado gaavo dogdhaa gopaalanandanah;
Paartho vatsah sudheer bhoktaa dugdham geetaamritam mahat.
4. All the Upanishads are the cows; the cowherd’s son Krishna is the milker; Partha (Arjuna), is the calf; the nectarine Gita. is the milk; and the pure minded are the drinkers of it
Vasudevasutam devam kamsachaanooramardanam;
Devakeeparamaanandam krishnam vande jagadgurum.
5. I salute Lord Krishna, the son of Vasudeva, the bestower of supreme delight to Devaki, the destroyer of Kamsa and Chanura and the teacher of the world!
Bheeshmadronatataa jayadrathajalaa gaandhaaraneelotpalaa;
Shalyagraahavatee kripena vahanee karnena velaakulaa;
Ashwatthaama-vikarna-ghora-makaraa duryodhanaavartinee;
Sotteernaa khalu paandavai rananadee kaivartakah keshavah.
6. The battle-river of Kurukshetra with Bhishma and Drona as the banks, with Jayadratha as the water, with the Prince of Gandhara as the blue water lily, with Salya as the crocodile, with Kripa as the current,with Karna as the high wave, with Asvatthama and Vikarna as terrible sharks and with Duryodhana as the whirlpool, was crossed by the Pandavas because they had Lord Krishna as the ferry man.
Paaraasharya vachah sarojamamalam geetaarthagandhotkatam;
Naanaakhyaanakakesaram harikathaa sambodhanaabodhitam;
Loke sajjana shatpadairaharahah pepeeyamaanam mudaa;
Bhooyaadbhaaratapankajam kalimala pradhwamsinah shreyase.
7. May the stainless lotus of the Mahabharata, which was born in the waters of the words of Vyasa, the son of Parashara, which has the message of the Bhagavad Gita, for its overpowering fragrance, which contains numerous narratives proclaiming the glory of Hari as its stamens, and which is sucked again and again in great joy every day by the honey suckers of virtuous men - May it prevail for the good of all who want to be cleansed of the taint of the age of Kali!
Mookam karoti vaachaalam pangum langhayate girim;
Yatkripaa tamaham vande paramaanandamaadhavam.
8. I salute Lord Krishna, the supremely blissful one, by whose Grace makes a dumb man can become eloquent and a lame person cross over mountains!
Yam brahmaa varunendrarudramarutah stunwanti divyaih stavaih,
Vedaih saangapadakramopanishadair gaayanti yam saamagaah,
Dhyaanaavasthitatadgatena manasaa pashyanti yam yogino,
Yasyaantam na viduh suraasuraganaa devaaya tasmai namah.
9. My salutations to that Supreme being whom Brahma, Varuna, Indra and Rudra glorify by divine hymns, whom singers of Saman by chanting the Vedas with all the complementary parts, sections and Upanishads; whom Yogins intuit with minds concentrated in meditation, and whose limits neither the hosts of Devas nor of Asuras know!
