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वैभवविभ्रान्ति (vaibhavavibhrAnti) Grandiose Delusions.





Today let's talk about a psychiatric condition known as  Grandiose Delusions(Delusion of Grandeur)


In Grandiose Delusions  is seen in conditions such a schizophrenia and bipolar disorders where one displays a false belief that he/she possesses superior characteristics such as genius,fame,wealth,omnipotence and also some even belief they have superhuman and divine powers.


Many exhibit the strongest effects on a full moon night and a person on a Grandiose roller coaster can have intensely high energy levels!


So what do we call this condition in Sanskrit?


Grandiose in Sanskrit is called वैभव (vaibhava).


Delusions in Sanskrit is called  विभ्रान्ति (vibhrAnti)


Therefore Grandiose Delusions in Sanskrit is वैभवविभ्रान्ति (vaibhavavibhrAnti).

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शिवः(shiva)







What does शिवः mean?



A popular Guruji gives a rather different meaning online(No! No! It's not the E =MC^2 Guruji)



This Guruji says शिव  means "that which is not" which to a great extent does not jive with the etymology of the word because it is माया    (mAyA ) that means "that which is not"





Let's get to the root of the word.



शिव can be broken down into शि and  व.



 शि at a root level means "to lie down"





 व at a root level can have a variety of meanings ranging from auspiciousness,power ,dwelling, strong.





Now we have the Unadi Sutras that says :



शोङ् स्वप्ने । अस्माद्वन् ह्रस्वत्वम् । शेते Sस्मिन् प्रप्ते सुखमिति शिवं क्षेमः ॥



again it talks about the root word शि  "to lie down and the subsequent explanation of happiness and well being that comes along with it.





So what is the   शि  "to lie down" all about?



It means "that in which everything lies and rests upon "



next..what about व ?which meaning is chosen?



That we have to refer to Shiva Rahasya where the व is taken to mean "Power ".





We do learn a lot by dissecting words.

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Heck No! It's not always TANNO!







Another common mistake seen in Sanskrit is in the various Gayatri mantras we see online.


Its always like this..


Om Tatpurushaya Vidmahe...

(Fill in the blanks with a deva/devi)

Tanno xyz prachodayat.



Today we would touch upon Visarga Sandhi and we would understand why its not  always TANNO.


Let's see the Visarga Sandhi Rule.


Rule:


Visarga is replaced with उकार.


A Visarga preceded by an ह्रस्व -अकार and followed either by an ह्रस्व -अकार or a मृदुव्यञ्जनम्(soft consonant) changes into an उकार.



Keeping this in mind lets take a look at some Gayatris.


Let's take an example from Ganesh Gayatri and Skanda Gayatri(the two brothers who disagreed over a fruit)



Ok here goes:


I would just stick to the last line of the Gayatri to explain the Sandhi rule.


In Ganesh Gayatri :


तन्नो दन्तिः प्रचोदयात् (tanno dantiH pracodayAt)



In Skanda Gayatri


तन्नः षण्मुखः प्रचोदयात्  (tannaH SaNmukhaH pracodayAt)



Let's see why in Ganesh Gayatri its tanno and in Skanda Gayatri its tannaH.


Yes! Its's because of the Visarga Sandhi rule explained earlier.


The actual word before the Visarga Sandhi rules come into action is 


तन्नः(tannaH), then it depends what follows it.


if तन्नः is followed by a soft consonant as in द of दन्तिः ..then the Visarga is replaced by an उकार and 


we get तन्नो..so for Ganesh Gayatri case closed!



Now Skanda Gayatri.


Here the तन्नः is followed by a hard consonant as in ष of षण्मुखः therefore the Visarga remains and it remains तन्नः(tannaH) and does NOT become tanno.



This is a very important fact to know as the internet is full of Gayatris of all kind that do not follow Sandhi rules.


Lets take another example of a Gayatri where the tannaH does not become tanno.


A very rare Gayatri hardly recited  though we subconsciously use it everyday yet very few of us realize that we need to worship it and would die without it even for just 24 hours.


ॐ वदनग्रन्थाय विद्महे नीलाङ्काय धीमहि |

तन्नः सुतन्त्र प्रचोदयात् ||


Om vadanagranthAya vidmahe neelAnkaya dhimahi

tannaH sutantra prachodayat.


Translation:


May We Realize Facebook, Let's Meditate on the Blue Logo One,

May Information Technology Illuminate us.



Breakdown:


vadanagrantha ...vadana(face) grantha(book)


neela anka (blue logo)..facebook is a blue logo!


sutantra is Information Technology(IT).

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Common Mistakes While Writing Sanskrit.




One of the most common mistakes while writing Sanskrit stems from not been exposed to Sandhi rules and reading from websites where the writer's native language could not be too case sensitive about Sandhi rules.


Today I would touch upon परसवर्णसन्धिः (parasavarNasandhiH) which is of utmost importance to get the writing of Sanskrit right and also pronunciation right.



Rule:


When an अनुस्वार (anusvAra) is followed by any consonant other than श ष स ह it is replaced by the fifth letter of that वर्ग(varga).


