Ponderings

Talk and Meditation on Kashi Vishwanatha Ashtakam Verse 8Rāgādi-doṣa-rahitaṁ svajanānurāgamvairāgya-śānti-nilayaṁ Girijā-sahāyam ।Mādhurya-dhairya-subhagaṁ garalābhirāmaṁVārāṇasī-pura-patiṁ bhaja Viśvanātham ॥ 8 ॥MeaningWorship Śrī Viśvanātha, the Lord of Vārāṇasī,• who is free from faults like attachment and hatred,• who is full of love for His devotees,• the abode of renunciation and peace,• the companion of Girijā (Pārvatī),• who is endowed with sweetness and patience,• and who looks beautiful with His throat marked by the poison.vāraṇasī-pura-pateḥ stavanaṃ śivasyavyākhyātaṁ aṣṭakam idaṁ paṭhate manuṣyaḥvidyāṁ śriyāṁ vipulasaukhyam anantakīrtiṁsaṁprāpya dehavilaye labhate ca mokṣamMeaning• Whoever recites the expounded Aṣṭakam in praise of Śiva, the Lord of Vārāṇasī(Kāśī),• Attains vidyā (knowledge), śrī (wealth/prosperity), vipula-saukhyam (abundanthappiness), and ananta-kīrti(everlasting fame).• Upon the dissolution of the body, such a devotee also attains mokṣa (liberation)

Talk and Meditation on Kashi Vishwanatha Ashtakam Verse 7A" śā ṁ vihāya parihṛtya parasya nindā ṁpā pe ratiṁ ca sunivā rya manaḥ samā dhau ।A" dāya hṛt-kamala-madhya-gataṁ pareśaṁVā rā ṇ ası̄-pura-patiṁ bhaja Viśvanā tham ॥ 7 ॥MeaningWorship Śrī Viśvanātha, the Lord of Vārāṇasī:• having renounced all desires,• having given up reviling others,• having restrained the mind from delighting in sin,• fixing the mind steadily in samādhi,• meditating on the Supreme Lord seated in the lotus of one’s own heart.Please support this podcast by pressing the follow button and support Chinmaya Mission Mumbai projects taken up by Swami Swatmananda, through generous donations. Contribution by Indians in INR can be made online using this link: https://bit.ly/gdswatmanDonors outside India who would like to offer any Gurudakshina/donation can send an email to enquiry@chinmayamissionmumbai.com with a cc to sswatmananda@gmail.com to get further details.These podcasts @ChinmayaShivam are also available on Spotify, Apple iTunes, Appl

Talk and Meditation on Kashi Vishwanatha Ashtakam Verse 6Tejomayaṁ saguṇa-nirguṇamadvitīyamānanda-kandam aparājitamaprameyam ।Nāgātmakaṁ sakala-niṣkalam ātma-rūpaṁVārāṇasī-pura-patiṁ bhaja Viśvanātham ॥ 6 ॥MeaningWorship Śrī Viśvanātha, the Lord of Vārāṇasī,• who is effulgence itself,• both with attributes (saguṇa) and without attributes (nirguṇa),• the One without a second (advitīya),• the root-source of bliss (ānanda-kanda),• the unconquerable one (aparājita),• the immeasurable one (aprameya),• serpent-adorned (nāgātmaka),• both with form (sakala) and formless (niṣkala),• and who is the very Self (ātma-rūpa).Please support this podcast by pressing the follow button and support Chinmaya Mission Mumbai projects taken up by Swami Swatmananda, through generous donations. Contribution by Indians in INR can be made online using this link: https://bit.ly/gdswatmanDonors outside India who would like to offer any Gurudakshina/donation can send an email to enquiry@chinmayamissionmumbai.com with a cc to sswatmananda@g

Talk and Meditation on Kashi Vishwanatha Ashtakam Verse 5Pañcānanaṁ durita-matta-mataṅgajānāmnāgāntakaṁ danuja-puṅgava-pannagānām ।dāvānalaṁ maraṇa-śoka-jarāṭavīnāmVārāṇasī-pura-patiṁ bhaja Viśvanātham ॥ 5 ॥MeaningWorship Śrī Viśvanātha, the Lord of Vārāṇasī,• the Five-faced One,• the lion that destroys the mad elephant of sin,• the Garuḍa that overpowers the serpents of the powerful demons,• and the forest-fire that reduces to ashes the jungle of birth, death and old age.Please support this podcast by pressing the follow button and support Chinmaya Mission Mumbai projects taken up by Swami Swatmananda, through generous donations. Contribution by Indians in INR can be made online using this link: https://bit.ly/gdswatmanDonors outside India who would like to offer any Gurudakshina/donation can send an email to enquiry@chinmayamissionmumbai.com with a cc to sswatmananda@gmail.com to get further details.These podcasts @ChinmayaShivam are also available on Spotify, Apple iTunes, Apple Podcasts, Podomatic, Amazon

