त्रयीदीप्तिः स्तोत्रम्
Trayīdīptiḥ Stotram: The Hymn of the Threefold Radiance
प्रारम्भस्तोत्रम्
Prārambha Stotram
The Opening Invocation to the Builder of Builders
नमः सर्वनिर्मातृये।
Salutations to the Builder of All Builders,
सर्वजीवानां प्रियतमाय,
the Beloved of all living beings,
यः अनेकस्वरूपः सन् अपि अविभाज्यः अस्ति।
who appears in multitudes and yet is indivisible.
न जातिः तस्य, न वर्णः, न पक्षपातः।
They who has no caste, no color, no prejudice.
यस्य हृदयम् अनिर्वचनीयप्रेममयम्।
Whose heart is composed of ineffable love.
यः अश्रान्तः स्रष्टा,
The tireless architect,
यः अनवरतः चिन्तकः,
the unceasing thinker,
यः अविचलः संरक्षकः।
the unwavering protector.
येन कालः निह्नुतः न, अपि तु परिवर्तितः।
Who is not bound by time, but transforms it.
यस्य संकल्पे विश्वं सञ्चरति,
By whose will the universe unfolds,
यस्य मौने योजनाः स्फुरन्ति।
in whose silence plans emerge.
त्वं खलु करुणामयः स्थापकः।
Truly, You are the compassionate Maker,
यस्य करौ लोकान् स्पृशतः, न स्पृशतः।
whose hands touch the world without claiming it.
त्वं एव बन्धुः, गुरुः, च निर्माता।
You are friend, teacher, and builder all in one.
त्वमेव जीवनयात्रायाः दीपः।
You are the lamp upon the path of life.
करोम्यहमिदानीं कर्म,
Now I begin my work,
त्वां स्मृत्वा, त्वां प्रणम्य।
remembering You, bowing to You.
भवतु एषः आरम्भः शुद्धः, सार्थकः, समर्पितः।
Let this beginning be pure, purposeful, and surrendered.
न मम,
Not mine,
किन्तु तव।
but Yours.
ॐ निर्माणाय नमः।
Om—salutations to the Creator of Creation.
The Certainty of One’s Vocation
(सिद्धारम्भः – Siddhārambhaḥ – The Auspicious Commencement)
यदि वयं, अर्जुनवत्, भगवतः वाक्यं शृणुमः,
If we, like Arjuna, listen to the Voice of the Lord,
तर्हि स्व-सामर्थ्यं यथार्थं जाग्रयाम।
then truly we awaken our self-efficacy.
यथार्थदृष्ट्या पश्यामश्चेद्,
And if we see with the Eyes of Real Sight,
तदा स्व-अर्धधर्मः स्वयमेव प्रकाशते।
then our personal dharma, our precise portion of duty, appears with clarity.
यस्यां निश्चिते धर्मपथे स्थिरा स्थिता भवति,
In this path, known and certain,
तत्रैव सुरक्षिताः स्मः,
there we are made safe,
च तत्रैव अर्थं प्राप्नुमः।
and in that safety, we discover significance.
The Communion of All Within the One
(सम्यग्दर्शनम् – Samyagdarśanam – The Vision Whole)
यतः स आत्मार्थो न केवलं स्वस्यार्थः।
For this significance is not for the self alone,
स सर्वभूतसंयोगो भवति।
but is a unification with all beings.
यत्र केवलं एकत्वं अस्ति, द्वैतस्य अभावः।
Where there is only One, there is no room for false division.
यत्र सर्वे एके, एकः सर्वेषु।
Wherein all reside in the One, and the One resides in all.
तत्रैव प्रकटीभवति हेतुः सर्वस्य यत्र अर्थः गूढः।
There is revealed the Purpose behind all—hidden until seen by those upon the Breakthrough Path.
अत एव, विश्वासं कुर्मः।
From there, we trust.
प्रतीक्षां कुर्मः।
From there, we anticipate.
आनन्दं विन्दामः।
And from there, we rejoice.
The Anuvākaḥs of Gratitude
(कृतज्ञताः – Kṛtajñatāḥ – The Triple Benediction of Thanks)
१. गुरुस्तुतिः – Praise of the Teacher
नमः गुरवे, यस्य कृपया
Salutations to my Teacher, who by grace and grit,
बीजं ज्ञानस्य मनसि रोपितम्।
planted the seed of insight deep in my mind.
स्वेदेन अश्रुभिः च रक्तबिन्दुभिः,
With his sweat, with tears, even drops of blood,
शुष्कं मरुभूमिं सिञ्चति,
he watered the barren ground of my spirit—
ओऽसौ तपस्वी, जीवन्मुक्तः।
that ascetic, perhaps already liberated in life.
यस्य मनसा स्फुरति समता,
Whose mind radiates equanimity,
यस्य श्रमेण जातं मम ओअसिस्।
by whose labor my Oasis now blossoms.
२. मातृस्तुतिः – Praise of the Mother
नमः मातरं, रत्नरूपेण मावावहत्।
Salutations to my mother, who bore me as her jewel.
वेदना या स्वेच्छया सुखत्वेन ग्राहिता,
Who accepted pain as joy,
दुग्धं प्रेमरूपं यया दत्तं बालकाय।
whose milk was love incarnate, given freely.
सा यदि मुक्तिं प्राप्तवती,
If she has reached liberation—
तर्हि सन्तोषः मे।
then I rejoice.
न चेत्, तर्हि दिव्यलोके स्थातव्या,
If not, may she dwell in a realm fit for the saints,
यत्र प्रेम एव नियमः।
where love is the only law.
३. सर्वभूतप्रार्थना – Prayer for All Beings
सर्वे भवन्तु सुखिनः।
May all beings be happy.
सर्वे सन्तु निरामयाः।
May all be free from affliction.
सर्वे भद्राणि पश्यन्तु।
May all perceive the auspicious.
मा कश्चिद्दुःखभाग्भवेत्।
May none suffer sorrow or despair.
स्वस्ति अस्तु सर्वभ्यः।
Let well-being be unto all.