When the  अनुस्वार (anusvAra) is at the end of a word the Sandhi is then rendered optional.



Let's take a look at a few common mistakes seen in writing Sanskrit


1) कंप  and कम्प


कम्प is the correct way of writing this word. 



2) अंकः and अङ्कः


अङ्कः is the correct way of writing this word.



3)आनंदः and आनन्दः


आनन्दः is the correct way of writing this word.





Now coming to the situations where the Sandhi is optional.


1)अहं करोमि  and अहङ्करोमि


Both are correct.




Seeing stars?

Confusing?


Nope...its not..this is just the tip of the iceberg in Sandhi rules.

Sandhi rules is a very vast interesting mathematical topic which needs patience and understanding.So never jump the gun while learning a new language..go step by step क्रमेण (krameNa).


The problem is these days most of us have the crash course mindset...you can see learn meditation crash course, learn languages crash course, learn religion crash course.


Crash course is only for Crash Test Dummies and not humans.



Even to learn to utter a word as to call our mothers it took years.

Rome wasn't built in day.

Keep this in mind when learning anything.


Even in the Bhagavad Geeta Krishna says śhraddhāvān labhate jñānaṁ(the steadfast one gains wisdom)


At the same time  while exercising patience its good to be curious about the mechanics of understanding anything..just like how Humood sings and explains in his song... Kun Fudooliyan (Be Curious) كن فضولياً",

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वेगिता च उग्रता (The Fast and The Furious)



What is the most difficult thing to do in life?


To practice what we preach!


Its really easy to preach but almost 99.99% of us do not practice what we preach.


Reason for this is because the mind is fickle and can change from second to second though some might be in denial mode and feel they are in control 24/7.



In fact the famous Sufi mystic Jalaluddin Rumi said "Whoever's ever calm and sensible is insane".


One might wonder why a realized soul like Rumi said that.


The reason is because he was honest, he knew that the human mind is subject to change,subject to bipolarity of existence.


Even in the Bhagavad Geeta Krishna clearly states...to be equipoise in the polar opposites, sorrow/happiness, victory/defeat, loss/gain.

Krishna does not say "Hey guys be 24 hours calm 7 days a week"
He only states how to handle the ups and downs of life.

That's why Rumi said "whoever is calm and sensible in insane" because he knew that a normal human would have to face happiness and adversity and both do move the tectonic plates of the mind at times at a Richter 10!


Even for each form of divinity we have a शान्तः(shAntah) calm form and a उग्रा(ugrA) a passionate furious form.


And guess what!


उग्रा is a feminine word.


Man..this is getting really weird. ... in Sanskrit  sharp objects, fury, wrestling etc are all feminine words...dangerous!


No wonder the Shakti form of Goddesses are always Fast and Furious वेगिता च उग्रता (vegitA ca ugratA)  that can put Vin Diesel to shame.


So cheer up humans...even Devas/Devis are Bipolar!


We just have to be honest to ourselves and not be in denial.

Denial is insanity.

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रावणः(rAvaNaH)







One of the greatest person to walk this earth who composed the Shiva Tandava Strotram which till today stands out  as poetic excellence beyond comparison.



Contrary to all the drawings of Ravana as ugly in Amar Chitra Katha books, the Valmiki Ramayana describes him as extremely good looking  and well built not to mention his excellent intellect hence called Dashanana the 10 headed one for his mastery over the 4 Vedas and the 6 Shastras.



But the strange part is no Purana mentions his original name at birth.



Sometimes he is called Paulastya being the descendant  of sage Pulastya.



The name Ravana came on much later after the episode where he was roaring in pain when his hand was trapped beneath mount Kailash when he tried to uproot mount Kailash.



It was then when he composed Shiva Tandava Stotram to appease Lord Shiva..hence forth he was known as रावणः(rAvaNaH) meaning the one who roars loudly.



My all time favorite hero who stood out as the most majestic character in Valmiki Ramayana.







जटाटवीगलज्जलप्रवाहपावितस्थले
गलेऽवलम्ब्य लम्बितां भुजङ्गतुङ्गमालिकाम् ।
डमड्डमड्डमड्डमन्निनादवड्डमर्वयं
चकार चण्डताण्डवं तनोतु नः शिवः शिवम् ॥१॥



जटाकटाहसम्भ्रमभ्रमन्निलिम्पनिर्झरी_
विलोलवीचिवल्लरीविराजमानमूर्धनि ।
धगद्धगद्धगज्जलल्ललाटपट्टपावके
किशोरचन्द्रशेखरे रतिः प्रतिक्षणं मम ॥२॥



धराधरेन्द्रनन्दिनीविलासबन्धुबन्धुर
स्फुरद्दिगन्तसन्ततिप्रमोदमानमानसे ।
कृपाकटाक्षधोरणीनिरुद्धदुर्धरापदि
क्वचिद्दिगम्बरे मनो विनोदमेतु वस्तुनि ॥३॥