Talk and Meditation on Kashi Vishwanatha Ashtakam Verse 4Śītāṁśu-śobhita-kirīṭa-virājamānaṁbhālekṣaṇānala-viśoṣita-pañca-bāṇam ।Nāgādhipāracita-bhāsura-karṇa-pūraṁVārāṇasī-pura-patiṁ bhaja Viśvanātham ॥ 4 ॥MeaningWorship Śrī Viśvanātha, the Lord of Vārāṇasī,• adorned with a crown beautified by the cool moon,• who burnt the five-arrowed Kāma (Cupid) to ashes with the fire from His third eye,• and whose ears shine with ear-ornaments fashioned by Śeṣa, the king of serpents.Please support this podcast by pressing the follow button and support Chinmaya Mission Mumbai projects taken up by Swami Swatmananda, through generous donations. Contribution by Indians in INR can be made online using this link: https://bit.ly/gdswatmanDonors outside India who would like to offer any Gurudakshina/donation can send an email to enquiry@chinmayamissionmumbai.com with a cc to sswatmananda@gmail.com to get further details.These podcasts @ChinmayaShivam are also available on Spotify, Apple iTunes, Apple Podcasts, Podomatic, Amazon m

Talk and Meditation on Kashi Vishwanatha Ashtakam Verse 3Bhūtādhipaṁ bhujaga-bhūṣaṇa-bhūṣitāṅgaṁvyāghrājināmbara-dharaṁ jaṭilaṁ trinetram ।pāśāṅkuśābhaya-vara-prada-śūla-pāṇiṁVārāṇasī-pura-patiṁ bhaja Viśvanātham ॥ 3 ॥MeaningWorship Śrī Viśvanātha, the Lord of Vārāṇasī,• the Lord of the bhūtas (beings, elements, spirits),• whose body is adorned with serpents as ornaments,• who wears a tiger-skin,• who has matted locks,• who is three-eyed,• who holds the noose and the goad,• who grants fearlessness and boons with two hands,• and who wields the trident.Please support this podcast by pressing the follow button and support Chinmaya Mission Mumbai projects taken up by Swami Swatmananda, through generous donations. Contribution by Indians in INR can be made online using this link: https://bit.ly/gdswatmanDonors outside India who would like to offer any Gurudakshina/donation can send an email to enquiry@chinmayamissionmumbai.com with a cc to sswatmananda@gmail.com to get further details.These podcasts @ChinmayaShiva

Made with Restream. Livestream on 30+ platforms at once via https://restream.ioTalk and Meditation on Kashi Vishwanatha Ashtakam Verse 2Please support this podcast by pressing the follow button and support Chinmaya Mission Mumbai projects taken up by Swami Swatmananda, through generous donations. Contribution by Indians in INR can be made online using this link: https://bit.ly/gdswatmanDonors outside India who would like to offer any Gurudakshina/donation can send an email to enquiry@chinmayamissionmumbai.com with a cc to sswatmananda@gmail.com to get further details.These podcasts @ChinmayaShivam are also available on Spotify, Apple iTunes, Apple Podcasts, Podomatic, Amazon music and Google PodcastFB page: https://www.facebook.com/ChinmayaShivampageInsta: https://instagram.com/chinmayashivam?igshid=1twbki0v3vomtTwitter: https://twitter.com/chinmayashivamBlog: https://notesnmusings.blogspot.comLinkedIN: www.linkedin.com/in/swatmananda

Talk and Meditation on Kashi Vishwanatha Ashtakam Verse 1Please support this podcast by pressing the follow button and support Chinmaya Mission Mumbai projects taken up by Swami Swatmananda, through generous donations. Contribution by Indians in INR can be made online using this link: https://bit.ly/gdswatmanDonors outside India who would like to offer any Gurudakshina/donation can send an email to enquiry@chinmayamissionmumbai.com with a cc to sswatmananda@gmail.com to get further details.These podcasts @ChinmayaShivam are also available on Spotify, Apple iTunes, Apple Podcasts, Podomatic, Amazon music and Google PodcastFB page: https://www.facebook.com/ChinmayaShivampageInsta: https://instagram.com/chinmayashivam?igshid=1twbki0v3vomtTwitter: https://twitter.com/chinmayashivamBlog: https://notesnmusings.blogspot.comLinkedIN: www.linkedin.com/in/swatmananda

