Swamiji answers the question, “What is the fruit of these two boon-giving trees (Lord Shiva and his devotion)” in this excerpt from The Magical Jewel of Devotion in Kashmir Shaivism – Stava Cintamani, by Bhaṭṭanārāyaṇa, verses, 54-56.
Read and listen to both verses in the video below, an excerpt taken from the 2022 Fall Retreat…
गुणातीतस्य निर्दिष्ट-निःशेषातिशयात्मनः ।
लभ्यते भव कुत्रांशे परः प्रतिनिधिस्तव ॥५४॥
guṇātītasya nirdiṣṭa-niḥśeṣātiśayātmanaḥ /
labhyate bhava kutr...
In this excerpt from the Bhagavad Gita, In the Light of Kashmir Shaivism Swami Lakshmanjoo makes clear that “Everybody can achieve Him with bhakti, devotion, love.” And he goes on to explain what love really is…
"Love is the answer and the key!" ~Swami Lakshmanjoo
DVD 8 (1:03:00)
परस्तस्मात्तु भावोऽन्यो व्यक्ताव्यक्तः सनातनः ।
यः स सर्वेषु भूतेषु नश्यत्सु न विनश्यति ॥२०॥
अव्यक्तोऽक्षर इत्युक्तस्तमाहुः परमां गतिम् ।
यं प्राप्य न निवर्तन्ते तद्धाम परमं मम ॥२१॥
पुरुषः स परः पार्थ
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“Love and devotion for God arise from His Grace”.
~Swami Lakshmanjoo
Below is an extract from the Tantraloka 13th Ahnika revealed by Swami Lakshmanjoo…
This is an unpublished text from the Archive of the Lakshmanjoo Academy)
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purāṇe’pi ca tasyaiva
prasādādbhaktiriṣyate /
yayā yānti parāṁ siddhiṁ
tadbhāvagatamānasāḥ // 285 //
In Purāṇa also, in historical tantras also–tantras which propound only histories of the past saints–in those h...
Nobody has commentated upon this verse of the Bhagavad Gītā [in this manner] other than Abhinavagupta.
DVD 3.1 (32:53)
देवान्भावयतानेन ते देवा भावयन्तु वः ।
परस्परं भावयन्तः श्रेयः परमवाप्स्यथ ॥११॥
devānbhāvayatānena te devā bhavayantu vaḥ /
parasparaṁ b...
In this excerpt from the Hymns to Shiva, Upaladeva’s Shivastotravali, Swami Lakshmanjoo tells of the “great story of my torture in this universe” as he relates Utpaladeva’s devotional plea to Shiva: “O Lord, keep the avenues always open, just for the time being, as long as I would pass through them and reach at Your feet“.
Chapter 4 (07:26)
उल्लङ्घ्य विविधदैवत-
सोपानक्रममुपेयशिवचरणान् ।
आश्रित्याप्यधरतरां भूमिं
नाद्यापि चित्रमुज्झामि ॥२॥
ullaṅghya vividhadaivata-
sopānakramamupeyaśivac...
Swami Lakshmanjoo was very fond of Sacred Hymns of Utpaladeva’s Shivastotravali, especially the verses below, and often requested his devotees to sing these.
You can listen to Swamiji and devotees chanting the 13th Chapter here. The complete audio/transcription of the Hymns to Shiva, Songs of Devotion in Kashmir Shaivism, Utpaladeva’s Shivastotravali is available with free downloadable audio.
Below is an excerpt from the 13th Chapter (verse 1-4) revealed by Swamiji…
“He who is attached to
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