Ayam Lokah Priyatamah !

//Om//

aayushkaamo rishih praahaa 'tharvavede maniishayaa /
"ayam lokah priyatamao devaanaam aparaajitah /
yasmai tvam iha mrityave dishtah purusha jajnishe /
sa ca tvaa 'nu hvayaamasi maa puraa jaraso mrithaah //"
adbhutam jiivanam manye maranam tu tato 'dhikam /
adbhutam sarvam utsrijya jiivo yaati tadij-javaat //
mrityu-vidyeti mahatii vidyaa saa shaastra-samsthitaa /
puraskritya ca taam dhiiro mrityvartham sajjataan caret //
trivishtapeshu tatraasti mrityu-grantho yato janah /
jaanaati katham aasiita mrityum icchan budhah shubham //
tena vai jaayate janma pavitram nashta-kilbisham /
praak-pashcaad yat kritam karma mrityoh phalati tad dhruvam //
dharma-shaastreshu tatraurdhva-dehika-karma-darshane /
vijnaanam asti caadbhutam nedaaniintana-gocaram //
yaavad vijnaana-vishayo bhuutvaa satyatayaa ca tat /
jnaayate naiva taavad hi shaastraanushthaanam aacaret //
pratyekam shaastra-sambhede mrityoh lakshana-bhedatah /
tatraa'bhedam sadaa pashyet bheda-prayojanaa'nugam //
jiivanan ca tatao mrityuh svargo vaa narako 'pi vaa /
punya-paapair dvayaabhaave muktih saa phalati shriyaa //
muktes tasyaah punar bhedaa asamkhyaa sva-svabhaavatah /
saa shreshthaa yena sutamaam "atra brahma samashnute" //
svairaacaaro na kartavyah sati shaastre vipashcitaa /
paamaro 'pi hi vijnaaya panditaad yuktam aacaret //

mukhopaadhyaaya-guravo ramaaranjana-samjnitaah /
aparaahne shanau shaantaa dvyashityabdaayusho budhaah //
tac cintayaami kathamin mrityur adbhuta-darshanah /
jaanann api na jaanaami hanta svaruupa-vaasanaa !! //

vidvatsu diirgha-niraamaya-jiivanam praarthayamaanah,

surendramohanamishrah
kurukshetram.