A noteworthy aspect in Lalla’s mystic journey is her strong belief in the validity of divine word Aum in the awakening of human spirit. She was a great devotee of the sacred word and considered it the main stepping stone in the achievement of the desired goals in the spiritual path. She says:
Akuy aumkar yus nabi daray, Kumbkuy bramandas sum garay
Akuy manther yus chaitus karay, Tus saas mather kyah karay
One who is able to recite the divine word (Aum) in a way that it resounds on the beats of his or her naval region and makes a contact between the individual Prana and the cosmic consciousness can safely go across this temporal world (Samsara). The divine word is a single vehicle for the purpose and there is no need of any other support whatsoever.
Akuy Omkar yaile layi anum, vahi karum panun paan
Shai wath travith sath maarg rotum, taili Lal bo waaches prakash sthaan.
Lalla says when she got tuned to the recitation of Aum systematically; the impact was so great that her whole body turned red hot as burning coal. She shed all her worldly attachments and thoughts and continued on the divine path till she attained full spiritual enlightenment.
Dame dam man Omkar parnowum, panay paran panay bozan
Sooham padas aham golum, tyali Lal bo waeches prakash sthaan.
Lalla says that she made her mind or inner consciousness recite the divine word Aum systematically till the stage came when she lost her personal identity and she became one with her Lord. Strangely there remained none else to hear the sound but her own and gradually with the impact of the divine sound of Aum she took a deep celestial flight and reached the enlightened abode of the lord, termed as Prakash-Sthan.
Dil chae larey dare bar tropraevim, prane choor rotum te dyutmas dam
Hradye che koothari andar gundum, Omkay chobuke tulmas bam.
Lalla says she closed all the doors and windows of her body, i.e. didn’t allow any thoughts of worldly sensual pleasures enter her mind. She took the sacred thought of her Lord in the inner recesses of her heart and with systematic recitation of the divine word Aum which mingled with her inhalation and exhalation of breath she became one with her Lord........ (to be continued)
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My goodness look at this-Lalleshuri told us the power of the word Aum centuries back and now brain-based research has proved that reciting Aum not only energies you but also soothes your nerves.It is therapeutic.And I have tried it,whenever I recite the Gayatri Mantra I feel at peace with myself.I simply loved the chants elucidated above,thank you for the translations lest it would have gone as a bouncer.....
ReplyDeleteThanks Shalini! Lalla was a great mystic who had experienced the deepest secrets of spirituality and reached the highest achelons of divine realization and the strange thing about her holy person is that she has given free expression of her feelings in her Vaakhs, which became so popular instantly that these were safely preserved and carried through generations only through memory lane.
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