BAL-VIKAS PRAYERS
TRANSLATIONS
BY
SHYAMALA VINEKAR
The following are the traditional contemplations adapted for the Bal Vikas Children's Sunday Schools and Youth Groups in Hindu temples. Most adults (parents) are familiar with the Sanskrit versions. Only the English Translation is rendered for those who want to contemplate on these in English.
YOUR FACE REPRESENTING THE IMAGE OF "OMKARA" HAS THE CURVACEOUS TRUNK,
YOUR EXISTENCE IS CONCEPTUALIZED AS INFINITELY EXPANSIVE, REPRESENTED BY YOUR LARGE BODY
YOUR SPLENDOR IS IMMENSELY RADIANT LIKE THAT OF TEN MILLION SUNS SHINING IN THIS UNIVERSE
YOU ARE THE REMOVER OF OBSTACLES AT THE BEGINNING OF ALL ENDEAVORS
WE PRAY TO YOU MY DEVA TO REMOVE OBSTACLES IN ALL MY VENTURES AT ALL TIMES
OM PERVADES IN ALL THREE LOKAS, ON THIS EARTH, IN ALL THE UNIVERSES THAT EVER EXISTED, AND IN THE CELESTIAL SPHERE
THAT ILLUMINATING BRAHMAN WE ELECT (TO WORSHIP) BECAUSE IT ENLIGHTENS THE GREAT INTELLECT OF THE DEVAS
AND PRAY THAT IT GUIDE OUR INTELLECTS TOO.
THE GUIDANCE COMES FROM GURU WHO IS IN TUNE WITH THE BRAHMAN
SO GURU ALSO REPRESENTS ALL DEVAS LIKE VISHNU, & MAHESHWARA,
GURU THEREFORE IS ACTUALLY PERSONIFIED PARABRAHMAN (PARAMATMA)
TO SUCH GURU WE BOW WITH HIGHEST REVERENCE
YOU ARE MOTHER, YOU ARE FATHER, YOU ARE BROTHER, YOU ARE THE FRIEND
YOU ARE THE GIVER OF KNOWLEDGE, YOU ARE WEALTH (SPIRITUAL WEALTH)
YOU ARE EVERYTHING MY DEVA
THIS IS COMPLETE (ABSOLUTE), THAT IS ALSO COMPLETE (ABSOLUTE)
FROM THE COMPLETE (INFINITE BRAHMAN) EVOLVES COMPLETE
WHEN COMPLETE (INFINITE) IS REMOVED FROM COMPLETE THE REMAINDER IS ALSO COMPLETE
(THIS IS THE WAY THE INFINITE BRAHMAN, ITS EVOLUTION AND DISSOLUTION IS CONCEPTUALIZED)
USING THE METAPHOR OF YAGNYA, WHAT IS OFFERED TO BRAHMAN AS OBLATION IS ALSO BRAHMAN,
THE TRANSFORMATION OF SUCH OBLATION OR OFFERING TO BRAHMAN IS BY BRAHMAN. WHAT IS TRANSFORMED IS ALSO BRAHMAN. THE TRANSFORMING AGENCY (AGNI) IS BRAHMAN. THAT ACTION WHICH IS PERFORMED IN THE STATE OF ATTUNEMENT WITH BRAHMAN BECOMES VERILY THE ACTION OF THE BRAHMAN LEADING TO BRAHMAN ITSELF. ONE WHO SEES THIS UNIVERSE IN THIS LIGHT ATTAINS BRAHMAN. THAT IS THE STATE OF SAMADHI AND ALL ACTIONS PERFORMED IN THIS STATE BECOME THE ACTIONS OF BRAHMAN.
"I" EXIST AS VAISHWA-NARA, THE PRANIC TEMPLATE FOR UNIVERSAL HUMAN BODY (LIFE CYCLE), IN ALL LIVING BEINGS
IT IS I, THIS VAISHWA-NARA, COMPOSITE MANIFESTATION OF
PRANA (PRANA, APANA, ETC. = PRANA, APANA, UDAN, VYANA AND SAMANA), WHO DIGESTS FOUR KINDS OF FOOD
PS: For comprehending the concept of Deva, Agni, Prana, Loka, Brahman, Atma, Paramatma, etc. see multiple articles on this blog especially "Instant Ramayana," "Instant Mahabharata," "Demystifying Shri Hanumana (3 Parts)," "Demystifying Shri Ganesha,""Dhee: Essence of Hinduness" or "Dhee: Freedom of Thinking" (2 Parts) - place the title of the article in "google" search engine to find the articles. Also see articles on "Devas and Devatas" by Achintyachintaka on this blog.