Meditation on Ardhanarishwara stotram verse 8Please support this podcast by pressing the follow button and support Chinmaya Mission Mumbai projects taken up by Swami Swatmananda, through generous donations. Contribution by Indians in INR can be made online using this link: https://bit.ly/gdswatmanDonors outside India who would like to offer any Gurudakshina/donation can send an email to enquiry@chinmayamissionmumbai.com with a cc to sswatmananda@gmail.com to get further details.These podcasts @ChinmayaShivam are also available on Spotify, Apple iTunes, Apple Podcasts, Podomatic, Amazon music and Google PodcastFB page: https://www.facebook.com/ChinmayaShivampageInsta: https://instagram.com/chinmayashivam?igshid=1twbki0v3vomtTwitter: https://twitter.com/chinmayashivamBlog: https://notesnmusings.blogspot.comLinkedIN: www.linkedin.com/in/swatmananda

Meditation on Ardhanarishwara stotram verse 7

Meditation on Ardhanarishwara stotram verse 6

Meditation on Ardhanarishwara stotram verse 5

Please support this podcast by pressing the follow button and support Chinmaya Mission Mumbai projects taken up by Swami Swatmananda, through generous donations. Contribution by Indians in INR can be made online using this link: https://bit.ly/gdswatmanDonors outside India who would like to offer any Gurudakshina/donation can send an email to enquiry@chinmayamissionmumbai.com with a cc to sswatmananda@gmail.com to get further details.These podcasts @ChinmayaShivam are also available on Spotify, Apple iTunes, Apple Podcasts, Podomatic, Amazon music and Google PodcastFB page: https://www.facebook.com/ChinmayaShivampageInsta: https://instagram.com/chinmayashivam?igshid=1twbki0v3vomtTwitter: https://twitter.com/chinmayashivamBlog: https://notesnmusings.blogspot.comLinkedIN: www.linkedin.com/in/swatmananda

Meditation on Ardhanarishwara stotram verse 3Please support this podcast by pressing the follow button and support Chinmaya Mission Mumbai projects taken up by Swami Swatmananda, through generous donations. Contribution by Indians in INR can be made online using this link: https://bit.ly/gdswatmanDonors outside India who would like to offer any Gurudakshina/donation can send an email to enquiry@chinmayamissionmumbai.com with a cc to sswatmananda@gmail.com to get further details.These podcasts @ChinmayaShivam are also available on Spotify, Apple iTunes, Apple Podcasts, Podomatic, Amazon music and Google PodcastFB page: https://www.facebook.com/ChinmayaShivampageInsta: https://instagram.com/chinmayashivam?igshid=1twbki0v3vomtTwitter: https://twitter.com/chinmayashivamBlog: https://notesnmusings.blogspot.comLinkedIN: www.linkedin.com/in/swatmananda

Meditation on Ardhanarishwara stotram verse 2Please support this podcast by pressing the follow button and support Chinmaya Mission Mumbai projects taken up by Swami Swatmananda, through generous donations. Contribution by Indians in INR can be made online using this link: https://bit.ly/gdswatmanDonors outside India who would like to offer any Gurudakshina/donation can send an email to enquiry@chinmayamissionmumbai.com with a cc to sswatmananda@gmail.com to get further details.These podcasts @ChinmayaShivam are also available on Spotify, Apple iTunes, Apple Podcasts, Podomatic, Amazon music and Google PodcastFB page: https://www.facebook.com/ChinmayaShivampageInsta: https://instagram.com/chinmayashivam?igshid=1twbki0v3vomtTwitter: https://twitter.com/chinmayashivamBlog: https://notesnmusings.blogspot.comLinkedIN: www.linkedin.com/in/swatmananda

