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Sadachara Smruti (Hymns of Pious Living) -by Sri Madhvacharya
(It was translated to kannada by Vidvan Sri Anandathirtha Nagasampige, translated from kannada to English by Sri Madhukrishna.)
Dear Sri Hari bhakthas
Acharyaru Sri Madwa's works are always pure and essential to our part of life. The Sadachara Smruti is one of his granthas which is very special in his works. I would like to post five slokas in my postings. Please read it and get the anugraha of Sriman Narayana, Sri Vayu and Gurugalu.
yasmin sarvANi karmANI sannyasyAdhyAtmacetasA |
nirAshIrnirmamo yAti paraM jayati so&cyutaH || 1 ||
1. The Pious people should have a liking for Sri Hari who is the controller of body and who is supreme. They should leave their ego, attachment and desire for material objects and should do their duty as a service to God.
smRutwA viShNuM samutthAya kRutashauco yathAvidhi |
dhautadantaH samAcamya snAnaM kuryAd vidhAnatataH || 2 ||
2. Remember God while waking at Brahmamahurtam and when one sits after getting up. Go to toilet, brush teeth, do achamana and take bath.
udhRuta iti mRudA&&lipya dwiShaDaShTaShaDakSharaiH |
trinirmajyApyasUttrena prokShayitvA punastataH |
mRudA&&lipya nimajya tristrirjapedadhamarShaNam || 3 ||
3. Reciting “OdrutAsi varAhEna” hymn one should apply tulasimruttike to the body. Then immerse yourself into the water three times by chanting vasudeva12letter mantra, narayana8letter mantra, Vishnu6letter mantra or Krishna6letter mantra. Then do achamana, then recite “Apo hi shtha” and sprinkle water on the body. Repeat the process once again. This time instead of “Apo hi shtha” recite the Aghamarshana Sukta –“rutvancha satyam cha”.
srAShTAraM sarvalokAnAM smRutwA nArAyaNaM param |
yatashvAso nimajyApsu praNavenotthitastataH |
si~jcet puruShasUktena swadehasthaM hariM smaran || 4 ||
4. Holding the breath immerse your head into the water and remember Sri Hari as described in Aghamarshana Sukta. Recite Purushasukta and sprinkle water on your head.
vasitvA vAsa Acamya prokShyAcamya ca mantrataH |
gAyatrayA cA~jjaliM datwA dhyAtwA sUryagataM harim || 5 ||
5. After bath, wear dry cloths, do achamana, sprinkle the water on the body by reciting “Apo hi shtha”. Purify the water by reciting “sUryascha mAmanyuscha” and drink. Remember Sri Narayana who is embedded in Sun god, recite Gayatri mantra and give arghya three times.
mantrataH parivRutyAtha samAcamya surAdikAn |
tarpayitvA nipID yAtha vAso vistIrya(stRutya) cAMjasA || 6 ||
6. Sprinkle water around you by reciting “AsavAdityo brahma”, do achamana, give tarpana to lord Nrayana, wash the cloths which were kept on the eastern side.
arkamaMDalagaM viShNuM dhyAtvaiva tripadIM japet |
sahasra paramAM dEvIM SatamadhyAM daSAvarAm || 7 ||
7. Remember Sri Narayana who is told in Gayatri mantra, who is present in Sun by chanting “Dhyeya sudha” hymn. Meditate gayatri thousand or hundred or at least ten times. --- 7
A sUryadarSanAt tiShThEt tatastUpaviSEta vA |
pUrvAM saMdhyAM sanakShatraam uttarAMM sadivAkarAM |
uttarAmupavishyaiva vAgyataH sarvadA japet || 8 ||
8. Meditate Gayatri standing until Sun rise. After Sun rise one can sit. Do the morning sandhyavandan when stars are present in the sky, evening sandhyavandan when Sun is present, Maintain silence while performing Sayamsandhya.
dhyeyaH sadA savitRumaNDalamadhyavartI
nArAyaNaH sarasijAsanasanniviShTaH |
kEyUravAn makarakuNDalavAn kirITI
hArI hiraNyamayavapurdhRutashaMKacakraH || 9 ||
9. Sri Narayana is sitting in Padmasana in the solar system. He is wearing vanki on shoulder, makara kundala on the ears, crown on the head, pearl necklace on the neck, he has golden body, conch and disk on both the hands. Meditate on such Narayana.
gAyatryAstriguNaM viShNuM dhyAyannaShTAkSharaM japet |
praNamya devAn viprAMshca gurUMshca haripArShadAn |
EvaM sarvOttamaM viShNuM dhyAyannEvArchayEddharim || 10 ||
10. After Gayatri japa meditate Narayana8letter mantra three times that of Gayatri. After the japa remember the devotees of Vishnu like Brahma, Indra, guardians of eight directions, other devatas, teacher and parents.
