The Secret Pathway to God's Abode
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An English translation of a verse of Maharshi Mehi Paramhans Ji Maharaj (28.04.1885-08.06.1986), one of the greatest exponents of Santmat, taken from his book "Maharshi Mehi Padavali" (Compositions of Maharshi Mehi) based on its Hindi translation by his worthy disciple & successor Maharshi Santsewi ji Paramhans (20.12.1920 - 04.06.2007):
- Translation by Pravesh K. Singh (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sant_santati , http://blog.360.yahoo.com/praveshksingh )
THE VERSES:
"sukhaman jhal jhal bindu jhalakai |
lakh le bhaiyyA band palake ||1||
tIsar til mein drishTi dhare |
piND tyAgi brahmAND chale ||2||
khule AkAsh bhare tArA |
dIp Tem hare andhiyArA ||3||
anupam chAndani joti bare |
taruN sUrya div joti kare ||4||
anahat anahad dhun mIThI |
surat gahe kari div dIThI ||5||
dhari as shabd surat DorI |
surat chalo ghar sat ko rI ||6||
`mehi' bhed kahA yah sAr |
guru sevi pAve niradhAr ||7||
TRANSLATION:
A scintillating point-light is sighted in the Sushumna (the centre of the Ajna Chakra) |
Behold (this point), O brother, with the curtains of your eyelids down ||1||
(The spiritual practitioner) who stills his sight in the Third Til (Sushumna, or the centre or the Ajna Chakra), |
Moves beyond his body and enters into the macrocosm. ||2||
The inner sky, studded with sparkling stars, is laid open (to such a practitioner). |
Light resembling that of the earthen lamp-flame (that is seen within) dispels the darkness (of the inner sky). ||3||
The inner horizon is illumined with incomparable moonlight. |
The dazzling divine light of the youthful (mid-day) Sun brightens up the inside. ||4||
Melodies of myriads of sounds and the primeval unstruck sound |
Are grasped by the surat (individual soul) that has acquired the divine supernatural vision. ||5||
Catching hold of such (divine sounds) with the focussed attention (which is referred to here as the string or thread of surat), |
O soul! Travel back to your true home (the Soundless State where God alone dwells). ||6||
I have essentially revealed, says Maharshi Mehi, the secrets (of the way to God's Abode). |
One, who serves his Guru, attains to the Supreme Soul (God) who does not need any base or support. ||7||
