Episode 108: 25 - Shiva Dhyanam - Shravan Meditation on Shiva - Shivananda Lahiri Verse 13 - 20th August 2025

CHINMAYA SHIVAM

Talk and meditation on Shivananda Lahiri Verse 13
asāre saṁsāre nija-bhajana-dūre jaḍa-dhiyā
bhramantaṁ mām andhaṁ parama-kṛpayā pātum ucitam ।
madan-yaḥ ko dīna-stava kṛpaṇa-rakṣāti-nipuṇaḥ
tvad-anyaḥ ko vā me trijagati śaraṇyaḥ paśupate ॥ 13 ॥
“O Paśupati (Lord Śiva)! In this insubstantial, rootless world, with my dull intellect I have wandered, blind and far away from devotion to You. It is fitting that, out of Your supreme compassion, You protect me. Where is the person more miserable than I? Who other than You is skilled in protecting the poor, the distressed and helpless? In all the three worlds, who else but You can be my refuge?”