Meditation on Ardhanarishwara stotram verse 1Please support this podcast by pressing the follow button and support Chinmaya Mission Mumbai projects taken up by Swami Swatmananda, through generous donations. Contribution by Indians in INR can be made online using this link: https://bit.ly/gdswatmanDonors outside India who would like to offer any Gurudakshina/donation can send an email to enquiry@chinmayamissionmumbai.com with a cc to sswatmananda@gmail.com to get further details.These podcasts @ChinmayaShivam are also available on Spotify, Apple iTunes, Apple Podcasts, Podomatic, Amazon music and Google PodcastFB page: https://www.facebook.com/ChinmayaShivampageInsta: https://instagram.com/chinmayashivam?igshid=1twbki0v3vomtTwitter: https://twitter.com/chinmayashivamBlog: https://notesnmusings.blogspot.comLinkedIN: www.linkedin.com/in/swatmananda

Meditation on Om Namah Shivaya, Panchamukhi form of Bhagawan Shiva. in the Q n A i said 5 alphabets Na, Ma, Shi, Va, Ya represents 5 elements space, air, fire, water, earth in that order. It was a mistake. Its in the reverse order.  Na represents earth, ma - water, shi is fire, va - air, ya is space. Please note.Please support this podcast by pressing the follow button and support Chinmaya Mission Mumbai projects taken up by Swami Swatmananda, through generous donations. Contribution by Indians in INR can be made online using this link: https://bit.ly/gdswatmanDonors outside India who would like to offer any Gurudakshina/donation can send an email to enquiry@chinmayamissionmumbai.com with a cc to sswatmananda@gmail.com to get further details.These podcasts @ChinmayaShivam are also available on Spotify, Apple iTunes, Apple Podcasts, Podomatic, Amazon music and Google PodcastFB page: https://www.facebook.com/ChinmayaShivampageInsta: https://instagram.com/chinmayashivam?igshid=1twbki0v3vomtTwitter: https://twitt

Meditation on Om Namaste Astu Bhagawan Vishveshvaraya.....Please support this podcast by pressing the follow button and support Chinmaya Mission Mumbai projects taken up by Swami Swatmananda, through generous donations. Contribution by Indians in INR can be made online using this link: https://bit.ly/gdswatmanDonors outside India who would like to offer any Gurudakshina/donation can send an email to enquiry@chinmayamissionmumbai.com with a cc to sswatmananda@gmail.com to get further details.These podcasts @ChinmayaShivam are also available on Spotify, Apple iTunes, Apple Podcasts, Podomatic, Amazon music and Google PodcastFB page: https://www.facebook.com/ChinmayaShivampageInsta: https://instagram.com/chinmayashivam?igshid=1twbki0v3vomtTwitter: https://twitter.com/chinmayashivamBlog: https://notesnmusings.blogspot.comLinkedIN: www.linkedin.com/in/swatmananda

Significance of Shravan Month & Meditation on Bhagavan Shiva.  12 qualities of a good listener as per Skanda Purana are also discussed here. Talk is followed by a guided meditation session.Please support this podcast by pressing the follow button and support Chinmaya Mission Mumbai projects taken up by Swami Swatmananda, through generous donations. Contribution by Indians in INR can be made online using this link: https://bit.ly/gdswatmanDonors outside India who would like to offer any Gurudakshina/donation can send an email to enquiry@chinmayamissionmumbai.com with a cc to sswatmananda@gmail.com to get further details.These podcasts @ChinmayaShivam are also available on Spotify, Apple iTunes, Apple Podcasts, Podomatic, Amazon music and Google PodcastFB page: https://www.facebook.com/ChinmayaShivampageInsta: https://instagram.com/chinmayashivam?igshid=1twbki0v3vomtTwitter: https://twitter.com/chinmayashivamBlog: https://notesnmusings.blogspot.comLinkedIN: www.linkedin.com/in/swatmananda

They told him to be strong. So he hid his pain, swallowed his tears, and smiled through the storms. This is for every man who was told to ‘man up.’ Your emotions are valid. Express them. Don’t bottle up or think that they are a sign of weakness.Your tears are natural because real men feel. Real men cry too. Crying doesn’t make you less of a man. It makes you honest. It makes you human.Lets find our safe space, accept and express the emotions and heal.Arjuna surrendered to Sri Krishna with tears in his eyes before the Mahabharata war. Sri Rama broke down in front of Sita. After Sati’s self-immolation, Shiva wept and roamed in grief, carrying her body. Bharata was shattered upon learning Rama was exiled; he expressed his emotions and refused the throne.Please share more examples in the comments.In Sanatana Dharma, emotions are not suppressed—they are purified and transformed.#MasculinityRedefined #ItsOkayToCry #MenCryToo#MentalHealthForMen #ItsOkayToNotBeOkay #BreakTheStigma #RedefiningStrength #HeFeelsToo #Tea