[Advaita-l] On the Glory of the Siddhas - Chapter 18 of Sri Ramana Gita (3)

[S Jayanarayanan]

The links in the post are indeed working for me.
 
The following link is directly leading to the Nov / Dec 2011, Vol.21 No.6 of "The Maharshi" Newsletter:
 
http://www.arunachala.org/newsletters/2011/nov-dec
 
This link however:
 
http://www.arunachala.org/bookstall/audio/
 
is redirecting to this location with Audio CDs of Bhajans and Hymns of Ramanasramam:
 
https://archive.arunachala.org/docs/audio//
 


On Saturday, March 14, 2026 at 01:46:12 AM PDT, Raghav Kumar Dwivedula via Advaita-l <advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote: 


Namaste Kartik ji
The links are not opening for me. Any idea why?
Thank you
Om



On Thu, 12 Mar 2026 at 2:14 AM, S Jayanarayanan via Advaita-l <
advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:

> (Continued from previous post)
>
>
> http://www.arunachala.org/newsletters/2011/nov-dec
>
> The concluding Eighteenth Chapter of Sri Ramana Gita is titled “On the
> Glory of the Siddhas”. In this chapter Sri
> Kavyakantha pours out his heart in devotion to his Master, elucidating his
> power and Divinity. Most of Bhagavan’s
> devotees are familiar with Ganapati Muni’s exquisite exposition in 40
> verses in praise of Sri Ramana, titled “Sri
> Ramana Chatvarimsat”. The verses composed for the 18th Chapter of Sri
> Ramana Gita are in every manner a similar
> source of inspiration and insight. A sample of this chapter can be heard
> on Arunachala Ashrama’s web site at:
> “ http://www.arunachala.org/bookstall/audio/ ”. In this issue we have
> provided verses seven to eleven.
>
>
> adayamAtmatanau kaThinaM vrate pruShachittamalaM viShayavraje |
> R^iShimaroShamapetamanorathaM dhR^itamadaM ghanachillaharIvashAt || 7||
>
> 7. Pitiless to his body, strict in the observance of discipline,
> wholly averse to the delights of the senses, he is a Sage without
> anger or desire, beside himself with the joy of pure awareness.
>
>
> vigatamohamalobhamabhavanaM shamitamatsaramutsavinaM sadA |
> bhavamahodadhitAraNakarmaNi pratiphalena vinaiva sadodyatam || 8||
>
> 8. Free from infatuation, greed, distracting thought and envy, he
> is ever blissful. He is ever active in helping others to cross the
> sea of relative existence, regardless of reward.
>
>
> mAtAmameti nagarAjasutorupIThaM
> nAgAnane bhajati yAhi pitA mameti |
> a~NkaM harasya samavApya shirasyanena
> sa~nchumbitasya girindhrakR^ito vibhUtim || 9||
>
> 9. When Ganapati, saying “Mother is mine” sat on the lap of
> Parvati, Kumara retorted “Never mind, Father is mine” and got
> on to Siva’s lap and was kissed by him on the head. Of this
> Kumara, who pierced with his lance the Krauncha Hill, Ramana
> is a glorious manifestation.
>
>
> vedAdipAkadamanottarakachChapeshai\-
> ryuktairdharAdharasuShuptyamareshvaraishcha |
> sUkShmAmR^itAyugamR^itena saha praNatyA
> sampannashabdapaTalasya rahasyamartham || 10||
>
> 10. He is the mystic import of the mantra “Om vachadbhuve namah
> (Salutation to the fire of Brahman whence emerges the Word)”.
>
>
> daNDaM vinaiva yatinaM bata daNDapANiM
> duHkhAbdhitArakamariM bata tArakasya |
> tyaktvA bhavaM bhavamaho satataM bhajantaM
> haMsaM tathApi gatamAnasasa~NgarAgam || 11||
>
> 11. He is an ascetic without danda (a staff carried by ascetics),
> yet he is Dandapani (Kumara). He is Taraka (the ferryman for
> crossing the sea of suffering), yet he is the constant foe of
> Taraka (the asura). He has renounced bhava (relative existence)
> yet is a constant worshipper of Bhava (Siva). He is hamsa (Lit. a
> swan, a paramahamsa), yet without attachment to manasa (A lake
> in the Himalayays, a favorite home of swans. Alternatively,
> he has no attachment to mind.).
>
>
> (To be continued)
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