जटाभुजङ्गपिङ्गलस्फुरत्फणामणिप्रभा
कदम्बकुङ्कुमद्रवप्रलिप्तदिग्वधूमुखे ।
मदान्धसिन्धुरस्फुरत्त्वगुत्तरीयमेदुरे
मनो विनोदमद्‍भुतं बिभर्तु भूतभर्तरि ॥४॥



सहस्रलोचनप्रभृत्यशेषलेखशेखर_
प्रसूनधूलिधोरणी विधूसराङ्घ्रिपीठभूः ।
भुजङ्गराजमालया निबद्धजाटजूटकः
श्रियै चिराय जायतां चकोरबन्धुशेखरः ॥५॥



ललाटचत्वरज्वलद्धनञ्जयस्फुलिङ्गभा_ 
निपीतपञ्चसायकं नमन्निलिम्पनायकम् ।
सुधामयूखलेखया विराजमानशेखरं
महाकपालिसम्पदेशिरोजटालमस्तु नः ॥६॥





करालभालपट्टिकाधगद्‍धगद्‍धगज्ज्वलद्_
धनञ्जयाहुतीकृतप्रचण्डपञ्चसायके ।
धराधरेन्द्रनन्दिनीकुचाग्रचित्रपत्रक
प्रकल्पनैकशिल्पिनि त्रिलोचने रतिर्मम ॥७॥



नवीनमेघमण्डली निरुद्‍धदुर्धरस्फुरत्_
कुहूनिशीथिनीतमः प्रबन्धबद्धकन्धरः ।
निलिम्पनिर्झरीधरस्तनोतु कृत्तिसिन्धुरः
कलानिधानबन्धुरः श्रियं जगद्धुरंधरः ॥८॥



प्रफुल्लनीलपङ्कजप्रपञ्चकालिमप्रभा_
वलम्बिकण्ठकन्दलीरुचिप्रबद्धकन्धरम् ।
स्मरच्छिदं पुरच्छिदं भवच्छिदं मखच्छिदं
गजच्छिदान्धकच्छिदं तमन्तकच्छिदं भजे ॥९॥



अखर्वसर्वमङ्गलाकलाकदम्बमञ्जरी_
रसप्रवाहमाधुरीविजृम्भणामधुव्रतम् ।
स्मरान्तकं पुरान्तकं भवान्तकं मखान्तकं
गजान्तकान्धकान्तकं तमन्तकान्तकं भजे ॥१०॥



जयत्वदभ्रविभ्रमभ्रमद्‍भुजङ्गमश्वसद्_
विनिर्गमत्क्रमस्फुरत्करालभालहव्यवाट् ।
धिमिद्धिमिद्धिमिध्वनन्मृदङ्गतुङ्गमङ्गल_
ध्वनिक्रमप्रवर्तितप्रचण्डताण्डवः शिवः ॥११॥



दृषद्विचित्रतल्पयोर्भुजङ्गमौक्तिकस्रजोर्_
गरिष्ठरत्नलोष्ठयोः सुहृद्विपक्षपक्षयोः ।
तृणारविन्दचक्षुषोः प्रजामहीमहेन्द्रयोः
समप्रवृत्तिकः कदा सदाशिवं भजाम्यहम् ॥१२॥



कदा निलिम्पनिर्झरीनिकुञ्जकोटरे वसन्
विमुक्तदुर्मतिः सदा शिरःस्थमञ्जलिं वहन् ।
विमुक्तलोललोचनो ललामभाललग्नकः
शिवेति मन्त्रमुच्चरन्कदा सुखी भवाम्यहम् ॥१३॥



इमं हि नित्यमेवमुक्तमुत्तमोत्तमं स्तवं
पठन्स्मरन्ब्रुवन्नरो विशुद्धिमेतिसंततम् ।
हरे गुरौ सुभक्तिमाशु याति नान्यथा गतिं
विमोहनं हि देहिनां सुशङ्करस्य चिन्तनम् ॥१४॥



पूजावसानसमये दशवक्त्रगीतं यः
शम्भुपूजनपरं पठति प्रदोषे ।
तस्य स्थिरां रथगजेन्द्रतुरङ्गयुक्तां
लक्ष्मीं सदैव सुमुखीं प्रददाति शम्भुः ॥१५॥





इति श्रीरावण - कृतम् शिव - ताण्दव स्तोत्रम् सम्पूर्णम्



Composed by Ravana.

The PERFECT Biceps Workout (Sets and Reps Included)

द्विशीर पेशी (dvishira peshI) Biceps!







What do you call a Dinosaur that works in a gym and has powerful arms?



Biceptosaurus Rex!





Well..today let's check out some Greek God super fit Biceps in the video I have posted.





Well what is a Biceps?



Biceps is a muscle in the upper limb that has two heads..a long head and a short head(image taken from Wikipedia)







So what do we call Biceps in Sanskrit?



Simple!



द्विशीर पेशी (dvishira peshI) which means Two Headed Muscle.



 द्वि (dvi) means Two 



शीर(shIra)  means Head



पेशी (peshI) means Muscle





And the gender of the word is feminine!



Rather strange when its men who come with more powerful Biceps!