THE SEVEN VAIRAGYA SLOKAS:
A guard, as usual, he would go around shouting ``Jagrathai'' in the middle of the day, beating his tambourine. One day he had to go to another town urgently so his son had to do his work. His son was a learned scholar in his previous birth. Therefore, there was primordial birth-sense knowledge. At night, he beat his tambourine and chanted 'Jagrata' and did his father's work.
The next day the king himself stood at the door of the guard's house. He came to see that boy. "Oh, the king has come, what big mistake has my son made, will he give some punishment and execute it here?" The guard trembled. But the king came to honor the boy with a gift. But why? On the first night, the boy did not go around shouting "Jagratha, Jagratha'' just like his father. A few words in slokam enchanted the king. Let's see those righteous sentences. Shouldn't you be careful?
The next day the king himself stood at the door of the guard's house. He came to see that boy. "Oh, the king has come, what big mistake has my son made, will he give some punishment and execute it here?" The guard trembled. But the king came to honor the boy with a gift. But why? On the first night, the boy did not go around shouting "Jagratha, Jagratha'' just like his father. A few words in slokam enchanted the king. Let's see those righteous sentences. Shouldn't you be careful?
Here are some of these vairagya slokas blessed by Adi Shankara:
Matha nasthi pitha nasthi
Nasthi bandhu sahodara:
Artham nasthi gruham nasthi
Thasmath Jagratha! Jagratha! (1)
There is no mother, no father, no relationships nor any siblings. No money or house. Therefore be alert, Wake up!
Janma dukham jara dukham
Jaaya dukham puna: puna:
Samsara sagaram dukham
Thasmath Jagratha! Jagratha! (2)
Birth is sorrow, aging is sorrow, spose is sorrow !
Samsara itself is sorrow, therefore remain awake! be alert!
Kamashcha krodhascha lobhashcha
Dehe thishtandhi taskara:
Jnana ratna paharaya
Thasmath Jagratha! Jagratha! (3)
Kama (desires), Krodha (Anger), Lobha (Greed) are like theifs in this body who steal the jewel called "Jnana" [Self Knowledge]. Therefore be alert! Be Awake!
Ashya bandhyathe jantu
Karmana bahu chinthaya
Aayurksheenam na jaanaathi
Thasmath Jagratha! Jagratha! (4)
We are [The animal -humans are also addressed as animals here] bound by Expectations: various activities and excess thinking. so much so that we do not recognize the ebbing away of life. Therefore be awake! Be Awake!
Sampath swapna samkaara
Youvvanam kusumopamam
Vidyu chanchalam ayusham
Thasmath Jagratha! Jagratha! (5)
All possessions are like what are seen in a dream, youthfulness is only for a short time , like a flower's lifetime. Life passes away like a lightening therefore be alert!
Kshanam vitham kshanam chitham
Kshanam jeevitha mavayo:
Yamasya karuna nasthi
Thasmath Jagratha! Jagratha! (6)
Money, memory and life are all momentary. Lord Yama, the lord of death, does not show any mercy. Therefore be awake!!
Yavath kaalam bhaveth karma
Thaavath thistanthi janthava:
Thasmin ksheene vinasyanthi
Thathra ka paridevana! (7)
As long as their karma lasts so long we see the animal here, the moment the karma is over, the animal is gone. what is there to brood over this?
Shri Gurubyo namaha! jaya jaya sankara! Hara hara Sankara!
माता नास्ति पिता नास्ति नास्ति बन्धुः सहोदरः।
अर्थँ नास्ति गृहँ नाति तस्मात् जाग्रत जाग्रत॥ (1)
जन्म दुःखँ जरा दुःखँ जाया दुःखँ पुनः पुनः।
सँसारसागरँ दुःखँ तस्मात् जाग्रत जाग्रत॥ (2)
कामक्ष्च क्रोधक्ष्च लोभक्ष्च देहे तिष्ठन्ति तस्कराः।
ज्ञनरत्नापहाराय तस्मात् जाग्रत जाग्रत॥ (3)
आशाया बध्यते जन्तुः कर्मणा बहुचिन्तया।
आयु क्षीणँ न जानाति तस्मात् जाग्रत जाग्रत॥ (4)
सम्पदः स्वप्नसँकाशाः यौवनँ कुसुमोपम्।
विधुच्चन्चचँल आयुषँ तस्मात् जाग्रत जाग्रत॥ (5)
क्षणँ वित्तँ क्षणँ चित्तँ क्षणँ जीवितमावयोः।
यमस्य करूणा नास्ति तस्मात् जाग्रत जाग्रत॥ (6)
यावत् कालँ भवेत् कर्म तावत् तिष्ठन्ति जन्तवः।
तस्मिन् क्षीणे विन्श्यन्ति तत्र का परिदेवना॥ (7)
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