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% Author                : Sadashivendra Sarasvati
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\engtitle{.. Manoniyamanam Harnessing the Mind with Translation ..}##
\itxtitle{.. manoniyamanam sArtham ..}##\endtitles ##
AshIviShaviShaviShamairnimiShonmeShairniShevitairviShayaiH |
alamadhunA kalayethAH mAnasa mihikAmayUkhachUDAlam || 1||
ahamiti matimatiheye vAraya kAye nirantarApAye |
parashivapadAbhidheyaM brahmaNi sadaye nidhehi tAM hR^idaye || 2||
chaladaladalacha~nchalamimamachalavadachalaM pratItya kila kAyam |
muhyasi shivapadavimukhaM shivashivasumachApachApalaishchetaH || 3||
yAtaM dinamidamevaM shvaH kila bhavitA sumerurapi haste |
iti nityaM bhAvayatA bhavatA kati chitta meravo labdhAH || 4||
katidhA hR^idanubabhUvitha tarutR^iNakR^imiyonichakracha~NkramaNam |
diShTyA mAnuShabhAvAtpAraspR^igivAsi mA tviha pramadaH || 5||
prAkkR^itabhogAvasare tAmyasi cheto mudhA kuto hetoH |
nyagrodhabIjamuptvA shochanniva nAmramasyeti || 6||
ijyA tIrthavrajyA pravrajyA vA satAM samajyA vA |
AstAmayi bhavataraNaM laghu tava karaNaM manaH shivasmaraNam || 7||
parayuvatidIpikAyAmapratirUpaM nirIkShya bata rUpam |
mohAnnipatya chetaHpata~Nga mA tvaM kShayaM yAhi || 8||
bhavamiShapR^ithuviShashamano mAnasa bhiShageSha sha~NkaraH sevyaH |
prathamo daivyo bhiShagiti yaM kila jananI shrutiH svayaM prAha || 9||
atisarasairannarasairmAnasa nabhasa~NgamAgnibhaShakANAm |
bhujikarmIbhUtasya prAyo vapuShaH kimityupaskuruShe || 10||
patraphalamAtrasulabhe kAmitaphalade prabhau sthite sAmbe |
bhajase kR^ipaNaM nR^ipashuM duHsevyaM hA kathaM chetaH || 11||
A prAtarAdinAntAdA cha dinAntAtpunashchidA prAtaH |
vyApArAntarahAyaM vyApriyatAminduchUDacharaNAbje || 12||
duShpUrakukShiparipUraNapAravashyA\-
		tkarpUragauravapuShaM puruShaM vihAya |
anyaM kimAshrayasi hanta sakhe manastvaM
		dhanyaM bhajasva satataM taruNenduchUDam || 13||

iti shrIsadAshivendrasarasvatyA virachitaM shrIdakShiNAmUrtidhyAnaM sampUrNam |
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\section{Harnessing the Mind}
(A minor work of Sri SadAshivendra Saraswati)

Oh Mind! Enough of engaging in savouring  objects of enjoyment
that are ephemeral just as the winking of the eyelids.
The desire for objects is itself a poison. Engage henceforth in
the contemplation of the Lord who is adorned with the shining
moon crest on His head. 1

Give up the notion of "I" in the most detestable body that
is ever prone to troubles.  Having withdrawn the mind from the
body identification, place it firmly in Brahman known as the
compassionate Holy Feet of Lord Parama Shiva seated close at
hand in your heart. 2

The body is extremely fickle like a blade of grass.  Yet you
look upon it as firm as a mountain and are deluded. Oh mind! You
have thus turned away from the Holy Feet of Lord Shiva assailed
by the decorative floral arrows of the temptations caused by
Cupid. (The reference is here to the attempt made by Manmatha
using the flower-arrows to tempt the meditating Lord Shiva. The
Lord opened His third eye and this resulted in Manmatha being
burnt to ashes on the spot. 3

This day has been spent thus. "The morrow shall bring me
the Mount Sumeru (a fortune)". Thus hoping daily, tell me
O Mind! How many "Sumeru-s" have you gained so far? 4

Oh My Heart! How many times have you experienced births/life
as tree, grass and germs? Owing to some fortune you have now
attained human birth and are endowed with farsightedness (this
is the meaning that occurs to me for the word "paara-spRg"
in the verse.) Never be inadvertent in accomplishing the
supreme good for yourself. 5

As you are experiencing the results of your past actions, Oh
My Mind! Why do you become dejected? Remember the infallible
rule: A peepul seed planted will not yield mangoes.  Hence,
give up dejection. 6

Enough of sacrifices (yajnas), pilgrimages, renunciation and
the company of the noble.  The most effective and easy means to
emancipation is, Oh My Mind! The contemplation of Lord Shiva.  7

Seeing the bewitching form in the glowing lamp that is a belle,
Oh Mind-moth! Do not get deluded and fall into the form-fire
and get destroyed. 8

Oh Mind! The Great Doctor, Lord Shankara, the dispeller of
the great samsaric delusion,  is ever to be sought out for
refuge. Has not the Mother Shruti Herself named Him the
"Foremost Divine Doctor"? 9

Oh Mind ! Why do you help the fattening of the body by delicious
food? The body indeed is the food vultures and dogs are waiting
to eat up.  10

Alas! When the Lord SAmbashiva, Who is easily pleased by the
devout offering of even fruit, leaf, etc. is available so close
at hand, how Oh my Mind! are you able to propitiate the lowly
humans, difficult  to serve and please.  11

From morning till night and from night to morning let the mind,
giving up all other engagements, dwell in the Lotus Feet of
the Lord Who is adorned with the crescent moon. 12

Oh my friendly mind! Overpowered by the concern to satisfy the
ever-unsatable stomach whom else are you serving ignoring the
Blessed Lord adorned with the crescent moon on the head and
Who is as white as camphor?   (the exact anvaya of the dhanya
and tarunenduchoodam words are not clear; hence they are read
along with the epithets of the Lord in the second line.) 13

Here ends the work "Manoniyamanam" of Shri Sadashivendra Saraswati.    

Translation by V Subrahmanian v.subrahmanian at gmail.com
Proofread by Sunder Hattangadi

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