Parents may simplify these translations for children to suit their age, developmental level, and their
TRANSLATIONS
BY
SHYAMALA VINEKAR
The following are the traditional contemplations adapted for the Bal Vikas Children's Sunday Schools and Youth Groups in Hindu temples. Most adults (parents) are familiar with the Sanskrit versions. Only the English Translation is rendered for those who want to contemplate on these in English.
YOUR FACE REPRESENTING THE IMAGE OF "OMKARA" HAS THE CURVACEOUS TRUNK,
YOUR EXISTENCE IS CONCEPTUALIZED AS INFINITELY EXPANSIVE, REPRESENTED BY YOUR LARGE BODY
YOUR SPLENDOR IS IMMENSELY RADIANT LIKE THAT OF TEN MILLION SUNS SHINING IN THIS UNIVERSE
YOU ARE THE REMOVER OF OBSTACLES AT THE BEGINNING OF ALL ENDEAVORS
WE PRAY TO YOU MY DEVA TO REMOVE OBSTACLES IN ALL MY VENTURES AT ALL TIMES
OM PERVADES IN ALL THREE LOKAS, ON THIS EARTH, IN ALL THE UNIVERSES THAT EVER EXISTED, AND IN THE CELESTIAL SPHERE
THAT ILLUMINATING BRAHMAN WE ELECT (TO WORSHIP) BECAUSE IT ENLIGHTENS THE GREAT INTELLECT OF THE DEVAS
AND PRAY THAT IT GUIDE OUR INTELLECTS TOO.
THE GUIDANCE COMES FROM GURU WHO IS IN TUNE WITH THE BRAHMAN
SO GURU ALSO REPRESENTS ALL DEVAS LIKE VISHNU, & MAHESHWARA,
GURU THEREFORE IS ACTUALLY PERSONIFIED PARABRAHMAN (PARAMATMA)
TO SUCH GURU WE BOW WITH HIGHEST REVERENCE
YOU ARE MOTHER, YOU ARE FATHER, YOU ARE BROTHER, YOU ARE THE FRIEND
YOU ARE THE GIVER OF KNOWLEDGE, YOU ARE WEALTH (SPIRITUAL WEALTH)
YOU ARE EVERYTHING MY DEVA
THIS IS COMPLETE (ABSOLUTE), THAT IS ALSO COMPLETE (ABSOLUTE)
FROM THE COMPLETE (INFINITE BRAHMAN) EVOLVES COMPLETE
WHEN COMPLETE (INFINITE) IS REMOVED FROM COMPLETE THE REMAINDER IS ALSO COMPLETE
(THIS IS THE WAY THE INFINITE BRAHMAN, ITS EVOLUTION AND DISSOLUTION IS CONCEPTUALIZED)
USING THE METAPHOR OF YAGNYA, WHAT IS OFFERED TO BRAHMAN AS OBLATION IS ALSO BRAHMAN,
THE TRANSFORMATION OF SUCH OBLATION OR OFFERING TO BRAHMAN IS BY BRAHMAN. WHAT IS TRANSFORMED IS ALSO BRAHMAN. THE TRANSFORMING AGENCY (AGNI) IS BRAHMAN. THAT ACTION WHICH IS PERFORMED IN THE STATE OF ATTUNEMENT WITH BRAHMAN BECOMES VERILY THE ACTION OF THE BRAHMAN LEADING TO BRAHMAN ITSELF. ONE WHO SEES THIS UNIVERSE IN THIS LIGHT ATTAINS BRAHMAN. THAT IS THE STATE OF SAMADHI AND ALL ACTIONS PERFORMED IN THIS STATE BECOME THE ACTIONS OF BRAHMAN.
"I" EXIST AS VAISHWA-NARA, THE PRANIC TEMPLATE FOR UNIVERSAL HUMAN BODY (LIFE CYCLE), IN ALL LIVING BEINGS
IT IS I, THIS VAISHWA-NARA, COMPOSITE MANIFESTATION OF
PRANA (PRANA, APANA, ETC. = PRANA, APANA, UDAN, VYANA AND SAMANA), WHO DIGESTS FOUR KINDS OF FOOD
PS: For comprehending the concept of Deva, Agni, Prana, Loka, Brahman, Atma, Paramatma, etc. see multiple articles on this blog especially "Instant Ramayana," "Instant Mahabharata," "Demystifying Shri Hanumana (3 Parts)," "Demystifying Shri Ganesha,""Dhee: Essence of Hinduness" or "Dhee: Freedom of Thinking" (2 Parts) - place the title of the article in "google" search engine to find the articles. Also see articles on "Devas and Devatas" by Achintyachintaka on this blog.
Parents may simplify these translations for children to suit their age, developmental level, and their
ability to comprehend abstract concepts.
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