śrī durvāsa dhyānam (श्री दुर्वास ध्यानम्)
Sri Durvasa Maharishi, who is an incarnation of Lord Shiva is our Para-Parameshti Guru in our Guru Lineage. This dhyānam on Great Guru Sri Durvasa Maharishi, was composed by Śrī Ācārya Aṃṛta Vāgbhāva, alias Shri Vaidyanatha Shastri Varkale, a Sanskrit scholar, who lived in the early part of the 20th century in Pre-independent India. He had a vision and/or encounter with Sage Durvāsa, who taught him the special Śāmbhava yoga, through which he is said to have had various divine experiences. In gratitude to his guru, he has composed this dhyāna shloka-s for the benefit of everyone, to obtain the grace from the holy sage and recharge our spiritual life and practice.
tapta-kāñcana-gaurābhaḥ āṃśu-dehaḥ kṛśāṅgavān ।
madhu-piṅgala-tārāvat viśāla-nayanāñcitaḥ ॥ 1 ॥
तप्तकाञ्चनगौराभः आंशुदेहः कृशाङ्गवान् ।
मधुपिङ्गलतारावत् विशालनयनाञ्चितः ॥ १ ॥
Salutations to the austere golden-white complexioned divine sage, thin and emanciated by appearance. He has honey brown colored, curvy eyes lending great eminence to His presence.
piśaṅga-varṇakeṣāḍhyaḥ śukanāso bṛhac-chravāḥ ।
lomakat-sarva-gātro'sau lambakūrco mahābhujaḥ ॥ 2 ॥
पिशङ्गवर्णकेषाढ्यः शुकनासो बृहच्छ्रवाः ।
लोमकत्सर्वगात्रोऽसौ लम्बकूर्चो महाभुजः ॥ २ ॥
He has reddish brown pigmentation across the skin. His nose appears like a parrot’s beak and he has very large ears. He is hairy all over his body and is holding large blades of long kuśa (long pointed stalk) grass on his large arms.
dīrghaśmaśruḥ snigdha-varṇaścāpa-bhrūḥ śubhra-danta-dhṛk ।
viśāla-bhālaḥ smerāsyaḥ sukapolaḥ prasanna-dṛk ॥ 3 ॥
दीर्घश्मश्रुः स्निग्धवर्णश्चापभ्रूः शुभ्रदन्तधृक् ।
विशालभालः स्मेरास्यः सुकपोलः प्रसन्नदृक् ॥ ३ ॥
He has a long beard, very pleasing and enticing eye brows, as well as clean and shining teeth. His large forehead and beautiful cheeks enhance his looks and appearance.
kiñcil-lambānanaḥ kambugrīvaḥ pṛthula-mastakaḥ ।
mahāhanuḥ śoṇapāṇiḥ śoṇapādo vṛkodaraḥ ॥ 4 ॥
किञ्चिल्लम्बाननः कम्बुग्रीवः पृथुलमस्तकः ।
महाहनुः शोणपाणिः शोणपादो वृकोदरः ॥ ४ ॥
He has a long perpendicular neck with folds resembling a spiral shell. He has a large head, big cheeks and red hands and legs and a flat plough like stomach.
jānu-daghnam-adhovāso vasanā-ścottarīyakam ।
kiñcin-malinam-aśvetam-api prayatam-uttamam ॥ 5 ॥
जानुदघ्नमधोवासो वसनाश्चोत्तरीयकम् ।
किञ्चिन्मलिनमश्वेतमपि प्रयतमुत्तमम् ॥ ५ ॥
His lower garments reach up to his knees and the upper garments appear slightly stained and dirty. He is of very pious disposition and conduct.
dakṣiṇaṃ pāṇim-uddṛtya vasāno brahmasūtravat ।
rudrākṣa-mālikāṃ kaṇṭhe mūrdhanyapi ca dhārayan ॥ 6 ॥
दक्षिणं पाणिमुद्दृत्य वसानो ब्रह्मसूत्रवत् ।
रुद्राक्षमालिकां कण्ठे मूर्धन्यपि च धारयन् ॥ ६ ॥
He holds a leather water bag with his right hand and is clothed with a sacred thread worn over his shoulder. He wears a rudrākṣa mālā beads over his neck, as well as on his head, around his knotted hair locks.
rudrākṣa-valaye saumye dadhāno maṇibandhayoḥ ।
bhasma-tripuṇḍram-alike rudrākṣau śrotrayor-api ॥ 7 ॥
रुद्राक्षवलये सौम्ये दधानो मणिबन्धयोः ।
भस्मत्रिपुण्ड्रमलिके रुद्राक्षौ श्रोत्रयोरपि ॥ ७ ॥
He wears auspicious rudrākṣa bracelets around his wrists and sports a mark of three lines made of ashes (tripuṇḍram) on his forehead. He also wears beads of rudrākṣa-s around his ears.
