Be Thankful To All Of It

Be the first to extend the hands of friendship, to speak the words of sorry, to admit your mistakes, to walk with ease among your adversaries. Be thankful to All Mighty who promoted this attitude in you.

If you are a doormat Divine has walked upon it to come to you. If sword is given in your hands, think of it as the sword given by Ma Durga. Credit belongs to Her.

Be thankful to all of it.

Savita Tyagi

11. 28. 2024

Random Thought 66

Sometime I think for hearts full of love,

The dividing lines of time and distance are not absolute.

In one’s soul that is no bigger than a thumb,

Merging of all is possible.

Savita Tyagi

Love And Memory

When memory starts to fade and heart stops to ache,

One feels like a traitor in love.

But God’s grace is as such,

That path of life moves against every bane.

 Random Thought 65

Religion, that you follow 

Is part of your known identity.

But your true religion is

To realize your unknown identity.

Random Thought 66

Sometime I think, for heart full of love,

The dividing line of time and distance are not absolute.

In one's soul that is no bigger than a thumb,

Merging of all is possible.

Note: No bigger than a thumb is a phrase used in Upanishad. It used to express souls's pervasiveness from minute to vast.

Savita Tyagi

Contemplations on OUM ( Part 2)

Below are the two verses from Chandogya Upanishad’s first chapter that became the source of my inspiration for writing my contemplations on OUM and learning more and more through connected topics of music art and literature.

Chandogya Upanishad - Chapter 1- verse 1&2

ओमित्येतदक्षरमुद्गीथमुपासीत । ओमिति ह्युद्गायति तस्योपव्याख्यानम् ॥ १.१.१ ॥

Transliteration:

omityetadakṣaramudgīthamupāsīta | omiti hyudgāyati tasyopavyākhyānam || 1.1.1 ||

Word-for-word explanation:

Om iti, this Om, etat akṣaram udgītham upāsīta, imperishable, uplifting is to be meditated upon. hi om iti udgāyati, with Om singer ( starts Udgitha). tasya upavyākhyānam, this is being explained.

Udgitha- Part of Sama songs are called Udgitha.

Verse 1.1.2.

एषां भूतानां पृथिवी रसः पृथिव्या अपो रसः । अपामोषधयो रस ओषधीनां पुरुषो रसः पुरुषस्य वाग्रसो वाच ऋग्रस ऋचः साम रसः साम्न उद्गीथो रसः ॥ १.१.२ ॥

Transliteration:

eṣāṃ bhūtānāṃ pṛthivī rasaḥ pṛthivyā apo rasaḥ | apāmoṣadhayo rasa oṣadhīnāṃ puruṣo rasaḥ puruṣasya vāgraso vāca ṛgrasa ṛcaḥ sāma rasaḥ sāmna udgītho rasaḥ || 1.1.2 ||

2. The earth is the essence of all things, living or non-living; water is the essence of the earth; plants are the essence of water; human beings are the essence of plants; speech is the essence of human beings; the Ṛg Veda is the essence of speech; the Sāma Veda is the essence of the Ṛg Veda; and the udghītha is the essence of the Sāma Veda.

Word-for-word explanation:

Eṣām bhūtānām, of these beings; pṛthivī rasaḥ, the earth is the essence; pṛthivyāḥ, of the earth; āpaḥ, water; rasaḥ, is the essence; apām oṣadhayaḥ rasaḥ, plants are the essence of water; oṣadhīnām puruṣaḥ rasaḥ, human beings are the essence of plants; puruṣasya vāk rasaḥ, speech is the essence of human beings; vācaḥ ṛg rasaḥ, the Ṛg Veda is the essence of speech; ṛcaḥ sāma rasaḥ, the Sāma Veda is the essence of the Ṛg Veda; sāmnaḥ udgīthaḥ rasaḥ, the part known as udgītha is the essence of the Sāma Veda.

Savita Tyagi