1. O Lord, O abode of compassion, O Pasupati, deign to accept
my mental offerings of a gem-studded seat, a bath with cool water, divine
garments inlaid with precious stones, sandal paste scented with musk, a garland
made of jasmine, champaka flowers and bilva leaves, incense, and the waving of
lights.
2. O Lord, be gracious enough to accept rice cooked in milk
with ghee and sweetened, placed in a golden vessel set with gems, five
varieties of vegeatables with milk and curd, ripe plantains, juices, many varieties
of cooked leafy vegetables, sweet water flavoured with edible camphor, and
betel leaves and nuts, all of which I offer mentally to You.
3. O Lord, be so kind as to accept my worship offered mentally
with an umbrella, two chaamaras, a fan, a clean mirror, playing of musical
instruments such as veena, beating of various kinds of drums, songs and dance,
prostration with the eight limbs, and various hymns of praise. The eight limbs of prostration (sashtanga namaskara) are the hands, legs,
knees, chest, head, eyes, mind and speech.
4. O Sambhu, You are my Self, my intellect is Goddess Parvati,
your attendants are my vital airs, my body is Your temple, all enjoyments of
sense-objects are Your worship, my sleep is samadhi, all my movements on my
feet are circumambulations of You, whatever I speak is praise of You, and thus
whatever action I perform is Your worship. When a devotee totally surrenders himself to God, then whatever he does is
according to God’ss will. He gives up all sense of being a doer and an enjoyer.
5. Whatever wrongs I may have committed with my hands, feet,
speech, body, ears, eyes, or mind, in any action whether prescribed (by the
scriptures) or not, deign to forgive all of them. O Ocean of compassion, O
Mahadeva, O Sambhu. Hail unto you.
Translated by S. N. Sastri
About Shri Adi Shankaracarya
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