dhyAnapravacanAbhyAM vA (ca) yathAyogyaM (gaM) upAsya taM (sanaM)
dharmeNejyAsAdhanAni sAdhayitvA vidhAnataH |
snAtvAsaMpUjayed viShNuM vedataMtroktamArgataH | || 11 ||
11. One should serve the God according to ones ability by remembering him, by talking about him. Acquire things for sadhana in righteous way. Take afternoon bath, worship Sri Hari according to Veda-Pancharatra-tantrasara.
vaishvadevaM baliM caiva kAryaM (kuryAt) nityaM tadarpaNam |
iShTaM dattaM hutaM japtaM pUrtaM yaccAtmanaH priyam |
dArAn sutAn priyAn prANAn parasmai sannivedayet || 12 ||
12. Perform Vishadeva and Baliharana everyday with faith. Offer daily activities, dear wealth, wife, children and all activities motivated by the sense organs to Sri Hari.
BuktasheShaM bhagavato bhRutyAtithipuraH saraH |
bhuMjIvata hradgataM viShNuM smaraMstadyoga(dgata) mAnasaH
Acamya mUlamaMtreNa koShThaM swamabhimaMtrayet || 13 ||
13. Give the offered food to guests, then thinking of satisfied Sri Hari eat food. After taking food do achamana, chant Narayana8letter mantra.
vedashAstravinodena prINayan puruShottamam |
ahaH sheShaM nayet saMdhyAmupAsItAtha purvavat || 14 ||
14. Satisfy Sri Hari by spending time studying, teaching and discussing Vedas and Vedanta shastras. Perform sayam sandhya before Sunset.
yAmAt parata evAtha swaped dhyAtvA (yan) janArdanam |
aMtarAme tathodbudhaH (budhvA) smarEt bahusho harim || 15 ||
15. Night after 9’O clock sleep thinking about Janardhana. If you getup in between in the sleep, think about Janardhana.
kAyena vAca manaseMdriyairvA budhyA&&tmanA vA&nusRutaH svabhAvam |
karoti ydyat sakamaM parasmai nArAyaNAyeti samarpayet tat || 16 ||
16. Whatever jiva does with body, senses, mind, intelligence should be offered to Narayana.
dwAvimau puruShau loke kSharashcAkShara eva ca |
kSharaH sarvANi bhUtAni kUTastho&kShara ucyate || 17 ||
17. In the society of Jivas which are everlasting there are two types, Kshara and Akshara. Brahma and other devotees who have the destruction of body are called Kshara. Lakshmi is called Akshara as her body is everlasting and without destruction.
uttamaH puruShastvanyaH paramAtmetyudAhrataH |
yo lokatrayamAvishya bibhartyavyaya IshvaraH || 18 ||
18. In Vedas it is told that there is “paramatman” one who is different from Kshara and Akshara. He is all pervading. He is wearing the whole universe and is feeding it. Even if there is destruction of this universe which is governed by Him, there is no destruction for Him.
yasmAt kSharamatItO&haM akSharAdapi chOttamaH |
atO&smi lOkE vEdE cha prathitaH puruShOttamaH || 19 ||
19. Sri Hari is above Kshetra tatva and is superior to Lakshmi who represents the Akshara. That is the reason why Hari is called “Purushottama” in man made puranas and in Vedas, which are not man made.
yO mAmEvamasammUDhO jAnAti puruShOttamam |
sa sarvavid Bajati mAM sarvaBAvEna BArata || 20 ||
20. One who has faith in what is told above and worships Hari as the Supreme being above all knows the essence of Vedic Scriptures. -- 20
iti guhyatamaM SAstraM idamuktaM mayA&naGa |
Etad budhvAbuddhimAn syAt kRutakRutyaScha BArata || 21 ||
21. This is a secret knowledge. One who knows this is a Jnanin and gets liberated.
rudraM samASritA dEvA rudrO brahmANamASritaH |
brahmAmAmASritO nityaM nA&haM kaMchidupASritaH || 22 ||
22. All Devatas are dependent on Rudradeva, Rudradeva is dependent on four faced brahma. Four faced brahma is dependent on Sri Hari. Sri Hari is dependent on none.
yO mE matamidaM nityamanutiShThaMti mAnavAH |
SraddhAvaMtO&nasUyaMtO muchyaMtE tE&pi karmaBiH || 23 ||
23. One should perform every activity with love and affection for Sri Hari. “What is told here is faithful and is of purpose” – one who thinks so and follows it sincerely without any ill feeling will get liberated from this world.
yE tvEtadaByasUyaMtO nAnutiShThaMti mE matam |
sarvaj~jAna vimUDhAMstAn viddhinaShTAnachEtasaH || 24 ||
24. One who does not follow above said teachings with ill feeling, know that they will go to Hell.
dvouBUtasargou lOkE&smin daiva Asura Eva cha |
viShNuBaktiparO daivO viparItastathA&suraH || 25 ||
Remember Sri Vishnu always, never forget him, philosophy behind all the discipline and austerity while performing activity is to remember Him. --25
smartavyaH satataM viShNuH vismartavyO na jAtuchit |
sarvE vidhiniShEdhAH syurEtayOrEva kiMkarAH || 26 ||
Even if Sri Vishnu’s devotees perform unrighteous act it will become righteous. It results in good only. Non devotees of Vishnu even if they perform righteous act it results in bad.
