Ati-Rudrabishek - Pandits with Shankaracharya Vasudevanand Saraswati. [image: Inline image 1]
On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 2:22 PM, Richard Williams <pundits...@gmail.com>wrote: > Our Spiritual Tradition in Sanskrit Narayanam Padmabhavam Vasistham > Shaktim cha Tatputra > Parasharam cha Vyasam Shukam Gaudapadam Mahantam > Govindayogindram Athasya Shishyam > Srisankaracharyam Athasya Padmapadam cha > Hastamalakam cha Shishyam tam Trotakam > Varttikaram anyan Asmad > gurn Santatam anato smi > > shrutismritipuranam Alayam Karunalayam > Namami Bhagavatapadam Shankaram Lokasankaram > > Shankaram Shankacharyam Keshavam Badarayanam > Sutrabhashyakritau vande Bhagavantau punah punah > Yadvarre Nikhilanimpaparishat Siddhim > Vidhatte 'Nisham Shrimatshrilasitam > Jagadgurupadam Natvatmatriptim Gatah > Lokagyanpayodapatnadhuram Shrisankaram Sharmadam > Bramahanandasaraswatim Guruvarum Dhyayami > Jyotirmayam > > Transliterated from the Sanskrit by Borje Mullquist > > nârâyanaM padmabhavaM vashiSThaM shaktim ca tatputra > parasharam ca vyâsaM shukam gauDapadaM mahântaM > govinda yogîndra mathâsya shiSyam | > shrî shankarâcâryamathâsya padmapâdan ca > hastâmalakan ca shiSyam taM troTakam > vârtikakâram anyânasmad > gurûn santatamânato 'smi || > > shruti-smRti-purâNânam âlayam karuNâlayam | > namâmi bhagavat-pâdam shankaraM lokashankaram || > > shankaraM shankarâcâryaM keshvaM bâdarâyaNam | > sûtra-bhâSya-kRtau vande bhagavantau punaH punaH || > > yad-dvâre nikhilâ nilimpa-pariSad siddhiM > vidhatte 'nisham shrîmat-shrî-lasitaM > jagadgurupadaM natvâtmatRptiM gatâH | > lokâjñâna payoDa-pâTân-dhuraM shrî shankaram sharmadaM > brahmânanda sarasvatîm guruvaraM dhyâyâmi > jyotirmayam || > > > On Sat, Oct 12, 2013 at 9:39 PM, Richard Williams <pundits...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Our Mantra Yoga tradition begins with the Lord Narayana, the first >> meditator, who thought the first thought and set in motion this science of >> sound vibration. The thought sounds or mantras were cognized in ancient >> India by the rishis, that is, the seers of the science of sound, the first >> psychic pioneers of consciousness. >> In the Mantra Yoga tradition the first yogi was Yajnavalkhya, who >> cognized the first bija mantra, and passed this teaching to his daughter >> Shakti. >> >> According to the Tantras, bija mantras are shorthand for a complete >> description of the universe in the mind of Sri Saraswati, the Goddess of >> Wisdom, Learning and Knowledge. So, sounds, ergo language, was the primal >> vibration of Vac, that is, the Lord of human speech, who formed the first >> bija mantras. >> >> In a long line of illustrious masters comes this Mantra Yoga tradition >> from Vasistha and Parashara. >> >> So, lets review the TMer sampradaya: >> >> The TM teachers puja to SBS clearly states the desciplic succession from >> Shakti via the Jyotirlinga hence to Badarayana, to Gauda, to Govinda, hence >> to Shankara, founder of the Jyotirmatha, hence to Trotaka and on down to >> Brahmanand Saraswati and hence to Shantanand, hence down to Vasudevananda >> Saraswati, the current Shankaracharya of Jyotirmath. >> >> Narayana >> Padma Bhava >> Vasishtha >> Shakti >> Parashara >> Badarayana >> Shudadeva >> Gaudapapda >> Govinda >> Shankara >> Trotaka >> Brahmanand >> Shantanand >> Vishnudevananda >> Vasudevananda >> > >