praśāntadhīḥ prasannātmā trikālajno mahā-muniḥ ।
dharma-mūrtir-iyaṃ sākṣān-nigam-āgama-marmavit ।
durvāsā bhagavān śambhuḥ prathamo deśikaḥ satām ॥ 8 ॥
प्रशान्तधीः प्रसन्नात्मा त्रिकालज्नो महामुनिः ।
धर्ममूर्तिरियं साक्षान्निगमागममर्मवित् ।
दुर्वासा भगवान् शम्भुः प्रथमो देशिकः सताम् ॥ ८ ॥
He has a pleasant, calm, composed and holy disposition. He has the knowledge of all the three realms and is a renowned, highly accomplished and well known sage. He is the knower of all scriptures related to the way of living, nature of our existence, laws of justice and proper conduct towards society as well as spiritual pursuits. He is an expert and knows the ins and outs of the sacred scriptures such as the Vedas and Āgama Śāstras. He is none other than an avatar of Lord Śambhu (Śiva), the eternal and foremost Guru and Super-consciousness, cast in a body form and here for the upliftment of mankind!
English translation for the above Dhyanam was done by Krishna Vallapareddy and can be contacted at Krishna@manblunder.com
Богдан
June 24, 2020 10:58 PM
Thank you very much for the wonderful translation, may Rishi Durvasa bless you.
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Krishnakant
June 25, 2020 09:07 AM
Sir thanks for sharing this spiritual gem on our Para Parameshti Guruji. This will definitely assist all the spiritual sadhaks and Srividya Upasaks in their spiritual pursuits. Once again thanks for sharing this rare treasure. Thanks and regards, Krishnakant
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Rajiv
June 25, 2020 11:05 PM
Krishnakant Ji Now it is appropriate to translate the Tripurasundari (Shakti) Mahima stotram, the great sage of Sri Durvasa.
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Богдан
June 26, 2020 10:59 AM
Tripura Sundari (Shakti) Mahima stotram has 61 verse translation will take some time. I have a question - Paraśambhu mahimna stotram authored by Durvasa Rishi and Shiva Mahimna stotram is the same work or not?
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Krishna
June 27, 2020 11:16 AM
They are different and the authors are also different. Paraśambhu mahimna stotram authored by Durvāsa Ṛṣi. Śiva mahimna stotram is by Puṣpadanta.
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Богдан
June 27, 2020 12:22 PM
Thanks for answering the questions, tell me where I can read Paraśambhu mahimna stotram composed by Durvasa Rishi. I think here https://www.manblunder.com/articlesview/kamakala-kali-trilokya-mohana-kavacham should be ,, bhagāvatī śrī kāmakalākālī anugraha prasāda siddhyarte jape viniyogaḥ '' .The words bhgāvatī should be bhagāvatī, sidhyarte should be siddhyarte?
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Krishna
June 30, 2020 02:56 AM
The necessary corrections have been made. Thank you for pointing out the errors. The stotram you are looking for is on Sanskritdocuments.org at https://sanskritdocuments.org/doc_shiva/parashambhUmahimnastavadUrvAsa.pdf. It is in Sanskrit and I don't know if there are any translations of this stotram anywhere. Maybe sometime in the future, we can take up the translation, if there's enough interest.
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Богдан
February 28, 2021 09:46 PM
Soon, if I'm not mistaken, will be Mahashivaratri (from 11 to 12 March). It would be good if you publish the Mahamantra composed by Amrita Vagbhava Acharya for the benefit of all Shiva worshipers. Mahamantra: प्रभो शम्भो दीनं विहितशरणं त्वच्चरणयोः भवारण्यादस्माद्विषमविषयाशीविषवृतात् | समुद्धृत्य श्रद्धाविधुरमपि बद्धादरकरं दयादृष्ट्या पश्यन्निजतनयमात्मीकुरु शिव || prabho śambho dīnaṃ vihitaśaraṇaṃ tvaccaraṇayoḥ bhavāraṇyādasmādviṣamaviṣayāśīviṣavṛtāt | samuddhṛtya śraddhāvidhuramapi baddhādarakaraṃ dayādṛṣṭyā paśyannijatanayamātmīkuru śiva || You can learn more about this mantra here: http://www.kamakotimandali.com/blog/index.php?p=1446&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1
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Krishna
March 03, 2021 10:09 AM
It is a śloka composed by the gentleman after receiving divine grace. The hymn extolls Lord Śiva. Elsewhere in the article some explanation is also given. For the Mahāśivarātrī, you may recite Rudram and/or read our articles on Lord Śiva. In due course of time, we will add more Śiva sādhanas. For now, we have Śrī Dakṣiṇāmūrti and Akṣobhya mantras on our site and you may recite them if initiated into the same.
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Ravish
September 09, 2022 07:09 PM
I have 2 questions. 1. Are there any books written by Maharishi Durvasa. 2. What was the mantra that he gave to Kunti?
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Krishna
September 14, 2022 09:09 AM
I am not aware of any books written by him or the mantra he gave to Kunti. You may try posting on Quora or other popular discussion forums for better results.
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