dharmO BavatyadharmO&pi kRutO BaktaistavAchyuta |
pApaM Bavati dharmO&pi yO na BaktaiH kRutO harEH || 27 ||
27. Keep always your mind in Sri Hari. Always have devotion to Sri Hari. Do every activity to get love and affection of Sri Hari. By remembering Sri Hari one can get all the fruits. One who wants liberation from material world should be always sinscier to Sri Hari.
manmanA Bava mad^BaktO madyAjI mAM namaskuru |
nityaM BavEcchamanniShThO buBUShuH puruShastataH || 28 ||
28. All the above austerities hold good both for Gruhastas (married people) and Vanaprastas. Except Vishadeva, Baliharana and Dantadhamana – rest of the austerities should be performed by Brahmacharis also.
ESha nityaH sadAchArO gRuhiNO vaninastathA |
vaiSvadEvaM baliM daMtadhAvanaM chApyRutE vaTOH || 29 ||
29. Like brahmacharis even sanyasis should not do vishadeva and baliharana. Apart from this yatis should perform deva pooja from the things collected without asking. They should take bath with “pranava 8 letter mantra”, They should give tarpana only to Vishnu.
EvamEva yatEH svIyavittEna tu vinA sadA |
mUlamaMtraissadA snAnaM viShNOrEva cha tarpaNam || 30 ||
30.For Sanyasis the five yagnas like brahma yagna, devayagna, pituryagna will not be there.They should give tarpana only to Sri Vishnu. Even the sanyasis has to perform Gayatri and other japa. Brahmacharis should think of Parusharama who is present in mukhyaprana and do the homa with samit.
viSEShO niShkRiyayatErajalAMjalitA tathA |
tarpaNaM tu harErEva yatEranyasya chOditam |
samiddhOmO vaTOSchaiva smRutvA viShNuM hutASanE || 31 ||
31.People belonging to all the varnas and Ashramas should worship Vishnu as he is the supreme personality. Lakshmi, Brahma and other devotees should be worshiped as members of Sri Vishnu’s family.
sarvavarNASramairviShNurEka EvEjyatE sadA |
ramAbrahmAdayastasya parivArata Eva tu || 32 ||
32. One who knows Sri Hari as knower of all, ever new, regulator of universe, one who wears, having limit less attributes, one who is brighter than Sun, that Jiva will get liberated with the grace of Sri Hari.
kaviM purANamanuSAsitAram aNOraNIyAMsamanu smarEd yaH |
sarvasya dhAtAramaMchiMtyarUpam AdityavarNaM tamasaH parastAt || 33 ||
33. He is the cause and governor of all Jivas, he is above modes of nature, he is complete, he is brighter than Sun. -- 33
vEdAhamEtaM puruShaM mahAMtam AdityavarNaM tamasastupArE |
sarvANi rUpANi vichiMtya dhIrO nAmAni kRutvA&Bivadan yadAstE || 34 ||
34. Chaturmukha at the beginning of creation of the universe worshiped Narayana as the Supreme, Devendra who knows the Anirudha and other chaturmurthis worshiped Narayana as the supreme – I know such supreme personality Narayana. One who hears the superior qualities of Paramatma and one who sees him through his sadhana will get liberated. There is no other way to get liberated.
dhAtA purastAdyamudAjahAra SakraH pravidvAn pradiSaSchatasraH |
tamEvaM vidvAnamRuta iha Bavati nAnyaH paMthA ayanAya vidyatE || 35 ||
35. Let Sri Hari with infinite attributes, one who is devoid of all impurities, who is above Sri Lakshmi and Brahma be satisfied with my work.
AnaMdatIrtha muninA vyAsavAkya samuddhRutiH |
sadAchArasya viShayE kRutA saMkShEpataH SuBA || 36 ||
aSEShakalyANaguNa nityAnuBavasattanuH |
aSEShadOSharahitaH prIyatAM puruShOttamaH || 37 ||
Let shrI rAghavEndra tIrtha antargata, shrI bhAvi samEra vAdirAja tIrtha antargata, shrI vyAsa tIrtha antargata, shrI jaya tIrtha antargata, shrI bhArati ramana mukhya prAna antargata shrI Lakshmi Aprameya swamy bestow upon us the most essential needs of jn~Ana, bhakti & vairAgya.
|| iti SrImadAnaMdatIrtha BagavatpAdAchArya virachitA sadAchArasmRutiH samAptA ||
End of Sadachara Smruti by Sri Madhvacharya